The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-02-04

SINCE the government removed the
bounty from sugar the compromising
sorghum industry in Kansas has col
lapsed. A plant at Fort Scott, which
cost $780,, 900, was sold to Nebraska
parties recently for 50, 1000.
Mrs. MARY Horror died, on the 30th,
at The Meadows" the Baltimore resi-
dence of her son, eX-Congressman Hart
Benton Holton. Mrs. Iolton was in
her eighty-fourth year, aud was a
cousin of the late James X. Polk.
WELL AUTHENTICATED report
reached Seattle, Wash, on the 2Sth,
that the steamer Corona which left
there January %, with passengers for
Dyea and Skaguay, ALASKA, had been
lost. All her passengers and crew
were saved.
PRESIDENT DIAZ of Mexico is prepar-
ing to make visit TO the United States.
His itinerary is not yet completed, but
he will visit, il is understood, all the
principal cities, including ST. Louis,
Chicago New York and Washington
and the Pacific coast.
RESPECTING the negotiations of reel
procity treaties between the United
States on one side and Spain and Cuba
and, perhaps, Porto Rico on the other,
it is officially admitted at the state de-
partment that such negotiations are
under way. They have not progressed
very far, however.
You've THOMAS y. EDISON, JR., is ex-
perimenting with an airship which he
believes will be successful. The ship
is the invention OF Frank Sauther, of
Milwaukee, but Edison hit by accident
upon gas sails, which he thinks is the
only thing required to make the ship
practical success.
TIE monthly statement of the pub
lie debt, issued on the tst, showed that
Mt the close of business, on the 51st,
the debt, less cash in the treasury.
amounted to 81, oil, 70l, 33S, an increase
for the month of St2,5S9 M. This in
crease is accounted for by the decrease
in the amount Of cash on hand.
TIE weekly statement of the New
York city associated banks for the
week ended GA the goth showed the fol-
lowing changes: Surplus reserve in
crease, 81 334, 30; loans, increase,
81 359 800; specie, increase, s. 4t5. 3JJ;
legal tenders, increase, 81 S9I.9JJ; de-
posits, increase $S,0ll, 40; circulation,
deere are, Sl2 1900.
The parliamentary committee APP
pointed to draw up proposals Tor the
better regulation of the relations be-
tween Norway and Sweden concluded
its labors. on the goth, without reach
ing an agreement. The Norwegian
leftists re.used to join in any agree
meut loo.ling to The common control
Of foreign affairs of the two countries.
The completion of the Chilkoot Rail
road and Transportation Co.'S aeria
railway over tie Chiilloot pass 10 Lake
Linderman, marks a new era for klou
dixie travel. as the time between tide
water and the headwaters OF the Nu
kou river is thus shortened from d
month to one day, besides removing
The perils and hardships of the Journey
THE monthly statement of the bu
reau OF statistics, issued on the 2Sth
showed that the exports OF wheat dur
ing the calendar year 1897 aggregated
lOg 93932S bushels, gain of more
than 20, OO0, 900 bushels over 1896, anC
over 44,0JO,OJ0 bushels as compared
with 1875. Wheat hour, however, fel
of over =, 00O, 900 barrels as compared
with 1895.
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