The Forrest City times., 1897-08-20
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

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 'he peer combine Is now threatenino 'he retail meat dealers of St. Louis.
 TWO sl,OOO notes presented to the treasury Tuesday proved to be coun- terfeit.
 A. C Warrington. an old residen. ot Atlantic, Ia., died of old age. He was over so.
 The survivors of the Thirty fourtb regiment, Illinois volunteers. held tbair annual reunion at Dixon.
 Seals are so scarce in Behring sea that most of the British Columbia fleet Will not fit out this season.
 The agricultural department has pre-. pared vaccine for the cure of the dis. ease of "blaclxleg" in cattle.
 One of the first subjects to come be. lore congress next winter will be thai of better government for Alaska.
 The tight barrel slave factory a, Florence, AL, was destroyed by fire Tuesday. Loss, s9,OoO: insurance s5.. 900.
 tosh CA bhC U Dlbtu states com missioner of education shows a total enrolment in schools and colleges of 15, ,997, 197
 Three horses afflicted with glanders were killed by order of the state veter- mary on the farm of Nick Branch. near Columb mbia, H.
 A freight wreck on the Big Four road, near Delmar, Ind, demolished 15 cars of merchandise and blocked the line for ten hours.
 Zlnc and silver ore unearthed in the Iuscum bia (Mo.) region has resulted in the beginning of operations of new mining plants there.
 Fire destroyed the Gerry Lumber Co.'S yard at Eagle River, Wis, with 10000, 900 feet of lumber. Loss, $780, poo; some insurance.
 While Holmes Wendell Oliver. aped l9, was driving across the Big Four track, near Danvers, H., he was struck and killed by west bound passenger train.
 Fay $. Worthen, of Denver, Col, eldest son of the late Prof A. II, Worthen, state geologist of Illinois for many years, died Tuesday, aged 69 years.
 David c. Swain, U. s. A., retired judge advocate general, died in Washington. Tuesday, aged 63, of Bright's disease. Gen. Swain was born in Salem, O., De. cember g, 1S3t
 Canada is not likely to impose undue hardships upon American miners as the United States could retaliate by prohibiting Canadians from passing through Alaska.
 John Chambers died at his home, southwest of Franklin, Ill.,, aged 1Oe years and months. He was spry and jolly and in excellent health up to q few months ago.
 The remains of F. H. Marshall, of Laketon, Ind, were found in his barn by his son. Heart failure, with paralysis, is supposed to have been the cause of his death.
 The duke and duchess of York have arrived at Dublin on their .long-expect. ed visit to Ireland. They are the guests of Earl and Countess Cadogan al the vice-regal lodge.
 $. :. Armstrong, of Wright county. Ia., was killed by sliding down from the top of a stack of grain and striking on the end of pitchfork, the handle penetrating his body eight inches.
 The tenth annual meeting of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gyneologists is holding fom days session at Niagara Falls, with about 200 physicians in attendance.
 A century plant which has been 8 feature of the White House conserva- tory for many years put out it's first bloom Tuesday, and one of the beauti. ful and rare flowers was carefully packed and sent to Mrs. Mckinley.
 While working at his lathe in his bicycle repair shop, at St Clair, Mich, Charles R. Breeder, ex-cashier of the First national bank of Bethlehem, Pa, was arrested on the charge of em- bezzling SS0,0OO of the funds of the bank.
 James Loughrey, prosperous farm CT, who has been living near Webster, W. Va., is missing from his home. He drove his horse and carriage to Graf. ton. left them in a wagon shop, telling the manager he would return in an hour, and has not been seen since.