The Green Forest tribune., 1899-04-27
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 s # s s # s # <: x sss # <; <; $ $ # # # # @ ss # # # # Reports from Illinois show that the wheat crop this season will hardly be large enough to supply the home de- mand and seed.
 The Arkansas legislature finally passed bill which would compel life insurance companies to pay the bene- ficiaries of suicides.
 c. G, Jesse, who recently killed edit or Frank Griffin at Marryvile, has been indicted on the charge of murder in the first degree.
 Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has issued final address to the Seven tn Army Corpse concerning il ts final dissolution, which now is close at hand.
 Consul Williams, at Manila, writes that the climate of the Philippines is not unhealthy, that, while the annual rainfall is ten feet, it is we'll distribut- ed.
 A Kansas bridegroom fired upon charivari party and mortally wounded one of the merrym akers.
 The Arkansas auti- trust law has been introduced in the Texas legislature.
 Quay has been acquitted of the charge of using the states money without interest and has been re-appointed U. $. senator from Pennsvlvania.
 Chairman Jones of the Democratic National committee denies that he has any intentions of resignng.
 Speaker Reed has announced his retirement from politics. He will take mp the practice of law in New York at salary of $50, ,000.
 The Arkansas Presbytery held it's annual session at Batesvile last week,
 The second annual meeting of the Arkansas Woman's clubs opened Fri day at Helena.
 The next meeting of the National society of the Sons of the Revolution will be held in Washington April 19, 1902.
 The National Carbon company of Cleveland has advanced the wages of 400 employees.
 The cruiser Chicago has started on a p ,0Q0 mile voyage around Africa.
 War claims running up into the mill ions have been filed against the United States at Manila.
 Thomas B. Reed may be following the example set by Cleveland; from the White House to New York law practice; from New York back to the White House. The Republican eIe inents are fighting for the Speakers cast off shoes.
 Spain's Minister to Washington, the Duke de Arcos, was the successful rival of Admlral Dewey for the hand of Miss Virginia Lowery of Washington about 20 years ago. The two will meet soon, probably in the mansion where botlrcourted the same girl.
 The Cuban tobacco and sugar crops are larger this year than they were 4dSb. oOOQ .}lcidS O1 OOIu 1lc DtGulCt- ed.
 Senor Vice Commander in Chief w. c. Johnson of the G. A. R has opened national headquarters in Cincinnati.
 The Spanish government has not as yet notified the State Department to whom the Philippine indemnity is to be paid.
 A delegation of.dfty from Texarkana, Tex, have gone to Austin to fight against the passage of the antitrust bill in the legislature.
 Forty ex-sailors of the Spanish war met at Toledo Monday to organize a society on the lines of the G. A. R.
 The total value of exports from the United States the past fiscal year was $l,2l0,291 .913
 Col. Stottsenburg of the First Ne braska was killed in battle in the Phil ippines Sunday.