The Forrest City times., 1901-09-13

for Quebec.
 A special dispatch from Bremen haven. Bremen. asserts that the Chi nese astronomical instruments whose arrival about a month ago b. the Palatia excited some sharp press eriti- eisrn have been shipped 10 Pojsdam. 
 Al the session Of the central con- ference of fhe German N. l.. church held ia Detl oif. Mich. on the 5th. the committee on twentieth century thank offering report cd that Sol .2I5.s7 had been paid 10 he treasurer last veal, sHd that this year the saul had been $ siIed 70 nearly s90, ,CO0.
 Judge \. II. Moves. Of the Nome ju- Gicial district in Alaska. aeainst whom have been preferred charges O. cor ruption and Irregularities in connec- ton with mining cla ms. arrived in Washington On the sth. \ severe at tack Of asthma compelled him 10 call ila physician shortly after his arrival, and he vas unable 10 see visitors.
 The census bureau. on fhe 9th. is- sued a preliminary statement Of its sseertainment of the cotton produc- tion of Ieoo. and also gave q statement comparing the production of that year with the production of Iss9. The statement shows that in 1900 there were produced I0.4s6.I79 commercial bales, as against 9,64j.9 974 commercial bales in lss9.
 The special train carry Ing the dip lomatic representatives from Buffalo 10 Washington arrived in The latter city on the stb. Naturally the dis tinguished guests of tbe exposition were depressed ai inc unhappy events attending the presidents visit. but spoke in enthusiastic terms of the ex- position itself and of the eourtesies they had received.
 In view Of the favorable reports from the physicians in attendance upon President Mckinley and of the leading officials of the Pan-American n exposition, that the prospects were bright for the recovery Of the presi- Gent. the Illinois commission decided. CT the 9th, that preparations should go forward for Illinois day at the eX- position, September Ii.
 
 Word was received at the war de- parthent, on the 5th. of the death of Gen. Chauncev McKeever. |. S. A.. re- tiTed. at health resort near Emden. Hanover, Germany. Gen. McKeeyer waS born in Maryland. He was grad uated at the military academy in July, ls49, and retired August l. 1899, at which time he held the rank of col onel and assistant adjutant general.
 Acting for the government of the 6nited States, District Attorney Gould. on the 9th, instituted suit in thc supreme court of the District of Columbia against the suretics of Charles II. Day, late yice-consul and deputy consul general at Berlin. It is claimed that lay collected S1o,GG0 in fees and failed 10 turn over 10 the government the amount. for which suit is HON brought.
 Two thousand members of the so- eialist party in Chicago voted down Q resolution Of regret for the attempt ed assassination of the president at ( meeting in Bergman's grove, River side. Chicago, on the sth. The argu- ment Of those opposed 10 the resolu- tion was that Mckinley is the repre- sentative or the capitalist class, and that his safety or danger are matters of no concern 10 socialists.
 When informed of he attempted as sassination of the president. Gov. Al len D. Chandler of Georgia said: T served with the president ill congress Six years. He is one of Gods noble men. He is clean man. an honest man and great man. \ federal sol dier-and yet all confederate soldiers respected and houored him. His as .assinaiion is appalling, and his death would be q worldwide calamity"
 There will be no more revolutionary speeches in public in Chicago, if the police can prevent them. The edict has gone forth from Mayor Harrison and Superintendent-ofp O'Neil that such utterances must be stopped, and the latter has sent special orders to the commanding officers of the va rious districts to detail men to be in attendance at all meetings that are supposed 10 be of anarchiStic ori9in and cause the arrest of the speakers if violent language is used.
 In St. Johns Cathedral at Cleveland, O., on the 9th, before preaching the sermon, Bishop Horstmann, person. al friend of Mr. Mckinley. made men, tion of the attempt on the life of the president and spoke of the duty of Catholics to pray for his recovery, of the horror over the attempted assas- sination, which should fill every heart