The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-08-11
SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1900.
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Maj. Thomas Evans, Forty-ninth vol.
unteer infantry, died on board the
transport Sherman, en- route home
from Manila.
The general absence of rain has been
very favorable to threshing winter
wheat, which is nearing completion ir
nearly all districts.
Conrad Schilling, 80 years old, drank
carbolic acid at Pekin, ILL.,, because 8
young lady had cut his acquaintance
He is not expected to live.
John Thomas Brady has been held
for felonious homicide, by coroner's
jury at st. Louis, for shooting and
killing James Sproule, negro.
Frank l.. Taylor, of St. Louis, is a
happy, but surprised father. Tuesday
morning his wife presented to him
three healthy, well-formed sons.
The Chinese, after being defeated at
Pei-Tsang, cut the canal banks and
flooded the country to cover their re-
treat They saved their cannon.
Amos Ruse, the celebrated ball
player, recently with the New York
team, was secretly remarked to his di,
vorced wife, at Muncie, Ind, a week
ago.
Gov. Tanner has appointed Isaac l.,
Ellwocd, Of De Kalb; Adam Goodrich,
of Chicago, and X. s. Ferrand, Of Dix.
ON, as trustees of the northern Illinois
normal at De Kalh.
Harold g. Stefan, an eastern tourist
claims to have been robbed of $4,000 in
money and $4,000 in papers by man
and woman 'at st. Louis, who played
the badger game on him.
For pensions and The maintenance OF
the pension system from July /, 1865,
tc June 30, 1900, there has been eX'
pended S2,6l2,32 900. or an average OF
more than S74O0O,OOO year.
The Lindoll hotel, at Fort Smith,
Ark built in 1850, was burned Tues,
day night, Loss, total. Insurance, 49,,
OoO. +. d. Stevens, proprietor, had
500 insurance on the furniture.
Spring-wheat harvest is nearly fin
ishcd over tie southern portion of the
spring wheat region, where some
threshng has been done, and is well
advanced in the northern portion.
One Of the st. fouls restaurants
which has heretofore refused tc serve
the stirt-waist nun, has put into eff
feet rule which makes the shirt
waist man very much persona grata.
The Missouri smelling works al
Cheltenham, st. Louis suburb, and
valuable lead ore property, have been
bought by Guggenheimer Bros, OF
New York, who are antitrust opera
tors.
Justice Of the Peace benjamin. j.
Eoncau of Belleyillc, ILL.,, has an
nounced that he will marry all couples
free of charge who call at his office In
the basement Of the courthouse al that
place.
Tom Sharkey, who received hit
qrie,us at the hands of Gus Rubin
several weeks ago, is reported Us en'
gagged to be married some day this
week to the belle Of Sheepshead Bay
n. Y.
Mrs. Emma r. Bayne completed her
foriy-ffth century uwhcel in 50 days
at HALEY Stream, Long Island, Tues
day night. Five hundred century rid,
ing fanatics welcomed her with fire,
works
John ID. Ross, lncman in the en-
ploy of the street railway company, ai
st, Joseph, Mo-, was electrocuted al
The top of u high pole in the business
center Of the city. He was literally
roasted alive.
Ii Hung Chang says that If the al.
lies advance the Chinese must fight,
This Is interpreted ns practical aban'
dorment of all hope Of peace, and al
admission that China is launched upon