The Forrest City times., 1897-05-21

THE sum of 10000, 600 pounds Turk
ish money! has been mentioned in Con-
stantinopie as the amount of indem-
nifty Turkey will demand from Greece.
CARDINAL CAMTLLo SIcILIANo DE
RESDE, archbishop of Bonevento. died
in Rome on the 10th. He was born in
is47 and received the red hat in 1887.
THE marriage of Gerald du Maurier.
son of the author of ''Trilby," and Miss
Silvia an actress, is announced to take
place during the summer.
THE associated banks of New York
city held s44, 400, 500 in excess of the re-
quirements of the 25-per-cent. rule on
the 18th.
ORDERS are said to have been sent to
Rear-Admiral Montgomery Sicard to
have his flagship, the New York, made
ready to go to sea at u moments warn
ing.
The president, on the 18th, sent an
identical message to both branches of
congress calling attention to the starv-
ing condition of Americans in Cuba
herded in the towns by order of Gen.
Weyler, and asking for an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for their relief A bill
to this effect was promptly passed by
the senate, but in the house a similar
bill was antagonized by demand for
the joint passage of a resolution recog-
nizing the belligerency of the Cubans,
and went over.
MINISTER OF FINANCE DAMON of Ha-
wall passed through Chicago. on the
nth, to attend the queens jubilee. as
the representative of his government.
lie was accompanied by c. p Ianka,
the secretary, and DIR. st. ID. G. Wal
ters, medical director of Hawaii.
DAVID OvERMYER, the silver cham
pion of Kansas, has already received a
number of letters from prominent sill
yer democrats throughout the country
suggesting that he may be called upon
to lead the party in the future.
SENATOR McENERY, of Louisiana,
gave notice, on the nth, of an amend
ment he would offer to the tariff bill,
striking out the senate amendments in
the sugar schedule and reinserting the
house provisions in regard to sugar. /;
The insurgents having cut the con-
duits above the town, Gambia, Crete, is
now without water supply.
THE twentieth annual shooting tour
nament of the Missouri Game and Fish
Protective association opened at Wash
ington park, Kansas City, on the nth.
Many well-known sportsmen were in
attendance.
The president, on the nth, sent to
the senate the nominatian of Frank A.
Nanderlip, of Illinois, to be assistant
secretary of the treasury. {
AFTER many years of service in the
employ of j. V. Farwell & Co., whole
sale dry goods merchants of Chicago,
William l. Meyers has been arrested
charged with having embezzled $40, 900
of the firms money. Bail was fixed at
S10 600, which was furnished.
Gov. BLACK of New York has re-
fused TO grant the requisition of the
governor of Utah for the custody of
Clarence Barton and Graves. who are
under arrest in New York city charged
with the theft of s., 200 from the tab
Loan and Trust Co. Of Ogden City. 8
On the 18th the comptroller of the
currency issued a call on national
banks for statement of their condi-
ton at the close of business Friday,
May IA. e NFf rFrs
THE Turks, on the 18th, hoisted the
white flag at Arta from which it was
Judged cat the Turkish commander
had received instructions that an ar
mistice had been agreed upon. .
The Brazilian minister of war, Gen.
Bernardo Vasques, has resigned, and
has been succeeded by Gen Marcado
Bitencourt.