The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-11-19
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eousul general AZ HAVANA. sailed from
view York CT the I9th. for Cuba
THEDnoRE DURRAsr, the convicted
murderer q Blaache Lament wa
taken into court 1t san Francisco. on
the 10TH and was promptly rssensenced
By Judge Bahrs - De hanged on the
I26h, despite the Efforts Of rs Iawyers
10 secure further delay
WILLIAM J. kEAFIsss J. years q aszs.
who resided wish nls parents in North
Homestead. Pa. died on The night OF
sta frOm tae results Of IA niarY re-
eeiged ia a football game 1t -vlsAvaIe
Ten davs before He was Injured While
playing haif back for Que ct two teams
engaged Ia she prae1i.e.
CoL. HES0T G Coos commander u
the : ifsa Infantry. Galeed States army.
stationed a. Fort HePaersoa. Atlanta.
eFa@- las issued an 5rslsr " arch prohi Bits
anT further playing e match games of
football on saaH reservaliau-
Ar a 5epsh af l59 s-e5 IN the new
workings - the Hawlkeye Situated "a
Plum Eu-.h- two niles traGz Deaessvaod-
:. d, a body y ffee-milIinsr gold ere
has been struck. which shows az az
say Of s. 8s8 Ia god per ton
TIE officials Of the Glasgow scot
Land Iolners uniou have posted notices
IN al the shops o. that city f0rbiddlux
members Of ghe unIoa 10 hanr doors
which have been made n tAe C1Ised
states. or 60 Use manufactured ioinerT
which has been imported from amer
lea
THE Widdlesboro Ky machine
works AMI foundry. oae q the largest
plants IN TIE soush- were destroyed by
FIRE On tia l3ba- The plant employed
$50 men. aud WAS being enlarged The
loss on the main building will reach
s29u. 600.
JAMES SIMPSON, en-iueer, and JOAN
Robinson. fireman, OF a frei ght engine
On the Burlington o Missouri River
railroad Ia Nebraska we're blown from
their cab bF the explosion Of the en-
xlne boiler. on the 10th, AMI 6oEa IL
ssauElY killed
Ma. NINA MO0RE- aeol0re3 w0nau-
who lived "a Lawreuee, kas.. maay
years, diesi. on tue 10sh, at the age Of
ll5 years. She was born ia Kentucky
and was reared a slave
HAVANA Letter TO the View YORK
sun says that 80 coo Cabans have per-
ished from hunger s5aee Septeza Der 10.
The heavier mortality Is reported from
the ree0nceatrado districts
The statement Of the eond sIoE Of
the United States treasury issued on
the IIth showed Available casa bal
anee. s-55, I89, Obj; god reserve, sl55,-
055. $50.
TIE trial % Martin Thorn for the
murder Of William CfaIdensuppe, which
was begun sc Long Island City. On the
Tsa- was sas pended. on the tLsh, owing
I'd the dangerous Illness Of Juror Mag
aus Larsen- The jury was discharged.
On the I4Jh- and new trial ordered.
Mrs.. GEoEGE PARTRIDGE, formerly u
st. Louis, alany years connected with
che great BgIdle Market Mission SGn-
fay-seh0oL Of that city. died n san
Francisco. on the 18th. aged Is years
THz BARGE oBa police have seized 800
rifles INTENDED for the CarlIsts These
were fouad On board the ship -
Philip, which took shelter il the har-
Dor under stress Of weather. The YES
SCI sailed frOln Antwerp. add it was
intended To unload her cargo o. the /
coast OF Valencia
KING OSCAR and 2 number Of private
cit zens o. Sweden have contri 5ut1d /
sufficient money TO iasare the dispatch 4
Of a Swedish polas expedition in I.3,, f
which viii be led by Prof Nashorst, 7
the geOLogist The cost Of the expedi-
tiOn - estimated a. 1000 crowns
Da DAEBT. secretary Of the British
arbitration alliance, on the iIth. pee
scented TO Lord Salisbury a memorial
" .th -, 572 signatures attached ia favor
Of an Anglo-Amerieaa arbitration
treaty
MIS-. " W. DCDLEF. wife OF Gen.
Dudley, OF Indiana the former com
missioner Of pensions. died 10 Washing
ton 81 the tlta.
OK the Iith, the ear. Of Rosslyn was
adiadieaced a bankrupt
Iug Berlin police have confscated
the anarchist sheet Nruesleben for
publishing an article g.Orifving the
- Haymar<et square. Chr
cago. the anniversary OF whose execu-
Ron was celebrated in that city.
COZ HESEa STREET, q veteran Of New
orEs seventh regiment. and former
al J1lan t-eeneral u Louisiana. died. on
the l-ta. ln Ngw Orleans
DCa,Se the week ended the 18th fall +
ares throughout the United states, as
by r. q. Dun & Co. were 29I. /
against 20 for the corresponding week /
last year For Canada the failures 1
were - against IS last year.
TIL steamer Bclgica. having on |
board Lent. Geriache and his colleagues /
u the Gerlache Antarctic expedition, |
: hich left Antwerp on August 5 last, |
bound for Graham Land, arrived at |
on the l2th
THE sultan Of Turkey has conferred |
upon Count MuravieF. the Russian
for foreign affairs, the grand
Gordon of the Osmanli order, for his
services in consolidating the friend
ship existing between the two coun-
tries
Miss Alice F. LowRgY. Of Noble
county, Ind, has invaded Missouri 10
wage war 10 the knife ou tobacco. The
large tobacco firms Of 81 Louis claim