The Forrest City times., 1900-03-30

fer exchange fer the new two-pcr- cents, was 154,144.950, of which S14,667- 1Oo were from individuals and institu- tions other than national banks.
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 Chief Wilkie of the secret service re- ceived, on the 22d, a new counterfeit S10 note, which was discovered in Scranton, Pa. It is almost identical with the counterfeit S10 note which was found last November in large quantities.
 Senator Ross, from the committee on civil service, on the 23d, reported back the bill extending the civil serv- ice to the dependencies of the United States. The bill permits the removal of persons employed. but requires that the reasons be stated in writing ''when practicable to do so.'
 Former Consul Macrum called on Chairman Hit of the house committee on foreign affairs, on the 26th, and sig nified his readiness to be heard in con nection with his services at Pretoria It was arranged that MT. Macrum would be notified when the committed was ready to proceed.
 
 The bill for the incorporation of the National Red Cross society was favora- bly acted on, on the 22d, by the house committee on foreign affairs, with an amendment providing for an annual account to the secretary of war and the secretary of the navy and a pub lication of the account.
 By direction of the president the military post at Cayey, Puerto Rico. hereafter will be known and desig- mated as Henry Barracks, in honor of the late Brig.-Gen. Guy V. Henry, who was military governor of Puerto Rico from December 6, 1898, to May s, 1899. and who died on October 24.
 The preliminary examination of Sec etary of State Caleb Powers, charged with abetting the assassination of William Goebel, began at Frankfort, Ky, on the 23d, before Judge Moore. The courthouse was guarded inside and out by militia and scores of depu- ties armed with Winchester rifles
 Tie house committee on pensions has practically decided in favor of ex- ter ding the pension law of January 5, se5, which increases the pension of Mexican war veterans from eight dol lars to twelve dollars per month, SD that it will apply to those pensioned since the date of the act as we'll as these pensioned up to that time.
 Senator Hoar, on the 26th, reported from the judiciary committee the bill fixing the annual salaries of the chief justice of the supreme court at S15,- 500 and associate justices at $15,000, circuit judges at 5000 and district judges at $7,000. The bill also provides that after the passage of the act no payment shall be made to any of the judges for expenses.
 Mir. Chin Pom Ye, envoy extraor- dinary and minister plenipotentiary of Corea to this government, will sail from New York on the 3lst, for Paris, to begin his new duties abroad. lie has been transferred to Paris, Vienna and St. Petersburg, at which capitals he will represent his government in the future, dividing his time between the capitals of those countries.
 Chief Willis l.. Moore of the weather service has issued an order prohibiting persons connected with the service from smoking cigarettes during office hours, and stating further that those who smoked cigarettes at any time would be mentioned in the confidential reports which are made quarterly tc him by chiefs of the several offices and divisions throughout the entire service
 Notwithstanding that troops recog- ni<ing the dual governors were quartered within two squares of each other at Frankfort, Ky, on the 18th, the day was quiet. The republican ad- jutant general, Collier and democratic assistant adjutant general, Murray, got together and discussed and mutu- ally agreed upon plars to avoid possi- bility of any sort of a clash between the troops.
 The Berlin kreuz Zeitung, in a re moikable article dealing with the South African war, says: The war has demonstrated the unanimity of feeling among the English. They arc all standing together through good and evil report, and are compelling the admiration of the world. 1t has also shown, i'll a most amazing way, the strength of the im2erialistie idea, hay ing done much in swelling the colonies into s rorfta hle qmnire -