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The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
Shooting at Fort Sm.th-

On public street in Fort Smith re. gently Mrs. Pagan Bourland shot twice and fatally wounded Maude Allen. then fired upon her husband. The shooting was the result of an intrigue of long standing between Bourland and the Allen woman, and has not been unex. pected, in view of less serious dificul. ties that have occurred from time to time. Mrs. Bourland had disguised her. self by blacking her face in order that she might come upon the couple una wares Boulsnd is quite wealthy and his wife is most estimable lady and leader in society. She was arrested but released on her own recognizance.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
THE STATE IN BRIEF.

Levys dry goods store and braas , jewelry store burned recently at TOT rest City.
 The first bicycle ever manufacture in the state was recently completed " a Little Rock firm.
 The first car of Irish potatoes ese' shipped from Conway was recen"' shipped to Chicago.
 A special train on the Iron Mouh''i will convey Arkansas delegates ' visitors to the St Louis convention
 Capt. Nj. c. House, of Lonoke' io' seven years commander of troop A' kansas state guard, has resigneo' owns to physical disa bility.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
New Goal EieII.

Col. NJ. l.. DeMahler has written to President Dickinson, of the Little Rock Board of Trade, that he has just re- turned from an exploration of the Faulkner county coal discovery, and says that enough is known, in the ab- sence of real tests, to make it certain that Little Rock has supply close to her doors second to no center in the southwest. Owing to his not having the proper tools, Col. DeMahler was un- able to secure large specimen of the coal, but he succeeded in breaking fragment, which is now on exhibition at the Little Rock Board of Trade The coal is semi-anthracite in its character, and is apparently as fine as any that has been previously discovered in Ar kansas
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE statement of the associated banks of New York city for the week ended the 9th showed the following changes: Reserve, decrease, S3,774,- 375; loans, increase, Sl. 622, TOO; specie, decrease, S647, 300; legal tenders, de- crease, 8, 520, 400; deposits, decrease, 8 ,694, 100; circulation, increase, sl2O,- POO.
 THE associated banks of New York city held SIS, 4s6, 300 in excess of the re- quirements of the 25-per-cent. rule
 THE returns issued by the London board of trade for May show decrease in imports of e1, 100, 900, and an in- crease in exports of G47O, 900, as com. pared with May, 1895.
 ON the Sth the street railway strikers of Milwaukee held meeting and unanimously decided to stand together and continue the strike.
 ON the Sth, in response to a resolu- tion, the secretary of state informed the senate that there were no aliens employed in the state department.
 ON the 8th the president signed an order granting permission to the Chick. asaw tribe of Indians in the Indian territory to draw upon the United States treasury for S1O0, 900 out of their fund of $l, 100000 to pay the current and national expenses of that tribe. The consent of the senate remained to be obtained.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Austin Corbin's Death.

The corroboration of the reported death of Austin Corbin, the New York capitalist, which reached Hamburg re- gently, threw a shadow over that com munity. The deceased, through his business interests, having become an important factor in the development of Ashley county, the feeling of regret at his death was universal and sincere, as his enterprise in planting colonies and carrying out gigantic schemes for the colonization and settlement of south eastern Arkansas was remembered and commended. A number of enterprises iu which Mir. Corbin was engaged will now be completed by his sor-in-law, George $. Edgell, who for long time has had charge of his Arkansas inter- ests, and who is president of the Sunny side and Western Railroad interest
 This road will be completed by next November, and probably will be ex- tended west as far as Texarkans. mak- ing one of the most important lines of transportation in the southwest. The company owns 2,5oO acres of land in Ashley county, besides lesser tracts in Chicot and other counties through which the road will pass. The perma- nent survey of the line between Port land and Hamburg is now being made. President Edgell is an experienced railroad manager and has energy, money and enterprise under his control
 The road will prove valuable property.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

ON the 7th two dynamite cartridges were exploded outside of house occu- pied by priest at Orendain. near St. Sebastian, province of Guipuzcoa, Spain. The house and other buildings in the vicinity were badly damaged, but nobody was hurt.
 A CoUNTERFEITlNG den was discov- cred, on the 7th, on the farm of Mai. Brown. Oxford, Mass. and two Svrians, J. Gabel and s. George, were arrested. The house contained an elaborate out it for making counterfeit dimes. quar- ters and half dollars
 ON the 7th as the result of the ex- plosion of a bomb thrown into the street in Barcelona, Spain, while re- ligious procession was passing, II per sons were killed and 40 wounded.
 Ar the Horton cement works at Bin newater, hamlet about five miles from Kingston, N. Y, blast exploded prematurely, on the sth, instantly kill ing three men, all married, and fatally injuring fourth.
 MIME. BRANZEAU, a wealthy French lady, and Mme. Paragamlan and her daughter, the wife and child of a rich Armenian residing in Constantinople, were captured by brigands at Yalove, 20 miles from Constantinople, carried off and held for S1o, 900 ransom.
 A PARTY of seven-four men and three women-returniug to South Pitts burgh, Pa., from a fishing camp at West Run, on the Monongahela river. where they had spent the day in arinlxino were run down by the packet steamer James G. Blaine, and one man and one woman drowned
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
CONDENSED TElEGRAMS.

It is said that Barney Barnato and Cecil Rhodes will turn their attention to the British Columbia mining region.
 It is intimated that Samuel Fessen- den, of Connecticut, may be temporary chairman of the St. Louis conven tion
 The president signed the revised general deficiency appropriation bill, which had been amended to meet his objections.
 The congressional conferees have agreed upon three battleships The price of armor plate goes over to the next session.
 welcomed by their brethren of the press of Memphis, Tenn, on their ar- rival Monday
 More than TOO democrats at Kansas City, Mo, sent petitions to Judge J. B. Can't, asking him to become can. didate for governor
 Thomas Eddlings. aged 25, was struck and instanly killed by Chicago, Peoria & St Louis passenger train just north of Charlottesville, III.
 The California delegation to the St. Louis convention has arrived loaded with enthusiasm for Ulysses S. Grant for the vice-presidential nomination.
 Martial law has been declared at Barcelona, Spain, on account of dis turbances following Sundays bomb throwing, which resulted so disas- trously.
 Notwithstanding the furor kicked up by some of the St. Louis papers, the colored delegates to the Repu blican national convention will all get proper accommodations.
 The democratic primaries of Hamil- ton county, O., resulted in the election of 66 silver and two gold delegates to the Democratic state convention at Columbus, June 23.
 W. S. Manning, of Albany, N. Y., a close friend of Mckinley, says the major will be satisfied with nothing short of a gold standard declaration in the republican platform.
 Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, has cancelled hls reservation of quarters at the St Nicholas hotel, St. Louis. This is looked upon as significant in view of the threatened silver bolt.
 A hailstorm passed over a strip of country about two miles south of Ar cola, H., completely wrecking every thing in its path. The storm is report cd to have been about mile wide
 Mir. William L. Royall, editor of the Richmond (Va.) Times, has concluded to dispense with his proposed lecture, criticising Gen. Longstreet and Jeffer. son Davis, during the ex-confederate reunion.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
Epidemic Among Stock.

An epidemic which has proven disas- trous to mules and horses is raging m Chicot and other southeastern counties of the state. The disease is mysteri- ous one, but resembles charbon, maj ady which causes death by sutfocason. One planter has lost eight mules and D more are afflicted. It has assumed such serious proportions that mass meet ing was held at Portland, Ashley county, to devise means of quarantine against the spread of the contagion
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
Bazelle Released.

The negro rapist, Bazelle, was re- leased from custody al Forrest City after having been held in jail for sev- eral days and after Deputy Sheriff Heard, of Little Rock, failed to iden- tify him. An officer from Philadelphia failed to claim him, but pronounced him as wanted at Warren, Bradley county, to which place a telegram was sent. No reply being received, he was released.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
Little Rock Wants the Roaa

The facts above set forth were ,,;a before the Little Rock Board of T,.a. and that body adopted the follovir. resolutions:
 Resolved. That the Board q. r-oa. city of Little Rock hereby extends a co,aas, e., greeting to the Kansas City. Pittsbu,s a.s Gulf road, and that an earnest inyita,;o. .Is .s hereby given to said road to complete i,s ,,.. into this city, and that to accomplish ,h,s . a.s the Board of Trade is in position to offer .an. s;antial inducements
 Resolved. further, That the secretary |, hereby requested to furnish to H. A. stilv.n ri Kansas City, Mo, a copy of these resclution,
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

SOME people are entirely too exacting when it comes to accepting aid in time of distress. An East St Louis man whose house was completely wrecked applied to the relief committee for stove and cooking utensils, and is still doing without them because the com mittee could furnish none that suited him. They were willing to give him a first-class cook stove, and ordinary utensils, but he would be satisfied with nothing but range and porcelain lined pots and kettles
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
Wild as a Savage.

The sudden and violent insanity of James Goodwin, prominent young man residing near Hot Springs taken in connection with the fact that he has denuded himself of his clothing and taken to the woods and has as yet evaded his pursuers, is causing the greatest anxiety and excitement throughout that neighhorhood. He is as wild as savage and the pursuing party has never been able to get nearer than a hundred yards of him. The cause of his derangement cannot be ac- counted for, as he has never before shown any signs of insanity.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

ONLY an American city of 200, 900 in- habltants could get up such a celebra- tion as was seen in Minneapolis re- gently Several thousand school chil- dren pulled through the streets the first house erected on the site of the town, while the first settler, with his wife, who lived in it, rode in carriage at the head of the procession. It is only 47 years since the pioneer built this cabin with his own hands, and now at the age of 76 he is still strong and active man. The historic relic was trundled on it's wheels four miles to its future site in Minnehaha park, and the 5000 children who furnished the motive power, in relays thousand strong, will grow up to remember the occasion with civic pride and pleasant memories.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

HoN. MATT J. RANSOM, minister to Mexico, is on visit to his home in North Carolina.
 A. J. BROWNE, president of the Con- solidated Street Railroad Co.,, and vice. president of the Fourth national bank of Grand Rapids, Mich, dropped dead in his library on the 7th. Heart dis ease was the cause of death. He leaves an estate valued at $500. 1000, wife and five children. His age was 55.
 NJ. JULES SIMON, the celebrated French statesman, formerly prime min- ister of France, suffering from neuro- sis of the stomach, was reported, on the Tth to be in a comatose condition The last sacrament of the church had been administered to him.
 HENRY C. ROBERTS, Washington cor respondent of the Houston (Tex Post, has been appointed to a position under the United States legation at Constan- tinople, and will accompany Minister Terrell to Turkey.
 ON the Sth M. Jules Francois Simon, celebrated statesman, life mem Der of the French senate, member of the French academy, perpetual secretary of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences, and formerly prime minister of France, died in Paris, after fort nights illness with neurosis of the stomach.
 CAPT. JOHN c. BoURKE, third cavalry. U. $. A, died at the Polyclinic hospital in Philadelphia on the sth.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
An Important Capture.

A dispatch of recent date from Altus says that F. D. Houck, deputy United States marshal, and Bean Winfrey, deputy sheriff of Crawford county, ar rested in the Indian Territory, John Floyds, who it is thought assisted in the murder and bank robbery at War ren some time ago This is considered to be very important arrest, as Floyds is implicated in various murders and robberies.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
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 The prospects are very fs... the . early construction of a branass Tor the Kansas City, Pit.sburg .ra aca of railroad into Hot Springs. Ts. sui tance from Hot Springs to tha ne dis west. directly
 A meeting of the citizens at a
 ness Mems Club was attended bv puS' p ager w. A. Williams, of the ssu., aan' division of the road, resulted ;n era pointment of Mayor w " w ap- Hon. J. P. Willard and Col Jos 'ers' oumpter, as committee to co '' sas City to confer with Mr. c,r, nan the financial agent of the road s purpose of ascertaining just vh,, 'As sessions will be expected of ,ha '0a' to secure its construction. and ;f f.Op'' W were satisfactory, to enter into l. sa nlte agreement. Manager wn,' stated that he was not authorized 1a' 7. make proposition to the cit,xen. ' Hot Springs, but his private on;.,' was that the company only wan,sa . guarantee of right of way and term,.., privileges. Mir. Williams was .... Hot Springs by Financial Agent s.,u well to ascertain what the people ,h... were willing to do.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

THE representatives of the American school of archaeology who began the work of excavation recently on the site of the ancient city of Corinth have already unearthed the ruins of an old Greek theater and key to the topog- raphy of Corinth thousands of years ago. Americans are engaged in dig ging up antiquities in Babylonia also, and are likely to distinguish them selves in this important field of science.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
The Judge Has a Tender Heart.

William K. Blevins, a white man of Independence county, will serve sen tence of 60 days in the jail al Batesville, instead of year at Fort Leavenworth, due to the kind-heartedness of Judge Williams, of the federal court at Little Rock. Since his arrest for selling liquor without license, Blevins' wife has died, leaving three little children with no one to care for them
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

ACCORDING to the Arctic explorer Nordenskiold, Siberia will occupy the place of America as the great producer of cereals when the czars great rail way is completed. This prophet fails to take into account the intelligence of our farmers, the ingenuity of our in ventors and the superior form of our government. More is expected of the long Asiatic railway than is likely to be realized
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

SAN FRANCISCO has a curious strike in which the Chinese worllmen in blouse waist factory run by one of their own race are engaged against white girls who have taken their places at lower wages. The Chinamen gather around the factory to hoot at the girls, which is further than the Mellican man is willing to go. John should try to find text in Confucius to reconcile him to the new woman.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

THE month of May, 1896, will be re- membered for its weather vagaries and remarkable atmospheric disturb ances. Southern California had a rec ord-breaking hot wave, the mercury at Los Angeles going up to 1O9 in the shade. A few days before snow storm of ten days duration came to an end in one of the towns of Montana.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

THE nominating speeches at St. Louis will be made by Senator-elect Foraker for Mckinley; Senator Lodge for Reed; Chauncey M. Depew for Morton, and J. N. Baldwin for Allison. This means that the oratory in the case will be of a standard of excellence that will com mand attention.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
Passed Counterfeit Money.

Peter Getzner, blacksmith at pine Bluff, was arrested recently, chargeu with passing counterfeit money ne passed a counterfeit S20 bill on mer- chant. He is said to be the leader oi a gang that has been operating Tn tna' vicinity for several weeks.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

FARMERS complain that it is as hard to hire la bor in the cities as it was be- fore the electric railways began to reach out into rural places. Inventive electricians will have to help out the tillers of the soil, for it is evident that the Unemployed" will not count for much when there is rush of work in the fields
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

THE navy department has completed its arrangements for the annual drills of the various naval militia battalions. Vessels of the North Atlantic squad ron will be sent to the various ports where there are naval battalions, so as to give each organization at least a week of practice on shipboard. This tour of duty will begin about June 15.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
Arrested on Another Charge.

Albert Hawkins, the Clay county for ger, pardoned by Gov. Clarke, on con- dition of leaving the state in ten days, and who was immediately taken in charge by federal officials on a charge of using the mails fraudulently, has t-Saa released on $500 bond.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
Another Death from Hydrophobia.

About eight weeks ago Katie Downey' a 10-year-old girl residing in Ldttle Rock, was bitten by a blood hound The effects of the bite did not appear until recently, when the unfortunate girl was taken suddenly ill and went into violent spasms and died in great anoOy
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

THE Spanish hope of aid from France is based upon the fact that French capitalists have millions invested in Spanish securities and properties. But will the French capitalists favor giv- ing all of this money to the dogs and throwing lot more after it by back ing Spain in a hopeless conflict?
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

ONE of the railroads in Pennsylvania has not waited for the passage of a bicycle baggage law in that state, but announces that it will carry bicycles and baby carriages free. This goes ahead of the legal requirements and provides an outing for the whole fam ilv
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12

PENNSYLVANIA Dunkards have just declared against bicycles and gold fll- ings in the teeth. Electric fans and negligee shirts have not yet invaded the Pennsylvania Dunkards territory, so they are not tabooed for 1896.
The Forrest City times., 1896-06-12
THE FORREST CITY TIMES
LASpvoIGT 6 vApAKIS, PubIishera
FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS.

THE Republican national convention at St. Louis will be the eleventh in the history of the party. These gather ings have furnished seven of the ten presidents elected since 1856.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-07
QUEER SWIMMING GAMES
New Features Introduced by the
 New York Athletic Club.
The Angler and the "NIan-Fish"-A Tug of-War in the Water-Hurdle Rae ing in Tank and Diving
 Through Hoop.
lC0PYRIGHT 1S96. l

Assistant District Attorney Barton s. Weeks, the captain of the great New York Athletic club, is as keen in the pursuit of athletic hohors and novelties for his club as he is in the pursuit of convictions in court. The clubs depart ment of swimming is under the direc tion of Gus Sundstrom, one of the most famous swimmers in the world. With Weeks to plan and Sundstrom to exc cute, with the pick of 2,500 members to select from, and the fine winter and summer facilities of the club for water games, it is no wonder that the tank in the big clubhouse and the shore at Travers island are worth watching for novelties. Training is no farce with the \. Y. A. c. champions. Capt. Weeks himself lives at Pelham Manor, near Travers island, in the summer; baseball practice at the island began this year as early as April 26, and the swimming contingent transferred their attention thither directly after the close of the water polo tournament in the home tank late in May. Many of the members will live there until October 1 or even later, working hard every day.
 Summer is agood time, and anywhere in deep enough water good place t, practice the newest water games de- vised by Capt. Weeks and Mr. Sund- strom and executed by the N. e. As crack swimmers, Knoblaucl, Murray. Wenek, More, Bronson, Schumacher. Williams, Thompson, MeManus, Kint Ter and Diclzey. Some of the games are invaluable in training swimmers for life saving or for sudden surprises in the water; perhaps larger number are pure fun.
 Of the latter sort, the most uproarious is the man-fsh game. This was first tried in the aquarium in London re- gently, woman playing the part of the fish, a stout line being attached to girdle about her waist. MT. Sundstrom improved upon this by devising a stout
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-07

arrest, and he was taken to headquar- ters along with Laura and Lillie. He is still in jail, but the police are wondering if they can hold him, as Anne refuses to press a complaint against him. Besides the sisters named, there are Hattie, Clara, Henrietta, Tillie, Irene, Mamie and Blanche. Next to Laura Irene is the youngest being only IT years old, but she was arrested only a few weeks ago for disorderly conduct. Anne is the eldest, and is 30 years of age. The girls are all fine looking and have some ap- pearance of refinement, and dress in style. They are known to the police as "badgers.' but are usually successful in escaping conviction for their crimes. The Gutenberg race track used to be fayorite stamping ground for them. There Annie Dugan Green once met one Of the big guns of Tammany Hall. He had wol heavily on the races, and was flush alike with wine and money when he fell into Anniess tolls. She took hira to house, where they drank more wine, and when he finally became sober he missed his gold watch and chain, valued ct $50o which had been presented to him by an admiring constituency, and $500 in money, all he had.
 Worst of all he had lost white vest of peculiar pattern with pearl buttons, and when he reported his loss to Chief Murphy he seemed more anxious about the vest than anything else.
 The chief not only recovered the vest, bat the watch and money within three hours. He gave the policeman the vest and money. but kept the watch to be used as evidence, but he could never get the owner to appear to prosecute the case.
 Henrietta got young man named James Winters in tow with her d few months ago, and robbed him of $1, 400. He was infatuated with her and she seemed to reciprocate his attachment, until he drew the $1,4o0 from bank in