The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1896-03-05
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

BY the burning of the palatial resi-
dence of James r. Armiger, of North
Baltimore, Md, on the e3d. seven per-
sons, members of the family, servants
and a guest, were either suffocated
and burned in the building or killed by
jumping from the windows. The head
of the family was himself among the
victims.
REV. II. F. PARsHALL, aged 73, an
evangelist of national reputation in
the Baptist church, died at his home in
Chicago, on the night of the 23d, from
the effects of railroad accident nine
years ago. His services of half CEN
tury, extending from New York to
California, resulted in many new
churches and over five thousand con-
versions.
On the oath Gov. Oates of Alabama
issued a proclamation offering a re-
ward of $4OO each for the arrest and
conviction Of such persons as paI'tici-
pated in the lynching of Robert Will
liams in the city. of Montgomery re-
Gently.
The battleship Indiana, with tie
naval board of inspection on board,
went to sea from Fortress Monroe, Va,
on the 24th. on her trial trip.
On the cath west bound Lake Shore
Waterloo, Ind, and the two sections
collided. Ten cars of coal oil ignised,
and the flames spread rapidly, doing
great damage in destroying surround
ing property. All traffic was suspended
for hours.
WILL WOOD, one of the trio arrested
for causing the death of Pearl Bryan,
was before Judge Grigg, in the Cincin-
natl police court, on the 25th. Bail
was reduced from $1,000 to So 900, and
the case continued to April 15
A SPECIAL train left Birmingham,
Ala, on the cath, for Savannah, carry
ing two baggage car loads of boxes,
trunks and other baggage and be-
tween 200 and 300 negroes from Ala
bama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tex
as. en- route to Monrovia, Liberia,
Africa.
On the o4th Mrs. Elizab beth Coleman,
aged 100 years, died at Galesburg. Wis.
Her father was first cousin of the
last lineal descendant of the royal FAM
ily of Stuarts, descending from James
III. At the age of six months her father
was killed, and later her mother, by
marriage beneath her rank, was disin-
herited.
THE iron steamer Bermuda, flying
the British flag, was boarded and
seized hy revenue officers of Liberty
island, New York harbor on the night
of the Gath. The Bermuda has been
under the watch of Spanish spies for
some time. They had reason to believe
she had been bought by Cuban revolu-
tionists and was fitting out as a fibus-
ter.
THE house military COMMITTEES. on
the o5th, considered bill to establish
home in the District of Columbia for
aged and infirm colored people, to cost
S1OO, 600 and to- be constructed out of
the bounty money due to the estates
of colored soldiers of the late war,
whose heirs are unable to prove their
relationship and which moneys are
now lying in the United States treas
urv.
THIRrY-FIvE families of poor people
In Hoboken, N. j., were rendered
homeless, on the 25th, by fro.
THE bethlehem tPa.) Iron Co. was,
on the e5th, informed by Secretary
Herbert that the government had
awarded the company the contract Tor
furnishing eight sets of 13-inch Run
f0rgings. The Midvale Steel Co got
the contract fer tho s-inch guns.
A ROYAL decree was issued in Brus-
sells, on the s7th, accepting the resig-
nation Of NJ. DeBur1et from the ohice
of prime minister, mimi ter OF the In
terror and minister Of instruction, and
av,v,<,;nx;,,o, n sKuverrsau rs his success