The Forrest City times., 1896-12-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


TuE officers Of the steamer City Of
/ Washington. which arrived at New
York on the 25th from Havana. said
that Havana was in the worst possible
state of fear. that the residents were
expecting an attack by the insurgents,
that al the prisons were full. business
at a standstiil and merchants with
Spanish ideas were preparing TO leave
the country.
SEVERAL of the leading Madrid news
papers are bitter against Gen. Weyler
for returning to Havana and declare
him TO be morally ruined. They de-
mand that ne be superseded in Cuba
by Gen Azcarraga.
The official history of the change in
the coinage law made in 1878 will be
included in the annual report of the di-
rector of the mint for the fiscal year
1896 Director Preston has been search
ing the files of the treasury and of con-
Cress for every SCRAP of data bearing on
the subject and will make the most
complete presentation of facts and
documents which has ever been at
tempted.
The secretary of wa made on bic on
the 26th his annual report on the army.
The secretary records his high appre-
citation of the ability of the officers and
the patriotism OF the privates The
army consists of p. 40 officers and men.
the effec i've field strength on October
81 icing 25.3s2 The aggre rate ex-
penditures for 1896 were S5l. sos. PCS.
The state board of canvassers has
completed the canvass of the vote on
presidential electors in Nebraska. The
figures are: Bryan. 1865; Mckinley,
l0e, 565; Palmer. az: Bentley. 73s: Lev
ering, !.1se. Bryan's plurality. $1,000
THE genera council of the Seine.
France, has adopted a resolution to
ask the government TO convene Euro
pean congress 10 arrange for a gradual
disarmament.
A DISPATCH from Washington stated
that exPresident Harrison may be
ambassador to Great Britain. as Mr..
Mckinley understood about Mr.. Har-
rison feeling disinclined to enter the
cabinet and will hold open the British
mission and gladly beslow it upon the
ex-president if he will accept it.
A CoNsTANTISoPLE dispatch to the
that fresh massacre with 500 victims
was rumored to have occurred near
Dia rbelxir.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has purchased
residence in Princeton, y. j., and
will make that his permanent home
soon after the expiration of his term
as president.
SECRETARY CARLISLE has dismissed
William K. Morley. en- yineer of the
public build ny at Denver. Col, for col
Letting political assessments from gov
eminent employees in violation of the
civil service law
WILLIAM ;. FoRMAN, of Illinois, took
the oath of office on the eth and as
sumed his duties as commissioner of
internal revenue.
THE president has appointed John II.
Rogers. of Arkansas, United States dis
trict judge for the Western district of
Arkansas
BoURKE COCHRAN made a speech at
New York at the Cuban exercises to
commemorate the execution of the
eight medical students by the Spanish
in Havana on Novem Ter -. 1871. The
| orator took the ground that it was the
duty Of this country to stop the mas
sacre of people within 81 yht of our
shores, and said that il nee assarv the
Cubans should be allowed to purchase
their freedom from Spain and that the
United States could guarantee the pay
ment Of the bonds.
IT was reported that President Cleve-
land has been offered the position of
dean of the Princeton (N. j. law school
after his term expires and has prac-
tically accented.
THE unofficial announcement comes
from Canton. o., that Pres dent-elect
Mckinley has named as his private
secretary Charles g. Dawes, of Evans
ton. Ill.
The annual report of Daniel y. Nor
gan, treasurer of the United states,
shows the net ord mary revenues of the
government during the fiscal year end
e June 80, 1896 TO hav. been 1926 916.-
200, and the expenditures $3.50. ITO. 446.
leaving a defc ency for the year of
Sos, 203 $50