The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-04

ITsPATcREs from Lamia, on the Goth,
report forward movements of sus-
picious character by the Turks.
DIR. JAMES Il. ANGEL, of.Ann Arbor,
Mich, says Turkey is now discussing
his acceptability as American minister.
DIR. Angel has for years been chairman
of the American board of foreign ms
sions, whose work in Turkey has not
been carried on to the satisfaction of
abe sultan.
THE Jarvis bill passed at the last ses-
sion of the Tennessee state Legislature,
after one of the hardest fought legal
battles in the history of the state has
been held to be constitutional by the
state supreme court. This bill will
save the people of the state about
ST, 10000 a year in office-h holders fees.
WITH fully 5000 pleasure seekers on
board, the three-decked excursion
steamboat Paul Koch drove on a shoal
near Penfield lighthouse, in Long Is
land sound. on the 30th, and took
fire. With rare presence of mind a
passenger prevented panic and led a
small party of card players to fight
the flames, which were extinguished
before the excursionists were aware
of their danger.
KILLING frosts visited many portions
of Iowa, on the night of the 3Oth.
A MAN named Rossi, a discharged
stable hand in the vatican at Rome, on
the LIST, attempted to kill Commander
Martinucci of the major domos office,
3 T., IA h.. l. l., :. i
Thinking he had killed his victim at
the first shot, Rossi shot himself
through the head and will die. The
commander will also die.
A DISPATCH from Washington, on the
LIST, said that it was understood that
the president had fully decided upon
Ellis II. Roberts, of New York, for
United States treasurer, and that his
nomination would be sent to the senate
in a day or two Mr.. Roberts at one
time was assistant treasurer at New
York
JAMES ROBERTS, wife and three chill
dren were killed by an Illinois Central
passenger train at Alma ILL.,, on the
1st They were in a wagon, and at
tempted to cross the track, when the
wagon was struck by the locomotive
and all the occupants were instantly
killed.
THE one hundred and first anniver-
sary of the admission of Tennessee in to
the Union was appropriately cele-
brated at the Tennessee Centennial ex-
position on the 1st.
JUDGE GRossCUP, of the federal court,
on the 1st, upheld the liability of the
city of Chicago for damages to railroad
property by reason of the strike of 1894.
A TEN per cent. cut in wages, affect
ing all men not under the amalgamat-
ed scale, was ordered at Jones & Laugh
Inns American iron works at Pitts
burgh, Pa, on the LIST. AS result the
open-hearth workers and some other
employees in all about 200 persons, re-
fused to go to work.
THE house of representatives, on the
1st agreed to the conference report on
the sundry civil appropriations bill.
In the case of John l.. Searles, the
Sugar trust witness, on trial in Wash
ington, Judge Bradley, on the list, or
dered the jury to bring in a verdict of
acquittal.
l.. ID. LUFKIN, of Sacramento, Cal,
aged 70, and Mrs. A. l.. Lufkin, II,
were married in Hartford, Conn, on
the 1st, by Rev. w. w. Ranny. The
bride was the widow of the bride
groom's brother.
SALTAIR BEACH, one of the popular
bathing resorts on the Great Salt lake,
9TH, awas officially OPP ened on the 1st-
Numerous trains were run from Salt
LakeCity throughout the day, and
thousands of people visited the beach.