The Van Buren press., 1900-01-27
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

A committee of Danish farmers has
sent to the princess of Wales 12OOO
boxes Of choice butter for the British
soldiers in South Africa. She has &C.
ccpted the gift in the name of the
sick and wounded, and returned a
complimentary message, which con-
cludes with the phrase Especially
az il is a present from my native coun-
try, Denmark"
Rev. DR., Henry Sharpe, prominent
Presbyterian clergyman, died at his
hcme in Philadelphia, on the 2lst,
aged 5s years. He was born at
CudiH, o.
The Baldwin locomotive works have
obtained another large order for en-
gincs from France. The order, which
is for 80 large ten-wheeled passenger
engines, is from the Paris d Orleans
railway, and is the first order for loco
motives ever placed by that company
with an American firm.
A poll of the congress by the New
York Herald shows that the Hepburn
Morgan Nicaragua canal bill will be
passed at the present session. 1t is on
the legislative programme for early
consideration in both houses.
Just one month to the day after the
disappearance Of George b. Eyre, a
wealthy club member, from his home
In Chester, Pa, his body was found in
the Delaware river, nearly opposite
Chester, on the 2lst, and furnished
abundant evidence that young Eyre
hpd been the victim of foul play.
The grand opera house, the largest
auditorium in Washington, was packed
to the doors, on the night of the 2lst,
with an enthusiastic audience, which
vigorously expressed its sympathy
with the Beers in their fight with
Great Britain. The speakers included
several members Of congress.
The Topeka (Kas.) authorities have
ordered pesthouse built at the fair
grounds. TO which the 25 smallpox
cases will be taken. Authorities in.
sist that the disease Is Cuban chicken
pox, but physicians say it is a mild
type Of smallpox.
Ahj. Johnson, with two companies
of the Forty-sixth regiment, and Maj.
Muir, with three companies of the
1hirty-cighth, have defeated 500 Fill
rinos at Tnal, In the southern province
Of Ba,angas, Iuzon. They captured
three cannon and many other arms.
The steamer Doric, which recently
arrived from the orient, landed 700
japanese Mt Honolulu. This complct-
ed n list of 1000 inside Of four days,
The records Of the immigration bureau
at Honolulu show that since June Is
lust 1880 Japanese have been landed
there,
"Ed" and George Meeks, who were
convicted at Fort Scott, kas., Of par-
ticipation In the murder Of Leopold
Edlnger, In October last, were taken
frcm Jail by mob, on the night Of the
sCth, and hanged TO trees in the jail
yard.
A battle ragged In Natal oil day on
the Goth and again on the 2ist. There
was little decided advantage on either
side. The British left, under Gen.
Wprrcn, broke the Boer right, while
Gen. Lyttleton kept the Beers at Pot
gcitcr's Drift busy.
The officials of the post Office de.
partment nre preparing to introduce
rural free delivery upon various star
routes, and the experiment will be In
nuguruted ot an early date, although
several months, and perhaps the pres
ent fiscal year, may elopse before II Ia
introduced upon large scale.
In the executive session of the sem
ate, on the 2ed, Senator Jones (Ark.)
gave notice that ut the next executive
session he would call up his motion to
reconsider the vote by which the Sa'
moan treaty was ratified.
Andrew Carnegie offers TO give $685..
900 TO the Leavenworth (Kas.) public
library, on condition that the city fu..
nish u site for the building and agrees
10 pay $4,000 70 $4,000 u year for lie
ma.ntenaneo.