The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

Representative Griffin, of Jefferson county, on the 16th, introduced bill in the Kansas legislature providing a ten-years' sentence to the penten- tiary for the crime of Kidnapping. The sentiment among the members fa- yored the bill.
 The final count of the votes of the early closing bylaws for saloons and hotels, in Vancouver, E. C., shows that it was passed by the narrow margin of nine votes. Taverns must now close at 10:30, except to resident guests and travellers who take rooms.
 Secretary Gage, on the 2Ist, trans mitted to the house deficiency esti- mates of appropriations for the vari- ous departments to complete the serv- ice up to June 30, 1901, amounting to $11,2S6,052, and S2,e41,9s5 for the poe tai service, payable from the postal revenues
 Mrs. Mary E. Lease filed a suit for divorce, at Wichita, Kas., on the 21st, from her husband, Charles L. Lease, whom she charges with non-support for F years. Accompanying the peti- tion is a waiver signed by Mir. Lease signifying his intention of not con testing.
 Handsome Elk, a noted Sioux In- dian, was riddled with bullets by seven Indian policemen sent out from Oscoma, S. D., to take him to the agency. They fired upon him from ambush Elk shot an Indian police man two years ago, and had served a term in prison.
 Senator Wetmore, from the commit tee on library. on the 17th, introduced a substitute for the house bill author izing a memorial statue to be erected in Washington to the memory of Gen. Grant The substitute places the sub ject in the hands of a commission and authorizes the expenditure of $50, ,000.
 The East Indian government has ae- cepted the currency committees pro- posal of 1898, providing that the profit on the coinage of rupees be kept in gold, as a special reserve, entirely separate from the paper currency re- serve or ordinary treasury balances. The new departure becomes effective in April.
 Active recruiting for the army is in progress in all the principal cities of the country. The authorized strength nf the rau7,far s- g GOO men, and the recruiting in prog ress is with a view of maintaining it at that strength after the discharge of the 35,000 volunteers, June 30 next. All enlistments are for three years.
 Senator Sewell, from the committee on military affairs, on the 18th, re- ported the military academy appro- priation bill The committee reeom- mends an increase in the total appro- priation made by the bill as it passed the house of $73, ,49o for the construc- tion of officers quarters. The total amount carried by the bill is $z73, 641.
 ". H. Brothers and seven other lace operators, with the members of their families, making 25 in all, who had been refused a landing at Port land, Me, on the ground that they were contract laborers, have been permitted, by the treasury depart ment, to land. The department found that similar labor could not be ob- tained in this country.
 Marcus Sauer, the man afflicted with dropsy at Hamilton, O., who was revived, after apparent dissolution, by the injection of solution of sodium chloride Common salt) into the arter- ies, on the 11th, was still alive on the goth. Since his resuscitation Sauer has steadily gained in vigor and the acute symptoms of his dropsical af- lection are disappearing.
 Elias Masuras, Greek, the com plainant in an assault case which came before City Judge Kellogg, of Yonkers, N. Y., on the goth, told a startling tale of plot of Greek an- archists to kill prominent Americans, and would have told more had the court not stopped him and then turned him over to the police that they might quietly investigate the case. Several arrests followed.
 A mass-meeting of planters. mer- chants and representatives of the various parties, held in Havana, on the goth, adopted resolutions asking the United States to lower it's duty on Cuban products and advocating the suppression of the export tax on to- bacco. One member of each of the bodies participating in the meeting was appointed as delegate to go to Washington to lay before congress arguments in favor of reduction.