The Forrest City times., 1901-05-10

tan boroughs, the whole forming what
is termed the administrative county
of London, is now 4,536,034. This is
an increase of 3os,717 since the last
census in 1891.
Reports received by the Indiana
state board of health show that the
number of cases of smallpox through
out the state is constantly increasing,
instead of diminishing. There were
l23 cases reported for the month OF
April, but it is not known how many
proved fatal.
A special from Athens, O., says:
"From an authority which seems in.
disputable there comes the informa.
try of the Hooking and Sunday Creek
valleys will come under the manage
ment of the gigantic combination OF
capital of which j. p. Morgan is the
head.
It is reported in Shanghai that fam
ine will make it impossible for the
Chinese court to remain longer in Sian
Flu, and that the court is now only
waiting for the astrologers to fix an
suspicious day for beginning the jour-
ney to Kai Feng Flu, in the Province
OF Ho Nan.
One hundred thousand sightseers
thronged the streets of Melbourne, on
the 5th, to view the beautiful decora-
tions in honor of the duke and duch-
ess of Cornwall and York. Lord Hope
toun, the governor general. accom-
panied by Lady Hopetoun, visited the
Ophir to welcome the duke and duch-
ess.
With her hull gaily decorated with
Gags and her deck well filled with
sailors the yacht Constitution was
christened, at Bristol, r. L., on the
9th, by Mrs. w. Butler Duncan, who
broke the traditional bottle of wine
on her glistening bow just as she
started slowly down the ways into the
sea.
Advices from Seoul, capital of
Corea, say: SIN the Corean loan
agreement, now published, the Yum
Nan syndicate retains tenth part for
the ostensible purpose of establishing
q bank, while the government under
takes to repay the whole 100000 yen
in "a years, the customs duties being
pledged as security.
The statement that the total in
demnity to be demanded of China
amounts to e65,000,0o0 has been Off.
cially confirmed. This amount in.
cludes all private claims. 1t is be-
ieved that if China will now I'M
dertake to pay this sum in indemni
ties the evacuation of Pe-Chi-Li prov.
Snce can begin Immediately.
The Gardo house, known as
"Amelia's Mansion" built in Salt Lake
City, Utah, by Brigham Young for his
fayorite wife, Amelia Folsom Young,
and for years occupied by her, has
passed out of the hands of the church,
the property being sold in the name
OF President Snow, as trustee of the
church, to Col. +. L. c. Holmes, of
that city.
The London chamber of commerce
has selected n large committee, in.
GLIDING Lords Rotbschild, Avebury,
Eevelstokc and lIillingdon, the lcrd
mayor, Mr.. Frank Green and Sir
Thomas Upton, to receive the visit
ing delegates of the New York cham.
Der of commerce. Besides banquet,
a garden party will be given in honor
of the American visitors.
Mrs. Nations crusade against the
saloon has resulted in a movement to
purify Kansas politics that promises
TO be more farreaching than anything
of the kind ever before attempted in
the Sunfiower state. A permanent or
ganization of the grand chapter of
the Law Enforcement League of Kan
fas has been effected whose object is
ito purify the politics of the state
and promote its interests
Jacksonville. Fla, was visited, on
the Sd, by the most disastrous confia-
grafton ever witnessed in that city or
state. Miles of territory, in the best
residence and business sections were
laid waste, over one thousand build
ing, including hotels, churches and
theaters, being burned, at loss con-
servatively estimated at nine or ten
million dollars. 1t was reported that
several negroes persisted in the
flames.
Mariana lgnacio Prado, ex-presi.
dent of Peru, died in Paris on the
9th. Mariana Ignacio Prado was born
in 1876 He participated in Gen. Cas-
tilla's revolution against Echenique's
government in 1854. He marched
against Lima in 1865, and entered the
capital. November 6, at the head OF a
victorious army. On November 20 he
declared himself dictator and was
subsequently, elected constitutional