The Forrest City times., 1901-08-09

Atts. HItt nuUuEtN ana ItI ! Nv {
cabin and EOS steerage passengers
came over on the Celtic.
The monthly comparative state
ment of the government receipts and
expenditures shows that the receipts
for July, 1901. amounted to Sj2. 500, $40,
and the expenditures So. so. $50, which
left a surplus for the month of $12,-
$50, as against deficit for the month
of July, 1900, of 81 900, 600.
.
District Judge Dixon, at Pueblo. on
the 5th, decided at that the new Colo
RADIO state revenue law was invalid,
having never been legally enacted by
the senate. The state will appeal the
case to the supreme court. The deci-
sion. If sustained. may necessitate
calling the legislature in special ses-
sion.
The steamship Deutschland, of the
neutrality-suspicious. line. which ar
rived at New York, on the lst. raised
the western average for hourly runs
to 23.07 knots. The best previous ay-
erage was 23.02 knots. and was made
by the same vessel. Her best DAYS
run was col knots, which is also new
record.
Lord Mayor Frank Green received,
on the 1st, through j. 5. Morgan q.
Co, of London, contribution of { s.
600 TO the Queen Victoria memorial
l,II
gates of the New York chamber OF
commerce" who recently visited Lon
don. The lord mayor returned a cor
dial ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Referring TO the published state
ment that the imperial government
had decided to organize colonial
force with the troops returning from
China, using this as a nucleus of a
future colonial army. the Berlin Fries
sinnige Zeitung expresses the opinion
that such an attempt would lead to a
new conflict between the government
and the reichstag.
In an interview at Pittsburgh. Pa,
on the 4th, President Shaffer of the
Anal gamated association said: With
. in week every union man and every
union man at heart in the employ of
the United States Steel corporation
will be asked to join in the strike now
being waged by the Anna lgamated as
ISOLATION. We must settle whether
unionism is 10 stand or fall"
The quarter-centennial anniversary
of Colorado's admission into the
Union was formally opened at Colo
RADIO Springs, on the ~, 10y the UNI
yelling of a statue of Zebulon Mont
gomery Pike, who discovered the
Peak that bears his name Mayor
John Robinson and Gen. William Pal
mer delivered commemorative ad-
dresses in the presence of 5000 peo-
pie.
The Venezuelan government an
nounced, on the 18th, that force of
invaders under Gen. Rangel Garbiras,
including p battalions of the CoIom-
bian army, was repulsed by the gov
eminent troops and compelled to fall
back across the frontier after 2S
hours fighting, July 2s and July %. 1t
is officially asserted that the invaders
lost 900 men, the government troops
losing 300.
A botanical and geological expedi-
ton of research. in charge Of DR.. Hem
ry {. Cowles. of the University of Chi
cago, left that city. on the 5th, over
the Chicago, Milwaukee q ST. Paul
railway, for exploration and research
in the mountains of Montana and
Washington. In the party were many
distinguished educators representing
different colleges and universities of
the country.
Senator j. NJ. Thurston, of Nebras-
ka. said. on the 4th. that the pub
Gshed statement that he had rendered
his professional services 10 Admiral
Schley wns incorrect. AS his warm
friend and admirer." said the senator.
Il wired him a message Indicating my
friendship and desire for his completes
vindication: but nothing in the line of
professional assistance was suggested
or thought Of"
interviewed at Omaha. on the I'd,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson said,
among other things: Corn is some
what seriously injured in all the
states in the corn belt, how much |
can not pretend 10 say. Our monthly
bulletin, issued August 10, will give
the percentage. You people in Nebras-
ka are Tot going TO starye, it is only
a question of how much money you
will be able TO put in the bank"