The Forrest City times., 1902-04-04

Reno. The courts are called TO Try a
number of eases pending for some
time.
James r. Garfield. n son Of the late
President Garfield. has accepted the
position u civil service commissioner
rendered him recently by President
Roosevelt. lie takes the place vacated
on the first Of April by MIR. William
A. Rodenberg.
Secretary Shaw has appointed Rob
ert b. Armstrong, Of Chicago, 70 be
his private secretary in place of {.
V. Rich, who has resigned to accept
a responsible position in New York.
Mr.. Armstrong has been connected
with one of the Chicago newspapers.
Mrs. William Small. of Leavcn-
worth. Kas., has donated $4,000 tn
establish an Old Ladies Rest in that
city, which is to stand as a memorial
to her late husband, William Small,
who was pioneer merchant of Leav-
enworth Mr.. Small died at Chicago
two years ago.
Chairman Babcock of the republic
an congressional committee. ON the
27th, informed President Roosevelt
that, owing to ill-health, he Desired to
relinquish the craftsmanship OF thu
committee and that he would be glad
il the president would suggest some
one to take his place.
Owing to the action of immigration
Commissioner Fitchie. in giving the
immigration inspectors on Ellis island
n holiday on Easter Sunday, nearly
one thousand immigrants We're de-
tanned aboard the American liner St.
Paul and the Cunarder Umbria, which
came into port on the Goth.
Osteopathists were given official
recognition in Ohio, on the 2Sth, by
the passage of an act in the house
providing for committee to examine
osteopathy and to regulate the prac-
tee of that system of curing human
ills. They are not to be permitted to
practice surgery or administer drugs.
The general solicitor of the Denver,
Kansas d Atlantic railroad an
nounced. on the 2sth, that active CON
struetion on the line from Denver to
New Orleans will begin at once. This
road is financed by Chicago capital
lists. and passes diagonally through
Oklahoma from northwest to south
east.
Senator Martin, from the commit
tee on the District of Columbia. on
the 3lst, reported favorabiy the
amendment authorizing the construc-
tion of Mckinley memorial bridge
across the Potomac at Washington
1t fixes the cost at $5.000,000. and
makes present appropriation Of
100000.
The secretary of war, on the 27th
received II cable message from GEN
Chaffee saying that he had Yaade a
contract for the requirement OF land
and the construction of barracks AMI
other buildings for the establishmc
OF a military post near Manila in ac-
t'i bdilNt Win AHc recent d'L OF
congress.
The secretary of the treasury has
awarded gold hfe-saviug medal to
Elmer Mayo for his heroic services in
rescuing Seth l. Ellis at the resent
Monomoy (Mass4 disaster, in which
the entire life-saving crew of the
Monomoy station. with one exeep-
ton, We're lost. The secretary also
awarded a gold medal to Seth Eliis.
the survivor of the crew.
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During destructive prairie fire
about twelve miles southeast of Ana
darko, Okla, Mrs. Hattie Hand. in
company with her two small children.
started to a neighbours house to be in
safer place. They were overtaken
and burned 10 death. The house
which Mrs. Hand and her children de
serted had FIRE guard plowed
around it, and was not touched.
The attention of the secretary Of
the interior has been directed to the
state of restitution and distress which
tNiHtH NAiOiiS a iii ~ bulhtti OF the
citizens of the Choctaw nation in the
Indian territory. and in order to meet
this condition of affairs he has about
decided TO make per capita distri-
button of the town site money be-
longing to these Indians. which is be-
ing held in trust by the government.
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j. f. 0glesby, son of the late Rich
ard j. Oglesby, once governor of llli-
nois, arrived at New York, ON the
30th, on the American liner ST. Paul.
When he stepped ashore he an
nouneed his engagement 10 Miss Ida
Rogers, daughter of Thomas Rogers,
OF New York city. The two were in
PRODUCED to each other when the
steamer was two days out from
Southampton, and the engagement
followed on the fourth day.