The Van Buren press., 1899-07-29

ES L ADLlSHED Il
Simple funeral exercises over the
body of the late Robert G. Ingersoll
were held at Walston, the Ingersol
summer-home, at Dobbs' Ferry, n Y,
nm the 25th. The remains were after
wards taken to Fresh Pond, Long Isl.
and. and cremated
1t was rumored in Trieste, ON the
DIST that NJ. Harris, the American
minister to Austria-Hungary, intended
to invite Admiral Dewey to be his
guest in Vienna and to proceed to the
Tyrol passing through Ischl to visit
the emperor.
The chief signal officer has received
the official sick report for the month
of April, covering all the signal COM
panies on duty in the Philippines. 1t
shows total of only 4.23 per cent.
sick-a remarkably favorable state of
affairs for any climate.
that an oil well trust is being formed
to take in all the oil properties thus
far developed in the Carolina and
Whittier district. 1t is proposed to in
corporate the new company with a
capitalization of $20,000,000.
The United States transport Nor
gan City arrived at San Francisco, on
the gath, from Manila, with returning
troops, including those invalided
home. She was at once sent to the
Angel Island quarantine station for
examination and fumigation.
Two sharp earthquakes shocks were
felt in the southern part of the state
of California, on the 21st, at 1894 p. M.
The first shock lasted several seconds,
and was most severe. The vibrations
were from east to west. No damage
worth mentioning was experienced.
-~
The United States ambassador to
England Joseph H. Choate, gave a re-
ception at his residence, on the 24th,
to the Yale-Harvard atheletic team
the Stewards, Messrs. Wendell, Brooks
and Sheriff., and Walter Camp. A
large number of Americans were pres
ent.
Post Office department officials eX-
pect to ask for an appropriation from
the next session of congress for auto
mobiles to be used in collecting the
mails at all first-class post offices. Re-
cent tests in Buffalo have satisfied Of
fieials in Washington that they may
be used to advantage.
Notwithstanding a rapid exchange
of kilograms during the day between
Senator Fairbanks, in Washington, and
Sir Wilfred Laurier, in Ottawa, at the
close of office hours, ON the 20th, no
arrangement had been reached as to
the postponement of the meeting OF
the joint high commission.
Three hundred members of the Ma
tional Editorial association arrived at
Winnipeg, Man, on the 21st, and were
entertained by the city council and the
Winnipeg press men. They visited
the Brandon experimental farm, were
shown over the city, and dined in the
pavilion at one of the parks.
In response to the recently cabled
request of Gen. Otis for 1000 horses
for use in the Philippines during the
fall campaign, the quartermasters de-
partment has already chartered three
vessels capable of carrying half that
number, the first of which probably
will leave Seattle on August 10.
An organization is being formed by
some of the Spanish residents of Manila
with view of securing American citi-
zenship The originators of the
movement claim that in this way their
property will secure protection. Many
Spaniards are willing to pay $500 each
to become citizens of the United
States.
The bureau of ordnance has taken
steps to relieve the coast forts of the
country of the large accumulation of
obsolete ordnance that has been piling
up ever since the change in ordnance
construction from cast iron to steel
guns. 1t is worth less as junk than
the cost of removing it and breaking
it up.
A special from Aberdeen, S. d., on
the 21st, said: yesterday was the hot
test day known in this section of the
state for many years, the government
thermometer registering 1O6 in the
shade at p. IN. Crops are damaged to
some extent, a conservative estimate
being IS to 20 per cent. Business was
suspended"
Late arrivals from ST. Michae!s
Alaska, report that there are at st.
Michaels about 40 small river steamers
for sale. They are the property OF un-
slla..ns.flll I.raSL Laen1inm nlrtieS thlt