The Forrest City times., 1901-03-29
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

several persons were injured in a religious riot at Setubal. near Lis. bon.
 A force of Boers is reported to have captured 100 colonals and. after stripping them of their accouier- ments. released them.
 The supreme court of Michipap holds that the Wabash must reduce its passenger fares in the state to two cents per mile, its net earnings being above S3,000 per mile.
 Hon. Chaucey Depew offers for sale, at an increased price, the house Tn Washington he had intended giving his niece as a wedding gift.
 Eighteen hundred persons left Chi cago Tuesday night for North Dal,o- ia, where they will take up home steads
 Railroad Contractor Albert I. John son is at work on an eight-track troll ley line between Jersey City and Phil adelphia.
 John Mullins, @. and Nancy Dow ney, a', were married at Middletcwn, Ky, without the consent of their children. They have been forgiven.
 British demand for American horses has Quilted the market. Receipts at the Chicago horse market, Tuesday. broke all records.
 \ freight train stalled in the new iy-opened Cascade tunnel. in Wash ington. and before a relief train arr rived the engineer died of gas suffo- cation and six trainmen were over come
 Gam Lee. known as the "Kinp of Hop Alley" one of the best-knoyyn and most influential members of the Chinese colony in St. Louis, is dead of consumption.
 \ dispatch from Constantin Dpl, says that the Russians are making great preparations for war, and that II IS believed that Japan. probably backed by England, will force the issue.
 Ii is said, with an apparent show Of authority, that the president will appoint Joseph Neal, of Guthrie. gov ernor of Oklahoma. when the term of (. NJ. Barnes expires. May l2
 The retirement from active service of Colonels Augustus w. Corliss. See ond infantry, and Abraham K. Ar mold. Eigth cavalry, is announced
 William A. Dreadruff. a clerk in ,he employ of a wholesale jewelry firm at Kansas City, has been arrested on a confessed charge of stealing a tray of diamonds from his employers.
 Waiter G. Pratt, for two years night clerk at the Coates House. Kan sas City. has confessed to a series of robberies from the rooms of guest $ and vaults of the hotel.
 \. l.. Patton, postmaster at Halls. Mo-, was given two-year sentence in the penitentiary, in the federal court at St. Joseph, for being short in his money-order accounts.
 Prominent educators from all over Illinois are at Springfield attending conference of county superintend- ents of schools and institute instruct OTIS.
 The officials of the finance depart- ment al Ottawa, Ont, admit that the picture on the face of the new Ca madam S+ bills is that of the Anleri- can 500" lock.
 l.. R. Nilfiey. of St. Louis. who was recently appointed federal judge in the Philippine islands, was the guest of honor at banquet given him Ly his associates at the bar and several personal friends, in St. Louis. Tues day night.
 The grand jury at Chicago returned an indictment charging conspiracy against Miss Marie Defcnbach. a young woman who has been dead for months.
 Chalin Sisk shot Taylor Phipps at the latter's home. about three miles east of Eldurado, III. The trouble arose because Sisk wanted to marry Phipps' daughter.
 Nora Scanlan. the 19-year-old sister of Policeman James Scana,. of the Madison Street station, New York, shot and instantly kileld her mother while handLng her brother his revol- yer.