The Forrest City times., 1900-09-28


negotiations.
AS reported by Il. G. Dun e. Co., fall
ures for the week ended on the 21st
were 211 in the United States, against
154 last year, and 80 in Canada, against
is last year.
. An expedition under the auspices OF
the German colonial society will leave
Berlin, on November 10, for Togo,
West Africa, to make experiments in
cotton growing in that region.
! The American colony in Mexico
City and sympathizers had, up to the
ED, subscribed over nine thousand
dollars for the Galveston flood suffer
ers and the lists were still open.
The American Tin Plate Co., on the
goth, reduced the price of tin plates
for delivery over the last quarter of
1900, by IS cents per box, as com
pared with the price heretofore main
tanned.
A dispatch from st. Johns, n. F., on
the cath, said: More than fifty
French vessels from st. Pierre are
still missing. as the result of the re-
cent gale, and much alarm is felt for
their safety. Many, doubtless, are dis
,abled. but it is almost certain that
Others have foundered."
The detectives who had been on
duty at the Chinese legation in Wash
ington for about two months, re-
turned to headquarters, on the cath,
there being no further necessity. in
the judgment of Maj. Sylvester, chief
of police. and Mr.. WI, for their pres
ence at the minister's residence.
The Hazleton Pa.) Ministerial as
ISOLATION, composed of all the Protes-
tant clergymen of that city, has taken
up the strike question and will use
all its power in bringing about set
telment of the labor differences on
the basis of arbitration and concilia-
ton. All are opposed to the strike.
Zion Elders Ephraim Bassinger, of
Button, and Silas Moot, of Lima,
were set upon by mob at Mansfield,
O., on the Esd, carried to a buggy fac
tory, stripped, and painted with
smokestack varnish, tar-like sub
stance, which it required persistent
applications of lard and benzine to re-
move.
Mrs. Addie Bagley and Josephine
Daniels, mother and sister of Ensign
Worth Bagley, the hero of Cardenas
and the first American officer to be
killed in the Spanish-American war,
left Raleigh, N. c., on the 21st, for
Bath, Me-. to attend the launching of
the torpedo boat Bagley, named in
honor of the dead ensign.
1t seems to be generally believed
throughout Europe that Germany pur-
posely proposed her demand that the
anti-foreign leaders should be SUR
rendered before peace negotiations
were commenced with view of delay
ing any general acceptance of herp
posal until Field Marshal Count Won
Waldersee should arrive at Pelxin.
A cloudburst and river flood far
reaching in loss of life and property
damage devastated large area of
country between the Neuces and Rio
Grande rivers, In Texas, on the night
of the ed The death list numbers
is, besides a camp of between 80 and
40 Italian emigrants, which was swept
away with probably terrible fatality.
Porto Rico's demand on Cuba for
the repayment of more that two
million five hundred thousand dollars.
advanced to Spain to conduct military
operations against Cuba. has been the
source of considerable amusement IN
Havana. Cubans are asking why they
should repay funds lent to the enemy
for the express purpose of subduing
them.
1t is believed in official circles in
Shanghai that Prince Tuan has been,
or Will be promoted to membership
in the grand council, and that the tao
tai of Shanghai win be appointed
provincial judge, with the notorious
Boxer. Kang vi, as his deputy. The
foreign officials are understood to be
protesting to the Yang Use viceroys
against these appointments.
AT the session of the sovereign
grand lodge, /. O. o. F., held at Rich
mond, Va, on the Goth, all the pro-
posed amendments 10 the constitu-
tion were rejected. One of the most
important of them was a proposition
TO admit into membership of the or
der Indians with one-eighth white
blood in their veins, and also to re-
duce the age limit from 81 to Is years.
The New York syndicate having
charge of financing the German gov
eminent loan made an allotment on
the goth. Small subscribers will re-
ceive the full amount of their sub
scriptions, but those for a large
amount will receive only small pro-
portion of what they asked for. The
statement was made that very nearly
the whole amount would go to sub
her in he