The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-01-28

Ming hUMBEEr signed a decree re-
aueing the customs tariff on cereals
from "a TO , lire, until April 30 las.
AZ went into operation on the 25th.
HE North Atlantic squadron. con-
slsung OF the New York. Iowa Massz-
enusetts, Indiana aud Texa, under
Admiral Sicard. arrived off the bar at
Key West Fla. on the 22d. and the
vessels maneuvered all day in plain
view OF the city.
MRS MARY E. LEASE occupied che
pulpit of the Peoples churc h. New
York city, on the 23I, in the absence
OF the pastor. Rev. Thomas Dixon. Jr..
and preached on Christ or Caesar. !.
to a congregation which crowded the
building
REPORTS have reached Havana from
the Cauto river district, in Cuba. where
zen Pando has been operating. to the
effect that Gen. Pando has been seri-
ously wounded in an engagement with
the insurgents
SEVENTEEN reindeer were stranrled
on the voyage from Hamburg of the
British steamer Glanton, which reached
New York after a tempestuous voyage
OF IL days The rolling vessel was their
executioner.
BisPo, who assassinated Gen. Mar
cado Bittencourt. the Brazilian minis
ter for war. last November. at the time
OF the attempt upon the life of Presi-
dent Moraes, committed suicide in
prison on the 24tn.
Mrs. MARY SHILLITo. widow of the
late John ShIllito. founder of the great
mercantile house in Cincinnati that
bears his name, died. on the cath, after
a long illness from infrmities of old
age.
The steam schoo ner Noyo sailed
from Seattle. Wash. for Alaska, on the
gath, carrying no passengers and IFS
tons OF freight. Among the passengers
were 25 women.
DISPATCH from Brussels, on the
Gath, announced the death OF II per-
sons as the result of a colliery accident
near Mons.
SANGER PULLMAN. one of the prac
tically disinherited twin sons of George
NJ Pullman, is working for a living as
an inspector of sleeping cars at the
Dearborn Street station in Chicago, for
which he receives sl01 a month.
The Union elevator, located in East
ST Louis, H.. and owned by the Union
Elevator Co. of St Louis. was totally
burned, on the night of the 25th. with
the contents, about 3. 900 900 bushels OF
grain, greater part of which was
corn. Eighty-fve cars loaded with
corn, owned by f. Ii. White Il Co,
were also consumed. as well as the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy freight
house. the stable of the Transfer Co.
and numerous cottages. The total
loss, it is estimated. will not be far
from 81 900 900.
NINETEEN survivors of the suspected
filibuster steamer Title, which prob
ably sank off Barnegat were landed at
Providence. r. L., by coasting schoon-
er on the 25th. Four men were lost.
Capt. John OB.ien was among the
saved.
HENRY STARR. the famous southwest
ern bandit, passed through St Louis
on the 25th. en- route to the Columbus
90 penitentiary, where he will, in all
probability, spend the remainder of his
life.
JUDGE LEWIS E. McCoMAs (rep.) was
elected United States senator from
Marylan d, on the 25th, to succeed Ar
thur p. German (dem.).
The senate, on the 25th, confirmed
the nomination OFF. w. Griggs, of New
Jersey, to be encouragement of the
United States.
JomS Laird, the ship-builder of Birlx.
enhead, England. died on the 18th.
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