The Van Buren press., 1899-02-11
OTHERWISE UNN0TICED.

Porto Rieans at San Juan celebrated
the ratification of the peace treaty.
Spotted fever is raging at Morgan
town, Ky, many residents having left
the town.
The condition of the treasury shows
deficit of $9s3,2os for the first week
of February.
The Tennessee river is above the
GaLger line and still rising. Much
damage has already been done.
The French press seems to think
that Japan will help the Filipinos by
means of filibustering expeditions.
The turnpike company of st. Clair
county, ILL.,, has been ordered to open
the tollgates. A clash is expected.
The president has nominated Thomas
j. See, of Montgomery City, Mo-, to be
professor of mathematics in the navy.
The terrific defeats sustained by
Aguinaldo's army are said to be caus-
ing his prestige with his own troops
to wane.
Joseph Reyburn, the first white male
5orn in Miami county, Ind, died Tues
day His father was a colonel in the
war of 1912.
Rev. j. B. Quinlan, S. j., rector of
the Sacred Heart church, Galveston.
Tex, was found dead in his room at
Washington.
Thieves have succeeded in getting
away with a large amount of copper
telephone wire belonging to the city
OF ST. Louis.
Arrangements have been perfected
for a new steamship line to ply be-
tween California ports and Mexico and
Central America.
The London press pays high eompli-
ment to our volunteer troops at Ma
Mia, crediting them with the steadi-
ness of regulars.
Judge Hazen, of the district court
at Topeka, Kas., decided that the re-
cent special session of the Kansas leg
islature was legal.
John Tyson, aged 30 years, while
crossing a railroad bridge at Clinton,
Ind, was caught by passenger train
and fatally crushed.
John Johnson, sentenced to hang
for the murder of Ballard Johnson.
writ of supersedeas.
Frank Winl<ler, aged 81 years, was
badly crushed by falling slate in mine
No. s, of the Brazil Gnd.) Block Coal
Co., and will probably die.
John Hollands gold pen factory, at
Cincinnati, was burned Tuesday night
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $21 900. Most
of the stock was in fireproof safes.
Mrs Mary Williams, her son Harvey
and two small children, of Middles-
boro, KY, were drowned while fordine
Clineh river, swollen by the recent
rains.
7. J. Fitzpatrick, aged rs years, one
of the pioneer farmers of Pettis coun
ty Mo-, died near Thornleigh, Mo-, OF
pneumonia. His wife died week
| previous.
Salem, ILL.,, was visited by fire
Tuesday which burned the buildings
in which were the city news stand,
Storrment's barber shop and Fletcher's
| grocery store.
The secretary of war has sent TO
congress a statement of the militia
force of the United States. 1t shows
9466s organized and s,995,s25 unor-
ganized men of the service.
Aaron Shackelford, while returning
to his home at Princeton, KY, in an in.
toxicated condition, fell under the
wheels of his wagon. His skull was
crushed killing him instantly.
La Minerve (MontreaD, the leading
French newspaper of Canada, pub
fishes the statement that the Canadian
government will expel Agoncillo, the
Filipino agent, from the Dominion.
William Kinds, of Texarkana, .
Texas & Pacific brakeman, was thrown
under the wheels while making a
coupling at Paris, Tex, and fatally in.
jured. His child was burned to death
a week ago.
Charles Roberts, his wife and a.
year-old daughter and a negro mar
were instantly killed by an explosion
of dynamite which Roberts was thaw.
ing out, near Coffeyville, Kas. A. G
Darrow was badly injured
TO LEGALIZE BOXING BOUTS.
Two RIIta Introduced In the MssourI Houst