The Forrest City times., 1900-12-21

FORREST CITY, ARKANSAS.
 The house committee to investigate alleged hazing of Cadet Booz at West Point expects to begin its inquiry at West Point during the holidays.
 
 In the Porto Rico house of dele gates, on the 17th. Mir. Descartes in- troduced a bill granting unrestricted suffrage to women on the same terms as men.
 The Scotch iron and steel manufac- turers are said to be considering clos ing their works during January in view of the scarcity of orders and the high price of fuel.
 The influx of American-made shoes into German has prompted petition from German boot and shoe manufac- turers for a raise in the import tariff on articles of this description.
 NIT. Degetau, the newly-elected com missioner from Porto Rico, made his appearance at the capitol, in Wash iDgton, on the 1ith, for the first time, and was cordially welcomed by sena- tors and representatives.
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 A rich land owner at Termini, near Palermo, Italy. has been kidnapped by brigands on his own property. His servants fled in dismay at the appear ance of the band. Troops have been sent in pursuit of the brigands.
 The pension appropriation bill was completed, on the 18th, by the house subcommittee on appropriations hay ing it in charge, after hearing from Commissioner of Pensions Evans. It carries about S145, 5,25O,0O0, of which about s144,O0o,OO0 is for pensions and the balance for administration.
 Just as negotiations were about to be opened at Pekin, the British min ister, under instructions from his gov ernment, demanded the modification of point in the joint note, which will cause much delay, as all the min- isters must, as result, communicate anew with their governments.
 The close of the exposition, throw ing thousands out of employment, has created abnormal criminal conditions in Paris. Crime is rampant at all hours, especially in the suburbs. The officials of the prefecture of police calculate that 2,000 sufferers from the exposition have joined the criminal army.
 Justice Henry R. Beekman, of the New York supreme court, died in front of his residence in New York city on the l7th. He had just left his house to go to court. It is thought that death was due to heart disease caused by overwork. Mir. Beekman was B years old He was born in New York, and lived there all his life.
 The report that the remains of l. 800 soldiers were brought home from the Philippines by the transport Han cock, is declared to be without foun- dation. The vessel brought only II corpses, ten being those of persons who died en route, and one which was transferred to the Hancock from the hospital ship Relief at NagasalIi.
 
 According to the Berlin Lokal An zeiger 50 Cape Colony Boers. now in Amsterdam with their families. have been granted permission to settle in German Southwest Africa, the Ger man government having assented to the purchase of lands by them in Damaraland and Great Namaquinland The Boers will leave Amsterdam Jan uary 5.
 heat is growing so rank in the Ar kansas valley wheat belt, embracing territory that produced over forty million bushels last year, that the farmers are advertising to take stock free for the purpose of eating 1t down. The indications at this time for the crop are 25 per cent. more fa- vorable than they were at the same time last year.
 A young Indian near Grand Rapids, iShNt " iiiilbI SoSuiSn, Man, recently shot moose, almost entirely white, and considered by the Indians to be sacred. When the fact became known in his tribe, there was great vommo- tion, and he was tried by council of medicine men, and will have to un- dergo series of punishments of a must cruel character, which may cause his death.
 The first political party under the American regime in the Philippines is in progress of formation Its princi- pies have been embodied in plat form which will shortly be made pub lie. It is understood that the declara- tions of the platform give the fullest recognition to American sovereignty and also favor d considerable degree of native autonomy concerning in