The Forrest City times., 1898-08-19

THE Madrid government has re-
 ceived from Capt. Gen. Blanco dispatch
 rendering his resignation. The reason
 given is that he does not wish to su-
 perintend the evacuation of Cuba DURING the progress of a violent
 thunder storm at Whiting, Ind. on the
 18th, a bolt of lightning struck a 90- foot tank in the Standard Oil Co. s re-
 finery, completely demolishing the up- per portion of the tank and setting fire
 to the oil stored therein. which con-
 sisted of over 35,O00 barrels crude oil;
 loss. over S100,0O
 A TERRIFIC wind and hail storm, sweeping from northeast to southwest, struck Mortz Siding, about five miles
 west of Gary, S. D., on the 18th, and
 everything in the path of the storm
 was swept away. Eight persons were found dead, and others are known to
 have been killed in the vicinity. THE London Times says: By sea power alone the transmarine empire of Spain has been undone. By sea power alone. by the spontaneous, almost fortuitous return of maritime race to its native element, the transmarine empire of the United States has been inaugurated."
 TIE announcement of the cessation
 of hostilities through the signing of the Spanish-American protocol caught
 the American army in Porto Rico in readiness to begin an attack upon tine Spaniards, which would have been gen. eral in character.
 IN deference to the wishes of the
 people of New York city, it has been ordered that when the fleet arrives at New York, on the goth, it shall steam up North river as far as Gen. Grants tomb, fire salute and steam back to the anchorage.
 Two YOUNG women, identity un-
 known, committed suicide by jumping from Philadelphia and Camden ferry
 boat into the Delaware river, near the Chestnut-street wharf, on the 16th. The cause of their self-destruction is a
 mystery. Before they jumped one of them laid a pocketbook on a seat. The
 pocketbook contained piece of paper,
 on which was written the following sentence: We find we are utterly
 unfit for this world, and will try an- other.".
 JUDGE CLARK, in the superior court at Los Angeles, Cal, on the 16th, up- held the contract between Mrs. N. c. Creede and Millionaire Creede, wherein Mrs. Creede relinquished her claim to
 the estate of the old miner for the sum
 of $?O,000. This throws the contest
 brought by Mrs. Creede out of court. A NEW military department. to be
 known as "The Department of Porto Rico and to be commanded by Maj.- Gen. John k. Brooke, is to be estab- lished on the island of Porto Rico, sim liar to those recently established in the
 province of Santiago de Cuba and in the Philippines. THE Madrid press fears that the sur
 render of Manila may affect Spain's
 position in negotiations for the govern.
 ment of the Philippines.
 AN order will be issued, when ap- proved by the cabinet, mastering out | of the service about 50,O00 of the vol | unteer force.
 THE Kynoch Co.,, of Birmingham | England, is reported to have received
 an order for 10,Ooo,Ooo military car
 tridges to be promptly delivered to the | United States government
 GEN. FITzHUGH LEE had brief con ference with the president, on the 16th | and later arranged to leave for his com
 mand at Jacksonville, Fla, on the 17th. | THE lights in the harbor at Tene- rife, Canary Islands, which were ex. tinguished shortly after the declara. | tion of war, have been relit.