The Forrest City times., 1899-01-13
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Gen. Ludlow has removed Col. Moul-
ton as chief of the unorganized police
Of Havana.
Allen German, mulatto convict
cook. escaped from the penitentiary at
Chester, Ill.
New Cambria, Mo-, has been quar-
antined as result of the discovery Of
smallpox cases.
Peter Lind. well-known man, was
struck by a train at Galva, ILL.,, and
instantly killed.
The United States revenue cutter
McCulloch has arrived at San Francis
co. from Honolulu and Manila.
The steamer 81. Paul arrived at New
York with crack in one of her steam
pipes, which caused the delay.
George Angerer. an epileptic. was
found dead at 81. Clair. Mo. His face
was buried in a pile of rubbish.
An East st. Louis (Ill.) judge de-
clares that a razor is not a deadly
weapon unless fourished in a hostile
manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Simms. of
West Louisville. Ky, have just cele-
brated the sixtieth anniversary of
their wedding.
Gen. Brooke discovered that there
were 1900 prisoners in the Spanish
iails in Cuba under more or less mys-
FERROUS charges.
Charles W. Spalding. the Chicago
banker who is in prison for embez-
cling university funds, is making an
effort for a pardon.
The lifeless body of Edmond Har-
ron was found on the street at Linn
Grove. Ind. Bruises on his head point
to assault and murder
The National Biscuit Co., having
complied with the laws of Ohio. the
suit to compel its withdrawal from
the state has been cancelled.
William Sullivan. a switchman en-
ployed in the Louisville & Nashville
railroad yards. was run down and
killed in the company's yard at How
ell, Ind.
Diphtheria is raging in parts of
Madison county, Ind, in a very ma
lignant form. In Frankton the
schools have been closed for an indefi-
mite period.
Bolton Buffers working jacket was
caught in the betting while he was
cleaning cogs at an oil mill in Helena
Ark, and he was carried around the
belt and killed.
Henry Hesse died on his farm near
Percy, Ill.,. it is said, as the result of
q beating he had received from miners
who accused him of having worked
during strike
Chief Hays of Kansas City, Mo-.
thought he recognized one of the Ma
comb train robbers as Bill RYAN. of
the old James gang. and concerned in
the Leeds (Mo.) hold-up.
There are nearly 1000 cases of la
grippe at Sedalia. Mo-. and cases of
whooping cough are so numerous that
the attendance at the public schools
has been greatly decreased.
The funeral of ex-Chief of Police
Laurence Harrigan took place at the
pew cathedral at st. Louis. Tuesday.
The attendance at the church and
grave was unusually large.
On his deathbed Fred Wolf. of Usage
county, Mo, declared that Edward
Ernest, who disappeared four years
ago, was murdered His statement
was corroborated by William Waugh
an, a convict
"hiie three negroes, two men and
boy. were sitting about n fireplace
OF farmhouse six miles from Hunts
vile, Tex. bolt of lightning flashed
down the chimney and all were in
stantly killed.
Gov. Jones of Arkansas has commit
ed to p years Imprisonment the
death sentence of S. II. Deakin. who
was 10 have been executed January
l3 at Fayetteville, for the murder of
Frank Shubert in Madison county.
The Louisiana Purchase convention
at ST. Louis decided that St. Louis
should be the place and worlds fair
the scheme for the BETTING celebra-
ton of the Louisiana purchase. The
fair will be held in the fall and win
ter of 1904.