The Van Buren press., 1899-03-25

CATION Co., with headquarters at New
York, has contracted with the linton
iron works at San Francisco for two
of the largest freight steamers ever
built in the United States.
The United States transport Sher-
man, from New York, on February 3,
for Manila, with the Third infantry,
and four companies of the Seventeenth
infantry on board, arrived at Singa-
pore, south of the Malays, on the 18th.
Latest reports from Kingston, ia
maica, stated that the condition of Mr..
John Sherman, whowas passenger on
board the American line steamer Paris,
was not favorable. He was much weak
er and the doctors were discouraged.
DR.. NJ. E. Strictly, for "a years sec
retary of the American Home Mission
nry association, died in a sanitarium at
Clinton Springs, N Y, on the night of
the 18th, aged S3 years. lie was for
long time editor of the American Mis-.
sionary Magazine.
On the 10th nine head of fine Alder
ney cows, suffering from tuberculosis,
were shot, at Oliver Randolphs dairy,
at Bethlehem, Pa, by order of the
state veterinary board. This is the
first discovery of tuberculosis among
cattle in the Lehigb valley.
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DR.. Oliver Marcy, dean of the North
western university at Chicago, and
professor of natural history in that in
stitution, died, on the 10Th, at his
home in Evanston, H., after long ILL.,
ness, aged 10. He had been connected
with Northwestern university since
1862.
Princess Kaiulani, whom ex-Oueen
Liliuokalani declared heirass apparent
to the Hawaiian throne, died at !Ioro-
lulu, ON the 9th, of indammatory
rheumatism. She was accorded 4 stat,.
funeral, all classes, natives and fo,-
eigners, uniting to do honor TO her
memory.
News has reached Seattle, WASH,
that five Finlanders claim to have dis
covered evidences of the original Rus.
sian boundary line inscribed on
series of old mounds, which, if estab-
lished, will place the Klondike coun-
try within the limits of the United
States.
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! NJ. Cambon, the French ambassador,
called at the department of state, on
the 18th, and serye ed formal notice Of
the signature of the peace treaty at
Madrid. Secretary Hay indicated his
preference that NJ. Cambon should act
as agent for the Spanish government
in the final exchange of ratifcations.
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Capt. Erwin, acting superintendent
of Yellowstone park, has reported TO
the interior department that the un-
precedented snowfall in the park this
year will unquestionably lead to the
death of very many antelope, deer and
elk before the winter Is over In places
in the park snow is over IL feet in
depth.
Gov. Wells of Utah has decided, for
the present, at least, not to appoint II
United States senator to succeed Semi
tor Cannon, whose successor failed Of
election in the joint assembly, which
closed its session in deadlock on the
18th. He will await a precedent that
will guarantee the seating OF any ap.
pointee he may name.
w. j. Fitzgerald, clerk in the dis
tributing department of the Pittsburgh
post office since 1895, was arrested py
Post Office Inspector w. w. Dickson,
on the 10th, charged with stealing
moneyed letters. He was caught in the
act and, it is understood, made II full
confession, though he could net say
how much he had purloined
Articles of incorporation of the Ma
tional Salt Co., with a capitalo of $12, ,0O0,-
600, were filed, on the 10th, with the
secretary of state of New Jersey. The
company is authorized to produce and
deal in salt. The stock is divided into
S5'OOO,O00 of preferred and s7,000,000 of
common, the preferred to bear seven
per cent. non-comulative dividends.
The Windsor hotel, at the corner of
Forty-seventh street and Fifth ave-
nue., New York city, was destroyed by
fire on the 18th. Eleven persons are
known to have perished in tie flames
or been killed by jumping from roof
or upper windows, and between 30 and
40 others were seriously, many of Them
probably fatally, injured. There were
many heroic rescues by intrepid fire.
men.
The Rome L'Opinione reyives the
story that Don Carlos, the Spanish pre-
tender has secured advances of sew
eral millions from English and French
bankers, and will soon enter Spain.
The precise date is deferred until the
Publications of the treaty of peace be-
tween Spain and the United States have
been exchanged; but according TO
LOpinione, the Carlists and Spanish
republicans will start a revolution inn
mediately after the exchange is made.
The latest figures on the commerce
OF Great Britain and America, sup
pied by the bureau of statistics, show
That the exports of domestic merchah-
disc from the United States for the
eight months ending with February
amount to $500, ,335, ,141, and those from