The Forrest City times., 1896-11-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned BY Telegraph and Mail
PFRsoNAE. ANp POLITICAL

PERSONAL. AND POLITICAL
Gov. MITCHELL, OF FlOrida, has writ
ten 20 northe rn aud western govern
ors, asking them 70 appoint delegates
10 a convention at Tampa, January 20,
1897. TO discuss the defense of southern
harbors n the interest Of the whole
republic.
GES. MILES has made his annual re-
port TO the secretary Of war and saws.
among other things, that the freedom
Of the country of ate from Indian out
break was caused by the better treat
meut the red men now receive from
the government The general cousid-
ers the subject of coast defenses- He
also urges an increase in the army
wanting is strength based on the pop
uiation-one soldier being allowed for
every 900 or .. 600 inhabitants.
The committee on foreign affairs Of
the Bolivian chamber OF DEPUTIES has
reported IN favor of the recognition Of
Cuban insurgents as elligerents.
THE Association Of American Agri-
rvrlturai Colleges and Experiment sta
tons at its session in Washington On
the 18th. elected as its president George
T. Fairehild. president Of the Kansas
state agricultural college at Nauhat-
tan.
RETURNS from all of the 10 counties
in Kentucky nave been reported At the
office of the secretary Of state. On the
national ticket they show total vote
Of AS, a0a MeKinley's vote vas 2is,-
055; Bryan's BIT, EOS; McKinlev's pIu.
rality 257.
MESSAGE was received bv Mr.. Me-
Kinlevo on the f2th from Joseph W Bab-
cock, chairman OF the national con-
rressioual committee at Washington
saying: We have elected 2a1 sound
money repu leans. . sound money
democrats. 145 democrats aud popu-
lists and 8 free silver republicans, with
three districts IN doubt. one from Wy
omiug and two from South Dakota"
IT was reported at Washine ton re-
Gently that Secretary Carlisle may re-
tire from the cabinet before the ex-
piratiou Of MS term. The report was
based on the belief that Justice Field
viii soon retire from the supreme
bench aud that Mr.. Carlisle will De an-
pointed To succeed him.
SENATOR BuTLER's paper at Raleigh.
n G., said editoEially on the 18th that
II Mr.. BRYAN desired 10 head the reform
forces ne must 10 SO under some other
name than that OF democrat as the
Dopulists were done with democrats.
The paper said il spoke for the peoples
party Of North Carolina, il not for the
whole nation.
SPECIAL to the New York sun
from Key West. Fla, on the I3th stat
ed that Capt. Gen. WevIer took the
field as commander-iu-chief Of the
Spanish forces aud made an attack on
the camp of the insurgents under
Maceo at Pinar del Rio; that the Span-
ism generals Echague and Maluuseo
were killed and Weyler 81 ghtlv wound
ed and that Maceo succeeded in rout-
ing Weyier and his troops. The result
Of the battle caused great excitement
IN Havana
Tax official returns ~ the election
in Pennsylvania give Mckinley 7es. ggs
votes and Bryan 422. 054: republic
plurality. 304, 944.
THE reports circulated that the poue
intended to remove Archbishop Ire
land, Of st. Paul, Mimi, have heen de-
clared pure inventions, but the arch
bishop has been advised from an au-
thorized quarter to moderate his atti-
tude and avoid irritating discussions
USoFFICIsL bus practically complete
returns show that the vote on the
electoral ticket Of South Dakota is
about a tie Fraud is apparent in
nearly every county. and great many
contests VIII be started.
GEN. Thomas NJ VINCENT. assistant
adlutau t-general. ended his active ca
reer IN the army on the 18th He had
reached his 64th year ADD was trans
ferred 70 the retired list
TT was said at Washington that JUS
tiee Cox, Of the supreme court Of the
District of Column bra, was bout 70 re-
tire having reached the age Of 20
years, and that Secretary Herbert was
70 be given his place,
WrLLIAM J. BRYAN delivered three
speeches n Lincoln Neb on the I4th
VIII en- had been previously announced
a. the opening guns of the political
campaign of 1900.