The Forrest City times., 1898-07-15
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Ezra Alternately blew out his brains
at Monlton, la. He was 20 years old.
Simpsons ships have found the range
of Santiago, and can destroy the city
alone.
Capt. Eulate of the vizcaya says il
was the Brooklyn which prevented his
escape.
The charter amendments voted upon
in st. Louis were defeated by n vote OF
o,19l for and 1854 against.
The military attache of the French
embassy at Washington speaks highly
in praise of the American troops.
Claus L. Willms, aged 81, for over
sixty years a resident of Layette coun-
ty, ILL.,, died at Vandalia Tuesday.
George Glenn, a prosperous farmer,
aged 60, who resided near Vevay Park,
ILL.,, dropped dead Tuesday evening.
DIR. J. Heating Bauduy has been APP
pointed surgeon of the Sixth Missouri
volunteer regiment. with the rank oil
major.
The saloon-keepers of Dubuque, Ia,
have agreed to discontinue the practice
of setting up free lunches, to take eff
feet July Is.
Gen. Miles has practically assumed
command of the American forces in
Cuba, and has burned Siboney as san
itary precaution.
j. w. Luke, recently president of the
Burlington Ua.) institute, was struck
by Burlington passenger train and
his skull crushed.
A farmer died at Alexian Brothers
hospital, St. Louis, of chronic arsenical
poisoning, caused by constant use of
paris green in killing potato bugs.
Twenty-one thousand subscriptions
for the new war bonds were received
at the treasury department Tuesday
Over 200, 900 Americans will hold these
bonds.
James Groves and his son-in-law, J.
j. Haynes, were arrested by Deputy
United States Marshal McRae at Ep-
son, Ind, for passing counterfeit silver
dollars.
A prisoner was stricken with apo.
plexy in the st. Louis criminal court
just as he was to be arraigned. He
dropped to the floor, but was revived
an hour later.
The five-year-old daughter of Chris.
topher Bradley, of Table Mound, neal
Dubuque, Ia, was accidentally run
over by his fathers hay wagon and in.
stantly killed.
James Jarrett, the fve-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Jarrett, OF
Quincy, H., set his clothing on fire
while playing with matches and was
burned to death.
Cable communication with Manila is
expected to be re-established at once.
An agreement between Dewey and the
Philippine Spaniards is reported to
have been reached.
The Kansas City, ST. Joseph & Coun-
ell Bluffs station in Maryville, Mo-,
was broken into by tramps Tuesday
night, and number of trunks and
grips were pilfered.
John w. Baker, school teacher and
farmer, near Mckinney, Tex, was
kicked to death by vicious stallion
| The animal attempted to mutilate the
remains with its teeth.
| A report comes from Miami, Fla.
| where the Alabama volunteers are in
camp, to the effect that Private IL.
Brede. of the Pratt City company, com
mitted suicide by shooting his head off.
Fred Sparks, aged IS years, was
| drowned in a pond a short distance
west of Cam eron, Mo-, Tuesday. He
was fishing, and went into the pond to
loosen the hook, which had caught on
something.
| The heirs of A. C. Mehnert, the re-
cluse farmer who was murdered near
| Fort Scott, Kas., and is believed to
have been robbed of several thousand
| dollars, have offered reward of S4OC
for apprehension of the murderer.
United States District Attorney Lam.
bert has brought suit in the federal
court at Fort Scott, Kas., against the
bondsmen of John C. Gibson, ex-post.
master of Star Valley, Kas.. who is ac.
cused of having misappropriated 81, 94O
| of the receipts of the office
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