The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-07-16
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The First Methodist church of Chi
cago, which was founded in 1885, and
owns property worth 81, 900, 600, has
only "a regular attendants, the others
having withdrawn on account of a fac
tional fight. The church is also with
out pastor.
MARTIN THORN, who was arrested by
the New York police in connection
with the murder of William Gulden-
suppe, has confessed the horrible de-
tails of the crime, which duplicates
Mrs. Mack as an accomplice.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the 18th, showed:
Available cash balance, 1924, s5S, 500,
gold reserve, SAL, 1857, 500.
THE miners officials did not over
reach the mark when they estimated
that the national strike of miners
would make $50, 600 members of the
craft idle. The number out is rapidly
approaching that figure.
FOURTEEN people are now known to
have been killed in the recent tornado
and cloudbursts in Minnesota. The
storm was general, and it is impossible
to estimate the amount of property
damage with any degree of certainty.
SENATOR DAVIS, chairman of the
committee on foreign relations, has
called meeting of the committee for
the purpose of considering the Ha-
waiian annexation treaty, which will
probably DE reported ere the extra ses-
sion closes.
~ thn,. a l.,
wind eliminated in small tornado
near Albert, Kas., on the Sth, which
did much damage. 1t overturned many
small buildings, blew down trees and
did some damage to shocked grain.
Mrs. Frank Koeber was killed.
ROBERT EDWIN BONNER, of the New
York Ledger, was reported, on the sth,
to be seriously i'll at Avernby-the- Sea-
near Far Rockaway, \. Y, where he
owns cottage.
The socialists are continuing their
agitation among the striking miners in
Bilbao, Spain, and the situation 10
grave. Reinforcements of troops and
police have arrived.
PHILIP SCHREIBER, a molder, died in
the ST. Louis city hospital, on the 9th,
from tetanus, caused by wearing tight
shoes A sore formed on his right instep,
which developed into an abscess, pro-
ducing lockjaw, from which he died
AN electric car on the Ogden avenue
line in Chicago crashed into the hose
cart of Engine Company 81, on the
night of the sth. cauing smashup in
which four tiremen and seven passen-
gers were injured.
RAYMOND c. DESIGNER, a young
blacksmith of St Louis, set a device to
prevent thieves footing his shop, forgot
all about it and caught bullet in the
breast when he went to open his snop
on the morning the sth. His condition
is critical.
THE French chamber of deputies, on
the 9th. by vote of 425 to Ito, adopted
the Cadenas bill, empowering the gov
eminent to raise the duties on wheat.
wine, cattle and meat at "a hours no.
tice, subject to the subsequent approval
of parliament.
HE statement of the associated
banks of New York cityweek ended on
the 10Th, showed the following changes:
Reserve, decrease ,S93, 500; loans, m
crease, 81, 05s, 600; specie, increase, S.. 900;
legal tender, increase, s642, 6OO;deposits,
increase, 81, 69S, s00;circulation, increase,
81, 700.
TORNADO passed over the oil fields
between Lima, o., and ST Marys, O.,
on the night of the 10th. Many der
ricks were blown down. entailing a
heavy loss, but no lives were lost.
THE timetable smelter at Lead
vile, Col. owned by ID. Ii. Moffatt,
Eben Smith and Franklin Ballou, has
been blown in after nine months idle
ness The slnelter employs about $50
men, and treats sulphide ores excIu-
sively.