The Forrest City times., 1898-07-29

Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FoUR Span
ish prisoners, captured on four prize
steamers, sailed from New York for
home on the ed. As the Hesperia, on
which they sailed, dropped down the
bay, the departing prisoners heartily
cheercd the American flag.
The treasury department has COM
menced the delivery of the new war
bonds. 1t is the intention of the secre-
tary OF the treasury to put out the
bonds just as rapidly as the bureau of
engraving and printing can supply
them.
GEORGE NJ. ALLEN, for Ii years editor
OF the Terre Haute Qnd) Express, has
been appointed chief clerk to the first
assistant postmaster-general. In the
absence of Mr.. Perry Heath he will act
as first assistant.
MRS. SALLIE HoBsoN, mother of
Lieut.. Hobson, arrived at Atlanta, Ca :,
on the 25th, on a visit to her son, John
n. Hobson. Mrs. Hobson expects to
meet the lieutenant in Atlanta before
his return to Santiago.
INDICTMENTS were voted by the Cook
county grand jury, on the 25th, against
President George II. Wheeler and Sec
rotary James Howard of the Washing
ton Park race track at Chicago
charging them with violation of the
state gambling law
Two FAMILIES. consisting of 10 peo-
pie, on the De Coursey farm, south of
Leavenworth, Kas., were poisoned by
outtermilk said to have contained
ptomaines. One child, five years old,
died, on the 25th, and others were dan.
gerously ill.
DON CARLOS, the pretender to the
Spanish throne, arrived at Lucerne,
switzerland, on the 25th, with his wife
and aide-de-camp
THE earl of Mimic has been appointed
encouragement of Canada in success
sion to the earl of Aberdeen.
WHILE Judge Parry, of the Lanca-
shire (EnglandD county court, was de-
livering Judgment, on the Goth, can
ceiling the commission of Court Bailiff
Taylor for misconduct the latter drew
a revolver and fired three shots at the
judge, probably fatally wounding him.
LORENZO ID, Nj. SWEAT, who repre- :
sented the First district of Maine in the
Thirty eighth congress, died in Port
land, Me-, on the 10Th, aged 80 years.
Mr.. Sweat, democrat, was an active
| supporter of the Union in the civil
war.
The steamers Lakme and North Fork
were announced to leave San Francisco.
on the both, for Honolulu with $50 men
OF the New York volunteer regiment
who will garrison the islands.
Gen. MILES arrived off the coast of
Porto Rico, on the Goth, and captured
the harbor of Guanica, Is miles west
of Ponce, after which he proceeded to
disembark his forces and munitions.
Two THOUSAND people attended the
twelfth annual regatta of the Iowa
State Amateur Rowing association, at
ottumwa, on the Goth. The day was
line, and the course as smooth as glass.
ALMA POINT light, near Cedta, the
| Spanish penal settlement on the coast
| of Africa, will be extinguished until
| further orders.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Madrid, on
| the Goth, said: Miss Skater ISchley
| has been requested to leave Spain
| forthwith"
REPORTS from Cooks Inlet say that
| not much mining has been done this
season on account of high water.
On the 10th the navy department
issued an advertisement calling for
proposals for constructing, by contract,
four harbor defense monitors provided
for by the naval appropriation bill.
The bids will be opened Saturday, Oc-
tober /.