The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sourcea
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

st. Helena, and saw Gen. Cronje and
Col. Sheel and other notable captives,
says there are 1000 Boer prisoners at
st. Helena. They are well cared for,
and are made comfortable.
There is a financial panic in Chi
nese business circles in Shanghai.
Probably an important factor is the
money rate, which is now Sc per cent.
per month.
A dispatch from Pretoria, on the
Sd, said: MIR. Kruger and Mr.. Steyn
have gone to Barberton. 1t is believed
that they are preparing for flight.
The general opinion is that the war is
now very near the end"
In a rear-end collision between an
excursion train and milk train on
the Bethlehem branch of the Phila.
delphia q Reading railway, on the I'd.
at Hatfield, Pa, Is persons were killed
and IA injured.
Clarence +. Woods, former editor OF
the Richmond (Ky.) Climax, shot and
dangerously wounded Judge French
Upton on the street in that city as
the result of an old feud growing out
of newspaper criticism.
Complete official returns for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1900, show
that JAG vessels of 39s, 1853 gross tons
were built and documented in the
United States. Since 1853 this record
has been exceeded only twice-in 1864,
when 415,740 gross tons were built,
and in 1874, when 432,735 gross tons
were built.
The monthly statement of the pub
lie debt shows at the close of bust
ness August 81, 1900, that the debt,
Tess cash in the treasury, amounted
to SLIP. 269, JOG. an increase for the
month of $2,922, 1906.
Frank ii. Peyton, under Indictment,
at St. Louis, on three charges of bur-
glary and larceny, and under sem
tence of three months in the work
house on a charge of petit larceny,
has confessed the murder of John
Robson, at Sioux City, Ia, December
20, 1899, while looting the safe in
Robson's Office.
Reports received from South Africa
indicate that the Beers are becoming
disheartened. Gen. Botha, before his
flight, addressed the burghers, remind
ing them of their promise to make
last stand at Machadodorp, but they
would not fight.
1t is intended to commence the
homeward movement, of the volun-
teers from the Philippines about the
middle of November. No orders have
yet been issued, but it will take prac-
tically all of the transport service at
the command of the department to ac-
complisA the return of the 81 900 vol
unteers between the date named and
June 30 of next year, when their term
of service expires by operation Of
law.
The monthly statement of the d..
rector of the mint shows that during
August the total coinage at the Unit
ed States mints was S7,774,160 as fol-
lows: Gsld, s5,00o,000; silver, $780,
900; minor coins, $1ss, 100.
John w. Hussey, well-to-do farm
er, S4 years old, was killed by Union
Pacific train seven miles northwest of
Salina. kas. He was on a sidetrack
when "a train whistled behind him,
and, thinking he was on the wrong
track, he stepped across to the other
just in time to be struck by the train.
With the United States aspirations
for the discovery of a solution, insur-
ing the permanent safety, peace and
integrity of China, coupled with the
maintenance of treaty rights, equal
trade, ETC., there is hearty agree
ment in England, which is strongly
opposed to anything like partition.
On the Sd the managers of the two
window glass factories at Muncie,
Ind, owned by the American Window
Glass Co., were ordered, by telephone
from Pittsburgh, to resume work at
eight o'clock the following morning,
settlement having been made with
the fiatteners. Thousands of skilled
laborers are affected.
At sheep-slaughtering and dress
ing exhibition in indianapolis, Ind, on
the Sd, Chas. j. Gardner broke the
worlds record. In 1898 he killed and
dressed ten sheep in 80 minutes and
. seconds; this made him the worlds
champion. On the Sd he killed and
dressed ten sheep in 80 minutes and
% seconds.
Two policemen were killed in
st. Louis. on the night of the Sd, by
electric shock, and IL other persons
were injured by the crossing of tele-
prones with live. wires. All those hurt,
except one, are connected with the
police department, and that one is an
inspector in the city lighting depart
ment.
Three members of the tsung Ii va
men, Ma Tung, Ching Hsin and Chung
Ii, il is announced in Tien Tsin, are
seeking to negotiate with the allies
through Sir Robert Hart. the director
of the Chinese imperial maritime Gus
toms.
There are now four trains daily
from Tong Ku to Yang Tsun, China.