The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-10-22
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Harding (rep), 10, 80. Taggarts plu-
rality over Harding, 4,00s. Taggart's
majority over al is 1855, there being
six mayoralty candidates. The remain
der of the democr attic ticket was also
elected.
The navy department, on the 14th,
issued orders to Commodore Howell, in
command of the League Island navy
| yard, to take command of the Euro
pean station, relieving Admiral Sell
fridge, and to Commodore Dewey, presi-
dent of the inspection board, to COM
mand the Asiatic station, relieving Ad-
miral McNair
THERE was a severe earthquake in
Granada and Andalusia, Spain lat 4p IN.
on the 18th. The oscillations were
from north to south and lasted several
| seconds. The inhabitants of the city
were panic-striclxen.
In the presence of thousands of peo-
pie, the first Pythian home in the world
was dedicated at Spring field, o., ON the
l4th, the official declaration of dedica-
ton being made by John W. VIM,
grand chancellor of Ohio of the Knights
of Pythias.
The Spanish government decided at
its cabinet meeting, on the/l4th, to ac-
cord free pardon and amnesty to all
those unfortunate Cubans who are
languishing either in the penitentia-
ries of Spain itself or In the penal set
Elements of Cueta and Fernando Pc.
ONE of the most destructive prairie
fires in the history of western Kansas
started near Spearville, on the morn
ing of the 18th, and swept through
Ford and Hodgeman counties as far
north as Jetmore, destroying every
thing in its path.
The Congo troops under Lieut..
Henry, it was officially announced on
the 18th, gained decisive victory
over the bands of mutinous Manyema
soldiers who revolted in February last
and murdered their officers and who
have since been raiding the country.
Lieut.. Henry's force encountered the
rebels near Lake Albert Nyanza, on
July 15 and killed 400 of them. The
survivors fled to the mountains, where
they are starving.
DURING the performance of Dang
ers of Great City" in Robinson's
opera house. in Cincinnati, on the
evening of the 18th, the great central
truss of the building, so feet long and
10 feet wide fell into the par
quette, killing three persons, danger
ously wounding five, while 26 were so
seriously injured as to be sent to the
hospital. In addition to these, 25 or 80
were slightly injured, yet able to walk
home.
Louis RICHARDSON went to the house
OF his divorced wife at Shelbyville,
Ind. on the 14th. and was refused adj
mission. He attempted TO break down
the door, when his l6-year-old son, Lou,
opened on the parent with revolver.
Four shots were fired, and bloody
trail showed they were effective.
GEORGE w. RENARD, of Lexington,
KY. has just returned from a four
years sojourn in the Klondike country
$40, 600 richer than when he went there.
He intends to return in the spring.
ADRIAN GARFIELD and Sarah Granger
Williams were married, on the 14th,
at the residence of the brides father
in Chenille, o. Abram Garfield is the
youngest son of the late President
Garfield. Guests of national promi-
nenee were present Irving Garfield,
brother of the groom, was the best
man.
THERE was cyclonic disturbance |
over the southern part of Cuba on the |
18th. The barometer fell considerably |
and the wind attained great velocity.
The statement of the condition of |
the treasury, issued on the 15th showed: |
Available cash balance, S2ll, $50, SIS;
gold reserve, $3.50, 1n4, 1856.
COMMERCIAL bar silver was quoted at |
5ss4 cents per ounce in New York city |
on the 18th. Mexican dollars were |
quoted at 441S cents.
The town of Iowa Hill, Cal, min |
ing camp of about 500 Inhabitants, was !
completely destroyed by fire on the |
night of the 10th. Two men were |
burned to death and several others
were injured.
The interstate civic philanphropic
conference at Battle Creek, Mich,
closed, on the nth, after six days ses-
sions, which were successful as to at
tendance and interest manifested.
HE Fall River Mass print cloth
market took another tumble, on the
10th, and reached the lowest point in
the history of the market in that city,
small sale being made at 23s.
THEODORE A. DURRANT, the con-
victed murderer of Blanche Lamont,
whose fate depends upon the action
of the supreme court of the United
States, is reporter to be breaking
down and in danger of entire collapse.
THE town of Windsor, the seat of
Hants county, IS miles from Halifax,
n. s., was wiped out, on the nth, by
fire. Few buildings in the town were
left standing and 5000 persons are
homeless. Windsor is situated on the
Dominion Atlantic railway. on the
western coast of the province. AS far
as known no lives were lost.
THE annual report of w. 5. Shallen-
berger, second assistant postmaster
general, made public on the nth, gives
an Interesting review of the principal
DEVELOPMENTS in the entire nostal