The Forrest City times., 1900-01-26
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


 sent to the princess of Wales 12,o0o boxes of choice butter for the British soldiers in South Africa. She has ac- cepted the gift in the name of the sick and wounded, and returned a complimentary message, which con- cludes with the phrase: Especially as it is present from my native coun- try, Denmark"
 Rev. Dr. Henry Sharpe, a prominent Presbyterian clergyman, died at his home in Philadelphia, on the 21st, aged 5s years He was born at Cadix, o.
 The Baldwin locomotive works have obtained another large order for en- gines from France. The order, which is for 30 large ten-wheeled passenger engines, is from the Paris < Orleans railway, and is the first order for loco- motives ever placed by that company with an American firm.
 A poll of the congress by the New York Herald shows that the Hepburn Morgan Nicaragua canal bill will be passed at the present session. It is on the legislative programme for early consideration in both houses.
 Just one month to the day after the disappearance of George B. Eyre, a wealthy club member, from his home in Chester, Pa, his body was found in the Delaware river, nearly opposite Chester, on the 21st, and furnished abundant evidence that young Eyre had been the victim of foul play. The grand opera house, the largest auditorium in Washington, was packed to the doors, on the night of the 2lst, with an enthusiastic audience, which vigorously expressed it's sympathy with the Boers in their fight with Great Britain. The speakers included several members of congress The Topeka (Kas.l authorities have ordered pesthouse built at the fair grounds. to which the 25 smallpox cases will be taken. Authorities in- sist that the disease is Cuban chicken pox, but physicians say it is mild type of smallpox.
 Maj. Johnson, with two companies of the Forty-sixth regiment, and Mai Muir. with three companies of the Thirty-eighth, have defeated 500 Fili- rinos at Taal, in the southern province of Batangas, Luzon. They captured three cannon and many other arms. The steamer Doric, winch recently arrived from the orient, landed TOO Japanese at Honolulu. This complet- ed a list of 2,00o inside of four days The records of the immigration bureau at Honolulu show that since June 15 last, 17,soo Japanese have been landed there.
 Ed" and George Meeks, who were convicted at Fort Scott, Kas., of par ticipation in the murder of Leopold Edlinger, in October last, were taken from jail by a mob, on the night of the goth, and hanged to trees in the jail yard.
 A battle ragged in Natal all day on the goth and again on the 2lst. There was little decided advantage on either side. The British left, under Gen. Worren, broke the Boer right, while Gen. Lyttleton kept the Boers at Pot geiter's Drift busy.
 The officials of the post office de- partment are preparing to introduce rural free delivery upon various star routes, and the experiment will be in- |saugurated at an early date. although several months, and perhaps the pres ent fiscal year, may elapse before it is introduced upon large scale.
 In the executive session of the sen- ate on the 22d Senator Jones Ark gave notice that at the next executive session he would call up his motion to reconsider the vote by which the Sa- moan treaty was ratified.
 Andrew Carnegie offers to give s25,- 900 to the Leavenworth (Kas.) public library. on condition that the city fur nish a site for the building and agrees to pay 5000 to s5,o00 2 year for its maintenance.