The Forrest City times., 1899-11-03
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The Decatur (Tn.) Coal Co. refuses to srbitrate and has closed down.
 A Turkish student has been enrolled at the Oklahoma college of agricul- 'ure.
 The St. Louis bank clearances for .he month of October broke all rec ords.
 The dispute over the boundary line between Brazil and Bolivia has been settled.
 The output of gold from the Cripple Creek district for October was over S2.- C00.000.
 Henry A. Neely. bishop'of the Epis- copai diocese of Maine, died. Tuesday, at Portland. Me.
 Jacob BHehler. dairyman, was way laid and fatally wounded on the Ieway Ferry road. near St. Louis.
 On November % an important meet ing of members of the Methodist Epis. copal church will be held in St. Louis.
 Pleasant R. Nash. a most successful farmer and an old citizen. died at his home near Flora. Ill.,. Tuesday. aged "A years.
 Maj. O. F. Guthrie. of St. Louis. lias been honorably released from duties ia the United States army on account of sickness.
 Warrants have been issued for the arrest. for manslaughter, Of the cap. tsins on the boats involved in the North river disaster.
 The trial of J. II. Tettaton is in prog ress at kennett. Mo. He was indicted separately for killing his stepmother and her four children.
 The Association for the Improve. nient of Western Waterways will hold its biennial convention in Memphis, Tenn, November IA and Is.
 Bob Washington was shot and in- stnntly killed. at St. Louis, Tuesday, by Edward Jackson in restaurant. The murderer and his victim are both negroes.
 Nicoll Ludlow has been retired with the rank of rear admiral in the navy on his own application after 90 years service. and under the terms of the personnel bill.
 The engagement of Admiral Dewey to Mrs. Mildred Hagen is the absorb ing topic of interest in Washington, and both are being overwhelmed with congratulations.
 Rev. George F. Sturges, rector of Trinity Episcopal church. at Guthrie, Okla, died Tuesday He was 8 years of age. and was graduated from Ken yon college in 1895.
 Gov. Savers ot Texas was startled. Tuesday, upon receiving the informa- tion from the state penitentiary that life convict there named Isaacs had been pardoned out by forged papers.
 A big wolf drive has been arranged by central Missouri sportsmen 10 take place near Smithton. Pettis county, November 9. The drive will be over fcur square miles of territory, along Flat creek.
 The four-year-old child of c. D. Spenski, a Polish farmer, residing at Millheim, Tex, was stung to death by red ants. The child fell into an ant hill and died in few hours after be- Ing rescued.
 Gen. Gomez says: 'One curious trait of character in the Cubans has impressed me. The more courage a Cuban showed in fighting the Span iards the less has he done for Cuba in times of peace
 A story now comes from Vienna that Prince Rudolph killed Baroness Vet stra and himself because he had learned from his fathers own lips that the baroness was his fathers natural daughter.
 Admiral Dewey was the guest of honor Tuesday night. at an informal dinner given by Assistant Secretary Nanderlip of the treasury department. After the repast had been served, Mir. Nnnderlip handed to the admiral the deed to the home presented to him by the American people.