The Forrest City times., 1897-04-09

THE annual eight-oar race between
the universities of Oxford and Cam
bridge was rowed, on the Sd. over the
Thames championship course of four
and one-half miles, from Putney to
Mortlal<e. and was won by Oxford by
three lengths.
THE steamship Fuerst Bismarck,
which arrived at New York. on the attn.
from Mediterranean ports. brought
nearly LOCO Italian immigrants.
THE Bethlehem pa Iron Co.. on the
5th. made shipment for the United
States government to Sandy Hook. y.
j.. of "a cannon. loaded on - fat cars.
The shipment was made up principally
of eight and ten-inch guns, being fin
ished complete. ready for mounting.
A hob of coolies. numbering about
5000. engaged in an anti-foreign dem
onstration in Shanghai on the 5th.
The volunteers were called out. and
detachments of marines and sailors
were landed to assist the authorities
in restoring order.
THREE men were killed by asphyxia-
ton at BOWS brewery, Montreal. Can,
on the 5th. They were cleaning a
beer tunnel, and were overcome by the
carbonic acid gas which had collected
at the bottom.
CARTER III. HARRISON (dem.) was
elected mayor of Chicago, on the 9th,
by plurality of rs, 900. and a clear ma
jority over all the opposing candidates.
The entire democratic city ticket was
elected. OF the "a aldermen 90 demo-
Gratis, four republicans and four indie
pendents appear to have been elected.
HENRY ZIEGENHEIN rep was elected
mayor of st. Louis at the election, on
the 9th. by majority of 8, 1853 over two
opposing candidates in a total vote of
e1,217. The entire republican city ticket
was elected, including the full coun-
Gil, and "a land perhaps 25) out of
possible rs aldermen.
AN official denial was made, on the
9th, of the statement from CONSTANT
nople that the British minister at
Athens had been instructed to make
pacific overtures to Greece with the
view of enabling that country to extri-
cate itself from the present dilemma.
The board of managers of the Joint
u
city, on the 9th. and fixed a rate of
Sal as the Pacific coast tourist fare
from trunk line territory, going via
Washington and New Orleans. return
ing via Buffalo, etc, or vice versa.
THE sundry civil and Indian appro-
priation bills were reported to the SEN
ate, on the 9Th, by the committee on
appropriations The only change of
Importance made restores to the Indian
bill the provision for opening the IN
compahgre reservation in Utah.
OK the 9th Senator Pettigrew pre-
sented an amendment to the sundry
civil appropriation bill making provi-
sion for complete survey of all lands
withdrawn from the public domain by
the executive order of February % last,
creating forest reservations
TWENTY persons were killed and
many others injured by an explosion
at Lisbon, on the 9Th. in fireworks
factory.
SUSIE +. SWIFT, one of the best
known among the brigadiers of the
Salvation army, has announced her
conversion to the Roman Catholic
faith. 1t Is understood that this was
brought about through the influence
of Rose Hawthorne Lathrop. with
whom Miss Swift became acquainted in
the course of her work among the poor.
TORPEDO boat No. 3 returned to Bal
timore Md, on the 9Th, from build
ers' trial trip in Chesapeake bay. in the
course of which she demonstrated that
she is the fastest boat in the world ex-
cept the ''Farragut." She can make 80
knots whenever called upon.