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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of e
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the Latest News of Interest from
Washington, From tho East, the
West and tho South.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
rIFTY-FIF"rn CONGRESS.

IuiLc United States senate On the 4th
Hhc peace treaty wab received from the
president and referred to the commit
Tee on foreign relations. Adjournment
wac then taken out II respect 10 the
memory ~ the lnie Senator Morrill,. To
the house the time was OCCUPIED 10 con
sidering the bi,i 90 define and punish
crimes 10 the district Of Alaska and pro
side a code Of criminal proceedings for
the district Resolutions Of respect 90
the memory 81 the late Senator Morrill,
were adopted
Little jusiu,as except That OF a ruu-
t!uc character vas transacted IN the
United states senate on the sth, Sena-
tor Berry tdrm., Ark) presented pro
test against the payment Of pensions 20
confederate soldiers IN he house the
time was occupied 10 considering the
bill 10 rodify the laws of Alaska.
4 resolution was adopted 10 the Unit
ed States senate on the Gth calling on
the president fer copies Of Oh instrue
tions given by him 10 the commission
erz for negotiating the treaty With
SPAN so sAF Us tNR lNfhNNAtAfNA VIVA
the public Interests. Senator Canrcy
la spaL- :a opposition 80 5zFsS-
sion. 10 the house, 10 committee OF
SIC ~ss,g, ths =, ,E'-isti'v, sSroiiiivr un'i
judicial appropriation bill was taken
up for consideration, aud when the np
nynpria,s.u for The civil service was
reached a motion 10 strike II out was
carried by O. vote of G. tool
a resolution was introduced In the
United States senate on the 7ih FRO.
Vldirg that thc government Of the
United State, will not attempt TO gov
cru the people Of any other ropBry
without the consent Of the people. or
subject them by force 20 our dominion
against their viii bin was Intro
ducrd tn provide for submarine cable
between the United States and Hawaii
thC Philippine, Japan, China and Aus.
tralia. lr the house the time wus oecu'
pied 10 ,hc consideration Of she cxecu.
tive appropriation BILL
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

The two richest prima donnas ara
Adelina Patti and Siby snndcrSon.
At Il meeting Of citizens IL wRs decid-
cd TO hold an international exposition
In San Francisco In 1901. opening in
June.
The Connecticut suprme court has
rendered decision that the property
of Yale university Is exempt from tax.
Rtion.
A dispatch from Rio Janeiro states
that the BRAZILIAN congress has APP
proved a treaty Of extrRdition with the
United States.
Miss Virginia Evans, daughter Of
Fighting Bob" Evans, will make her
bow 10 society during the present
Washington official season.
Mrs. McKinley's health has greatly
Improved aimee sle .=s::::: 80 Washing,
ton. In the past two years she has
gained 20 pounds In weight
Pensions have been granted TO the
widows Of Cap,, Allyn Capron and Capt.
Allyn X. Capron, father and fon. both
of whom fell In the war with Spain.
A mob destroyed the internal revenue
sentry boxes aud stoned the gcRdaTnss
at Niscemi, Sicily. az a protest against
excessive taxation. Many persons were
wounded.
The steamboat railway post Office"
service between Seattle, WASH. and
Taiya, Alaska, a distance of i.o4s miles,
heretofore temporary, has been estab-
iishea aa permanent route.
c.uist Monberger. who died In nuf-
fnlo, Il, Y, Of q fractured skull at the
Fitch hospital, whlstied merry tunes
all through the 100 hours of bis mortal
illness and was unconscious all the
timr.
- recognition OF the late Senator
Morrill's great Interest In the improve
meni of the city OF Washington a news.
paper OF that city susgests that the
new supreme court building be made
memorial Of him.
Gov. Roosevelt. of New York, has de-
ritied he will not exercise executive
elsmency In behalf OF man who has
been convicted af numbering or ahuz-
ing his wife. nor win be pardon any
habltual criminal.
The states In which the death PEN
atty is forbidden by iaw are Colorado.
Rhode Island, Mainf. Michigan and
wisronsin. In Rhode Island The only
Alternative Il inprisoument tor life. ID
Kansas ths signature ct ths eovernos
y ssees6ar1 n n exoeufle1s
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

The Breedera' Mutual Protective as
ISOLATION will not coufine its efforts to
Kentucky. but win purchase cheap
mares in all parts of the country whcr-
ever they are offered for saie ut aae-
tlon. In the hope Of 5ettering the qnai-
iiy Of racing stock iha; Is eligible 10
repatriation.
George n. Duggan. Of Montreal. viii
deslgn the Canadian cup defender and
the yacht will be built In Tsrohio. a.
syrdicaic Of aentlemen who are mem
h<r1 Of the Royal Canadian Yscht club
hk. been formed In that ciry for the
purpose Of seeing that the Chicago ehais
Isrger Ia KissA real rice. u Nilsro
Aoeris viii sal ths rsnsdiAn dsfssesf.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

Near BAnks, Ala, Marshall McGreRor
tcolorcd), charged with barn burning,
was lynchsd by m0h-
From New York The traps-eonti-
mental mail train arrived Ia San Fran
cisco, making the run Of 3,147 miles in
81 hours and 20 minutes, the fasteHi
time on record from ocean TO ocean.
In Milwaukee negotiations were com
pleted for the consolidation of the
enamel and tinware plants Of the couu~
try, with a capital of $50, ,0o0,0 600.
The ur.=y camp at Knoxville, Tenn,
Is to be broken up, aud the troops there
will gu to Cuba.
A elndstorm swept over Mobile. Ala,
and jackson, Miss, blowing down tels-
graph lines, wrecling houses and up
roofing trees.
Fire destroyed the Lima (o.I paper
mills, the iosz being &125,ooo.
in Denver Mrs. Z. 4. Collins. an ac-
treas. known 10 the public as Miss Flor
cnee fsiichie, tainted white Ia the bath
tub In hotel aud wns drowned.
A schooihouse was blown down dur
iug storm nt Boiles Ark. aud three
rapils we're killed, another was fatally
wounded aud dozen more or less 10.
jursd.
Al the age OF II years Congressman
Thomas n. siockdale died ai hls home
10 Summit. Miss.
Richard c. Parsons. an ex-eonsress-
man, died al bis home In Cleveland. o.,
aged n years.
fsy the careless handIIug Of gasciins
eicst 10 Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Charles
1.ncius was fatally burned and her two
ysar.old sou WAS sni5oeated.
Az Dsyioa. o.. Oliver Aeher ssiab.
llkhssi worries record 10 the running
fesble high kAck with score VI sssss
1ess .hrss insts&
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR

"T saw them coming" he said. "ths
east bound whis,linE for mc and the
local coming around the corner.
waved my arms, but before hr saw
me the engineer of the local saw what
he WIS up against, People were stick
ing their heads out OF the windows,
"fhe engineers and frcmen jumped.
The trains banged into each other, and
the local climbed over the other as II
she was going right on. Then She
turned over and came down on her
smokesiaek. Then the other passcB-
gers and truinmen came running up
doctors aRd n Wr-ckiaE rrnln 0niskiy on
naHa.
From Dunellcn. BouG5 Brook and
other places doctors were quickly sum
moned. They came over the Central
Railroad Of New Jersey. whose tracks
run parallel with the Lehigh At this
point. about 900 vars distant.
Wrccking trains wcrr quickly on
hand. As the dead were taken from
the demolished car they wcrr put 10
the rear cars Of the excursion train
ard taken 70 Bound Brook, where q
coroncr's inquest was held last night.
The injured were put In the cars Of
the local train. Twenty-one were
taken 60 Plainiicid hospital, while the
i-zs seriously injured went on 10 ser
sey and New York.
Engineer pr-adergast, who weighs
almost 300 pounds, jumped too late.
lie was caught under his engine, and
for three hours lay pinched In fright
fail agony. when az last n huge crane
lifted the srnn on his body, he was
found 50 badly injured that he IL ex'
pected 10 die.
The Great Casualties Doe to = Hot Bns.
The loss of life inflicted upon his
train would probably have been moth
ing Hike what u was had II not been
for the fact that at Mauchchunk,
the baggage ear Of the excursion train
was found 10 have hot box and was
taken of, thus leaving the crowded
day coach next TO the engine. II this
coach had retained tho position it had
held when tho train left shamokin,
probably only q few lives would have
been lost.
..sams one Gave wsapE orders"
Engineer Rick Of the local was found
on the tracks 10 badly injured that
llt;Ie hope was entertained Of his re-
eoyery. Despite the blood that flowed
from his mouth. Rick gurgled out;
''some an" gave wrong orders. ! know
how u happened, but J can't speak
| bow"
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12
PRou AsniSGToS.

: bright future for Cuba is predicted
by Robert Porter special commissioner
81 The treasury department
On January the amount Of gold and
silver coins and certificates, United
States notes and national bank notes
in circulation wus 81 .sg7 ,30l. .it2. an in
crease Of sl7g. COO .5s2 for the year
An official tcNt of The Paris treaty Of
peace was made public, IL consists of
II articles,
President and Mrs Mckinley gave
the first state dinner Of the season in
honor Of the members OF she cabinet
and their ladies'.
At i.B regular meeting the cabinet
gave special consideration TO the ad-
miuiHtlution of affairs in Cuba.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

State Treasurer Pitts hns filed with
Gov. Stephens his monthly report for
December. 1895; also his annual re-
port for the year is9s. The December
report shows the following: Balanea
on hand November 30, 1851. .6ss.e5; re-
ceipts during the month, si65,T5s.24;
disbursements, s7T2, ,g35ll: balance on
hand December 1I,Ss97, ,i09.ss.
The annual report shows the fol-
lowing: Balance on hand December
81. 1897. S6t0.00Oi9. receipts during
the year 1928, $3.50. .Si7.2i; disburse.
ments during is0s, sj,64I. .Ii3.oe: hal.
ance on hand December 3i,is9o, ss97.,
iO9.49.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

James Willard. aged 20, committed
suicide by hanging in the ha-a Of Nc.
BILE McMsEtcrs, a wealthy farmer, 10
miles north OF Maryrille. Willard'S
home WIS In Indiana. Last summer
he attended the Omaha exposition.
where he lost n considerable sum Of
money, which 80 preyed upon his
mind that Ia hns shown signs Of weak
ening for some time. lie YVES related
20 the MeMasters, and had been visit
Ing them for some time.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

Gov. Stephens has pardonod Tina
jackson, who was convicted at the
June term OF the criminal court OF
Buchanan county Of homicide and sen
tenced to nine months in the county
Jail. The petitioners for her release
set out that she stabbed her husband
in the arm with IA small pcnknifu
while resenting ill-trentmcnt Mt his
hands, that the wound touched n
eailsh artery, aud that he died from
lack Of proper attention. Congress
man G. =. CochrHne, who was one Of
the petitioners, urged that she should
never have been convicted, and that
she was more than sufficiently pun
ished.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

A Kansas City. Fort Scott & Mem
phis express train maz held nm hs rs.,.-
bers at Macomb. Wright county. aud
the through express safe looted.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

-Four persons were killed and others
were iujurCd. some fatally. In railway
wreck near Elk Valley. Tenn.
Prot. J ". Mcclure, ,-eil-knowu
educator. was sentenced al Muhford-
Vile. Ky, TO imprisonment for life for
snc murder Of Mrs. Lydia Drncher,
Robbers took ssuo aud stamps from
the post Office az Glencoe. MINI.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12
AceiasntnlaY Nhe. Ealmsslf.

Robert Irons. .cs many years a lead
ing business man of Nevada, shot him
self accidentally with 3s-cnliber re.
volver. The ball entered his bead just
over the right eye, and the physicians
were doubtful of hin recovery.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

The slanghtcFhouse ef Fred Stohr,
including the cooling machinery, To-
Gated west OF Hannibal, was burned.
Loss, $4,000; insurance. $500.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

The state grain inspector In his an
nual report states that the quantity
and quality of the wheat and oats
crop In this state was unsatisfactory.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

State Treasurer =. l.. Pitts has
closed his books for the biennial pc
riod ending December 81, 1895. The
following condition Of the treasury Ia
shown: balance on hand January /,
S77,463.o5; receipts for two years into
the treasury, Ss,JOO. .fO6.B6; disburse-
ments for the two years, $3.50. .760.j1;
balance ON hand December 81, lsgS.
Ss9T, i09.43. This shows a gain in the
two years of balance Of S1i9. 9.G46.43.
The state debt has been reduced. alt
the mRturcd bonds have been paid
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

Mrs. Caroline V. McKown. one Of the
oldest residents of Saline county, died
nj her homo in Marshall, recently, of
pneumonia, ut the age of 20 years.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12
STOLEN GEMS RECOVERED.
ssaacv n. Davis. uoavsetsd of shs Theft,
Tells Of Their iIieihE Pisas Ia Jeilct.
and They Were Feasd.

Joliet, Ill., Jan. e.--Jolict society
WINS ronvulsed two years ago over the
from Mrs. swinbank Williams, guest
of the Hotel Munroe. Sidney B. Da-
via. q guest. was arrested aud convict
I'd OF eirrapstnntiai evidence. He
WINS sent 10 the Joliet penitentisry
Fehruary 20. 1897. Wednesday he con-
fesxrd 20 Warden McCIaughry locating
the Diamonds In bloek At the corner
Of Chicago and Jefferson strects. The
,Iiamcnds were found where Dnvir hzd
placed them two yenrs agu. In plain
sight Of Those who used The closet.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

John ID. MeCriliis. who shot and
killed w. J. tssiiiiiap, at Carthage. wss
admitted 10 $4,000 ball at joplin By
Indge Perkins.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

Friends OF ex-Cashisr j. G. ThoDp-
son of the dcfunct First national bank
Of sedalia, are endesvorine 90 effect
iiin return from Mexico.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

The secretary of state reports taxes
and fees collected and paid into the
treasury by his department for 1898
as follows: Tax on domestic corpora
tions, S57,s1S: on foreign corporations,
81 ,i0G, miscellaneous fees. s6.gso.Go;
fees for notsrirs' commissions, g;.3O5;
fesK for hank examinations, Si2. 334. so;
university endowment tax eollre.
tions, s3.3a3; fees for recording ruil-
road contracts, SI,072.0O; fees for land
department, s4io. Grand total, S0O,-
Tgn
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12
from THE SPORTING COLUMN.

Haryard's football team made s2G.-
$50 on the seiison.
Macon Mccormack. the veteran ex-
ploIier Of deeds of pGs:!.z.s. saycrz the
idea Of aoggiog es punizhment for Ger
tain crimes, and adds that some Of the
big fellows " the ring should be al
lowed to administer the fingging with
their "maaiics." more effective weapons
thss. aha tnah
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

Hugh confrey. aged ~, died at Car
thage, lie Was onn Of the eldest nasssa.
hers Of the !. q. o. =. In suuthwcst
Missouri.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12
A FR|GHTF||L collision.
Thirteen Persons Killed Outright
and twenty-five Injured on
the Lehigh Valley.
ACCIDENT DUE 10 4 FREIGHT WRECK.

The East Hoana Track was BloekSd-
There wAs q niundsr ia TrAia Das"
VHssssss' orders, zRa she Tflsss Met
nj shasp carvs-An Eyewitness Yer
BIua OF she Accident,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

Omaha express train No, 10, east
bound, on the Missouri Pacific, was
wrecked pt Coon creek. mile and
half west Of jefferson City, the other
morning The train was running at
full speed. when a big boulder rolled
down from the high blum above the
track directly in front of the engine.
The engine went down u 20-foot cm.
banlSment, rolling over and over. En-.
gincer Charles ClawsOn and Fireman
William Zall were killed. The cars all
lei; the rails except the last sleeper.
They swung In toward the blnF in
stead OF going over the embankment,
and II was due 60 this fact that there
was no loss Of life among the pasEen-
gcrn. The impact Of the cars nghinst
the rock wall Of the blur shattered
them, s:;;. :.:s Passengers were severe
ly shaken up.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12

-Diseaus has appeared TO have coras
to The 81 Of the union miners 1T rana
III. Ther~ nre over $50 eases Of sscis
nesS principsiiy pnenmcniA- amone
tAs inipertsd asgrcss.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-01-12
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.



Thomas Nevitt aud Thomas Giit,
Judges OF the 81. Clair county court,
have been released from the couty jail
ut KRnSaS City, on the order OF Judge
Philips, Of the United states circuit
court. They were committed june 81,
1907. for contempt Of Judge Philips In
refusing 10 vote for a bond issue, In
the sum Of saOo, ,OOc, the proceeds 10 be
used In the payment Of the bonds is-
sued Is years ago in aid Of the Tebo A
NeoshO railroad which was never
built Notwithstanding thc fact that
the bonds were issued and disposed
Of. They were released because OF the
expiration OF their terms of Office.
Judge Lyon. who was committed TO
Jail at the same time Judge Ncvitt and
Gill were, was released shortly after
on his expression OF willingness TO
vote for the bond issue. but hs n ma.
jurity Of the judges remained In jail,
the bonds were not voted. Judge
Ncyitt had served term In the KAN
Sas City Jail for the same oifense once
before.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-26
TEACHERS TEST CASE.
Judge Kelly Hears Arguments and
Takes Ii Under Consideration.

Judge Kelly yesterday in the district
court took under Amusement the suit
brought as a test case in the matter
of the salary of the teachers by George
Weitbrecht against the city. The court
room was crowded with teachers during
the hearing. The plaintiff was repre-
scented by ]. d. O'Brien and the de-
PENDANT by City Attorney Markham.
In opening the case for the city Cor
pOration Counsel Markham declared that
the action of County Comptroller McCar-
dy in refusing to audit the teachers SAL
aries had been taken without consulta-
ton with the city legal department. Mr..
McCardy had been in Office SO long that
he had found it necessary to trouble
the corporation counsel very seldom.
Mr.. Markham said that, under the law,
it was the duty of the school board on
June 1 to submit to the mayor a report
showing full list of the teachers with
their salaries, also the maximum attend
ance for the preceding school year, from
Sept. 1 to July l. The common council
had the right to reduce the school all
lowance but had no power to raise the
same. The teachers were to serve at the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-26

pleasure of the board. Having taught
one year they were not subject to annual
election.
In his opinion this was intended to give
the teachers a fixed tenure of office.
The council saw fit to decrease the
amount mentioned in the budget from
$3.50, 600 to $327 $40. When the budget came
back to the board, under the law it be-
came its duty to appOrtion the amount as
decreased in monthly payments for the
term of the school year.
The school board positively refused to
obey the plain mandate of the law but,
instead, reaff1rmed the original schedule.
The law said the school year should run
from Sept. / to July Ia period Of ten
months. The school board said the school
year should begin when it pleased to
have it and end when the school allow
ance was exhausted. The plaintiff must
show a valid fixing of his salary before
he would be entitled to recover. He was
not suing for the value OF those services.
Mr.. McCardy had allowed the Septem-
Der roll on the maximum basis. Like
many other citizens, the comptroller was
hoping that there would be ample funds
coming from the special levy, but hope
ran away with judgment.
Then came the considera ton of the DC
tober roll. By this time the court had
ruled the special levy act invalid and the
course of the comptroller, if in doubt be-
fore, was clear now.
He refused to audit the roll and in
formed the board that it was its duty to
so fix the salary of its employees without
running in debt. The school board stood
firm on IT'S original proposition, for the
full salaries or none. The schools would
be run till the funds were exhausted.
Judge Kelly inquired what the counsel
meant by the school year?
Mr.. Markham replied that, in his opin-
ION, the school year was fixed in section
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-26
ANOTHER szWELRY RAID.
A. B. Hankey's Residence. at $40
Sherman Street. Looted.

Burglars raided the home of A r
hahhey, 30 Sherman street. early Ia Ct
evening, carrying off jeweIry valued Of
%SoV' mat the thieves were undoubtedIv
me same that have been so successf,,IIy
Ioppihg hats and residences throughout
the city CT late is indicated bv tbeir
mode OF procedure. They were apparent-
~ only after jewelry and cast aside some
valuable silver tableware, besides dis
9alnIng a sealsl1in sacque which thew
had evidently examined. Among the ar
ucleS stolen We're three gold watches
one gold filled watch, a diamond etud
two pairs of bracelets, two pairs of car,
rings and half a dozen stick pins
The robbery took place while tba fam
lily was absent, between 6 and 10 o,cIncl,
last evening, when on returning home
Mr.. Iiankey discovered that burrIs,rS
had gone through the place. The house
was in disorder from cellar to garnet ,Tbo
burglars secured an entrance bv re-
moving a screen from a rear window
On the window sash, the marks of a
jimmy are plainly visible. In he'd
room up stairs they found Mr.. Hankay'
diamond stud in a neclltfe. They tool,
stud, tie and all. Here too. they found
gold watch valued at $3.50. In anotheT
room they found a watch belonging n
Mr.. Hankey's mother. Mrs. c. A. Hankev
and after turning the apartments m
side down continued their search in the
room occupied by Miss Ida Strait. Mr.
Hankey's cousin. Here they appropriated
the bracelets, earrings and stick pins. also
Miss Straits watch.
Mr.. Hankey reported the robbery to the