The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30

LATER NEws.
Mr.. ". s. y. Pierre. OF 3is West For.
from British Guiana. and POO of his
fellow British subjects prepared q Pc.
tition tO Hon Percy Saudcrsou. Brit
ish consul, asking him 10 take The
necessary steps for their protection.
They ailcRr that they were brutlily
attacked by the mob IN the rcrcnt
riots In thnt city, and that the police,
Instead Of giving tlgm protection,
nctually urged and incitrd the mob
TO greater fury.
The population ~ the city of -.
Louis, according TO the oilicnl count
of the returns ~ the twelfth census,
D. nE follows ST. iuui. city, a7i.2ss,
In 1900 against fSi.1iO, IN 1890. These
figures show an incrraar uf l2I.Ir>. or
"T.I1 per cent, from l-pn iu 1000 Tho
population in 1850 was aau.1I.. show.
ing an Increase uf Inl ."i2. or g..-p per
cent. from l-sO tn 1890.
William g. CoN, chief engineer at
the Muucir tind.I electric street tight
works, was Killed. ON the night uf the
cath 10y falling on live wire ip the
power house iir wus alone with his
siN-ycnr-old baby girl ~ the time. The
child went to him, lay down iu his
arms and fell asleep beside the dead
man.
The Japanese liner Futam Maru,
Capt. Thorn, bound from Australia TO
Manila, with cargo 81 stores for he
American government went aground
and broke In two ON the island of
Mindinao. There Nrr" no casualties,
hut the carru, baggage aud vessel will
possibly prov" - total loss.
II is Indicative Of the policy Of the
United States government that the
Cuban flag was huiStcd on the 25th,
with elaborate ceremony over the pal
ace IN santiago, where h hoatcd for
the first time since Gen. Shafirr oE-
dcrCd II hauled down In I~ys.
The statement nt the treasury hal
anccs IN the general fund. exclusive of
the sliOuuu.upu gold reserve in the di-
viAion OF redemption, issued on the
2Ith, showed: Available cash bal
ance, SIa7. .IaG.4io; gold, S67, 49,. .lgd.
Mr.. Charles .psun Clark. of Yale
university, has been awarded Il prize
of 1900 marks hy the Berlin academy
for preparing an edition of Marcel
linus Ammimauus, the Roman his
torian OF the fourth century.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train
struck a wagon one mile west Of Ef-
fngham, Kns., an the cath. killing
Alma and Clostrr Taylor, sisters, and
seriously iniuring Mrs. John Black.
The American National Red Cross
announced, ON the goth, that under the
powers conferred upon Il under the
last congress II will at once begin ac-
tive work for the relief Of thosr suf-
fering from famine in India. Head
quarters for this branch of relief
work were opened, on the 27th, in
New York city.
Mrs. o. J.. Moore. ex.departmcnt
president of the ". u. c. OF Kansas, is
being doomed for national president
OF that organization. She WAS in
dorscd at the recent Kansas state
convention OF the W. II. C., and the
candidates 20 the Chicago encamP-
ment will work for her election.
Application has been made for q
charter for the Hardec TranSporia'
tion aud Commission Co., of Tampa.
Fla, which will run a line OF steam
ers To Honduras and South American
ports. The line viii handle fruits and
other commodities. The incorpora-
tors are Tampa men.
The National Municipal lcnguc will
hold lis next annual meetings at Mil
wHukee, on September 10, 90 and 81. as
announced In the programme issued
by Secretary Woodruff, Of Philsdel-
phiA, The occasion viii also mark the
eighth national conference for good
city government.
Charles A. Bullen, yice-prcsident of
the Bullen. Bridge Co., OF Pueblo, Col.
died of heart disease Mt Glendive,
Mont, on the esth. Mr.. Bullcn was
Dne of the bcst-known hridgr contrac-
tors In the west. and did eonsidcra-
BILE work in Alaska about year ago.
A United States war ship arrived at
Tangier, Morocco, on the 9th, To sup
port the claim arising out Of the muir |
fer. last June, of Marcos Essagin. q
American citizen. who was |
ihe manager of the Fex branch of the |
French firm of braunsweig q Co.
Haiistones an large as wainuts fell |
II Larned, Kas., for half nm hour. on |
he night of the 2sfh, beating fruit |
lnJ leaves of the trees und killing
many birds and small animals. The
lround was covered with shoet of |
&C.
Orders were received ut Dunbar,
Pa. on the 2sih, from the officials OF |
he Cambria Steel Co., at Johnsfown.
% shat down all their works at Dun
NAT for an indefinite period.
Dr. Ernest Schmidt, for 20 years
lead Of the consulting staff Of the
Ilexian Broihers hospital, In Chicago.
bed In that city. on the asth. Of
lxiGAs's 1iseaes. !