The Forrest City times., 1899-08-18
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.
Fire destroyed part of the square at

Fire destroyed part or the square ut Greenyille, Ill.,; loss, sl2.0o. Over 12.oo0 Texas ex-confedcrates have filed applications for pensions. S9n Domingo merchants are in fa- vor of l-ing the money of the United | States.
 Mary's Kas.. Tuesday. sE!ailiug a loss of S10.0o0.
 l.. E. Atkinson, of Conway county. Ark. was held up and robbed in Se- | dalia, Mo.
 Connecting lines have inaugurated a boycott on the Kansas City. i'ittsburg & Gulf road.
 Kansas war veterans have petitioned the president to remove Pension Gem missioer Evans. The Transvaal government is pay ing high prices for mules and buying all on the market. In the Bombay Undia) presidency there were 3,45o deaths from the plague last week. Great Britain has dispatched troops to occupy stragetic pass. which was held by the Boers during the last war The Missouri crop report indicates that the early corn crop is made. and that the late planted is in danger from heat.
 President Mckinley addressed 5000 persons at the Catholic summer school in Plattshurg, \. Y., evoking much pa triotic enthusiasm.
 Max Metzger. accused of passing . bogu, check on St. Louis merchant Is said to be wanted in Kansas City for 6 similar offense.
 Near Milan. Mo-. a young man killed himself after making a futile attempt to murder his sweetheart because sine would not go to a picnic with him.
 At Gale, l. T., three masked men held up the Missouri. Kansas & Texas ticket agent, getting about 60 cents. The robbers escaped on their horses.
 Two battalions of French troops searched the woods around Rennes for the assailant of NJ. Laboriall day Tues day, but without capturing the fugi- tive
 John OConnor. one of the self-con- fessed nlurderers of Charles Brant. at ST. Louis. was given q preliminary hearing. and held for the grand iury without bail.
 A half brother of the late Joseph Eenoist. of Kansas City. Mo-. will con- test his brothers will, which left most of his estate to charitable and re- ligious organizations.
 Warrants for the arrest of Postmas- ter Ellis at Quenemo and Postmaster Myers at Mayetta Kas.. were issued Tuesday night. The charge is embez- zling government funds.
 4 filibnstering expedition in the in tetests of .Iiminez. leader of the Dominican revolution, has been stopped by the United States autbor;- ties at Santiago, Cuba, and the carec ccniiscated
 ITO Coe, well-known fruit grower. u, Quincy, H.. was killed in runa- way. His team became frightened at barrel falling from the wagon. He was thrown under the wheels and frightfullv crushed. The infant child of Mir. and Mrs. W;l-
  liam Bane, of Newman. Ill.. died of pneumonia after two weeks illness. The child was being treated by Christ ian scientists. No physician was called until the child was dying. The Illinois board of health is to be called upon immediately for advice al' assistance in checking the spread ot the mysterious cutaneous disea se Which IS rapidly spreading in Downs township, Mclean county.
 NIT. Mills, clerk in the headonar- ters of Gen. Brooke, at Havana. was stricken with yellow fever. Tuesday. ara mas been removed to the hospital. tuner clerks having rooms at the house where he lived have been quar- antined.