The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-04-02

PASSENGERS from Havana on the
Goth. reported that serious trouble was
expected in Havana at any moment.
the immediate cause being the effort of
the Spanish government to force fat
money on the merchants of the city,
the public and officials in the Spanish
army. This money is paper, and is
guaranteed by nothing except faith in
the government. which is now at a very
low mark.
AMELIA FRANKS. who lay near the
point of death at Philadelphia coughed
up, on the 26th, the bullet which her
father fired into her body ten DAYS be-
fore, and thereby saved her life. Her
physicians said that if she continued
to improve during the next few DAYS
she would soon be able to leave the
hospital well child.
In an interview published in London
with William X. Cremer. formerly mem
Der of parliament (radical). who is ed
itor of the International Arbitration
league organ. the Arbitrator, Mr.
Cremer is quoted as saying that he con-
siders it inadvisable to ratify the
amended arbitration treaty. He credits
Senator Morgan with being the chief
obstacle.
REPRESENTATIVE GRIGGs. of Georgia
on the 10Th. introduced a resolution
providing that measures be taken to
have the constitution so amended as to
give congress the power to impose and
collect an income tax without regard
to the proportion to the census or
enumeration provided for in ahe con-
stitution.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE Rock
HILL, although appointed by Cleveland
is not to be disturbed. At least, this is
what the political gossips at the state
department say. His services are con-
sidered of especial value at this time,
because of his familiarity with the
many important foreign complications.
JOSEPH LOADER, a wealthy furniture
dealer of Brooklyn, one of the wit
nesses against the defendant in the IA
nous Tilton-Beecher trial, has been
arrested on a charge of perjury pre-
ferred by his wife.
STEAMER ran into and sank a large
boat in the harbor of Ferrol Spain. on
the 9th. There were 80 persons in the
boat, 81 of whom were drowned. The
remaining nine were rescued in an ex-
hausted condition.
THE official report from Manila states
that the rebel loss at the battle of
Ymus exceeded 1000 killed and wound
ed. The Spanish loss is placed at 81
killed and 245 wounded.
MONTREAL, Can, experienced an
other severe shock of earthquake. ac-
companied by loud explosions. on the
morning of the 9th, at 12:15 o'clock
WILLIAM I. ADAMS (Oliver'Optic) died
in Boston on the 9TH.
A THREsHING engine boiler exploded
on farm near Chatham, Ont, on the
27th, killing Engineer James McGarvin
and fatally injuring John houston, his
assistant.
The schooner Robert Levers arrived
at San Francisco, on the Goth. from
Honolulu, bringing news of serious
uprising of Japanese laborers on the
islands, which, however. for the time,
was promptly quelled by the militia,
reinforced by volunteers.
Hon. THOMAS +. BAYARD, late United
States ambassador to the court of St
James, with his family, will sail for
New York on either May or May Is.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER announced, on
the 29th, that the supreme court would
take a recess from April II to 10, the
last week of Lent.
The senate, on the 29th, confirmed
the nominations of Frank II. Nash to
be register of the land office and VIM. c.
Whips to be receiver of public moneys
at kalispel, Mont.