The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-02-01


Under the supervision OF Bishop
J. u. Thonurn. the Methodist church
win begin active missionary work 10
thI Philippines,
Advicrs received ln London say 'ha,
Geu. Warren has captured Spion Hop,
the Bocr stronghold near Iadysmith.
sitter fierce lighting, and another tel.
cgram says the movement t3 relieve
Lsdysmith has failed, rendering the
British line Of retreat endangered.
The Catholic order Of assumption
lists has been abolished in France.
This Is the most violent nnti-Catholic
measures taken In France for 20 years,
A dispatch from Gcu. Otis says that
the western coast OF the island Of
Panay is now open for trade, lie also
rcpurts several minor engagements
with the Filipinos. In which the Amer
iran erms were sGcccssiul, nDd the de-
parturr Of Gen. Josrph Wheeler aad
his daughter for the United StatrA.
Gen. Scbwau hos defeated southeast
Of Iaguna de Bay what Is probably the
Iast considerable force OF Filipinos re-
naming IN one command. wilh small
loss 10 himself and heavy Ioss TO the
enemy.
Rev. Or. Nixon Montrose, Scotland'r
oldest minister. died in Edinburgh st
the nEe Of " years.
Nothing relating 10 the war has been
made public by the British war office
since The taking Of spion kap by She
forces under Gen. Warren. Gen. Wood
gate Is among the many TO lose their
lives In the last big batilr Anxiety IL
not allayed. ne Gen. Buffers army must
cross IS miles Of battlefield held by
strongly cntrcnched Beers before
reaching Ladysmiih.
The death Of the dowagcr duchess ot
Schleswig. Holstein. mother Of Empress
Augusta Victoria Of Germany, occurred
In Dresden, aged Is years.
LATER NEWS.
The senate was not IL session on the
26th....in the huusr the conference
report on the census appropriation
bill wns adopted, and an attempt was
mace 90 pass bill to pay the cost nf
repairing the Manila cable, which
Dewey cut just priur 10 the battle of
Manila bay, but opposition developed,
and the matter went over The greater
part Of the session was devoted to
euloRies upon the life and public scry-
iCcb Of the late Nicc-P President Hobart.
aitt sting the love, admiration and re
spec, In which he was held hy all.
tn, biggest order for mules for Use
in the Trausyunl yet placed In the
krusas City tMo.l market by the Brit
ish government is. Il is understood,
now under consideration there Local
iiImS are also said 10 he bidding on
furnishing the British with 1000
h, rsot for use oa the continent, to re-
place those sent 10 South Africa.
Otto Miller a prominent farmer re-
siding near Hastings, Neb., has nyH-
tcfinusly disappeared, lie was last seen
un the 10Th. since then no trace Of him
can he found. His friends believe he
huS been murdered. The only olcw 10
the missing man is drops Of blood
about his barn. A searching party has
been organized.
IN, question OF SALARY aud mileage
allowance for Mr.. Roberts is to bc con-
siut red by the house committee on ne
counts. There is about $1,000 on mile
agr. and Hike amount for salary con.
ditinnally due MIR. Roberts, but there
Is some doubt as tu whether these
suus should be allowed
The house committee ON military
affair agreed, on the Goth, 10 proceed
with the investigation of the idaho la
boz troubles on February IL, and IL
waN Arranged that the governor and
auditor of the state and Brig -Gen.
Merriam should bc asked TO appear at
that time
The war department Issued an order,
on th, goth, providing FOR the filling Of
vacancies In the signal corps by trans
fer from the line OF the urmy. Of off
GERS less than 80 years Of nge, who
have served at least two years, and
P"HhNh ~ HAINAHtAolS ANahiAtHAfohs
The statement OF the condition of
the treasury issued on the goth showed
Available cash balance, Sgs9, ,064 ,O29.
gold reserve. ssis,ssl,i77.
The students OF Cincinnati universl.
ty. on the goth, adopted resolutions Of
confidence and sympathy with Prof.
Ayerh, resigned.
The senate was not in session on the
s7th. In the house an hour was Civ.
en- 20 eulogics of the late Representa-
tive Haird, OF Louisiana, and beyond
this no business of importance was
trlL sacted.
Anna NJ. Bowen, dean of the WOm-
-u's Hall at the Northwestern uniyer-
sity. In Chicago. died Of heart disease
on the 2sth. She was native of Chicn-
&C. q graduate OF Cornell university,
aud later spent two years In Germany.
A. LeipEic she WIS the first woman al
lcwed the full privileges of the semi
nary. After her return from Germany
she for a time, did editorial work for
the New York Nation. She was g
years old.
Tw" safe blowers were killed and
u third badly wounded by Quincy
(in.) police officers on the night of the
27ih. They were pointed out Ne sus-
pectS by the proprietor OF the hotel at
which they registered, and when cOn-
froi ted by the police showed fight.
Burglar tools and skeleton keys were
found liz their baggage and upon their
persons. showing eoncluEiyely their
neiarious calling
4 pro-Boer inass-meetlng OF citizens
was held In Minneapolis, Mimi. ON the
sssh, which was attended by about T..
600 Ueople. dcsmte the fact that the
Thermometer WINS below zero.
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