The Forrest City times., 1899-04-07

The Hot Springs Electric Street Rail-
way Co. voluntarily increased wages Of
employees Is per cent.
George Langston, a Jackson county
farmer, was kicked to death by . mule
one day last week.
The Arkansas Central has been COM
pleted to Paris, Logan county, and the
first train ran into that city March Goth
Gen. Clayton, ambassador to Mexico.
will be rendered = nou-partixan ban
quet at Little Rock in the near future
Frank Williams, of Pine Bluff, took
an overdose of sulphonal while under
the influence of liquor, resulting in his
death.
Work was begun on the foundation
Of the main building of the new Gallo
way college at Searcy April 5th.
The sale of the Lott road to . COM
pany headed by Col. 8. W. Fordyce has
been confirmed in United States court
Eugene Allen shot and killed A. D.
Donley near Swifton, jackson county
on account of a dispute over bushel
of corn.
The board of trustees OF the state
charitable institutions at a meeting in
Little Rock, reelected S. p. Turner
secretary.
The Texarkana & Shreveport railroad
is to be completed by fall. This will
give Texarkana four direct lines to
Shreveport.
A visitor at Hot Springs lost 5000 on
the shell game racket, but compelled
the fakir to refund the money at the
muzzle of q six-shooter.
An expert is investigating the man
ganese deposits of Polk county in the
interest OF Andrew Carnegie, the mill
lionaire steel manufacturer.
General" Washington, colored, who
shot and killed Powhatan Winn, white,
two weeks ago near Ell Dorado, was
sentenced to 81 years in the peniten-
tiary. I.
Mayor Bell. OF Pine Bluff, who was .
candidate for reelection, running rs an
independent, was defeated by w. B.
Alexander, democratic nominee, by 90
votes
Mrs. T.. F. Rector, wife of ex-Gov.
Henry M. Rector. died at her home in
Little Rock April Sd, at the age of go
years. Her death was due to conges-
tion of the brain.
Bud Walker shot and killed Andrew
Burns near Paris, Logan county. The
men had been enemies for years, and
the tragedy took place on public high
way, where they met by chance.
The name of w. n. Buster appears
among the list of wounded in the bat
ties around Manila. He is q Pine Bluff
boy, and originally went out with Com
pany b. First Arkansas Volunteers
Five state convicts employed on the
Choctaw & Memphis extension ct Z
camp near Little Rock overpowered
guard and escaped. After . chase of
two days all the men were recaptured.
The county uniform text book bill.
passed by the general assembly and ap-
proved by the governor, is purely local
option, the electors Of each school dis
trict voting on its adoption At every
general election.
Gov. Jones granted the following
pardons: Cliff Thomas, Lafayette coun-
ty, sentenced in July last to one year
for grand larceny; Thos Kennedy. Mis-
sissippi county. sentenced last Decem-
Der to one year for grand larceny.
The municipal election at Hot Springs
resulted in victory for the straight
| democratic ticket, with q. r. Belding
for mayor at its head. The opposing
candidates for mayor were G. w. Fry
and w. w. Waters, both Independents.
John Smith, white. while sitting on
rock on the bank Of Kings river,
near Eureka Springs, watching for
ducks, was INSTANTLY killed by the acci-
dental discharge of his gun. the muzzel
of which was resting against his breast.
A negro school teacher, A. H. Hoover.
Jr., WAS convicted in Jefferson county
circuit court Of forgery and sentenced
to term of two years in the peniten-
tiary Hoover forged three school war
rants, each for $50, upon the treasurer
of jefferson county.
Miss Daisy Cravens. of Fort Smith,
has been appointed sponsor for Arkan-
sas Division, U. C. w., during the ninth
annual reunion of the veterans, to be
held at Charleston, s. c., from the 10th
to 18th of May. Mrs. Mary NJ. Rice,
OF Helena, will chaperone.
| Ben Wilson, who about six weeks
ago Drained companion named Will
Jams with an AK while working on 9
public road in Jefferson county, plead
guilty to murder in the second degree
and was sentenced to 81 years in the
penitentiary. Both men were colored-
Springfield, Mo-, merchants are en-
deavoring to enlist capital in scheme
to build an electric railroad from that
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