The Forrest City times., 1902-09-05

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 On the 31st 15o tons of hay and sew eral fields of growing crops were de- ttroyed by prairie fire which ragged for l2 hours near Harlow, l. T., and which originated from cigarette stub.
 On the 3ist a detachment from the Seventieth Virginia regiment was sent from Richmond to quell street riot at Ashland, Va, between blacks and whites, in which one negro was killed.
 Returns from the Arkansas election up to midnight of the 1st indicated that the victory of the democratic state ticket was complete. An ex- tremely light vote was polied through put the state.
 On the 31st the entire hoisting plant, pumping station and station and shafthouse of the Alice Consoli- dated Gold and Silver Mining Co.,. at Butte, Mont, wasdestroyed by fire AHt lOSS IS tSlliHaNtd at S1ub.uHUs
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 On the 31st three men left Denver, Col, in Big Glory," one of the larg- est balloons ever constructed, on a trip in which they will try to beat the worlds long distance record. and uI- timately endeavor to reach New York. The body of the man found on the river bank near Burlington. la, on the 2jth. has been identified as that of Jordan Stamer, retired merchant of Davenport, who has been missing since early in July.
 The Western Union Telegraph Co. has decided to discharge all the bows employed as messengers at it's Chi cago offices, and will use girls and men in their stead. The bows had struck three times within the last month.
 At the meeting of representatives of the American Window Glass Co. the Independent Glass Co. and the Federation Co-Operatiye Glass Co. at Columbus, O., on the 29th, it was de- cided to reopen the factories on Oc- tober i.
 According to the Chicago News. William !. Bartholin is closely related to noble Danish family, his father, who was younger son, having de- serted his wife in Denmark to clone with the late Mrs. Bartholin, who was found murdered.
 On the 1st William Troutman. of synderville, Utah, who recently was discharged from the insane asylum. orained his two daughters. fatally wounded his wife, attempted to mur- der the remainder of his family and then killed himself.
 Labor day was generally celebrated Throughout the country, on the 1st and everywhere good order prevailed. feature of the day in some places was the taking of collections along the line of march for the benefit of The striking anthracite miners.
 On the lst Corporal loyd, the British soldier who confessed that he mur- tered man in Kansas City. Mo. had in examining trial at Colchester. En- gland. He claims to be an American citizen and deserter from the Unit sd States army, and says he killed the man for the purpose of robbery. 
 The big balloon in which three men eft Denver, Col, on the night of Au gust 3l, with the intention of going To New York, was wrecked near Flor snce, Col, on the 1st The aeronauts had terrible experience. the balloon having been three times carried over Plke's peak, but aside from being se- rerely bruised and frostbitten the oc- supants were not seriously hurt.
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 The United States court of appeals II St. Paul, Minn., on the 2sth. denied he application for writs of habeas sorpus or relief in the cases of Thom- IS Neyitt and Samuel C. Peden. judges ,f the county court of St Clair coun- y, Mo-, who are in custody for re- iusing to obey the orders of a federal judge, made about two years ago. in 'ases affecting the validity of bonds ssued by St. Clair county soon after he close of the civil war.
 The sixth annual convention of the League of American Municipalities, held at Grand Rapids, Mich, closed on the 29th. Officers were elected at follows: President, J. A. Smythe. Charleston, s C.; first yice-president, Nj. NJ. Stevens, East St. Louis. H.; second vice-president. Richard j. Barr, Joliet, H.; third vice-president, J. NJ. Head, Nashville, Tenn; treasurer, Thomas P. Taylor, Bridgeport, Conn; secretary, John NJ. MacVicar, Des Moines, Ia. Next years convention will be held at Baltimore.