The Forrest City times., 1902-05-09

Ist. unanimously elected commander of the Kansas commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
 B. T. Tillinghast, of Davenport, Ia, on the 30th, made an argument be- fore the senate committee on foreign relations in support of the bill grant ing an annuity of 5000 to Miss Clara Barton, president of the Red Cross. for distinguished services ren- dered.
 Nearly three and half millions of dollars were distributed, on the 9th, by the secretary of the treasury. among national banks in various parts of the country. Sixty-two banks are recognized as government Repositories in widely different sec tions.
 George W. Walsen, proprietor fl semi-weekly newspaper at salmon City. Idaho, was arrested in Salt Lake City, Utah, on the 4th, on a charge of having appropriated $6,000 of the funds of the Lempi county treasury at Salmon City. Walsen denies the charge.
 The monthly coinage statement is sued by the director If the mint. on the 1st. showed that during April. 1909, the coinage executed at the hints of the United States amountei to S7,131.s9s. as follows: Gold, $3, ,4s0.- 415; silver, S3,3ss,273, and minor coins. $263 ,309.
 F. c. Dun X Co, of New York. re- ported on the 2d: Failures in the United States this week were 225, against 2l2 last week, 361 the preced- ing week, and 226 the corresponding week last year; and in Canada r. against IS last week. q the preceding week, and 24 last year"
 The monthly circulation statement issSed by the comptroller of the cur rency, on the 1st, showed that at the close of business April 30. 1909. the total circulation of national bank notes was 356, ,9s7 ,399. an increase for the year of S6 ,223, l42, and decrease for the month of S4s9 COS.
 The club women's convention at Los Angeles. Cal, on the 9th. over whelmingly accepted what is known as the New York compromise on the color question. which is considered largely a victory for the south in that it does not explicitly provide for the admission of colored q rbs.
 Congressman Peter !. Otey, of the Sixth Virginia district. died in Lynch burg. Va. his home. on the 4th. Mr. otey had been named as member of the committee To accompany the re- mains of the late Congressman Cum mings to New York. but he notified the speaker that he was too ill 10 attend.
 At Rochester. N Y. on the 2d, Judge Sutherland, of the county court, on application of the Roches- ter Baseball association Eastern league) granted temporary injunc- tion restraining Joe Bean from play ing on the New York baseball team. Bean joined the New Works after signing d contract with the local club.
 Under date of May ,. Gen. Davis. the commander of the American forces in the Island of Mindanao ca bled Gen. Chatfee that il Moros vho survived the attack and capture of the Moro fort by American soldiers in Mindanao, on the 3d. had surren- dered, and that the sultan of Bavan. jah Muda, Sultan Panda Pato. and a number of other leaders were killed in the engagement.
 The remains of the late Amos T. Cummings, representative in com gress from New York. who died in Baltimore, Md, on the 2d. were con yeyed to Washington on the 3d. A special congressional committee went to Baltimore from the capital at an early hour and accompanied the body from the undertaking establishment where it had been prepared for burial 10 the Pennsylvania railroad station.
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 Mir. Corea, the Nicaraguan minister, called at the state department, on the 1st, and informed Secretary Hay that the reply of his government to the secretary's proposal regarding the Nicaraguan canal had been re ceiyed, and that he was now empow- cred to make a definite presentation of the terms under which his govern ment will grant the lights necessary 10 the construction of a Nicaragua canal.