The Forrest City times., 1900-06-08

Washington that Archbishop Chat
pelIe is to be created cardinal by III.
pope. The archbishop is now in The
Philippine islands. as the papal dele
gate from the United States.
On arriving at his house in Havana.
on the 4th, Gen. Gomez made brief
address. IN the course of which he
said he had kept his promise to return
TO Cuba, and that he had never intend
ed to turn his back upon her people.
The remains of 5. II. II. Clark, for
mer president OF the Union and Mis-
souri, Pacific railroads, arrived in Oma-
ha. Neb., ON the 4tb. and was met by
100 prominent officials of western
roads and former employees of Mr..
Clark.
Lord Mimic. the encouragement OF
Canada, signed an order in council. on
the 4th, appointing Col. Richard Heden
O'Grady Haley, who is on retired pay
in the imperial service, to be major
general commanding the Canadian
militia.
The monthly statement of the comp
troller of the currency, issued ON The
LIST, shows that at the close of BUSH
ness, May 81, 1900, the total circulation
of national bank notes was $300,4n3,
$50, an increase for the month of SIS,
210,563.
Tie sheriff of st. Louis began, on
the 31st, the swearing in of a posse
comitatus of $500 men, chosen from
the ranks of the better citizens, to as
sist the police in suppressing lawless-
ness and to give protection to street
ear employees and others.
Another raid was made on the Haw-
thorne race track, near Chicago, on the
4th, and six bookmakers were ar
rested. The police met with no opposi-
ton in making the arrests. The men
were taken before Justice Kendall,
and released ON $500 bonds.
The sealing capacity of Kansas
Citr's convention hall, as it viii be ar
ranged for the democratic national
convention, has been suhn tilted to the
national committee and the sergeant
alarms, by +. L. Hill, the architect, and
approved. 1T makes provision for ac-
colnmodating 22,26C persons.
The Berlin Butchers guild has pre-
sented a petition to the bundtsrath, in
connection with the meat Inspection
bill, claiming that hogs livers anl
tongues are necessary in the manu-
facture OF sausage; that inspection n
such cases is practicable. and HAT
their importation should be continued.
A new pest has made its appearance
in the wheat fields in portions of Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Oklahoma. 1t is the
green plar7 louise, or aphis, that usual
~ gathers on the tender shoots and
buds of roses. Entumologists do not
apprehend that much damage win be
done, as the growing crop is strong
enough to resist its ravages.
Louis Klopsch, of New York, pub
Usher of the Christian Herald. who al
rived i'm India, May IA, and started 8.
cnce on a tour of the famine stricken
districts. has returned 10 Bombay, AZ
Ter travelling through the most soreiy
smitten portions of the Bombay PREF
idency, including Gujarat and Baro.-
da. His description Of the ravages OF
famine and pestilence is appalling.
The president of Chill opened the
Gillian congress on the LIST. In his adj
dress he said Chill was at peace with
a., the world and expressed the hope
OF an early settlement of the qucs-
1ions pending between Peru. and Pc
livia. The president announced II
budget surplus of SlG,ooO0o0; said The
financial condition was fiourishing,
and that new railroads and public
works would be pushed.
The latest news from the war IN
South Africa, up TO the 3lst, was that
Johannesburg had surrendered, Pre-
toria, the capital of the Transyaal re-
public, was peacefully awaiting the
approach of Lord Roberts troops, the
garrison having been withdrawn from
the forts, and President Kruger was
fleeing towards Lourenzo Marquee. II
was generally believed that the war
was practically ended. 81