The Forrest City times., 1897-03-12

JOIN D. HART. previously convicted of aiding in the fitting out of filibus- tering expedition on the steamer Lau- rada. was sentenced, on the sth, by Judge Butler. in Philadelphia. to two years imprisonment and to pay a fine of $500 and costs of prosecution. He was released on s7,0OO bonds pending an appeal.
 CEN. w. w. THOMAS. of Portland. Me. who was twice the diplomatic repre- sentative of the United States at Stock holm, was said. on the sth. to have been assured that he would be sent back to Sweden.
 TIE foreign ambassadors. ministers secretaries and attaches were received at the department of state by Secretary sherman at II a. ID. of the 10th, and the president received them at the execu- s.ve mansion at noon of the same day.
 Hoy. THOMAS r. BAYARp. United States ambassador, and Mrs. Bayard are arranging to make tour of Italy, and will probably start from L. esdor for Florence on March 20.
 BARON DE CoURCET.. French ambassa- dor to Great Britain, went to Windsor, on the sth, and presented his let1srs Q! recall to the queen
 Ex-SEcgETARY CARLISLE has made no definite plans for the future. He will remain in Washington for some time yet.
 said report had reached that place from Panama that ex-Vice- President Ezeta died in the latter city on that date.
 THE old employees of the Globe Ship building Co.. of Cleveland, O.. who had been on strike for two weeks. began to assemble at the yard gate. on the sth. and stood patiently waiting for the whistle to blow. All expected to go to work. but only as many as the work warranted were taken in. In all about 400 out of the 750 strikers were em- ployed.
 MRS. RICARDO RUIZ. widow of the man alleged to have been murdered recently in the dungeon of the Guanabacoa jail, in Cuba, arrived at New York. on the sth, from Havana. Mrs. Ruiz will go to Washington to lay before the de- partment of state her claims. as the wife of murdered American citizen, against the government of Spain.
 THE special Pullman train conveying the members of the French opera com pany from New Orleans to San Fran cisco. was wrecked, at midnight of the sth, at Casa Grande, AriZ All of the passengers on the train were badly shaken up and frightened, and tramr stealing a ride between the baggage cars was killed.
 EDWARD J. RUSSELL, alias Meredith charged with blackmailing ex-C Corpora. tion Counsel Almet F. Jenls, of Brook lyn, out of S1,500, by representing him. self as the agent of press association and demanding that sum for the sup pression of a story, was. on the 9th sentenced to ten years in Sing Sing prison.
 ON the 9th Senator Allison. chairman of the republican caucus, appointed the following steering committees: Sena tors Allison, Hale, Aldrich. Cullom Davis, Sewall and Carter. By the ac- ton of the caucus Mir. Allison was made chairman of the committee.
 AT the annual meeting of the Mis- souri Pacific Railway O., held in St. Louis on the 9th. the old board of di rectors was reelected. The arrange ments for the extension of the Iron Mountain bonds was affirmed
 IT is authoritatively stated that the works of the Maryland Steel Co. al Sparrow Point, Md, will start up all its departments in few weeks, thus giving employment to over 2.Oo0 men.