The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-12-06


3oth. was drawn in 10 the feeder and
lost both his arms. He died from
shock and loss Of blood.
The Nitroglycerine Workers Ma
tional association met in Marion, Ind.
on the 1st. and decided to establish an
insurance feature in favor Of widows
and orphans ef the members who may
meet death in their vocation. Sep
arate state organizations will be
formed.
Arthur " Soper, president Of the
Pintsch COMPRISING Co, the Safety
Car Heating and Lighting Co, aud a
prominent figure in many corpora
tions, died after a months Illness at
his residence in New York. on the
1st. from a complication Of stomaeh
troubles.
DR.. Francis f. Clarke, president of
the Worlds Christian Endeayor, will
sail for Europe January !. where he
will give his personal efforts TO estab-
fishing the society more firmly in cen
trail Europe, Scandinavia, France,
Spain. Italy, Holland, Bohemia aud
Bulgaria.
The report of the manager of ath-
leties at Harvard university, for the
past year. shows that the receipts
from all branches of athletics
amounted To S1f7.517, and the eX-
penses $7s.23s. The receipts from
football were $3.50, and the ex-
penses Sl9,Gss.
The expectation of cotton to the
orient by way Of Puget sound during
the past few years has made Won
derful increase. November was a rec
ord-breaker in that line. According
to customhouse reports the ship
ments amounted to 1900 bales Of
cotton valued at $4,000.
Gen. Leonard Wood. military gov
ernor of Cuba, arrived in Washington
on the 29th. Accompanying him were
Mrs Wood and Lieut.. Mccoy. The
general will spend some days in
Washington in conference with the
president and the secretary of war
regarding affairs in Cuba.
The preliminary work of revising
the creed of the Presbyterian church
SO as TO make it more popularity I'M
derStood. was inaugurated in Wash
ington, on the 2Sth, at meeting of
the section Of the committee of TWEEN
" appointed AZ the last Presbyterian
assembly 10 accomplish this result.
Il has been decided by the navy de-
partment To leave Capt. Perry of the
battleship Iowa. the senior American
naval officer ON the isthmus, full dis
cretionary power as to the withdraw
al Of his forces. Capt. Perry having
asked for instructions ON tins point,
the department decided to let him act
according to circumstances.
The lessees Of Indian allotmentz in
the Greek nation have appealed to the
courts for redress. They are being
given notice to yacate land on which
they have expended all their money
TO make necessary improvements. and
all Of which they Will lose by yacat-
ing. They contend that the Indians
should pay for the improvements.
The long-delayed correspondence
of Prince Bismarck was published in
Berlin on the 2Sth The work is in
two volumes. The first is made up
of the letters between William l. and
Bismarck. many of which are extreme
~ interesting while the second vol
ume is composed of miscellaneous let
tiers exchanged between Bismarck and
various notable personages.
According to special dispatch from
St. Petersburg. Germany and Russia
have reached anentire agreement con-
corning the advantage of calling an
international anti-anarchist confer
ence. These two powers have sent
identical notes to the other powers
of the world, and presumably TO the
United States, inviting them all TO
participate in the conference.
With imposing ceremonies, embra-
cling a parade of federal forces, state
militia and confederate veterans.
beautiful women and cheering col
leglans; programme of exercises
graced by distinguished speakers, and
withwords of greeting from the pres
ident of the United States, the South
Carolina Interstate and West Indian
exposition at Charleston, was opened
officially on the I'd.