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THE FORREST CITY TIMES
LANDVOI6T « VADAKIN, Psbllshsn
FORREST CITY. • ARKANSAS
Pown.i. Claytox. of Arkansas, was,
on the l»th. nominated by the presi
dent to be minister to Mexico.
P. S. Heath, of Indiana, was, on the
IRth. nominated by President McKin
ley to be first assistant postmaster gen
eral.
The supreme court of Michigan heard
arguments, on the 1'th, in the Pingrce
ease, to compel the Detroit common
council to order a new election for
mayor.
A special cable dispatch fr.un
Athens, on the l'.*th. said the great Pan
Hellenic society had decided to give
the signal for a general uprising of
the Greek race in the Ottoman empire.
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The officers of the Greek army now
massed on the Ottoman frontier have
bound themselves by oath not to return
home without fighting. The army is
practically beyond the control of the
king.
The immigration bill of the last ses
sion of emigres*, which was vetoil by
President Cleveland, was reported from
the committee on immigration, on the
33<1. and placed on the calendar of the
senate.
Theodore F. Swayzk. of New Jer
sey, has been appointed chief clerk of
the treasury department, vice Logan
Carlisle, resigned. Mr. Swayze was
formerly chief clerk of tile treasury de
partment.
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A very serious situation exists
throughout the central and western
districts of the island of Jumaica, in
consequence of the extreme scarcity of
water, which is causing widespread
suffering among the inhabitants.
Failures throughout the United
States, for the week ended on the li*th,
a* reported by R. G. Dun & Co., were
318. against 381 for the corresponding
week last year. For Canada the fail
ures were 50, against 4'J last year.
The case of Joseph Isagi, Turkish
consul general at Itoston. who is un
der arrest charged with the embezzle
ment of a large sum of money while
acting as trustee, reached the supreme
court of the United States on the 18th.
Secretary lii.is*, on the 17th. sent a
letter to Commissioner La more ux of
the general land office, whose action in
the Chicago lake front case was an
nulled and severely censured, offering
to Mr. Lamoreux an opportunity to de
fend himself.
The United States will take no ac
tion at present regarding the blockade
of Crete. Secretary Sherman simply ac
knowledging the receipt of the notes
from the representatives in Washing
ton of the powers which were delivered
to him on the 31st.
A dispatch from Lloyd's agent at
Rrcst, on the 18th. said it was greatly
feared that the Dutch mail steamer
Utrecht, which sailed from Rotterdam.
February 38. for Malaria, Java, had
foundered in the vicinity of Ushunt,
and that the 100 persons she had on
l»oard had been lost.
Gov. Rusiinell of Ohio sent the fol
lowing telegram to Mayor Clapp of
Memphis on the 33d: “Ohio recog
nizes your generosity in curing for the
sufferers by tlood. If more tents are
needed, will gladly send them to aid in
your work. Please advise me."
The weekly statement of the New
York city associated banks for the
week ended on the 30th showed the
following changes: Reserve, decrease.
Ki.804.575; loans, increase, 8457,500;
specie, increase, $380,100; legal ten
der. decrease. $8,048,000; deposits, in
crease, $4,565,!i00; circulation, decrease,
$353,400.
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It is said,on what is regarded as got*]
authority.that President Kruger of the
Transvaal and President Steyn of the
Orange Free State' have agreed upon a
federal union of the two republics as a
result of the former's visit to Steyn.
Such a union is regarded in Cape Town
with much concern, as it would seri
ously complicate the situation.
Sylvester Scovel, the newspaper
correspondent who was imprisoned 31
days in Cuba, arrived in New York, on
the 33d, on board the steamer Segu
ranca, from Havana. Mr. Seovel was
in the best of health, and stated that
a great deal of sympathy had been
wasted on him. as he had been treated
with great consideration and kindness.
A HUNDRED sailors from the United
States steamship San Francisco arrived
in Rome, on the 31st. and attended the
pope's mass. The rector of the Ameri
can college accompanied them. When
muss was over the pope addressed the
sailors, assuring them that he sincerely
appreciated their homage. He con
cluded by bestowing upon them the
papal blessing.
Di’RiNu. the first week of the extra
session of the fifty-fifth congress the
tariff bill was reported, and an ordei
regulating its discussion adopted. Four
appropriation bills also, which failed
to become laws in the fifty-fourth
congress, necessary for the piosecution
of important parts of the public service,
and carrying a total of over seventy
two million dollars, were passed by the
house.
The historic Hag, the standard of the
Cross, which was raised by Prince Al
exander when the war of independence
began in 1821, which resulted in free
ing Cireece from the Turkish yoke, will
be formally handed to the regiment
commanded by Crown Prince Constan
tine upon the occasion of their depart
ure from Athens for Thestialy. The
flag has been kept in the'monastery of
Labria since the close of the war of iq
henendenec
'CUKKEXT TOPICS.
j TEE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
iSperlal Session.)
Is the senate on the lkth, during an open
session of one hour's duration, a large number
of bills that had been on the calendar or on the
files in committees in the last or prior congresses
were re-Introduced. The bill for the adjust
\ ment of the government debts of the Pacific
railroad companies was reported and placed on
the calendar. A resolution was agreed *o look
ing to the purchase of the islands of St Croix.
St. John and St. Thomas. The senate then
went into executive session.In the house,
| the committee on ways and means not being
I rea<l.v to report, after the reading of the journal
| the house adjourned.
In the senate, on the 19th. during a short open
session. 1*7 bills were added to the 7(W already
introduced during the extra session. The petl
I tion of John Howard Addicks. contesting the
j election of Senator Kenny, of Delaware, was
! presented and referred. The senate went into
j executive session on the arbitration treaty at
12 50 p. m. and at 4 o'clock adjourned until the
22(1... In' the house the first representative
day of the extra session gave indications of an
unusually lively session. Mr. Dingley chair
man of the ways und means committee, reported
the tariff bill, with a recommendation that it do
. pass which, with the accompanying report, was
placed upon the calendar. The sundry civil and
general deficiency appropriation bills were
passed.
Thk senate was not In session on the 20th_
In the house the agricultural and Indian appro
priation bills were considered and passed, with
the exception of one paragraph, without change.
The paragraph, added by the senate to the In
dian bill, opening the Oilsonlte or asphalt lands
In the Uneompahgre reservation, in Utah, to
entry under the mineral laws, was stricken out.
Several resolutions making appropriations for
mileage, stationery and pay of session employes
immediately available were offered and agreed
to. The house adjourned to the 22d.
In the senate, on the 22d. during an open ses
sion of forty minutes nearly 200 bills were in
troduced und muny others were reporie d back
from committees, among the lutter the free
homestead bill and the immigration bill with
the provision as to Canadian labor eliminated.
The four great appropriation bills the agricul
tural. the Indian, the sundry civil and the gen
eral deficiency were referred to the committee
on appropriations. A resolution was agreed to
calling upon the president for correspondence
in the Dr. Kuiz case....In the house the tariff
bill was read by the clerk and its discussion
opened by Mr. Dingley, followed by Mr. Wheeler
(dcm.. Ala.) in opposition. Other speeches for
and against followed, {and* at Itive«o'clock the
house took a recess until eight, when the debate
was continued.
In the senate, on the 23d. a resolution offered
by Mr. Alien (pop.. Neb.), directing the com
mittee on civil service to inquire into the dis
missal of certain employes of the bureau of
animal industry, led to a long discussion and
general denunciation of the civil service law.
and was. after amendment, adopted. Three
bills were passed, among them one to supply
tents to flood sufferers; and several were intro
duced In the house the debate on the tariff
bill was continued, several speeches being
made in favor of and in opposition to the pro
posed measure. The senate joint resolution ap
propriating fl.YiJWi to enuble the secretary of
war to purchase tents for the houseless vic
tims of the Mississippi valley floods vas agreed
to. An evening session devoted to a discussion
of the tariff bill, was held.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The report of the committee on ways
and means on the tariff bill was made
to the house of representatives, on the
19th, l>v Chairman Dingley.
Korn rescue steamers, including two
government boats, arrived at Memphis,
Tenn., on the lsth. from the overflowed
country north of that city, landing 400
refugees and 1,000 hea l of stock to be
cared for by the already over taxed
Bluff city.
Thk gunboats Wheeling and Ma
rietta were launched successfully at
the yards of the Union iron works, San
Francisco, on the 18th.
■IrixtRN \\ ai.i.ace and Uacomb, of
the United States circuit court of ap
peals in New York, decided, on the
loth, in favor of the railroad companies
in the suit of tin- United States vs. the
, Joint Traffic association, and dismissed
1 the application for an injunction re
straining the companies from operating
under the joint traffic agreement. '
(•n the 19th Adam Adamick. a Pole,
! of Chicago, celebrated his 112th birth
! day anniversary, llis wife is living
and is 87 years of age. Both are al
| most blind from old age, though their
general health otherwise is remarka
bly good.
A III ssi an steamer convoying a bat
talion of troops toCrete passed through
the Dardanelles on the 18th.
At Durham. N. C.. on the 19th. W. E.
Holman, in the presence of a great
crowd, ate a baked cat. He bet on
| Corbett and the loser was to eat a cat.
A fine, large Thomas eat was prepared
! with proper trimmings. Holman an
i nounced that he would eat the greater
| part of it. He ate it all.
It has just leaked out at Washington
that Clyde Shropshire, formerly of
Rome, (la., who was removed from office
as vice-consul-general in Paris, last
June, was guilty of many disagraceful
acts involving the dishonest acquisition
of money.
Thk president, on the 19th, nomi
nated Charles U. (lordon to be post
master at Chicago.
The president, on the 19th, sent in
the nomination of Willis Van Deventer,
of Wyoming, to be assistant attorney
general, vice Isaac H. Lionberger, re
signed.
Thk payment of Cherokee freedmen
that has been going on at Hayden
I. T., for some time, has been finished,
and the pay station moved to Fort (Jib
son. where the payment was begun on
the 22d. There has been 8200,000 paid
out, leaving a balance of 8000,000 still
due the Indians.
At a tinal conference with the Cretan
chiefs of Aerotiri, on the lath, the Cre
tans absolutely refused to accept the
proposed scheme of autonomy and de
clared that they would tight against it.
Thk Cubans will yet offer Spain an
opportunity to withdraw with dignity
from the island, and to that end desire
the 1 nited States to aid as intermediary
in negotiating the purchase of Cuba.
Thk Japanese consul in New York
city, in a communication to the United
Associated Presses, said that he was
authorized by his government to state
that not withstanding the recent adop
tion by Japan of a gold standard of
currency, she will continue the use of
silver, and that all silver bullion now
in the possession of his government will
be coined into subsidiary coins.
SkcbkTAKY Ai.okk acted promptly in '
relieving the flood sufferers of the Mis
sissippi valley by the use of vessels l>e
j longing to the war department.
Thf. Hawaiian government, accord
ing to ex-Minister Thurston, is con
fronted with the danger of being over
run by Japanese, who are flocking
into the islands in large numbers un
der the operations of immigration com
panies.
On the 20th the banks of New York
city held $47,059,975 in excess of the re
quirements of the 25-per-cent. rule.
Scott Jackson and Alonzo Walling
were hanged from the same gallows,
in Newport, Ky., on the 2'>th. for the
murder of I’earl Bryan, of Clreeneastle,
Ind.
It is stated that the Franklin sugar
refinery at Philadelphia will be started :
up about April 1, furnishing employ- I
ment to 1,000 hands. The refinery is
controlled by the so-called Sugar trust
and has been shut down for some time.
The opening sale of seats at Cincin
nati. on the 22d. for the coming en
gagement of the Metropolitan Opera
< o. was the largest ever known for a
similar engagement in that city. More
than H00 people were in line at 7 a. m..
nearly 1(K) having held places all night.
One purchaser alone paid $700 for seats,
and over $12,000 was realised from the
sale.
uic .~o uir senate connrmeu xne
nominations of (Jen. Clayton, of Ar
kansas. to be minister to Mexico; Wm.
M• Osborne, of Massachusetts, to be
consul general at London; John K.
I Gowdy, of Indiana, to be consul-gen
eral at Paris, and Joseph N. Brigham,
of Ohio, to be assistant secretary of
agriculture.
The magazine of the Rook Glycerine
Co., located a mile and a half from
\N ellsville, N. Y., blew up. on the 22d,
and Shooter Votings, his team of horses
and wagon were blown to atoms. Dorr
Clark and Thomas Meyer, who were at
work 50 feet from the mugazine. were
; quite badly hurt.
M. A. Pelton, a machinist at the pa
per mill at Watervlict. Mich., was
caught on a shaft between two beat
ers. on the 23d, and literally torn to
pieces. 11 is head and arms were
wrenched off and he was otherwise
horribly mangled.
The British steamer Editor, from
Pernambuco, February 28, for Liver
pool, was totally wrecked off South
Stack light, near Holyhead. Wales, on
the 22d. All of her crew were saved.
The celebration of the centenary of
Emperor William L, who was born
March 22, 1797. was observed through
out Germany as a national holiday.
Two GROCERY stores, a meat market,
a warehouse and a residence were
burned at Andrews, Ind., on the 22d.
The tire is supposed to have been in
cendiary; loss, $20,000. Fred Reeves
and David Olive were burned, the lat
ter fatally.
The body of Georg Johnson, a
Swede, aged 35, was found hanging
from the limb of a tree in Forest park
in St. Louis on the 23d. Johnson was
out of employment, and it is supposed
that brooding over the fact that he
could not send to Sweden for his sweet
heart to come over and get married led
to the self-murder.
The family of Louis Perez, an insur
gent chief, consisting of two sisters '
and eight children, have been captured
by Spanish troops and placed in the
prison for disorderly women in Ha
vana.
Michael J. O'Brien, the Chicago pol
itician and west side saloon keeper,
who shot and killed his wife about two
years ago, was sentenced, on the 23d. to
the penitentiary for life.
The widow of the Baron de Ilirsch is
credited with the intention soon togive
SI.800,000 to divers benevolent enter
prises in America.
LATE NEWS ITEMS.
A straight sale of 100.000 bushels of
No. 2 red wheat for May delivery was
made on 'change in St. Louis, Tuesday,
at 90 cents. It was the top price of the
season so far.
Mrs. John A. Smith, wife of one of
the wealthiest and best-known farmers
of Morgan county. 111., died at Jack
sonville. from heart disease, after being
ill but an hour.
Nineteen business buildings were
burned to the ground at Bloomington
"’is. The tire originated in a saloon.
The total loss is estimated at $50,000,
with light insurance.
Mrs. Sarah I. Brown, who died at
Bloomsburg. Pa., recently, gave all her
fortune of 800,000 to Methodist chari
ties, the Church Extension society be
ing the largest beneficiary.
Upon the recommendation of the arch
bishop of Canterbury, the original log
of the Mayflower, now in the library of
Lambeth palace, will lie presented to
the state of Massachusetts.
Emil Gans, a veteran of the late war,
was struck by a freight train of the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad at the
south end of the Long bridge at Wash
ington and instantly killed.
Aaron Wood, a pioneer citizen of Iro
quois, 111., lias been mysteriously ab
sent from his home for two weeks. He
is 73 years old, and search for his dis
covery has proved unsuccessful.
Henry Staley, a farmer, near War
rensburg. Mo., was butted in the
stomach by a calf he was trying to
capture. He was not thought to be
seriously injured, but since the acci
dent he has lost his mind as a resulL
The latest news from Madrid is that
Gen. Campos will lie appointed gov
ernor-general of Cuba, and Gen. Sabas
Marin, now at Porto Rico, will be com
mander-in-chief of the Spanish army in
the field.
At El Reno, Okla., John Drayton,
who was about to go on trial on a seri
ous charge, requested Judge Tarsney
to open court with prayer. The court
refused, but fined the prisoner 81.000 as
a benediction.
t.eorge \V. Harris, of Dubuque. Ia.,
has tiled suit in the United States court
against the Modern Woodmen of Amer
ica. claiming 810.000 damages for in
juries sustained while being initiated
into a local camp.
While M. C alloway and his wife were
gathering flowers in the garden at
Dunham. Ala.. Calloway stepped be
hind a shrub and cut his throat from
ear to ear with his pen-knife, dying
within a few minutes.
LEVEES GIVING AWAY.
Avmmary of the Ixmer Mlanlaalppl FI<*od
Situation It show* no Improvement a*
Yet Fugitive* From the Inundated I>1»
trlet* Still Itelng tarried to and fared
For at Memphi* The Hanger Increase*.
St. Lons, March 24.—The flood 'if*
nation in the Lower Mississippi valley
Is ffrowinfj worse at the most vital
points, where the levees have been at
tacked.
The area submerged by the rising
waters is hourly increasing, and fresh
dangers are confronting the people,
who have thus far manfully battled
against the terrible volume of water
rushing down upon them.
Only one narrow strip of raised earth
stands Wtwcen Helena. Ark., and the
swollen Mississippi. The outer levees
have Wen abandoned, the waters have
swept over them, and are pouring ove-r
the last harrier in many places. A
thousand men worked on this, their
last hope, all day Monday, and con
tinued the tight with the waters al
night. A tornado swept over the city
Sunday, and late Monday night an
other storm was brewing.
If the levee breaks, not only Helena,
but all the bottom lands below will be
submerged. Several steamboats that
refused to obey orders to keep away
from the levees have Wen fired upon.
The account which conies from Mem
phis. the chief point from which the
horrors of the flood may W viewved. is
such as to portend that the worst is
yet to eome.
At New Madrid. Mo., the water has
spread far up into the town, and the
people can only communicate with each
other in skiffs.
The gap below C’aruthersville, Mo., is
widening fast, and rumors are rife that
people from the Tennessee shore will
cut the levee in order to shut the dan
ger from themselves. It is also report
ed from that locality that large land
owners on the Tennessee side are offer
ing fat rewards to anyone who will
cut tile levee on the Missouri side*
At Bird’s Point the town has Wen de
populated. the inhabitants fleeing to a
safer harbor.
At Paducah, Ky., a large portion of
the town is under water, and the peo
ple are moving about in skiffs.
Brooklyn and ElizaWthtown. 111.,
are both under water, and the losses to
property will be severe.
The Belmont branch railroad, near
Charlesten, Mo., lias another gap of
12.000 feet in its tracks. All the people
have fled precipitately as they could
from Belmont, and. like Bird's Point,
the village has Wen practically aban
doned.
People in the flooded counties of Ar
kansas bitterly denounce Gov. Jones
for his passiveness in the face of so
much suffering by the people.
From Hreenville and points Wlow on
the Mississippi side reports show that
levees are intact, and the assault upon
them by the flood is Wing met as ably
as possible. The same conditions exist
in the Vicksburg district.
From Omaha. Burlington and points
in the northwest reports are to the ef
fect that the dangers of flood are in
creasing.
A BUSY SCENE.
Thousand* of Men xml Convict* Working
to Save the I.eveeM.
Memphis, Tenn., March 23.—The
greatest scene of activity in the coun
try. perhaps, is along the levees north
of this city, where the people, rein
forced by convicts, are strengthening
the embankments against enormous
pressure from flood. There an- thou
sands of men thus engaged under the
supervision of I'niteil States engineers
and levee hoard officials.
1’p to 11 p. m.. there has been heard
no report of a collapsing levee to
day. though there are numerous weak
spots in the system. The river here is
stationary, but is expected to take
another rise, as there is sufficient water
coming down for that purpose. The
3.000 or more Hood refugees here are be
ing adequately provided for.
STORM IN INDIANA.
Ill Some Portion* It Partook of the Nature
of a Tornado.
Indianapoi.is. Ind., March 24.—The
storm Monday played havoc in some
parts of Indiana. The gas belt was
visited by a heavy rain, with electrical
accompaniments. In the southwestern
counties the storm partook of the nature
of a tornado. Hibson county was vis
ited with particular severity.
At Princeton a new hotel in course
of construction was blown over and
several sheds were unroofed.
Just beyond Princeton the tornado
struck the ground and cut a wide swath,
leveling trees and fences.
Near Fremont, Otto Spurn, a 13-year
old boy. was struck by lightning and
instantly killed.
At Lima two men. Wm. R. Jones and
W. L. Mott, were struck by lightning
and fatally injured.
StJll Kitting at l*a<lurah.
Paducah, Ky„ March 24.—The river
is still rising, the gauge showing 50.4
feet. Half an inch of rain fell last
night and 50 business houses on the
river front were flooded by the rising
waters. The indications are for more
rain.
A Victim of the Flood.
Sioux City, la., March 24.—While en
deavoring to escape through the water
which surrounded her house, Mrs.
Belle Maxscy, residing on a farm on
the Big Sioux, between here and West
field, fell from a boat and wax drowned.
Belrasc of Y. J. ( uanai, an American
Citizen. Id Cuba.
Havana, March 24.—F. J. Casanas,
an American, who was arrested on
February 13 at Sagua, on what charge
has never been divulged, was released
yesterday.
The case of Casanas formed part oi
the correspondence between Consul
General Lee and the state department
which was sent to the senate on March
1. Gen. Lee said in a dispatch in con
nection with this case: “Proceeding#
a great outrage Similar cases here
and elsewhere on the island. Redres*
cannot be obtained here.”
THE SWOLLEN RIVERS.
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The Terrible Southern Flood ia
Still Unassuaged.
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MEMPHIS IS FILLED WITH REFU6EES.
Relief Boats Extend Their Trips to Re*
mote Localities—Paducah, Ky., an
Island — The Northern and
Western Rivers Rising.
Southern River 'iunmurt.
St. Louis, March 25.—Advices from
Memphis say the city is filled with des
titute flood refugees. The relief boats
have extended their trips daily.and the
relief committee feels certain that all
human In-ings in imminent danger
have Iteen removed to the city. Re
mote localities in Crittenden county,
however, are yet to in- covered, and sev
eral famlies there may Ik- watching
with straining eyes and - inking hearts
for the appearance of r -scurers.
Confidence in the levees on the Ten
nessee und Mississippi side south of
Memphis has increased. This confi
dence is based upon the knowledge
that the water is rushing through new
breaks upon helpless residents of states
I a- timss tin- river.
Australia’s levee, reported broken,
still holds, but it is becoming soft, and
the water is within a foot of the top.
Green Grove. Miss., reports a fall of
three inches, “due to a break some
where.”
The river at Memphis is stationary,
due. also, to breaks that have allowed
the torrent to spread over bottom land
farms. A new rise is inevitable.
A strong wind at Vicksburg made
work on the levees difficult, but it was
continued.
Train service lias been resumed on
several roads in Tennessee anil Missis
sippi.
The Cumberland and Tennessee riv
ers are causing destruction along their
banks and are pouring mighty torrents
into the Ohio. Paducah is on an island
Steadily decreasing in size.
Great suffering is reported from the
Illinois side of the < *hio.
The Northern anil Western River*.
St. Louis. March 2 4.—The rivers to
the north and west are rising rapidly, j
No serious damage has been done thus
far, but the water is approaching the
danger line in many places. Farmers
along the hanks of the Illinois. Mis
souri and upper Mississippi are prepar
ing to move their families, stock and
household effects.
The dyke at Pekin. 111., is threatened
with destruction. Alton. 111., reports
a serious situation, owing to the rush
of water from the Illinois and the back !
water from the Missouri. The danger
line at Quincy. 111., is at 14 feet- The
river is up 12 feet and rising.
The outlook is grave along these up- ,
per rivers, and the danger to southern
| points is increased greatly.
More Kucouraglng Nchh.
Memuiiis, Tenn.. March 24.—The flood
situation to-day is more encouraging. '
1 Good news continues to pour in. and at
■ this writing it looks as if the worst
, Was over. Rescue st -ainers are ttn
j chored in port with nothing to do. the
I work of the citizens'committee Wing
now confined to the care of the
| thousands of refugees in the city. The
Mississippi river is falling, the gauge
showing a drop of 0.1 in Is hours.
The sun is shining brightly, and re
ports from all levee telegraph stations
declare that the land protectors are in
ship-shape. Memphians in consequence
are more cheerful than for weeks.
The Dntplainei, on a Rampage.
Chicago, March 25.—The Oespluines
river is on the rampage, and several
small suburban villages and towns
southwest of Chicago are inundated.
So far no serious damage has Wen done,
and it is believed that the overflowed
lands will be free of water in a few
days.
CAUSED A SENSATION.
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A radially Ilemeuted Young Man and Hi*
Knife at Jacksonville, Fla.
Chicago. March 25.—A Times-Herald
special from Jacksonville. Fla., says:
A young man apparently half-insane,
but w ho it was thought might be Wil
liam Wood, the missing cousin of
Pearl Bryan, caused a sensation
Tuesday at Williston. a little town
in the western part of the
peninsula. Arriving on the train he
w ent to a hotel and a few minutes later
be was found by the landlord with a
knife in his hand, as if aWut to cut
his throat. A bystander, in trying to
wrest the knife from him. had one hand
badly cut. Later the stranger
grew rational and gave his hame
as J. A. Milliken. He said that
he was a detective and hailed from
Chattam>oga. Tenn.. and had a wife
and child in Little Rock. Ark., and a
mother in Michigan. Nothing was
found upon him except some money,
two rings which he said had belonged
to Pearl Bryan, and some letters ad
dressed to him at Hague. Fla. He was
told to take the first outgoing train,
which he did.
CANNEL COAL FIELDS.
Thu»» of Johnson County. Ky.. Will I login
Operation* April I.
Cati.kttshukg. Ky., March 25.—The
coal operators of Johnson county an
nounce that on April 1 fully 1,000 min
ers w ill W put to work in the new coal
fields on Greasy creek, and that
inside of (Ml days this numla-r will
be. increased. The branch lines from
the Ohio and Big Sandy railroad to
these fields are now completed.
Signed »,y ths President.
Washington. March 25.—The presi
dent has signed the joint resolution,
which passed congress Tuesday, au
thorizing the secretary cf war to fur
nish tents to the sufferers of the Mis
sissippi river floods.
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—A w ful Report From 1
Nkw Wk. March 34 . **■ H
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The town of Cano, near 11.
heen attacked hy the insnrt ‘ ^
captured after a hot engaged* *»*
the garrison. The ins„rg«mts I ^
many stores and supplied tu ***1
with a large stock of arms
tmn. clothing, medicines anrt
After three hours in the m
again retired to the country. ^ ^
One of the stores ransacked k,,
to a Cuban named (lomo. * ,^
«W and a stn.ng
Spaniards. The insurgent* * * ^
him by taking away all ,he
found in his store-over f. ^
-and all the merchandise. worth ,7*2
more. Stripping the man. thev „ir
him to set out barefooted for'lu‘W
Near the same place the famons s^
ish guenllasof LeMadia Lunawen
rounded by the insurgents who *
all the Cubans, mosfof th^m
men from Havana who WloncH^
Capt. (iutier, /.. leader of tt^U
was also killed. The men of Z 2j
I.una were noted for their cruel T *
women, children and in general u,« *
combatant*. Those among them.?
were whites of Spanish birth were *
leased after promising that they w,v„M
never again take up arms against tli!
republic of Cuba. the
From Puerto Principe come, the
news that another leader of a SpaD“
guerilla corps. the famous Capt Roks
was killed in a re. ent engagement whh
the revolutionists. He was march,m
a few days ago with his men at the
head of the column of (ien. .limenei
< as tel la. nos. when the latter attempt*)
to capture the Cuban government«
San .lermomo. Rojas was recognized
by the hrst Cubans who met the cok
umn. surrounded by them, and eutto
pieces with 4:; of his followers.
An awful report comes from Sanqi
Spintus, which, if continued, will make
one of the darkest pages in the history
of the Cuban war. The Cubans affirm
that Senora .losefa < anizares, mother
of the secretary of the interior in the
t'uban government. Santiago Garcia,
( anizares was tortured by the 8p»n
iards and burned to death. The Span
Ish official report of the affairs is that
her death was purely accidental, Se
nora ( anizares having Iieen burned
while lighting a lamp which fell on
her dress.
Family of an Insurgent t hief <nptur»d.
Nkw York. March 24. A llavanadis
patch, via Tampa. Fla., to the Herald,
dated Monday, says:
On a ranch in Artemisa the Spanish
troops captured the family of bouij
Perez, an insurgent chief, who ha]
been very active of late in l’inar del
Rio province. The family consisted of
the following persons: Celima IVrei
and Elvira Perez, sisters of the chief,
and eight children, from the age ol
four months to 14 years. They were all
brought to Havana amt placed in tlw
prison for disorderly women.
A STRONG REMONSTRANCE
8«nt l»y Sir Albert Currie to the Port#
A not her Armenian MuMdon*.
Const anti Non. k. March 34.—In con
sequence of the troubles at Tokat in
the Siva* district of Anatolia. Sir Al
bert Currie, the British ambassador,
lias sent to the porte the strongest re
monstrance that has yet been ad
dressed to the government in an offi.ial
communication.
The official report of the affair said
that seven Armenians and three Mus
sulman's were killed, hut the embas
sies have received reliable informa
tion that fully 100 Armenians were
massacred. The people were killed
while in church. Duringand after th#
massacre the Armenian quarter of the
city was given over to pillage.
The Turkish newspapers in their
comments upon the hlfn-kade of Crete,
remark upon the pacific attitude of the
powers towards Turkey. Their atti
tude. they say. is conformable with the
rights and political interests of the
porte, and furnishes fresh proof of the
striking success that has been gained
by the sultau. It also testifies to the
friendship of the powers for the porte
and their solicitude for the peace of
the world.
NO PROPOSALS FROM GREECE
Looking to • C'onapromiiie with tli« 1’owen
Received.
London. March 24.—In the house of
commons yesterday Mr. G. X. l urzon,
under foreign secretary, in reply to»
question by Sir Charles Dilke. said th«
government bad not received any pro
posuls from Greece looking to a com
promise with the Powers beyond what
was contained in Greece's supplement
ary note, which had already been ma •
known to the house. It seemed, how
ever, that the Greek minister at •
had made verbal communications
M. Hanotaux. the French minister*®
foreign affairs, but none such had^ cu
made to the government of *,rea
Britain. ,
In reply to a question by Mr. 1
G. S. MeXeal, anti-Parnellite. Mr.CW
zon said that Turkey was not ta id?
any part in the blockade oftn
ports and that Turkish merchant v
sels in entering the ports of 1
would be subject to the same d?s .
tions as were imposed upon vesse s
other nations.
THE DRAFTS OF TREATIES
Brtworu the South African Republic a»*
the Orange Free State.
London, March 24.—A dispatch frL®
Pretoria says that drafts of treaues
tween the South African Bepuhlu
the Orange Free State, whic 1
been concluded at Hloomfonteni, ^
Orange Free State capital, arc P
lished in the Pretoria P“l*'r's’ . ,j,,
treaties, which must be ratified
colksraads of both republics, ff*res,
burgesses of each state the
of either republic and binds cac
public to support the other.