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The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
ABD|CAT|ON IS
PROCLAIMED
Long Expected Move Finally
Made---Three EdiCtS
Issued.
EMPRESS THANKS ADVISOR
Manchu Dynasty Was Centuries Old
Both Parties Are Satisfied.
To Take Effect Immediately.

Western Newspaper Union News servics.
Peking-After occupying the throne
of China for nearly three centuries
the Manchu dynasty, represented by
the child emperor, Pu Vi has abdl
Gated. Three edicts were issued, the
first procIaimiug abdication; the sec
ond dealing with the establishment
of the republic, and the third urging
the maintenance of peace and approy-
ing the conditions agreed upon by the
imperial premier, Yuan Shih Kai, and
the Republicans
At an audience the empress dow
acer touchngly thanked Yuan Shih
Kai for his successful efforts in OBJ
tanning good treatment for the i'm
perial family from the Republicans.
The publication of the edict has given
profound relief to every one in Pc
king. both foreigners and Chinese.
The arrangement is considered to be
a shlrul compromise, and it is be
lieved the terms will satisfy the Re,
pubrcans. The first edict provides
that the terms shall be communi'
Gated to the foreign representatives
for transmission to their govern
ments
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
WorId,s oIdeat lnvestment.

Tho Oldest Investment security on
earth IL the real estate mortgage We
know that money vas loaned on mort
cages IN anGlont Babylon, IN the umo
Of King Hamufabi four thousand
years ago, and that some two thou
sand hyc hundred years bgo the great
BabylouIan banking h6dsp 'oi the
EgIbl family invested iafee ,suma In
mortgoRos ON both city Wa harm prop
orty, the mortgages boIHg r@prdcd on
brieka, which have been preserved IN
the safety deposit ynuba OF those
umop- great oarth,nware iars buried
In the oarth-proaoryod until the
OrchcnloRlgls, IN our own day, ana
age, dug them up 20 show ~ when
whore ana how mortgages originated
aaLealle'e,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17

Finally the wedding went on Every,
body was present but the brides Ga
thcr. After the ceremony and con.
gumauous the bride herself headed
u search party Tor him
Holding her trailing satin skirt IN
one hand, AnJoinoilo accompanied by
Horace, ran him down at last In the
most secluded corner Of the haymow.
There be- soL huuchcd up, smoking a
pipe Gorccly he had on the clothes,
bwuDhcd, punched around him, the
dress shirt and the high collar and an
but the collar button cleaned def.
onuy between the strands Of his whps.
kors, proclalmlng hls last stand no
uCcNiol lie glWcd uD hiR daughter
and hiB newly achieved Hon.mmw
Father" begged the bride Wcmu.
lougly come down, plcoso' lta time
TO 20 In 70 supper There's scallopod
oytlcrs and '
"lNo put ON these Clothes her IN,
thor interrupted her etowly because
I'm q law abiding ciu2cn and you took
the others away but IN be oyorlast
lugly goldurnod n I'm going TO exhibit
myself In 'cm before sensible human
heiugsl II you want The wedding
check I've wulttcn out for you, Antoi
ncttc you SEQ that sit ihom oysters
and other dcwdOds right ont here"
SO they compromised on that haala
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
JURY ASSEMBLED /
COURT ADJOURV}
Veniremen Will Be Kept UNI
Court COnvenes For
fiew Term
CANNOT READ NEWSPAPERS
Can Have Amusement But Discussio,
Is Forbidden-Drastic Rulino
Against Reporters.
CANNOT READ NEWSPAPERS

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Pine Bluft.-keauZlng tuaJ 1t WouE
be impossible for the attorneys h
the case to complete their eXamin
ton of witnesses and final argument
before the October term Of the Je
ferson Circuit Court expired, jude
A. B. Grace made a ruling unprc
dented in the history Of Arkansa
courts. After the last of the 2 me-
was sent into the jury box JUG
Grace adjourned court until Mondg
February 26. On that day the opg
ing statements in the case Of u.
state against John NJ, McVay, on trial
for the alleged murder Of ] W. Eth
ridge of Fan Back, Mississippi h
Pine Bluff, on November 20, 1911
will be made. Until that time the
Jurors will be held together in charge
of Sheriff Brewster and two deputy
sheriffs.
Owing to the fact that practical,
a week was used in selecting the
Jurors, and because Of the fact that
nearly a hundred witnesses are h
testify in the remaining days Of The
session, the case could not be give5
to them.
Judge Grace expressed his Tegrs
to the jurors at being compelled b
keep them together for so long n
time. He told them that the sheriff
would provide them with every CON
'ort. good hotel accommodation
magazines, but not newspapers, an5
afford them every facility for comm
1ication with their families and busl'
ness associates. He cautioned them.
against the excessive use of Liquor.
and told them that they could engage
IN a game OF cards for amusement
n they desired to do so, and that
they could be permitted to attend
amusement places in company with
deputy sherifrs, provided they re
NAMED together, and not in the hear
ing Of persons who might discuss the
Mcyey case.
Judge Grace also declared that he
would not permit the testimony ID
the McVay case to be published BY
local or out-of-town papers; that re
porters would either be ordered tt
refrain from publishing the details o.
he would ovclude them from the court
room. In the event this order .
violated, Judge Grace said that h
would send newspaper men into jaO
for contempt of court Judge Grace
gave as his reasons for this latter
ruling that there were three Others
10 be tried on the same evidence
and that II the newspapers published
the evidence In full It would be al
lmpossibility to get a jury to try any
Of the other cases,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
ARKANSAS LOSES GE0L0GIS1
Professor Purdue Is Made Good off''
BY Tennessee,

Western Newrparcr Union News Service
Nashville, Tenn,-Dr, Homer Per
due. state geologist Of Arkansas and
professor Of geology at the UniyeF
slty Of Arkansas at Fayetteville was
unanimously chosen state geologiS
Of Tennessee, Dr.. Pcrdue succeeds
Profc A. D. Ashley who returns %
the service Of the United States gov
ernmont Dr. Perdue will receive 40
annual salary Of $4,000, Dr Perdu'
was requested several days ago 70
come TO Tennessee and inyestiga'
conditions, being offered the position
Of state geologlst, Dr., Perdue had
been in this city for the past few
days and only recently decided to ar
ccpt the position,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
Australians Visit America.

Chicago, -- Forty khaN.clad young
warriors Of peace, members II the
Young Australian League, arrived In
Chicago on tour Of the world Al
though G,000 miles from home and
ranging in age from # TO ~ years,
not one Of the boys would admit the
possibility Of homcsickness. All said
they eagerly faced the $4,000 miles
Of travel before homo IS reached
again. The boys are from Australian
schools selected by vote In their
home cities from among tht 5000
members Of the league which they
represent.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17

@gf r WAS also In this little town Of
III Fredericksburg that convention
V Of delegates of twelve compan.
les Of horse assembled and pro
claimed their purpose 10 defend the
colony Of Virginia or any other colony
against the king Of England, and
marched under tho command Of Pat
rick Henry against Lord Dunmore
This occurred twcntyono days before
the famous Declaration Of Mecklen
burg and was therefore the first and
most emphatic declaration Of our In.
dependence.
It Ia also worthy Of note that In
1882, when that Independence had
been accomplished It was a citizon OF
Fredericksburg who introduced into
the legislature, which had then been
replaced by The house Of burgcsscs,
the FIRST resolution for the emancpo.
ton Of the negroes and for the prohl
bltlon Of the slave trade ever offered
In America. Gen. John Minor Of
fredericksburg was the author and
advocate Of the measure, and here IN
thia samo town was born, lived and
dlod Mary Ball, the mother Of Wash.
lngton,
The place tooms with interesting
relies and traditions Of this remarka
bio woman traditions which have
boon handed down from mother TO
daughter, aud when told you by a sll.
vor.halrod old lady who prctacos her
story by MY dear, | remember m
though II woro but yesterday my
motsor telling mo she remembered
hor grandmother telling her Of Mary
Ball. whom she knew oe a girl YOU
feel that Dhcso trOdiroua must be, M
the children say, for true
Tho Rel family came early IN the
Gxtocnth century 10 virginia The
homo Of Joseph Rail- the iathor Of
Mary was known MS "Epplnr Forest
noar the Rappuhnnnock river IN Vlr.
ginla, Mary Ball ma a young girl
waa etrIkingly handsome and was
known "a "fho Rose Of Eppng For
ont" and was the bollo Of that part
Of the country During our Ciyil war
u letter was picked mp IN an old home
In Virginia The letter was partially
destroyed, but Il gives us Just n
glimpse Of Mary Rail at the most at
tractlyc age, sixteen, lris dated "Wll
Hamburg, Va, the ith Of October
l723 Madame Ban and hor sweet
Molly hayo gone homo Mother thinks
Molly the comollcst Jlaldon she
knows. She IN about HyDoon ~ tall
and very scuhblo and loving ller
hair In like aax, Nar eyes arc the color
OF yours, and her chce. like tho May
blossoms ! wish you could SEQ her
Tho signature IL lost and the wrItoI
unknown
Tho homo ot Wnshlngton'g mother
IN FrodoHolHburg Ia IN Nn, excellent
state Of preservation, It IN now The
property Of u noble band OF Virginia
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
February Y, 1892

Thore was n savage encounter In
the woods on the banks Of Sugar
Creek Arkansas, between a body ot
Conlodcralos whose Identity was not
known. and the First Missouri Cav
airy, Fourth Missouri Cavalry md
Major Bowon'a battalion The First
Cavalry attempting 70 drive the Com
fodoratcs from thoir shelter behind
the trees on the top of ridge. worc
driven back Major Bowen opened
with a howit2er, 10 which the Confcd.
crates replied brIskly No further at
tempt was made TO dlslodgo them tho
Union forcos Withdrawing TO thclr
camp
Two regiments OF Tennessee Con.
foderate volunteers marched into
Fort Donelson and were captured
They dld not know the place had been
captured and occupied by the Union
army
Tho legislature Of Ohio held n iubl.
Ice over the success Of tho national
arms nj Forts Henry and Boholson
Fiery speeches were made, advocating
the hanging Of tho "febels," and war
on Great britain
Tho Confederate provisional con
gross closed lla last session at Rich,
mond, Virginia
Copyright 1912 by W q chapman)
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
EleetIon Ernuds 20 rrIhL

Bristol, Tenn Further probing into
the alleged Wholesale election frauds
In Lee county Va, which resulted In
nearly 200 indictments last December
was begun by Judge Skoou when ne
cmpanelcd a new special grand Jury
only one vote gollcr not Indicted by
thbnust grand Jury has taken adyan
lugo Of iudgo stouD8 Inducements to
,NuLraG These provide for % minimum
,f,nc 'V'uon imprisonment nIgCmn
'ohlecmont for llto a%a'Is,a' penalty
Imposed by the states statutes
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
Reaching a
Compromise

Putting jeffrey Weber and style
together in one thought would have
struck all his friends as a most star
tling act of lunacy, something in the
Hight Of touching a match to bundle
Of excelsior and daring it TO burn.
All his life he had shjed at neck
ties on the theory that if the beneh-
cent powers above had lowered a
man with chin whiskers it was rank
extravaganza for him to adorn himself
with unseen hnery. Likewise he could
not understand the blind foolishness
Of masculine individuals who turned
from celluloid collars which one could
wash daily and thus save unnecessary
laundry bills As for clothcs-they
were merely required for covering
This, then, was the problem An
toiuette Webbor had to wrestle with
when she came back from boarding
school and began to get the family ar
ranged for her wedding.
Being a woman, her mother was
quite amenable to new ideas, but
when Antoinette tackled jeffrey he
hguratively stood up on his hind legs
and roared a war cry.
Dress suit" he choked. Me! AT
my age! Cracky! Neyer!"
Now, father Antouette began
soothingly, quite as though she held a
tablespoonful Of bitter medicine in one
hand and was prying open his teeth
with the other, q want you to look
your best when Horace and his friends
get here"
Look my best!" her father roared
again. Dressed up like monkey on
a stick"
And you've got to wear tie" An
toinette broke in, firmly.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
BIa Bond Issue Voted.

Oklahoma city = oklahoma city
voted q bond issue Of S350,0O0, Sl9o,.
600 Of which ls ncudod TO be paid
to the state and TO be- used In the con.
pluction Of q capitol buildings $780,
GOO ~ for u packing house subsidy
aud 100000 to further equip and oy.
tend the vutorWorks system. Gov
crnor Cruce says work ON the capitol
will be commenced within aO days
after the portion intended for the
statchougo Is paid into the treasury
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
Kills snake In Winter Time,

Paragould.=A large rattlcsnakc wa
Killed on The farm Of ] NJ Spanl ;
few miles east OF this city seyeNI
parties from different sections Of The
county report the killing of yarou'
kinds Of reptiles during the past fe'
days. It Is thought that the recoT,
severe cold chilled the snakes ana
they tool, advantage Of the sunshln'
To thaw out
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
MN Arrontod for swIndlInn.

Hot Springs, - A man giving nv
nnmo as II, Miller was arrested her
by sheriff Hale, and with this are"
the sheriff believes no has n mcmbe
Of a gang Of swindlore cNcollod onI,
by that Of John G, MOhray Of 'NlNo
fame, Miller wOR arrested following
n complaint made by Martin Shorll'
Of Michigan, N, d. who alleged DC
wns near victim" The game whicr
Scrlle declares was attempted on hln
roscmblcd the old wire tapplns
game,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
Shuster on WAY Home.

London-W, Morgan Shuster, OK.
treasurer general Of Persia, was q
passenger on the stoampshlp George
Washington which sailed from South.
hompton for New York Mr. Shustor
has spent o fortnight IN London, dur.
Ing which time he met many promI.
mont people Interested In Eastern A.
fairs.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
chIncse PreIsdent Is Amerlean.

Washington DR. sun Vat Sen, first
president Of the Chinese republic, "a
nuDurall2cd American The depart
mcut Of commerce and labor so held
In 1904 on the ground that Dr SUN
who had been born IN the Hawaiian
islands. had been endowed with Amer
lean citizenship by the act Of 1900,
which provided n government for
Hawaii and declared an citizens ~
the territory 20 be citizens Of the
InIInd sLnIca.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
February IS, 1862.

Fort Donelson, a strong Confederate
position on the Tennessee river in
Tennessee, surrendered on the morn
ing Of the 10th to the Union forces
under General Grant, who had been
operating against the fort for several
days. On the 18th there had been an
attack by the Union gunhoat hOtilla,
which had been repulsed after a heavy
duel between the boats and batteries
On the 18th more gunboats arrived
with reinforcements General McCler'
nand's column had occupied rosi-
tIon In front Of the works the day be.
fore. On the 14th the gunboats at.
tackled again, but with no better sue.
cess losing heavily from the plungng
fire Of the Confederate batteries.
Finding It out Of the question to
carry the works by n river attack
General Grant determined TO invest
the place, but his plans were upset by
a fierce sortie from the Confederate
works early on the morning Of the
18th The Confcderates succeeded in
driving back the right wing Of tho
Union army, and held a decided ad
vantage until General Grant ordered
General Smith to move against the
Confederate left The movement was
executed with dash and was success
fu The Confoderatos were driven
from that part Of the field and subse.
quenty from the right whore they
had gained ground earlier In the day
On the morning Of the 10th the
Confoderates surrendered Generals
Floyd and Pillow with a large part
Of the garrison, had escaped during
the night Generals Buckncr and
Tllghman remained with the fort, and
were taken prisoners The capture Of
the fort was considered n decisive
victory In the North and did much to
raise General Grant In the popular
esteem
Bngadler General Price Of the Com
fodorate army son OF Sterling Price,
together with a number Of Contodcr,
ate officers was captured near WOrsn,
Missouri by Iowa troops under Col
oncl Stubbs.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
snlls 2n1 pales Of Cotton.

ArIiadclphIao -- Capt. r. W. HUE
president Of local bank OF this cip'
sold 2O7 bales Of cotton for 81
cents per pound, owing to the rr.
cent rise In the price OF coeton mor.
Aas been turned loose In the paS
few days than at any tImo this season
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
smaIl BOY AZ eonsnrvAllonIn,.

A lecturer before u suburban WON.
ans club raised hlg yolgs.a.u om
phalic confidence u venture 70 la.
sor." he said, that there isn't one
IN thib audience who rcalilca tho i'm
porlanco Of 'be conserving tr our for
opts, not one who has ever done any
hiug TO prevent the destruction Of om
forests" A small boy who had nc.
companled hH mother To the lecture
interrupted IN a high, childish voice
81 once shot n Woodpeokef,' h, said
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17

They revived Antionettes father
with tender care, but he never was the
same man after that He gloomed
around the premises, surveying with
a hostile eye the housecleanlng prep
arauons for the coming wedding and
he developed a jumpiness at every
thing unusual and suspicious.
Antoinette was in despair. She was
marrying into rather fashionable
family and the thought Of Horace's
college friends and his family arriy-
ing to find that while her father had
heavy bank account he had no sense
Of sartorial values was tragedy.
Horace and his party won't get
here till the day itself" Antoinette
told her mother in one of their hope
less conferences. They won't notice
dad so much then, but in the evening,
at the wedding mother, III just die If
he wears that baggy old gray sack
suit and his celluloid collar and no
tie!"
Then I'm afraid you're due to die,
daughter, said Mrs. Weber who had
been married to AntoInette's father
long enough to know.
Il WON'T snapped Antoinette, with
the blind faith of youth in its powers,
"Ill manage It somehow I'm not 80.
ing to have the only wedding I'll have
In my whole life spoiled by fathers
ridiculous stubbornness!' -
She and her father eyed each other
warily toward the last, like gladiators
before the fight. Her father ostenta-
tIously bought a new celluloid collar
and a fresh ten cent collar button and
new pair Of calfskin boots.
The day Of the wedding Antonette's
father, the only incongruous spot in a
refurbished, decorated house, filed
with fHlls and fluff, went upstairs to
get ready for the evenings fray Lay,
ing out his new collar and collar but.
ton and simply tossing his old gray
clothes over a chair he stepped into
the bathroom toI his abluuons He
was absent 20 minutes
When he came back to his room he
blnked On the bed were spread some
strange black things The coat was
low cut and had long tails. Patent
leather pumps stood iendishly beside
pair of silk socks There were also
some weird standup linen collars and
box Of white ties and large
bosomed shirt, There was nothing else
In the way OF clothes IN the room
Nobody paid any attention to his
rawlings and poundlngs, for everybody
was dressing the bride or was getting
dressed, Choking, gasping, hectic
with rage Antolnctto's father danced
IN his bathrobc, pol0ug a finger now
and then at the hated garments,
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17

Fort smith - j. G. lloeotl POI"
master Mt Excelsior lhla county VI"
fined $3.50 by United Statoa juds,
Frank 4. Yourons on a charge W.
failing to deposit postal funds ",
paid the fine lloeott was indIeuI
by the last federal grand jury a"'
entered a plea Of guilty
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
Esnlnlneh.

"llow do you explain tho peculiar
actions Of that uuirrNgotto7'
There's n man IN the case"
"llul she's married"
Two men judge
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17

puragould. = Residents OF Green
county complain that the recent &c
we're cold weather damaged n gre"
deal of timber. It ls said that man
trcos rro1o and burst
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
Fair
Mary Ball,
the Mother of
General
Washington

m TF the assertion that a Domdn
CG 4 happily in Ioue is at her best
4 4 be true, there can be no more
HIM interesting Woman to read
EE-E-t about under these Gi5cgm- B q
the mother of George Washington.
Fredericksburg, Virginia, her birthplace,
Is one of the most historic toUns in
America. Founded long before the
Reoolution, upon the Rappahannock
RiOeI il has been for generations The
centre of social life IN that rich region
known as the northern neck Of Virginia,
Dhere were born and bred so many Of
the great Fathers of american Liberty.
Within a radius of thirty miles Oere
born John Marshall George Wdshing-
ton, George Mason Thomas Jefferson,
James Madison James Monroe, MdtiheO
Fontame Maury and Robert E. Lee.
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
February 49, 1862.

bOWllDE NTIGeD, htnluthyt was tN az
uated by the Confederates, and occu-
pied by a Union force under Briga.
dier-General D. c. Buell. The national
troops reached the Big Barren river
opposite the city. at o'clock IN the
afternoon, after a hard march OF 40
miles in 2Slb hours The bridge
across the river having been de-
stroyed. the brigade under Colonel
Turchn was sent across the river In
fiat boat, under cover Of a heavy
fire from the batteries Of field artil-
lery, under Captain Loomis. The Con.
federates were not in sufficient force
to resist General Buells army and
left the town. It had lost much value
as a strategical position because OF
the recent fire.
The national batteries on Venus
Island Point, In the Savannah river,
were attacked at o'clock in the aft
ernoon by four Confederate gunboats.
The gunboats sought to silence or de-
stroy the batteries In order that YES
sells might pass the point from Fort
Pulaski. The engagement was heavy
for an hour. It was terminated by a
lucky shot that disabled the boat OF
the Confederate flag officer, which
was towed out Of action by another OF
the fleet Of gunboats. The steamer
that had come with the gunboats from
Fort Pulaski to take advantage Of the
passage they might effect, returned
whence It had come.
The Confederates attempted to
break through the Federal lines
drawn by General Grant about Fort
Donelson They were repulsod and
driven into their inner works by a
general advance,
Commander Foote bombarded Fort
Donelson
The Van Buren press., 1912-02-17
Tfe
CIVIL WAR
FIFTY YEARS AGO
THIS WEEK
February II, 1862.

February H. l6oE'
The Nashville American seconded
the warning against apathy and conf
dence in providence on the part Of
southerners which the Richmond
Courier lately expressed in a strong
editorial From the beginning Of the
war to the present time the constant
cry of the people Of the south has
been, God and the British are on our
side That cry has seemed to satisfy
too many Of those whose lives and all
have been at stake that We would
triumph without proper energy Of our
own. The first news that is looked
for in the morning paper is The lat
est foreign intelligence, We put
our trust in God and the British.
The disaster at Fishing Creek and
the equally fatal result at Fort Henry
may begin to open our eyes to the
fact that God and the British will not
help us until we learn to help our
selves. This defeat may also serve
to teach us that which every great
general has found out before he has
fought many battles, that individual
brayerY is valueless against organized
drill and discipline, :"
The Confederate prisoners lately
sent from Fort Warren to Fortress
Monroe for exchange arrived at their
destination and were turned over to
the Confederate steamer West Point
which conveyed them to Norfolk.
The Sawyer gun at Newport News
burst while being fired, killing two
men and injurng several.
DR.. Luther V. Bell, medical director
to General Hooker's division Of the
Federal army, died in camp, near
Budd's ferry, Maryland.