The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-09-22
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The transport Thomas sailed for
Manila, with 1,64S enlisted men and
S1,300,000 on board.
Transportation companies complain
~ lack of facilities at Montreal
Canada, and will divert traffic to Que
Dec and Boston.
Rev. c. L. Smith, of Kirkwood, Mo-
who disappeared last Monday a week
ago, was seen that night at Kansas
City.
Mollie S. George, a young widow OF
st. Louis, married II. d. Newberry, OF
Raymond, ILL.,, aged IS, because she
preferred to be an old mans darling
The charge preferred by three
young women against Detective L. r
Roemer, of St. Louis, was heard by
the police board, and the officer was
reprimanded.
Sam Moser's trial came up for q
hearing at Pekin, ILL.,, Tuesday. He
pleaded not guilty to the charge OF
killing his wife and three sons.
Frank Schmidt, a well-known and
wealthy citizen of Huey, ILL.,, died from
the effects Of injuries sustained in a
soiler explosion Monday morning
Deceased was 70 years of age.
The Lorenzo Marquee correspon
lent Of the London Telegraph de
clares that the Beers are "sniping'
Portuguese soldiers, one of whom has
been killed.
There has never before been such
a demand for cotton pickers in north
Texas as there is now. Planters are
offering as high as 81 per 100 pounds
and board.
Herr Paul Singer, president of the
congress of socialists in Berlin, de-
clares that the lese majestic laws must
go. And people are already beginning
to rehearse what they'll say about
the kaiser when the measures in ques
ton are gone.
At Staunton, H., Rudolph Knoemil
Ter, the city marshal, shot and in
stantly killed Ben Lloyd while the lat
ter was resisting arrest.
The funeral of the late Admira
Sicard took place at Westernville, n
Y. The ceremony was very simple
one, being without military honors.
Rev. Father +. +. Phillips, rector OF
the leading Catholic church in the an
thracite district of Pennsylvania, in
dicates to miner and operator that ar
bitration is the only way to perma
nent peace.
Dennis O'Connor, a millionaire cat
tleman and banker of Victoria, Tex.
died Tuesday. He was widely known
in the west.
The yellow fever situation at Ha
vana is decidedly unfavorable. Mr.
Andrew b. Patterson, Of Wheeling, w
Va, died Tuesday of the disease.
Belle Archer, the well-known &C
tress, suffered stroke Of apopleXy al
Warren, Pa, and is said to be dying.
Official dispatches from Berlin state
that Germany will not consider peace
negotiations with China until tn,
leaders of the attacks on the lega
tons have been punished
The National Brewery Workers ms
ISOLATION, in session at Detroit, Mich.
voted to tax each member 81 to rails,
great strike-supporting fund,
In order to erect physical cultur,
hall as monument to his son, Frank
who died few years ago in Ger
many, A. C. Bartlett, of Chicago, hoi
given the University of Chicago SIPS,
900.
Capt. Elizabeth Erickson died n
the hospital in Cincinnati from the ef
fects Of injuries received in the Sal
walton Army nursery fire. This makes
eight victims.
A feud between the Towards ant
the McGees came TO climax in
hotel dining room ut Madsonville
Tenn, Tuesday. One man was killed
two Others were MORALLY injured an,
q fourth man was badly hurt.
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