The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-06-11

PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

SAMUEL l.. Posi- died on the floor of
the New York stock exchange on the
Sd. lie was seized with heart disease
and succumbed in few minutes. He
had been member of the exchange
since 1868.
WHILE the directors of the First ma
tional bank of Dover, Del, were in ses-
sion, on the Sd, examining the accounts
of VIM. n. Boggs, the paying teller,
who had been in their employ for 10
years, they received letter from him
saying he was S3S, 900 short and had
left town.
In the French chamber of deputies,
on the Sd, Baron DIES Rotcurs, protec-
zionist deputy, representing the Fourth
district of Lille, submitted a motion to
raise the duties on American products
if the United States fixes prohibitive
duties on French products.
TIE legislative assembly of Cape
Colony has unanimously adopted pro-
posal to contribute toward the mainte-
nance of the imperial navy.
The new armored cruiser Brooklyn
sailed for England, on the 3D. to par
ticipate in the queens jubilee celebra-
ton to take place this month.
THE 15-year-old son of l.. Schwartz,
of Green, Ia, while attempting, on
the Sd, to unload a gun, discharged
the weapon, killing his two sisters.
The bullet passed through the neck of
one sister and struck the other just
above the heart.
MADISON STALEY, a wealthy stockman
| s. =
the night of the Sd, from injuries re-
ceived IN being run down by bicycle
| ridden by Nelson j. Stevens, AN insur-
ance agent. Mr.. Stevens surrendered
to the police, but was released
EX-SENATOR JOHN Il. HENDERSON, of
Missouri, has been mentioned as
probable selection for minister to
Spain.
IN st. Louis, on the 4th, Joseph
Klein was fined $50 for swearing at his
father Otto Klein.
CHARLES II. JACKSON, a room mate
of Teller Zschau of the German-Amer-
lean bank of st. Paul, Mimi, has ex-
planned the disappearance of sic, 600
| from the bank. He says Zschau passed
| the money to him in a lot of scrap pa
! per. Zschau has also confessed to the
theft Of a large additional amount of
money from the bank.
The federal grand jury at Seattle,
Wash, brought in batch of Is indict-
ments, on the 4th, against men accused
OF selling liquor to the Indians of the
Yakima reservation. All save three
pleaded guilty and were sentenced to
the penitentiary for terms ranging
| from go days TO one year.
! CHARLES PISKERToN, who was placed
on trial for his life in Laporte, Ind,
on the 3D. for the murder Of his
nephew, Charles Pinkerton,, cut his
throat from ear to ear in his cell, on
the 4th, using for the purpose a piece
of steel out of his shoe.
THE beautiful widow of the murdered
| Dr. Rial has caused a sensation bv as
Stunning command of a company of in
surgents in the Philippine islands. She
is said TO have gained two victories over
the Spanish troops.
| VIM K. CLARK, SR., supposed to be
| the newspaper worker and editor of the
| longest continuous service in the United
States, died at Indianapolis, Ind, on
the 4th. He had been identified with
the press since his fourteenth year, and
was SIS years old.
MAJ }. MILLER ROPES, United States
army retired, dropped dead at Salem,
Mass, on the 9Th. lie was Ga years of
age. Death was due to a stroke of
| paralysis.
A SLIGHT earthquake shock of short
duration was felt in Butte, Mont, at
$50 o'clock on the morning of the sta.