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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
The Silver Rriek Snli.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 2i.--,Iudge \.
" RuCker has returned from 81. Louis,
where he conferred With a number Of
leading silver men OF The country con.
ccrning the proposed ,ilvcr-brick suit,
which il to b. carried Into The supreme
Court Of the uilcd States. The Judge
says no final plan was adopted. rs II
- necessary to consult with others be.
fore the movement is put under way.
lie found many Democrats IN sympathy
with the idea, but Mr. Bryan Is yet to
be heard from.
Judging by expressions Of prominent
men who came 10 81 Louis 10 talk
over the gscsliUu, said the Judge, 1.-The
feeling j, quite strong for the measure.
II was shown that two suits are now
pending, one from Michigan aud the
other from Illinois, IN which, perhaps,
the same principles are to be decided
n. ia the case which has been under
discussion. was invited 10 90 to
Washington and appear before the 81.
pTcmr Count IN the two eases. II J.,
possible that the whole question may
be- determined in the opluiuns ON the
cases now pending senator Morgan
Of Alabama aud George Fred Williams
OF Mas,achu,cli, have volunteered TO
assist in the legal light without com.
pcn-aliun, and Others are ready to do
the same thing. /, is necessary, how
ever, to raise -. 900 OF $4,000 for cV.
pcu,c., and that is a question which /,
to bc decided soon
Judge Euckcr, as president IT the
Monetary League, ha, called meet
ing Of the league, 10 be held IN this city
ncNt Tuesday evening, when The meth
ODDS OF procedure will be discussed, aud
also the best means Of raising money
for the work. The indications are that
il a new case is instituted It will not be
commenced IN the name Of the Stale ui
Colorado. The ground taken Is that
Congress has no right. under the Con
sthution, To dcmonciizc either gold or
silver; therefore, the act Of 1873 is
void. Judge Kucker says he j. rcceiv.
ing scores ~ letters from all pats Of
the country indoysiug the movement,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
kRNAN WAUONER. Ilceasetl
Executors Notice.

Noticr Is hereby given that letters test D..
ncnthTy wec granted 10 the undersigned
10y the Probate Court OFT FTRnrolE Cou uty +.
missouri, on the nth day of Dccenber. lsasi
on the estate OF
ANDREW y, SEARGAtN, Deed.
All persons having claims against said "a
tate are required 10 exhibit them 10 the ~
ecutor Tor allowance within one year from
the date OF said letters. or they may bc pT,,
Guided from any beneiit OF said estate and
" not exhibited for allowance within two
years from the date OF said letters. they VIII
he forever barred.
JoIiN W YEARGAtN. Executor.
December ~, lSs
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04

bu, II answered England's purpose for
the Time being. Last week British
cruiser seized aud searched mail
steamer 81 the German East African
line on the plea that there were re-
cruit. on board .or the Boers. II this
slri Of Thug Is persisted In the other
Powers will certainly send armed yes.
sells TO Delagoa Bay 10 guard their ia
tcgc,ls, aud may bring about crisis
that viii result IN general war.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04


mau vessel. il was reported that q SO.
crct treaty had been cousummatcd by
England aud Germany with Portugal,
by which the latter is to ccds To aud
divide between the Two zig Powers all
her African aud Asiaiic colonies, Eng
land to secure DelaGoa Bay II is 10,
to be supposed that Portugal would
voluntarily dispose ui or surrender her
possessions except in case of extreme
necessity. This necessity appears To
exist There are claims aggregdling
over $4,000, 900 against Portugal,
growing out uf her seizure Of the Del
agoa Bay Railway, which have been
submitted to arbitration anl will doubt.
less be decided IN favor Of the claim.
ants. Portugal hasn't the money 10
pay off tic awards " hen they shall have
been made. Knowing this aud that
she cannot get the money elsewhere;
ii Is said England and Germany have
proposed TO buy all her colonial pos
session, and thus relieve her Of fnan-
cill cmblrras.m Both would SC
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
YOUNG NEGRO WAS LYNCHED.
He Had Planned to Assault Farmer
StrinEer's DauGhfers

Thomasville. Ga, June 1l.-Renny JEFF
ferson, small black negro 90 years o.d
was lynched near Metcalfl a small village
ten miles from Thomasville, on the Month
cello branch railroad this morning about
10 O'Clock, by unknown parties.
jefferson, who had grown up in that
neighborhood, had been working for En-
ory Stringer, a respectable white farmer
who lived near Metcalf.
Mr. Stringer is the father of two daugh-
ters about grown, nnd two sons. and Sat
urday night was away from home. The
sons also intended spending the night
away from home, but it seemed had
changed their minds, and had not gone
The negro thinking the family no longer
protected, had secreted himself under the
house, and awaited his opportunity.
One of the girls. about Is years of ege
on passing out of the house for some pllr-
pose. was encountered by the brute. She
screamed and tainted. This alarmed the
other members of the household, and the
negro fed, but he had been recognized.
Sunday morning he was caught and con-
fined in the calabcose at Metcalf This
morning, after midnight, he was
taken to the outskirts of the viii
lage hung to a tree and riddied with bull
lets. 1t is said that he confessed his in
tention was to ravish both girls and kill
them If they did not keep quiet.
The coroner's jury gave a verdict of
death by unknown hands
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
BOERS GET IN THEIR WORK.
LOSS OF THE DERBYsHIRES WAS
A SEVERE BLOW.

Fourth battalion of That Regiment
Nearly All Killed, wounded or
Captured in the Recent Operations
North of krOOnstnd-F5ritish Get
ting Ready TO Drive Out the Ma
rnuders-MachndOd Is Now the
Capital of The TransVaaI.
London, June u. $50 a. nifty thous-
and British troops are within half hun
dred miles of the marauding Beers north
of Kroonstad, and they are expected. of
course, to make short work of them. New
ertheiess, outside of the slender war office
kilograms, no one knows what is going
on.
South of Kroonstad there is wide gap
The railway is only partially defended
and, as Gen. Kelly-Kenny has hurried all
the available troops north. the assumption
is that there is q danger of a second raid.
The loss of the Derhyshires is estimated
at from COO to 700 men
\ dispatch from Maseru, dated June II,
says:
Fifteen hundred Beers surrendered to
Gen. Brabant to-day in the Ficksburg
district"
Machadodorp has been officially pro-
claimed the capital of the Transvaal. A
Lorenzo Marquee dispatch says that the
village has swollen into a small city, the
majority of the new inhabitants living in
tents.
An official Boer telegram asserts that
the British have been defeated, with con-
siderable loss at Donkerspoor. in the
southern extre nifty of the Free State. ten
miles from Norvals pon'. 1t was thought
that this district had been cleared of
Beers and rebels long ago.
The Peers still cling 30 Laing's Mex
but Gen. Buller's forces are sun work
ing far around in thas direction
Lord Roberts has wired cape Town that
rrior to Wednesday, he liberated Isl Off
GERS and $500 Of the rank and file. The
Beers consequently only took off 900
schrciper Mny Resign.
Mr.. Schreiner. the Cape Premier. had
eight supporters out of forty at caucus,
called 10 consider the ministerial pro-
gramme. j. X Merriman, treasurer. aud
j. W Sauer commissioner OF public
works. have resigned from the cahine,;
and Mr.. SChreners own resignation is
believed to be imminent, although he may
reconstruct the ministry with the aid Of
the opposition. The cabinet situation Is
so interesting that Sir Alfred Miner will
posi- tpone his trip north
Food is still scarce at Mafel1ing, but the
railway is nearly repaired. Seventy-two
rebels have been arrested In the Vry-
burg and A1afeking districts.
Sfxty-iye were marched INFO Mafeking
by TWO Of their late prisoners at Mostia.
All of Gen. Harhngtons force had land
ed a Beira a week a 20. TIE orEaniza-
Il n to invade the Trensreel from the
north is already far advanced
a Beer deserter who arrived at Maseru
yesterday asserts that 1908 Boars narlic-
pated in the Boerkrantz engEg mert;
hat Cen Oliver was killed and Cen.
D@Niliiers mortslly wounded
The Anne rican young women who are
nursing in the hospital at Ladybrand have
bscn slighced by the Boer women who are
nursing the RCer sick i'm the same hospit-
al. and have been nade The object of un-
pie 3sant rema rks. becaus the Americans
are nursing he English.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
NATIONALS WERE DEFEATED.
Reported Engagement with CoIom-
binn ReXOIutionints.

Washington, June 1.-THE following dis
patch has been received at the navy de-
partment:
Colon. June 1o.-Secretary Navy.
Washington: It is reported that an en-
gagement has taken place. resulting in
the defeat of the national forces yester-
day. BY their exchange of Panama ma
tional forces retreated, ammunition near
" exhausted; they have reinforcel and
ordered 10 renew attack. Loss in killed
and wounded, five officers. Reports are
very conflicting. 1 shall remain here.
Logan"
The cablegram was from Commander
Logan of the cruiser Machas, which has
been lying on the Gulf side of the 18th
mus of Pana Cor the past month
watching American interests in that vi
cinity, The message was considerably
mangied. 1t is believed that the Com
mander meant to say that it appeared
from she reports of the exchanges At
Panama that the national forces have
been defeated. The latest reports from
the eastern port of Colombia, howeVer, rep
resents the total defeat of the insurrec-
tion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
-e-1D-S------
CUBANS WANT TO GO SLOW.
he tier Element Fnvors Delaying In
dependence a While.

Havana, Jure 11.-Of late Gov. Gen,
Wood has had mzny callers-among them
lawyers, bank RS, merchan 5 and even
TWO members of the fcrmer cabinet. who
have taken TIE position that the United
States governmt MT Is gcirg ahead too
fast in tie d rec ion of granting indie
pendence to Cuba
Those who take this ground assign it
as the reason for their decision not to
join in the coming elections. They point
out that thora IS not single candidate
in the island VINO Is not a professional
politician, and they argue that to turn
cuba over to men ot this class would
neon her absolute ruin.
These VISITS al d statements were the
re Ult of an int vi " with Gen. Wood
publishtd d by the DisCus n, in which he
was reported as saying that in all prob
ability a constitutional convention would
e called in September next, consisting Of
all the mayors elected. Business circles
were thoroughly alarmed by this an
noUncament, although there is no doubt
that a great majority of the people re-
ceived it with favor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
TALK OF BRYAN AND DEWEY.
OHIO DEMOCRATS WOULD LIKE TO
SEE THAT TICKET.


Plan to Have Dewey at the Ohio
Convention Was Abandoned. but
There Is Much Enthusiasm Over
the Admiral-McLean viii Not BE
in CoIumbus-Dincrenc of Opinion
as to Whether Ohio Democrats
should Indorse Dewey.
Columbus, o. June 1.-THE Democrats
State Convention which begins here to-
morrow follows the reception to Admiral
Dewey of last week ~
1t was at one lime proposed to have Ad-
miral Dewey here during the convention.
or rather, to hold the convention last week
while he was here but some of the SUBJ
scribers to'the Dewey celebration fund OBJ
jected and the plan was abandoned.
There is much talk about Bryan and
Dewey being nominated a Kansas city
on the same ticket. During this agitation
for Bryan and Dewey the coming men
for the national ticket, there is one man
wanted here above all others at this time.
and that man is John r. Mclean, the last
Democratic candidate for Governor and
the acknowledged leader of the Ohio De-
mocracy. But ell calls for Mclean fail to
get favorable response. he has an
nouneed that he must sail for Europe with
his family next Saturday morning from
New York and that he cannot attend the
convention in Columbus this week.
He says, furthermore, that he cannot re-
turn in time TO attend the National Con-
vention in Kansas City three weeks hence.
He would be placed at the head of the
Ohio delegation to Kansas City II he would
give A single word of consent. but he de-
clines absolutely,
AS he is a brother-in-law of Admiral
Dewey his friends say that he does not
want to appear in the role OF urging
tami y preference, but they insist that IL
Acmlral Dewey is put on the ticket with
Bryan without his personal efforts thar
he will re urn from Europe at once and
devote himself exclusively to the cam
plign in ths interest of Bryan and
Dewey
All who are asitatins Bryan and Dewey
as the ticket think there Is no doubt
about the admiral accepting. There Is a
diversity of opinion as to whether this
convention should take the initial step
in eadorsing Iewey as well as Bryan for
the national ticket.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
DESIGNATION ANxoUNcuD.
Schuyler no Longer "a Partner of the
Paine Brothers.

New York. June 1.-THE dissolution of
the Stclk Exchange firm Of Paine, Schuy-
Ter & Co. was announced from the ros-
trum of the exchange to-day.
This was in accordance with the action
Of the Stock Exchange Governing Com
mittee, which recently notified Sidney 5.
Schuyler. the board member, that he must
seveT hfs connection T4+ +. ePeFtpR
Paine and tile latters brother, Thomas l..
Paine.
According to unofficial statements II was
intimatel to Mr.. Schuyler that his part
nership was not thought to ne for the best
interests and repute OF the exchange
The Pniues promise 10 make a sta tement
tomorrow revealing he so-calIe1 animus
Of the Stock Exchange governors.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
THEY REFUSE TO SURRENDER.
Heavy Fighting with Boers Ii Ex-
pectcd at FickSburg.

London, June 11.-Reports from Mase-
ru, BasutOland, June 8. say the Beers
severe fighting Is expected. though a dis
patch of June S. from Hammonia, which
is only a few miles from Ficksburg, says
the situation in the southeast corner of
the Orange River Colony is unchanged,
that Gen. Rundie has received the Boer
delegates sent to negotiate peace terms,
and tha the result OF the negotiations Is
not known.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
TEE GOLD COAST TROUBLES.
Carter DislodGed the Rebels But Had
Heavy LuSses.

London, June 11.-Col. Willcoclks, in
command of the Ashanti relief expedition,
cables from Phrahsu, under date of June
g. as follows:
Have just received message from Col.
Carter, from Kwisa, reporting that ho
advanced June 6, effecting a junction with
Capt. Hall at Bekwai. He found the rebel
forces strongly fortified a Dompoassi
The fight continued for a long lime, and
the enemy were dislodged, but on account
Of the loss of seven European officers,
wounded, and ninety other casualties. he
was unable to advance and returned TO
KWlsa.
There is no news from Kumassi Hall
is at Esumeja and Bekwa which Is
friendly.
"Kokofu and Adanei are in a state Of
rebellion. The Donglassi are probably
joining the rebel forces"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
TRIAL oy THE KENTUCKY.
VIII BE ncady for Her Two Days
Sea Trip on june 25

Washington, June 1k-The raval in
spection beard has heen notified that the
hatlleship Kentucky win be ready for
her official two Gays sea trial on the 18th
Instant. The trial will start from off
Newport r. L. where the board will join
th9 ship.
Tie kentucky already has had her off,
cial speed trial and has been accepted
IN a preliminary way by the navy de-
part nent. The trial yet to take place
is simply TO make sure that the machin-
cry and hui have developed no weakness
or defect that should be made good by
the contractors.
The ship has actually been in commis-
s.ol for several months, and has been
kept near her home yard 50 long only
be cause Il was Dc med eXredient TO have
her within reach OF speedy repair in case
some defect should develop.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
WILL ROT DROP 10 TO PLANK.
senntor Jones Says Chicago Platform
VIII stand.

Chicago, June 11.-Seuator James X
Jones, chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, arrived in Chicago and
will be here several days looking over the
preliminary work OF the coming cam
pa gn. Wednesday William J.B ryan will
meet Senator Jones here for a final CON
ference before the Kansas City Couven-
ticn. Senator Jores said:
There is absolutely TO truth i'm the re-
port that | Will endaavor to persuade Mr..
Bryan to consent to the dropping Of the
Is to / plank from the platform. There
will BE- no abaudorm mt Of any issue Of
the Chicago pattern
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
DEWEY AT GRAND RAPIDS.
Greeted by "a Great ThronE on His
Arrival There

Grand Rapids, Mich. June ia great
throng greeted Admiral and Mrs. Dewey,
as their special train rolled into the unien
depot from Detroit this afternoon. They
were Immediately driven 10 the Morton
House under the escort of former United
States Ambassador Edwin F. Uhl and for
mer United States Consul Charles S. Haz-
eltine.
The Admiral and Mrs. Dewey retired
to their rooms at once. but later went for
d drive through the city This evening
they were given a reception in the City
Han.
Tomorrow they VIII review a monster
pageant, which has been arranged in
their honor. the principal feature OF
which will be the gaily uniformed divis-
IONS of the Maccabees. who are hold
ing their state encampment here.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
a REouIsrrIoE ron TAYLOR.
Not Believed II viii BE Honored by
Gov. Mount of Indiana.

Frankfort, Ky. June 1l-sherIn suter
held a conference with Commemorative s
Attorney Franklin to-day. and afterward
said that reqgisition for the extradi-
ton of w. S. Taylor will be asked for,
but that he will be too busy to go to In
dianapolis with the requlsition for several
days
Attorney General Taylor OF Indiana.
who is here. does not believe Gov. Mount
will honor the requisition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
PRISONERS TRIED MUTINY.
Porto Rlcan JniIbirds Who Did Not
Like Their Food.

San Juan, Porto Rico, June 11.-Five
hundred inmates of the penltentiary mu-
tinted to-day, refusing to take breakfast
or to work. They asserted that the food
was not fit to eat and the leader struck
the warden in the face. The penitentiary
is guarded by a detachment of twenty
members Of the Porto Rlcnn regiment.
The prisoners attempted to rush the
troops. who fired three volleys at The wall
or in the air. Three of the inmates were
injured by splinters, though nor seriously.
The military authorities then called out
a company OF regulars, but the native com
pany quelled the disturbance before the
regulars arrived.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
IRELAND WRITES nAMPoLLA.
Protests Against IA ChnrGe Made In
in a Rome Paper.

an a Rome Paper.
Rome, June 1.-THE Osservatore Ro-
mano publishes a letter from Archbishop
ireland to Cardinal Rampolla papal Sec
retary of state, warmly protesting against
a recent statement by the Journal de Ge-
neve, which he chsraeterizes as rub
bish"-that he wrote 90 the Duke OF Nor
folk denouncing the doctrine of the tenn
pordl power of the Pope and the methods
of the congregation and the Roman
curia.
Mgr Ireland declares that he speaks
and thinks with the Pope on such Sc
rious matter; and he reserves to himself
the right to repeat these declarations by
word of mouth to Cardinal Rampolla
when next he visits Rome I'm order to
avail himself of His Grace's jubilee, and
10 receive the papai benediction
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12

iicient strength TO completely separate all
the British forces north and south of a
line stretching some fifty miles between
Roodeval and Heilbron. Methuen's march
upon the latter place seems somewhat in
the nature of a movement for the relief
OF Colville. The only British officer left
ut Roodeval appears to he the doctor in
charge of the hospital, which is fun of
wounded.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
on CHARGES or CONSPIRACY.
omcInIs of New York Ice Trust WIN
Soon BE Tried.

New York, June 1.-THE officials Of the
American Ice Company, who were re-
Gently held by Magistrate zeiler in 5000
bonds for the grand jury. probably Will
be tried on the charge of conspiracy We'd
nesday next, before the Court OF Special
Sessions.
District Attorney Gardiner to-day sent
the papers in the case TO the Court Of
Special Sessions. and the Persons held will
Plead before that court unless some mo-
ton is made to transfer II.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
SCATTERING Rams IN INDIA.
But the Famine Relief situation Has
Not Altered.

London, June 1.-THE Niceroy OF India
has cabled to the Secretary OF State for
India announcing that a good rain has
fallen in Southern India. that there have
been scattering showers elsewhere and
that the meteorological reporter fore
casts good but late monsecn.
The hot weather, however still pre-
walls and the famine Telief situation has
not altered. There are now about 5S02-
go persons receiving relief.
The Standards correspondent says the
Indian famine mortality estimates are
inaccurate, as unnumbered dead bodies
are poluung the streams and spreading
contagion.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12

London. june 12.-The Daily Chronicle,
which recognizes the great extent of MI.
Hays services to the British prisoners al
WaterVol" says:
These services viii not be readily for
gotten. United States Consul Hay has
been practically the only means of COM
munication between London and 5000 pris-
oners; and substantial help of all sorts has
been sent through him"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
Japan Demands an Audience.

Yokohoma. June 12.-The Korean gov
ernment has proposed to postpone the
audience which the japanese minister has
asked OF the Emperor. pending a settle
ment of the questions growing out Of the
recent execution of a returned political
refugee. The Japanese government IL
reported to have replied with demand for
an immediate audience.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12

Washington, June 11.-Surgeon General
Wyman has received a cablegram from
DR.. Havelberg. the representative of the
service in Rio Janeiro saying that there
have been 1Q6 cases there since May 8
and thirty-one deaths. DR.. Havelberx
does not specify the epidemic to which he
refers. but Dr. Wyman says he has no
doubt that il is plague.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
BoER FottCEs RETIRED.
BulIer's Army Proved More Thnn
They CouId stand.

London, June II. 10:3O a. m.-The follow
ing report from Gen. Bsller has been is
sued by the war Office:
Headquarters in Natal. June 1.-THE
force concentrated ON the Kip river al
its junction with the Gansvalei last night.
We anticipated at that dehle a force OF
the enemy about 5000 strong. who hod.
think, INTENDED to occupy it, and he re-
tired as soon as our heavy guns opened,
which were very smartlY brought into
action by Mai May of the Royal Artillery,
and Capt. Jones of the Royal Navy.
The South African light horse and the
Second Cavalry Brigade were smartly
engaged while covering our left front.
our casualties are about six killed and
seven wounded"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12

indianapolis Ind, June 1l,--In response
TO a telegram from Fourth Assistant Post
master General Bristow, Postofice In
spector Fletcher will go at once TO Ha-
vana TO assist in investigating the mat.
ter Of Neely's alleged defaleation and the
tangled state Of affairs in the Postotiice
at Havana. -