The Forrest City times., 1897-07-30


 the 23d, as reported by k. C.. Dun X Co.,, were 227. against 2sl for the corre- spending week of last year. For Can ada the failures were 2s, against 29 last year.
 A DISPATCH from London says the negotiations for an international con- ference as to sealing in tho Behring sea are proceeding smoothly, and the pros poets are favorable for au early agree ment between the English and Ameri- can governments
 TIE detachment of the Twenty-fifth United States infantry (colored), un- der command of Lieut.. Moss (white), who rode bicycles from Fort Missoula, Mont, to St. Louis, encamped for four days at Forest park. St. Louis and rec sived much attention.
 ON the 23d the president appointed Wm. E. Corson, of Wisconsin; D. A. Keepers, of Ohio; John T. Wertz, of Nebraska; James Jeifreys, of Tennes- see, and Howel P. Wyton, of Indiana, to be special agents to make allotments of lands in severalty to Indians.
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 TWELVE document cases in the office of the clerk of Kings county, in Brook lyn, toppled over on the 2Ist, causing u chaos that will cost Sl00. 900 to correct. The cases were filled with index records of court proceedings and other official papers dating back as far as 1s42.
 
 NOAH BANEY, a convict at the Michi- gan City (lnd.) prison, has made writ ten confession, which, if proven true, will have the effect Of giving Rev. w. E. Hinshaw, who was convicted two years ago and sentenced to life impris- onment for the murder of his wife, his liberty.
 THE Carnegie and Bethlehem iron companies have refused to bid for sup plying armor for battleships within the $500 limit fixed by law, on the ground that it is not possible for them to produce armor of the quality they have been supplying to the government at that figure.
 MRS. MARY c. JONES, of California, who is known in labor circles as the another" of the American Railway union. is on her way to intercede with President Mckinley in behalf of $. D. Worden, sentenced to death for acts performed during the labor riots in California in 1894.
 A COMPANY has been formed in Port Townsend, Wash, which will at once send u buyer to the sheep ranches of eastern Washington and Oregon to purchase 1000 head of sheep, which will be shipped north and driven to Dawson City to supply mutton to the Klondike miners.
 THE weekly statement of the associ- ated banks of New York city, issued on the 24th, showed the following changes: Reserve, increase, S1,324,675; loans, ln- crease, S5, 920 900; specie, increase, Sl46,- roo; legal tender, increase, SS, 492, 600; deposits increase, S9, 9,25s, 300; circula- ton, decrease, Sl06. 1900.
 ANOTHER effort is to be made by the American and English governments to pass an arbitration treaty. There is the best reason for believing that the matter will be re-opened at Washing ton in October, and that short treaty, of less scope than the last, will be ar ranged for submission to the respect- i've governments.
 THE treasury officials have made preparations to put the tariff act into operation immediately upon it's receiv- ing the signature of the president Copies of the blll have been sent to GUS toms officers througout the country in anticipation of its passage, and it is ex- pected that all will have reached their destination by the time the bill be- comes a law.
 REPORTS from every wheat-growing county in Oregon show that the wheat crop will be the largest in the history of the state. Eastern Oregon, it is estimated, will produce approximately II, ,500, 000 bushels, while the western Oregon crop will amount to about (, 500.- GOO, making a total of ls 00O 900 bushels for the state
 TnE conference report on the Ding ley tariff bill. having been previously adopted by the house, met with simi- lar indorsement in the senate, by a vote of 40 to 30, on the 24th. secured the signature of the vice president and was returned to the house for the sig nature of the speaker, after which the bill as passedwas sent to the president, who at 4:07 pm attached his signature to it.