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The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
PROGRAM for Encampment Week.


An outline Of the program Of the
Arkansas provisional regiment for
the week beginning September 10 at
the worlds fair has been prepared by
Major Geperal Haynes commanding
the Arkansas State Guard. With the
exception of the 22d, which is Arkan-
sss Day and for which a special pro-
gram will be arranged, the program
for the week is as follows:
Monday-Arriyal and setting camp,
Tuesday-Guard mount, 9 TO 10 a.
m Administration court; band con
cert, 10 10 IL a. IN, Administration
court; parade TO p. m, Plaza OF
St. Louis; band concert. camp, from
TO 4.
Wednesday-Guard mount, TO 10
a. m, Administration court band
concert. 10 TO IL a. m, Administration
court parade, 5 to p. m, Plaza OF
St. Louis; band concert, camp, from
3 10 l.
Escort for Gov. Davis 10
Arkansas building. 10 a. m; review
by Gov. Jefferson Davis, Plaza of St
Louis p. m; reception at the Arkan-
sas building, p. III.
Friday-Guard mount, 9 TO 10 a
IN. Administration court band con
cert. 10 to IL a. m, Administration
court; parade, to p. m, Plaza OF
St Louis; band concert, camp, from
3 TO 4.
Saturday-Guard mount, 9 to 10 a.
m, Administration court; band con
cert, 10 to IL a. m, Administration
court, parade 5 to p. m. Plaza OF
st. Louis; band concert, camp, from
3 10 4.
Saturday Afternoon-Reyiew by
Gov. Francis, Plaza of ST. Louis, p.
m.
Sunday-Break camp; 90 home.
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BANANA A PROMINENT FOOD
Long Regarded as a Luxury by Ma
tives Of Tropics-Breed and
Coffee Facts

Long regarded only as luxury FOR
children or proper food for the dark.
skinned natives OF the tropics the
banana has advanced TO place OF
prominence as great food product.
The United States and other great na.
tionS having colonies in the tropics
have been investigating the food value
OF the banana and the results obtained
are so satisfactory that the nutritious
banana Is taking its place as a staple
food among all civilized nations.
To overcome all objections. the
banana has been especially dried and
prepared for food by making IL into
a fine -four out Of which bread II
made and other process turns the soft
mushy banana into wholesome cot.
fee
The 81 Louis Exposition is being
used by the manufacturers Of banana
bread and banana coffee TO Introduce
this new food Go The world Now this
nutritious bread and coffee are served
daily to visitors In the Palace ot
Agriculture, as one OF the many Oh.
ject lessons In food At the Worlds
Fair.
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Filipinos at St. Louis
Worlds Fair
Wonderful Music Rendered Daily by Islanders on Plaza
of Philippine Building

| members OF the civil police force wear
the khaki. 1t is these little men in
yellow attire who have come to the
| Worlds Fair to show Americans what
| we, as a nation, have really acquired
as an accidental result Of Admiral
Dewey's spectacular victory.
The members of the Constabulary
band were all finished musicians be-
fore Lieut.. Loving, their leader, took
them in hand. Each one was an artist
| in his own line and all Of them had
seen service in the military bands OF
| the Spanish regime. However, there
was tremendous task for the band
master The men possessed execution
faultlessly, and could keep perfect
time but that is only a small part
of concerted playing.
Naturally quick to catch new ideas.
they soon grasped the meaning OF the
attack" on which the effect OF
band's work so largely depends. Then
they learned all the mysteries OF shad
ing, from the most delicate tone to the
most powerful crescendo, and it is in
this that their playing is so marvellous,
In the tender, sympathetic passages OF
a selection tAe tone is subdued to the
most exquisite murmur, from which it
rises, without a crash and without a
blare, sweeping majestically upward
and onward, until the enraptured
listener Is enguIfed in mighty bill
low Of sound, Nothing could be more
inspiring than the burst of melody in
such a climax as that which occurs in
the sextette Of Lucia, and no band ever
handled its climaXes better.
In the most powerful tone, there Is
not the slightest suggestion Of brassi-
ness. It is all liquid music. This Is
due almost wholly to the Instruments
tion, which is absolutely faultlesS
More than half the instruments are
reeds, and instead Of the large num-
Der Of saxaphones, the Instruments
tion includes four sarrusaphones and
two sousaphones. Moreover, the clari-
nets are not used merely for accom-
paniment, but actually carry the sec
ond voice
The music produced Is not simply
that OF brass band but is varied for
effect to resemble strings, human
voices and even the pipe organ
Among the players there are several
excellent violnists, and the personnel
of the band Is sometimes rearranged
into an orchestra OF 10 men and also
into guitar glee club.
The eader, Lieut. Loving, IL q ma
tive OF st. Paul, and a graduate OF the
New England conservatory Of music.
To his genius and devotion much OF
the success OF the Constabulary band
Is due.
Would that every American citizen
might listen to one Of his matchless
programmes, drink in all the harmony
and all the splendor Of the best band
in the United States, yes, and stay to
the close. The close is the most I'M
pressiye part OF the concert. M one
could listen to tho playing OF THE
Star Spangled Banser" by that band
OF l';lipinos, the pavilion surrounded
| by other Fillpinos, their hats over
tneir hearts and their heads bowed, and
doubt that they are Loyalty American.
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COFFEE DISPLAY EXTENSIVE
South and Central America Exploit
Their Great Product--Porto
Rico Represented.

The value Of the st. Louis Exposl.
tion az an Advertising institution and
school OF instruction Is fully apprc-
ciated by the great coffee glowing
countries Of South and Central Amer.
lea These countries are showing
their collees to the thousands OF
Worlds Fair visitors and creating new
demands for the better varieties pro
duced, which now find market at
home or In England and Germany.
The countries claim as great merit
for their high grade cofrees as is pos.
sessed by the famous Mocha and Java,
and they seek to give the public an
object lesson In the use OF coffee,
Brazil serves coffee every afternoon to
all visitors at tho Brazil building,
free of charge, IN order that they may
sample better grade OF Rio,
Porto Rico also has an extensive
coffee exhibit, with the hope OF pro.
noting larger trade with It's new
mother country
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Shooting BY Sheriffs.

A pistol duel occurred August %
in Marion, Crittenden county, be-
tween Sheriff j. +. Williamson and
Ex.Sheriff W. F Werner Williamson
is candidate for reelection TO that
Office, and the trouble is said TO have
grown out Of the race, which is quite
bitter The men met near the post
Office and had heated argument
which resulted in both pulling pistols
and beginning to shoot Neither was
hit The sheriff left the town later
in the day and sent back an emissary
with whom peace agreement was
patched up. Williamson was arrested
later on the charge Of assault to Kill
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arkansas STATE NEWS.
Work Of Issuing Warrants TO Con-
federate Pensioners Begun.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHHuEIcltD
Edward S. Black, Arrested at Little
Rock, Alleged to Be Prineips IN
Recent Oefraudine Of Western
Union Telegraph Company.
Alleged SwindIer Arrested.

Edward S. Black. aged q years.
was arrested in Little Rock on the
charge of being a ring leader in the
recent swinde OF the Western Union
Telegraph company, in which they
were robbed of sl,l00. He made a
full written confession Black was
the man who secured the money. 81
100 in all. while Laney. his alleged
confederate. in his position as cash
ier Of the Dallas Office Of the western
Union, made i, possible. II IL alleged,
TO secure IT, Black stated that he OBJ
tained $500 in st. Louis, .400 In Chi
osso and $500 in Memphis. The
scheme worked by the man was this
Black entered Western Union Office
at Memphis, Chicago or St Louis and
asked for amounts which he stated
had been telegraphed from Dallas.
When told that no such amount had
been received he wired the Dallas of
fee, and reply was received stating
that the amount had been deposited
there. The amount was accordingly
paid over TO Black.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Crop Summary.

Following is the general summary
Of Arkansas crop conditions for the
week ending August 80: The first
Of the week was warm, with high day
temperatures and seasonable night
temperatures; the latter part was
cool. Local showers fell during the
week, but over most of the state the
drought remains unbroken. Cotton
continues to deteriorate il is suffer
ing from lack of moisture generally
and in many sections Of the state is
shedding badly, and in some sections
boil worm and rust are also iniuring
it, The crop is beginning to open in
some sections, but picking has not yet
begun. Early corn made good crop;
the late is suffering from lack Of mois-
ture. and the indications are for only
a fair crop Wheat threshing Is about
completed; the yields secured were
generally satisfactory, and the quail
ity OF the grain was fair TO good.
Some fall plowing for wheat has been
done. Late potatoes and sweet po-
tatoes would be benefited by rain.
There is still complaint Of apples and
late peaches dropping, and the indi-
cations are that these crops will not
be up TO the average either in yield
or in quality Stock is generally do
ing we'll
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Features In Food and Drink.

The worlds Fair IN full OF new
things, new features and interesting
experiments In the way Of food and
drink Prominent among the new bcy'
eragcs introduced at the Exposition
are banana coffee and prune coffee
Al one OF the California county eX
hbits In the Palace OF Agriculture the
prune coffee ls furnished by the
county, to teach the public the value "
this experiment NJ a pleasant beverage
The banana coffee II served In the
same building, but at n different eSs
hibl,. the purpose being TO show the
wonderful food value OF the banana
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Arkans., Had eiooes, AppIe.

There is spirited rivalry 81 the
worlds fair between the apple grow
Jog states for the honor Of having on
exhibition In horticultural hall the
largest apple. II was decided that
the state securing that honor should
ny flag over the lsrge apple 30 long
only as IL was the largest in the ex-
hibit. Until August 23 Arkansas kept
the flag with an apple weighing %
ounces and measuring fifteen and one
half inches. On that date Oklahoma
produced an apple Of the same size
and weighing - ounces, and took the
flag. In just twenty -four hours James
Howard sent TO the Arkansas exhibit
an apple sixteen and one-half inches
in circumference and weighing 20
ounces, 50 Arkansas recovered the
tag
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naked savages In spite Of
the governments display at the World
Fair, which shows in addition to the
four wild tribes, the refined Visayans
with their beautiful fabrics and
their delicate embroideries. the loyal
brown soldiers of Uncle Sam and
the cultured commissioners and Off
cials, there are some purblind indi-
viduals who refuse to see that the Fill.
pino is anything but a nuisance and
a menace TO our country.
That he could be capable OF civiliza.
tion and uplifting seems utterly ridic,
ulous to-those who have studied him?
No, to the class who dare not visit
the Philippine reservation at the
Worlds Fair for fear OF being con
yinced against their will That a
great many OF the natives Of the IS
lands could already be cultured and
refined would be set down as utterly
preposterous by this class,
The sOreheads need not be bound
and carried by violence across the fac.
smile Bridge of Spain, through the
Walled City TO the heart Of the most
wonderful section Of the entire ex-
position. They should only be euticed
to listen for an hour to the playing Of
the Constabulary band. No man with
an ounce Of appreciation in his soul
could hear that band without being
convinced that the 81 men who com.
pose its membership are far above the
ordinary in both intelligence and senti.
ment. A nation or a race may be
Judged by its music. A natural feel
ing for rhythm and harmony is not
an attribute of a chaotic or unbalanced
mind. It is discord that leads the way
to senseless vandalism and causeless
rebellion.
In behalf OF the Filipino it must be
said that he is a natural musician.
Even the savage head-hunters, in their
peculiar tribal dances, manifest a re-
markable feeling for rhythm. There
is none Of the Indians wild noise and
broken time in their beating of brass
tomtOms and their somewhat monoto-
nous singing They possess the mus.
ical instinct that. with time and train.
Ing, may be developed into Just what
the members OF the two Philippine
bands already possess
The Scout band is an exceptionally
good military band, such as we have
heard before The Constabulary band
is In class by itself. 1t Is not to be
compared with any OF the other ex
position bands. Its concerts are held
daily in the large bandstand in the
Philippine plaza, and those who have
heard one concert will gladly forsake
the most interesting exhibit and walk
the entire distance from the heart Of
the grounds to the reservation in or.
der to hear another.
The men who compose the constabu.
larry and who have done so much 10
promote law and order in the islands
are to be dis,in .u!shed from the ma.
tyes in the regular army by their uni
forms. The military Filipino wears
the blue Of the American soldier The
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Arkansas Taxes for 1903.

A statement Of the condition Of the
state treasury compiled at the close
Of business August % shows that the
taxes collected for the year 1903 will
amount to nearly a million and a half
dollars With n few small amounts
yet to be paid the amount in the treas
ury that date was $l.45l 1895 OF, divid.
ed among the various funds as fol.
lows. General revenue, S60,G32.73;
liquor license. Sl25,G90; peddlers' Ii.
cense, 3l,025; common schools, 0463,.
765.04; Confederate pensions, $l77,-
1855; sinking fund, 359,2s7.So; state
capitol, $llS,42S5J.
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Released Because Was pyina.

George Kelly, negro held In Jail
at Little Rock on the charge Of com.
pliclty in the killing Of Ike Price. an.
other negro, was released from jail
by Judge Lea on his own recogni.
zance. He had been in Jail since July
q. Price was killed by Minnie
Thomas with knife she borrowed
from Kelly, but Kelly asserts that he
had no intimation that she was 20.
ing TO use II to commit murder, Since
his incarceration Kelly has been in
poor health.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Ancient ChineEe Drums.

A number Of old bronze drums have
been placed on exhibition In the great
Chinese section OF the Palace Of Lib.
eral Arts at the Worlds Fair by the
Chinese government which on account
OF their antique appearance and pc
culIar shape are attracting much at
ten,Ion there, They are shaped like
huge bowl, with cover and are OF
solid bronze, ornamen,ed with crude
relief decorations Of animals Several
OF these drums are believed TO be nj
least 1000 years old,
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Organ Reoitals Daily.

Five regular rccltals are now given
each day upon the large mechanical
organ In tho splendid French section
Of tho Palace OF Liberal Arts at the
Worlds Fair The rectals begin at
1880 and 1870 o'clock a m, and at
$3.50, $3.50 and Ave p mo and con,
sist Of selections from welknown
operas and other classical and popu.
lar music, The space about the organ
IL always dlled with people In addl'
tion to being n very perfect lnstru.
meht from a musical standpoint, Il Ia
elaborately decorated.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Union County Treasurer Short.

The Union county court has ascer-
tained that County Treasurer W, J.
Hill is short SlO,499.s4, on account OF
the failure of the Bank of El Dorado,
where he had deposited the money
belonging to the county and is caus-
ing notices TO be served on the treas
urer. his bondsmen and all the stock
holders of the defunct bank 10 appear
in court on September IA 1904, and
pay in the money found short, or
show cause why judgment should not
be entered against them in that
amount. II Is rumored that whenever
the bondsmen are required TO make
good any Of this shortage. criminal
proceedings will begin against those
who used this trust fund.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
klIeued Deserters.

Rewards Of S20 each have been Of
fered for the arrest OF two Little
Rock men who deserted from the
United States navy, according TO no
tices sent out by Lieut. Frank II.
Schofeld, commanding the torpedo
boat destroyer Perry The men are
Thomas William Callahan, enlisted at
Little Rock, December 29, 1903; born
at Green Island, n. Y, June II. 1882,
and Malcolm Hutton, enlisted at Lit
tie Rock January 2. 1904; born at
Duluth, Mimi, January 2s, 1878.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Jail Delivery at Paraeould.

With saws and files furnished by
outsiders. three prisoners confined in
the Greene county Jail at Paragould,
cut the bars Of their cells, then dug
out through the brick walls on Au-
gust 25 and made good their escape.
The men were George Patrick, charg-
ed with breaking into a freight car;
Joe Kennedy convicted of the Illegal
sale of whisky; and Tom McGovern,
serving out a sentence for misde'
meanor
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charaed With consplraeY.

J Joseph NJ. Wilkerson, formerly n
pine Blum news agent, and Caroline
Rhoden, were arrested at Sheridan
ut the request OF Little Rock officers
on the charge OF conspiracy Their
arrest was the result of baby boy
three weeks old having been found
in a Little Rock dlsreputable resort
the night before. II is alleged that
they took the infant to that city and
gave II over to the care Of the In.
mates.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Wan, Coal Ra,es EauallIsd,

Eight coal mining companies oporat'
ang In Sebastian county filed u pet.
tlon with the state railroad connie
sion asking that body TO make u uni
form freight rate on coal from all
points on the Midland Valley railroad,
In Sebastian county and to require
che Midland Valley and the Choctuw
district Of the Rock Island To put this
into effect, ~ u Joint rute. The com
misaion notified the officials Of the
roads TO appear at the neNt meeting OF
the commission. September 10, TO an.
fset TO the complaints
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Negroes Hold Mass Meetinq.

Little Rock negroes are much in.
consed over the recent assault Of a
negro girl, a student at the Arkansas
Baptist College at Little Rock, at
Portland A mass meeting of leading
negroes was held In that city August
- and fund started with which TO
secure detective to run down the
man alleged to have committed the
assault and to secure legal counsel.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Neoroes Go 10 ST. Louis.

Several hundred negroes from all
parts OF the state left Little Rock the
afternoon OF August ~ In Il special
train for ~. Louis TO hold the an.
ual meeting of the state Negro Bus
lness Mems League at the worlds fair
grounds the following day aud ut
the same time see the fair An ex'
tended program had been prepared,
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Western Union Secures Injunction.

Judge Rogers has granted a tempo
rary injunction on the application Of
the Western Union Telegraph com,
pany restraining the state board Of
railway commissioners from certify.
Ing to the several county officers the
assessments mad, this year against
the lines Of the company The West.
ern Union has hlod bond Of 5000,
made rotrnable October 10.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Judge Rogers DESIGNATED.

Judge Wills Van De Nenter Of the
United States circuit court has made
an order appointing Judge John II,
Rogers of the Western district uf Ar,
kansas TO hold or assist In holding the
district and circuit courts in and for
the several divisions Of the Eastern
district TO act In this capacity in
place of Judge Jacob Trleber until
the 10Th Of September
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Why Stone Ia Short

The state capitol contractors have
been assured that hereafter stone
viii arrive from halesyllle IN sum
cient quantities TO enable them 70 keep
their fun force Of men Ut work, both
cutting and setting II An orieial OF
the stone company stated that the de
lay was due to the lack Of sand used
In cutting the stone Rains have con
Vored the sand In the vicinity of the
quarry into mud, bnt arrangements
have been made TO secure sand from
Ottawa, H.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
pygmies Discard Tents FOR Huts

The Pygmles from Africa at the
Worlds Fair became tired OF living
in the tent provided for them and have
built themselves small huts OF sap.
lings, covered with grass and rushes.
In order to give the huts the proper
dimensions novel system OF meas.
urement was employed The corner
poles we're stuck In the ground and
the architect then lay down on his
stomach, stretching out both arms to
zee II tho hut would be large enough.
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Charged With Blgamy,

Henry Seidenbcrg, former Afkan.
san, was arrested at St Louis on the
charge OF hjgamy preferred hN O wo,
man from Boston who said she was
his first wife and that he deserted
her and their five children ten years
ago Seidonbcrg, who claims his name
is Lcyy was married three years ago
in Memphis TO Miss MollIo Wasser Of
lonosboro, whore he had formerly
worked
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Valuable Letters Burned.

II has been ascertained that 1870 let.
ters mailed by Little Rock firm on
August Z, enclosing $50 600 checks in
payment OF accounts due August 10
were destroyed in the wreck at Plain.
field, Ind, in which mail car was
burned. The checks were all payable
10 order, so had they fallen into i'm.
proper hands they would have been
Nalueless 70 them.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Old Newspaper Man Dead,

T. A. Wooten, one Of the Oldest
newspaper men In the state, died Au.
gust 90 at his home In TeNarkana Of
congestion, He established the Tex
arkanian In 1875, but II had passed
from his control and he was employed
on the Courier lie was a Coufsdsr'
ate veteran,
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Ncnro Killed AZ a Dane.

George Ellis, negro, was shot and
killed by Bcrry polk another negro
at dance at Lodwidgc Perry com.
E August a. The killing was with.
out proyocation and Pom is said to
have been drunk At the time pulk
escaped Polk served thirty DAYS in
the penitontary nye years ago tor
killing n negro In Little Rock.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
State Guard Rules.

Maj Gen w. II. Haynes, command.
er of the state guard has issued an
order prescribing the rules and regu.
latious which are to be observed dur.
ing the encampment Of the provision.
al regiment on the worlds fair
grounds at St Louis, September 10 to
% These rules are required by the
exposition authorities to be enforced
by all organizations in camp at the
exposition.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Decided AnaIns, Whisky Men.

In the circuit court at Malvern
Judge Caldwell refused the petition
OF whisky men to revoke the prohibl'
tory order made by the court ON Jan
uary z, 1902 This " the second fail
ure made this year by the whisky peo'
pie 20 have the prohlbitory orders OF
the county court revoked. aud were
successfully defeated by the temper
ance people.
The Van Buren press., 1904-09-03
Killed Herself Before Her Husband.

After having run away from her
husband in Mill Creek, H. to East
st. Louis, where he found her, Mrs,
James Simms, formerly Of Paragould,
Ark. took three ounces OF strychnine
and died in his arms, She left home
to 20 to her old home, but went to 81.
Louis instead When her husband
found "A letter from two men asking
her to come there he followed and 10.
Gated her.
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Decided AoaIns, state or,eisIs.

Al Ashdown. Circuit Judge ], 3
Steele decided that Gov Davis aud
Secretary of state Crockett had no
legal right To remove ", T. Locke
and Leon frIedhoIm, two OF the orig
inal election commissioners for Little
River, appointed by the tull board
aud issued an order restraining Young
and Pearson, the last appointeos
from acting as commissioners