The Van Buren press., 1893-01-14
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Is the past twenty-five years the pro-
huctive capacity of the southern and
cx.slave states has been doubled, 50
that the south now produces thou
sand million dollars worth of agricul-
tural and manufactured products in
excess of her product in 1sS0. This is
result of the slowly improved condition
of labor The prosperity of country
depends on the advanced intelligence
of its workers. The superiority of
American labor is the foundation OF
American prosperity,
Ir is said that delegation Of an
archists from Europe will come over
here during the Worlds fair and en-
deavor to upset society. Let them
come. This country has an effective
way of dealing with men of that class
II they raise disturbance here they
are locked mp for few years and made
to do good honest work for the state,
and If they are especia lily ostreperosn
they are hanged.
MAI. JAMES p. FROST, financial edi-
tor of the Boston Globe, and one of the
most widelyknown journalists OF New
England, died suddenly in Boston, on
the 9th. of heart failure.
HARRY DEWITT, bell boy at the
Hotel Lincoln, at Lincoln, Neb., was
arrested on the 5th for petit larceny.
In his possession were found pawn tick
cts calling for diamonds at Lincoln and
Omaha pawnshops Detectives found
that the diamonds were part of those
stolen from Iiurst's hotel, St Louis,
October ls last when $1,000 worth of
gems was taken. 9r
FIRE at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the night
of the 5th, destroyed buildings occupied
by p. Duff & Sons, commission mer-
chants; Cavitt & Pollock, lamps and
fancy imported goods: Booth & Finn,
contractors, and numerous offices, and
the old Werner mansion occupied by a
family. Keech's immense installment
house and the Westinghouse machine
shops were on fire several times, but
were saved. The total loss was about
$500, 1000. s.
The jury in the case of Wesley War
ner on trial at Mount Holly, N. j., for
the murder of Lizzie Peck, after
being out all night returned Il verdict,
on the 5th, OF murder in the first de-
gree. Warner, who seemed dazed when
he learned his fate, was remanded to
jail to await the death sentence.
THE committee having in charge the
Inauguration of President Cleveland
have decided that the reception COM
mite shall consist of one senator and
one member from each state and the
| delegate from each of the territories.
| SMALLPOX has broken out at Home
wood, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pa. and
the prospects for an epidemic are
alarming. Up to the 9th five cases had
developed. The disease originated
among the Italian colonies.
The miners at Gelsenkirchen, West
phalia, Germany, decided, at a mass
meeting on the 9th, to join the miners
of the Saar district in their strike.
O.B. VAIL, of the New York consoli-
dated exchange, failed on the 9th. He
was long on Reading, Chicago gas and
sugar.
The appearance of malignant diph-
iberia at Bagdad, Pa, has stricken
with terror the people of that village.
The Panama railroad has practi-
cally passed out of the control of the
| RECEIVER of the Panama Canal Co
Mrs. LANaTRY was reported, on the
9th, as rapidly recovering from her Sc
we're attack of illness. She still re-
NAMED in her room in her residence in
Bond street, Belgravia, but expected
shortly to be able to start on trip on
her yacht, the White Lady, which she
recently purchased.
The Leeds Improvement & Land Co.
the Leeds Annex Co., and the Ameri-
can Security & Trust Co., with an ag-
gregate capital OF sS,0Oo.o00 and with
headquarters at Sioux City, Ia, have
failed, owing to,an enormous steal by
James /. Brooks, u trusted financial
agent of the concerns.