The Forrest City times., 1902-07-25

A meeting Of Americans in London,
on the 21st. adopted resolutions Of re-
greet at the death Of John ". Mackay
and rendered sympathy to the family.
The Mississippi river is steadily ris-
ing al 81. Louis. and causes apprehen-
sion among those who have freight
and other property along the river
front.
Rev. Father William Choka. vicar
general Of the Roman Catholic do
cese of Nebraska. died At Omaha on
the 10Th He had been in the diocese
II years.
Walter Williams. Of Missouri. was
appointed one of the vice-presidents
Of the international Press Congress
which met at Berne, Switzerland, on
the 2ist
Samuel H. Lake. an insane miner,
shot AMI killed his brother-in-law,
mortaily wounded his sister. and then
committed suicide. at Seattle, Wash,
on the Goth.
Paul Morton. vice-president Of the
Santa Fe road predicts the largest
crop at corn this year ever known.
He says it viii be at least 200 00O,-
GOO bushels.
Patrick J. Enright. a delegate 10
the Hibernian convention at Denver.
Col, Who went insane and jumped
from window last week, died on the
goth at Denver.
Senator McLaurin, Of South Caro-
lima, has declined the appointment To
place on the bench Of the United
States court OF claims offered To him
BY President Roosevelt.
At Greensburg. Pa. on the 2ist.
Vim. 5. Bxers. a lawyer. was held 10
bail in the sum Of 10000 for alleged
theft OF that amount in bonds and
money from Jacob Byers.
The Illinois river al Peoria. on the
goth. stood 20.5 feet above low wa FER
mark. and was going up an inch an
hour. People and stock in the bot
tom lands were seeking refuge ia the
hills.
Mrs. Lucille Blackburn Lane. daugh-
ter of Senator Blackburn. of Ken
lucky, and widow Of the late Thos.
+. Lane, died in Washington, on the
18th, Of brain fever and nervous pros
tration.
Articles Of incorporation were filed
at Pierre, S. d.. on the 18th. for
company to build line Of railway
from Duluth. Mimi, to Galveston.
Tex. The capital stock of the com
pany is S50O00O0o
A general rain storm struck sec
tons of Iowa and Nebraska on the
nth, amounting in places to almost
cloudburst. No harm TO crops is an
ticipated, as a greater part of the
small grain is already harvested.
A severe tornado struck Baltimore.
Md, on the goth. Eleven persons lost
their lives, some on land and some in
the harbor, and many others were in
Jured. Houses were unroofed. trees
torn up, and buildings badly dam
aged.
The German steamer Primus was
run down and cut in two in the river
Elbe on the morning of the 2lst. The
steamer had a load of excursionists.
and it is thought that the number of
dead will reach between fifty and
sixty.
1t is claimed by some high military
authorities that President Roosevelt's
action in compulsorily retiring Gen.
Jacob III. Smith, in connection with
the reprimand suggested by the
court-martial is in contrayention of
military precedent.
An explosion occurred in the Daly-
West silver mine at Park City. Utah
on she 10th, at a time when $50 men
were at work. Thirty-three bodies
had been removed at last accounts.
but IT is impossible to give the full
nuLaber of dead at present.
AT the session of the miners con
vention at Indianapolis. on the 18th.
Secretary Wilson said it would cost
100000 weekly to support all the
union men now on strike. Bv an as
sessment of one dollar per week and
assistance promised from outside
sources, ne believed this could be
raised.
Whitelaw Reid spoke at banquet
given in his honor by the Liverpool
American chamber of commerce on
the night of the 18th. In the course
OF his remarks Mr.. Reid said: II do
not for moment admit the possibili-
~ of war between our two nations.
Nature reyolts against it, and all the