The Forrest City times., 1902-10-24
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

An explosion on the tugboat Fred
Nellis, of St Louis, near Mound City,
| Ark, on the 10Th. resulted in the
death of Mrs Josie Hill. of ST. Louis.
and William Phillips, of Memphis, and
| fatal scalding of William Gillem, a
negro porter. Three others were
slightly sealded.
a race riot was reported to be in
progress at Littleton, Ala. p miles
| from Birmingham. on the 10th. The
sheriff and a posse of deputies left
Birmingham for the scene. 1t was
said that three white men and eight
negroes had been killed.
There was demonstration in Hyde
park. London, on the 10th, by several
thousand reservists from South Afri-
ca, who demanded prompt payment
of their arrears in pay and assistance
in obtaining work.
The Chicago Federation Of Labor.
on the 10Th, ordered the striking mem
bers of the Wholesale Grocers' En-
| ploYes' union to return to work
pending the settlement of their troub-
les by arbitration.
BY the collapse of a bridge over the
| Golden Horn. connecting Constantine
| pie with the suburb of Galata. Is per-
sons were precipitated into the water,
| five of whom were drowned.
The destruction of Tower q Brooks
| Boston store, at Albany, y. Y. on the
| night of the 18th, caused the loss of
two lives and n money loss of half
million dollars. Twenty small firms
were involved
Fire in the oil field at Beaumont.
| Tex, on the 10Th, DESTROYED half a
dozen derricks and settling tank.
The latter exploded, fatally iniuring
Workman named February.
At a meeting in Manila it was prac-
tically decided to increase the Phil
ippine appropriation for an exhibit
at the st. Louis Worlds fair by $780,
| 600, making the total S350,o0o.
English and French commentators
are discussing in an interesting nv.
| ner what they term the daring Of
the American president in dealing
with the coal miners strike.
\ Rome dispatch to the London
Daily Telegraph says that the vatican
hopes that the negotiations in Ma
Mia, between Coy. Taft and Are.l.
bishop Guide, will lead to the estab-
| lishment of diplomatic relations be
tween the United tSates and the vat
| lean.
BY collision on the Great North
| ern railroad, six miles west of Brain
erd, Mimi, on the 10th, engineer, fire
man, baggageman and a dozen pas
sengers were injured. none, however.
save the engineer. very seriously.
During a meeting in the First
Christian church at Omaha, Neb.. on
the 10Th incident To the Disciple of
Christ convention. the church floor
began to settle. The pastor. Rev. Har-
ry j. Hill, saw the danger and quietly
requested the congregation to leave
and all got out safely. The floor ha
settled five inches.
Charles II. Summons has Teen ar
rested, at Grant, Wyo., charged with
the murder of his divorced wife Mar,
garet Sammons, at the Brae ranch
near Grant
By the bursting Of a 12-inch copper
steam pipe at the Riverside plant of
the National tube works. at Benwooa
W. Va, ON the 18th, eight men were
scalded, three or four of whom Will
die.
1t has been discovered that a brih-
cry fund of $4,000 has been deposited
with Spanish bankers i'm Havana for
use among members of the city coun.
ell for securing a municipal conccS-
sion, and great scandal is expected.
President Roosevelt has issued an
executive order calling attention Ia
the law with regard to political con.
tr,bntions, and warming all in tire
service of the government that the
law Is TO be oheyed and enforced.
Reports received at Manila from
Mlndanao show that he condition Of
affairs on the island is in proving. and
that the rebellious Muros are becom.
ing more tractable.
Sheriff Dredger of MINNEAPOLIS
Mimi, on the 10th, arrested and
lodged in jail, Alfred Kadelboeh. for
having set fire to the barns aul ware
houses on half dozen farms near
Loretto.
NJ. Michailowsl1y has addressed a
communication to the powers in be-
half of the Macedonians. declaring
that in several districts Turkish
troops are massacreing women and
children and committing other out
RACES.
Between six and seven hundred del
egates were in attendance at the
United Mine Workers convention al
Nilkesbarre. Pa, on the Goth. which
was to decide ON accepting or reject
ing the mediation of the presidents
board OF arbitration No definite ac-
ton was taken. but it was expected a
vote would be reached on the 21st.
The Missouri state board of examin-
ing BARRIERS has decided to institute
an investigation of charges of