The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-04-19

nc hrhAtF was not IN session on ina
lJth...ln the house a vote was taken
| on the resolution for constitutional
| amendment providing for the election
of United states senators by direct
vote Of the people, which was adopted:
Ayes, 40. nays. IS. Fourteen republic
ans and ouC democrat voted against IL.
III" remainder uf tn" day wns devoted
20 the consideration Of private pension
bills. During the jcbaic there were
several sharp attacks upon Mr. 1albrrt
! (dcm., ). c. for his course in delaying
action on bills.
Licutcnant-C Commander j. c. Gin
more. who has been on leave Of alb
sencc In Washington. rccupcratipg
from extreme hardships incident to
his long captivity among th- Filipnos,
wat, on the 18th, ordered to inmrdin t.
duty at sea as executive officer Of tn"
cruiser Prniric, which will b. engaged
during the entire summer IN short
cruises with the naval militia Of the
Atlantic aud gulf stu,cs.
In the observance Of Good Friday la
Cincinnati. on the i3th, thousands
climbed, for high mass. the $50 steps
to the immaculate church" on Mt.
Adams, for which pcnancc the faithful,
10y papal decree, have the same priv
llcgcs granted thnse who ascend the
stairs at Rome. The custom was in
Etituied 10y the late Archbishop Pur-
neil.
[ pom arrival at New York of the
steamship Trojan Prince. ON the 18Th,
~ immigration Inspector arrested four
SiciliaBs from Marcno. Sicily. who are
suspected of being countcrfritcrs.
They are Giovanni DuSzolno, Gioynn-
ma Duzzolino, his wife; Antonio Spara-
polo and Archangclo pcrrono.
The demands Of the Telegraph op".
ratoTs ON the Intercolonial Hallway
Go. for recognition Of the Order Of
hallway Trlegraphers aud the gram
ing Of Is days holiday TO each opc.
rator during the year. have been grant.
1 Is the Dominion minister uf railway
ard indorsed by the government.
Geo. H. Seripps died at Mrrndo, the
California ranch Of his brother, z. W.
Scripps, at noon on the 18th, of per
niciuus anamaC, after an Illness of ScN-
cral months. The remains will be ere
mated ht Los Angeles, and intrrmcnt
will be at Rushville, ILL.,. May !.
Failures for the week ended on the
18th, were 1913 in the United States,
against lsS for the corresponding
week last year. and al In Canada,
against - last year.
IN the senate. on the i4ih, little tuSI.
ness was transacted beyond the pas.
sage Of - private pension bills and
some general measures OF minor i'm.
pOrtance. The Alaskan civil code bill
WIS under consideration for some time,
but finally went over without action d.
In the house 50 private pension bills
were passed, and notice was given that
the naval appropriation hill would bc
called up on the 10th. The remainder
Of the session was devoted 10 hearing
eulCgieS on the late Gov. Oliver 4. Nor
ton, of lndi lana, in connection with the
acceptance of his statue, which had
been placed In statuary hsll Of the
capitol by the state which he served as
war governor.
The twcnty-ninth annual meeting ~
the Illinois Association Of Mexican
War Veterans will be held at Taylor
Vile, ILL.,, May 5 and 0. Special eonsid-
crrtion will be given TO the hill intro
duced by senator Cullom 10 increase
the pensions of Mexican yeterhns
above the age of IS years 90 S2j per
month. An unusually large attend
Sncr Is anticipated.
According TO the official reports
from the Cameroons, in South Africa,
the revolt there II dying out, and or
d,rly conditions arc being resumed.
This Is understood TO be due largely
to the good Offices of American mis-
siouaries. who have acted aS inter
metliaries in negotiations for peace
ful settlement with the Bull chiefs.
Excellent prospects for the sugar re-
fning and grinding season In the
CsuNf VI RtDfftaHt 8FhtS1s Hit ENHVfN%As
Thepruject for combining oil the sugar
estates in Aorelos into grand trust,
as planned by American and English
speculstoTH, has fallen through.
The candle manufacturer OF Mexi-
c. have made q combine TO regulate
PRICES. This industry, notwishstand-
ing growth of the sale Of refined re-
troleum ard the progress of electric
lighting, is very fiourishing IN that
country.
The ceremonies conneeted with the
acceptance of the tsichan'a statue of
Oliver l.. Morton. Indiana's great war
governor. which had recently been
pisced in Stataary hall. were held Ia
the house Of Representatives on the
Jsth.
The ways and means committee of
the Mexican congress anticipates a
surplus during the ensuing fiscal year.
IN has been the condition OF the ma
ion& ansacss for several ysszs past