The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-10-08

CTS SNITZER and George Reeb
charged with stage-robbery in Yellow
stone park. have been captured in Mon
lana and taken TO Cheyenne, Wyo., for
rial.
THE war department is rushing work
On the Notifications in San Diego Call
harbor with remarkable energy.
THE Orange Judd Farmer, in its esti-
mates of the years wheat crop, says
that figures based on actual threshing
returns indicate a total yield of $780,
O0b, 900 bushels, OF which 373. $50, 900
bushels are winter and as, 470,0 600
bushels spring wheat. With the ex-
ception of Illinois and Missouri, the
winter wheat yield represents the full
capacity of the soil.
THIRrY-oNE new cases of yellow fever
developed. on the I'd, in New Orleans,
IA in Edwards, four in Mobile, % at
Biloxi and one in Scranton, Miss. There
were two deaths at New Orleans, two at
Biloxi and one at Edwards. The fever
has also appeared in Nittayuma, Miss.
Four cases are reported.
GEN. NEAL Dow, the father of the
Maine prohibitory law, died at his
home in Portland, Me-, on the I'd. in
his niuety-third year. He was for sew
eral terms mayor of Portland, served
in the state legislature, and attained
the rank of brigadier-general in the
civil war for meritorous service.
SENIOR SAGAsTA, who has been called
TO form a new Spanish ministry, says
that his government can not assent to
foreign interference, but that he aims
to carry out everything in the way of
reforms in Cuba the United States could
suggest.
SENIOR ESTRADA PALMA says: If
President Mckinley is seeking a settle
ment of the Cuban war on the basis of
home rule for Cuba, he might as well
suspend negotiations and recall Gen.
Woodford. The Cubans absolutely re-
fuse to consider the autonomy PROPOSE
ton"
THE statement of the condition of the
treasury, issued on the 4th, showed:
Available cash balance, S2l3, 437, 675;
gold reserve, Sl4s ITO, s2l.
The Hotel Lafayette, at Mime
tonka, Mimi, was destroyed by fire on
the 4th.
The London Globe predicts that
Henry George will be the next mayor
of New York.
The president. on the 4th, appointed
William III. Finch, of Wisconsin, envoy
extraordinary aud minister plenipoten-
tiary of the United States to Paraguay
and Uruguay.
THE New York Firemen's Cycle club
had century run, on the Sd, in which
s76 men and rs women participated. OF
the men $40 finished in good order, and
only one of the women dropped out.
THE steamer Victoria, which arrived
In Tacoma, Wash, on the 4th. brought
news of the mos. disastrous floods that
have visited China for many years
Sixty villages near Tung Chou, con-
tanning over $4,000 inhabitants, were
destroyed. and $4,000 to 20, 900 persons
were drowned.
LUXURIOUS DAVENPORT PALMER, foun-
der of the Muscatine lodge. the first
masonic organization in Iowa; for
many years prominent business man
in Sioux City. Ia, and Yankton, S. D.,
died in ST. Paul, Mimi, on the 4th,
aged II.
Mr.. WARNER NJ. BATEMAN, one of
the best-known lawyers in Cincinnati.
died suddenly at the Riggs house in
Washington city on the 4th. He ar.
rived there the day previous, apparent
ly in good health.
JOHN j. SHIPHERD, Cleveland (O.)
capitalist and member of the firm of
Charles Ii. Potter & CO., was placed
under arrest, on the 4th, on charges of
en- beIzlem ent.