The Forrest City times., 1897-07-30
PERSONAL. AND GENERAL.

JURY GAIsFoRD, Tacoma Wash. barber, heart-broken by a wayward wife, IS months ago buried himself from the world in Alaska, and to-day is sole owner of Klondike placer valued at Sl, 900, 900, from which he has already taken over S50, 900.
 THERE have been serious outbreaks and riots at Barcelona, Spain, and the gendarmes have been stoned by the mob. The government sent large rein forcements to restore order.
 EX-UNIrED STATES SENATOR JAMES R. DooLITTE, of Wisconsin, who has been in the east for some time, is lying very ill at Providence, R. l., and is hardly expected to recover. Mr. Doolittle is nearly S3 years old.
 MRS. AUGUSTA LARNEY. former wife of Michael Baumgartner on trial at 0conto, Wis, for the murder of her husband, was discharged, on the 22d, there being no evidence that she mur- dered Baumgartner.
 TEN thousand school children laid floral offerings at the base of the Brig ham Young monument in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 22d, and then marched in the monster parade of the school children.
 ANOTHER drop in silver was recorded in the home market on the 22d, the price quoted in New York city being 59% cts. an ounce. There was a marked absence of demand for the metal. The value of the silver in silver dollar, according to the price quoted is just fraction over 46 cents.
 RAIN, of the proportions of cloud burst prevailed, at Waterbury, Conn.,, on the 22d, and as a result flood was caused, which gave indications of be- jug the greatest on record in that city.
 A HEBREW peddler was shot and robbed at Beaver Ia., by three men. A posse pursued and captured the trio and then lodged them in iail at Boone The wounded man may die.
 ALBERT SCHoDRosKY. aged two years, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Sehodrosky, a St. Louis widow, was run over and horri- bly, mangled by Terminal engine No. 9 on the 22d. The child was attempting to cross the street in front of the loco motive.
 YOUNGSTOWN, O., was visited by a terrific cloudburst, on the evening of 22d, which caused flood that inun- dated a portion of the town, and re- suited in the drowning of many per sons and the destruction of much prop erty.
 HoN. EDWIN F. UHL, formerly ambas- sador of She United States to Germany, arrived at New York on the 23d, on board the steamer Normania from Hamburg.
 ON the 23d boat containing 45 em- ployes of the Hamburg engine works capsized in the River Elbe, and six per sons were drowned.
 Ar Trinidad, Col, six men and two women have been arrested charged with the murder of Deputies Vim. Gregg and Wm. Kelly when they were in search of cattle thieves in the spring of 1896. Officers are in pursuit of two more men who are said to have been implicated in the crime.
 ON the 2Sd, during the prevalence of heavy rain and thunder storm at Wilkesbarre, Pa, the powder maga- AthS dt tht Eulp mine, operated by the Lehigh X Wilkesbarre Coal Co.,. in which 20 tons of powder was stored, was struck by lightning. The force of the explosion was so great that it shook the foundations of nearly every dwell ling in Wilkesbarre. John Higgins, who was driving by at the time, was instantly killed.
 TIE jury before which Dr. J. Sid ney Goodmason was tried at Ponca, Neb., fol murdering his wife has re- turned a verdict of not guilty. This was the second trial of Goodmason. he having been convicted of the crime in April.
 SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE WILSON believes that congress, at its next session, will authorize the establish ment of an agricultural experiment. station in Alaska
 THERE is every probability that Wells, Fargo & Co. will establish an office in Dawson City, in Alaska. tn, coming spring.
 ON the 24th the associated banks of New York city held SAT. s6i.5 575 in ex. cess of the requirements of the 2s-psr- cent rule.