The Forrest City times., 1899-02-03
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

hTCntDdiu Mtuliilut Ol IsoStOus tOID- mitted suicide in Waco. Tex.
 Casper Schoeller, of Mascoutah. Ill.,, finally hiccoughed himself to death.
 w. H. Mitchell. a wealthy stockman, was frozen to death near Jolly. Tex.
 Alice Hendershot, a crippled girl of Marshall, H.. committed suicide with poison.
 United States Consul W. V. Cobb. at Colon, Colombia, is reported se- riously i'll with fever.
 Iowa coal miners will hold a conven- tion February 22 to consider the eight-hour day question.
 The mortuary rate for January in St, Louis was the highest of any in the history of the city.
 The water tower at Murphysboro. Ill.,, fell. It was demolished and smashed an office building.
 Jethro Kemper, of Gentry county, Mo-, killed his wife, shot twice at her daughter, and then mortally wounded himself.
 Miss Mary Withrow. aged nearly 97 years, the oldest resident of Johnson county, Mo-, died at her home in Gen. terview
 Ethan Allen. q veteran Missouri newspaper man, is dead at Lexington, Mo-, where he had been in business since 1856.
 Judge O'Neal, of Greene county Mo-. dug up several thousand dollars. which his aged father had buried in the garden.
 Fire of unknown origin totally de- stroyed Iowa City Electric Light Co. s plant, at Iowa City, Ia. Loss, $25,OOO; insurance, $13,0OO.
 County treasurers of Illinois met at Springfield and formed an organiza- tion to obtain compensation for their services as assessors.
 George Hummer, who bought a ho- tel and an eating-house with worthless checks and gave free dinners, was ad- judged insane at Sedalia, Mo.
 H. H. Gardner, one of the founders of Fl Dorado. Kas., a leading citizen and financier there and cashier of the national bank, died Tuesday.
 Jake Hanna, farmer who lived at Climbing Hill, Ia.. met with runa- way accident near Hornick, Ia., and his skull was so badly crushed that he died.
 Jacob Schwartz, patrolman of New Albany, Ind, committed suicide by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. The deed was caused by de- spondency.
 It is reported from London that the Flipinos will take news of the ratifi- cation of the treaty by the United States senate as a signal for inaugu- rating war.
 A United States deputy marshal is at Sedalia. Mo-. endeavoring to locate counterfeiters, who have been food ing the city with bogus quarters and half dollars.
 Edward Gum, travelling salesman. of fpsilanti, Mich., died suddenly at Decatur, Ind. He was wild with ra ore a few hours before he died fighting an imaginary foe.
 Peter Holt, of Dickson county. Tenn. was shot from ambush in his S - N' 'A'N >OAANShtS Oi d SuOtRuH D4lnQ emptied into his right side, fatally wounding him.
 Mrs. Mary A. Bower, widow of John R. Bower, one of Pettis county's first representatives in the Missouri gen. eral assembly, died at San Angelo Tex. aged 80 years.
 Fred and Charles Gerber. aged ten and four years, died at Gilman. H.. from injuries received in a fire which burned their home. They had been left alone at home by their mother.
 In the passage of the Hull bill by the house, providing for an increase of the army. six republicans voted against and five democrats for it. Otherwise it was strict party vote,
 While the chemical wagon was mak. ing run to fire at Logansport, Ind runawty team dashed up behind the wagon and crushed John Griffin and John O'Mara, two firemen. Tn. former is probably fatally injured.
 Chicago Man Murdered.
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