The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-09-08
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

William j. Bryan has decided to tour
Nebraska this fall.
Eastern poultry men are trying to
run corner on Missouri geese.
The work of eradicating the wine
room evil in St Louis is under way.
Thirty-eight couples applied for and
received licenses to be joined in we'd
lock at St. Louis Tuesday.
The New York butchers have been
requested to establish western pack
inghouse in order to better fight the
trust.
Bishop ii. n. Pearce of the Episcopal
diocese of Arkansas died. Tuesday. at
Fayetteville. in his eighty-second
year.
Congressman Il. f. Burk says he be-
iieves the democratic carnival TO be
held in Dallas. Tex, will be grand
success.
Several thousand persons attended
the opening of the Pana (Ill) street
fair Tuesday. 1t promises to be
grand success.
Gen. Jimenes has arrived at Porto
Plata, Santo Domingo, where he was
received with enthusiastic cheers by
throngs of Dominicans.
Col. Panizzadri has indicated his
willingness to testify in the court
martial at Rennes, if King Humbert
will give him permission.
Two former st. Louisans, now bank
ers in Italy say the feeling in that
country concerning the Dreyfus case
is all for the accused man.
NJ. Labor has appealed to Kaiser
William and King Humbert to permit
Military Attaches Panizzardi and
Schwarzkoppen to testify at Rennes.
Warlike preparations by both Beers
and British continue. Field comets
in the Transvaal are instructing the
Boer families how to flee in safety.
Rudolph Sassen died at the county
infirmary near Paxton, Ill. He was
quite an artist in portrait painting and
leaves a collection of creditable work.
In freight train collision near Sc
dalia, Mo-, brakeman and fireman
were injured. Both engines were de-
molished and % freight cars were de-
stroyed.
The citizens of the nations capital
are industriously engaged in prepar-
ing royal welcome to Admiral
Dewey when he reaches there early in
October.
Ernst Meyer. 66 years old. retired
and wealthy farmer, and Miss Mamie
Brinkerhotf, 16 years old, both resid
ing at huntsville, H., were married in
ST. Louis Tuesday.
The two-year-old child of Charles
Davis, a prominent citizen of Pana,
H.. was fatally injured. Tuesday even
ing, by drinking nitric acid. which was
left within its reach
Reports from Illinois and Nebras ska
indicate that the excessive heat and
drought is injuring late planted corn,
and that even the early planted will
not escape without more or less dam
age.
The Magdeburg Gazette says that
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
has written to Queen Victoria appeal
vene in the interest of peace in South
Africa.
Henry Loscher. of Butler, o.. was
killed at Pana, H., by Big Four
freight train. He was sitting on a
siding and fell asleep, freight train
backing upon him and crushing out
his life.
Admiral Dewey is quoted as ex-
pressing favorable opinion as to the
outcome of the war in the Philippine
islands. saying that he hoped the next
dry season would see the insurrection
quelled.
Minister of War de Galifet has
w'red instructions TO the active gem
erals at Rennes to leave that city as
soon as the dispositions are finished.
They will not be present to hear the
argument or when the verdict is rem
dered