The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-12-15


the possibility that the territory may
produce seed ofearly neutrality-suspicious.
for use farther south.
1t is now certain that the Canadian
steamer Niagara, Capt. Henry Nc
Cleary. foundered, on the 5th, about
eight miles east of Long Point, Lake
Erie. with all hands, numbering l6 pei
sons.
The secretary of the treasury, on the
sth. ordered the purchase of silver
bullion for the special mintage of the
Lafayette souvenir dollar. 1t is almost
certain that the coins viii be delivered
to subscribers before Christmas.
Purchases of mules in America oy
the British government seem likely
to upset the calculations of American
livestock men. Ii is said orders have
been received to purchase 10000 more
animals. Almost this many have al
ready been shipped from southern
points.
The French government has formal
~ demanded the degradation of the
viceroy of Canton because the order to
execute the Chinese magistrate who
was responsible for the murder of two
Grench officers at Montao had not been
carried out. The tsung li-yamen will
probably refuse.
The democratic caucus committee o.
the senate, on the sth, considered the
reorganization OF the senate commit
tees. A disposition was manifested to
resist the demand OF the republican
senator's for increased representation
upon the leading committees, but no
definite conclusion was reached.
The governor of the Province oil
Shan-Tung, China, has been dismissed
In consequence of his inability to deal
with the anti-missionary troubles
which have been rife Throughout that
province. Yuan Shiska, formerly com.
mander of the foreign drilled brigade,
has been appointed to succeed him.
o. NJ. Welburn. ex-collector of inter-
nal revenue. has been acquitted in San
Francisco of the charge of embezzle-
ment, on his third trial. While under
indictment Welburn fed and enlisted
rs a private in the army, going 70
Cuba. While on his way to the Philip
pines he was recognized and arrested.
The Kentucky state election hoard
gave out, on the night of the 9Th, their
official findings that w. S. Taylor, for
governor, and the rest of the republi-
can state ticket had teen elected, on
the face of the returns, behind which
they had no right to go, and certif-
Gates were ordered to issue according
ly. Commissioner Poyntz dissented.
Announcement was made. on the
sth, OF a ten per cent. increase in
wages in the mills of the Boston Duck
Co., to take effect ON the 18TH This
includes the Otis company mills, at
Palmer, Mass, employing 1000 hands
the Warren mills, 500 hands; the
Thorndike mills, $50 hands; the Three
Rivers mills, $50 hands, and smaller
ones.
There was filed in the county clerk y
office in Jersey City, n. j., on the eth,
mortgage for $l2.2s2, 900, given BY
the Guayaquil & Quito Railway Co.
to the United States Mortgage and
Trust Co. of New York, to secure an
issue of bonds in that sum payable in
33 years and bearing six per cent I'M
terest. principal and interest payable
IN gold. fF sf8 Ef
The British war Office published the
following from Gen. Forester
Walker. at Cape Town. on the 18th:
"Gatacre reports: Deeply regret to
inform you that | met with serious
reverse in the attack on Stromberg.
was misled as to the enemy's position
by the guides, and found impractca-
bic ground A long list of casual
ties follows.
The earl of Dunraven, lord lieuten-
ant of Limerick, acting under instruc-
tons from Dublin castle, on the 10Th,
removed from the Office of deputy
lieutenant of the county Baron Emily,
who was recently removed from his
position as magistrate by Lord Ash
bourne, lord chancellor of Ireland, be.
cause of his anti-British comments Gu
the war in South Africa.
The George Washington Memorial
association made public, on the 9th, "a
request that on December IA, 1899, the
centennial anniversary of Washing
toms death, all the schools of the land
suspend the regular order of exercises
at IL o'clock a. M, and devote 20 min.
utes to a memorial programme, includ-
ing brief eulogy of the life and char
acter of our first president. George
Washington.
Whether the pay OF Representatives
Elect Roberts. of Utah, is stopped as 2
result of the action of the house in re-
fusing him seat, has not been passed