The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-05
CRIMES.

CRIMES.
Jan. 2-Paulding, o., ex-Postmaster c. A.
Brewer kills wife and self.
20-ADtlgo, WIS, Vanda!s wreck offices of
Antiago Republican, Weekly News and
German Herald.
Feb. 4-Westminster, o., Frank Blair kills
I'D; Brovard, Mary Anderson and self;
Mar. l-Alikehi courthouse in Choctaw ma.
uon,. Nal!a Tonka hanged for murder.
2-Atheletone, Kan, wife and 4 children of
John Gilbert found murdered.
l5-Bleton. Tex, Ed Bean drives wife
through principal streets. kills her and self.
Thos. Toier. chief of police; j. Z. Hart.
city detective; L. +. Gesiee, police sergt !,
j. Williams and Louis Hinkle shot dead.
Apr. 5-Albany, Ga, w. II. Jackson kills
bis wife. baby and self; insane.
lO-Pana, H., I dead, many wounded and
town under martial law as result of at
tempt 10 arrest negro desperado who de-
fed the officers.
20-Fresno, Cal, factional fight among Chi
nese hlghbnders results in 5 killed and .
fatally wounded.
Jun; Near Thornton, Ind, Alfred Wells
kills 3 OF his little boys: insane.
Jul, lG-Near Long Grove, H., Mrs. Geo
Trieder in family quarrel wounds her hus
band, and killed mother and self.
I7-Manchester, Ky, Howard Baker feud
results in killed, wounded.
Aug l-Detroit, Mich, Mrs. Mary Steven
son kills her , children and self; unable to
secure work
Sep. l5-Scotia, Neb., Mrs. Earne Phillips
polsons her children and self
l6-Carterville, ILL.,, negroes in riot be-
tween black and white miners.
Oct, ,&Stranger Tex, NJ NJ Mckinney
kills wife, Paul Norman and self
ll-Judge Basil Lapace, (state legislator)
kllied by mob on his plan ntation 20 M. from
New Orleans.
S-Near Redwood Falls, Mimi, Frank Bah
- cock kills wife, 3 sons and self; insane.
Nov. 8-kentucky election troubles result in
10 killed and ~ wounded
Dec. 5-Bakersfeld, Cal f. S. Millikin kills
wife, child and self.
6-Rac.ce. Wis, Rev. d. B. Cheney and
-Chillicothe, o., W. J. Williams killed his
8 children and himself.
FIRES.
Jan. l2-Atlanta, Ga, in heart of business
district; $4,000
Feb. columbus, O., half business block.
s75O,00O
l2-Chieago, A. C. McClurg & Co.'S book
store; $3.50 600
i51Bo0Gklyn :, 8no do6 navy yard machine shops;
2s-Holyoke, Mass, Windsor hote!, opera
mouse ana other Dulldlngs; SOU, O,OOU.
Apr l3-ln Rock and Keith counties, Neb.,
prairie fires; several lives lost.
l6-Cleveland, o., half a block of business
buildings; $1,000, 900
Jul: A. Memphis, Tenn, Gayoso hotel;
S450,00O
Aug. 2l-Victor, Col. in business section;
S2000,0O
Sep. l6-Promised Land, L. l., Amer Fish.
cries Co.'s plant; $780, 700.
l9-ln Adirondack forest, n Y, forest fires
Norfolk, Va, St. Vincent de Paul's hos
pital; 4 lives and s50O,O00
Oct. 3-Endeavor, Pa, Wheeler & Dusen-
berry Co.'S lumber yards; $500, 900.
l3-Brooklyn, N. ", Bush Co.'S cotton ware
house,; $500, 600
Nov. 3--New York, Manhattan Bedding
Co.'S factory; $500, 900.
5-Waukegan, ILL.,, Amer Steel & Wire
Co.'S plant; $500, 900. :. Kansas CITY. Mo,
fire starting in Jones Bros department
store; $500,000.
l2mMlonnntreal, Wan Bros biscuit factory;
29-Phi ilade!phia j. B. Lppincott & Co.'S
pub house and other buildings. SO OOO. 900
Dec. lO-Augusta, Ga, business block; ST.
100000 ~
l9-Florence, S. c., business section.
N-Fessenden, S. d., half of business sec
ton.