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The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
GOV. WOOD IN wASErc.
Not Inclined to Discu.
 'er' Before Having nas z. s'A
 hcinl Conferene. %

Washington, July 10
 Wood of Cuba, who arrived Sos.-es, ington Tuesday night. reaes.s n wsss department at s:3O a. m.. and p 'ne va medlately into Secretary Roo,'' went ia He said he knew very little ~ Ose ditions in China or the reaso. oOs' sos- having been called to wssb;n wyn TOT Aa came here in response to 2 ,asa s'on- E request from Secretary Roo, s'sphs Wood said conditions in C,,n. Ga| quiet and favorable. wa
 In response to question whether he could spare ms- as
 rom there, he said no reor.. aels| been made on him for troor' s''' is| Tor the three regiments wb;s, eM'E been ordered from Cuba q mo., a fore the Chinese trouble bsoa a ' serious. He believed there ,ra'1s inquiry made as to how m.nu au he could spare, but he was | pared to say anything until bs M h.,r r cussed the question with ssa.
 Root. sfe'ar]
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
 THE GOEBSL MURDER CASE.
Further Damaging Testimony Against Caleb Powers EIicited
 ut Georgetown ky

Georgetown, Ky, July I9.--The trial nf Caleb Powers in the Goebel asses siiiation case was resumed, and John A. Black, of Earbo,rsville, banker of that place, and a republican of prom incnce, was the first witness called.
 Witness said Powers told him, in January, he was organiziT an armed mob to go to Frankfort. Witness dis cCuraged the project, but Powers in- sisted that the mob should be formed, saying it would intim idate the lerisIa- ture.
 Black, continuing, said:
 "l saw Mir. Powers later, and again reconstructed against the .rn,ation of the mob which was going to Frank- fort. Powers told me it was being formed with the approval of Gov. Tay- Tor. Charles Finley and other republi- can leaders at Frankfort. Cha rles Fin ley also came to me, and endeavCrcd to get me to cooperate with them. I protested bitterly Powers became very angry with me on account of the position l took. I tritd to persuade them to send good citizens. people of influence, if any crowd was to be sent"
 A check from Charles Finley to the Lol isville x Nashville railroad for s1.- GOO for transportation of the men to Frankfort was produced by Black in response to question from the pros- ecution.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
ADDITIONAL FROM REMEY.
An Aide Sent to lien Tain for Ac-
 curate Information.

Washington, July 19.-1he following dispatch has been received at the navy department:
 "Che Foo, July 1s.-Bureau of Navi- gation, Washington. Latest reports do not indicate that the army officers, Maj. Lee, Capt. Brewster Lieut.. Nay Tor, Hammon ard Waldron gre wound- ed. Capt Chas. G. Long. ma rine corps. wounded: Second Lieut.. F. R. Lang. army, wounded. An aide las gone to Tien Tsin to get accurate information. lSigned.l "REMEY." ] Second Lieut.. Frank R. Lang. re- ported wounded in the fighting at Tien Tsin by Admiral Remey, served dur ing tie Spansh war as sergeant malor and second lieutenant in the First Maine volunteer infantry, and was ap- pointed second lieutenant in the reg ular army April 10, 1899.
 Capt. Charles G. Long, of the marine corps, reported wounded, entered the marine corps July 1. 1891. having been appointed from Massachuse it's. He had been on duty at Cavite. r. l., since April s, 1899, until ordered to China.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
WILL GO BACK TO CANTON.
There is No Change fn the Prssi- dents Intention to Return to
 Hi. Home in Canton.

Washington, July 19.-There is no change in the presidents intention to return to Canton Thursday night. He will be in constant communication with the members of the cabinet from there by telephone aud telegraph, and unless something unforeseen occurs, he does not consider it rect ssary to remain in Washington. During the in- terim before his return he will have ample opportunity 10 go over the sit- uation in detail with the various cab met officers. 1t may be that another formal cabinet meeting will be held Thursday.
 Having decided that the situation d"es not warrant the calling of an ex- tra session at this time, and having agreed on the number of troops and marines which will be sent to reinforce the international forces in China, the position of the administration is de- scribcd by a prominent official as one of waiting.
 Authentic and reliable news of the situation in Pekin is expected soon. Until it arrives nothing rer aims to be done but to mobilize and push forward the troops and marines selected to make up our quota of the s0oO0 sol- uierS which the commanders at Taku have decided are necessary to hold Tien Tsin and insure the sr ccess of the forward move ment on Pekin.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
THE KENTUCKY DEMocD ,,,
Delegates Gathering for ,h. nntori"l Convention to h.
 Held at Lexington

Lexington, Ky, July l9.-Amo,. 4 delegates who have arrived ,o .,. the Democratic state conven,ior 'S's ..sa ' begins here Thursday. is S,,..,s..a ham. Friends of McCrearv pI.s % Tarvin, Lewis, Smith. Garnet, Pryor are also here. The nl..' ~ will be adopted before the nom,. ton for governor is made and !. plank on the modification of ,ba a. bel election law is not sat;ss...' there may be movement on ina ss, Of the convention to change i, n minority report on resolutions :, adopted ever the majority report ,.. the Beckham faction expects ,o .r.| init, then the field of candid..u against Beckham will make A ds,rs. ate fight. They admit that their b.,. lies in the differences between ,s. Beekham delegates on this plank in X, platform and the demoralizatiop \, the Beckham forces that may foDo. the report of resolutions.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
ITS DEPARTURE FROM CANTON.
Is Was in the Face of Petition
 From Merchants nnd Gentry.

Hong Kong, Tuesday, July 17-Ii Hung Chang, ,disregarding all attempts of Europeans and Chinese to persuade him to remain, left Canton this morn ing for Pekin. Prior to his departure, Chinese merchants and gentry of Can ton strongly appealed to the viceroy not to leave, and presented a petition setting forth that Canton, so long the prey to the depredations of robber. and pirates, had become peaceful dur ing Lii Hung Chang's viceroyalty; that disturbances had been repressed with a strong hand. and the people enabled to live without being panic-stricken when dogs parked. The petitioners learned with trembling that their pro
 tector was proceeding north. and they wept as at the loss of a parent. The
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
FROM cor. COOLIDGE.
Omcfa1 Report of the Ninth Infan-
 try's CaAuaIties

Washington, July 1e.-The war de- partment has bulletined it's first off, cial report of the results of the battle at lien Tsin, as follows:
 Che Foo-Adjutant General, Wash ington: Casualties in attack on Tien Tsin, July IS:
 kiiied-Col. l.. H. Liscum, and IT enlisted men.
 Wounded-Capt. C. l.. Moves, not serious; Maj. J. Regan, serious but not dangerous; Capt. '. V. Bookmiller. serious, not dangerous; Lieut.. F. R.. Lang, slight, and 72 enlisted men.
 Missing-Two enlisted men.
 lSigned.l COOLIDGE"
 Coolidge, who signed the dispatch, Is lieutenant colonel of the Ninth in- fantry.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
PRINCE TUAN's ARMY.
Said to Have MobiIixcd Nine Hun
 Jrei and Fifty Thousand

St. Petersburg, July 1o.-A dispatch from Che Foo says: Prince Yuan has mobilized 950.00O men, divided into differt mt corps. The northern corps las been ordered to eXpel foreigners from Amur. The Pel<in army is divided into four corps, the first of which is to operate against Moukden and occupy the roads between Pekin ana Shan-Hai kuan; the second is to coDce nitrate at Tien Tsin, and the third ot Pekin, whence column numbering 10000 will be sent to Wei -Hai-Wei and Tsin- Tau, while the fourth corps will con- centrate at Nankin. There gre now 23,- GOO Japanase troops in China.
 Chinese Elect Concentrating.
 The Chinese fleet is concentrating in the China sea, ard hostilitics ere expected.
 A dispatch from Nankin annouces that Prince Yuan has ordt red a great military movement, owing to the ap- pearance of the Japanese in China. The viceroy of Nankin has informed the foreign consuls there that he can not be anwerable foI events in Choa- Sin. Ning-Po and Chu-Chau. The for oigners are fleeing to Shal ghai. The Issition is alarming
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
TH[ J. 5. PA1[NT OFFICE.
Report of the Commissioner of Pat. ents for the Fiscal Year End-
 ed June 30, 1900.
SURPLUS TURNED INTO TIVE TREASURY.
A New Building, to he Devoted Ex. c1usivcly to the Patent office and Dedicated to the Genius of Amer ican Inventors. one of the Present nnd Pressing Needs.

Washington, July 19.-The report of Commissioner of Patents Duell for the fiscal year ended June 20 lest. shows total of 26,540 patents granted. in cluding reissues and designs. There were 1860 trademarks, 6s2 labels and V5 prints registered. Patents that ex- pired numbered 19.98s. Allowed appli- cations forfeited for non n-payment of the final fees were 4.052. Of the total of 39,s15 applications received. 2,263 were for designs, 90 for reissues, 1,739 for caveats, 2.103 for trade arks. s27 for labels, and 127 fer prints. The to- tai receipts of the patent office were S1.35S,22s; total expenditures, s1 ,247,- e2s, surplus turned into the treasury, Sl1o.4 .401. On July 1. 30 cut of the 36 examiners had their new ork within one month from the date of fling, and three of tic femaihing six overran that time by only one day.
 The Work We'll in Hand.
 The amended work in rearly all of the divisions was beirg acted cn with in Is days after filing. Applications awaiting action by the patent office number 3,56f, which is between 500 and 600 more than on July 1, 1899. The number of applications for patents, etc, however, received during the fiscal year jl st closed was 5000 greater than during the preceding year, and the number of amendments acted upon was also correspondingly greater. The work of the clerical divisions also has been kept well up to date. The annual plea for more room for the patent off flee is made in the report, which says:
 New Building Needed.
 Tt would seem as though the entire patent office building should be ap- piled 10 the nses of the pat mt office"
 As this does not seem feasible, ard the building is too small to meet the needs of both the interior department proper and the patent office, the com missioner expresses the hops that at an early day new building may be erected for the sole use Of the patent office. This, he says. would be but slight recognition of the debt the United States owes to inventors The surplus receipts of the patent office for the past ten fiscal years amount to more than $2.000,000. while the total ex- cess of such receipts covered into the treasury amVnts to over S5,000 900. The report recommends further re- adjustment of salaries and a reclassi- fication of the clerical force of he of- flee. and an appropriation fer steel stacks for the scientific library.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
THE BLUE AND THE CRAY.
The Reunion of EN- | nion and Ex. Confederate Veterans nt Att
 lRHta, Georgia.

Atlanta, Ga, July 19.-fhe blue and gray reunion will begin Thursday when the visitors will be shown over the battlefelds upon which, 36 year, ago, they engaged in conflict.
 Many distinguished guests have ar rived, and every section of the coun- try will be represented by ex-Union and ex-Confederate soldiers.
 Gen. A. P. Stewart, the oldest liv. ing general of the confederacy, and Gen. W. (, Johnson. past grand com mander of the Grand Army of the Re public, have arrived. Comirander-in. Chief Shaw, of the G. A. R., is expected Thursday.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
CondItions in Cuhn.

New York, July 19.--Gov-G Gen. Wood of Cuba. who arrived here Tuesday, said: "The entire island is in tranquil state, and the confidence of the people in the country is very gratifying. The Cubans are very law-abiding, ard their late elections were the most orderly uat l have ever seen. The agricultural outlook is growing better each day, and the area under cultivation is dou- ble what 1t was last year"
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
IFE PEK|N EGANONERS.
. nsul Fowler, at Che Foo, Con. firms the Chinese Ministers
 Dispatch of Tuesday.
INFORMATION FROM THE SAME SOURCE.
Dispatch From Licut.-CoI. Coolidge. of the Ninth Infantry, Giving the Losses of Ills Regiment at Tien Tsin-Not Quitc as Heavy as at First Reported.

Washington. July l9.-The bouyant and hopeful feeling of Tuesday as to the Chinese situation, has been strengthened by the addition of con- firmatory dispatch from Consul Fow- Ter. at Che Foo. touching the safety of the legationers at Pekin on July 9. Of course. it is understood that Mir. Fow- 1er's information came from the same fountain head as did Minister Wu's Of Tuesday, namely. the famous Yuan Shih-kai, the military governor of Shan Tung province.
 Why Credepcc is Given.
 Because of the very intimate rela- tions that have existed. mp 10 a very recent date. between this official and the imperial court at Pel<in. he has- ing been commander of the imperial body guard. there is d disposition nere 10 attach more credence to his dis patches than would be accorded 10 those of other Chinese officials. This is based on the presumption that he has no inducement to falsify the facts. Secretary Hay had number of diplo- matic callers. prominent among them being Minister Wu, MT. Wollant, the Russian charge and Mir. Thiebaut. the French charge.
 The Ninth's Casualties.
 An additional casualty list from Tien Tsin reduced the number of casualties among the officers of the Ninth infantry to the great comfort of the war department officials.
 Consul General Goodnow. at Shang- hai. has cabled for warship. His sug- gestion was merely precautionary, and after consideraing it the navy depart ment has withheld action in view of the fact that the Castine already is at that port and foreign ships are on the way. There was no cabinet meeting, as the adyices which reached the gov ernment over night did not present change enough in the situation to de msnd meeting at this time.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
Beq nests to Charity

Richmond, Ind, July l9.-The will of the late James NJ. Starr has been ad- mitted to probate and record. He left an estate of s2OO,0 ,0OO, and of this amount bequeathed over S50,00o to To- cal charitable institutions, including the Margaret Smith home for aged women, the home for friendless wom. en and St. Stephens hospital.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
On the Corenn Frontier.

Washington, Juiy 19.-United States Minister Allen. at S,oul. Gorea, tele- graphs the state department that Box CTS and Chinese are in force within a few miles of the Corcan frc utier. The natives of Pingyan (the most northern province of Corea) are much alarmed, and ere fleeing The foreigners re- main in safety. The government is very anxious.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
OTHERWISE UNNOTICED.

The Wabash railroad directors have voted S65.o00 for the Worlds fair at St. Louis.
 The federal court at St. Louis rules that the political status of a woman fellows that of her husband.
 The Mis souri national guard is ex- periencing greatincouveri, nee in camp at Springfield on account of the rain anG 'chiggers."
 The coroner returned verdict of poisoning by person or persons un- krown in the ease of Roy Austin. of Moberly. Me.
 fe,. F.sher. tat~i s8r,ieSer ot S..>:iif' Jarrett of Mcdonald county, Mo. Was killed by posse near Southwest City. Mo, Tue esday afternoon.
 Eleven bodies of victims of the cloud burst at Coleman, Tex, have been re- covered. Four others are known to be dead and five gre missing. Property loss is gr,at.
 Mrs. Marion Mckay Leroy has been granted divorce, st Chicago. from Stuyvesant Leroy, son of the New York millionaire.
 Arrangements are being made for national memorial services at St. PaIfs cathedral. London, for the vic tims of the Pekin nassacre.
 Fifteen thousand people attended the interstate X. o. L. ". jubilee meeting at Winfield, Kas, Oklahoma sending a big delegation.
 Marcus Whittaker's horse slipped and fell on a bridge. at Pine Bluff. Ark, and the rider. falling unde meath was fatally crushed.
 Gov. Tanner of Illinois has rendered to President Mckinley the services of the Eighth hattalicn of colored troops of the Illinois national guard for serv- ice in China or elsewhere.
 The government crop report shows ltst week to have been 2 favorable one for the district east of the Rockies. In the far west damaging drot ghts pre- vail.
 The international jury on education. at Paris, has recommended that the gold medal be awarded tp the Ameri- can museum of natural history, Cen tral park, New York
 Charles Kelley. while asleep in his room on the fourth floor of the Hotel Rarnum, St. Louis, dreamed that the building was on fire and leaped from window. He was not injured.
 Milton !. Payne. president of the Kansas City (Mo.) Gas Co.,. a resident of Kansas City for half century, many times mayor of the town in its carly days, died Tuesday.
 EN.Postmaster John Colvin, mayor of TolonO, Ill.. was found dead by the side of the Illinois Central track, a short distance iron. his residence. He had been struck by a train.
 In the Sebastian (Ark.) circuit court, at Greenwood, Judge Rowe passed the death sentence on Charles Colbert for the murder of Peter Hughes. The day set for the execution is August 22.
 The heaviest rain known for years fell at Miami, l. T., and vicinity, there being total of IS inches. The Necsho river rose l5 feet during the night. Crops in that section were never bet ter.
 Gen. w. r. Hazeu, uncle of Brig Gen. HaZen, Mrs. George Dewey's first husband, is dead at Thontosassa, Fla, after an illness of several weeks.
 Miss Alice Craven, of Sycamore, H., fshed out of the Kishwaukee a hand some pearl, at Big Thunder bridge II is fine specimen, and is valued at S150 She has also found lately six others, ranging in valuation from $2C to S1OO.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
THURSDAY, Juiy \ Grain and Provisions.

St. Louis - Flour Patents. SFa5, 7, other grades, s2s5M3.55 Wheat,No,. .ss1 as1 lSl4q75l2c. Corn-No; , mlxeoi Nyl,55 SI5 Q15.00: prairie. s6. s6.50a9Oo: choice eO'sii \ s 001dl1 50. Butter CreameI! Y 19c; dairy, l3al5c. Eggs aresh,y Lari-Prime steam, 6.42l3c. For t,u .sr mess, $l225. Bacon-Clear no 's sn. Wool-Tub- washed. lsQ2Sc; Missouii o,ss l, Illinois medium combing, D1gc' ' grades. 15Q20c.
 Chicago-CIosing quotations: ssr "s, X, Q76Ac. Corn-July, SS3se; August, Sg. September. 3sI7Q3sssc. oats-A,u,gsemss m ssp September, 23ssc Pork, July, siiSs, Ss,,sr, sss tember. s11.70 Lard-July. S5,oes o,s ls,s,; 9sFys No ber s6. 70Q6. 72ia; october, sol-sg ssnten vember, s670. Ribs-July, so-"' 0'f
 Der, S6, 77l.: October, s6 72l2.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
AT THE JAPANESE LEGATION.
A Dispatch Received From the Fcv-
 eiHn Minister at ToLio.

Washington, July 1s.-The Japanese legation has received the following dispatch from the minister of for eign affairs at Tokio:
 Baron Nishl (Japanese minister at pekin) letter of June 29. was received at Tien Tsin July l2. The letter was brought by messenger. It says the legations are daily bombarded. Am munition is running short. Danger of massacre is imminent. Prompt relief is earnestly desired. The messenger says the foreign ministers considered il impossible to procure provisions after July l."
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
The WoO-SunE Forts.

The dispatch adds that there is evi- dence that the Woo-Sung forts Cat the mouth of the Woo-Sung river. and ten miles north of Shanghai) are being strengthened and supplied with large quantities of ammunition. It is hoped in London that the landing of % ,O00 Japa1 ese troops, which is is expected, has now been effected, and the arrival of the Indian troops will enable the allies to reinforce Shanghai.
 Skirmish On the Pei.Ho.
 Admiral Alexieff reports a skirmish July IA on the Pei-Ho river, 25 versts from Taku. between reccnnoitering body of Russians and Chinese. in which several Russians were killed.
 A dispatch from Shanghai, received here, reports that five cruisers of the allied feet, including the British cruis- CT Terrible, reconnoitered at Shan Hai-Kuan July F, and found the har- bor lights and forts intact, and but few Chinese visible.
 The dispatch adds that it was intend ed to lombard the forts, but the fleet refrained, and stood by ready for ac- tion in Case the forts shov ed signs of activity. The same dispatch adds that eight warships are lying off the native city of Shaukhai, and that nine others are between Shanghai and Wco-Sung
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
The Hawaiian Mails.

Washington, July 1s.-The post off, flee department has ordered that, be- ginning August l, all mails for the Hawaiian islands shall be forwarded exclusively to San Francisco CT other American ports for dispatch. and that the present practice of dispatchinp these mails via Vancouver, E. C.. be discontinued.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
Line to Humboldt Rnv

Bedding. Cal, July 19.--A large par " of railroad surveyors, said to be from Denver, have arrived at Ander. son, Lear here, and will run lines for prospective road to Humboldt bay.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
Andree Buoy Found.

New York, July 19.-A telersu from France says an undamagedemptv buoy, marked Andree's polar expss ton, 1898, No. g. was found on Jul : in latitude 63.42, north; longituds 2o.43, west. The point indicated k ii the Atlantic ocean, near the coast d Iceland.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
For Governor of Kentucky.

Louisville, Ky, July lo.--The Rr publican state convention, Tuesday, nominated for governor Hon. John W. lerkes, of Danville, adopted plat. form declaring the issue of the cleo. ton to be the Goebel election law, and
 adjourned within three hours.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
From Consul General Fowler.

Wasf ington. July 19.-The state de- rartment has received a dispatch from Consul General Fowler, at Chee Foo, saying that the governor of Shan Tung wires that his courier left Pel<in on July 9. The legations were still holcirg out.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
order. for Recruiting Marines.

New York, July 19.-Orders from Washington have been received at the recruiting office of the ULited States marine corps i'll this city to enlist as many men as possible before July g. On that date the government expects to send 500 marines to China.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
steamer Burned on Lake Erie.

Cleveland, O., July 19.-The large wooden steamer Edward Smith, No. ?, of Buffalo, caught fire, Tuesday night about twelve miles of Avon Point. in Lake Erie. and is total loss. The crew escaped by launching the yavls and abandoning two barges the steamer had in tow.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
AN ADDITIONAL EXCUSE.
That's What China Seems to Be Giving Russia by the Inva-
 sion of Manchuria.
TENDS TO C0MPlICATe THE SITriTIOH.
The Latest Chinese Assurances of tbe Safety of the European Icgn- tions in Pckin Not Believed in London-Thc Japanese Troops Are Landing.

London, July i9.-If the news of Chinese invasion of Siberia proves true it will. of course, immensely com plicate the situation from the inter- national point of view. As stated in the St. Petersburg dispatch of July 13, the Chinese had already peremptorily ordered all Russians to quit Man. churia, but no one imagnied they out of their own country and attack Russian territory. Such an attack, if it has been made, of course, consti- tutes in itself declaration of war, rendering formal notification need less
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
Corbet and Mccoy Matched.

New York, July 19.-James J. Cor hett and Kid" Mccoy have been matched to box at Madison Square garden. Articles of agreement have not been signed, but the Cate is fixed for August 25.
The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
Wants to Take Ills Brotber,, p,.,,

Chicago, July 19.--Within sv hours after the publication of 4, news of the death of Capt. Austa g Davis, ef the marine corps, in the a,. tie at Tien Tsin, Henry Clarke Dsrs a brother of the officer, row living !, this city, volunteered his seryices p the government.