The Forrest City times., 1902-05-30

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 FORREST CITY, :-: ARKANSAS.
 The nomination of Andrew ]. Hous ton to be marshal for the eastern dis trict of Texas was confirmed by the senate on the 26th.
 The report published in the United States that the authorities of Rome had discovered strong evidence of a plot against the pope k declared to be absolutely without foundation.
 Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., son of the president, has fully recovered from his attack of pneumonia, and left Washington, on the 26th, for Groton, Mass, where he will resume his du- ties.
 Gen. Lloyd Wheaton received a great ovation as he boarded the Unit ed States transport Sherman at Ma nila, on the 23d, for home. The sail ing of the steamer, however, was de- layed by typhoon.
 The statement of the treasury bal ances in the general fund, exclusive of the S150,000,000 gold reserve in the division of redemption. issued on the 23d, showed: Available cash bal anees, s1s7 ,639253; gold, S95, ,733 ,396.
 kOShpr meat disturbances hralxp out in the West End section of Bos- ton on the 22d. About three hundred Hebrews-men, women and children attacked three meat stores. The windows were smashed and the stocks of meats ruined.
 Congressman Babcock, chairman of the republican congressional com mittee, talked with the president, on the 26th. regarding the fall campaign The president, at an early day, will arrange date for receiving the com mittee, at which time plans will be mapped out.
 The British government has grate- fully accepted the offer by the United States of war ship 10 carry home the body of Lord Pauncefote. late British ambassador at Washington Deep appreciation was expressed at the British foreign office at this and other signs of American sympathy.
 The steamer Lifield. belonging to the Guadeloupe Steamboat Co, ar- riu D.; IL 4 Guadeloupe, on the 18th. from Mar unique, and reported the conditions on that island to be unchanged. The people at Fort de France were some what quieter when the Lifield left the island.
 The annual encampment of the C. A. k. and auxiliary organizations of Nebraska closed their sessions at Omaha on the 23d. Lieut.-Gov. Calvin F. Steele, of Fairbury, was elected de partment commander of the G. A. E.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Mckinney, of Blair was elected president of the Women's Relief Corps.
 An anarchist conference, attended by 20 delegates, was held at Mann helm recently. The police got in formation of the meeting before ii occurred, and sent two officers to at tend the sittings. As the proceed ings of the conference were quite tame, the anarchists were not molest. ed by the police officials.
 The failure of the efforts of Ger. man firm to secure exclusive rights of selling opium throughout the Chinese empire, for which privilege the firm in question offered to pay the Chinese government S15,0O0. .O00 $ year, appears to be assured on ac count of the opposition of the min isters and the palace officials in Pc kin.
 The following provisional govern ment was constituted ill P0rt-au. Prince, Hayti. on the 26th Presi dent, Boiserond Canal; minister of foreign affairs, Nj. Jeremie; minister of interior, NJ. Colin; minister of jus tice, NJ. Lalane; minister of war, Gen Nerd; minister V public works, NJ Cesarion; minister of finance, M Dennery.
 MT. Carol Norton, in lecture de. livered before large audience in the Columbia theater at Washington, or the 25th, asserted that 2,000.000 case, of disease have been healed by Chris. tian science during the 35 years ot its history, and that in that time about TOO Christian Science churches have been established and are now fourishing.
 ]. J. Ruhan. 76 years of age, was burned to death, on the 23d, in fir, which destroyed his home in the real of the St. Elmo hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ruhan had lived in Sal