The Forrest City times., 1898-08-12
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF,
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

leader, is dismounting from his high
horse, and instead of acting, as he did
for time, as though he was master of
the situation, is now adopting a far
more conciliatory course, thanks to the
firm attitude assumed by Gen. Merritt.
As A result of urgent representations
in regard to the health of Gen Shat
ter's army at Santiago, the war depart
ment has ordered that the men be
transported north as rapidly as trans
ports can be provided. Four regiments
of ;mmunes will replace them as gar
rison.
| The Buenaventura, the first Spanish
prize captured in the present war, was
sold at auction at New York, on the
4th, by representatives of the govern
ment. Luckenback IL Co. bought the
steamship for Sl2,4oo, and said they
thought they had a bargain.
| The adjutant general received ca
blegram from Ponce, Porto Rico, on
the 5th, announcing the death, from
brain fever, of Capt. Edgar Hubert,
Eighth regular infantry. Capt. Hubert
was Georgian.
| AT West Superior, Wis, on the 5th,
Tommy Arnold, the four-year-old son
of the janitor of the Broadway high
school, climbed out upon the fourth
story platform of the fre-escape and
| fell, turning over and over in his drop
of 10 feet to the foot of the basement
stairway, but escaped with only
broken thigh, although striking on
the asphalt pavement
The steamer Dirigo arrived at Seat
tie, Wash, on the 5th, from St. Mich
aels, with 100 passengers, some of whom
went north recently but, being unable
to get up the river, returned. About
40 were Klondikers. They brought
down $500, 200 in dust and nuggets.
Two men, Chas. Moore and Geo. Brown,
of Midland, Ont, had S7o,OOO between
them.
THE Madrid correspondent of the
Paris Temps telegraphs that there is
no danger of any uprisings in Spain.
He adds that everybody is DESTROYS of
peace, though profoundly deploring
the necessity for making such great
sacrifices"
THERE is great uneasiness on all
sides in London, in view of the Chinese
situation, whicl is regarded as bring
ing an open conflict between Great
Britain and Russia within measure BILE
distance.
THE Madrid correspondent of the
Paris Temps telegraphs that there is
no danger of any uprisings in Spain.
He adds that every body is DESTROYS of
peace, though profoundly deploring
the necessity for making such great
sacrifices"
THE Madrid correspondent of the
Paris Temps, on the 7th, said: 1.-THE
cabinet council yesterday morning dis
cussed the question of assembling the
cortes, but no decision was reached, as
the ministers desire to ascertain if the
United States considers the approval
of parliament necessary to the defini-
tive signing OF the treaty of peace.
DR. JAMES B. ANGEL, who resigned
in May last, and who has been sue
ceeded as United States minister at
Constantinople, by Mr.. Oscar S. Straus,
of New York, will leave the Turkish
capital on the 18th.
THE statement of the New York
city associated banks for the week
ended the 9th showed the following
changes; Surplus reserve, decrease,
Sa,01l,4 AIS; loans, increase, S12, 733, 100;
specie, increase, S2,4s2, 900; legal ten
ders, decrease, 1851, 500; deposits, in
crease, SIS, 317, 500; circulation, decrease,
Sis, 800.
Two CARS on the Belt Line trolley
road went through Bradley's bridge,
near Whitesboro, n. Y, on the 9TH,
| and l76 passengers were thrown into
the Erie canal. Miss Mary Bradley, of
Utica, n. Y, was the only person
killed
The First regular cavalry and the
First volunteer cavalry, Rough Riders,
sailed from Santiago de Cuba, on the
9TH, on the transports Miami and Mat
teawan for home.
On the 18th the Spanish cabinet coun-
Gil completely approved the reply to
the United States which accepts the
| American conditions.
THE associated banks of the city of
New York held $50, $50, 900 in excess of
the requirements of the 25-per- cent.
rule on the 9th.
FROM inquiries which reach the war
| department it is evident widespread
impression prevails that a rapid dis
bandnent of the volunteers will follow
the close of hostilities. This is not
well founded. There is no probability
that single organization will be mus
tered out before winter.
| ACCORDING to the most reliable in
formation the Spanish note accepting
the American terms is couched in dig
nified language. 1t asserts that Spain
bows to the force of circumstances,
having done nothing to provoke the
war, into which she has been unwilling
| ly led in the defense of her rights and
territory.
| AMONG the interesting things sent to
President Mckinley recently was a
large flag made by Mr.. Irving Smith,
of Somerville, Mass. This is new
presidents flag, after the new design.