The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-05-04
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order tp give greater security tu life
! and property, has suspended the ruu-
stituiiuuni guarantees in cosrg uf kid-
mapping. patricide, prrmcdiaiCd muir
der and highway rubjwt,. : similar
r'asurc regarding persons guilty of
putting distractions on railway tracks
wIS taken n few years ngu with emil
ncniIy satisfactory results. That class
OF uifcnSrr died out II Is the MrNiran
substitute for mob law and lyuchimg
Rni works well IN practice.
Three persons were killed. more
than dozen badly injured and 20
lotH seriously hurt ne the rrsul; Of a
wreck, on the aOth. on the Rochester
4 Lake Ontario railroad az Rusrhaur's
Corners. onr-hulf mile north OF the
Rochester tN. ~ city line, when two
cnrs on an excursion train filed with
pursengcrs left the track while round
Ing q curve ut full sprcd, aud were
completely wrecked.
american manufacturers made their
highest record In foreign markets last
month. The figures of the March cN-
portationR, which the treasury bureau
Of statiHtics issued this month earlier
than on any previous occasion, showed
that the March expectations OF manu-
faetures were s3s,u2s. .T9g, or more than
IS per cent. ia excess Of any preceding
mt nth.
All the saloons in the north part of
TtrTe iihutc, Ind. were closed. uu
Sunday, the 3Oth, for the FIRST time IN
years. The closing was brought about
Icy the clerRymrn In that portion Of
the town, and meeting Of the minis
ters has been called to effect Sunday
ohcryauce throughout the city.
Spain's economical situation, uccorl-
Ing to FL Liberal, is unfaNornblc, test
ed by the official returns for the first
quarter Of the elrrcnt year. The inn
ports showed an increase of i5.ODO.0O0
prsetaK, while the exports fell OIL 49,
oUn.oO0 pesetas. The customs receipts
showed heavy decrease.
The committee arranging for the
United Commercial Travellers meeting
In Toledo, o.. May 27, are planning to
take special action on trusts. which
a:c cutting of the travelling statesmen.
Vigorous measures will he taken In
tie matter.
Henry Charles Fitzroy Somers.
eighth duke II Beaufort, died Ia Lon
dob, on the 9Th, in his scvcniy-siNih
year. He was the patron Of "a livmgs
and held many important oiliocs dur.
lAl his life.
The congress Of the argentine re-
public opened on the lst In his mes
sage, President Hocas said that set
tlcment In In prospect OF the terrific
rial question, under which peace will
bc assured, and the government ona-
bleG 60 develop the resources of tho
country and promote the colonization
of Patagonia.
The state department received long
report, on the lat. by cable from Pres
i6ent schurman Of the Philippine com
mission of the conference that WINS
held az Manila, on the zath, between
the members Of the commission aud
the representatives of Agninaido, The
text of the dispatch was not made pub
lie.
Brighten. George W. Davis had n
final consultation with Acting srcre-
tary of War Mcikleiohn and Adjt.-tien.
CorhIn. or the lat, previous 20 his de-
rarture for Porto Rico. where he RE-
lievez Gen. Henry as commander of
that department and governor general
Of the Island.
Charles II. Trowbridge's new musical
comedy, 'sThc Girl From Indiana" has
been produced In Chicago with Miss
Edna Raymond IN the title role. The
play is SUCCESS, and viii be placed
on the road next season in the same
manner as originally produeed by Max
Sturme.
The United States supreme court, on
tie fst. decided ease which bns the
effect OF barring judges from partiel-
pating In proceedings In courts OF APP
real who have dealt with the same in
the lower courts.
The comptroller Of the currency. on
the lat, declared dividend Of 20 per
cent. In favor Of tha creditors of the
Firss national bank Of News Lisbon, o.
The following customs and faxar
were collected nj The ports named dur
isg April, Manila, fsas.oo2; tioilo
sas,sa4; cebn, $50. .Ts7. total s5Ss,sa5.
The latrst returns IRON tho scna
tsxisI eiections IN Spain show n goy-
ernmental mnjority Of 10 over the
counbined opposition parties.
There Wzs . heavy snnw storm, on
Lac 1st. IN Perthshire, scotland. The
unAeabpnabie weHthsf killed great
numb<r Of sheep ana an,hs.
On the Int shr Uuitcd ssatcHssiprcme
ucSst sdjonrned until the 18th. when
the cpurt viii meet 10 deliver oplnions
and hear nctto8<.
Capt. Baxter, chief gaartermastef
arpsrtm<nt ot the Mssouri. has been