The Van Buren press., 1893-02-04
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

EIGHTY bohemian miners met instant
death by an explosion in the Fort
schritt mine at Dux, in Bohemia, on
the oath. and scores Of others were ia
tally injured
ON the Goth the Minneapolis (Minn.)
chamber of commerce passed strong
protest against the Washburn- Hatch
anticipation bill by vote of 165 to 9.
TUE house committee on rules agreed,
on the 2oth, to make the Andrew-Cate
silver bill special order for February
o and 10, but no cloture provision was
attached.
Cor. iNGERsoLL, who In his famous
nominating speech at Cincinnati six
teen years ago. first referred to Mr.
Blaine AS the "Plumed Knight" by
which title the dead statesman has
s,nce been known, when asked If he
had anything to say concerning Mr..
Blaine's death, replied: mo; that's a
subject on which haye nothing what
ever to say"
THE Detroit (Mich.) high school
building was completely destroyed by
fire ut o'clock on the morning OF the
eth. Loss 500, 900.
AFTER a painless night ex-Congress-
man, ex-senator, ex-Seeretary of State
and Political Historian James G..
Blaine died peacefully at II o'clock on
the morning of the 21th. Within an
hour the sad announcement had been
telegraphed to every part OF the civil
lied world and, in America, ut least,
caused the most profound grief
THE funeral services over the re-
mains OF the late Associate Justice l..
40. @. Lamar took place at Macon, Ga.
on the eth.
THE ChiclSamauga national park com
missioners have offered 1000 freight
acres of land on Orchard Knob, ON
which Generals, Grant and Thomas
stood and watched the charge without
orders that result ted in the capture OF
Mission Ridge, November %, 1903. The
owners of the tract ask s2+, 900 for it.,
but the offer of the government is final,
and condemnation proceedings may fol-
low with which power the commission
Is clothed.
A SPECIAL from Dover, Del, on the
eth, reported Hon. =. Comegys, who
was lately retired from the state chief
justiceship on pension by the legis-
lature. as unconscious and not expected
TO live the day out
AUGUST JOHNSON, 30 years old, fell
down the dome elevator shaft OF
the New York World building from the
fifteenth floor to the basement, on the
97th, and was instantly killed.
AT Jonesville. Ind. on the 27th, the
body of an unknown man was found
lying on the ice in the middle CT White
river, with some large chunks of ice
lying over it. completely obscuring the
body from view. The mans throat had
been cut from ear to ear and both hands
were cut inside, as If Il knife had been
drawn through them.
A GIGANTIC system of robbery on the
New Mexico division of the Santa Fe
railroad for the past six months has
been brought to light, and the impli-
Gated employees, engineers, tiremen,
conductors, bralsemen and agent are
being arrested as fast as they can be
located.
On the morning Of the 10Th the police
picked up an unconscious man on the
street in Davenport, la. He was re-
stored, and, on the a7th, left for his
home at Elgin. Ill. His name is Hub
bard. He was in Chicago and started to
board train for home, but remembered
he was surrounded by Il crowd. There
were no marks of violence on him, but
be was out gold watch and $50 in
cash.
The steamer Claudine, which arrived
at San Francisco on the 2Sth, brought
intelligence of a bloodless revolution
in the Hawaiian islands, precipitated,
on the 18th, by the determination of
Queen Lilioulsalani to force a new con-
stitution upon the people. At the time