The Forrest City times., 1899-05-12
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

Dr. William A. Brokaw died at St. Louis of heart disease, resulting from the grip.
 The office force of the Worlds fair committee at St. Louis is busy posting up subscriptions.
 All the railroads will run cheap ex- cursions to St. Louis while the gum boat Nashville is there.
 The trial of Mrs. Emma Lunroth on the charge of poisoning her husband is in progress at Pekin. III.
 State Senator Mott's bill to prevent advertising on United States flags was killed in the Missouri senate.
 Commander Asa Walker of the gum boat Concord will be guest of the city of St. Louis next month
 Telegraph companies in Kansas have reduced the rate on messages, in com pliance with the new state law.
 Barrett Moungel. of Dallas. Tex, was accidentally shot and killed by his son while shooting at a target.
 kirksville, Mo-. has put on gala att tire above its mourning to welcome the state encampment of the c. X. R.
 The jetties at the mouth of the Bra EOS river, in Texas. have been trans- ferred to the United States govern ment.
 A trainload of expert sugar beet growers has arrived at Pekin, Ill.,, and will develop the industry in that vi- cinity.
 The cruiser Raleigh, which went or the bar while entering the port of Charleston, s. C., was pulled off by tugs at high tide.
 Rudyard Kipling and his family have left Lakewood for Morristown, N. J. Mir. Kipling has almost entirely recovered his strength.
 w. J. Bryan has accepted an invita- ton to deliver the annual commence ment address at the Kansas state agri- cultural college in June.
 The Improved Order of Red Men. in session at Bloomington. H.. will vote on the question of excluding liquor dealers from membership.
 Two freights and one passenger train were chained to the tracks at Norman, Okla, by sheriff. in execu- tion of an order of the court.
 Anton Strunk, of Wentzville, Mo |, has returned from the Klondike, with little gold, but plenty of hope. He staked a claim and will return.
 New York, where Dewey will first land on his return to this country. is preparing big national demonstra- tion, to include the entire country.
 Atty.-Gen. Griggs is reviewing the case of Capt. o. NJ. Carter, who was found guilty by a court-martial of the misuse of s1,o00,o00 of government funds.
 Admiral Dewey has accepted an in- yttation of the G. A. k. to attend the reunion at Philadelphia. in September, if the exigencies of the service do not interfere.
 The department store bill, which will tax them out of existence, was passed finally by the Missouri legisla- ture, and goes to the governor for his signature
 The Missouri house passed a bill which would give each Missouri vol unteer a months extra pay, but no adequate provision has been made for the national guard.
 Col. J. NJ. Bacon, Eighth cavalry, and Cci. Henry Carroll, Seventh cavalry, have been placed on the retired list, upon their own request, after more than thirty years service.
 The Missouri senate sent to engross- ment an omnibus bill to tax all corpo- rntions and franchises, and compel benks to show papers and expose thereby the business of their deposi- tors.
 Correspondent Edwin and three Gu ban companions were held up by Gu ban bandits. By a rase. the newspaper man diverted the attention of the mnrauders and got the drop on them, arresting all.
 Eearly in September. when the rail- way to Khartoum will be completed, Gen. Lord Kitchener. sirdar of the Egyptian army and governor of the Soudan, will open the Soudan to trad CTS and others without restriction.