The Forrest City times., 1898-04-01
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

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Cross society, Gunner Morgan of the
Maine. and four divers. with an nniden-
titled body from the Inflated Maine.
arrived at Key West, Fla, on board the
steamer Olivette from Havana on the
23d. Miss Barton went through to
Tampa.
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY issued an or
der, on the Esd, placing ten vessels of
the revenue marine service under the
control of the navy department and.
when properly armed, they will be at
tached to the fleet at Key West.
WHILE returning home from market
on the cath, Samuel Hagey and wife,
living north OF New Hagerstown. O. +,
were drowned while crossing the Nc
CURE greek.
THE statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the cath, showed:
Available cash balance, SEA, TO. or;
gold reserve, si71 ,s6T ,76i.
A DISPATCH from Erie, Pa. on the
24th, said the crew of the lake gunboat
Michigan had been ordered to the sea-
board.
JOHN S. HOPKINS, cashier of the Peo-
pies national bank of Philadelphia,
died suddenly, on the 24th, of heart dis
ease.
The house committee on coinage,
weights and measures has decided to
report a bill for an assay Office on the
Pacific coast, TO be located at Seattle,
Wash.
ORDERS were received at Newport,
r. L., on the 24th, TO ship crews for the
new torpedo boats Gwyn and Talbot
THE cabinet session. on the a5th.
lasted until nearly $50 o'clock. The
entire situation was discussed at
length, but no definite or final conelu-
sion on any particular point was
reached. The situation was regarded
as decidedly critical. and it was feared
that there would be great difficulty in
avoiding trouble.
TUE purchase by the United States
of NJ. Z. ID. Berden's yacht Sovereign
has been recommended by the naval
board appointed to select vessels for
the navy. No one connected with the
board would state the price asked for
the Sovereign.
HoN. TRUMAN p. HANDY, who it is
said, had the distinction of being the
oldest active banker in the United
States, died at his home in Cleveland.
o., on the 25th, aged 81. Death was
due TO heavy cold, followed by
stomach complications and exhaustion.
FAILURES throughout the country, as
reported by Dun & Co., during the
week ended March 25. were a5l, as com
pared with POI for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were 81, against so last year.
PARTY of 81 men from Sioux CITY,
Ia, with DIR. }. n. Henry as leader,
left Seattle, Wash, on the cath, for VA
kutat bay, aboard the steamer ALI
ance. The party expects 10 spend two
years prospecting in Alaska
THE United States minister. J.B.
Angel, returned to Constantinople, on
the @5th, from tour of Egypt and
Palestine.
A SPECIAL to the Omaha (Neb.) Bee
from Deadwood. ;. D., ON the eath. said
the jury before which the BclleFourche
bank robbers were tried had returned
a verdict of not guilty. There was
much public dissatisfaction.
JoHN 5. HoPKINs, cashier of the Peo-
pies bank of Philadelphia, which
closed its doors, on the cath, committed
suicide by shooting, and did not die
from heart disease, as announced by
his family.
TnE only explanation vouchsafed TO
the American minister at Madrid CON
corning the departure of the torpedo
fotilla from the Canaries was that the
movement was rendered necessary in
order to appease the Spanish popuIace.
This explanation is recognized by the
Washington authorities as unsatisfac-
tory.