The Forrest City times., 1893-08-11
An Editor Shot.

swan Lake. Jefferson county. L.. w. Clement, vice J, c. Merritt, resigned. An Editor Shot. TExARKANA, Ark, Aug. 5.-Intense excitement was caused here last night over the shooting and fatal wounding of Capt w Allen. editor and proprie- tor of the Daily Interstate News, by John J. King, county judge of Bowie county. Tex Physicians say there is little chance for Allen to recover.
 IThe beginning of the trouble dates back about month when Allen was arrested and fined for alleged contempt of court by the com. mssioner's court. of which King is ex-oficio presiding officer The alleged contempt was the publication by Allen of an adverse criticism of the courts action. The parties met. where. upon King drew revolver and fired the ball taking effect in Aliens left side and passing through the body below the lungsl
 HE DIED.
 TExARKANA, Aug. T.--Editor Allen died of his wounds inflicted by County Judge King of Bowie county, Tex. He leaves a widow and 2-weeks-old babe Deceased was older in the harness than any editor in that section Of the state. and had been publishing the News continuously for the pas, nineteen years Before locating In Texarkana he was engaged in newspaper work at Sher. man, Tex.
 GRANTED BAH.
 TExARKANA, Ark, Aug. 9.-The pre-. liminary trial of County Judge King, who killed Editor W. J. Allen of the Interstate News, took place before Jus tice of the Peace k. J. Haywood, and resulted in the accused being granted bail in the sum of 5000, which was promptly furnished by number of leading citizens.
 Internal Revenue Appointments.
 Collector of Internal Revenue Cook has made the following appointments: Allie A Steele, Of Batcsville. general store keeper and gauger for the district of Arkan. sas. with headquarters at Little Rock vice E. O. Stuart, of Hampstead county. resigned. Wm. F. Sherman. of Fayetteville, vice John Clancy, commission revoked. to a similar position.
 Horace G. Poynor of Carroll county, vice A. l. Thompson. of the same county, resigned; also similar position.
 The following resignations have been re- eelved: 4. H. Fulton. of Pulaski, stationed in Independence county: sam Tuggle. of Inde- pendence county; John Cutler. of St. Francis county: w. E. Haynes. of Faulkner county; Joseph Morrison, of Pulaski county,
 Got the Wrong Man.
 NEWPORT. Ark, Aug 9.-Excitement an the neighborhood where Detective Jo Smith, of Illinois. was brutally butchered and robbed was intensified ye esterday when Wesley Delaney was brought here for Identification. When brought face to face with the persons who last saw Smith alive they all de. clared that Delaney is not the man who was Smiths companion and who is |suspected of being his slayer. Delaney was therefore given his liberty. Dry Goods Houses Burned Out. North Little Rock was visited by a bad fire the other night. N. A. Beller, pry goods and groceries; loss, s6,00O; Insurance, s3.500. W. D. Lampkins, iry goods: loss, ss.0OO; insurance, sl,- D00 There were other small losses.
 Quit Work.
 At Pine Bluff the other day the en- tire force in the blacksmithing depart ment of the Cotton Belt shops quit work because a non-union foreman had been employed.
 A Towboat Sunk.
 The Oakley Slave Co.'S towboat Ar thur sunk in thirty feet of water at Camden, and is considered by the own CTS as a total wreck. Only the chim- neys show.
 A Good Record.
 Out of seventy-five business houses in Philadelphia there have been only three failures in three years, notwithstand- Ing the financial stringency.
 Will Go to Wisconsin.
 Receiver Armstrong of the First na- tional bank of Little Rock will be ap- pointed receiver for the Plankinton bank of Milwaukee. Wis.
 Bound Over.
 E. $. Mosely, the negro recently ar rested in Little Rock for presenting false claims for pensions, was bound over in the sum of $500.
 Colored Masons.
 The twenty-first annual communica- tion of the most worthy grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons (colored) was held in Little Rock.
 Killed by a Tramp.
 Ed Ryan, son of Engineer John Ryan, of the Hot Springs railroad, was killed near Malvern by a tramp named Frank Jones, who escaped