The Forrest City times., 1898-06-17
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

To SHOW the panic which has over
taken the government as well as the
people in Spain, it is only necessary to
state that an American attack is feared
upon Cadiz. Reserves have been or
dered to hasten to that place to
strengthen the squadron of Camara.
IT is understood that Frederick III.
Wing will be appointed assayer in
charge of the United States mint at
Seattle, Wash.
THE Berlin Kruez Zeitung says it
can confirm the report that several of
the powers are consulting on the sub
ject of mediation between Spain and
the United States.
A TORPEDO in the st. Johns river, at
Johns Bluff, Is miles below Jackson
vile, Fla, exploded on the 10th. kill
ing three men and wounding Lieut..
Hart of the United States engineer
corps, in charge of the work of fortify-
ing the river at that point.
5. r. FULLER, identified for over 30
years with the lumber trade OF Chi
cago, Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri.
died in Chicago on the 10th. In addi-
ton to his lumber business, deceased
was interested in number of railroad
enterprises.
ADDITIONAL returns received from the
late election in Oregon swell Geer's
(rep.) plurality for governor to 1881.
An imperial edict has been issued at
Pekin providing for the establishment
of the University of Pekin on European
models. The dignitaries have been
commanded to confer Immediately for
the carrying out of the scheme.
RECRUITS to the number of $50 arrived
at San Francisco, on the 18th, from
Fort Mcpherson, Ga, and went into
quarters at Camp Merritt. The Red
Cross society breakfasted the men at
the society's headquarters.
THE battalion of marines that recent
ly landed and established themselves at
the cable station at the entrance to the
outer harbor of Guantanamo, Cuba, had
battle with the Spaniards lasting 10
hours, DUNG which four men were
killed, including Assistant Surgeon
John Blair Gibbs. There were two out
posts unaccounted for when the dis
patch boat left.
THE exodus of prospectors for Alaska
by the all-water route began with the
departure of the steamer alliance from
Seattle, Wash. on the 18th, for st.
Michael's with 100 passengers and a
large cargo of freight, including six
tons of United States mail.
SENIOR GIRoN, the Spanish minister of
the colonies, said, on the 18th, that he
feared that the next message from the
Philippines would tell of the loss of the
islands to Spain. He then said: should
the message, however, contain good
news it would be welcomed, but it
would be a miracle of Providence"
WHEN Santiago is taken it is the
general understanding that Commodore
Schley will be ordered back to Hamp-
ton Roads to reorganize his fiying
squadron for dash across the Atlantic
and demonstration on the Spanish
coast.
A DISPATCH was received at Wash
ington, on the night of the i2th, from
London, stating that Manila had sur
rendered but giving no partieulas.
THE business part of the town of
Spartansburg, Pa, was wiped out by
fire, which started at 1870 O'Clock on
the morning of the l3th, and is sup
posed to have been of incendiary origin.
The loss is $4,000 and is almost to-
tai. The fire burned itself out. as
the town is without fire-fghting facili-
ties.
THE United States cruiser San Fran
| cisco ran ashore, on the 18th, during a
dense fog at point about half mile
west of Highhead iife-saving station,
on the Massachusetts, coast. The
cruiser rested in an easy position, and
tioated without injury at high water.
On the 18th the president sent to the
senate, among other nominations, the
name of James Barclay, of Illinois, to
ba brigadier-genera of volunteers.
THE war revenue bill was taken to
the White House by a messenger, at 2:45
p. m. on the 18th, and was signed by
the president at s:oi p. m