The Forrest City times., 1900-08-03

of 1O,g05 tons.
The United States training ship
Hartford left the Charleston navy yard,
on the 3oth. for Southampton, Eng
land, the first stop of cruise which is
expected to last year. The Hartford
will visit Turkey, Gibraltar. Italy and
france, after leaving England.
.
One thousand miners in the Davy
coal fields OF West Virginia were, on
the 30th, granted ter-per-cent. in
crease in their wages. The mines
throughout the state are running at
their fullest capacity, and are yet un-
able TO keep up with their orders.
The decree calling the constitutional
convention in Havana. and providing
for the election of delegatesmeets with
almost universal approval at the hands
of the Cuban press. The element which
always clamored for independence sees
in the convention the probable con-
summation of the plans Of lifetime.
Owing to the ice fields along the
Labrador coast, which detain the mail
boats considerably, the Peary relief
steamer Windward is expected to make
but slow progress to the north. Nayi-
gators experienced in northern voyag-
ing think the present season most UNI
favorable for reaching high attitudes.
The Chinese legation in Berlin re-
ceived message, on the goth, from
Sheng, director general of railways
and telegraphs, saying that he had re-
ceived dispatch from PeEin anncunc-
ing that Gen. Tung Fuh Slang threat
ers to kill all the members of the lega-
tions If the international forces adj
vance upon Pekin.
The transport Hancock sailed from
San Francisco, on the 2oth, for Taku,
China, via Nagasaki, with four bat
teries of the Third artillery, number
Ing AIS men. under command of Capt.
Charles Humphreys. Maj. Hugh J.
Gallagher, chief commissary of Maj
Gen. Chaffee's staff, was among the
Hancock's passengers.
The steamer Cottage City arrived at
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about 100000 in gold. She had a
number of Klondikers on board. News
was brought by her that the miners
had found rich placer diggings at the
headwaters of the Yukon. Over five
hundred miners had stainpeded to
finds in Glacier bay.
Commissioners 2ittman, for the
United States, and King, for Canada,
have completed the location of the
provisional boundary line on White
rass summit, and gone to the Chilkoot
summit to perform the same service
there. No change in existing condi-
tions will result on White Pass, as the
line was clearly defined there.
At the negro race conference at
Montgomery, Ala, on the 27th, pa
per from Susan II. Anthony was read
by the secretary. She appealed to the
conference to petition congress for .
lixteentl amendment, which shall pro-
hibit the Acknowledgement of citizens
ON account of sex, and declared the
condition of negro women was not i'm
PfO'~a ~ NbfAhNAPotiCh'
AT Managua, Nicaragua, on the 27th,
President Zelaya presented to Gen. f.
p. Alexander, of Savannah, Ca, arbi-
traitor in the boundary dispute be-
tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica,
gold medal, in recognition of his sery-
Ices in connection with the arbitra-
ton. The presentation was accom-
panied by an expression of the hearty
thanks of the government of Mica
ragua.
Regarding the suit brought against
Col. Kimball, quartermaster at New
York, it was stated by Secretary Root
md ether officials at the war depart
ment, on the Goth, that Col. Kimball,
during his entire service, bad been "A
most capable ard trustworthy official,
and in making his shipping contracts,
he had acted for the best possible good
Of the service.
The prevailing trouble in China has
made it necessary to bring about a
curtailment of production in cotton
manufacturing in this country. and the
Wills of the Pepperell Manufacturing
Co.. at Biddeford, NE, VIII be shut
down from August is until September
4. About one-half of the goods man.
ufactured by these mills goes to China.
About three thousand hands are affect
ed by the notice.
The British admiralty received, on
ha faI ~. a:,N
British Minister Macdonald, at Pel<in,
dated July 3lst, and forwarded from
Tien Tsin. by Rear-Admiral Bruce,
announcing an arnistice since the
10th, with Gordon strictly drawn, and
adding: "All women and children in
the British legation. Casualties 10
date, c. killed, including Capt. Strouts.
A number of wounded in hospital, in
GLIDING Capt. Halliday. Rest OF lega-
ton are well, EXCEPT David Olirhant