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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
AN ALARMING SITUATION.
undatIea by N Hiar ia the
santa AaA River.

Annhcim, Cal. Nor. 24.-The food
situation here ia alarming. A break
IN the Santa Ana river has brought
the water 20 within a mile of the
town. which IL IS feet below tho bed
of the river and N the rise In the
intter continues the town viii be
swlmpcd. rhe Catholic cemetery VIVA
reached Thursday night and is under
a foot of water. In the peat lands
breaks In che Santa Aua river have
let IN large volume OF new wntor
and the celery men fear the entire
crop of 1900 cars. win be Loaf.
Over 100 families have been driven
from their homes and there Is fear
that people In isolated sections have
been drowned. The Southern Pacific
has lost q mile of track ON the Loa
AlBmitos branch. All that county
Is flooded. Two thousand feet of
track are out across Coyote Flats.
The santa Fc got train here from
santa Ana, but IL can go no further
than Fullerton. BEYOND that 1000
feet Of track are out at one place
aud 1000 feet further on. while ten
miles OF road bed Ia unsafe.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
AN IMPORTANT INTERVIEW.
A Satisfactory and frIesdiy Uuaer~
standing villa sGEmaRy I'm
Regard Ca ChiHa.

Berlin. Nov. 24.-Unlted States Am.
bassador White had an important In.
terview with Raron Won Richthofen,
the secretary for foreign afYalrS.at The
foreign Office. II is understood the
interview took place as the result Of
instructions cablcd from Washing.
ton, and that n somewhat lengthy dis.
Cussion between the ambassador aud
secretary had reference entirely 90
the ideas OF the United States gov.
ernment regarding the prosecution OF
the war In China and the co-opera.
tion Of the United States with Ger.
many and the other European powers
regarding the conditions for peace,
especially he penalties to be exacted
and the indemnity to be secured. II
is also understood that the most sta.
isfactory and most friendly result
was reached. and that il is calculated
to put At rest the disquieting rumors
recently circulated regarding exhibi.
tiuns Of ~ feeling toward Germany
In the American press. which. II has
been pretended here, were inspired
from Washington.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
STARED AT By STARVATION
several Hundred iAainna suaePinS
ssF Food with Ne FrovI-
stsa for winter.

San Diego, Cal, Nov. z4.--Seyeral
hundred Indians In this county are
threatened with starvation. They
have made no provision for the win.
ter and are now suffering for want
OF food.
Mrs. Mary Watkins, the teacher Of
Mesa Grandc reservation, where there
are 500 people. OF whom 81 are 80
old that they are helpless, writes OF
having visited seven of the reserva.
tons and found the Indians In =
dreadful condition of want in 1iI OF
them. Chill lren aud women arc al-
most naked. and there 10 not enough
food Ia many OF the lodges 20 keep
the inhabitants thereof alive through
the winter.
The Manzanila berries were fall
ure and the acorns dropped from the
oak trees In June because of the lack
of moisture.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
UNITED STATES WILL WIN.
Information Laid nrfsre the Cabinet
FoFeahadows Great DipIo-
matte Trtamph.

Washington, Nov. 2S.--lnformation
laid before he cabinet yesterday fore
shadows a great diplomatic triumph
for this government. II appears high.
ly probable that the United States
will carry 10 complete success its pol.
icy regarding the Chinese problem
In view Of pessimissie reports of q
lack nf progress, this statement may
be- In the nature Of a surprise 10 many
people Hut Il Ia fully justified by the
developments which Secretary Hay
laid before hra associates yesterday.
On two propositions this govern.
ment has stood firm. They are:
/. The punishment must he meas
urcd by what the weak government
of China iS able to execute.
2. Partition of the empire or the
segregation Of portions of territory
must not he the form of indemnity.
The open door of equality In CONNER.
cial opportunity must be- confirmed
and continued.
On both propositions, the results
seem In q fair way 90 he as desired
By the United States.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
NEW NOTE TO THE POWERS.
The United states FoEtIon In the
Chinese Matter Again Tersrty
Presented 10 the Powers.

Washington. Nov. 24.-The secre.
tnry of state has addressed an identi.
cal note to the powers interested IN
the Chinese situation setting out
tcrsely and afresh the object of thr
United States government rs 10 China
and pointing out how such objects rs
are common to the powers can hest
be secured. The note marks the mi.
tiaiion Of fresh negotiations on our
part on the arrangement of new
buses 60 tide over the impossible sit.
uafion created at the last meeting of
the ministers In Pekin. some re.
sponscs already are at hand, and IL ia
stated that, generally, our advances
have been well received and the state
department expresses satisfaction
with the progress 80 far achieved.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
rHE PROVINCE OF BeNeUEr.
Shs Phiiiepias Commisaion Frsparine ss
kssasiish tho Flrzt RrevisieaAl
GsvrremenI

Manila. Nov ss.--The PhiIipplns
commission has enacted It's frat icgis-
ietion In establishing provincial goy-.
ernment in the Philippines. namely
an act for the government of the
Province Of Benguct. This was adopt
ed yesterday. and ID co-ordina;es with
the act passed Thursday for the estab.
ment OF township government In the
same province. rhc governor, ,whoisaP'
pointed. will receive salary of 81 800.
He will pass upon the acts cf the
town councils aud win issue orders
which will have the same effect eS or
dinsnces whenever the councils fail 10
enact the necessary measures
The governor will also TIC the treas.
urcr, auditor and an eN-oiiici0
provincial Justice of the peace, and in
that capacity viii control ihe con.
ktabuiary.
Electors OF the Province Of Benguei
will bc required 10 affirm that they
have had six months residence and
are At least is years OF age. They
will also be required TO declare their
allegiance % American authority.
Three months imprisonment will be
imposed for refusal 20 accept munh
cipal Office when elected. EcclesiaAtics
and soldiers are debarred from Office.
Delinquent taNpaycrA ARE punished by
being compelled to do labor ON The
roads.
Prof. Dean Worcester and Gen. Luke
Wright Of the commission, have visit.
ed jcnguct province. They found n
soil apparently good. with signs OF
gold aud other minerals. aud q tenn
perate climate, The district iE com
paratiycly peaceful Most uf the in
habitants are lgorrotcs. Marriages
are registered and the ceremony and
regist ration includes certain heather
acts which will he allowed. provision.
ally. until the people OF the province
attain a greater capacity for self-goy.
ernment
| A railroad is being projected from
DaFupan, and the commission has
passed an appropriation for me
neurological observer ~ Bagnio, Rem
guet province, which some have ndvo-
Gated as the seat of the Philippine
government during the summer sea-
son.
| The commission yesterday passed
the hill requiring reports by banks
and examinations OF such institutions
ne In the United States The act goes
into effect Immediately. The treas
urer OF the archipelago will act as ex-
nminer.
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WILL BRAVE DEPORTATION.
The Filipino Jurtn nj HohE Koas
VIII Take Chances of Get
ting kicked Oae.

New York Nov. gl..-United States
Consul Whitman, says a World dis
patch from Hong Kong, has informa.
tion that the Filipino junta, at a meet
ing held November rs. decided to
brave the chances of deportation
rather than quit Hong Kong.
Recent correspondence between th"
iunta and the inSurrcctiunists proves
that Aguinnldo Is still alive, but he
is saiu TO he suffering from a gunAhot
wound In his stomach.
The Hong Kong juuta has also de
eided to make another attempt TO
send arms to the Filipinos, In a launch
which. II Ia rumored. will probably fly
the German flag. The venture will be
In charge OF Col. Julio Del Pillar.
Hayes and Garcia, two Filipino
agents, have n large stock of mum.
tions of war at Macao.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
A SERIOUS DIVERGENCE.
General Peace Negotiations
RusHIa'a BeId Front.

London, Nov. 2I.-"A serious diverg.
rnce has arisen in Pekin," says the
Tien Tsin correspondent of the Daily
Mail, wiring Wednesday. Japan, the
United States, Russia and France ia.
vor demanding u milder punishment
thnn the execution of Prince Tuan
and the others, while Great Britain,
Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy,
deem anything leSs than the death
penElty useless.
AN important decision has been ar.
rived nj, however. that thiA divergence
IN not to interfere with the general
peace negotiations.
Another remarkable feature OF the
situation ia the sudden bold face OF
RUSSIA. which now declines sither 10
Withdraw her troops from the Prov.
ince of Chi Ii or 20 hand over the rad.
way, as promised"
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29

taugh, In the west q good many years
ago Christmas was the chief holiday
OF the winter. and 10 waS celebrated
without any special demonstration. for
most Of the people were poor and there
was not much sentiment In their gen
eral makeup. Old Hannah Dorton.
with whom boarded. was Of New Eng
land birth, and she had not come to the
west until some years after her mar
riage. She was q woman Of n good
deal Of force of character. and no one
In the neighborhood had n nimbleF
tongue. One evening about two weeks
before Thanksgiving said 20 her;
'Do the people observe Thanksgiving
very generally In this neighborhOod9"
'No, they do rot, /" replied the old lady
~lih considerable emphasis. "And IL
has always been . good deal Of q trial
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
WOKE THE WRONG CUSTOMER.
ApproBriatiag Gen. siekIcx'
Money, Held fer Bail.

New York. Nov. 24,---J. Fletcher
schsra, the stock broker who was ar
rested Thursday at the instance of
Gen. Daniel u. Slckles ON warrant
charging schera with apprcpriasing
$1,000 of 'ien. Sirkies' money in
stock transaction. YVES rearraigned
yesterday. Dcivs McCurdy. the cean.
sci fer Echera, waived examination.
and the mzn was held In $500 bail
for the grand jury. In default OF bail
schcra was taken 10 the Tombs-
Assistant District Attorney Byrnes
ualSrd that a similar charge pending
against Samuel W. BAXTER. schera's
bookkeeper, he dismissed. This was
done, and Baxter wns discharged.
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II guess you'il have the house tau
Thanksgiving. Nancy Ross was In here
to-day, and sfr says that the whole
district Ii coming, and Nancy knows N
anyone does, for abe apends rnost OF
her time trotting aoout picking mp
gossip and retailing Il out again She
Is as good as the local columns OF q
newspaper for giving news about wffas
folks are saying and doing, and abs
says .hRt the idea of the Thanksgiving
dinner In the sehoolhouse hss caught
like wildare. Nancy says shs woaldnt
rniss 1t for party"
The larger boys and girls Of the
pehool met me at the sehooIhoase the
evening before Thanksgiving, and we
decorated the room beautifully with
eTergreena and several fagS we had
been nhis 20 borrow. Provision had
been made for two long tables to run
almost the entire renRth Of the room
with some smaller tables In the esr-
nerA.
Il suppose that we will have TO be
eareful how we seat the people at the
tables" said TO Mrs. Dorfon.
"you just leave that to me-" Said
the old lady. ~ know the people bet
ter than you do, and won't be 40 apt
to make awkward blundcrs. III sri
EN- down all right"
Nancy Ross was right when she said
that the whole district would be pres
emf nj the dinner. The dinner was 20 be
at one o'clock. and by noon the house
was allied by merry. happy crowd, In.
cluding almost every family in the dis-
trict
There were baskets and boxes ana
even tubfnls OF turkeys and chickens
and doughnuts aud pies and cakes.
There were baskets OF big red apples,
and Hiram Hawkins brought half
barrel OF sweet cider. soma one
brought basket Of popcorn balls for
the children. and there was an infinite
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
A "sAMpLE PUZZLE Box.s
kiieEsa Asse.srs upea shs t.ifs Of a PFssur
sasms yesaE Attorney ef
charlsstan, ma.

Charleston, H.. Nov. AT. N.
Cofer. Jr.. a prominent young .tsor-
nty, has just escaped destruction In
what secES miraculous manner. He
gave out Yesterday the details Of an
attempt on his life by means of q
present" from Sorne unknown per-
aon--a box containing dynamite. II
came to his ofi'ce by express last
Monday morning, and he opened the
package white the express messenger
was siill there. The label was type
written. and aaid:
Sample Puzzle Box. Open. Pull
string With Quick Jerk, the Result
win be Surprising"
Mr.. Cofer gave the string which
prosraded from hole a jerk, but il
broke. The box was then pried open.
disclosing 'hree big sticka of dyns-
mite wrapped In combustiblea and
hol,S bored in them with fus@s al
tael,rd A hundred matehheadA glued
to a stick were intended to ignite
when the string should draw 8 piece
Of sandpaper across their heads.
About half OF them were ign;,ed with
the first pull of the string. but in
some miraculous manner saothcred
and only n sulphur smell came out
when lhr box was opened. There wAs
enough dynamite IN the package 10
wreck the whole side of the public
Squarc-in which Cofer'E Office is lo-
Gated
The package caine from Aurorn, hut
he express agent there has no clue
20 the cOnsignor. Coier does not
know of nn enemy in the world. De-
toctivcs have been ae, 10 work both
By Mr.. Cofer and the American Ex-
press Co.. and every effort win he
made TO ferret out the wculd-be as
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29

theugb my heart was yearnfn
To att down oues su9Fs By Mary. with
my baby ca nay snse.
AZ tho open dosr. swzisin' with Q welcome
ernils, stood Mary.
Where Ia babaT'' '-ske went 20 meet
you when she heard old Itovsr bark. g
10 she answered. and my heart fell az ]
locked nnt on tha prairie,
just to think Of hsr . wanderiz' alone
cut 10 the dark.
shes ail right; the dog iE with her." says
her mother. spsaixtn' cheerful;
nut. you knew. ] knew he wasn't. 20
stood without word
And Just than We both were startisd By q
dos bowiin' fearful
Eofuaihin' tke q coyote yetpin'; sast the
worst ever heard.
sesesdnsss n,s," says wire, that's Revert
But I nevar heard him cryin'
Out fn such a dreadful way AZ that
than. suddenly, onos snarx
canss that doistui sound a-rtnsin'. Just 90
n the bruts was dyfn' g
AS was asking IN 10 heIy hirr. 20
dashed out through the door.
see those catsonuepds. juss yonaerf Al.
ths ground thsrs'a guiS OF waters
Hoss ana mafsEy. full Of pit boie%. SzxE
enouah TO hide steer.
~ I ran Hleng prayed thnt God would
aavs my baby Slaughter
xnen ] thought Of murdered Rover. ard
Z wista6 that hs war near.
II was darker than . pocket. bat that
m&ads no difference 10 me.
% ! run On esiiias .fsahy'' TN y scAeea
m ar1un1.
rAsn / stsod Ssock ssEli snd iinsened. snd :
thrill Of jpy went through snx.
Fer bssfd ~ b&hg eaiiir'. ard blessed
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
DEFENDING THE EMPEROR.
whes ne Made ui. wishcimshaves
speech His nisoa Was Hot
over hetteier's Maraer.

Berlin, Nov. 24.--In the reichstag
yesterday, Count Won iiueiow. the i'm
perial chancellor, again reviewed Em-
peror Williams Spreeh. The Wilheims-
haven speech. he pointed out. was de-
li.ered Immediately after the receipt
of news of Baron Won Ketiler's mar
der.
at would be incomprehensible," the
chancellor asserted. III 80 serious
srime did not make the emperor's
blood fIow faster"
The chancellor also said that nc
case had been reported where Ger
man soldier had acted in China IN .
manner unworthy the good name OF
Germany.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
Mrs. Edwards REFLECTED.

Mrs. Jennie Edwards has been re-.
elected state librarian by the judges
Of the Missouri supreme court for a
second term Of four years. Mrs. I'd
wards is state president OF the
Daughters Of the Confcderncy. having
been recently reelected TO that post.
In the last year she has been actively
engaged in Holidifying the orRaniza-
tion and assisting In the work Of rnis-
Ing fund 10 erect the monument TO
The confederate dead at Springfield.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29

to me that 20 little attention was paid
to day that we made 40 mreh Of back
there In dear old New England. II was
the greatest holiday of the year TO
ns, and how we did enjoy iti"
why do they pay so little attention
TO II here7"
swell, guess IL Ia Just because they
have never got In the why OF paying
any attention 20 II. They never eele-
brated the Fourth of July az 1t ought
to be celebrated until my husband got
them started TO doing II ten years be
fore he died. and now we have a big
celebration every year"
"some one ought to start them TO
celebrating Thanksgiving"
$50 they ought. But who Ia 10 do IL ~
I reflected for a few minutes, and
then / said;
suppose we start them Oh In that
direction"
"How?" asked the old lady dropping
her knitting into her lap and mani
Testing eager interest.
ouPP0se We s.t " A"NnAski i''nk
sinner IN the scnooihouse' Invite sil
the toiks IN the district 20 come ana
nring tne'r dinner win them- Inefe
doea not seem TO be any social life In
the nsighoorhoou unless ons can eau
occasional speiiins matches and sing
ing schools IN the snhooihouse social d.
versions. The people never eat and
oTink togetner IN . msrrynakiag OF
any khd' Don you shihk thet tne
ioea OK . ihanhsgis'ng dinner IN the
sehooihonse woaio taksf
Ihe oid iady reheesea Tor moment
and thea aaid;
fesv 4 think II wouia' IL wonn De
novelty 70 every one ana ! think ths
folks would tnrn out n'g. oniy--oniy--
Vhly whetF 4 ASKED
"Wsil, the faet 10, there are 90 many
folks In this neighborhood that doat
speak 10 each ether Ineser saw any
thing like u. There 10 old Squire Bent.
who won't speak 70 his daughter be-
eauss she married John Watfer
against the sqnsre'n wishes There was
nothing against Joan, excepting that
he was poor, and he had brother that
had been In jail, but JOAN couldn't help
that, and he haa done splendidiy ever
since he married, and u 10 my opinion
that the squire would Hike to make up
WITH John ana Nellie, only ne = TOO
pfona % make sny advances. and they
Won 9 either. Then there 10 k4fe Whit
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xNrnt NIraInla,s Noie.

Wheeling, W. Va. Nov 2i--fhc In
iclIigencer has received complete can.
vawScd returns from all but two coun.
ties Of West virginin and, with un.
Official figures for these counties, the
result l. as follows; President. Me
Kinley. 1890; Bryan, Ss,66T; McKin-
ley's majority. 2i.oa9, Governor:
White. republican. 1850; Holt, dem
ocrat. i0c.iO9; Whites majority. 49,
sag
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
MISSOURI CENSUS FIGURES.
Comparative Tables shswiBn the
Prasre~s OF the Commonwealth
baEiuR the Last Teu Years.

Washington, Nov, 2e.--Fhe popula'
tiOn ~ the state of Missouri, accord
ing TO the announcement Of the cen
sur bureau, is l,i06.G65:
ThS announcement shows an increase,
since lsyo Of tzs.s,i. the population ~
the Hthfu ten years ago was ..hip.lsA. Ihid
Increase amounts To- bY per cent The
FIRST accurate census % the state wa
taken IN ISIS, and the population al cy'
cry census since then vas: lNls sANG'
Ian, e. Si5 iEsB no is5, 40 aiJ5n lhs'
e4zoN. 1861. l.is4.Ui2 llH. ll2l,@t1, las9,
I, Ia 80: lNQ, 26s4lsi isnt 1itiga.
Tue reports as thc hIr0Hu show that
Missouri has b. o. the ufth state iu lholn-
iGn,in point oi YagIlAtiou since Ni1,in lsV,
Il was eighth, IN lNH thiftseuih hH
sixteenth 43a. tvCnty lsg9. twenty
thlrd, 1870 tpUnty-khiTd. The state WHG
organized as a territory December :, 1877,
aud Was admitted az state "u AuSufi
l0 tsgi
The increase Of population iu ihs state
in numbcr and pgryontaE" by decadsf,
szaHsa F4sNff
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variety OF jeilics and jams and pre-
serves and pickles brought forth from
boxes and baskets,
There's enough STUFF here 10 feed
nn army" said Hannah Dorton. ~ she
hustled about from table to table, the
happiest and most active person In the
house.
A few minutes before one o'clock
heard her say to Mrs, Kate Whiting:
Come. now, Kate; you and your hus-
hand and two children are TO set at
this table over In this corner. Come
right along" And when they were
seated the old lady bustlcd up to Mrs.
Patch and said:
"Now, Lucy. you and your husband
and the children are to sit here at this
table"
"Apd II she didn't plump them right
down with the Writings that they
hadn't spoken to for years" said the
voluhle Nancy Ross afterward. Indeed
Nancy was SO fone Of telling a bout that
Thanksgiving dinner afterward that
think | win LET her tell about II now.
Then" she said, ''lf that Hammer
Dorton didn't set old Squire Bent down
at the head Of one table with his daugh.
ter Nellle. at his right hand and his
Son-ln-law, John Waters, at his left,
an their baby in a high chair at its
gran'pa's side, an II want three min
utes before she Old squire had that
baby In his arms and be st hls whole
dinner with the little thing In his lap.
heard his daughter say 10 him 'shan't
| take the baby. father, 40 that you
can eat your dinner in greater con.
fcrtT But he held righs on to II. and
there he sat talkln' 20 Nellie and John
same as II there'd never been any
trouble At all. And he had that baby
In his arms the whole afternoon. an
went around On proud sayin' 10 felix's;
See my grandson. Amt he mighty
tns boyY II was the fisss time he had
ever seen the child, an the next week
be made Nellie and John come and live
with him. Then what did that Hammer
Dorton do but put Reuben Hopes an
his brother sllas and their families al
table by themselves, an heard her
say 10 'cm: Come. now, you folks want
to be scciable an have good visit
together same az own brothers osght
TO ON Thanksgivin' day Their wives
have always wanted 10 make ap. an
tell you they found their tongues
mighty soon, an fore that meal was
over they wss talkin' away as II there
had never been any row ever property
or anything else. An before they knew
II the Andessoas aud Robey families
found themselves at the same table
with Hsnner sayin' to EN-: Now IL
dnnt make no difference about fhe
past. This l. Thanksgiving day, en-
good time TO forget that there has ever
been anything bet happy past be-
tween you sciks.'
we viii now afngs
'iissst be- the tis thai hines'
An ev'ryhody aung n, an then Elder
Sharpe aKked q bicSsin' an tbs dinner
wss begun. There never was susA
xpresd seen before in these parts, an
ycu aesex wpuIi hass 4AouEhf to have
seeB them peoplr eatip' ~ q uxhln' m
merryHskin' sasetAer that thers wss
such tAinx " - work = mslies ~
ensr or bIttsrness o. IIIsWiu of auy.
thing VI that sort. 10 you woutta'i.
After t4e dIuner ~ hAt ganes nxI
spng Eonxs a. made ap<eahss ~ xram
That 49, a xkare w. mora peneo ~
hapfln<ss a s1s,sAtIlty = - Rslek.
ko<k - fhne fkaeo n$ox - kofnea i