The Forrest City times., 1902-11-21

gang. was run over and had both legs cut off by train at Plummerville.
 The ginhouse of John C. Scoby. near Warren. was destroyed by fire. Six. teen bales of cotton were also burned. Loss, s4OOO.
 Ex-Chief of Police Craig. of Pine Bluf, is alleged to be short in his ac- counts. Craig disappeared several weeks ago
 Constable Tate, of Hot Springs. has given warning that he will arrest all parties who use profane language on the public streets
 George Hampton. wanted on the charge of killing Phil Ward in Logan county. last October. was captured in Scott county q few days ago.
 One hundred and fifty members of the Tri-State Medical Association. which met at Memphis. went to Eure- ka Springs on an excursion.
 Harry Allemang, the baseball player who was shot at Mason City, W. Va. by burglars, will recover. It was thought at first that he was mortally wounded
 The reward for the murderer of Miss Shillcutt, which crime was com mitted near Little Rock several weeks ago, now amounts to nearly S70O
 r. A. Young, an ex-Union soldier. was found dead at his heme in Miller county. Young lived alone, and had been dead several days when the body was discovered
 Mrs. Luther Whitmore committed suicide in Cralghead county on account of the distress caused by a charge that her husband had been guilty of the fraudulent collection of insurance.
 The law office of James w Wood ward at Danyille was destroyed by fire November II, loss about $350, in surance S250. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary.
 The Baptist State Convention ap- pointed committee to confer with the other faction. known as the Bap- tist State Association, and it is prob able peace will be declared and the two bodies united.
 Train No. $, on the Iron Mountain. the Hot Springs special. north bound. was wrecked at Mabelyale on the 14th. Ot the fifty passengers on the tram only one. lady. was injured The train butcher was also injured.
 At the meeting of the Arkansas synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Morrilton a report was made Dy Judge $. F. Stahl, president of the board of trustees, that the Arkansas Cumberland College is free from debt.
 Julia Burton, a negress, was stab bed to death in a tough resort at Lit tie koek by J. c. Glascoe, colored. It seems that a lot of negro men and women were carousing in the resort. when quarrel arose between Glascoe and the Burton woman He is said to have stabbed her in the left side of the neck
 The store house of James Frazer at Kerr, in Saline county, was destroyed by fire The house embraced a gen eral supply store ticket office of Choc- taw. Oklahoma & Gulf railroad post. office and Dr. J. F. Brewers office. The total loss is $1,2OO.
 
 A party of St. Louis merchants were the guests of Pine Bluff business men a few days ago. The St Louisans travelled through the state in special cars, and stopped at many centers. Their object was to become better ac- quainted with this territory in a busi- ness and commercial way
 The Arkansas annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, met at Harrison on the 12th. About one-fourth of the territory of the state is represented in this con- ference, and Rev. E. E. Hoss, of Nash vile, Tenn. one of the newly elected bishops. presided.
 The trial of Messrs. Martin. Alexan- der and Copeland in federal court at Texarkana on the charge of cutting several million feet of timber from government land. resulted in a verdict of acquittal. The case attracted con siderable attention on account of the prominence and wealth of the accused
 United States Marshal A. s. Fowler. of the western district, has appointed the following deputies. subject to the approval of the united States attorney general: Chief deputy, Capt W. c Akers; office deputy. F. D. Leaning; office deputy and stenographer, Thos J. Doyle; field deputies. John T. Bur Inl. I-.lNl II.