The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1901-08-23

Mayor Ashbridge OF Philadelphia,
on the 10Th. opened bids for the So
Doc. 900 balance Of the 81, onu. aa0 loan
authorized last March. by an orli-
nance OF council, for the construction
and installation OF the city's improved
water supply.
Seven hundred and four exlled per-
sons. many OF them being women,
started from Coustantinople for
Yemen. Arabia. on the 18th. The
prisoners include those who were inn
plicated in the recent fire at the
harem of the Nildiz palace.
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The transport Sheridan arrived at
San Francisco. on the 18th. from Ma
Mia, with Gen. Macarthur and staff,
two battalions of the Fourteenth in
fantry, under command Of Col. Quin-
ton. and number Of couyaleseeuts
and prisoners composing her passen-
ger list.
Favorable crop reports throughout
Italy indicate the wheat prospect as
slightly in excess of last seasons
harvest of 100000 hectolitres. For
the first time in several seasons the
olive crop will be good. and the pros
poets for hemp, corn and rice are uni
formly bright.
The Danish government, having de-
termined to return the visit Of the
United States training ship Hartford.
the cruiser Nalkyrien. in command of
Prince Waldemar, the kings young
est son, will sail for New York in
January, and afterwards visit other
American ports.
The Corean government has forbid
den the expectation of rice, on ac-
count of the short crop. The Japan
csc government has instructed its
minister at Seoul 10 inquire whether
the measure is justifable. Japan has
an agreement with Corea forbidding
such action except in case of dire ne
cessity.
Secretary Hay has appointed DR.. J.
j. Rodriguez, of Washington city. as
secretary Of the delegation TO the Iu-
ternational Conference of American
States to be held in the City of A.e.-
leo next October. Mr.. Rodriguez is
a lawyer and served as a special eoln-
sci to the American peace commits
sioners in Paris.
II was reported in Glasgow, on the
10Th, that J. r. Ellerman, of the Ley
land line, had purchased the old-es-
tablished City line of IA steamers, en-
gagged in the East India trade, the
price being nearly one million pounds
sterling. Mr.. Ellerman, according to
rumor, acted for j. Pierpont Morgan
and his associates.
A monument to commemorate the
iftyfifth anniversary of the peaceful
annexation of New Mexico to the
United States, was unveiled. on the
10Th, on the plaza at Santa Fe, in the
presence of a vast concourse The
monument was erected by Sunshine
chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
The official Handelsblad. of Amster-
dam, while incredulous regarding the
story that an attempt is being made
to persuade Mr.. Kruger 10 sign a doc
ument authorizing privateering
against Great Britain, on the 18th
warned the Boer leaders that mo civ
ilized power would approve of the
adoption by the republics of medic
val system of warfare like privateer.
ing.
Ex-senator Thos. Carter, of Mon.
tana, president of the St. Louis Ma
tional Worlds Fair commission,
and ex-Gov. Francis, of Mis-
souri,, chairman of the board
of directors. arrived at Canton.
o., on the 18th, and called on the
president. In response to their earn
est request, the president promised,
m a few days, to issue his proclama-
ton inviting the nations of the world
to participate in the exposition.
The Mexican government has de-
cided TO wage war on all gambling
houses, and Minister of War Re,,es
will issue a circular order TO all army
officers notifying them that if they
are found in any gambling sta6lish-
ment they Will be dismissed from the
service and turned over to the civil
authorities. An the public employees
are 10 be warned that gambling VIII
involve their dismissal Merchants
and bankers sustain this move heart
ily.
b. Mollison, inspector of agricul-
ture for the British Indian govern
ment, is in this country investigating
the methods of the agricultural de-
partment and its work among the
farmers, with a view 10 applying a
similar system 10 India. He is espe-
.ially interest-d in the cultivation of
cotton, tobacco and sugar cane Mr..
Mollison, after completing his in