The Forrest City times., 1898-12-02
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

showing the many points of resem-
blance between the Turkish and Ger
man governments. The compliment
was probably well intended. but was
certainly not entirely palatable in
Berlin.
The war department, in view of the
assurances that peace treaty will be
signed, is arranging to muster out
more troops. 1t is probable that from
$4,000 to 10000 volunteers will be mus
tered out as soon as selections of reg.
iments can be made.
Santiago celebrated its first Thanks.
givings since the American occupa-
ton. All the ships in the harbor were
decorated with bunting. and the Off.
GERS entertained friends at dinner.
The day was practically unobserved
by the Cubans, except those employed
in the government Offices.
Fire, on the morning of the cath. de-
stroyed the Baldwin hotel and theater
in San Francisco, entailing a loss OF
s2,500,000. Five lives are known &c
have been lost and several persons
were injured. The entire mechanical
outfit, scenery and wardrobe of the
Secret Service" was destroyed in the
theater.
The Havana newspapers of the cath
announced the resignation of Capt.
Gen. Blanco, as published in the
Madrid Gazette. and insisted upon the
truth OF the reports in circulation
that Gen. Blanco would leave Havana
in few lays. probably sailing on the
steamer ViIlaverde.
While party of IL people were re-
turning from ball at Otis, Ind, on
two hand cars they were struck by
the Lake Shore fast mail east of Ches-
terton- VIM Zabens.xi and VIM. Kemp
Ter were killed outright and Zabenski's
two daughters, aged 10 and Is re-
spectively, were probably fatally in
jured.
The French cabinet has decided to
authorize loan of 270,o00,000 francs
for the purpose of establishing an
lndo-Chinese railroad system in con-
nection with the Chinese railroads.
The statement of the condition of
the treasury, issued on the 25th,
showed: Available cash balance.
$296.5s9.2ss; gold reserve, $241, 191, 741.
A special from London says: The
Russian garrisons in China are to be
largely increased next spring, accord
ing to dispatch from Odessa based
upon authoritative military informa-
ton.
The grand jury at Fergus Falls,
Mimi, on the 25th, returned indict-
ments against the six men arrested at
Moorhead for holding up the Great
Northern train at Carlisle two weeks
ago. They are also indicted for burg
larizing Warfields bank at Battle
Lake three weeks ago.
The first American troops to land in
Havana province-Companys A, B, d
and f of the Second volunteer en-
gineers-disembark on the 25th, at
the Playa Marianao from the trans
port Florida, and went into camp Be-
fore the day was over the American
and Spanish soldiers were fraterniz-
ing.
Officers, marines and sailors of the
battleship Texas attended ball in
Lenox Lyceum, New York city, on the
night of the 25th. 1t was compliment
tary, and was paid for by the sailors
as a farewell to their wives and sweet
hearts ashore, on the eve of a long
cruise. Capt. Sigsbee and his sister led
the opening quadrille.
Gen. Zurlinden, military governor
of arsS h0~ 20
the orders which he has received from
the minister of war and premier for
the provisional release of Col. Pic
quart, whose continued detention in
the military prison on charges Off
cially admitted to have been unbound
ed, and in defiance of all law and
equity, excites universal indignation.
Owing from 100000 to 5000, 900,
Grant G. Gillett, the greatest feeder of
cattle in Kansas, and for that matter
in the world, has disappeared. His
cattle paper is held by 25 or more COM
mission firms at the Kansas City stock
yards.
One of the most terrific billiards.
ever experienced swept the coast of
A>NW vi the Gotn ana Sftn,
doing great damage to sea walls and
other exposed property. Snow fell to
the depth of three feet in some places,
and railway traffic was much inter-
fered with. Although vessels in har-
Dor were warned in time many were
lost with much loss of life.
The Pittsfield express, for New
York, on the Danbury & Norwalk di-
vision of The New York, New Haven a.
Hartford railroad was wrecked, on the
26th, by the breaking of an axle. No
lives We're lest, but several persons
were seriously and perhaps fatally in
jured.
The steamer Fearless, Capt. James
McKenna, the last of the ARCTIC fleet
to arrive at San Francisco this winter.
reached port, - the 27th, with moth
ing to show for her four years voy-
age. She is one of the vessels that
were caught in the ice atPoint Barrow.