The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-18
LATER NEWS.


Mississippi, who had BEEN detained al
home since congress convened. was
SWORN Ia. tn sprukcr laid before th-
house the resignation Of John Walter
smith, row governor Of Maryland.
Mr.. Sul2rr, Of New York presented,
for immediate consideration. res.
clution for the appointment 81
Aprriu committee of n,ysti.
gate the relations ~ Secretary Gage
with certain New York national banks.
but II went oyer under objection The
shipping bill was ordered to hc re-
printed with ex-senator Edmunds ar
gument eNpunged. Adjourned till the
l5tk.
The state department has been in.
formed by Mr.. Haywood, United States
agent at Honolulu, under date Of Jan.
uary /. that eight deaths had occurred
from the bubonic plague at Honolulu
sincc last iclcgraphic report, December
&c, which announced three deaths
from that cause. MIR. Haywood also
states that the entire city Of Honolulu
Is in quarantine.
The house committee nu territories
on the 18th, continued its investigation
of the conditions In Alaska. Gov.
Brady, J. &. Price ard John r. Hart.
man were heard. MIR. Price advocated
law allowing taxes collected IN the
territory so be- expended there instead
Of being paid into the treasury.
The opening sale ~ seats. on the
i2th, for the engagement ~ Henry lr
wing ut the Alvin thcatcr, in Pitts
burgh. IA, was the largest ever helc
In that city. The line "Ntcndcd foI
more than block from the thcatcr
and in She first ~ hours $500 waI
taken in at the box Office.
Before the completion Of the 81
berinn railroad IL has become ncces
sary TO reconstruct the work already
done. and this will cost not less thar
$4,000. 900. This information is sup
piled 20 The state department by Com
mcrciaI Agent Grcener, at Nladigos
took.
AZ meeting Of the Boston Clearing
house association. on the 18th. il was
yCied TO sell the collateral held as He
eurity for the s3,sOO,O0O In clearing
house certificates issued 90 The tilob,
national bank before its collapse.
The senate committee ON rclatinni |
with Cuba, ON the i2ih, informally dis |
euHsed the conditions in the island ant
considered reports OF officers In thu
different provinces.
lord Strathcona, Canadian high com.
missioner in London, has offered 10 /
provide, distinct from the Canadian
a force OF at least 400 |
mounted men from Manitoba, North
west territory and British Columbia,
and to arm, equip and convey them TO
South Afrien at his own expense, eAti-
mated at $i.o00,0O0 All win be expert
rough riders and seoutn.
His offer has been accepted.
In speech In Chicago. ON the I4th,
la behalf Of fraternal insurance or
ganization for colored people, Prof.
Booker r. Washington snid: THE
negro In the north. AN elsewhere, will
prosper In proportion as he learns to
DO some one thing well-learns TO do
i better than any one else; In proper
Iion MS he learns TO put brains, skill
and dignity into the common occupa-
lions of life"
In order 10 secure better protection
lgainat cattle Ewindlersand workers of
frauds, several representatives Of CHR
ago livestock commission firms en-
route 10 the Fort Worth (rex.l cattle
stopped on at Kansas
'ity, No, on the iAth, long enough to
iorm what win be known as the Live
stock Commission Merchants Protect
We association.
John Barrett, ex-unitcd States min
ster TO Siam, In speech In Chicago.
N the 18th. Tor the FIRST time publicly
lanned senator Hoar az the United
,tntes senator whose anti-expansion
pseeh was cabled 10 Hong Kong and
put in the hnnda OF the
Filipino sOidierS, causing, ms Mr.. Har~
ett believed, the open insurrrction. II
Piana for the expenditure az sas.-
ou,e00 in improving the physical con-
itinn of the iinltimore A Ohio railroasa
ase been completed. and within the |
ext thrur years that vasi amount OF
money win have been expended Inn
Irosement OF roadbeds. bridges. tracks
nd equipment WIN be made on eli
hrs OF the systepa- /,