The Forrest City times., 1897-12-03

WU TNeE FoNG. Chinese minister. contemplates the erection of a school building in San Francisco the bring ing of corps of teachers from China and the education of the Chinese youth of that city and coast in both English and Chinese branches.
 TELEGRAM received at Port Town send, Wash, ou the 2Sth, from Wash ington, D. C., stated that Mai Gen. Nelson A. Miles had submitted to the secretary of war a letter in which he recommended that Fort Townsend be occupied by troops immediately. A later dispatch from Washington said that Secretary of War Alger had not been appraised of Gen. Miles intention to garrison Fort Townsend.
 TIE British steamship Kensington, Capt. Fraggett, arrived at Philadel- phia, on the 2Sth, from London after a tempestuous voyage that lasted all the way to the Delaware capcs. Her decks were broken, bridge smashed, stanch- ions bent and twisted and her entire deck cargo of 50 drums of naphtha and a large quantity ofsphosphorIs washed overheard.
 HE steamer City of Seattle arrived at Seattle. Wash. on the 2Sth. from Skaguay. Alaska. She had on board 2j men who left Dawson City, October II, coming out over the Dalton trail. They reported a state of things border- ing on panic at Dawson, owing to the lack of provisions there.
 TIE millinery and furnishing stores of Apt Bros. go and fl North Eighth street, Philadelphia. were damaged by fire, on the 2Sth. to the extent of S15,- GOO, on which the firm carried $50. OO0 insurance. The building was dam aged to the extent of Si0, 900; covered by insurance.
 TIE grand jury has found true bills against several firms in Denver, Col, for selling oleomargarine. The Colo rado Creamerymen's association insti- gated the prosecutions. It is claimed that eight out of every ten retail gro. cers in that city handle oleomargarine.
 ON the 2Sth the associated banks of New York city held S32, 56o, 925 in ex- cess of the requirement of the 25-per- cent rule.
 ARCHBISHOP kEANE, former rector of the Catholic university at Washington, was received by the pope on the 29th. His holiness congratulated the bishop upon the abnegation with which, in a letter to the pope, he renounced his claim to be included in the list of can didates for appointment to the arch bishopric of New Orleans.
 As A result of the confession made by Oliver Provost, alias Gauthier, now confined in jail at Pembroke, Ont, Mrs. Gauthier was arrested, on the 29th, charged with having poisoned and then cremated Rene Debin and Fred Carriere at Port Arthur, Ont, in February last.
 THREE men, who represented them selves as detectives, entered the home of Mrs. Mary Eppinstein. 4444 Wabash avenue, Chicago on the 29th, and after beating Mrs. Eppiustein with revolv- CTS and locking her in a room made away with her diamonds, valued in all at S4, 900.
 EX-CoNGREssMAN EPHRAIM M. Woo- MAR died in Lebanon, Pa, on the 29th, of Brights disease, at the age of 5S. A widow and one son survive him.
 OLE HALvERsoS, who was shot at Inkster, N. D., by Miss Mary Luxton, died on the 29th. He was conscious until death, and begged that Miss Luxton might not be prosecuted. as he alone was to blame.
 ASSIGNEE ARNOLD has gone through the books of the defunct Bank of En- glish, Ind, and it's branches, and finds sufficient funds to pay the claims in full and leave asurplus of S25, 900.