The Van Buren press., 1900-06-02
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Admiral Dewey will leave Washing
ton next week on tour that will take
him as far as Grand Rapids, Mich.
The state senatorial convention at
Burnett, Tex, had taken 2,237 ballots,
up 10 Tuesday night, each a tie be-
tween two candidates.
The senate committee on commerce
added an amendment to the river and
harbor bill, to provide for a survey in
the harbor at Harrisonville, III.
The American live stock and meat
exhibits at Paris exposition is in dan
ger of practical prohibition, owing to
French restrictions
Gustov Jorms, of Springfield H.,
who married Bertha Garms despite his
fathers will disinhcriting him If he
did, has effected a settlement, giving
him his share of the estate.
The block system of enumeration is
to be employed in taking the census
of st. Louis, and the work promises
to be more thorough and valuable than
that of any previous enumeration.
Austin Babcock has sued the direc.
tors of the st. Louis Merchants ex-
change for $4,000 damages for alleged
false arrest and imprisonment,gr growing
out of the trouble between them four
years ago
A supplemental bill to the federal
N iIn 1,n
strikers was filed by Postmaster
baumhog of St. Louis, who assertathit
the collecting of mail is hindered by
distractions of the tracks.
Samuel Cupples and Robert S.
Brookings, Of st. Louis, have given to
Washington university, in that city,
the entire property known as the Cup
pies station and Cupples block, the
value of which is estimated at $3.50
900, as an endowment.
The government crop report says the
drought conditions have been mors Sc
rious and rain generally needed. Spring
wheat is suffering, and winter wheat
damaged by Hessian fly. Corn is bet
ter, but backward in Missouri, Arkan-
sas and Texas.
The old gunboat Mobican is to be
put in commission at Mare Island, CAL,
on July /, and will be used as train
ing ship for landsmen. She will be
commanded by Capt. +. j. Drake.
The University Of Cambridge will
confer honorary degrees, June l2, on
Joseph II. Choate, the United States
ambassador; Prof. White, of Harvard,
end Prof. 5. 7. Langley, Of Washing
ton.
All farming industries have been set
back in the vicinity of Tcxarkana,
Tex. by constant rains. In the valley
di"tricts it has been impossible TO
cnop cotton, and corn is injured by
sprigs,
A coroncr's jury at ST. Louis re-
turned n verdict Of homicide at an in.
quest on the body of Arthur j. Bunce,
who was shot by Policeman James +.
Dockcry Sunday morning, Bhnce had
assaulted The officer.
Il. l.. Goode, of Springfield, was
nominated, at Cape Girardeau, for
judge Of the st. Louis court of appeals
to succeed W. II. Biggs. The nomina-
ton was made on the third ballot.
Kid Mccoy was given decision over
Syracuse Tommy Ryan, Tuesday night,
at the end of one of the prcttcst six.
round fights ever seen in Chicago.
Gen. the marquis de Golifct French
minister Of war, has resigned II Is
officially announced that his successor
Is Gen. Andre.
\ terrific explosion, Tuesday mid
nlght,supposed to have been caused by
dynamite, placed on tie tracks of the
Union line at Fifteenth and Chambers
streets, St. Louis, shook the buildings
and broke the glass In all the windows
In the ne!gAborhood.
After a delay Of month, Lloyd G.
Grisconl, United States charge DAT
fairs, at Constantinoplc. has obtained
permission for the importation of an
important consignment of hour'mill.
inc machinery ordered TO the United
states by merchant Of lsmidt.
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