The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-01-12

at Honolulu without the loss of sin
gle animal.
Az order-in-council was passed by
the Dominion government, on the .th.
renewing the modus vivendi for an
other year with the United States in
regard to the permission for vessels of
this country entering any port on the
Atlantic coast for purchasing bait and
supplies and other purposes.
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The supporters of Mayor Samuel II.
Jones of Toledo. o., in his non-partisan
campaign last fall, are organizing his
strength into a party or movement
which has for its object the control of
the congressional districts of Ohio next
fall, and il possible the election of Mr..
Jones to the United States senate in
1902.
In accordance with the notice previ-
ously given by him, Senator Aldrich,
of Rhode Island, on the 4th, opened
the discussion of the financial bill in
the senate with a speech in explana-
ton of the senate substitute for the
house bill. The speech was carefully
prepared, and was read from manu-
script.
A dispatch from London, on the sth,
taid: The British public is at last
face to face with critical moment in
the campaign. 1t may safely be SAID
that at no previous time have there
been such anxious hours of suspense
rs will be passed through until the ar
rival of further news regarding the fate
Of Ladysmith.''
Touro Robertson. vice-president of
the American Bank Note Co., died sud
denly of heart disease at his residence
In New York city on the 5th. The de-
ceased was one of the best-known
printing authorities in the country and
q pioneer in the bank note business.
He invented the first steel plate print.
ing press ever used.
Mich, was stricken with apoplexy in
his pulpit on the eth. He had Just fin
ished his sermon and raised his hands,
saying, LET us pray" when a panied
expression shot over his face, and he
fell TO the floor of the pulpit. His con.
dition was pronounced by the ply
siciars as extremely precarious.
The following dispatch from Cavite
n Il
partment, on the 5th, from Admiral
Watson: ION December 81, Vent
baugh, commanding the Albay Ga lit.
tie gunboaD, hoisted the flag on 81.
butu island. The chief dato provided
and raised the pole. Natives and North
Borneo authorities are pleased"
Gen. White, on the 18th, defended
Ladysmith from most desperate at.
tack from the Beers under Gen. Jou-
bert. The fight lasted all day and the
sssailants were many times in posses
sion of portions of the British works
but were as often repulsed. The losses
in killed and wounded probably
reached hundreds on both sides.
The senate committee on Cuba held
Its first meeting on the 4th. No action
was taken, but there was general dis
cussion of the attitude of the United
States toward the island. The pre-
vailing opinion seemed to be favorable
20 the Teller amendment promising in
dependence to the Cubans as soon as
naaitio conditions should ba
The Siamese government has given
another evidence of its friendliness to
the United States by offering to pre-
sent to this country a part or the
whole of the temple grounds at Bang
kok, on which the United States lega-
ton is located. The property is worth
$57 600, but will involve an outlay OF
about $4,000 for improving the prem
Uses.
Three million persons are working
on government relief works in India
The sale of children by starving pa
rents is becoming common. Families
are breaking up, each member for him.
self, searching for food. Abandoned
children are found with frequency. L,
is famine of water as well as food
Cattle are dying off by thousands, and
no rain is now expected until June.
QuartermasterGene Ludington
has made arrangements for the ship
ment to this country of the remains OF
about 100 soldiers disinterred at Santi.
ago last spring and detained there un,
Ill this time on accout of sanitary
precautions. Bodies identified and
claimed viii be transferred TO relatives
or friends, and the remainder viii be
reinterred in the Arlington national
cemetery.