The Forrest City times., 1901-06-14
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

the statement Of the treasury bal
a1ces in the general fund. exclusive of
| The $50. 600, 600 gold reserve in the di-
vision of redemption, issued on the
eth. showed: Available cash balance,
s165, eo6, 4s3: gold, o6,3o4,17
The secretary of the treasury, on
the It'll, bought short-term bonds for
the sinking fund as follows: S725,00o
tours at s113.s06. $4,000 tours, deliy-
cradle on the sth. at S113.S1; $4,000
threes at S10s.s531 The total amount
purchased to date was 11,257, 900.
A committee representing the stu
dents of the Kansas Wesleyan univer-
sity. who are unit in defense Of DIR.
Frank ID. Tubbs. professor of natural
science, dismissed because of alleged
heresy, issued manifesto, on the 9th,
denouncing the board of trustees for
''duplici.y and unfairness." The in
coming junior and senior classes seem
determined to carry out their threat
to leave the university if the trustees
do not accede to their demands.
President Harper of the University
of Chicago announced, on the 9Th,
that the university had begun to es-
tablish affiliated preparatory schools
in different parts of Europe to give
opportunity to the children of col
lege age whose parents are travelling
abroad during the year to have the
benefits of foreign residence without
obstructing the progress of the stud
| les.
Oliver crosier and Emil R.rgdorf
| were drowned in Summit lake. near
| Akron, O., on the 9th. They, with
| Michael Shay. were crossing the lake
in boat, when Pergdorf began to
rock it and the frail craft upset. Shay
| cTawled on top OF the overturned
boat and made desperate but fruit
less effort 10 save his companions.
| Maj. ". II. DAILY surgeon general on
the staff of Lieut.-Cen. Miles in Porto
burgh, Pa, on the 9th, by shooting
himself in the right temple.
| +. Gage, well-known Kokomo
| Qnd.) broker, was, on the OIL, called
| to the bedside of his wife, who was
thought to be dying of consumption.
On reaching the bed Mr.. Gage dropped
to the floor a corpse, death coming
suddenly from paralysis of the brain.
| The recent storm in Oklahoma
ruined the wheat crop of 400 farms
in Kay county west and northwest of
Blackwell.
Gen. Hoods recent operations in
| the eastern Transvaal have been
eminently successful in keeping Gen.
Botha's force in comparatively
small area. The bulk of Botha's com
mand with whom he is present, is
still south of the Delagoa Bay rail-
way.
1t is understood in Washington that
"Corcoran House, which has been
the residence of Senator Depew for
the past two years, will have new
mistress at the opening of the social
season next winter.
Winfield S. Stratton, the million
aire mine owner of Cripple Creek, has
redeemed the Matchless mine, in
Leadville, which had been sold by the
sheriff, for the widow of his benefac-
tor, the late Senator Tabor.
The conservative members of the
Cuban constitutional convention are
confident that the Platt amendment
will he accepted, and that several
radicals will join with the Is dele.
gates, who have heretofore voted in
favor of acceptance.
Helen Brown. a resident of Quincy,
ILL.,. tied rope about her neck and a
stone to the end of the rope, on the
9th, and then jumped into the waters
of the Fabius. Her attempt at self
destruction was entirely successful.
Plans have been completed at the
navy department for the complete
overhauling of the Reina Mercedes
the cruiser captured by the United
States navy at Santiago in the naval
battle of the Spanish-American war
The ship is now at Portsmouth, n. II
Thirteen thousand dollars more OF
the gold coin stolen from the First
national bank of Mineral Point, Wis,
on May "A, has been recovered. 1t was
found in an clubhouse of the City ho-
tel, about a block from the looted
bank, at which the prisoner, Steward
Jeleff, boarded.
Emperor William and his consort
are said to have become converts To
Christian Science, and the court chap
lains have received sharp rap over
the knuckles from the kaiser for en-.
deavoring TO check the spread of the
cult among the members of the court.
The Rough Riders have decided to
hold their annual reunion in Colorado
Springs, Col, during the quarto-cen-
tenniai celebration, august /, . and
}. 1t is expected that Vice-President
Roosevelt will attend the reunion.
DIR. August NJ. Unger and f. Way.
land Brown. on trial in Chicago for
conspiracy to defraud insurance com
panies through the death of Miss
Marie Defenbach, We're found guilty,
Il