The Van Buren press., 1900-01-27

ESTABLISHED Il
Alfred Watts, the inventor of crystal
gold, which is used in dentistry, died,
on the 22d, at his home in Brooklyn,
OF ole age.
The board of naval bureau chiefs, at
their mGeting, on the 18th, decided
against the use of double turrets for
the new battleships.
Mr.. De Armond, of Missouri, intro
duced bill in the house, on the 18th,
for the repeal of the bankruptcy law
with reservation that proceedings
now begun may be closed up.
Capt. Julius Friedman, millionaire,
wus found dead in his bed at the Palace
hotel in San Francisco, on the 22d.
Death was caused by heart disease,
from which the deceased had long
been a sufferer. He leaves no close rel
atiyes.
The German bark Marie, from Aus
tralia, with u cargo of -four for the
Transvaal government, has been taken
as a prize by the British third-class
cruiser Pelorus, near the Island of In.
yak, Delagoa bay, andh as been sent to
Durham with prize crew on board.
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The local army and health officers OF
San Francisco are preparing to receive
800 bodies of deceased soldiers from
Manila, due to arrive there within the
next three or four weeks. The army
officials have also been notified that rs
sick soldiers and 1875 prisoners will
arrive shortly.
In the Swedish budget, which bal.
ances nearly 150,000,000 kroner, and
which is the largest on record, King
Oscar asks for As new batteries OF ar
tillery by the end of 1908. One hun
drcd thousand new Mausers are to be
manufactured and &c, 100000 cartridges,
To be in store within four years.
It is stated that "old man" Slower,
who recently died in California, made
death bed confession to the effect
that he killed Moses Lufkins,in Mime.
sofa, some 12 years ago, for which
crime William Rose, whose attentions
to Grace LufkinB had been forbidden
by her father, was hanged, protesting
his innocence.
Representative Henry, OF Texas, in
trcduced n bill in the house, on the
22d, to provide & form of government
for the territory of Puerto Rico. 1t
prov ides an executive branch, consist
ing Of u governor and secretary and Il
legislative branch of two houses, viz.
council of 10 members and house Of
representatives of 26 members.
Mail advices from Negros bring par
ticplars Of the uprising last month in
the southern part Of theisland in which
= Lieut.. A. c. Ledyard, Sixth infantry,
was killed. Instead of being an unim-
portant revolt of native police, as was
first reported, it appears to have been
an attempt, on the part Of the autono-
nous government, TO overthrow Amer
icun authority.
In the breach of promise suit Of X.
Kirk against Mrs. Mary Eggleston, at
Lnrned, Kas., the jury returned ver-
dict, on the 10th, in favor of Kirk for
N 81 $50. Kirk boarded with Mrs. Eggles.
ton. and claimed that she borrowed
money from him leadinghim to believe
!. she loved and would marry him. AZ
ter getting the money Mrs. Eggleston
reil sed to marry him.
Chief Justice Fuller, in the United
States district court for the district Of
Massachusetts,, on the 10th, made per-
mhnent the preliminary injunction,
" granted some time ago, restricting
cigar or tobacco manufacturers from
selling or Offering for sale any stogles
bearing the word; wheeling" except
such as are actually manufactured in
the city of Wheeling, w. Va,
& Tardy details were received, on the
2ist, of earthquake shocks in Mexico,
during the night Of the 10TH In the
city of Colma and Gundlajara, much
damage to thcaters and churches anG
public and private buildings was done,
In the former city seven persons are
rept rted killed and 60 injured, In the
City of Mexico, the damage was less
severe, and In Vera Cruz the shock was
comparatively slight,
n News from the seat Of war In South
Africa, on the 2lst, indicated the
steady advance Of Gen, Buffers army,
by way OF the right flank Of the Boer
army, toward Lndysmth. The latter,
coi'testing every foot of ground, were
gradunlly forced backward until the
boor Of the guns bombardng Lady
smith could be plainly heard The
cournge displayed on both sides was
N NdescribedU = magnificent
Latest news received, to the l7th
kfrom the war In South Africa, was that
Gen. Butler completely surprised the
NBoers, and occupied the hills beyond
po,geter's Drift, 10 miles west OF Co,
lenso. In Cape Colony, Gen. Methucb
Mud made q demonstration in force
shelling the Boer works; Gen. Gatacre
wNs skirmishing around Molteno, and
lAtltn, French had been throwing n few