The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-01-14
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

The sum of S5.5S2 and five ST.. 900
bonds of the Consumers Gas Co. of
Chicago were stolen from the Ameri-
can Express Co. at New York. A clerk
in the employ OF the express company,
who Is missing, is accused of the theft.
THE body of IA man about 50 years of
age, was found in the North river, at
New York, on the 18th. 1t was taken
To the morgue, where it was identified
as that of Harvey Eagellse, of Louisi-
ana, by the clerk of the West Shore
hotel.
PAUL ANsTIE, bookkeeper for the
New York Yacht club. committed su i
eide in the Grand Union hotel, in New
York city. on the 18th. lie had been a
sufferer from asthma Tor several years,
aud lately liver trouble increased his
physical ailments. 1t is believed he
was temporarily insane when he ended
his life.
REPRESENTATIVES, of the Adams
Express Co. opened an ill-smelliug box
at Charlton, Ia, on the 9TH, and found
the remains of human body cut into
bits. The box had stood several DAYS
In the express office. Detectives were
at once put to work.
WILLIAM HENRY THEODORE DURRANr
died on the galIows at San Quentin,
Cal, on the 9TH. for the murder of
blanche Lamont His GOODNESS and
nerve To the last was in keeping
with the courage with which he main
tanned his long light for life. lie died
forgiving his enemies and declaring
his innocence.
On the sth the associated banks of
New York city held So, 264, 575 in ex-
cess of the requirement of the Copper
cent rule.
The steamer Lamberts Point, Capt
Humphreys. which had been lying at
~. johns, y. f., for some days with
her cotton cargo on fire. sailed for Liv-.
erpool. on the 9th, with the deck load
of cotton still adre. The crew refused
To sail in her until compelled by the
police. IN the fire became serious it
was intended 10 jettison the cotton.
The Creek council. in spite OF the
message of Secretary Bliss, through
Indian Agent Wisdom, warning them
not Ia do 50. has passed an act appro-
priating s. 900 To be used in employ
ing attorneys To fight the constitution
ality OF the act of congress giving the
United States courts full jurisdiction
after January l.
4 DISPATCH from Cairo Egypt on
the 9th. said: The Dervishes continu
naSSing their forces at Metemmeh
and Shendy. between eighty and
ninety miles below khartoum and
omdurmaa, and there is great activity
at Olndurman. with forwarding of
supplies at that point
CUBAN contributions received at the
state department. on the 10th. reached
81 ls5. OF which 81, $50 came from Cleve-
land. o.. where il had been collected
I by II. A. Garfield
TnE comptroller OF the currency, on
/ tile 10th. declared a dividend in favor
/ OF the First national bank Of Helena,
Mont. of ten per cent.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury, on the loth, showed:
/ Available cash balance, SAL, SIS SIS;
gold reserve. Si6l. 400. lOh.
kUHS, LoER & Co, of New York city.
announced. ON the 10Th. 10 holders of
six per cent first mortgage bonds of
the Oregon Railway aud Navigation
Co, maturing in 1922, that the offer
heretofore made for the refunding of
the above bonds into four per cent
consolidated mortgage bonds, matur-
ing in lg40, will be withdrawn on Feb
ruary |.