The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-04-18
PERSONAL AND GENERAL


Wild Tom" the famous Hereford
bull, winner Of prizes at innumera-
bic cattle shows. known all over the
nifed states and England and for
which {. ;. Cross. Of Emporia. kas..
refused S25.ooo died on the 18th.
The British admiralty court. on the
18th. awarded the owners of the
British steamer William Cliff eII.000
fer salvaging the Cunard line steam
er Etruria.
All except the best of the horses be-
longing To the American cavalry regi-
ments in Cuba. are being sold at,aue-
ton al Havana.
Louis Levin, well-known merchant.
was found dead in bed at st Joseph,
Mo, on the 18Th. by his ten-year-oId
son who had slept with his parent
all night.bnt arose in the morning and
did not discover his fathers death IN
III about noon. Physicians say that
Levin suecumbed % an attack Of apo
plexy some time during the night.
Rev. Thomas J. Sheppard. for many
years president of the Kansas state
conference Of the Methodist Protest
ant church. died at his home in Kan
sas City. Mo, on the 18th, at the age
Of 3 years.
The United States cruiser Brook
lyn arrived al Gibraltar, on the 18th.
and took on coal
George {. Charlotte, Of Helena. Ark.
died on an east-bound train between
fruekee and Reno, Nev., on the 18th
Charlotte was on his way home from
Australia.
Rev. DR.. T. Dewitt Talmage died at
his residence, in Washington. on the
night of the l2th. He passed away
quietly, having been unconscious for
q hours. The immediate cause Of
death was Inflammation of the brain.
DR.. Ialmage was 6S years OF age
In the presence of thousands of
peops. who assembled to pax their
last tribute Of love and respect the
body Of Gen. Wade Hampton was
buried in the old family lot m Trinity
ehurchyard, Columbia. :. G.. on the
18th.
President Roosevelt. on the 18th.
signed the bin repeating the war rev.
enue taxes. The pen with which the
bill was signed was presented to Rep
resentative Barth0ldt, of Missouri.
who presented the measure in con
gress.
Mrs Martha J. Calhoun. aged -.
and her daughter Mrs. Vaughn. aged
40. We're shot and killed. on the 18th.
two miles east of Mantua Station. O.
Will Vaughn. stepson Of the Young
er woman, is charged with the crime
The ancient cathedral of Cuenea
Tower. Madrid, collapsed. after high
mass. on the 18th, while crowded
with hundreds If worshippers. \
large number were buried in the
ruins ANA many others injured
Kansas City dispatch. of the 18th.
said that the attorney general of the
United States had tclegraphcd in.
struetions To Ma. Warner. the fedora.
district attorney, TO at once prepare
to dissolve the Beef trust and to in
dict the members Of il.
Santos-Dumout, the airship man.
and his friend, NJ Aime. were the
guests of Thomas \. Edison. on the
18th, in New Jersey. They inspected
the works and Mr.. Edison's labora-
tory. the wizard" of the air being
greatly impressed by the contrivances
and remarks of the wizard of the
wire.
In fight between officers and des-
peradoes, near Braggs. l. r., on the
18th. four men are reported li'ei s;,l
seven wounded, among them 4 noted
outlaw. II was impossible to reach
Braggs by telephone or telegraph,
and details were lacking
The conference report on the post
office appropriation bill was adopted
by the house. on the 14th. after some
criticism of the pneumatic tube pro-
vision.