The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-01-14


NINE men from Dawson City arrived
at Port Townsend. Wash, on the 10th.
bringing advices up to December 9.
All say that while provisions are
scarce. there will be no starvation.
Provisions could be purchased from 81
10 sl.so per pound. Candles lad been
reduced from 81. Is 20 SO cents each.
The weekly statement OF the asso-
ciated banks OF New York city for the
week ended on the sth showed the fol-
lowing changes surplus reserve, in
crease, g.. tT5. SIS; loans. increase, 81, 95s-
800; specie, increase. 81, s5T, 200; legal ten
ders. increase, g.. $50. 100; deposits. in
crease. $40, SIS, 200; circulation. increase,
S54. 700.
The house river aud harbor commit
tee gave hearing. on the II tn, on the
project for the deepening aud widening
of the channel OF the Mississippi from
New Orleans To the guilt The object
Is the furthering OF commercial. rail-
road and steamboat interests of the
cities along the Mississippi. especially
the heavy grain export traffic.
In Is the general opinion of the seal
ing men In Victoria, Il. c., that there
will be no pelagic scaling in the Behr-
ing sea during the coming season.
Only one schooner, the Director. will
go TO the japanese coast All the seal
ing there is done will be carried on
along the California. Oregon, Wash
ington "a nd British Columbia Coasts.
The trial OF Count Esterhazy for
completely in the alleged unjust trial
and sentence OF Capt. Dreyfus was be-
gun in Paris, on the 10th, with open
doors. Before the end Of the first
days hearing, however. 1.-THE inter.
ests of the national defense" and the
suppression of gigantic scandal de-
manded the further taking Of testi
mony behind closed doors.
AcrIoS has been taken in Portland.
Ore, looking to a union OF all the free
silver forces at the coming state cleo
tion in June. The state central com
mittee of the democrats aud the free
silver republicans decided to hold state
conventions in that city on March 2S.
and 1t il understood that the populists
and the union party will also call their
state conventions ia that city for the
same date.
The Norton line steamer Miramer.
which arrived at New York, on the
9th, from the River Plata aud Brazil
ports, brought three packages of vel
low fever serum, forwarded by DIR. j.
Saranell, OF the Institute de Hygiene
Experimentale, at Montevideo Two
packages were Addressed to Surgeon
General Wyman OF the Marine Hospi.
tai service, and tue other To Health
Officer A. IL. Doty.
MosT alarming reports were received,
on the 18th, of an uprising by Semi
mole Indians, in retaliation for the
burning at the stake by farmers of two
of the members OF the tribe guilty of
abuse and murder of white settlers
wife. 1t was said that already dark
trail of blood and flame marked the
progress of the savages. Prompt
measures for putting stop To the
outrages had been taken.
The weekly statement OF Inc Bank
OF England, issued GA the 9th, showed
the following changes, as compared
with the previous account Total re-
serve decrease. E2l 900; circu!a ton, ia
creased 500, 900; bullion increased
s76s, $50; other securities increased
E252, 600; other deposits increased 81
1919, 900; public deposits decreased. E2i2.
900; note reserve increased Ei10l0;
government securities Increased eg91. :
200.
THERE are SO foreign missionary 30
cieties of the evangelical churches of
the United States The work of these
societies includes lO93 principal sta
tions. 6,247 out-stationS, ana American
laborers, =. s64 native laborers. & ST
churches. 430. 200 communicates. 5. $40
additions last year, aud 262 eos chill
dren and young people under instruc-
tons. Native contributions last year
We're sS4s. 1870 and the total income Tor
the year was 81 3SS.6lI.
TIE two houses OF the Ohio legiSla
ture voted. ON the nth, for United
States senator for both short and long
terms, the former 10 Ill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Senator
Sherman. The vots for each term re
suited: Senate -Mcktsson, 10; Hanna,
IT. House-Mckisson, 40; Hanna, SO
8 scattering aud / absent. This gave
Mr.. Hanna majority of the votes cast
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