The Van Buren press., 1899-08-19
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

Fire destroyed part of the square at
Greenville, H.; loss, 5000.
Over $4,000 Texas ex-confedcrates
have filed applications for pensions.
San Domingo merchants are in IA
vor of using the money of the United
States.
Three buildings were burned at st.
Marys Kas., Tuesday, entailing a loss
OF $4,000.
l.. B. Atkinson, of Conway county,
Ark, was held up and robbed in Sc
dalia, Mo.
Connecting lines have inaugurated a
boycott on the Kansas City, Pittsburg
g. Gulf road.
Kansas war veterans have petitioned
the president to remove Pension Gem
missioer Evans.
The Transvaal government is pay
ing high prices for mules and buying
all on the market.
In the Bombay 1ndia) presidency
there were $3.50 deaths from the
plague last week.
Great Britain has dispatched troops
to occupy stragetic pass, which was
held by the Beers during the last war.
The Missouri crop report indicates
that the early corn crop is made, and
that the late planted is in danger from
heat.
President Mckinley addressed 5000
persons at the Catholic summer school
In Plattsburg, N. ", evoking much pa
triotic enthusiasm.
Max Metzger, accused of passing q
oogua check on a st. Louis merchant
Is said to be wanted in Kansas City
Tor similar offense.
Near Milan, Mo-, young man killed
himself after making a futile attempt
to murder his sweetheart because she
would not &C to picnic with him.
AT Gale, |. T., three masked men
held up the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
ticket agent, getting about 60 cents.
The robbers escaped on their horses.
Two battalions of French troops
searched the woods around Rennes for
he assailant of NJ. Labori all day Tues
lay, but without capturing the fugi-
tive
John O'Connor, one of the self-con-
fessed murderers of Charles Brant, at
st. Louis, was given a preliminary
hearing, and held for the grand jury
without bail
y half brother of the late Joseph
Geloist, of Kansas City, No., will con.
test his brothers will, which left most
of his estate to charitable and re.
ligious organizations.
Warrants for the arrest of Postmas.
ter Ellis at Quenemo and Postmaster
Myers at Mayetta, Kas, were issued
Tuesday night. The charge is embez-
zling government funds.
A filibustering expedition in the in
terests of Jiminez, leader of the
Dominican revolution, has been
stopped by the United States authori-
ties at Santiago, Cuba, and the cargo
ccntscated.
Iro Coe, well-known fruit grower,
a. Quincy, H., was killed in a runa-
way. His team became frightened at
barrel falling from the wagon. He
was thrown under the wheels and
frightfully crushed.
The infant child of Mx. and Mrs. VIII
liam Bane, of Newman, Ill.,, died OF
pneumonia after two weeks illness
The child was being treated by Christ.
ian scientists. No physician was called
until the child was dying.
The Illinois board of health is to be
called upon Immediately for advice
and assistance in checking the spread
OF the mysterious cutaneous disease
whlch is rapidly spreading in Downs
township, Mclean county.
Mr.. Mills, clerk in the headqua1.
tiers of Gen. Brooke, at Havana, was
stricken with yellow fever, Tuesday,
and has been removed to the hospital
Other clerks having rooms at the
house where he lived have been quar-
antiued