The Forrest City times., 1901-01-11

managers and boardinghouse keepers as we'll as undertakers to report all tuberculosis cases.
 United States Consul Wildman, at Hong Kong. has been granted leave of absence, and will return to the United States immediately for the benefit of lAs health.
 The new steamer American. one of the pioneer vessels of the American Hawaiian line, arrived at San Fran cisco, on the fth, after run of 5s days from New York.
 The report of InspectorGencral Knox on the inspection of the nation al soldiers homes, sent to congress, or the Sd. showed those institutions to be in high state of efficiency.
 The first step towards the con- struction of rapid transit road from Chattanooga, Tenn, to Lookout noun tain was affected, on the 7th, when an application for a charter was filed. 
 Eli T. Bangs, a millionaire contrac- tor, died at his home in Fayetteville, N. r., on the 4th, after long illness. He had been engaged in many import ant government contracts. He was 75 years old.
 The navy department, or the Id. is- sued orders detaching Rear-AdIniral Eautz from his post as commander s. f Al n t,.l, effect on the 2sth. His retiremen. will take place soon after.
 The statement of the treasury bal Rnces in the general fund, exclusive of the $150.00o, ,00c gold reserve in the di vision of redemption, issued on the 4th, showed: Available cash balance, $140, ,55s; gold, so3, 3,9s1,95o.
 The secretary of war, on the od, submitted to congress an additional deficiency estimate of S3,000,000 for army subsistence. caused chiefly by the heavy demands made by the forces in China and the Philippines.
 According to United States Consul Bryce, at Belfast, there is great de- mand in Ireland for sulphate of cop per in its raw state for use in the manufacture of artificial fertilizers, etc, and he thinks it affords a good opening for American dealers in that commodity.
 Mayor Henry V. Johnson of Denver, Col, has accepted the invitation of the management of the Denver Times to act ns editor of that newspaper for one issue. He will take compete charge of the news and editorial de- pertinent for the issue of Sunday, January %.
 Talk of the possibility of another British loan to meet the expenses of the protracted campaign in South Af- rica, is heard in banking circles. It is generally believed that the fota- tion of such loan will again find American bankers ready to take up a large share of it.
 Snow fell in Paris, on the 7th, for the first time this winter. The tenn 
 what. Elsewhere in France extreme weather was recorded, accompanied by heavy snow falls. Bodies of tramps frozen to death were found in a num- Der of places on the roadside.
 Gov. Allen of Porto Rico returned to San Juan, on the 9th, after visit to towns in the western part of the island, during which he visited several places never before visited by any governor of Porto Rico. Everywhere be was most enthusiastically received. At Lares, 250 mounted citizens turned out to provide him with an escort.
 William s. Warren was, on the 7th, unanimously reelected president of the Chicago board of trade for the ensuing year. This means continu- ance of the aggressive attitude of the board in its fight against bucket shops and the resulting controversy with the telegraph companies over the dis tribution of the boards quotations. 
 On the 17th a choking brown fog en- veloped London for several hours, causing great inconvenience. There were many collisions in the streets and several casualties. Thousands of outdoor workers were compelled to suspend their labors, the railroads ex- perienced delay in train arrivals and river traffic was completely stopped.
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 A check for S27 BOT was transmitted, on the eth, through Miles NJ. O'Brien, president of the board of education of New York city, to the president of rhe board of education of Galveston, Tex, that amount being the total sum con tributed by the teachers and school children of Greater New York for the relief of the school children of Gal weston.
 The Findlay (O.) police authorities, on the 7th. ordered the arrest of George D. Ury, at Columbus Grove, O.,