The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-10-29
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Silver has been discovered on the
farm of G. T. Bennett near Sedalia,
Mo.
Employees in the shops of the Chicago
& Southeastern railway at Lebanon,
Ind, are out on strike.
Weyler's friends, it is said. have con-
spired to place obstacles in the way of
the new captain general.
The scheme TO build southern rail-
road from ST. Louis to Lite Rock,
Ark, has been abandoned.
The two large ice houses of the Clo-
yer Leaf Railway Co. at Frankfort,
Ind, were burned Monday.
Judge Ryland, of Lexington, Mo-,
sentenced Joseph Jackson. convicted
of murder, to hang December 10.
While taking down log house on
his farm. ten miles from Auxvasse, Mo-,
Samuel Cathart was killed by falling
log.
James. nine-year-old, son of William
Blount, of Richmond. KY. was thrown
by runaway horse and his skull frac-
tured.
Carl Huffman. aged IA, son of to-
bacconist of Greencastle, Ind, lost
both legs while jumping on a Big FouI
train.
In fire at Stevens Point, Wis. Mrs
Zeberowski. aged SO, who returned &c
burning house to get SIS, was burned
to death.
Gov. Leedy of Kansas defines insur.
ance companies as law-defying cormo
rants whose room is better than their
company.
Mrs Lloyd Wilmore, who lived near
Murphysboro. ILL.,, was thrown from q
wagon by runaway team and instant
ly killed.
November has been selected as the
date when the committee will investi-
gate the soldiers orphans home at
Normal, Ill.
j. A. Froyd, popular candidate for
postmaster at Paxton, Ill, is dead at
his home, aged So. He was soldier in
the late war.
Lee Ramsey, a government scout, who
was with Gen. Custer at the battle of
Washita, died on the Comanche reserva-
tion Monday.
James Helms. son of farmer resid-
ing near Glasgow, KY, was killed by a
falling limb of tree which he and his
father were chapping down.
Clarence Miller, alias BLACK Dia-
mond." was arrested at Owensboro
KY, Monday, charged with criminally
assaulting Ella Davis, a 16-year-old
girl.
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with several other gentlemen and com
pile history oi the civil and military
operations of the confederacy in Mis-
souri,
At Ell Paso. Tex, while Guadalupe
Morales was feeding a roller at the
smeIter his hand was caught in the
machine and his entire arm crushed to
q pulp.
A bloody tragedy occurred at Ma
news Bar, Ala, resulting in the death
of Orange PEBBLES, his throat being cut
from ear TO ear by Joe Wilson, who was
arrested.
Michael Crimmens, one of the oldest
settlers of Henry county, ILL.,, died
Monday. at the age of 70. He was a
prominent political worker until few
years ago
Nj. c. Pittman, prominent and
wealthy citizen of GAINESVILLE, Tenn fell
through an elevator shaft, sustaining
perhaps fatal injuries. He is nearly 10
years of age.
Sanitary Inspector Drummer reports
from Havana concerning the terrible
condition of the reconcentrados. Chill
dren are starving and the people are
packed into pest holes by the hundred.
Thomas Elliott, while boring for wa
ter at Windsor, ILL.,, struck gas at a
der th of $50 feet. 1t threw sand and
gravel about so feet high. and made a
noise that could be heard half a mile
distant
The farmers of Ellis county, Tex,
are preparing to plant more wheat
than ever before. Heretofore land
owners would only take cotton for rent,
but some have now agreed to take one
third in wheat.
While Joseph Bohannon, farmer,
living near Keokuk Falls, Okla, was
returning from Shawnee, where he had
sold cotton. Monday, he was held up
by three masked highwaymen and
robbed of Sl25.