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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
LAWMAKERS At WlRK.
Unusual Interest Manifested In the
Opening Of the Winter Sss-
sion Of Congress.
HOUSES REsEnHLED FLOWER GAp1EEs,
Nany sotabis "--sahagsa Among These
Present oa tbo sioor and In the Cat
t<risa-Ths Presidents Message re.
esivsd aad Read After The Usual Ero.
finainars proessdinEH.


Washington, Dec. G.---Whon the SEN
ate convened yesterday TO begin the
closing session OF the Filtyllth cou'
eress the chamber presented a notH-
blc end beautiful appearance. By II
o'clock the public aud private CALLER
he's were fillcd almost to their capacity
with distinguished asscmblagc, in-
cluding many lH.tes ~ brilliaEt attire.
Ca :hc floor OF the senate the display
of flowers was unusually beautiful,
even for the opening day of session
Of congress. The odor of the flowers
illcd the chamhors.
The memorable Ecenrs snnctru in
the chamber during the last session
and the Hnmentoas events that have
occurred since congress last adj
lourned, created feeling Of intense
expectancy on the part OF both the
spectators ard the members Of the
saaats. iais was made manifest by
the long lines OF people Is the cor.
ridors anxious 20 gain admission TO
the gallaries aUd by the early arrival
of senators On the fooT.
Through the courtesy OF the vice
rreaideri ihe members ~ She joint
high commission were edmltted 20
thr hour of the senate. nnd were the
recipients Of much attention.
Just before the senate was called 90
order several wcll-kuown members Of
the diplomatic corps appeared in the
diplomatic gallery. Among them were
Sir Julian pauneefute. ambassador Of
Great Rritain 10 the United States
aud dean of the corps, with o party
from the BRUSH emimssy; Mr.. WI
Ting Fang, tho Chinese minister, and
party. aud Mr. Ne PUN Chin, the
Coreun minister. Al werc intVrrztcd
spectators Of the opening acenrs Of
the session and attentive !ls'yssFs &c
the reading OF the presidents mes.
sage.
During RECESS Of thrce-quarters Of
au hour. while the senate was await.
ing the presentation 81 the message
from the president, the members Of
the joint high commission held an I'm.
formal lcfcc, greeting personally
nearly oil the members Of she Amrri
can scnftc.
The reading of the presidents mes.
sage, which occupied two hours and
eighteen minutes. was received with
very careful attention FOR an hour,
but after thnt the senators driftcd to
the cloak rooms or 20 the committee
rooms, where they could pcrusc the
message ut their leisure ia the printed
eopics with which they had beeu
furnished.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
THE TRANSPORT MISSISSIPPI.
Held At naa rantine ON Account of sua-
Pected Gases of yellow Fever
Detained At san :uan.

New York. dec. G.--1he United
States transport Mississippi arrived in
quarantine yesterday She sailed from
san Juan. Porto Rico, on November
30, where she WAS detained Some days
on a suspected case OF yellow fever
ir,In Santiago de Cuba. the patient
being removed to the lazaretto there.
Fourteen OF the Mississippi's paszcn-
gers were discharged soldiers who
ore returning from santiago. II was
dcciticd 10 bold the stenmer for
thorough dlslnfectiob and cleaning.
No danger Is apprehendrl by the
health officer, Rs there have been no
new developments since leaving san
Juan. The Mississippi will he held
until to-day, II nothing develops she
viii allowed 70 proceed 10 the city.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

The Opcuing sesEionof the house was
o spectacular occasion. animated and
brilliant. There were more ibnn the
usual number uf distinguished per.
sanagcs in the thronRcd galleries. in
Guiding many representative Of for.
rirn governments. high officials. ladies
and gentlemen conspicuous In social
aud political life. The greetings Of the
members were most cordial. aud there
WIS no ouicrQpping OF partisan
runcor 90 mar the occasion. One of
the most striking incidents was the
cordial meeting between the floor
leaders of the respective sides. McsErs.
ningley and Bailey. In view OF the
---.-.,p about the possibility nf Mr..
Railey being deposed as the minority
leader u ~ significant that the speaker
named Mr.. Bailey as the minority
member Of the committee Co walt
upon the president, an honor always
bestowed upon thr recognized leader
OF the minority,
Speaker Reed received warm wei
come from both sides OF the house
when he nRccnded the rOs,rnm 10 call
the house 10 order, but perhaps the
greatest personal ovation TO any mem
Der was that given sIaj-Gen. Wheeler.
OF Alabama. who has not been seen by
many Of his colleagues since he went
TO the front at the hend Of the cavalry
division OF Gen. Shntier's army.
Mr., w. A. Stone. Of Pennsylvania;
Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, aud Mr..
Sayers. of Texas. who have been
elected governors Of their respective
ssHtes since congress adjourned. were
also overwhelmed with congratuIa.
tiuns.
The floral tributes we're unusually
numerous, und made the hall verits-
bic bower OF beautiful flowers. Tho
proceedings themselves were dull. all
Interest eentcring in the reading OF
the presidents message. For over
two hours the clerk droncd through
the long document. but the Interest OF
thv 'pemise-s and spectators never
tagged. With rapt attention they fol
lowed the presidents recital OF ths
war. and listened eagerly to every sng.
Res1ion or recommendation.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
AGAIN BEFORE THE BAR.
sensiaF Kenay Once More ArrsiEned fes
Alleged rasnsStion With the foota
Tag OF the DspeT Rank

Wilmington, Del- Dee. 6.--Unlted
States Senator Richard u. kenny. Of
Delaware, waa yesterday placed ON
trial in the United States circuit court
Tor the second time ON charges grow.
ing out OF theslootinr Of the First ma
lional oenk OF Doser by its cashier,
William n. Boggs.
senator keeny WAS last arraigned
on the charge OF aiding and abctting
BosgS In misspplying the hank's
funds IN lest July, and after trial
lasting over one week. the jury dis
agreed. Since then the charge Of con-
spiracy has been joined 10 the frat
charge.
The discovery Of n shortnge IN the
bank came In Stay, isSI WHEN Cashier
BoggH very suddenly left Dover. The
bank was found 10 have been looted
in ihr sum al Sin7 nnn, az htil.. oqes
its capital stock. President Richard.
son Of the bank came 90 the rescue
and saved the institution from failure.
noggs subsequently gave himself
UP and admitted his drfaicatlon. at the
same time making statements which
led TO the arrest ~ senator Kenny
hud several other citizens OF Dover.
Two Of the latter have bren convicted
=iis' ssTS T'vw S-'Ftsg' ;rTnis in titr
Trcpton peniicns.ary. Boggx pleaded
guilty and Is awaiting sentence The
esidenee against Senator Kenny deais
LARGELY with numerous stock trans
actions IN which he aud Dcggs were
interested.
During the last trial. Senator Kenny
was represented by Senator Gray, hia
colleague In the scnnie. and Levi G.
Bird. Senator Gray is now In Paris
with The pcaee commission. and eN-
Attorncy-Gancrni John niggs h 90.
sistinR Mr. Bird. District Attorney
Vnndcygrift represents the govern
uleni in the prosecution.
Court did not open until nearly
noon, and the accused senator was on
hand early, After the usual prrilml-
nnries The jury Nas quickly selected. II
10 said TO be composed Of seven demo
Gratis nuI five republicans. The court
took a recrsS until ESQ p. M. when
the examination of witnesses began
before a court room that was crowded;
90 the doors.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
4 WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told,
MALL PARTS OF TIE UNION
an the Latest Naws Of Interest from
Washington, From the Fast, tho
West aal tho SOpth.
MALL PARTS OF TIE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES


Marsha, Hlauco thc former captain
general OF Cuba, and biz suite l.'t
Havana for Spain on TIRE Steamer Vii
laFerde.
& contract tss been uat. uy the
Merritt WrrChng company rEG tJ,
government ia H.a' she Rein. Mercedes
tunk lH thc wasIb of s4u.a.8 barber,
and take h,r 600 Norfolk, Nl
The steamer CHual .a..a. from New
York ibr S3vanah where fbs w..I com
I'eic the loading OF 1900 90 yat6Hs Tor
the destitute people of Cuba.
In Santiago Gen. Wood gave mer-
chanis permission 20 Gloss ihclr ss=-!
nesn places ca Sunday. Under ihc span.
iah lnw they were compelled 10 keep
open until noon.
With troops for Cuba tht transports
Chester and MUEitoha ir,l SAVANNAH,
ca.
From Ponce the Transport Michigan
urrived az savannah. ta.. bringing sND
regular troops which have been iu
Porto Rico under Gen Brooks com.
amnd.
Dispatches frrm Manila ssy that the
spreading Of the iuurrrbt mos, meut
= not directed aEain-t ihr %pauisgia,
hut against The American.
In Santiago abe recently appointed
tngrrm" court UH. formally .n.'filel
in office by Gen. Vs..
In Norfolk Nn. '.r ir 'r1gu from
the Spanish cru .Hr Nur Teresa was
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
MINOR NEWS ITEMS,

II is reported In court circles that
Prince George Of Greece II engaged 10
Princess Nictorin OF Wales,
Mrs. Abbie L. Marble, sister4u-law OF
the late James O. Blaine, was killed in
runaway az SaA LeaBdro, Cal
The trustees Of Wellesley (Mass.)
ollege announce gift OF $4,000 from
the late Charles 7. Wilder, Of Wellesley
Tbs prcSldsr: has been Invited to at
tend The celebration Of the Sons Of the
American Revolution TO be held In De
iroit next summer
The British government has decided
20 complete the Sondan railroad TO
Xhartoum, the distance yet to be cev-
cred being iso miles
Forest salee. bellboy formerly em-
ployed st the Planters hotel In St.
louia, is heir 10 $4,000, left him by
James T. spaulding, Of Chicago.
The movements OF rebels irom Brazil
kave been defeated by troops seIa 20 the
frontier. aud there seetus 10 be no fur
Il eE .ianger 10 the pence OF the coun'
try.
Gen. John J, Dupuy, prominent ex'
confederate soidier. died III Memphis
he was In all the battles Of the army OF
the Tennessee and was wounded four
times.
THE committee having the matter in
charge hos decided wpoE celebration
In 1903 OF the one hnnareiih anniver.
sary Of the purchase Of Louisiana from
France. t
A. j. DcnInles, better known az the
'~furqnotse King OF the Jarillas." was
murdered al hEs eeiebraisd turquoise
mIne. 80 milra nnetA of III Paso Id New
Mexico.
Col Thomas II. shsrley. one Of the
most representative whisi<y men and
aissIli<rs In Kenfucky. died suddenly ut
lls ksne In Louisville OF paralysis Of
the heart
The Association OF American DE-
rcctory Publishers was formed In
Gleseinnd by pnhllsheYs of city direct
aries from rso cities. Thc object =
nsntual Profession.
Al q meeting Of the beard Of mar.
sgers of the American Hfie sa<Sesy IN
New Fork Rev Wilsiam IneFniam HN
srn, az J5rnoklinc. Mnsss. wss ef<rftd
afcrutnry ofthe beard.
CommudcYr rhilip. II prwsent een-
nnaMyinr thr Nursk Atlantis stA1jou ii
tA< abssrx1 IL Adn-~nf 1amfxaan y 1ln-
/ - - aupl{ed fne nnslrn daomf =
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

A mob iynched Negro who Killed
Alexander Icin az Madrid. Mo.
n. n. Bradley & Co., dry goods deal
rrs in Denver. Col, failed sor $4,000.
AZ :he age Of Gs years Barnes Comp
sar. for three terms "a member OF con
Rrcss from Maryland. died Ut laurel.
Official returns from the late election
In Michigan give Gov. rinEFee srep.D O
majority OF T3.soi.
Dfflciai returns of the late election
sn Wisconsin show that Edward SEQ
Geld (rrp.f for governor has pin-
xniiiy of "a. 9s1.
% the Baltlmorr a Ohio road
freight trains collided at Walkerton,
lad. ana s~seu trsinnen were injured.
The offieiHs returns show that 10 Inc
ssceni eiectseu Ia Minneaots John LIND,
fastcn canaidsfr for governor. has o
l.iuviity at 1,1ss, while the repnblican
ssnndidAtes for she other state 0fEicre
scceiyed rluraliilea ranging from $4,000
10 ss,OgD. I
In Indiana. Ohin, PcnnsyIvania, New
York. Massachusetts and Maryland d
tlow. sirsf aud wIndaiorm did grxAt
A1fnexe 10 property, In Baltimore ssso
h0uss. were unssofed ard telegraph
pifs ana trees were Ieseied
~ G. nuaFpn aud Alfred Alien Killed
aeb oiAsf ii ! 1eht al Jackson. n. A.
~ esnp~. @:..s
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

In n senate, OH the sth. The GEE.
sion vHr devoted 90 thg opening pre-
EWiulrys. iu cJr4rst greetings and
tu ll.tru.ug tu the reading OF t',s pres
| deH'H iu,. sage. which occupied two
hour uui gUHrtrr...,.ln tine house,
after fhr formal opening, thu message
from The president was received aud
g, CD, Jhe member, paying close attcn-
| ,ioD 90 ihn reading thrnughaut. Sew
/ CJj bill- wcrriulruiucCd, and the Ecc-
( uud or short session Of the Fifty-fifth
congrcs. was fully inaugtratcd.
Representative Cousins Of Iowa,
bad thr honor ui introducing the Brst
bill in the house nj This session 81 com
erras. II ~ entitled biz declaring
the standard uf value iu the United
Siatls.' and provide ha; "ihr stand.
ard a, Vglur iu the luit,d States j.
hereby declared 10 BE- and b thr stand
ard gold do'ar of twenty-five aud
/ ,.rht-t,utls grains o. standard gold
90 fine"
During q fierce wind and snow
storm, on tho night of the ath, the
| breaker uf the Enterprise collicry at
slumYhin, Pa, wts blown down, caus-
iug 100000 damage, partly covered
| hs Insurance. Congressman u. Con-
nell aud his son. sN-Mnyor Conncll. of
Scranton, ar. the principal siocihoid-
crs. The breaker wiil likely be re-
[ built.
The greatest snow aud wind storm
ever known in Detroit. Nish., kept
. communication hy virp from that city
/ pmctirally ut stunistill on the 5th.
| STREET car traffic vJa blncNrd almost
completely. and general hu-iucss de-
mora. .rd. Hurricane Signals were
al PLAYED for The first time in the his
tory uf ihc lower IaAr regions.
Repre- 1uigti,r Sulgrr. uf New York,
/ rnliHa democratic member OF the
! huu-r committee un muutIrs affairs,
/ introduced resolution. ON the Sth,
authorizing and directing the com
Hittcc on military niIaigs 60 inyesti.
gate the war department and the con
duet nl the Spauish-Nmcricnu war"
On the ith, about $50 a. IN. a nur-
| ricaur, lasting Eve minutes, passed
over Cape May, y. J. The wind We
locily iu iis path was 20 milcsan hour.
The weather station on the edge re-
corded 90 miles. The damage was to
trees and outhuusgs only. no damage
90 vessels having hecn reported.
Tho statement Of the condition of
the treasury issued onthc jth showed:
Auiiuble cash balance, S293. .235 .g24;
gold reserve. S2ii,tJO.260
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

AZ the leading clearing houses iE the
United Stntes the exchanges during
ihe week ended on She "a aggregated
si.555. .sJ5. $40. against SI.a9i ,sil,7|9 She
previous week. The increase compared
with the corresponding week in 1897
wpa 1873.
In the United States there were esi
business failures in the seSen days
ended on the I'd, against iss the week
previous and 500 IN the corresponding
period OF iso7.
In Pittsburgh, la., a new tin plate
frns. was formed, 10 he called the Con
tolidatcd Tin Plate company. with a
capital stock Of 5oOO9Ce0
Philip Metz. nged IS, known as "the
heaviest man IN Harlem" weighing 425
pounds, committed suicide in New
Work.
Throughout the country husiaess in
November last was the best known IN
she nations history.
In the Home Iife Insurance com
iany, Postal Telegraph company and
Roger. peet & Co. buildings IN New
York tire caused toss of over 81 100000
The explosion Of stenni pipe In the
engine-room Of the steamer Almo In
New York Killed six men.
AZ the age Of 70 years james G. Llndk-
ley, who represented the Seventeenth
New York district in the FoFty-nlnth
cnngrcSs. died NJ his home In Kingston.
in Nc~ York -four trust has been
formed 10 control nearly all the prod
afs In this country and also the sup.
fly OF three-four,hs Of the world.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
THEY ARE A LEGAL TENDER.
The state nt Virginia Must Accept Its
Coupons Of 1871 la Payment
Of state Taxes.

Washington, Dee. 6.--,lus;ice Brewer
handed down an opinion IN the United
States supreme court yesterday re.
y,rHing the opinion Of the court Of np-
peais Of Virginia iu the case Of A. a.
Mccullough VA, the Commonwealth OF
Virginia.
The ease involved the validity OF the
state lnws concerning coupons issued
under the act OF 1871. Mccullough
rendered some OF these coupons In
payment Of his tnNes. They were not
pceepied by the state authoritica, aud
the state supreme court sustained
their refusal. Yesterdays decision re-
verses this decision OF the state court,
holding that the coupons were n legal
tender for taxes In the state. Justics
PeclSham rendered dissenting opin.
ION ON the ground OF want Of juris.
lliction.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

To Provide n Gold Medal for tselea 0onld.
Washington, Dec. e.--Gen. Wheeler,
Of Alabama, yesterday introduced in
the house, through Representative
Stallings, q resolution providing that
in recognition OF the patrioiic ticgo-
tion and bounteous henevsleaec OF
Miss Helen Miller Gould 10 the sol.
dicr- Of the army OF the United States
during the war with Spain, the thanks
OF congress are hereby rendered her,
and congress- hereby authorizes and
directs that a gold medal with appro-
priate designs be prepared by the di.
rector of the mint, aud that ssid
medal be presented TO her by fhe pres
ident ut such iime and in such man
uer as he may determine
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
NTH ACQUIRED
tNY A NTAef


i'he president says that in view Of the
recent acquisition OF b4Trttory BY the
unitsS States there should be cstahttahsa
Fu67iiaF and frequent steamship cpmmuni-
cation under The American nag. with the
ncwiY acquired Islands,
THE YELLOW FEVER PEoRLEM.
La view, also. 0f the Increased impor-
tnnce OF the proposed formation OF
commission % sanitary experts 90 lhvss-
klRata the yellow fever grUblem. owing
20 tho military ocourait1n OF Cuba. the
president recommends fdnt congress pre-
vide for such commission,
tNCREARED HFyGuLAR ARMY
The recommendation made by the sec
rstary " war for the Increase % the reg
ular military establishment hns the presl-
dent's unqualified approval lie says that
Il b. hts purpose % muster out the entire
provide Tor the Increase Of the regular
establishment ia reconmcnda shc cree
ttnn OF q building for the department Of
iustics. and sugEtntH also the ndviSAbiiilY
u making puI.ahle provision for the Ha-
prem colrt.
sEcHETARy LONGS RECOMMENDA-
TgoNa AtPRnN ED.
Ho earnestly approves Of the rreu.gTasT;-
dAtinnh Of Secretary Long as 10 the ln-
crease Of the navy, and recommends also
that the grades 81 admiral aud vice. ad-
Inifai be Temporarily revived. 70 be fined
b. pfiiccrE who have especially distin-
Eglshed themselves in thc war with
Spain
1ne president earnestly urges early leg
islati0n f0r the taking uf the twelfth
census ana legislation providing for the
education OF the Ni,0s white children tn
the Indian territory,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

Almost The whole buSiEe== portion %
EulauIo, |. T., was destroyed hy IRE.
The olicin! returns from the recent
election In Colorado -ho" shat the ma
igriiy Of Charles s. Thomas (fusion)
for governor was 1884
AZ Girard. il!,. William Kent mur-
tercd his brother. Noble Kent. Both
were prominent and q quarrel over
property was The cause
At Terru' Fails. M'ru.. Link Thsyer.
convicted ~ train robbery. was seb-
fUucgd lg ~ ytlis ~ prison,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


Secretary OF State Lesueur has made
the following statement Of the fees
collected by him and paid Into the
state treasury during November; No
thria' fecs, ss.i5; MISCELLANEOUS fees,
N,C6'.o5; domestic corporation tax,
$500; foreign corporation tax, Siso;
land department fees. SIS; recording
pilroad contracts, $40; bank inspec-
ton iees, SAs2 50; total. ae.o2e.fa.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
A DAMAGING BLOW.
q Wtaa csases ose tfapdred Thassaaa
Desisr< uz@a4s 70 tss kuiarpsfss
Coiiasrs NJ shamshSn. Pa.

Shamokin. fa., dec. G.---During .
fierce wind and SNOW storm lass nirht
the breaker of the Enterprise colliery
wss blown dosn. causing si00tsA
danage. The iosz Ia partly covered
b. insurance. Congressman W. Con.
nell and his sen, ex-Maycr connelI. oi
Scranton, are the prinaipai ssocihnld-
ers. Ihe breaker lIkeiy will be re-
hujit.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

Ada Carroll. white, agrd g, entered
the Queen City oornet band room at
Srdnlin with Edward GUyitt. q negro
musician. The police raided the place.
when the woman jumped from the
sccond-Ftory window 20 the store
pavement Her back WIS broken by
the fall.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

So, Louis ia Repeating history again.
Its bank clearanccs In November, Is0s,
broke all monthly records In the an
nalf OF the city. They amounted 10
tis9, 9,36a,3 ,353. The biggest month here
tofurc In elcaranecs In ST. Louis wRa
December, 1897, when the total was
s.2aa a,aIs,os3.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

In Grover township, johnson coun-
~, burglars entered the Dunkard.
Bethel and Union churches aud carried
away Bibles. hymnals nnd almost
everything thnt was movable. IIrpsi-
dam sehOolhouse waE broken into aud
Q number OF books stolen.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
wi,h an uld Revolver

Elmore, the i2-year-old son of Bank
er +. 4. Lee, at Odessa, accidentally
nhot and killed himself while fooling
with an old revolver.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
zTnJ ". A. Kitchen.

Maj. N. A. Kitchen. aged 76 died sud
denly at Clinton. He IVES major In a
Missouri regiment during the war,
uud mayor of Clinton ten years ago.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

AZ Mexico opponents of the liquor
tYnfiic have organized society 20
amend the state constitution 70 en-
force prohibition.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

State Treasurer Pitts has filed with
Gov, stephens his report Of the trans.
artioaH Of The treasury for Eove.aber
as follows: Receipts. si63,s45.70; dis
buFsenrHts. sfT0, ,Os2.s9; earnings ~
the Missouri penltcnilary. Si7, ,ss7.23,
expenses of the penitentlary, Ig.6Is.-
50.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
Faund foF Defendant.

The jury In the case of John Davis
W. John Schneider. 1T Maryville. re-
turned verdict in favor of the de-
fcudnnt. Davis sued Schneider for
$4,000 damages, alleging that the lsi-
ter had lil'eled him BY charging him
with having stolen seven hogsfrom his
pen.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

Bremen. Dec. e.---'rhe Spanish Trans
atlantic Co. has chartered the North
German Lloyd Steamship Co.'s vessels
Darmstads and Munchrn. In order to
expedite the repatriation af the Span
ish troops In Cuba. The Dacmstadt
sails for Havana tomorrow.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08
raiitd 10 Ilnbei Thslr anlrn.. :.

David \. Blnnion. Of 81 Louis, state
inspector OF oleomarearine, Was at Se-
daiia, Mo-, Thursday Az result of
his trip q number OF hotel and rrstau-
rant Keepers will be arrested for using
"olco" that had not been labeled.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor. grandmother
Of Sheriff John II. Taylor, died at the
lattcr's residence iT Chillicoihc. She
WIS ", and had lived IN the Chilli
cothc neighborhood GO years.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

John Ellis, n pioneer Of central Mis-
sour, and believed 10 he pcttis coun-
ty's oldest citizen, died at his home,
u milea north OF Sednlin.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

The jury in the Lumsden trini. as
Milan. returned verdict Of not guilty.
Mrs. Lnmsden was charged with kill
ing her husband.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1898-12-08

Mrs Sarah Green. Of Macon county,
is suing the city OF Mnrshall for $1,000
for alleged injuries 10 have been
caused by Il defective sidewalk.