The Forrest City times., 1901-05-10
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

After careful consideration of the
situation in the Philippines as it ex-
lists to-day, the administration has de-
cided to reduce the army in the archi-
pelago to 10000.
The FIussian government has
bought the coal mines in the Ruhr dis
trict known as 1.-The Minister Achen-
bach" and the 6 Altrop," for 25,000,o00
marks.
The Geneva correspondent of the
London Daily Mail asserts that Presi-
dent Mckinley has Informed Mr.. kru-
ger that he can not receive him either
officially or unofticially.
The Ohio special, bearing Gov. Nash
and staff and about one hundred citi-
zens of Ohio to San Francisco for the
launching of the battleship Ohio,
passed through Kansas City, No.. soon
after noon on the 5th. Religions serv-
ices were held on board the train at
IL o'clock
Michigan and Indiana claimants to
the Magness estate, in New York,
upon which there is a valuation OF
$S0,000,000, have formed an associa-
ton, headed by William Hatfield, of
Heston, Ind, as president, to contest
their claim 10 heirship in the courts.
While temporarily insane. Mrs. Free
man Randall, wife of a farmer six
miles west of Staunton, H., crushed
the skull of her four-months-ol he;
then, securing rifle, she shot her
two-year-old child, instantly killing
it. Then placing the rifle to her head,
she put a bullet in her brain.
The operations of Secretary Gaze
in the gradual purchase of small
blocks of unmatured bonds at rates
acceptable to him. seem to be operat-
ing admirably to keep the cash bal.
ance of the treasury under control
and prevent stringeney in the money
market.
There is hardly an inhabitant of
jacksonville, Fla, who has not lost
his home, business or employment,
and in many cases all three. by the
practical destruction of the city by
fire on the Sd. The portion destroyed
comprises 140 squares in the heart of
the business and most populous resi-
dence portion of the city. Twenty
thousand people are homeless
Bernard Reinlzen was drowned in
the Rio Grande, on the 5th. at La
iowa, n. NJ. He attempted to ford the
river at La iowa and was half across
when he, with horse and buggy, was
seen to disappear beneath the water
in quicksand.
The directors of the Pan-Amesican
exposition, at Buffalo, n. y, decided
on the 9Th, to close the exposition UNI
til dedication day. May 20. Six thou
sand workmen are still employed on
the grounds and buildings, putting ON
the finishing touches.
Experts estimate that the Karsas
wheat crop will yield about 10000 900
bushels. llailstorms have damaged
many fields. Ravages of the Hcssian
fly and the wheat louise have been
checked By rain.
As a warning to those who have
been invited to invest money In Sa-
moan gold mines, the state depart
ment has made public a report from
Consul L. w. Osborn, at Apia. in
which he says he has been unable to
find anyone having personal knowl-
edge of the existence of gold or other
minerals in the islands.
Emily Weeks. love-sick young
woman, is in Jail at Albany, y. Y,
accused of forging her mothers name
in order of draw money from the
bank to give to her lover, and then
of attempting to blind her mother
with carbolic acid to prevent her rec
ognizing the forgeries
The late Count st. Quen de Pierr-
court. whose family date back to Will
lam the Conqueror, bequeathed TO the
city of Rouen, France, his fortune of
ten million francs on the novel con-
dition that the city annually give u
marriage gift of 100000 francs TO
couple of giants, in order to regener-
ate the human species. The candidates
are to be medically examined and the
healthiest couple will be chosen.
The British war Office, on the 9th,
officially gave out the total number Of
deaths in the South African war at
TIA officers and 1920 men. Four Off
GERS and al4 men have been inyalided
home and subsequently died Two
thousand four hundred and ninety
three non-commissioned officers and
men have left the service unfit for
duty.
The determination of the Joint
smashing colleagues of Mrs Nation
to stay in Jail at Wichita. Kas, till
their trial commences was broken. on
the 9th, by Mrs. Julia Evans giving
bond for her appearance. The other
women. except Mrs. Nation, also in
dicated their purpose of giving bond.
A dispatch from Cape Town, Cape
Colony, ON the 9th, said: ''Sheeper's
and kritzsinger's commands. which
have been rowing in the midlands of
the Cape Colony districts for five
months. are being sharply hustled