The Forrest City times., 1898-12-02
OTHERWISE UNN0TICED.

(Mo.) banker, died of influenza.
Suit has been brought to nullify the
New Orleans meat inspection law.
Wichita (Kas.) girls have struck for
more than so cents for IL hours work
Postmaster Sheridan of Maunie, ILL.,.
has been arrested for an alleged short
age.
Five hundred Chinese sailed from
San Francisco for China, Tuesday, on
the steamer Coptic.
A new Mormon church edifce al
Pleasant Ridge, Ky. was burned, sup
posedly by incendiaries.
The steamer Detroit was wrecked
on Shelter island, 20 miles from
Juneau, Alaska, November &c.
State Representative Lykens, OF
Kentucky, was fatally shot by his
nephew, at Petersville, after quar-.
rel.
Several st. Louis merchants hold
bogus checks which they cashed for
smooth young man who gave his name
as J. X. Stone
George McCalvie is in Jail at Sedalia.
Mo-, charged with the wholesale theft
of turkeys from farmers in the neigh
borhood of Dresden, Mo.
A young man voluntarily appeared
in the Marshall (Mo.) criminal court
and entered plea of guilty of grand
larceny. He was paroled.
Gillett, the cattle king, is believed
to have escaped with full wallet.
The bank association will prosecute
him, If they can catch him.
Later reports of the Christian coun-
ty (Mo.) battle show that Meadows
used Mrs. Bilyeu as shield while
shooting her youngest boy.
Mrs. jefferson Kendall, wife of
wealthy farmer, who disappeared from
her home near Shelbyville, Ind, two
weeks ago, has returned insane.
The Bank of Spain has made a fresh
advance to the government of 60,00O,-
900 pesetas to cover the expenses of
repatriating the Spanish troops.
The Kavanaugh residence at Sum-
mer Hill, Ia, was burned Tuesday. 1t
was historical house, having been
erected 80 odd years ago. Loss, $4,000.
a rumor is current at San Fran
cisco that between now and Janu-
airy I, 5000 soldiers will be concentrate
ed there to embark for the Philippines.
James L. Wilcox and William f.
Shaw were each sentenced in the fed
eral court at st. Louis 20 three years
in the penitentiary for"sweating gold
coin.
Nina Raymond, white, was fatally
stabbed by Hattie Hyde, negress, at
Wichita, Kas. The trouble arose over
dispute as to the ownership of face
powder.
Thirty-two transports will soon ar
rive at Havana and take away from
$4,000 to 10000 troops. The remain
der will depart the LIST of January, or
soon afterward
Maj. S. w. Bradford, a veteran of the
Indian, Mexican and civil wars, died
at Guthrie, Okla, aged 20. He was
major of the Seventy-seventh Pennsyl-
vania volunteers.
Jerry Cannon, Decatur (Alao
horse trader, was found murdered in
Limestone county, Ala, where he had
gone to look for stolen horse. He had
considerable money with him.
Chief Clerk William d. Newton, of
the Kankakee Qll.) hospital for the
insane, and his first assistant. f. B.
Bank, of Chicago, have been discharged
by Supt. W. G. Stearis for the good of
the service.
There is report current in Athens
that marriage has been arranged be-
tween Prince George, who was recent
ly appointed governor of Crete under
an agreemnt with the powers, and
Princess Victoria of Wales.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Pettyjohn was celebrated at
Decatur, ILL.,, in the presence of large
company of friends. The groom is II,
and he married Charlotte Crane, now
os, in Morgan county, ILL.,, in 1s4s.