The Forrest City times., 1901-01-11
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

An East St. Louis Qll) priest com- plains of a dearth of marriages among members of his flock, and a consequent scarcity of fees.
 James Golden, of Glasgow, Mo-, fell from the Chicago 6s Alton bridge at that place and was instantly killed.
 The proposed international commie- sion to settle the Chinese indemnity and commercial treaties questions may be held at Berlin.
 (. M. Sherfy, one of Champaign county's Cln) pioneer citizens and business men, died at his home in Champaign.
 Andrus Starllc and wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary al Palmyra. Mo. They were married in Germany SO years ago.
 Congressman William Neville, of Ne braska, whose life was despaired of. has been given the saline treatment and shows such improvement that his recovery is now predicted.
 Paymaster Charles r. Thompson, of the United States navy, died at his
 
 been an invalid for several weeks.
 The mayor of Minneapolis. Minn., walks the streets of that city armed and expecting an attack at any time from eN-policemen and detectives whom he busted from office.
 Paris gossip says that the young Baron RothsckiId. on reaching his ma jority. in d few days, will challenge his boyhood enemy, Baron de Luber- sac. to fight duel.
 Judge Hurrah. at Charleston, H., deprived NJ. \. Sizemore of the GUS tody of his three children because he was suspected of a desire to starve them, in order to secure a S5o.00O es- tate left them by their mother.
 Although England is sending horses to South Africa al the rate of 5000 a months, the British under secretary of state for war declares the great need of the army in Africa is horses.
 Lord Pauncefote, British ambassa- dor to the United States, according to information from London, will re- main indefinitely in Washington.
 The costs of the mistrial in the Jes- sic Morrison murder ease, which re- gently occurred in Eldorado, Kas., are t5,5o0.
 The Knoxville (Tenn.) chamber of commerce gave banquet to l25 busi- ness men and manufacturers of Nash vile. The event was to celebrate the opening of the Tennessee Central, giv- ing these cities an air line connection.
 British officers assert that Gen. Col vile, on several occasions. took pre- cautions for the safety of himself and men which verged dangerously near tc showing the white feather.
 The railroad trust proposes to dis pense with it's army of travelling freight and passenger agents, a vast economical reform that would throw 50,000 men out of good positions and effect q saving of millions.
 The governor of Guam reports that the natives are in danger of famine, the food supply having been gradual ly becoming smaller since the great hurricane of November.
 'it4'aA4 H. -N"A Niidih. ioi o~ Ntdls a resident Of St. Louis. and head of the insurance firm of w. II. Markham & Sons, died Tuesday. He was 75 years old.
 Dependency over the death of his mother and the fact that he was a cripple caused Herman Wester. q pa per carrier, 2s years old. to go to Jef- ferson Barracks, St. Louis. and com init suicide by hanging.
 The military board Of inquiry which investigated hazing at West Point has made it's report to the secretary of war. Hazing is condemned, and it is recommended that stringent rules be enforced to stop the practice.