The Forrest City times., 1899-03-24
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Admiral Kautz reported the arrival.
at Apia, on the 10th. of the cruiser
Philadelphia. He made no mention %
political affairs.
The Royal clay works, at Midvale, O..
one of the rgestindustries OF it's Lind.
is to resume operations, after an idle
ness of three years.
a combination elaborated glass and
metal lamp manufacturers is in prog
ress of formation at Pittsburgh, Ia.
and. it is expected, will be in active
operation before the middle of April.
The pillow manufacturers of the Unit
ed States are forming combine.
The British cruiser Talbot, with the
body of Baron Hehschell on board,
which sailed from New York, on the
sth, arrived at Portsmouth, England,
on the 10th.
There is more gold in the posses
sion of the United States treasury now
than at any time for many years. The
total gold held by the treasury three
years ago was $127, oO0,O0o. The pres
ent total is more than $241 100000
Four companies of the Second volun-
teer engineers, now at Honolulu, have
been ordered to San Francisco to be
mustered out of service.
The battleship Iowa has been or
dered to the Union iron works at San
Francisco to have new tubes put in her
boilers and condensers.
The collier Brutus is at the Mare Isl
and navy yard being overhauled pre-
paratory to taking a cargo of coal to
Guam.
Up to latest accounts the known
death list as the result of the burn
ing of the Windsor hotel, New York.
| numbers 16, but quite large number
of persons are reported missing, many
of whom, it is feared, were buried in
the ruins.
To NJ. Cambon, the French ambas-
sador at Washington, will be sent the
copy of the treaty of peace signed by
the queen regent of Spain, and upon
him will devolve the duty of making
the exchange of notifications, thus
completing the task which he inaugu-
rated last summer, and in which his
every act has been eminently satisfac-
tory.
Gen. Wheaton's flying column con-
tinues pushing the Filipinos, and not
day passes without brush of some
kind. An advance in the direction of
Malolos, by division under the i'm
mediate command of Gen. Lawton is
expected to begin at once.
serious conflict between police and
people of Havana at ball in an I'M
savory quarter, resulted in much
shooting and clubbing. From 30 to so
people were wounded, some seriously.
Among the injured is Police Captain
Estampes, formely colonel in the
Cuban army.
The coming week or two will wit
ness very rapid exodus of volunteer
regiments from Cuba. Secretary Al
ger is going in person to see that the
transportation is made as fast as the
facilities win allow.
An Anglo-Egyptian expedition will
be undertaken next autumn, according
to dispatch from Cairo to the Lon
don Daily Mail, to finally dispose of
The Khalifa Abdullah and other Derry
Ssh leaders in the Soudan.
Patrick Walsh, ex-United States sem
itor and mayor of Augusta, died at his
residence, in Augusta, Ga, on the 10Th.
after three months illness Of nervous
prostration. There was little hope in
The community of his recovery, but his
1eath was not thought to be so near
IT hand.
Fearful havoc was wrought by tor
nado that accompanied storm of
wind and rain, in the vicinity of Bir-
mingham, Ala, on the 18th. Fourteen
persons are known to have been killed.
ten of them belonging 20 one family.
whose home was torn to pieces. Many
others were injured.
A tornado passed over Burke coun-
ty. Ga. at three o'clock on the MORN
ing of the 10th. In the vicinity Of
Waynesboro four people were killed.
Several houses were demolished and
much damage done. Eleven houses
we're blown down at Walter McCath-
ern's farm, six miles from Waynes-
boro.
The battleship Oregon and her con-
sort, the collier Iris, arrived nj Manila
on the 18th, sailing into the bav at full
speed just at the lowering of colors in
the evening. The battleship was in per-
feet trim for action, and was welcomed
with great enthusiasm.
The following bulletin regarding Mr..
kipling's condition was issued on the
Goth: Mr.. Kipling has made a decid-
ed gain in the past four days. The
pleural exudate at the lower part of
the right lung has been in a great
measure absorbed, so that apprehen-
sior from this source has been re-
moved"
The world wonders at the marks
manship of the American navy. and
the army is now having an inning.
Americans have inherited from colo
NAL days and innumerable border co.,
fiicts clear idea of the necessity of
straight shooting. An army in this
country does not represent much gilt