The Forrest City times., 1896-10-16


 of Boston, in 2O-round go at London The affair was voted very tame
 COUNTY CLERK PHILIP KSoPF was ar rested at Chicago on a charge of in- dorsing fraudulent registration by is- suing over e,Oo0 certificates to minors The arrest caused big excitement in political circles
 THREE men were instantly killed on the 12th by fall of rock in the Ladin mine at Wilkesbarre, Pa
 TIE American schooner Luther A. Roby from Shiverie. N. g., for Phila- delphia, struck ou the Delaware coast on the 1lth while a terrible northeast gale was prevailing. Three of the crew lost their lives and five were res cued after an awful experience with the clements.
 HARRY ST. JOHN, son of ex-Sov. St John. of Kansas, died on the 10th at Oklahoma City. Ok, of the grip He was under indictment for the murder of his wife.
 Ar Milwaukee on the 10th E. C. Bald, of Buffalo, N. Y. defeated Wal ter C. Sanger, of Milwaukee. for a purse of sl.0Oo The struggle took place on a half-mile track. the men be- ing paced by tandem. Bald's time in the two heats was s:l0 and 2:0a.
 Miss FANNIE BURGESS. a school teacher suddenly became insane while teaching her school near Guthrie, Ok. She kept one class reeiting four hours, asking them all kinds of wild ques- h yfn that the scholars fled for their lives.
 Two of the best business blocks in Corning, la, were entirely wiped out by fire on the 9th. The blaze orig mated in Reinold's elevator. The flames made quick work of this and spread to two box cars in the C., E x O yards. When one of the cars was almost consumed it was discovered that an unknown man had either perished in the flames or had been murdered aud placed there by tramps. In less than two hours the blocks were in ruins and s2oo, 900 worth of property had been destroyed.
 FIRE at What Cheer, la, destroyed the Reporter newspaper office, the post office and several adjoining buildings
 MAN entered the bank at Hardee, la, on the 9th. covered the cashier with a revolver and demanded the proceeds. He was handed over s700 and made his escape.
 THE morocco factories of Garrett < Barr, Charles Baird x Go. and Wash ington, Jones & Co.,, at Wilmington, Del, were destroyed by fire to the ex- tent of s26o, GOO and William McNeal, a fireman, was killed by falling walls. THE anniversary of the great fire was celebrated at Chicago ou the 9th by an immense parade of the friends of the gold standard, about 5, GOO men being in line. At night the friends of free silver had their innings, and marched over practically the same route. Two great mass meetings were held at night by both parties Chaun- cey M. Depew spoke at the gold stand ard meeting. He was escorted to the Coliseum by 1, 800 wheelmen. Ar Mount Junction, Ga, Gus Will Hams, a populist negro, struck a ticket out of democratic negro voters hand The democratic negro struck Williams and Williams fired at his assailant, but missed his aim and shot and instantly killed Engineer Middleton, of the Gen. tral railroad, who was an onlooker Bystanders at once lynched Williams and riddled his body with bullets
 THE great fire at Guayaquil, Ecua- dor, was believed to have been of in- cendiary origin. Some arrests have been made. Many people lost their lives during the conflagration. and the losses were estimated at S54, 400. OOO The populace was furious and demand ed the prompt punishment of the guilty.
 THE safe of the bank at Shelby. Neb., was blown open and s3, 100 stolen | THE Bank of Clatonia, Gage county. Neb., was robbed of sl, 500 by being blown open.
 DR. CARL NITz, a physician at Chi cago, quarreled with his wife about property matters and then stabbed her with surgical instrument in the abdomen. For four hours he watched | her dying, giving her several other Jabs with the instrument and taking notes of the effects, after which he shot himself through the head. FRANK JoNGAso, an Italian. mur- dered his sweetheart, Peppini Carini, at Youngstown, O., because she would not marry him.
 w. Y. ATKINSON, democrat, is re- elected governor of Georgia by ma- | jority of not less than 36,OO0.
 THE Brainard (Neb. bark was nearly demolished by burglars, who attacked the safe with dynamite. Cashier Smith engaged in battle with the burglars and drove them away. No money was lost, but the safe and building were wrecked.
 JOHN $. JOHNSON broke the worlds record for two miles paced. fivinp start, at the Garfield park track at Chi cago on the sth. He made the ride in 3:3s 3-5, breaking the record previously held by Berlo of 3:43 Is
 GEORGE DU MAURIER. the celebrated artist and author of "Trilby," died at London on the sth, aged 62.
 FROM the indications on the sth every mine that was in operation be- | fore the strike at LeadyilIe Col y;II