The Forrest City times., 1902-06-27

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1t was stated, on the 21st, that IL
Abe president decides to so south, ii
will not be until October is well ad-
vanced.
Cornell, on the 21st. won all three
Of the events, at Poughkeepsie. y. y,
in the intercollegiate amateur asso-
citation regatta.
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1t was reported from Rome, on the
91st, that the pope was attempting to
reserve special powers to the church
in the settlement of the Philippine
friar land question.
The practicability of telegraphing
and telephoning from moving trains
is to be tested in the near future by
representatives of the Association of
Railway superintendent.
The United States transport Kill
patrick arrived at San Francisco. on
the 18th. from Manila. She brought
SIS castais. 100 marines and 80 en-
listed men of Troop IL, Third United
States cavalry.
David T. Littler. former state sena
tor and a well-known republican lead
er, died at Springfield, H., on the
23d of Bright's disease. For over
twenty years he was a strong factor
in Illinois politics.
Congress will conclude its first ses-
sion in the first week in July. unless
something occurs, meanwhile to dis
arrange the programme. 1t will
have been in session by that time
just seven months.
Unseasonably cold weather contin-
ued in Iowa up to the cath, overcoats
being rendered necessary. The seri-
BUSINESS of the crop danger VISA fur
Their augmented by an inch and a
half of rainfall within 20 hours.
MOtltI Jones, We'll kiloWH TO Ia
Dor organizations, was arrested at
Clarksburg, w. Va, with several Unit
ed Mine Workers, under an iniunc-
ton issued by Judge Jackson, of the
circuit court. They were jailed.
Mr.. Carnegie, in declining, recently,
to become president of some schools
at Shipley, England, wrote: MY
work lies on the other side of the At
lantic. l am here for recreation. Re-
quests to assume official duties on
this side are so numerous that have
TO make 1t rule to decline ="
Charles ID. Warner, son of Maj. Will
lam Warner. United States district
attorney and commander-.n-chi
G. A. r., was found dead in a room
ing house in Kansas City, Mo, on the
goth. On the dresser were three
empty bottles that had contained
morphine. Warner had been drink
ing.
Capt. c. f. Tyler, formerly
wealthy resident of St. Louis. died at
Colorado Springs, Col. on the goth.
Before the war he had control of a
fleet of river steamers. and was well
known to river passengers during
those days. He was the inventor of
the roll top desk, and realized a
large fortune from his patent
The conference committee of the
senate and house on the isthmian
canal bill met at Washington on the
22d. While it is apparent that at the
outset the house members will insist
on the Nicaragua route and the SEN
ate conferees on the Panama, it is
believed that an agreement will be
reached by which action on the canal
bin may be had at the present ses-
sion of congress.
The Mississippi river commission
met in St. Louis on the 23d. The S.. :
100000 which congress has appropri-
ated for this years expenditure be-
tween Cairo and the gulf will be al
lotted by the commission at this
meeting. Engineers from the lower
Mississippi are TO be heard, and will
give the commission their opinions of
needed improvements in different
parts of the river course.
r. &. Rathbone. former director Of
posts, who was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment and to nay a