The Van Buren press., 1901-01-19
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

has brought fruit farm at San Jose,
Cal, for $21, 800.
A constitutional test is to be made
of the Missouri law providing for spe-
cial juries.
The Richardson hearing, at Savan-
nah, No., has been postponed on ac-
count Of the illness of Mrs. Richard
son.
The house committee on post offices
decided against the pneumatic mail
tube system and made no appropria-
ton for it.
The administration has recalled
Special Commissioner Rockhill from
China, being in need of his counsel at
Washington.
The oil find at Beaumont, Tex, has
caused great furry in real estate,
and an influx of oil magnates and
spectators.
Gov. Dockcry of Missouri has with
drawn all the unconfrmed appoint
ments of his predecessor, Gov. Stephens,
from the senate.
Arthur Cakes, son of Peter Oakes,
of st. Louis, is accused by his wife of
having attempted to cut her throat
with razor, Sunday night, in Bos-
ton.
Detective John Cordell, indicted at
ST. Louis for assaulting an election
official, gave bond to answer the
charge, and has been suspended from
duty.
A Madison Ull.) laborer obtained
SO in good money samples from east
ern green goods men by representing
that he might buy some of their
goods.
A call has been issued for an Ok
lahoma statehood convention TO urg"
upon the present congress the claims
of the territory for admission to the
union.
Milo Gregory and j. II. Tettalon.
who were to have been ha: ged at
Bent ett Mo-, next Saturday.have been
granted respites for 80 days by Gov.
Dockery.
Gov. Sayers and Lieut.-Gov. Brown
ing were inaugurated at Austin, Tex,
in Joint session of the Legislature,
Tuesday, in the presence of fully 1000
spectators.
John Gonder, II years old, allowed
his right hand to be caught under the
knife of cloth cutter AT the Bemis
bag factory, at ST. Louis, and the
member was amputated.
The St. Louis court of appeals has
ruled that a widower is entitled to the
same rights in his deceased wife's
estate as are granted widow in her
deceased husbands estate.
John W. Harrison, founder md sole
owner of the Shickle, Harrison u
Howard Iron Co., of ST. Louis, has dis
posed of his entire interest in the
plant and retired from business,
Capt. Bernier, of Quebec, who volun-
teered TO make n trip to the north
pole. has completed all his arrange
ments in London, and confidently pre-.
diets the success of his expedition,
Venezuela has seized two vessels for
use against the revolutionists. The
company that owns them has II Brit
ish charter and an American is presi-
dent. International complications
may follow.
The government has taken cogniz-
ance Of the prevailing grip epidemic,
and an inquiry has been set on foo;
to ascertain It's exact extent, severity
and pcculiarities in yarius parts OF
the United States.
Mrs, Julia Chauvin llowsc, whose
grandfather, Joseph Chnuvin arrived
at the site Of st. Louis in company
with Pierre Laclcde ana Augustc
Chouteau, died at her home in ST,
Louis, Tuesday, aged 81 years,
Every petroleum producer in the
United States, except the Standard Oil
Co., Is opposed to the ship-subsidy bill,
They see in II an attempt TO form q
shipping trust and exclude their
product from foreign countries.
Fred Alexander, the negro, who,
Saturday evening, attempted to as
sault Miss Eva Roth and who was
supposed TO nave assaulted and killed
Pnerl Forbes in Lcovenworth, Kns,
IN November last, was taken from the
shcri's guard and burned at the stake,
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