The Van Buren press., 1899-09-09
OTHERWISE UNN0TICED

Nebraska th.s fall.
Eastern poultry men are trying te
run n corner on Missouri geese.
The work of eradieating the wine
room evil in st. Louis is under way.
Thirty-eight couples applied for ant
received licenses to be joined in wed
lock at ST. Louis Tuesday.
The New York butchers have beer
requested to establish a western pack
inghousc in order TO better fight the
trust.
Bishop II. Y. Pearce of the Episcopal
diocese of Arkansas died, Tuesday, a
Fayetteville, in h. eighty-second
gear.
Congressman Il. r.. Burk says he be
lieVes the democratic carnival TO be
held in Dallas, Tex, will be Il grand
success.
Several thousand persons attende.
the opening of the Pana Qll.) stree,
fair Tuesday. 1t promises to be
grand success.
Gen. Jimenes has arrived at Porte
Plata, Santo Domingo, where he was
received with enthusiastic cheers by
throngs of Dominicans.
Col. Panizzadri has indicated his
willingness to testify in the court.
martial at Rennes, if King Humbcrt
will give him permission.
Two former st. Louisans, now bank.
ers in Italy, say the feeling in that
country concerning the Dreyfus case
| is all for the accused man.
NJ. Labori has appealed to Kaiser
| William and King Humbert to permit
| Military Attaches Panizzardi aud
Schwarzkoppen to testify at Rennes.
Warlike preparations by both Beers
and British continue. Field cornets
in the Transvaal are instructing tie
Bocr families how to flee in safety.
Rudolph Sassen died at the county
| inirmary near Paxton, Ill. He was
quito an artist in portrait painting and
leaves a collection of creditable work
| In freight train collision near Sc
| dalia, Mo-, brakeman and fireman
were injured. Both engines were de-
molished and 2S freight cars were de
|
stroyed.
The citizens of the nations capital
are industriously engaged in prepar'
ing royal welcome to Admiral
Dewey when he reaches there early in
| October.
| Ernst Meyer, &c years old a retired
and wealthy farmer aud Miss Mamie
Brinkerhof, 16 years old, both resid'
ing at Burksville, ILL.,, were married in
st. Louis Tuesday.
| The tWo-Year-old child of Charles
Davis, a prominent citizen OF Panai
ILL.,, was fatally injured, Tuesday even.
ing. by drinking nitric acid, which was
lef: within its reach.
Reports from Illinois and Nebraska
indicate that the excessive heat and
drought is injuring late planted corn,
and that even the early planted will
not escape without more or less dam
age.
The Magdeburg Gazette says that
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
has written to Queen Victoria appeal
ing to the British sovereign to inter
vene in the interest of peace in South
Africa.
Henry Loscher. of Butler, o., was
killed at .Pana. ILL.,, by n Big -Four
freight train. He was sitting on
siding and fell asleep, a freight trair
backing upon him and crushing oui
his life.
Admiral Dewey is quoted as eX
pressing a favorable opinion as to the
outcome of the war in the Philippine
islands, saying that he hoped the mex
dry season would see the insurrectioI
quellcd.
Minister of War de Gallifet hes
wired instructions to the active gen
erals at Rennes to leave that city as
soon as the dcpositions are finished
They will not be present to hear the
argument or when the verdict is rem
dercd