The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL,

Mrs. Lily Langtry, the actress. ar
| lived at New York, on the 5th, on the
steamer Lucania.
The Montpelier Und.) tin plate mill,
employing 200 men, closed, on the 9th,
and it is believed that the tin plate
trust intends to move the machinery
| TO either Elwood or Anderson, Ind,
and consolidate with other plants
owned by the company at those places.
| The people of Montpelier gave a bonus
of S27 900 for the plant, and injunction
proceedings are contemplated.
According to private telegram re-
ceived in London, on the sth, the earl
of Ava, son of the marquis of Dufferin
ana Ava, was dangerously wounded in
the thigh during a recent assault ON
Ladysmith.
Just rs day broke, on the 18th. the
| II jurors to whom had been confided
| the fate of the Cartervillc Ull.) miners
| reached an agreement and gave back
| to the nine men on trial their liberty
| by acquitting them of the murder of
Anna karr, the imported negress.
| 1t is reported at Washington that
| Lieut.. Gilmore, who has just been re-
| stored TO liberty after eight months of
| captivity in the hands of the Luzon
| rebels, Will have to face court of in
| curry. 1t is charged that Gilmore ex-
ceeded his authority and orders when
he ventured into Baler harbor
Capt. Frank NJ Faircloth, COM
mander of the transport Segur2cca
| during the Spanish-American war. died
at his home in Jersey City, n. j., on
the It'll, aged 20 years. He was born
in Newark, \. J., and was veteran of
three wars, the Mexican, civil and
Spanish.
A Washington wrecking company
has a scheme to refioat the battleship
Maine, through the agency of liquid
air, and in d circular just issued an
nounces that proposition to carry it
cut will he submitted to congress. All
that congress will be asked is to APP
| propriate the sum of one dollar, and
| the company promises that ten days
after authorization is given its adj
| dress will be Care of Battleship
| Maine, Havana, Cuba"
Gen. \. w. Greedy, chief signal Off
Ger of the army, and the well known
arctic explorer, lies in serious condi-
| ton at his home. in Washington, as
| the result of an assault committed on
him by Joseph c. Furnace, a messen-
! ger in the employ of the Adams Ex-
press Co., on the night of the eth.
Reconnaissance out of linus, Cavite
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in the loss of three Americans killed
and 90 wounded. The enemy's loss is
estimated at 60 killed and so wounded
Lieut.. Gilmore and 10 others of the
rescued American prisoners arrived at
Manila on board the steamer Venus,
| from Nigan, on the night of the eth
The lieutenant tells a thrilling story
| of his experiences during his eight
months of captivity.
Advices from Gen. Butler, at Frere
| Camp, on the 18th, told of having re-
ceived an Photograph message from
Gen. White, at Ladysmith, telling of a
desperate attack by the Beers, and
that he was hard pressed"
James Rutter, a farmer of Posey
county, Ind, shot and killed Frank
Spottsville, a neighbor, on the eth.
Rutter was trespassing on Spottsville's
farm. and when ordered off he drew a
revolver and fired. He tried to escape
across the river TO Kentucky, but was
captured and jailed at Mount Vernon.
The Norwegian steamer Ansgar,
Capt. Amundsen, has cleared at New
Orleans and will sail for Kobe, Japan,
with cargo of 1000 bales of cotton.
This is the first steamer this season
from New Orleans for Japan direct.
The wages of $50 operatives in the
lace mills of Wilkesbarre, Pa, were
voluntarily raised ~ per cent. on the
sth.