The Forrest City times., 1901-06-07

Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, of Topeka.
kas., has been granted leave of ab-
sence from his church, and will, dur
ing the month of July, have charge OF
the South Congregational church in
Chicago.
The graves of the 1880 Union SOL
diers and the 400 Spanish-American
war soldiers buried in tn national
cemetery at Chattanooga. Tenn, were
visited, on the 30th, and fitting cere-
monies performed.
The Paris papers. discussing the de-
cision Of the supreme court in the in
sular cases, profess TO see a menace
to Mexico and other Latin nations
which the United States may at will
annex, and govern as England does
her crown colonies.
The Grant statue or memorial com
mission of Washington, ID. c., has is
sued pamphlet inviting the competi-
ton of architects for models. which
must be submitted between March !
and April l, 1902. The statue or me.
mortal will cost $4,000.
The German minister at Pekin, DR..
Mumm Won Schwarzenstein, confirms
the report that an edict was issued by
the Chinese emperor, on the 9th,
agreeing to pay the indemnity (of
t50,o00,GU0 taels) with interest on the
principal at four per cent.
1t is officially stated that the Unit
ed States will remain in control in
Cuba until the Platt amendment has
been substantially" adopted. This
has been made known to Gen. Wood
by Secretary Root, and his action has
been approved by the president.
The San Dominican government has
Issued decree restoring the constitu-
tional guarantees which were sus-
pended on account of the last revo-
luton. The political prisoners have
been released, the country is quiet
and confidence has been restored.
Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry
arrived at Potsdam on the 30th. They
were received at the station by the
German emperor and empress, who
accompanied them to the new palace
The visitors were warmly cheered
Many functions were arranged TO,
their entertainment.
The comparative statement of the
government receipts and expenditures
shows that during the month of May
the total receipts were $50, CPS, 440 and
the expenditures S42, 136, 500, leaving a
surplus for the month of $10,492. $50
and surplus for the IL months OF
the present fiscal year of SIS, 5s7, 1875.
Two men, representing themselves
to be Filipinos, called at the United
States embassy, in London, on the
31st, and made application to Mr.
Choate for passports. These the am
bassador declined 10 issue, giving as i
reason that they furnished him with
no evidence that they were American
citizens. The applicants threatened
to carry the question to Washington
The State Bank of Indiana, at In
dianapolis, closed business on the Sd
The gilt-edged assets and deposit,
were transferred to the Columbia ma.
tional bank, which opened its doors
the same day. Other paper was
placed in the hands of the Security
Trust Go. as trustee, for collection
All depositors of the State bank will
be paid dollar for dollar on demand
sensation has been caused at Bir-
mingham, England, by the discovery
of the bodies of 81 infants in a cellar
beneath an undertaker's establish.
ment. The bodies were in various
stages of decomposition and huddleo
together in soap boxes. The establish.
ment was conducted by widow. who
on the seth, was charged with caus
ing the infants death. The prisoner
was remanded.
Prince Herbert Bismarck, in the
Hamburger Nachrichten, published
on the 3lst, another attack upon the
foreign policy of Count Won Buelow
associating the emperor with the inn
perial chancellor in the attack. He
laid particular stress upon the An.
glophile tendency of the German gov.
eminent. and denies that his father
would ever have approached Great
britain 10 the detriment of Russia.
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Within a comparatively few days
the work on behalf of science and
humanity which the newly-incorpor,
ated Rockefeller Institute of Medical
Research is TO carry on, will be start
ed in the pathological laboratories OF
half dozen universities in this coun
try and one in Canada and in the lab
oratory of the health department OF
New York city. Among the center.
of the work Will be the University OF
Chicago.