The Forrest City times., 1898-08-19
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

sons were killed and 40 seriously in- jured.
 CANTON (o) physicians have found that Joseph S. Saxton, Mrs. McKinley's uncle, was not internally injured when he was knocked down by a motor, and declare he will recover.
 IT is claimed by the authorities that absolutely no booty was secured from the Adams Express Co.'S safe by the robbers who, on the night of the 11th, held up the Burlington train at St. Jo- seph, Mo.
 THE entire business portion of Wheat land, Cal, was destroyed by fire on the 18th. Only one small grocery store is left standing, and there are 5000 peo- pie, including transient hop-pickers, to feed. The floating population became riotous, and began plundering the town. A large force of deputies was sworn in to protect what was left.
 M. CAMBoN, the French ambassador, expresses great satisfaction at the re- suit of the peace negotiations and the brief time consumed. At the French embassy it was stated that the ambas- sador was highly pleased at the con I duct and words of President Mckinley after signing the protocol
 PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has been the recipient of warm congratulations from all parts of the country on the success ful termination of the war. Scores of congratulatory telegrams were received at the White House, and many reached the administration through Secretary of War Alger and Adjt.-Gen. Corbin. Two OF the notorious gang of high waymen that have been working the small mountain towns were killed at kokomo, 20 miles from Leadville, Col. on the 18th, but in the fight Marshal Ernest Conrad was killed and Deputy Sheriff Silas Whitney fatally wounded.
 THE Kansas state departmento of agri- culture has just completed a ccmpila- tion of the assessors returns, showing the population of Kansas by counties for the year ended June 30, 1893. The figures show a net gain of 23, 900, and a total population of 1,3s9,777.
 ALTHOUGH the war with Spain lasted only IA days, it is estimated that it has cost the government. so far, $780, 000,0 ,000, of which sos, ,000, ,000 has been actually paid out of the treasury.
 REAR-ADMRAL WILLIAM A. KIRK LAND, commandant of the Mare Island navy yard, died on the evening of the 18th.
 THE bank of Spain's report for the week ended on the 18th showed the following changes: Gold in hand, in- creased, 1,329,00O pesetas; silver in hand, decreased, 1,427, ,0O0 pesetas; notes in circulation. decreased, 139, ,000 pesetas.
 | JAPANESE papers received at Seattle, Wash, contain story to the effect that the Japanese ministry will pro- test against the United States holding the Hawaiian islands in order to re- move the opposition of the upper house to it by raising an issue of foreign com plications.
 THE merchant vessels of the world are now free to enter or leave all Gu ban and Porto Ricau ports. The state department holds that no further proc lamation is needed to raise the block ade of these islands.
 l THE night train on the railway to Lisieux, 34 miles east of Caon, France, was derailed, on the 14th, near Bon villers. Seven persons were killed and 4l were injured.
 | IT is unotficially announced that Am bassador Hay is to succeed Secretary Day when the latter becomes presi- dent of the peace commission, and that Whitelaw Reid will succeed Ambassador Hay at London.
 ON the 13th the associated banks of the city of New York held S3a, III $50 in excess of the requirements of the 25-per-cent rule.
 VIOLENT shock of earthquake was felt at Messina, Sicily on the 14th, throwing the inhabitants into a great Panic.
 UNDER the authority of the act of congress directing the enlistment of cooks in the regular and volunteer armies of the United States, the secre- tary of war has given instructions that colored cooks may be enlisted for white regiments of volunteers.
 THE foreign office, it was reported in London, on the 18th, intends to de- mand that the Chinese government dis miss Prince Lii Hung Chang from pow CT, on the ground that he is responsi- ble for the recent anti-British attitude of the tsung Ii yamen.
 GEN. AUGusTI, captain-general ef the Philippines, arrived in Hong Kong, China, on the 18th, by the Kaiserin Augusta. He refused to be interviewed and would say nothing more than that he was going to Spain at the first op- portunity.
 MIKE MCDONALD, a St. Louis tea m- ster, on the l4th, outdid Steve Brodie by diving from the top railing of the Eads bridge into the Mississippi river. He rished his life to make good fool ish boast. He received no injury.
 THE transport St Paul arrived at Montauk Point Long Island, ,on the 18th from Santiago, having on board the See ond regiment, United States infantry and one battalion of the Seventy-irst | l regiment New York yoluntaarS