The Van Buren press., 1900-09-15
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

st Louisans raised more than $12,-
Gee, Tuesday, for the relief of Texas
storm sufferers.
Frank Kibarz, an order clerk, at
81. Louis, was killed by falling down
an elevator shaft.
The United States transport Law
ton sailed, Tuesday, for the far north,
to bring back destitute miners from
Cape Nome.
James B. Case, president of the
Lincoln Trust Co., St. Louis, died sud
denly, Tuesday, at a Battle Creek
(Mich.) sanitarium.
The boycott upon the st. Louis
Transit Co. cars was formally de-
clared off at massmeeting of the
striking street car men.
Arrangements have been completes
for the reception of William j. Bry-
an in St. Louis Saturday.
Two persons were burned to death
and five others seriously injured in a
Chicago tenement house fire.
Two children played with coal oil
and matches at FL Paso, Tex, and
we're burned to death.
Gov. Roosevelt appealed to the vot-
srs of South Dakota to vote as they
shot, and not as their senator's had
talked
A Paris paper says the French cab
met is contemplating resignation in
order to clear the political situation.
lack Collins, road commissioner of
Warrensburg township, has been
placed in Jail at Warrensburg, Mo-,
on the charge of raising township
warrants.
The comptroller Of the currency
has issued a call for the condition of
national banks at the close of bust
ness September 8, 1900.
Beardstown, H., was cut off from
communication by the storm Tues
day. 1t is reported that the town was
in the path of torado which passed
in that direction.
1t is officially denied that there are
any cases of cholera in Madrid, Sew
eral suspected cases have been under
observation
Orc G.. Scott, a demented youth at
Fort Scott, Kas., buried Ratchet in
the brain of his aged grandmother.
His family knew his mind was unbal-
anced but did not consider his mania
dangerous.
The United States battleship Ore
gon has arrived at Woo-Sung. She
steamed at good speed throughout
the trip. Her officers say she is in
perfect condition,
The hurricane which caused disas-
ter in Texas reached Illinois in modi-
fed form, causing much damage to
crops in the country and infictiDg
slight damage to number Of build
jnes in the towns.
Mrs, NJ, j, Iancey, purchasing
miliner from Helena, Ark met n
sudden death, at st. Louis, by acct
dentally slipping on a banana peel
which some careless person had
thrown upon the sidewalk.
The Knights Tempar OF the Unit
ed States have inaugurated move.
ment TO relieve, by financial aid, such
of their fraters as have suffered in
the Galveston disaster.
The war department has been in
formed of the arrival of the trans
port Garrone at Manila on the 18th
inst, with eight troops of the First
cavalry aboard.
Capt, Daniel +, Stiles, Of the Tenth
infantry, retired, died at Oklahoma
City, Okla, aged 80 years, He was
provost marshal at the opening Of
Oklahoma City's townsite for settle
ment.
The Missouri republican judicial
convention nominated Judge Sanford
Il, Ladd for supreme judge, Wilson
Cramer for judge Of the st, Louis
court of appeals, and Mt, Gentry for
the Kansas City court OF appeals,
Col, Thomas Turner, formerly n
member of congress, died at his home
in Mount Sterling, kyo aged 10 years,
Sidney Whlttico, who attempted TO
murder his wife and who severely in
.bred his sistcr-in-law, was sentenced,
at Pana H., to ID years imprison'
mcnt.