The Forrest City times., 1901-02-15

passed the Colorado house on the third reading. on the sth, by vote Of Al to D.
 In view of the many contradictory reports regarding Dowager Empress Frederick, the British embassy in Ber- lin announced, on the eth. that no change in her condition had been re- ported there.
 The Berliner Tageblatt publishes q dispatch from a correspondent in Si- beria. who cites evidence going 10 show that Russia considers that her recent acts have annexed Manehuria and Mongolia
 King Victor Emmanuel of Italy con- ferred, on the sth. with Signors Ivilia. Ricotti, Rudini ana Biancheri. with the view of formina new cabinet to succeed the Sarracco ministry. which resigned on the sth.
 
 The statement or the treasury bal anccs in the general fund, exclusive of the si50.00o,000 gold reserve in the di- vision of redemption. issued on the sth. showed: Available cash balance. Si43,e49.463; gold. s5I .5l6.136
 Jan Feron. one of the peace envoys, has returned to Bloemfontein, after having been tried by Commandant Grobelar at Aasvogelkop for pene- trating the fighting line and bringing in undesirable documents. He was released on parole. The Boers. he said, are badly of for food and cloth ing.
 Gov. Barnes of Oklahoma. when in- formed. on the 7th that the Shawnee Fair association had offered purse of S2J,00 for the Jeffries- Ruhlin prize fight, declared: No prize fight can be held in Oklahoma while 1 am gov ernor. Prize fighting is prohibited by our laws. and the laws will be en- forced
 Representative Albert D. Shaw, of Wafertown, \. \. formerly com manderin-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, was found dead on the morning of the 10th, in his room at the Riggs house, Washington City. A physician summoned immediately af. ter the discovery of the body, pro. nonnced death io be the result of apo piexy,
 In consequence of series of agra rian riots in the fr,it-producing parish of St Mary, Jamaica, the governor, Sir Augustus fleming, on the 1th, is- sued q proclamation warning the peo- pie against attempting to take forci- ble possession of any land The troubles have slowly been developing a serious phase, and the authorities are taking firm stand in the matter
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 X collection of autograph letters and documents of William Penn. in- eluding his will, written by himself in 1905, were sold at auction in London, on the 10th. for 355 guineas. The col lection was purchased by London dealer, after B. F. Stevens, the United States dispatch agent and purchasing agent for American libraries. had bid $50 guineas. The documents were the property of Lady Sudely.
 Representative Tawney, Of Mime sota, chairman of inc special comfnit- tee on the St. Louis exposition. on the sth. filed his report on the bill appro- priating 5000. .00e in the aid of the exposition The report strongly urges favorable action on the measure. both on it's merits and it. redemption of the pledge of congress given at the last session. \ minority report. also, while opposing. gives many reasons why the bill should be passed.
 A special eablegram from London. on the 1lth said: At ten o'clock this morning the gates of Aylesbury pris- on will swing open and Mrs Florence Elizabeth Maybriek, the American woman whose ease has stirred two continents for years. will walk out a free woman. II is understood that m thus granting clemency to Mrs May brick. the king wishes to emphasize the character of his regard for Amer ica''
 Senator Smith. on the .th. intro duced bill in the Kansas senate making it felony 10 participate in d mob or to purchase rope or firearms for the use of mob. The bill also provides that an officer who allows a prisoner to be taken from his GUS tody by mob shall be removed from office unless he can show to the court that he was unable to keep the pris- oner without actually endangering his life.