The Forrest City times., 1901-08-16
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.


without a single banking institution.
through ruling of the supreme
court of that country that the Lon
don Bank of Central America. It'd,
has no legal status in Nicaragua.
The statement of the treasury bal
ances i'm the general fund, exclusive of
the Sl5O,0OO. 900 gold reserve in the di-
vision of redemption, issued on the
9th. showed: Available cash balance,
SIS, s12.5ll; gold. Sl02. SOS. 700
y party of capitalists, headed ny Al
bert +. Smith. of Milwaukee. closed
a deal at Omaha. Ncb.. ON the 9TH,
with the Union Pacific Railroad Go s
land depFr -7nent, whereby t'cy be-
came Uussessors of 30 900 ares If
grazing land N Lincoln county in
that state. lis land is located near
the Gothersburg irrigation canal,
few miles north of Gothersburg.
Victor, Col, gave an enthusiastic
welcome 10 Nice-president Roosevelt,
on the 9th. fully ten thousand per-
sons participating. When the vice
president and party arrived on a spe-
cial train over the Short Line road,
they were greeted by blasts of giant
! powder and hundreds of steam whs-
Ties from shaft houses all over the
| district.
The directors of the bold Packing
| Co. at "A meeting in Buffalo. y. Y,
decided to rebuild their Wichita (kas.)
plant, recently destroyed by fire.
| When the news was announced in
| Wichita. on the 18th, whistles were
| blown and bells were rung. The plant
was destroyed over two months ago,
| entailing loss of S750.o00.
! Two persons were probably fatally
| burned and dozen more or less Sc
verely injured as the result of an ex-
Monongahela river, near Peters
| creek, on the nth.
A gold brick valued at $1,000. which
was shipped from Unga. Alaska, via
the steamer Newport about July 20,
! for San Francisco, had not yet ar
rived in that city up TO the 18th.
The transport Sumner arrived at
san Francisco. on the 10th, from Ma
Mia, with 80 convalescent soldiers
| There were two deaths on the voy-
age.
The navy department. through act
ing Secretary Hackett. has reprimand-
ed RearAdmiral Robley ID. Evans for
having criticized former Secretary of
the Navy Chandler in his book "A
Sailors Log
Jack Winters. who WAS arrested by
the San Francisco police for the Selby
smelter robbery. at Vallejo. has con
fessed the crime, and 50 for Sl30, 900
worth of bullion has been recovered
from the bay where he had sunk it,
and search is in progress for the re-
mainder.
The most severe forest fires known
in several years are raging in sew
eral parts of the great timber belt
lying west of the Cascade mountains.
in Washington. They are especially
fierce between Lake Sammanish and
the SnoquaImie river. and many lum-
Der camps there are in danger.
Throughout the German empire
bells We're tolled, on the nth. for
Dowager Empress Frederick, and
memorial services held At the Brit
ish church in Homburg. Canon Teign-
mouth Shore delivered an eloquent
address upon the virtues and suffer
ings of the deceased.
VI. d. Taylor. a well-known citizen
of Knox county, Tenn, was killed at
his home. ten miles from Knoxville,
on the 18th. by viii Holins, a negro.
TAYLOR reprimanded the negro for
striking his ninc-year-old boy. and
Hollins crushed in his skull with d
brickbat Hollins escaped.
Frank Purcell, accused by his IA
ycar-old-son of killing his wife at
Washington. Ind, ON the night of
their daughters marriage. was placed
under arrest by Sheriff McCord at his
home. He is in Jail but refuses to
make amy statement.
Reports which are being received
from the island of Cuba indicate that,
as the Cuhans realize the Importance
and magnitude of the task which
they are tempting in the formation
of an independent republic, sentiment
in favor OF annexation to the United
States increases.
Official New York is again stirred
mp by disclosures pointing directly to
collision between the police depart
mcnt and the gambling house keep
crs, the latter paying tribute TO the
former for protection and receiving
official tips in advance of contemplate
ed raids.
EN-Prime Minister Crispi of Italy
died al Naples, on the evening of the
1lth, surl ounded 10y members of his
family and intimate friends. He had
been in comatosc condition during
the entire day, and died without ut
terint a word.
In view of the interest taken in the
discussion whether or not animal
tuberculosis can be communicated TO
human beings. +. l.. Monson, state
dairy commissioner of Colorado. of
fers himself as a subject for thor