The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

18th. said: "A coast mail steamer which has returned from Labrador re- ports the Straits of Belle Isle are still filled with ice"
 Very heavy rains are reported throughout Chile. washing away many bridges and flooding several cities.
 Prescott, Ariz., was visited by de- structiye eonhagration, on the after noon of the 14th. which was only brought under control at a. m., os the 18th. by blowing up buildings in the track of the fire. The principal business portion of the town was de- stroyed. the loss being conservatively estimated at from S1,000.0O0 to S1 ,50O,- GOO. At daylight, on the morning of the 18th, wagons were unloading lum- Der at the plaza, from which tenn porary structures were erected, and many business houses and banks re- sumed business the next day. The peo- pie of the town declared themselves able to take care of the hundreds of homeless citizens, declining offers of outside aid.
 Fire, on the 18th. destroyed all the fruit stores and leading business houses of Newcastle, Cal. The total loss exceeded one hundred thousand i dollars. Over ten thousand boxes of ] fruit were burned. The Southern Pa cific Railway Co. was the heayiest loser. Their loss on fruit in cars and rolling stock is estimated at s35,000 C. V. Eskridge, editor of the Elm poria, (Kas.) Republican and former 1 lieutenant governor of Kansas, died at his home in Emporia, on the 18th, from the effects of self-inflicted wounds. Before he died Mir. Eskridge, who had been ill for several months, said he knew he could not live and that he was tired of life.
 Rock Island passenger train. on the 18th, pushed freight train off the track at St. Joseph, Mo-, and through building 70 feet square, owned by the St. Joseph Flow Co.,. completely de- stroying the structure.
 Although deprived of the services of some of her best athletes, who de- clined to contest in the events of the worlds amateur contests in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, on the 18th, ob- jecting to Sunday competition, Amcri- ca won eight out of ten of those de- | cided, gaining five second positions and four thirds.
 The secretary of agriculture has re- ceived from the Centralvorstand of the l Oldenburg Agricultural society, of | Oldenburg. Germany, the announce ment that general agricultural expo sition, called "Landestierschau,' will be held at that capital from August 9 to 12, 1900.
 Upon complaint of Dr. Gardner, in charge of the United States marine hospital at Port Townsend, Wash, Capt. NJ. A. Healy of the United States revenue cutter McCulloch, was exam ined by the county board of physi- clans, on the 18th, and pronounced in sane.
 United States Senator John Henry | Gear, of Iowa, died at his apartments ill the Portland, Washington, on the 14th, of heart failure. His death came as a great shock to his family and | friends.
 | The Second regiment, Illinois nation al guard. will volunteer for servlce in | China. Col. James E. Stewart says he will immediately make a formal prof l fer of his Havana-seasoned coulpa- pies to tho national government for use against the Boxers.
 Two battalions of the Fourteenth in- fantry and Daggett's battery of the Fifth artillery, left Manila, for China, ol the 18th, by the transports Indiala, Flintsbire and Wyefield The expcdi- | ton carried 800 rounds of ammunition | 1O g man, and reserve of a million rounds, together with medical sub sistence, stcres and clothing for i.OOO men for three months.
 William Reed. who lived 12 miles northeast of Mount Vernon. Ill.. was shot from ambush and instantly killed at five o'clock on the afternoon of the l5th, while driving in a wagon with his family, consisting of himself. wife and children. Reed received shotgun wound in the neck and died instantly. His wife was painfully wounded.
 During last weeks scouting in Lu- zon three Americans were killed and two wounded, and 35 rebels were killed. Fifty rebels were captured, and 25 rifles and 14 tons of powder and am- intuition taken.
 A tornado struck Llano, Tex, town of about 2,000 inhabitants. on the evening of the 18th. The freight depot was demolished and several houses un- rcofed. Many persons received niu- ries. Among the most seriously hurt SO far reported are Mrs. I. J. Badu and Mrs. Finkla.
 During 5C hours, up to noon of the 1t5h, nearly ten inches of rain fell at lanl<ton, s. D., and the city was ilood- ed. There was much damage to walks, fences, cellars, etc. Three bridges were washed away on Rhine creek in the city limits. Hail destroyed a large area Of grain in the vicinity of the city.