The Van Buren press., 1899-11-04
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED
rhe Decatur dllA Coal Co. refuses Il

he Decatur tlll.) coal 10 refuses tt
aTbitrate and has closed down.
A Turkish student has been enrolled
AT the Oklahoma college of ngrieul-
ture.
The ST. Louis bank clearances for
the month of October broke all rec
ords.
The dispute over the boundary line
between Brazil and Bolivia has been
settled.
The output of gold from the Cripple
Creek district for October was over S2,-
100000.
Henry A. Nicely, bishop of the Epis-
copal diocese of Maine, died, Tuesday,
at Portland, Me.
Jacob Buehler, dairyman, was way
laid and fatally wounded on the Leway
Ferry road, near ST. Louis.
On November 26 an important meet
ing of members of the Methodist Epis-
copal church will be held in st. Louis.
Pleasant II. Nash, a most successful
farmer and an old citizen, died at his
home near Flora, ILL.,, Tuesday, aged IA
years.
Maj. o. F. Guthrie, of st. Louis, las
been honorably released from duties in
the United States army ON account #
sickness.
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest, for manslaughter, Of the cap
tains on the boats involved in the
North river disaster.
The trial of J. H. Tettaton is in prog
ress at Kennett, Mo. lie was indicted
separately for killing his stepmother
and her four children.
TIE Association for the Improve
ment of Western Waterways will hold
its biennial convention in Memphis,
Tenr., November IA and IS.
Bob Washington was shot and in
stantly killed, at st. Louis, Tuesday,
by Edward jackson in a restaurant.
The murderer and his victim are both
negroes.
Nicoll Ludlow has been retired with
the rank of rear admiral in the navy
on his own application after 30 years
service, and under the terms of the
personnel bill.
The engagement of Admiral Dewey
to Mrs. Mildred Hazen is the absorb
ing topic of interest in Washington,
and both are being overwhelmed with
congratulations.
Rev. George f. Sturges, rector of
Trinity Episcopal church, at Guthrie,
Okla, died Tuesday. He was 50 years
of age, and was graduated from Ken
yon college in 1885.
Gov. Sayers of Texas was startled,
Tuesday, upon receiving the informa-
ton from the state penitentiary that
a life convict there named Isaacs had
been pardoned out by forged papers.
A big wolf drive has been arranged
by central Missouri sportsmen to take
place near Smithton, Pettis county,
November Q. The drive will be over
four square miles of territory, along
Flat creek.
The four-year-old child of G. ID.
Spenski, Polish farmer, residing at
Millheim, Tex, was stung to death by
red ants. The child fell into an ant
hill and died in a few hours after be-
ing rescued.
Gen. Gomez says: zone curious
trait Of character in the Cubans has
impressed me. The more courage
Cuban showed in fighting the Span
iards the less has he done for Cuba in
times of peace"
A story now comes from Vienna that
Prince Rudolph killed Baroness Vet
sors, and himself because he had
learned from his fathers own lips
that the baroness was his fathers
natural daughter.
Admiral Dewey was the guest of
honor Tuesday night, at an informal
dinner given by Assistant Secretary
Vanderlip of the treasury department.
After the repast had been served, Mr..
Vanderlip handed to the admiral the
deed to the home presented to him by
the American people.