The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-10-27
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

| "A revision OF the TeSlstTdJlOH llsb
of st. Louis shows a total registra-
ton of 1851 an increase of 1860
over the enrolment of 1896.
Stanley Tochata, aged ten, was ar
rested in the act of turning switch
in Baltimore & Ohio yard, at Chicago.
He said he wanted to see what
wreck looked like.
A Chicago girl, to demonstrate tnat
she was brave enough to commit
suicide, shot herself, and is probably
fatally wounded.
| j. M. Carlton, SO years old, was
struck by a south-bound Missouri Pa
cific train at Irwin, Mo-, and was in
stantly killed,
A warrant has been sworn out, at
st. Louis, against William NJ. Stewart,
charging him with false registration.
1t is alleged that he registered in two
different precincts.
James Stiles, aged eight years, was
kicked by a horse at his home few
miles from Vandalia, ILL.,, and almost
instantly killed.
Mrs. Rosa Wendler, wife of John
Wendler, prominent citizen of Col
linsville, H., died suddenly of heart
trouble.
Nicholas Simon, "a years old, and
Mrs. Anna Hoffman, go years old,
both of Bond county, H., travelled to
Belleville Tuesday to get married.
The New York Times says that the
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. has passed
under control of e, II. Hartman and
William X. Vanderbilt.
Capt. Alexander Halves, of San
Francisco, is visiting old friends in
Belcyille, III. Capt. Howes was ed
itor Of the Belleville Advocate in
1859.
a vessel, having on board 100 pas.
sengers, was boarded by pirates ten
miles below Canton, China. Several
thousand pounds in specie were
taken.
A remarkable alliance against the
United States is said to have been
formed in Paris by Agoncillo, the rep.
rescntative in Europe of Aguinaldo,
and Romero Robledo, the Spanish ex.
cabinet minister.
James Sutton, who was arrested at
Fort Smith, Ark, recently, on a
charge of bigamy, pleaded guilty in
the circuit court and received a sen.
tence Of three years in the peniten.
tiary.
Mr.. Frank Williams, an engineer in
the department OF public works, al
San Juan, Porto Rico, was drowned
while attempting to cross a river on
horseback
A compilation OF carefully collect.
ed reports OF the cotton crop of Tex.
as, up to date, show that the yield for
lo00-l90l will be some 1884 $50 bales
as against 2,4e2, 1913 for the season OF
lso9-1o00
Thomas Simpson and Mrs. Mary e
Monaghan of Eldorado, H., aged 81
and 67 years, respectively, were mar
ried at Eldorado, Tuesday evening.
An unknown man, aged 25 years
who was killed by Missouri Pacific
passenger train west of Warrens
burg, Mo-, turns out to be the man
who robbed the general merchandise
store of Hull & Co., at Centerview.
Special Officer T. Rosser Roemer, OF
ST. Louis, who was charged with hay
ing insulted and assaulted three
young women, month ago. was fined
S25 for the offense, he having abso'
lutely refused to sign an apology.
A stylshly attlred young woman
about "a years OF age, was arrested at
Peoria, H., suspected of forgery. She
gives her name as Josie =. Morgan OF
Boston,and had passed several worth
less checks.
James McCarren, of st. Louis, while
suffering from heart trouble at Albu
querque, n. NJ, was arrested by an Of
fccr, who thought him intoxicated
McCarren died in the lookup.