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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
HALP A MILLION IN SMOKE
side, New NoTk--ssNera Ftsc-
mon IuIarcd-Narrow Escapes.

New York. Dee. 3O.-Two seycp-storF
buildings at Nos s25 To 435 east Twen-
iy-fourth street, occupied principally
BY the wall paper factory of William
Campbell g. Co.. were destroyed by tire
last night. The loss is fully s3OD,000.
The Lights Went Ont.
The plant Of the New York Ilygeia
Ice Co., which occupied the basement
OF No. t2S. and that of the Manhattan
Electric Light Co., ON the FIRST aud sec
ond floOrs OF the same building. were
totally destroyed. 4 large portion of
the East Side gets It's light from that
company. and was. on account Of the
FIRE. cast into complete darkness.
tiissstaatra she East side.
The Campbell company employed 40
hnnds. who will be thrown out Of work
by the FIRE. The two buildings de-
stroyed occupied a frontage Of 20c ZEE,
ON TWrnty-fourth street. the entire
Avenue 4 frontage TO 1wenty-hfth
street, and $50 feet on the latter street
The glare from the fire illuminated the
tast side OF the city ns far down as
Brooklyn bridge.
Discoveries the Ftrc,
a night watchman in the building
discovered the FIRE ON the first floor
Hi ia;i5 o'clock. II WAS then burning
desgeiy, aud spreading with great
rapidiiy on oceount Of the iniiammable
nature Of The stock mostly paper aud
paper products.
Five Alarms Tarncd In.
Fiye alarms were turned In. bringing
20 the scene five fire engines. - hook
qhnd ladder trucks and two water tow
ers Within 20 minutes after the fire
w0s discovered the entire west side OF
the factory was a roaring furnace
The flames shot from the windows on
ell the fioorz aud out over Avenue A.
There were no large buildings close
enough Ia ignite, and the iircmcn werc
able by hard work TO keep the flames
confined TO the Campbell buildings.
Three Fircmen severely nuFned.
Three hook aud ladder men. Andrew
Dcguah. Joseph Shaugnsssy and Joseph
Rcsaing,fr. were caught on the sixth
fioor. and escaped with great difficulty.
All were severely burned. Shaugnessy
and Bessingcr were sent so Bellevue
hospital.
neMrasa fron Impending Death.
Two other hook and ladder mea
Rrrc caught on one Of the high win
dow lodges. with the flames T0ariu z
oil around them, aud the dense smok"
making them almost iiupcrcep., ,blr
from the street Extension ladders
were run up. and firrmen brought
them down In an almost unconscious
condition. Onc Of the men, Irr Pot
tcrS, was very severely burned. and
sent TO Helleyur hospital
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


Vim. Crozier, pioneer of Msrisa
county. Of pneumonia. His wife Is
very III from the same disease. She
nursed ncr husband, and remained
with him until exhausted.
Louis liondy. a well-known farmer
Of BARTON county, aged &C.
Mrs. Amanda Belle Pace (nee Iank.
fordl, at her hunrr az bourbon. agrd
e. years. The remains were laid to
rest y, WellsyiiIc, by the side OF three
litile children. who had preceded her.
Mr.. @. {. Gwinncr. one of Tiptcn's
most respected citizens. He was -
prominent member of the g. 4. x. aud
a. q. l.. ". and an earnest worker IN
the NJ. y. church. AZ had amassed a
comfortable foriunc and rctir,d from
active business several years ago
John Common aged - years. ~ AuK-
vasse, Galloway county.
Mrs Rachel Hooker. % y,an old. Mt
Chlllicoihe.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
franklin %. Livingston. the aItaa
Man whs s<iIied Hts Wife, Dis
charged from Custody.

baltimore, Md. dec. 30.--Franklin Is.
Livingston, the blind nun who, late on
Christmas night, strnngled his wife.
Dora Livingston, and ON the following
day. paid man n dollar to lead him to
the police station. wnsdischarged from
custody, yesterday, 10y JIdgc Stock.
bridge. His attorney asked that he he
released ON the ground that the corun.
er's imy had decided that the murder
was committed In self-defcnse, and that
the commitment Of the coroner, charg-
ing Livingston with murder, was de
fective. Judge St0ckbridge took this
view and dismissed the prisoner.
The evidence before the coroner's
jury showed that Livingston had been
attacked In the middle of the night
by his wife and that he choked her to
death to save his own life.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
TYING UP BRITISH COIN.
aaRk of England Declares That Ut
mstaIIIsn AioHe VIII soiye In
dia'H CuFFrncy Question.

The Indian currency commission has
recommended, among other things
the gradual establishment Of the gold
standard in India. This recommends
iion is now being put into effect, but
Il is yet too early 20 gauge the exact
result that the step will haze upon
the money market in general.
Different opinions are given by dif'
frrrnt authorities. rs evidenced by the
following expression OF Henry Rivers
dale GTeufell, director Of the Bank OF
England, who said: There is no I'm
mediate cause for alarm, but sooner
or later the question il bound to be-.
come acute. The Indian government
has power TO lock up In England Suf'
hcient gold 10 meet It's liabilities on
this side. The liabilities are by nc
means small Already about { 7O0,'
900 of the reserve Of the Bank Of Eng.
band has been earmnrkcd. and that is
. mere flea bite tn the amount that
Nill he required for all practical pur'
poses.
''rhis locking up Of gold is equivn.
lent in itA effect TO a shipment Of gold
10 America or other foreign ports
The Bank of England's reserve is re-
duced to the extent OF the locking up
d the amount earmurkcd-that " to
say, II can't be used for any other pur'
pose than security of the currency. oh.
viousiy this will have tendency &c
harden the money market in general
and keep up discount rates.
AS the scheme proceeds the serious.
ness of the situation becomes more ey.
ldent. and II the government doesn't
limit In some way the amount the In
dian government can lock up, the ef
tect il bound 60 be a detriment.
''In my opinion, the most injudi.
sious course was adopted when the
currency commission recommended
this step. Bimetallism is, 10 my mind
the only permanent solution OF the
currency question in India. Had the
efforts of the woleott mission been al.
lowed to bear fruit better way would
have been found out OF the difficulty.
BimctalIism was directed TO India
more than 10 any other place, but II
vas rejected 10 India's detriment."
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
A WEEKS HISTORY
The Important Happenings Of a
Week Briefly Told.
IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNION
All the latest News Of Interest from
Washington. From the Fast, the
West and the South.
THE LATEST FOREIGN DISPATCHES
Innm AnIIINGTnN.

Ort Of Nrsby's most noted scouts Ia
The ri, " VAR. llushrod Uudrrw oOd. died
10 WushtnPiou.
oar government will pay for the re.
turn ri families Of spanish prisonsrk to
spain from Ihe Philippines.
After 10 ycar active srr,icr lirig
iirn. Gilbert $. Carpenter has been
iBcrC ur 10, retired list ~ the regular
army,
Representative ~ rhy Filipino con.
tscsa arrived iu Washington 10 pro.
pusc 10 thr president terms Of peace to
the Philippine.
n the past year 400 miles Of rail.
ro1a have brru constructed H. the
United States. breaking Hll records
&iHcc 1890
Tho $50 victims ~ the Maine we're
given military burial IN Arlington
cemetery iu Washington. rrcsident
Mckinley, members Of his cabinet. Nd
mirpl Dewey Gen. Miles and siafI and
other officers of he army auo navy
attended
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04

by the upseiiing Of canoe seven In
dians. five men aud two women, we're
drowned ln the river near Ashcroft,
u. G..
The viceroy Of ludin says that e.l5I..
600 natives are suffering from famine.
by securing passport from Agcn-
clio for IN officer sent TO look after
Spanish prisoner. Spain Lss rccoR-
uired the Filipino government.
Emily A. Hlake. aged 20, domestic.
was hanged at brandon, Man. for the
murder ~ Mrs. Lane. her mistress.
With n force Of $500 men Col Lock-
EFT attacked a strong force Of Filipinos
iutrcnched IN the mountains near Mon.
talban, killing many OF them and driy-
ing The rest IN every direction. Four
Americans were wounded. II Is sup
posed that the insurgents were those
who were driven out Of San Mateo the
day that Gen. Lawton was killed
A decree has been issued by Gen
Otis permitting civil marriages IN the
Philippine. Heretofore all marriages
WIZ fNlftihAFN " lNN kAAhhttA NNA NANNAs
prohibiting wedding Of rrotesiants
or Christians.
In the village Of Oschrk q ai-year-old
Russian girl Killed her parents and
seven other persons with on az because
her parents forbade her marriage
Reports say that hostilliies will brcuk
out between Japan and Russia IN the
spring
News from South Africa show no
important chaBgc In conditions. The
British forces seem disposed TO avoid a
conflict and remain 90 the defensive
until the arrival of rrrrfurcrmruis.
In Durham Harry Escombc former
premier Of Natal, died suddenly on the
street
February I the Canadian parliament
will meet h. Ottawa.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
LEGAL TENDER MONEY.
why Creditor Glasses object 60 -
rlan That VIII PeFEit OF an
kxpandInR CuFFeBry.

The principal OF all debts, public AMI
private, and tine interest on all private
debts, could be paid In either gold or
silver coin or government paper. The
debtor, whether the nation or lndivid'
uals, hy law and under the CONTRACT
had right TO pay with either our at
the debtors option. This Ia what the
great creditor classes did not want done.
This wss what they wsrs trying 10 pre-
vent wAen the wordA Of Gov. Morton
Mcre spoken. The debts were contract
ed with these three standards Of pay
ment, and with a certain volume OF
them. II was n crime 10 change either
the standard or the volume. This the
New York associated banks. the Wall
street gamblers and their foreign abctr
tori. kne,, y IS President Au-
coln.
The hxst movement after the war Ia
the scheme OF legal robbery was q
slamoF for the retirement OF all paper
currency issued by the government.
Thia meant contraction Of the debt
paying money and an increase Of the
value of the legal tender unit or dollar.
In two years prior 60 1860, Secretary
McCulloch destroyed nearly s5oo.o0O'-
900 of debt-paying money.
Before the passage Of the resumption
act the circulating medium had been
contracted over $1,000, 100000.
The result was q tremendous decrease
In ihe debt.pay ing ability Of the nation
aud the people. Everybody knows
about the disaster that followed.
4 committee was appointed by con.
gresK, three from each house, TO ascrr'
tain what had brough, it about. This
committee reported March, 1877, that
The true cause OF the Stagnation IN
Industry and commerce, now every
where. 10 the effect Of everywhere eN-
listing falling prices, caused by shrink
ing in the volume Of money
Even before the report Of this COM
mittee, the London Bankers Magazine,
In October, 1873. called attention TO
the fact that:
while the deficiency OF gold In Amer
lea Is circumstance accompanied by
many NAHcltt tHttAHs wv 'Rh'i"' ''H
state OF legal tender gives rise TO re.
suits immcnsurably more serious. The
growing dcarth Of the currency was
the main cause Of the Disaster
The prices Of the peoples products
went down everywhere, Their debt
paying ability grew less, but the evil of
debts and the burden OF taxation In.
creased. Bonds, public and corporate,
Of a discount, rose to par. This was
hailed by the hypocritical schemert az
o national blessing and m evidence OF
ability at the treasury department
Our resources and productive powers
we're such that We hardly observed the
large per cent. uf our products every
year being taken from us and turned
to the creditor classes without cOnsid'
eratlon.--A. j. Van Norhis.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
SUPERVISORS OF CENSUS.
Director wIne. VIII Meet super
Vtsoru for Instruction.

Washington, Dee. 30.--Thc ctnsus
lurcuu has announced the following
places and dates where supervisors In
various sections will assemble for In.
siruetions in taking the census OF 1900:
Charlotte, n. e., january 4; Atlanta,
Gn., January 5: New Orleans, .Ianu-
airy >; Houston. Tex, January s.;
Memphis. Tenn. january II and Gin
eiunati, January I2. Assistant Direc.
tor Wines has ben ordered TO give the
instructions.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04

Another fatal mine accident oc.
eurrrd In the 7tnc district Jasper
county. the other DAY James Fry and
Edward Oyerton, working at the
Phoenix mine, near Prosperity. eu-
tered the tub la go down into the
mine. The regular hoisteFman had 10.
returned iU work. aud new man was
iu his place. he let the tuh down
about twenty feet, then reversed the
engine, hunliGg up the tub with great
force and hitting II into the wheel
above. Knocking both Of The miners
out of ihe fub into the shaft. They
fen go feet Ia the bottom of the
shaft. Their bones we're broken md
their bodies were horribly crushed.
10th we're killed instantly.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
WI.sT AND SOUTH.

The mmou, Pinnacle rock. ahicl
o,ubuug Cumberland Gap. Md. uuc
WaA a ualuru. spectacle, frll from ilt
lofty height.
John \. Hoover. au elevator cuuduc
tor 10 indianapolis. killed his wife nnt
then took his own life. Jealousy wa,
the cause.
In luLiana Gov. Mount will bring
suit against the Standard Oil COMPANY )
TO test the cousiituiiounlily Uf the state
antitrust law
John T.. llulsul. former congressman
frnm the Bowling Green (Ky.l district
died nt Fort Worth. Tex, aged - years
George Hancock. q wealthy farmer
near New Albany, Ind, was robbed by
burglars Of 81. $50.
A thief unknown returned Ss,0Ol
worth OF notes stolen two years age
from Robert McBee, OF Knoxville, Tenn
Edward oyerton and James Fry were
dashed TO death al the bottom OF a
2go-fooi shaft near Prosperity. Mo.
IN ST. LouiS the sicgeI-IIillman Dry
Goods company failed for S22i 900.
Flames destroyed the Georgia iron
works and snwmlll. owned by the Per.
kins Manufacturing company, al An
gusta. Ga. Loss, si75.O0D.
The Michigan legislature reconvensd
after the Christmas adjournment.
Az Fort Wayne. Ind. FIRE destroyed
the dry goods establishment Of George
Dewald & Co. aud the crockcTy store
Of NJ. =. Knhg, the loss being 100000.
In Mcpherson aud Edmundt counties,
s. d., prairie FIRE burned a strip oi
country five TO fifteen miles In width.
and many farm buildings were de-
stroyed.
Fire swept away one-half Of the busi.
ness portion Of Fessrndeu. the coun.
~ seat Of Wells county, s. o.
In Springfield. o.. Frank n. Coo shot
and killed his wife and then shot him.
self. Jealousy was the cause.
Two negroes aud a white man we're
KILLED aud several others wounded IN a
race riot at Kedgelaud, \. g.
The planning mill and box factory OF
'hs Pscpcke-ielchi Lumber company
In Chicago were burned. the loss being
si75.o0O.
by the explosion OF locomotive a.
Ainiuru. Col, Engineer Quarken bust h
and Fireman sollier we're killed.
Gov. Wood says CubaH cities will be
given home rule soon.
Gov. John u. Tanner Of Illinois has
publicly announced iba, he Is not r
candidate for denomination.
Two men robbed w. j, MIlsnp, r
prominent stockmAn In. Waitenburp
Col. Of $4,000.
At Flynn Lick. Tenn, Hud i.ynen
killed John and Jamea tarter. bros bers.
In a quarrel.
In Minneapolis Forval Bapiie. ~
Bashgaie. n. D.. broke ihe worries skAi-
Ing record 10 The quarter and haIi-mile.
making the frat disiancr In u:2s i.sshd
the secnnd In 100 rs,
In the Michignn senate proposition
for constitutional amrudmrnt was ce.
feaied by a so'e of i6 10 n
Near Monticello. Fla.. wla Gormsr,
q negro murderer. shoi aud 1nsihurIy
killed sheriff 1. u Simpkina.
4 Henry Miiier. aged II. killed his
brother Jesse. agsd %. with nc aS. 10
. quarrel nj sroufhion. ill.
In Chattanooga. Tenn. samHei M.ils.
. r~ni collector. fatally shot Nary Ven.
able and her Two ehlldrEy
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
THE MoNTGoMERY's CRUISE.
THE View Takes Of n ts Loadeu-It Asy
Have some pstltIesi sig
ntheRnees

London, Dee. 39.--lt has been learned
by representative Of the press tina,
the uuifed States cruiser Montgom-
erS's visit TO Liberia Is apparently the
result of uyerturrs made TO Washing
ton by that republic, Though the
British government lH In complete ig-
norance nf the Montgomery mission.
the establishment of coaling station
In Liberia by the United States Is re-
gar,lrd ns scarcely probable, as II Is as
serted that no Llberian port has IA
cIiiiirs for coaling. all Of them being
open and surfbound.
a rsr More fsapeStant step.
The press representative learns, how
ever, that q far more important step IL
Lndrr consideration. II consists in q
yoint request Of the United States and
Great iiritain upon France TO define
the boundary ictwHea the territory she
claints and THAT claimed by Liberia.
rhis step IL nor vet decided upon, but
Great Britain only awaits the United
States assent TO become n party oauch
request. II IL alleged that France,
tor many years, has been enoroaching
un Liberia. and Il was only by strenu-
qua protest uf the United States that
she was pre-, cntcd from appropriating
large slice Of Liberia In 1899.
To Keep an Eye on F=nnee.
According 10 Hon. Arthur Ponsonhy,
managing director Of the Liberia Rub
bcr syndicate. which recently suaran-
ircd the interest of Libcria's public
debt, the Montgomery visit was prob
ably prompted by a desire &c ascertain
the eNtrn; Of french activity.
Mr.. Punsonhy said:
bishop Harikrll. while in Monroyia
this year, strongly urged the govern
mcnt TO interest the United States in
proving the boundaries, with the re-
suit that Liberia appointed mission
tn Washington. believe " has al.
ready made approximations. and pre-
sumc the commander of the Montgorn'
cry investigated both this and the pos
sibility of cualiug station. The lat
ter Liberia would gladly lease TO the
United States. but beyond hoisting her
flag upon 1t II would ne OF little serT.
ice.
British and Americas Protection.
The feeling among British subjects
commercially interested in Liberia ID
that the republics progress had been
under the protection Of either Great
-
the british government and those haN'
ing interests there believe that 70 long
as Liberia can continue 10 struggle on
H. her present condition everything
POSSIBLE should be done 20 support
her"
Liberia dccorute4 Mr.. Ponsonby this
week With thc Order of African Re
demption, in recognition Of hir SerV.
ices against rucroachments
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04

Ths trusts are advancing prices all
along the line and are consequently
prospecting. They are not like the mer.
shant who said one day that he had
made $4,000, and when asked how, re-
piled: by marking mp" his goods.
The merchant might mark up his
goods. but the customers would still
have the right TO buy elsewhere and
leave the goods ON the shelves. But
not so with the trusts. When they
mark up their goods the American peo-
pie must pny their advanced prices or
go without the articles. Such Ia the
power Of monopoiy.--National Watch
man
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
Missouri Medical neforms.

The Legislation committee OF the
uiSsouri state Medical association
Nas la session IN ST. Louis the other
day, This committee is composed of
members from each congregational dis.
tTiCi Of the state. averaging ahcIi four
mrnlbrrF irun each district. The com.
mIit,c WIS appointed !ast May by the
state association, uud ii- "hjtrt ~ 10
secure needed legislation looking 10
prof, ss,nual reforms IN the prictic" ot
medicine. 'ru thi. rnd reform mc1l-
ure will be framed aud the committee
viii noe It's ncsi cndca,urs co. srcuFs
its passage
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
KILLED BY cARELEsSNEss.
DFoseed n Hat Poker Into n liurLst
of nynamite--One ktilrd aud
Two IaIarrd.

Lock Haven, Pa, Dee. 20 Grant
Bathurst. assistant postmaster NJ Rotr
this county. war killed, and two other
persons were injured yesterday by an
explosion of dynamite In the weigh
masters Office of the Brllcfonir Lime.
stone Co.. at Salona, eight miles from
this city. One of the men in the office
rakcd the fire In the stove with q
poker. and while II was still hot hung
the poker on nail. II slipped from
the nail and fell into bucket filled
with dynamite and fuses. and terri
lie explosion followed The building
was blown To pieces,
bathurst was - years of age. and
leaves Il wife and one child
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
BURNED TO THE wATER'sE EDGE
FiSs Negro aeustsr. Either Barard
or Drowned ON the steamer
Linda, OF Shreveport.

Shreveport, la, Dec. 30.--'rhe steain-
rr Linda. Of Shreveport, burned TO ths
waters edge aud sank on NanceviIle,
on the Red River, yesterday. The Off
GERS and crew we're compelled to take
10 the water and swim for shore, ns
Il wRs impossible TO run the boat
ashore when the fire was discovered.
Five negro rousters, from Shreveport,
were either burned or drowned. Tho
cause of the fire ~ unknown.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-01-04
4 Big Retail Firm.

The Sicgel-IIilhaan Dry Goods Co..
retnRcrs, 81. Louis, has executed a
ehattel decd Of trust for the benefit Of
creditors Thomas ". Mchittrick,
trustee. will continue the business un-
til their claims arr taken care of. lila.
bilitics. about S:25,O00; nssetS, about
the same.