The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-06-24

RESULTS of the war council held at
the White House on the 18th. to plan
the Porto Rico expedition, are being
realized. The formation of the siege
train was begun under orders from
Washington, four batteries at Fort
Monroe making preparations for an
early departure.
EAST LIVERPOOL, o., was visited, on
the 10th, by the most destructive storm
in years. Great damage was done to
streets and sewers. and railroad and
street car traffic was impeded. S. c.
Williams stave mill and cooper shop
were entirely washed away.
A STEAMER arrived at Hong Kong
on the Goth. from Manila, says the in
surgents held 1000 Spaniards and 200
native prisoners, with theirarms
The statement of the condition of the
treasury issued on the Goth showed.
Available cash balances, Sls9, 547 ,904;
gold reserve, 163. 474,O67.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Belgrade,
Servia, says ex-Queen Natalia is organ
izing an expedition to the seat of the
war between Spain and the United
States in order to nurse both Amer j.
leans and Spaniards.
ADvIcEs received at Port Antonio,
Jamaica, on the night of the Goth. an
nounced the arrival of the first divis-
ion of the American army of invasion.
under Maj.-Gen Shafter, off Santiago
de Cuba.
AREPoBT reached Washington, on the
Goth, that Mariana Saliva, a young Ha-
vana volunteer, had attempted to as
sassinate Capt Gen. Blanco, and sent a
rifle bullet into the generals left leg at
the thigh.
In the senate, ON the Goth, while the
Hawaiian annexation resolution was
under discussion, a motion to adjourn
for the day lined up the sentiment of
senators. The motion was defeated. A
to Is.
THE name of Ensign Bagley, who
| was killed Oh the Winslow at Cardenas
is TO be concentrated by the designat-
| ing OF one of the new torpedo boats to
| bear it.
OFFICIAL information reached Wash
ington, on the 10th, that the Spanish
fleet had left Cartagena and was on it's
way back to Cadiz
The Metropolitan Street Railway
Co. of New York, on the ED, officially
announced that stockholders meet
ing would be called to ratify an issue
of 100000 of new stock. of which
81, 900, 600 will be used to retire deben-
lures and 100000 for further i'm
provement in the system.
| THE Falls River Machine Co., of
Cuyahoga Falls, O., received a con-
tract, on the 2lst. from the government
for 5000 shrapnel shells, to be shipped
as soon as possible. They will prob
ably be sent to the Pacific coast to be
used by Gen. Merritt's men in the Phil
ippines.
On the 2tst the war department is
sued orders to Brig Gen. Henry NJ
Duffield to proceed, with his entire
brigade, from Camp Alger to Fort
Monroe, where they will take trans
ports for Santiago.
The amount of subscriptions re-
ceived, on the 21st, for the new bonds
exceeded that of any other day since
the law authorizing their issue went
into effect. Among the number were
several S1,o00,o00 subscriptions
GUANTANAMO bay has been brought
into electrical communication with the
rest of the world by the esta blishment
of telegraph office there.
The statement of the condition of the
treasury issued on the 2lst showed:
| Available cash balances, Slss, 074, 1871;
gold reserve. S1G4, TO-, 037.
GEN. MERRITT's command has been
constit uted the Eighth army corps.