The Forrest City times., 1899-02-10
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

 the ratification of the peace treaty.
 Spotted fever is raging at Morgan town. Ky, many residents having left the town.
 The condition of the treasury shows n deficit of s9s3.20s for the first week of February.
 The Tennessee river is above the caLser line and still rising. Much damage has already been done.
 The French press seems to think that Japan will help the Filipinos by means of filibustering expeditions.
 The turnpike company of St. Clair county. Ill.,, has been ordered to open the tollgates. A clash is expected.
 The president has nominated Thomas J. See, of Montgomery City, Mo, to be professor of mathematics in the navy.
 The terrific defeats sustained bl Aguinaldo's army are said to be caus- ing his prestige with his own troops to wane.
 Joseph Reyburn, the first white male born in Miami county, Ind, died Tues day. His father was a colonel in the war of 1872.
 Rev. J. B. Quinlan, s. J., rector of the Sacred Heart church. Galveston. Tex. was found dead in his room at Washington.
 Thieves have succeeded in getting away with a large amount of copper telephone wire belonging to the city Of St. Louis.
 Arrangements have been perfected for new steamship line to ply be- tween California ports and Mexico and Central America.
 The London press pays high compli, ment to our volunteer troops at Ma nila, crediting them with the steadi- ness of regulars.
 Judge Hazen, of the district court at Topeka, Kas.. decided that the re- cent special session of the Kansas leg islature was legal. John Tyson, aged 30 years, while crossing railroad bridge at Clinton, Ind, was caught by passenger train and fatally crushed.
 John Johnson, sentenced to hang for the murder of Ballard Johnson. applied to the supreme court for a writ of supersedeas. Frank Winkler, aged 57 years, was badly crushed by falling slate in mine No. 8, of the Brazil 0nd) Block Coal Co.. and will probably die John Hollands gold pen factory, al Cincinnati, was burned Tuesday night Loss, $50,000; insurance, S21 ,OO0. Most of the stock was in fireproof safes.
 Mrs. Mary Williams, her son Harvey and two small children, of Middles. boro, Ky, were drowned while fordinp Clinch river, swollen by the recent rains.
 T. J. Fitzpatrick, aged 7s years. one of the pioneer farmers of Pettis couii. ty, Mo, died near Thornleigh. Mo. oi pneumonia. His wife died a week previous.
 Salem, H., was visited by a fire Tuesday which burned the buildings in which were the city news stand. Storrment's barber shop and Fletcher's grocery store.
 The secretary of war has sent to congress statement of the militia force of the United States. 1t shows 94'66s organized and S.995,S25 nnor- ganized men of the service.
 Aaron Shackelford. while returnina to his home at Princeton, Ky, in an in. toxicated condition, fell under the wheels of his wagon. His skull was crushed. killing him instantly. La Minerve (Montrea), the leadina French newspaper of Canada, pub. fishes the statement that the Canadian government will expel Agoncillo. the Filipino agent, from the Dominion. William Kinds, of Texarkana. s Texas & Pacific brakeman, was thrown under the wheels while making a coupling at Paris, Tex, and fatally in. Jured. His child was burned to death week ago.
 Charles Roberts, his wife and IA. year-old daughter and a negro man were instantly killed by an explosion Of dynamite which Roberts was thaw. ing out, near Coffeyville, Kas. A. c. Darrow was badly injured.
 TO LEGALIZE BOXING BOUTS Two Bills Introduced in the Missouri House