The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1903-01-09

co. tnauguratsd.
ii-Joseph f'ofa..er rep. o.. A r Cor
man ,aem.. Ma1, Jas b Aefrears
fdefn.. KY elected L. ). Fena -ora.
lt-Gog. Cummins Ga.J ina4zuTate1-
4s-Istuniau canal commission Fepo "a 70
Pres. iasor.Bg acceptance Of o.4er d
Panama canal property and Franchises
for 50. - %.
Zl-Gov FRANKLIN Murphy ~. j. .nau-
Rurated IL s. Senators Allison and
Do4lver ia reelected.
@-John r Dryden rep. = j. elected
FEB. i-see'y Of Treas. Shaw takes oati
Of office.
is-Pres. Roosevelt In sehley case dec.
sion blames schley Tor retrograde
movement and the loop. and holds that
Sampson Was In technical cDmman nj.
but that y was really cap aims hight
Large band Of insurgents surrender
al Batangss. +. l.
N-FInal ratification OF Hay Pauncetote
Nicaragua canal treaty at Washington.
2Z-I. $. Senators Tiiiman and VI cI4aurin
- -, during course OF heated debate
over Phil pp.ne tariff BIZ. come to
blows, both held in coutemp, md de-
prived Of right TO vote pending further
27-Menorial services for william Nc
Kinley held by congress Grafton de-
lixeFed by see'y Hay
&-ReEolution 81 severe eersure o. Sen
ators Tiilman and MeLaurin passed BY
T.. ). senate
Mar s-Pres signs Philippine tariff bin.
l5-Frank = Sargent (ehef o. Brother
r
cd commission genera Of immiarat On
80. Pres. dominates Capt. A. s. Crown
insh cid 10 lie rear admiral
l9-FlhpinG rebellion in Samar island
ended by surrender Of ~ rebels 49, Tur-
key refuses TO repay L. 8 1880
amount q Miss stones ransom
% Gen. Miles threatens to resign II any
REORGANIZATION BIZ passes.
24-HaVana court sentences Nicely Rath-
bone and Reeves 10 10 years imprfe
ment and heavy fine for frauds in
postal service.
Apr. 3-Allled peoples party. composed
Of reform elements opposed to Oh po-
lucal parties formed in Louisville
9-Frlends Of ship subsidy measure aban-
don efforts In It's favor for present ses-
sion OF congress
1l-Pres. selects F. F. Ware tKonl for
commissioner Of pensions. H.. Mai Wal
Ter acquitted nv court-martIal Of charge
OF shooting Filiplnos without trail
lG-Gen. Malvar. Filipino insurgent lead
er and dictator. surrenders himself and
command
1S-Columbian canal protocol. asking 81
60 go rental for "a yrs, TO be pa d in ad-
vance made public House. OF repre-
sentatives passes bin granting reauc-
tion Of 20 per cent from DlngIev rates
on Cuban goods; vote. 247 to 50
2s-coneress passes conference report on
Chinese exclus on bill. which Is then
signed by Pres
May l-sec'y OF Navy Moody installed
In office
C-Alex O. Brod!e nominated by Pres
for gov. OF Arizona territory.
l5-Cuban congress meets IN Havana and
declares Gen Palma elected pres. and
Estevez vice pres.
ie-Lord Pauncefote resigns as British
ambassador to l.. s.
| l7-Gonzales de Quesada named by Pres
Palma to be Cuban minister 10 Wash
ington.
/ 2o-Gen. wood hi DIS overCuban gov
eminent to Cubans, the new constI-
tuition Is promulgated and Presi-
dent Palma formally inaugurated
/ 27-Herbert c. Squlres received by Pres
Palma as L. S. minister to Cuba
| Jun. Geo. Chamberlain (dem) elected
| gov. of Ore; republicans elected for all
other offices.
4-England announces NJ ii. Herbert as
Lord Pauncefote's successor and Spain
names Senior de Ojeda as Spanish min
lister TO u. s.
5-American Philippine commission re-
ceived by pope with special honors
Gov. Taft explains church and state
must be separate in islands
| lie. +: W. Nicely. serving 10 yrs sen.
tence for Cuban postal frauds. released
| from prison In Havana under amnesty
bill. West Point military academy