The Van Buren press., 1900-02-10
OTHERWISE UNNOIICED.

TttOTN III Dl. lOulS lOl th' hiol FiN
days of February.
The business district of Little Rock,
Arb, suffered another heavy loss by
fire Tuesday night.
Marshall b, Yates, one of the oldest
residents of Keysport, ILL.,, and civil
war veteran, died Tuesday.
For the first time in months Havana
is clear of yellow fever. No case" has
been officially reported for some days.
Roy Jones, abductor of Miss Nellie
Berger, until recently guarded against
mob, escaped from Jail at Peru, lad.
Hon. X. S. Hester eX-member of the
legislature from Eureka, H., and a
prominent republican, died at San An
tonic, Tex, Tuesday
Marshall Boyles- preliminary trial at
Florence Ala, for the assassination
OF Probate Judge Mcclure, resulted in
the discharge Of the accused.
At a meeting Of the editors of cen
trail Illinois, in Oakland, an organiza-
tions known as the Central Illinois
Press association was effected
William j. Morgan, Jr., yice-presi-
dent of the Morgan Lithographng Co.,
and widely known in theatrical cir
cles. is dead AT his home in Cleveland,
o.
The condition of Thomas \. Edison,
who has been lying i'll in Akron, o =,
since Sunday, suffering from an at
tack OF acute influenza, is reported i'm
Pre-, ed.
The worst wind and snow storm
ever known at Great Falls, Mont, oc-
CURED Tuesday. Much damage was
done to small buildings and electric
wires.
Mike Mcdonald, the Chicago mil
lionare, has disnherited his 20-year-
old son Guy, for marrying Miss Mary
Flow ers, aged Is, niece of Gen. Lloy j
Wheaton.
William Davenport, a prosperous
farmer, who lived four miles north of
Littl Rock, Ark, was killed by ne
gro employe Tuesday, The weapon
used was an AK,
Mrs w. Il. Sistruck, member of
one OF the most distinguished families
in Florida, committed suicide at Tai
lahasse, Tuesday by shooting herself
through the heart.
The house committee on military af-
fairs acted favorably ON the bill of
Representative Brownlow 10 establish
soldiers home at Johnson City,
Tenn, 20 cost S2j0,000.
Eleven retail and one wholesale
house, including the city meat mar
kct. are in ashes, at Tampco, Mexico.
This is the most disastrous fire in thc
history of the city; loss, $l,ooO,00o.
The Iowa house passed joint rcso'
luton calling upon the Iowa consres'
sionul delegation 10 SECURE the sub.
mission of an amendment TO the con
| stituton for the election of senators
by popular vote.
The secretary Of the navy has sent
TO congress a deficiency estimate OF
$685.. 800 to meet increased eXpcndi.
| lures incident to the establishment OF
naval stations outside Of the United
States,
After stormy session. AT Chicago
during which charges of mismanage-
mcnt of funds were made, the 1000
stockholders of the Illinois Savings
and Loan association decided on volun-
tary liquidation.
The Dawson (Klondike) banks esti-
mate that S2 I ,O00,O 900 will I've taken out
this scnson. From 1000 TO 5000 Dnw-
sonites are arranging TO leave on the
first boats down the river in the spring
for the Cape Nome field,
\ searching party from Dixon, Mo-,
found the seven stolen registered mail
packages Tuesday They were con-
ccnled in the brush about 800 yards
from the point where the mail carrier
alleges the hod.up occurred