The Van Buren press., 1899-12-09

OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

New Orleans mule dealers are kicle
Ing because Kansas City and East st,
Louis firms captured a couple of fat
British mule contracts.
The senate, after hearing the presi.
dents message, Tuesday, adjourned as
a mark of respect to the memory OF
Senator Hayward, of Nebraska.
barn belonging to Sam Ragan,
with six horses, was destroyed by fire
at Mount Vernon, III.
Judge Samuel H. Martin, of Carmi,
ILL.,, died at Bellefower, aged rs years.
lie was veteran of the Mexican war.
Col. j. II. Swan, one of the oldest
and best-known lawyers of western
Iowa, died at his home in Sioux City
Tuesday.
Evidence accumulates to support the
theory that John Webster, husband of
Nellie McHenry the well-known ac-
tress, ended his life in the rapids, just
above the cataract, at Niagara Falls
Adjt.-Gen. Reece of Illinois has is
sued an order accepting the resigna-
ton of Mahlon o. Kasson as chief of
staff of the naval militia of Illinois.
Among the letters received by the
Worlds fair committee at st. Louis
is one from Peoria, H., saying that
space will be sought for silk farm.
Cecil Rhodes dispatches, intercepted
near Kimberley, say the De Beers
mines are filing with water, and that
Mr.. Rhodes estimates the damage at
$4,000 per day.
Excessive pressure caused an eXplo-
sion of boiler at the boiler house Of
the Federal Steel Co. at Joliet, III. One
man was instantly killed and nine Sc
riously injured.
The blackroot industry at Alto Pass,
H., was snapped. Tuesday, by a noti-
fication TO buyers to cease buying.
Death prevented the service of a
subpoena on Miss Leah Atkinson, of
Belleville, ILL.,, who swallowed poison
because her sweetheart was going TO
the Philippines and she could not ae-
company him.
1t is expected that the special COM
mittee appointed to investigate the
matter will recommend to congress
restrictions of privileges for certain
classes of periodical mail matter
j. w. Ayers, visitor in st. Louis
from Owensboro, KY, was robbed of
$40 by a confidence man near Union
station. George Wood was arrested
and identified by Ayers.
Brigham H. Roberts, of Utah, was
not permitted to take the oath of of
fee in the house. A special committee
was appointed to investigate the
charges against him. Pending its re-
port, he may not sit in the house.
The most disastrous fire in Meri-
dams (Miss.) history occurred Tues
day night. As a result, the Rosen-
baum building, in the heart of the bus
mess portion of the city, is in runis,
and adjacent buildings are seriously
damaged.
Congressman Lloyd, of Missouri, in
troduced a joint resolution in the
house that a constitutional amend
ment be submitted providing for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people.
Mrs. Trevett, wife of Henry Trevett,
pioneer business man, was found
dead in her bed at Champaign, Ill. 1t is
supposed she took an overdose of
chloral by mistake.
George Sloan, conductor on the Bal
timore g. Ohio Southwestern, was run
over in the yards at Flora, ILL.,, and
both his legs were crushed off.
James Winchester, young farmer
who lived five miles east of Vienna,
H., was assassinated while sitting in
front of his own fireplace.
One of the features of the municipal
elections in Is of the 80 cities in Mas
sachusetts, Tuesday, was the added
triumph of the socialists at Brocton.