The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-12-20
LATER NEWS.


In the senate, on the 18th. no busi.
ness OF importance was transacted
during the brief open session. At $50
p. m. the senate went into executive
session for the further consideration
of the Hay-Paunce!ote treaty and NJ
half-past four o'clock adjourned for
the day....In the house the session
was occupied with further consider
alton of the war revenue reduction
bill, but without disposing of more
than half Of the proposed measure,
the house adjourned.
4 young Indian near Grand Rapids,
Lake WinniheEoshish, Man, recently
shot moose, almost entirely white,
and considered by the Indians 20 he
Sacrcd. When the fact became known
In his tribe, there was great ,"mmo-
tion, and he was tried 10y a council Of
medicine men, and will have TO un-
dergo n series of punishmcnts OF n
must cruel character, which may
cause his death.
The secretary of war has cuhled in-
structionE 10 Maj.-Gen. Macarthur, at
Manila, 10 begin the work OF return
ing the volunteer troops from the
Philippines in order to permit NJ their
discharge In this country by the 10th
et Isnr nrSt, This action has bon
taken in anticipation of the nuthoriza-
tion by congress of the enlistment Of
regular regiments 60 replace the re-.
called troops.
Frank II. Hamilton. in Jail M Min
neapolis, MINI. as result of the
killing Of Millionaire bay, was ar
raigned In the district court, on the
i4th, on n charge of murder in the
first degree. His attorneys aSkr,i'lcave
10 withhold his plea until the Goth,
which was granted.
The two-year-old daughter of Peter
Edcr, saloonkccpcr Of ElwoOd, Ind,
fell into tcn-gullon kettle Of soup.
made for lunch at that place, on The
18th, and was literally cooked before
her screams brought assistance. Death
resulted few hours later.
Senator Vest, OF Missouri. on tho
1Sth, introduced n bill for the crtnb-
lishment, In connection with the de.
partment OF Justice. Of u bureau Of
criminal Identification. The measure
is urged by The police superintcndents
Of the United States
Mrs. August Beck. of Milwaukee.
died in Chicago. on the night of the
i4th, of injuries sustained by reason
of the recent boiler explosion on tho
Northwestern railroad. The death Of
Mrs. Bcck is the eighth to he charged
To The explosion.
In the senate. on the 18th. no busl-
ness of Importance was transacted In
The open session. almost the entire
Legislative day being spent In execu-
tive session in further consideration
of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Senator
Tellercontinuing his argument against
the instrument. In the house the
war revenue reduction bill was passed
without the concurrence of the mi
nority, who refrained from voting.
The pension appropriation bill, carry
ing sI4s.l<5,eso. was passed In exactly
10 minutes.
Two negroes were hanged 90 n tree
and riddled with bullets, by frenxied
mob at Rockport, Ind. on the 10th.
Bud Rowlands, before he was strung
Up, confessed 10 the murder of Hollle
simona, white barber, aad implicated
as accessories Jim Henderson and an
other eolored man. Henderson was
hanged, but when the mob went for
the third victim, the latter's employer
convinced them of his innocence by
proving an aiihi. This fact throws
grave doubt upon the guilt of hem
deTson, who strongly affirmed his In
nocencc 70 the last.
The German training frigate 0neise-
nau foundered OF Malaga, 6s miles
northeast of Gibraltar, on the 10th.
The vessel was overtaken by a violent
storm, and went 20 the bottom, the
masts only remaining above water
From shore the cadets could be seen
eiinging to the rigging and calling for
heIp, but rapidly fell off and disap-
peared beneath the waves. The cap
tain and. 10 is believed. l4o of the peo-
pie on board were drowned.
According 20 the Berlin L,oiSal An
xeiger 50 Cape Colony Beers. now in
Amsterdam with their families, have
been granted permission 20 settle In
German Southwest Africa, the Gfr-
man government having assented 70
the purchsse of lands By them IN
naunralsnd and Great Namaquiniand.
The Beers win leave Amsterdam Jan
nary ).
Just - nexctissions were about to
l,e opencd "a PeIin. this British min
ixscr. under instructions from his gcy-
ernrnent, demanded ths modification
OF . point IN thc joint nnte, which
win cause much delay, - III th< min
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