The Forrest City times., 1897-11-12


party IN Cuba is reorganizing. and
that several families who had emf.
grated are returning to the island
THE total attendance at the Nash.
vile Centennial exposition was I,652,
305. The associations indebtedness a,
the close was $4,000; with uncolIected
accounts amounting to S39 600, and
properties valued at nearly as much
more
THE congress of the Association for
the Advancement of Woman, held in
Springfield, Mass, closed on the 4th.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, national presi-
dent presided. The session was pure
ly IA business one. The next meeting
OF the association viii be held in Bos-
ton in May, 1898.
PROF THOMAS WILSON, of the Smi tn
sonion instttutlon VINO represented
this country at the brussels exposl-
tlon, has returned 10 Washington. lie
describes the exposition as entirely of
a commercial character, aud says it
was not nearly so large or varied as the
Worlds fair AT Chicago.
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A DELEGATION OF Ute Indians, who
went to Washington to get the assur-
anee OF the secretary of the interior
that the Great Father thought it best
for the tribe To take alIotments, left
the capital, on the cth, saying they
would return To their tribe and advis
them To accept allotments.
JUDGE BEACH, in the New York su-
prene court, on the sth, denied the
motion to DISMISS the suit brought by
Mrs Angel TO establish her right of
power in the estate OF the LATE Jay
aould. The suit was ordered placed
on the preferred case calendar for the
first Monday in December
Ar d regular monthly meeting of the
New YORK chamber of commerce., on
the 4th, "a resolution was adopted sug-
gestlng To the government the advls-
ability ofinereasing the army by about
1000 artillery men, 50 that the modern
seacoast defenses now under eonstruc-
ton may be properly manned.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY VANDERBILT of
the treasury department returned
To Washington, on the 4tn, from
"a brief visit to New York, where
he had arranged for the transfer, by
the reorganization committee, OF the
governments share of the purchase
price of the Onion Pacific railroad.
The British minister to Greece, Mr..
X. III. Ergeton has returned to \ thens,
anu is DISTRIBUTING clothing, etc, To
the destitute Ihessailans. 1t has
been decided 10 appeal 10 Europe and
Australia "a raise tie sum OF 420, 600
tSl00 OO0l, with which To relieve the
terrible distress prevailing "a Greece.
The New YORK Commercial Adver-
tlser, ON the 4th, SAID. Gratifying
evidences that New Orleans is freeing
itself slowly out surely from tue diff
culties ADD em DarrassrnenJs due TO the
prevalence Of yellow fever are found ia
tue large transfers of currency from
the sa0-treasury IN this city To New
Orleans direct
The statement OF the associated
banks OF New York city for the week
ended on the 9th showed the follow.
ing changes. Sarp,us reserve, de-
crease, s., O9J, 515 loans increase, So
$50, 800, specie, increase, s5o4, 700; le-
ga tenders, decrease, 81, 9O4, 800; de-
posits, increase, 81, 003, 100; circulation,
decrease, 81, 500.
GEN. JAMES c. DUANE, 70 years old,
member OF the Aqueduct commits
sion, died at his home in New York,
Oh tine sth, OF apoplexy. He was a
graduate OF West Point, 10 the class Of
l54o, and was instructor of engineering
in the United states military academy
from 1888 until the breaking out of the
ciyal war, IN which he served with
distinction with the army of the POI
tomac.
Dr. W. ii. EVANS and Benton KILN
commissioners appointed To investigate
the agricultural posi- oiIitles of Alaska,
submitted their reports u Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson on the 4th. Tire
reports agree tuat, while comparati vely
little agriculture exists there IL is pos
siDie that enough Of certain crops and
animals may be grown To sustain a
considerable population, provided
proper me thods are pursued.
The chorus choir of the Peoples
church of New York city, of which
Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., is pastor. con-
sisting of about 40 singers. refused to
sing, Oh the eth. out of sympathy with
Prof. Agramonte. their leader, because
the pastor, the previous sunday, advo-
Gated the election of Seth Low for
mayor. Prof. Agramon te's son has
been Tor two years prisoner ia Gu
ban prison, and it was claimed that
Low was opposed to interven ton in
behalf OF Cuba