The Mena weekly star., 1897-12-29
FROM STATE EXCHANGES.


 Weyler must be very ungratetr, old cuss to be talking ugly about th. United States after reading McKin. ley's message. Hot Spring News
 George Slater was killed at the Gat. City lumber mill at Texarkana ma day last week. While trying to loosen a string that had become tangled in revolving shaft he was caught by tn. rod and pounded to death before tn. machinery could be stopped. Every bone in his body was broken Siloam Springs Democrat. Never leave your city to purchsse anything that can be had from your home merchant. He is the man who pays taxes, house rent, helps to sun. port all your institutions It is even better to pay little more to the hous merchant, if necessary, as the money is then kept in circulation where you have better chance to get hold oft again. England Courier.
 A peculiar fatal accident, resulting from joke, occurred at Helena last week. Daggett Carter, while engaged in testing with an old negro. Georg. Washington. struck at the shoulder of Washington with an umbrella Wash. ington lodged and bent over, and in so doing received the steel part of the nbrella in his temple The steel rod extended an inch into his head and Washington fell senseless -Siloan | Springs Democrat.
 Mir. Frank vaught who was men. | tioned in the News Saturday as having been run over near Benton by load. ed wagon. died of his injuries at tha; place Sunday morning. His brother James, who went to attend him, ar. rived with the remains on the 53O train Sunday evening and proceeded to their home in Montgomery county today. Mir. Vaught was a prominent man in his section, and a most excel lent citizen He leaves wife and four children to mourn his loss -Hci Springs News.
 Still extending its line is the Kansas City, Pittsburg X Gulf railroad. On line reorganized and formerly assum. ed the management of the Omaha, Kansas City X Western railway. its northern connecting line, by the cleo tion of officers A. F. Stilwell, of Kansas City, was made president Robert Gilman, of the same city, gen. eral manager and chief engineer; j. H. Savage. of Quincy, Ill.,, assistant general manager and general superin' tendent. The day is not far distant when the Pittsburg & Gulf will rank with the greatest railway systems Of this country. -Ft Smith Times Demo erat
 Two weeks ago the Light t Water Co. threatened to shut of the water supply unless the city would comply with it's demands. A suit was brought in the name of the city by Mayor Bell and City Attorney Hudson, an injunc tion granted them by Chancellor Rob inson enjoining the company from shutting of the water. Friday. Mr. M. Fl. Johnson and Attorney \. o' Bridges went down the Valley road and obtained the following order from Judge Robinson: "It being mace known to the court that this action has been brought in the name of the city of Pine Bluff without authority ol the council of said city, tthe said ac tion is dismissed. "s The case will go 1o the supreme court Pine Bluff Grapn' ic
 The interstate railroad commissioD has issued circular to the railroau' promulgating the order extending 'o' two years time, the time in which 1ne railroads shall equip their cars anu engines with automatic couplers anu driving breaks. as required by the a'Y of March ?, 1895. The commissiop says: "Some misunderstanding apl pears to have arisen in respect to tn1