The Forrest City times., 1897-06-18
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

fEhSONAl AND GENERAl.
THE strike at Jones & Laughlin's
iron works at Pittsburgh, Pa, was, on
the 10th, declared off by the strikers
committee, and all the old men that
could went back at once at the reduc-
ton.
CAPT. DERBY, United States engineer
In charge of the levee districts from
Vicksbrrg TO New Orleans, announced,
on the 10th, that the struggle with
the high water of 1897 was over.
JAMES HUGHES TAYLOR, a veteran
tragedian of wide reputation, died of
dropsy at bennington, Pa, on the
10th, aged 70. He made his debut in
Portland, Me-, in 1850.
Mrs. JOHN CAMERON, wife of the
superintendent of the Victor coal
mines at Pueblo, Col, and prominent
society leader of that city, was fatally
burned, on the 18th, by the explosion
of can of benzine with which she
was cleaning furniture. Her son, IS
years old, was badly burned in trying
to save his mother.
Rev. FREDERICK o. HOLMAN, ID. D.,
formerly pastor of the Hennepin Ave-
nue. M. K. church an Minneapolis,
Mimi, and one of the most brilliant
and best-known pulpit orators in the
Methodist church, died, on the 11th of
lung trouble, aged 40 years.
| THE statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the 18th,
showed: Available cash balance, $780,
495, 1882; gold reserve, $144, 23S, 372.
WHILE the canvasmen were at work
on the big tent of Ringing Bros cir
Gus, at Wappeton, N. D., on the 10th,
the center-pole was struck by light
ming. Charles Walters and Charles
Smith were killed and four employees
were shocked.
THE Berlin official Reichsanzeiger
publishes the decision of the imperial
commission appointed to investigate
the question whether vaccination
against smallpox produces DISPOSE
ton to tubercular disease. The COM
mission finds that there no proof of
such disposition upon the part of the
vaccinated persons
AN attempt was made to assassinate
Gov. A. j. Smith of the national SOL
diers' home near Leavenworth, Kas.,
on the morning of the 11th A dyna-
mite bomb was used, and Mrs. Smith
was painfully injured. Part of the
family residence was destroyed.
BROKER ELvERToN r. CHAPMAN left
the District of Columbia Jail, on the
18th, at 1915 a. IN. his time" having
expired at midnight.
THE New York board of health will
approve plan within a short time to
erect on the shore of the Hudson
large mausoleum, in which 10, 900 bod
les, treated by new process, will be
inferred.
+. n. BLIvEN, of Popeston, Mimi,
killed himself, on the 18th, after fatal
~ wounding a daughter of Frank
WegeL an aged farmer living in Moody
county. Bliven asked the girl to elops
with him. Upon her refusal the trag
edy followed.
lr was rumored at Key West, Fla, or
the night of the 18th, that Weyler had
resigned. No details could be ascer.
tanned, nor could the report be verified
at the time. 1t is said to have come
from Havana in a private cable.
BRIGHT skies and balmy weather ia.
vored the ceremonies connected with
the graduation of the class of ~ from
the military academy at West Point, on
the 18th. There were about 5, 900 peo-
pie in attendance.
THERE is talk among the people of
Cripple Creek, Col, of forming a Wig
| lance committee similar to the one
which has proven SO effective at Butte,
Mont Every pay day there are hold
ups all over the camp 1t is believed
that the only way to rid the commu-
nifty of the nuisance is by vigilance
| committee.
The jury in the case of Herman Paul
Schulz, of New York charged in Mil
ford, Pa, with the murder of his wife,
brought in a verdict, on the 18th, of
guilty of murder in the first degree.
The jury was out all night.
HIRAM A. VALE, ex-city comptroller
of Port Huron, Mich, has been SEN
fenced to five years in the state house
of correction on conviction of embez-
element of several thousand dollars
from the city.
PRINCE LUIGI AMADIo of Savoy. who
intends to attempt the ascent of Mount
st. Elias, arrived at Seattle, Wash, on
the 18th. He sailed for the north on
the Topeka on the 14th.