The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1900-10-05

vision OF redemption. issued on the
psth, showed: Available cash balance
n37.24s,o52; gold, sso,9ol,6o4.
Secretary of State Hay returned to
Washington, on the 30tb. from his
summer vacation in New Hampshire,
and again occupies his desk at the
state department. There were no new
ndvices awaiting him upon his return.
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A large number Of warrants were
Issued. on the ssth, to officials of the
New York city health department for
the arrest of persons charged with
violating the smoke ordinance by
burning bituminous instead Of an
thracite coal.
The Mansfield (O.) Ministerial asso-
citation, comprising pastors of various
Protestant churches of that city, held
y meeting, on the night of the LIST, at
the home of Rev. L. G. Batman, pastor
of the Christian church, and adopted
resolutions condemning mob violence
against the Dowieites.
The steamer Farallon sailed from
Vancouver, b. c., on the 27th, for the
north with one of the largest and
costliest single shipments of mining
machinery ever shipped to the Klon-
dixie. Almost six hundred tons of all
kinds Of hydraulic plants and other
gold mining machinery made up the
cargo.
Capt. Frederick Dent Sharp, u. S.
A., retired, nephew of Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant, died in Kansas City, Mo-, on
the 27th, from an overdose of brom-
ide, taken for the purpose of relieving
nervousness and pain. Capt. Sharp
was totally blind, and it is supposed
that he was unable to properly guage
the quantity of the drug taken.
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In letter to friends in Santo Do
mingo, Gen. Maximo Gomez says, among
other good things: I'm the nation
al convention will originate two po-
litical parties, which will focus the
views of all good Cubans. l have
longed eagerly for the moment now
about to arrive. With the convention,
the work of revolution will termi-
nate"
The national convention of the
Young Peoples Christian Temperance
union opened in Kansas City on the
evening of the 2sth. Delegates from
all parts of the country were present.
A choir of 200 voices sang rally songs.
The 2Sth was the anniversary of the
birth of Miss Frances +. Willard, and
the meeting was in commemoration of
the day.
The Flipinos in the vicinity OF Ma
Mia have been more quiet of late, al
though there have been brisk attacks
at Las Pinas and Paranaque, south of
Manila, as we'll as outpost firing at
linus. Bacoora and Muntin Lupa. The
American officers are satisfied that
the alleged amigos living around the
towns in question participated in
these attacks.
The quarterly statement of the COM
missioner of navigation shows that
sos sailing vessels. of sS,79o gross tons,
were built in the United States, and
officially numbered during the quar-
ter ended September so, 1900. OF the
whole number 100 were built on the
Atlantic and gulf coasts. IS on the Pa
cific, 32 on the great lakes. and IS on
the western rivers.
A special from Valley City. n. d., on
the 2sth, said: Judge j. NJ bennett
has just returned from the Cascade
mountain district of Washington,
bringing samples and news of the To-
cation of vast fields of pure anthra-
cite coal. The veins located by him
are 10 feet thick and underlie square
mile of ground. He estimates the
quantity of coal in sight at $4,000, 900
tons"
Lieut.-Gen. Miles, on the 2sth, issued
general order to the army intended
TO secure Improvement in the morale
and physical condition of the force.
The order particularly directs the in
culcation of patriotic principles, the
celebration of national holidays by
patriotic readings, strict attention TO
salutes, respect for the flag and at
tention to good martial music, espe-
cially vocal music.
The Ventura, the third and last of
the big freight steamers that are be-
ing built at Philadelphia for the
Oc~gnic Steamship Co., was launched.
on the Goth, at Cramps shipyard. Miss
Elsie Cronsmiller. niece of John ID.
Spreckles, president of the company.
christened the vessel. The Sierra and
Sonoma are the Ventura's sister ships,
and all three will ply between San
Francisco and Australian ports.
GOV. Savers of Texas, on the 30th,
gave out the following statement:
1.-THE amount of money received by
me up TO noon, September so, for the
benefit of the storm sufferers is S6-o =