The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16

THE ' FORREST !. CITY ' TIMES.
 LAsDvoIeT { vApAKIN. Pubs. FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS. England, died at his residence in New Haven, Conn.,, on the 9th. He had been i'll since carly in January with an at tack of pneumonia.
 The house committee on public lands, on the 9th, favorably reported the series of bills relative to land laws in Alaska, previously introduced b. Mir. Lacey, of Iowa.
 It has been decided that Queen Vic foria will visit Ireland next month, staying at the vice-regal lodge in Dublin, which has been placed at her disposal by the viceroy, Earl Cadogan.
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 After considerable discussion the conference of amalgamated woodwork CTS decided, on the sth, not to admit upholsterers, varnishers and gilders to membership in the woodworkers union. 
 The New York Evening World as ferts that it has information that Miss Helen Gould is the donor of the $l0O,- GOO for the erection of Hall of Fame" in connection with the uniser- sity of New York.
 On the 1fth John z. Little, actor, died in Brooklyn. aged 62 years. He was a native of Philadelphia, and was at one time manager of theater in Chicago. He toured the United States with his company, producing Around the World in Eighty Days"
 Letters of administration were is sued at Washington, on the sth, to Mrs. Mary C. Lawton, in the matter of the estate of her deceased husband, Mai-Cen Henry W. Lawton. Those entitled to the estate, it is explained, are the widow and four children of the deceased general.
 On the 18th the strained relations growing out of the political situation in Kentucky wer distinctly improved by more moderate action on the par: of the principal agents, and as but one day of the legislature remained, hope was strong that the crisis might pass without bloodshed.
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 The political movement against the government of Santo Domingo may be considered ended. Gen. Peppin, the former governor of Santiago de los Caballos, and three of his followers are being pursued by the troops of the government, and it. is expected they will soon be taken prisoners.
 The will of the late 1hcmas Henry 1smay, founder of the White Star Line Steamship Co.,, has been probated, showing a personal estate of { 1,297,- 
 1000, are left to charities, and the remainder of the estate goes to mem- bers of the family of the deceased.
 The congressional committees on Cuban and Puerto Rican affairs will go to Cuba soon. The United States steamship Dolphin will take the sena- tors and representatives on board at some convenient southern port, and af cuit'of Cuba, touching at the principal ports.
 On the 11th funeral services for the late Edward J. Phelps, ex-minister to England, were held at New Haven, Conn. Dr. Timothy Dwight delivered the funeral address. The college choir sang two hymns: Lead, Kindly Light" and Abide With Me" The body was taken to Burlington, Vt, for interment.
 The board of directors of the Kan sas penitentiary, after a conference with Gov. Stanley, on the 9th, decided that the price of the product of the binding twine plant of the state prison at Lansing, direct to the consumer, will be ten cents a pound. or as near that figure as the cost of production will permit.
 The attitude of the British govern ment on the Pauncefote treaty is that, having agreed to all of Secre- tary Hays requests, without asking for quid pro quo, it can do nothing more, nor express any opinion until new requests are made through the same channel. As nothing of the kind has been done, no notice could be taken of the senatorial action.