The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-04-05
LATER NEWS.

LATER NEWS.
In the senate. m the aOth. the cn.
tire session was devoted to crn,tdrru-
tiou uf the Puerto Riruu bill Sew
ornl speeches urr. delivered. lud CON
siderable prngrn>s wgs mnir H.th the
| rill \ higAIy humorous speech bv
MI rrItu. lNiuA was tho feature uf
the daN....lu the hur.c thr day Was
devoted iu war ,lullIs The bin ju rn.
nur,ratc the British Gable Co. for rN-
pru.rs incurred ia repairing the Ma.
Mia C1hl" cut hv admiral Drvr1. ard
the claim ~ citizens uf certain hurdcr
counties Of Pennsylvania which sui.
frrd LOSSES during thu various incur
sion, Of rebel forces into THAI state
during the war. were drf,utrd several
minor claim bills were passed.
The Columbia thratrr one NJ the
oldest and most popular pIayhousrs in
Chicago. was destroyed b, fire, on the
artn, cutniliur total loss OF SIyuuUp.
Many firms occupying portions uf the
brilGIug were among the sufferers
Three women wrrr overcome hy smoke
and several iircmru and police officers
w,rr injured The famous lropuurs
club hod its home in the sixth story
OF the building. which was erected Is
J Il. lin,rrIy soon after the great hrr
in Chicago.
Tie house committee on commerce,
on the J0th, agreed to report the sen
at, bill for Chinu-lapuu commercial
commission, 10 investigate the core
rrrrc'uI opportunitir- ~ She orient,
with an amendment striking out the
provision, proposed hy senator loar
stating that no srnutur or representa-.
tive shall br uamrd on any commits.
sion appointed by the president.
III, cabinet crisis in Peru, which
Wus provoked. on the 20ih. by the res.
iruatiun Of pr Bomo, minister of jus-
ticr and public instructions, hus pussrd.
Dr. Ezcquicl Vega has been appointed
to succeed Romo, and Or. Carl Basadrs
y Fcrcru, minister Of public works,
will act az minister Of war aud ma.
rinr pro TEN.
IN the executive session Of the sem
ate, on the JOth, the protocol to the
peace treaty agreed upon between the
Representatives of the United States
and Spain was received. The protocol
eNt,rds for year the time within
which residents Of the Philippines can
decide as to allegiance.
u. G. Dun q Co.. on the 3Oth. report
ed Failures for the week have been
90. Ia the United States. against l9I
la year, aud % in Canada, against %
tart year."
In the senate, on the aist, action
upon amendments TO the Puerto liican
bill was completed, with the exception
nf two. which were laid over until the
I'd hy request. II was agreed TO vote
upon the pending amendments and the
bin At four o'clock ON the Sd. Tho
feature Of the session was an exhaust
i've speech ON the pending measure by
Mr.. Fairbanks tind.), who unequiyo-
cally supported the hill. In the house
the f"rtiicaiions appropriation bill,
carrying 81 o91, isS, was passed with
out single amendment having been
Offered to the measure ~ reported
from committee 4 resolution WAS
adopted to rc-eIcct the present board
of managers of the National Soldiers
home.
The Chinese government has set
tied" the controversy arising out OF
the murder, ON December , last. OF
Rev Brooks. of the Church missionary
society, on the following terms: Two
OF the murderers will be beheaded, one
imprisoned for life. one for ten years
and another for two years. 4 memorial
chapel will be erected upon the site
OF the murder, and tablet will ha
placed In Canterbury cathedral, Eng
land, at the expense Of the Chinese
government.
IT treaties commission of the ltRl-
Ian chamber Of deputies has approved
the reciprocity arrangement under the
third section OF the Diugiey act,
signed last February In Washington.
h. Baron Fava, the italian ambassa-
dor, and John A. kasson, special plen-
ipctentiary for the United States.
The sealing steamer Newfoundland
arrived at ST. Johns, on the list, with
81 600 seals. She reported that the re-
mrihder OF the feet were adding daily
To the catches already reported. The
steamer Iceland was 80 heavily loaded
that several thousand seals were car
rie,i Oh her deck.
The United States transport Sher-
man sailed from Manila, on the ist,
with battalion of the Fourteenth In
fantry. Captains Richard 7. Yeatman.
Armand !. I.asseigne and William y.
Disldis, IAeutenaH.a Robert Field and
Oliver, i7s military prisoners and Is
Insane.
The boiler Of French torpedo boat
exploded near Cherbourg. France, on
the LIST. during forced draaght trial,
ana Ave OF the crew were terribly
brrr ed. One died aud another, unable
- bear the agoay. jumped into The
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