The Van Buren press., 1899-04-15
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

William J. Bryan spoke to large
audience at Jefferson City, Mo-, Tues
day.
The United States weather bureau
reports wheat and other crops in Mis-
souri, injured seriously.
All saloons In Lincoln, Neb, are
closed Licenses have expired, and
prohibitionists have begun war on
dramshop keepers.
Frank B. Galloway, the st. Louis
wife murderer is now trying to justify
his crime by blaclSmailing the reputa,
tion of the mother of his child.
Gov. Tanner Of Illinois refused to
withdraw the troops from Pana after
hot conference with a delegation OF
citizens headed by Sheriff Downey.
Joseph Smith dropped dead, Tues
day, beside the grave of Senator Doug
las, of Arkansas, just as the coffin was
being lowered into the grave, at Al.
ma, Ark.
The business Mems league of st.
Louis, at meeting Tuesday, protest.
ed against the Farris bill, passed by
the legislature, to abolish boards OF
underwriters.
The Samoan joint high commission
has been completed by the naming OF
Mr.. Tripp to represent the United
States, Mr.. Eliot for England, and
Baron Sternberg for Germany.
There appears to be grave sus'
picion that the burning of Idle Hour,
the Vanderbilt villa at Oakdale, Long
Island, was the result of incendiarism
Charles Dudley Warner, the well.
known author and journalist, is lying
dangerously i'll, at New Orleans, with
an attack of pneumonia, resulting
from a relapse from the grip.
The Spring River mines at Alba, Mo-.
have been sold to an Ohio syndicate fol
$4,000. The owner was Capt Bremen
man, of Webb City, The mines are now
yielding from $1,000 to 81 500 a week.
Bellamy Storer, at present minister
to Belgium, has been named as the
new minister to Madrid. The Due
.d'Arcos is expected to be appointed
minister of Spain to the United States
The German press continues to in
dulge in highly infamed editorials
calling upon the United States and
Great Britain to disavow the acts OF
Admiral Kautz and Capt. Sturdee at
Apia,
Forty-five persons were drowned as
the result of collision in the Mediter
ranean between the British steamer
Kingswell and the Greek coasting
steamship Maria. The Maria was
sunk.
that foreign and domestic corpora
tions must clearly define their purpose
in their characters, and that each sep.
aratc line will require an additional
character.
Mining deals involving nearly $780,.
900 have just been closed at Joplin,
Mo. The properties sold were the
Chatham mining lands, containing 44C
acres, near Carterville, to a Boston
| syndicate for 100000.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sorrenson's ba.
| by was literally roasted alive at Syra.
cuse, H., Tuesday. He was left alone
| In the house while his mother went to
a neighbor's. Returning in few min.
| utes, she found him in flames.
The diplomatic corps at Washington
| Is divided into two factions in a most
unusual attempt to freeze out Senor
Aspiroz, the Mexican ambassador, be.
| cause of his share in the prosecution
| and execution of Emperor Muximiliau
The island of Cuba has come to the
rescue of the lovers of early vegeti.
bles, and is now supplying our mar,
kctC with tomatoes, beans and pease
which unusually come from the south.
ern states at this season of the year
| The Albatross, n new type of tor.
pedo-boat destroyer just built at the
| yards of Thornycroft & Co., at CHS.
wick, England, has attained a speed
of IS knots, making this record on heI
trial trip, with the admiralty officials
| on board.
The police of st. Louis and United
States Marshal Bohle's force are look.
ing for ID. NJ. Davis, cashier of the
Cross bank at Emporia, Kas., in re.
spcnse to telegraphic request for his
arrest received from United States Dis.
trict Attorney Lambert at Topeka
Kas.
The steamer City of st. Louis, Capt
Thorwegan in command. which plies
between st. Louis and New Orleans
lies moored to the City Of Providence
near the mouth of the RIVER lies
Peres, Carondelet, with over 100 per.
sons on board, quarantined on nc.
| count of smallnox