The Forrest City times., 1897-01-22
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 the Roman Catholic church in Canada that unless it abandons it's arrogant as sumptions of governmental powers and clerical interference in politics it will endanger its existence.
 TIE Pierce brothers, two young men aged about 20 and g. were shot down side by side at Cuero, Tex, on the night of the 18th. The shooting was very mysterious and the officers were trying to find the guilty parties.
 IT was said that France was medi- tating the negotiation of a treaty of arbitration with the United States similar to the Anglo-American
 A SERIOUS fire at the Newcastle (Pa.) tin mills, the largest in the world, caused a loss of S5o,0o0 and threw.50o men out of employment.
 FRIENDS of Congressman farmer. of Philadelphia. asserted that he has re- ceived and has accepted the secretary ship of the navy under the Mckinley administra sion.
 A SECTION of Oklahama law little known provides that no divorce grant ed in the territory shall be valid unless the costs are all paid. Hundreds of such decrees on the court records will soon be cancelled through the non-pay- ment of costs. A majority of the par ties have since been married and the cancellation will leave them guilty of bigamy and liable to criminal prosecu- tion.
 WILLIAM WALDORF AsTOR has author ized the statement that he IS not a <,,,. la,ts 4 -t. has no intention of becoming one.
 Ar Fl Paso. Tex, United States quar- antine inspectors directed the killing of 5000 ''scabby'' sheep that had been Drought across the line from Mexico.
 BENJAMIN L. DAVIES. proprietor of the Tabard inn at Chattanooga, Tenn. cut his wife's throat, killing her, and then shot himself It was thought too much cigarette smoking had affected his brain.
 THE United Mine Workers of hmeri- ca at the session in Columbus. O.. on the 18th elected D. M Ratchford. of Ohio, president and W. C. Pearce sec retary.
 TIE lord mayor of London has asked the American press to publish an ap- peal for contributions to the Indian famine relief fund.
 PAyNExr has been stopped by Illinois or nearly everything except the ex- penses of the legislature, the state treasury being empty.
 JACK EvERHABDT, of New Orleans knocked out Billy Ernst, of Brooklyn. in the f2th round at New York on the 10th. The men were announced to go 15 rounds at 1S7 pounds.
 ToM LOWE, 26 years of age, jailed at Denison, Tex, on a charge of disposing of mortgaged property, has made a confession in writing that he is the husband of 16 wives. all of whom he has married within the last eight years.
 TIE Cuban League of the United States. New York dispatch says. has decided to send special envoy to Cuba to investigate and report upon the present status of the war.
 WILLIAM NJ. ROE was legally hanged at Napa, Cal. on the 18th for the mur. der of woman.
 Gov. BUDD, of California, declared the 10th legal holiday to celebrate the defeat of the Pacific railroad fund. ing bill in the national house of rep resentativeS.
 BRADsrREET's $ agency reports 47s busi- ness failures in the United States for the week ended the 18th against 4i2 for the corresponding week of last year.
 THE immense mills of the Fox Paper Co.,, at Crescentville, O.. were destroyed by fire on the night of the 14th Loss, estimated at Sl50, ,000
 JOHN C. sPooNER was unanimously nominated for United States senator by the republican joint legislative caucus at Madison, Wis, on the 18th.
 IT was estimated hat the famine in India will cost the Indian treasury from S2o. 000. 0o0 to $50. GOO. GOO Millions will be sufferers to the end of March.
 TROUBLE was reported at Byron. Ga. over an election for municipal offices. which resulted in tie vote, causing the town to be divided into two bitter factions and for over 24 hours the place was in a state of riot, four men having been shot. The sheriff succeeded in establishing his authority, but further bloodshed was looked for.