The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25

JOHN GUGELHEIMER, Q farmer, six miles west of Davenport, la, was found dead in the kitchen of his home on the 18th, and his wife was dead in the eel lar. He was at one time insane. In- vestigation by the coroner showed that he had mixed strychnine with eggnog and given it to his wife, afterward drinking the poison himself
 lT is reported that Queen Victoria, in consequence of the sad physical infirm- ity which has befallen her. will abdi- cate the throne, before long, in favor of the prince of Wales. The queen, it is reported, is almost blind
 TIE Bartlett Lumber Co. of Boston has completed the biggest land deal ever accomplished in the eastern states. It has purchased outright Mount Washington. the entire Presidential range and 30 lesser eminences of the White mountain group, and in addi- ton some so. 900 acres of fuel land in the wilds of northern New Hampshire.
 THE library building of the Iowa State university was struck by light hing at an early hour on the 10th, and destroyed by fire. It was two-story brick structure, with the library on the second floor. The loss is Sloo, GOO. Of this $50, 900 was in books, ST, 900 in ap- paratus belonging to the physical lab oratory. and s3S, 900 on the building.
 THE weekly statement of the New York city associated banks for the week ended on the 18th showed the fol- lowing changes: Reserve. increase, S7s9, 475; loans, increase, S4, S22, 100; specie, increase, S7s2, 400; legal tender, increase, $1, s6l, 300; deposits, increase, $7, Ar, 100; circulation, decrease, S25S,- 500.
 JAPAN has followed her protest against the annexation of Hawaii by another protest against the pending tariff bill.
 DISPATCH from Montevideo. Uru- quay, says that the rebels have gained a decided victory over the government troops commanded by Gen. Villar.
 ABOUT six hundred Chicagoans will attend the sixteenth international Christian Endeavor convention which opens at San Francisco July '.
 ON the l9th the associated banks of New York city held S4S, 390, 950 in excess of the requirements of the p per cent rule.
 ACCORDING to Chicago brokers and commission men, a glucose trust has been formed. It's existence was sus- pected two or three weeks ago, when the price of the, long sweetenlng" took an upward turn on totally inactive market.
 LOUIS SYCKMILLER was instantly killed and Albert Syckmiller, Charles Faile and George Steinhelder were fa- tally injured by an Erie express near Mansfield O., on the 21st. The men were waiting for freight train and laid down to sleep on the track.
 A DISPATCH from St. Petersburg, dated J1ne 21, says: The River Kur has overfowed it's banks near the rail- road depot of Nawthig, in the Tifis district. Nineteen men, belonging to the Nijni Novgoro6 dragons, were drowned.
 CAPT. BoYCoTr is dead. He was about 55 years of age, and became fa- nous through being the first man sub jected to the boycott" in Ireland. his advice as to the treatment of others be- ing first applied to himself
 FROM Chicago to Pittsburgh, Pa, in hours and 25 minutes by rail is the latest record beating time of the Penn sylvania Railroad Co.
 C. II. ANDERSON, of the Arapahoe Wheel club, Denver, Col, has lowered the road record for 100 miles from e:31 fn R.2O'2n Tho made by A. l.. Hachenberger last year.