The Forrest City times., 1899-11-10

have notified the Prussian government that they have given up the intention to apply for readmittance to do busi- ness in that country.
 A dispatch from Keokuk. Ia., on the Sd, said: "A large meteor with q long tail passed from east to west at 5:30 o'clock this evening. It was of great brilliancy in the west. Some bright fragments left the main body"
 The president, on the 2d, appointed George T. Langborne and James A.. Shipton majors, and Harry l.. Bishop a captain in the volunteer establish ment. They will be at once assigned to duty with regiments in the Philip pines.
 J. A. Munro, general freight traffic manager of the Union Pacific road, an. nounced, on the 9th, that it was the intention of his road to make Sioux City, Ia., a terminal to the north, such as Kansas City, Mo, is to the south of Omaha.
 Discussing the general question of military armament at the Cutler feast at Sheffield, England, on the 2d. Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beresford said there were only two really patriotic nations in the world, the British and Americans, because they alone have volunteer armies"
 George II. Daniels, general passen- ger agent of the New York Central q movement to abolish the practice of tipping on dining and sleeping cars. The movement already has foune hearty approval and backing amorg officials of several of the trunk lines. The former Spanish cruisers. Isla de Cuba. Isla de Luzon and Don Juan 6e Austria, sunk by Admiral Dewey's $ fleet, and reconstructed at Hong Kong, China, arc ready to proceed to Manila and join Watson's squadron. The re- under the supervision of Lieut.. Hob. son.
  chine, weighing not more than 75 pounds, which can be attached to any vehicle now drawn by horse. and is capable of reaching a speed of 30 miles an hour. It is said stock company, backed by $1000000 is soon to be formed in Milwaukee to manufacture the machine.
 
 Advices from Honolulu by the trans port Ohio, which arrived at San Fran cisco, on the 9th, report tine arrival there of the ship Charles F. Moody, long overdue from Norfolk. Va. She was about 190 days out from the navy yard at Norfolk with coal for the army at Honolulu, and had not been spoken since early in June.
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 Something of sensation was caused ht Great Falls, on the 5th. by the ar. rest, in Choteau county, Mont, of State Senator Philipps and Deputy Sheriff Green on charge of sheep stealing It is alleged that these men got away with a flock of sheep numbering .13g. At the preliminary examination both men were held in S2,000 bounds.
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 Attorney-General Griggs, on the I ,t. turned into the United States, treas ury $s21 ,s91, which is the governments share of a dividend declared by the re- ceiyer of the Union Pacific railway. The right of the government to parti. cipate in this dividend was recently established by the judgment of the United States court at St. Paul. Minu.
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 At Bacolod, in the Island of Negroe. the first autonomous government of the Philippines was established on the eth. Gen. Smith, governor of the lsi. and of Negros, administered the oat', of office to the judge of the supreme court, who in turn swore in the pov ernor, three judges. F councilmen. the auditor and secretary of the interior. Among the passengers who arrived in New York, on the 9th. on the steam CT St. Paul, from Southampton and Cherbourg. were Mrs. Francis Hodo. son Burnett, Lillian Nordica, Gen. Bca- jamin Harrison and wife, Julian Storey and Madame Storey. ex-Con. 1 gressman Jas Hamilton Lewis and Ed. 1 ward D. Winslow. United States consul at Stockholm.
 The United States commissioners 10 the Philippines made their preliminary report to the president on the 2d. It consisted of very full and copicus synopis of the full report to be sub- mitted later, and throws much light upon the subject. They tpke the ground that the rebellion is aniustif:- able and must be crushed and that the islands must be retained.
 Hon. Ellis II. Roberts, the treasurer of the United States. in his report to Secretary Gage, made public on the 9th, sums up the operations of the last fiscal year by saying that "a notable activity was exhibited in all kinds of currency. with marked increase in