The Van Buren press., 1900-01-13
OTHERWISE UNNUTICED.

Mrs. George S. Myers, wife of the
st. Louis tobacco millionaire, died
Tuesday, aged 5S.
Thomas Dere, st. Louis waiter,
while serving a customer, fell, struck
his head on a chair and brcke his
neck.
Ex-Gov. Churchill, of Arkansas, a
staunch democrat, has joined the ranks
OF the expansionists.
Nine. Myra Morell, the prima donna,
is dead at Archer, Fla.
L. d. Baldwin, aged 50 years, died at
his home in Grand Prairie, H., Tues
day.
John w. Newland, an employ of the
city assessors Office in ST. Louis,
dropped dead in his home Tuesday
afternoon.
According to the financial statement
submitted by Mayor Van Wyck, the
net bonded debt of New York city, on
January /, 1000, was $252, 2,676,O35
The gold yield for Victoria, Austria
crease of 17,242 ounces.
The National Photographers associ.
alton decided to hold the national con
yention in Milwaukee the week Of
July 16.
Joseph Furnace, the express messen-
ger who attacked Gen. Greely,at Wash.
ington, was held without bail. Gen.
Greely's condition still gives cause for
anxiety.
Nick Ayers, federal prisoner, serv.
ing out a four-months sentence for
robbing the post Office at fIazen, Ark
October lG last, was found dead in the
Jail at Little Rock.
The Missouri State Labor Fedora.
ton censures the governor for com
missioning two men as national guard
officers in Kansas City who are ac.
cused of employing non-union men.
Andrew Carnegie has agreed to do.
nate $4,000 for a public library at
Chillicothe, Mo-, provided that the city
shall give site and set aside $4,000 an.
nually for It's maintenance.
Chris Fricke, of East st. Louis, H.,
was convicted in the United States
court, at Springfield, Of embezzling
money from the mail, and sentenced TO
two years in the penitentiary.
Senator Hoar has written a letter to
the newspapers of Boston stating his
views on the Philippine question and
defining what he thinks is the coun.
try's duty in the matter.
President Mckinley has disapproved
the ordinance granting an appropria-
ton to pay the expenses Of Creek and
Cherokee delegates to Washington.
Judge Adams, of the United States
circuit court, at st. Louis, rendered a
decision upholding the right of Mis-.
souri, to prohibit the sale of adulter.
nted or colored oleomargarine.
The Hywbeel at the Wingute lumber
mill at Orange, Tex, burst. Tuesday,
killing John Hymers, white. Henry
Williams, negro, and Mat Wilson.
white, were fatally injured.
Henry Brunot, murderer Of his aunt
Miss Jane Brunot, who pleaded guilty
before Judge Farmer, at Pana, H.,
nnd was sentenced to life imprison.
ment in the penitentlary Is perfectly
satisfied TO have snvcd his life.
Germany has addressed two notes to
the British foreign Office challenging
Great Briiain's right to detain any
vessel travelling between two neutral
ports The notes have been duly an
swered.
DR.. Otto Austin, Mr. S. d. Rowland
and Mr.. Robert l., Stevenson, three Of
he best.known and most popular men
In Warren county, Miss, are dead MS
the result Of shooting aifray which
occurred at Oak Ridge.
Terrence McGovern, OF Brooklyn, In
eight rounds of the swlftest punching,
the fastest in-and. .out, glve-and-take
lighting ever seen in Il Horton law
ring, lifted the feather.weight cham.
pionship of the world, at the Broadway
(New York; Athletic club Tuesday
night, from George Dixon,