The Van Buren press., 1899-09-23
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Two new cases of yellow fever were
reported in New Orleans Tuesday.
The international council Of the Con-
gregational church is in session at
Boston.
Kid Mccoy knocked Steve O'Donnell
out in the sixth round in New York
Tuesday night.
The Missouri crop hdlletin reports
conditions in the state improved by
the recent rains.
Two freight trains on the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas colide1 near Rhine
tand, Mo. An engineer is reported to
have been killed.
Southwestern eattlemen will hold a
meeting at Dodge City, kas., October
IL, to effect a parmaneut organization.
The union miners arrested near Car
terville, ILL.,, on suspicion of having en-
gagged in the riot, proved alibis and
were released.
new electric line is in contenfpa-
tion which will connect st. Joseph
Mo-, with Kansas City and Leayen.
WORTH Kas.
The body of Louis kohm, of Belle
vile, ILL.,, was found With a piece of
rope around the neck. 1t is supposed
he attempted to hang himself and
cholled to death.
The Thirty-eighth regiment, which
is being recruited at Jefferson bar
racks, st. Louis, is almost ready for
the field. The recruits are receiving
daily drill practice.
Mrs Lizzie Flood was fatally burned,
at st. Louis, while making prepara.
tions to cook supper on gasoline
stove.
Guests for the wedding of Prince
Michael Cantueuzene and Miss Julia
Dent Grant have begun 10 arrive at
Newport, II. l., and soon the hotels and
fashionable boarding-houses will be
filled again.
A large barn on the Cole farm, near
Clarksburg, Mo-, was burned, Tues
day, together with several hundred
bushels of grain. The fire was caused
by a spark from an engine while
threshing.
Chicago's fall festival, in connection
with the laying of the corner stone OF
the new federal building, has been
completely knocked out by the action
of the union labor organizations.
The Improved Order Knights of
Pythias is holding session of the su-
preme council at Indianapolis.
Capt. Maher, of the Louisville (Ky.)
police force, left st. Louis Tuesday
night with Julius Gilman, a negro,
who is wanted there on charge of
numbering Virgil Blank.
Albert Scholz, of Terre Haute, Ind,
met almost instant death at Charles
ton, ILL.,, by falling under the wheels of
fast moving freight
While digging a well on his farm, a
few miles west of Alto Pass, ILL.,, near
the foot of Bald knob, Anderson Har-
rell discovered lead ore.
Senator Hanna says he has no inten-
ton of relinquishing the chairman
ship of the Republican national eXecu-
tive committee before his term expires.
f. X. Mack, travelling salesman for
the bicycle firm of Weisert Bros, of st.
Louis, died quite suddenly at Toledo,
o., Tuesday.
Democratic primaries were held in
the various assembly districts in New
York city Tuesday night. In the Ninth
assembly district, Jonn c. Sheehan de-
feated the Croker faction by some 300
votes.
Mayor Todd of Jackson, Miss, has is
sued a proclamation appealing to the
interior towns of Mississippi to raise
their quarantines against jackson, as
there is no longer danger of yellow
fever.
Bloomington, ILL.,, is crowded with
visitors present to attend the Good
Roads convention for the counties of
Mclean, Tazewell, Logan, Dewitt,
Champaign, Livingston and Woodford.