The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-21
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The New Yorl, produce exchanges will
be closed saturday the I'D.
Gen. oils cables that Lieut., llsisun.
who nrglriyrd and commanded the
Macahrh' scouts has been seriously
wounded in the foot. and that nmputn-
lion will probably us necessary. Lieut..
i;ntson is recommended for maiorntc
In one OF the staff corps as = reward
for efficient service.
Winston Churchill. thc British news.
parSr correspondent and former oil
Ger of the Fourth hussArs. who WAS
captured ~ the time a. the armorrd
train disaster near Estcourt. Natnl. No
Vcmllog G has escaped from Pretoria.
The Eocirty OF Hamburg Germany
fruit-denlrrs has adopted q resolution
declaring "mphatically that American
fruit h Indispensable there, and pro-
testing cncgrticaliy against duty.
without dopht the Hamburg chamber
Of commerce Is of the same opinion.
and will take similar course. luz
ports of American apples are said 10
be Increasing.
The Western Pennsylvania institute
for the deaf and dumb. situated ar
Edgewood was completely dcstruycl
by firc ON the evening oi the 18th. The
600 pupils in the building were pnnic.
Htricl,en, but the teachers quickly Sc
cured rontrul Of them, and IL il hs-
ieved nll were saved, Loss, $3.50. 900;
insurance. SiOO.O00.
Mrs. Neitie +. Craven, who claims TO
be the widow OF the late ex-senator
James q. Fair, of California, won
partial victory in Judge TrOutt's court.
on the 18th, when the court decided
that she might prosecute her claims
for family allowance Of 5000
month. Mrs. Craven will now be per.
bitted TO prove. il she eau do so, her
contention that she II the widow of
the deceased senator.
Senator Foster. Of Washington, or
the 18th, introduced hiil extending
the bounty provision Of the homestead
law to soldiers who served In the war
with Spain aud who have served or art
serving now in the Philippines.
Dr. 4. {. Rainier. n physician of Fort
Scott. kaA., was accidentally shot and
Killed. ON the 18th, while hunting wl,i
a party Of friends, near that city. The
trigger OF his gun caught ON a post
and his head was blown of. Dr.
Rainier was u graduate of the Sterling
medical college OF Columbus, O.
Another serious reverse overlook the
british arms IN South Africa. on the
18th, when the forces under Gen. iiui-
isf, moving 60 the relief Of I.adysmith.
were repuised at the Tugcla river
with the loss Of ten guns captured aud
one destroyed and long lis, Of casual
ties. Gen. Iluller withdrew his forcts
In time to prevent crushing defeat.
The delay that this repnlsr involves
seriously endangerH the belcaguerea
city 20 whose relief they were going.
II has been suspected that large
quantities Of military stores were in
the possession Of Cubans at some point
Ia the interior. on the f3th the mayor
Of Tunis, smnll town In the slistric.
OF iloiauin, voluntarily disclosed the
lDcaiiun and surrendered three eifee.
tive fiekl gums. i0,000 rifles and lang.
amount OF ammunition to the Ameri-
rnns.
Representative Elliott, OF South Car.
olIna. on the 18TH. introduced hill foe
the huildlng OF a new cruiser. to be
named the Charleston, TO take the
place nf the cruiser al that name ~
rsnsly lost IN the Philippines
fien. oiis has la custody many I'm.
larfans persons who were ronneete.i
With The s,-csiled fiiiplro govern
uent. but mo- decision as 10 their fu-
tire disposition has been rcached ky
lie president. "a
fluF nsi,eerA IN The Philippines have
received Instructions TO deal sternly
With dirliandesl f'iiipines who hssr
tah<n to the brash aud nre acting ~
6a1aiitfi.
Matthew williams. wcIi-isuown
YxI4ltieinn In Oklahoma, who was eisrt.
fa and has been serving as prrsendt- |
~ aiiesney for Pawner county ssnce
3snuAsy /, isos. dropped dead while
rezj<inR speech In. a law ease to > |
jury. III Perry, On The 18th.
h nh immediate effect Of IsusIer's de-
4 ]. said, win be the nnoAdilHmainsl
]nns's ~kole narHI and miiitnry
-. Al the reserves will b. SUM-
r = fhaIr quarters. The enftrc
~ xiIl ~ called into sersfss-
ekip ii aIe nnsy viii be conn