The Forrest City times., 1898-10-07
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

harbor. His operations are for the
purpose of determining what work is
necessary TO raise the vessel.
The Wisconsin battleship commits
| sion have decided on Miss Elizabeth
| Stephenson, daughter of ex-Congress-
man Isaac NJ. Stephenson, of Mari
nette. to christen the battleship Wis
consin at the launching event. which
will take place at San Francisco on
November 26. 1t was decided to use
| wine.
There are good reasons for believ.
ing that Gen. Merritt will not return
TO Manila, but that, after the final
conclusion of peace, he will be given
the supreme command in Cuba, with
Generals Lawton, Wade and Lee in
command of the three districts.
Members of the Chicago w. c. T. U.
want ginger pop used instead of wine
at the banquet to be given the presi-
dent there during the peace jubilee.
They think the use of wine would, de-
tract from the dignity of the occasion,
and that the president of the United
States could be toasted more appro-
priately with pop or mineral water.
The army investigation commission,
on the 30th, decided to call upon the
editors of various newspapers that
have published specific stories of
abuses and maladministration to fur
nish such information as they may
possess in substantiation of the
charges.
DIR. +. A. Todd, assistant superin-
tendent of the Ohio state hospital for
the insane, at Toledo, died at the
Presby hospital, Chicago, on the
night of the Both, where he had been
several days suffering from an acute
attack of hydrophobia. His death was
unattended by the terrible symptoms
usually accompanying the malady.
Inundated by the knowledge that
he had been supplanted by another,
and believing himself forever dis
graced his profession, Scott Inglis,
leading actor of Julia Authur's com
pany, killed himself in New York by
sending a bullet into his heart
The Epworth league OF the Meth
odist church south now numbers 252-,
725 members.
The Madrid Nacional boldly advo-
Gates the giving up by Spain of the
Philippines. This attitude is also talk
en- by many of the leading papers
throughout Spain, the view being that
the retention of the archipelago is yet
another pitfall for Spain.
The American peace commission has
taken possession of its working quar-
ters, a suit of seven rooms on the
ground floor of the Hotel Continental
in Paris, formerly used by the ex-Em-
press Eugenie. American flags drape
the entrance of the commissions
apartments.
The Hawaiian commissioners returned
10 San Francisco, on the 30th, on the
steamer Gaelic. Little in regard to
their work in the islands and their
probable recommendation could be
learned, although they were willing
TO talk of the beauties of the island,
and their kind and enthusiastic re-
ception by the islanders.
The national assembly at Malolos
at recent sitting. voted Aguinaldo
civil list of $4,000, but Aguinaldo
declined to receive anything until the
army should have been paid
The holding of the Dreyfus demon
stration, organized 10y NJ. Presence,
one of the leaders in the agitation on
the 2d, was prevented by the closing
of the Sale Wagran by the authori-
ties.
All the English-speaking secretaries
and the principal members of the Chi
nese foreign office, il is announced,
have been seized and banished.
Herman Doerring has been arrest
ed in Kansas City. Mo-, on information
from Sheriff Reese, of Utica, n. y,
that Doerring is wanted there on
charge of grand larceny and for other
crimes. Doerring is German news
paper man.
duel between NJ. Charles Ernest
Paulmier and NJ. Turot, of the Paris
Lanterne, was fought, on the LIST,
rapiers being the weapons used. NJ.
Turot was thrieewoundsd in the thigh
and side, and NJ Paulmier was slight
ly wounded on the lip.
Maj.-Gen. Merritt, who, with his
staff, left Manila ON August 80. en-
route for Paris, where he will take
part in the peace conference. arrived
in Marseilles, on the list. and proceed
ed to the French capital.
The interior department authori-
ties fear the situation in the White
Earth Indian reservation in Mime
sofa may be serious, Notwithstanding
official reports to them state that no
trouble is appTehended.
a convention of postmasters of the
first class will be held at Detroit, Mich.
next week. Postmasters desiring
leave 10 attend it can secure ii by ap-
plying to Assistant Postmaster Gener.
al Hests By wire or letter.