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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

because ne was too poor 10 marry
r. +. iustiu, druggist. Killed himscl
~ the Great Northern hntcl in Chi
cngo.
Four masked rprbrr. held up 4
Baltimore a ohio limited train ncal
Edgrmour. Ind detached two mai
cars from the train and blew on,
open with dynamite, but got moth
ing They o,rrlookcd the express
car containing money
Il. r. TaIiafrrro and wife were muir
drrrd in their home near Memphis
Tenn. 10y negroes,
Mr. Carnegie has offered o Sio,OOC
library 10 Joplin, Mo.
Near New Glarus, Wis. Mr.. Armou
Armonsou and rirht-y"ar.old son
wcrr burned 'u death in fire which
DESTROYED their residence.
At Columhu.. O.. BrNunitcs organ
lied the prorrr. ,nc democratic par
~ Of Ohio and named state ticket
on free silver plank with DR.. Ru'
dolph Rccmrliu for governor.
In Kiudcrsonk. Mich, Alva Jones
and wife, an aged couple, died almost
~ the same time.
Edward and Joseph rrather throth
crs) were killed by lightning on q
farm near Mariius,illr, lnd.
Negroes shot and killed Isaac Lane
and wife near Helena Ark
In south Dakota canyon near
T1..l,,.,,I ttr,c .puutprfritFrE with
their outfit were discovered.
Marie and Lloyd Shoemaker aged
eight and five years, were killed hy
rolling over prccipicc eco yards high
near Morgantown, w. Va.
Near Kilmar. Kan, cyclone
wrecked several houses and did other
damage.
The month Of July has passed into
history as a breaker Of records In the
matter OF hot weather.
Near Shrrhurne, Mimi, Fred Nost,
, farmer, fatally shot Eliza kunkle,
killed her tcn-months-old babe and
then committed suicide.
Suspected OF the train robbery near
Edgemoore. Ind, seven persons are
und,r arrest.
Rcbecra Lowell tcolurrd) celebrated
her one hundred aud fourth birthday
at Hopkinsviile. Ky.
AT the age Of II years John Davis,
who represented the Fifth Kansas
district In congress from 1890 TO 1899
as popullst. died In Topeka.
M..t, IaralasS shnt aud Killed hia
.wrrth,art. Maud rauiey, aud then
shot himself at Brownstown, w. Va.
Josrphlne Dashault wrecked a sa-
Ioop NJ sapdnsky. O., with bricks, be-
cn,.r .be saw her husband coming out
~ the place.
The Arm of George II. Phillips A. Co..
~ the Chicago board OF trade. an
pounced suspension of business be-
cause Of losses aseribed TO faulty book
Keeping which will reach $500. 600.
Maryland democrats in state con-
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

fsockport. n. ". Ans. s.--A Pan
American special. heavily loaded, ard
= regular traia coliissed few miirs
east of this city early this morning
on the New York Central. Thomas
iIsfand. an engineer. and Geo. Webb,
trainassn. were killed. and fircman
w'as sssrreiy injured. The passengers
Of both trains were thrown into q
panic hy the shock. but aone OF them
wss seriouslx injuresi. A migiakc in
sasryinR oas meeting orders csussd
~ pellinicn.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

Mrs. 6. W Liggctt, Of Hannibal. wal
burned TO dealt, hy the explosion OF
q gasoline Slo'c. She was engaged il
filling the reservoir while two jet,
were burning.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
THE PHILIPPINE FIAsC0.
sham CivIi Government Gives way
and MIIItarIsm stIlI Holds
sway.

The republican party has brought
us TO a pretty pass In the Philippines.
On July 4 they Sct up q sham civil gov
crnment In all but three provinces and
within o month are Obliged 10 with
draw even this scmblauce Of freedom
from nearly all over the island aud give
the military full swing again. The
ChafTcc reforms and proposed consoli-
dntion of troops at three points In the
islands is Obliged to be abandoned.
The reduction Of the army there by
une-half. which was announced with a
great flourish, Il also now found TO be
impracticable and will be impossible
until an indefinite time in the future
Thus the expense that this country Is
paying to hold the islands Is likely TO
he prolonged indefinitely. which in
round figures amounts TO the enor.
nous sum Of si00, 0,0O0. 900 a year. The
profit on the trade we are now doing
will not pay one-tenih of one per cent
on the $4,000. 600 we paid Spain to quit
claim the islands To us. let alone the
vast amount being yearly added.
Then WE have the future Of the re-
public at stake, Of which the st. Louis
Republic says; III will repay Amer.
leans TO contemplate the changed aiti-
tude Of their country rs bearing upon
their own and their childrcn's safety
and liberty. We are on dangerous
ground In most dangerous frame of
national thought. We are abandoning
q creed that preserved our own rights
aud respected the rights of others.
The final abandonment of this creed
means more Of calamity 10 us than
ever to those weaker than uswhom we
may conquer, drspoii and foreih.y g.s-
ern. This ~ due 10 the fact that we are
destroying the foundation of the
fabric OF free government and that II
IL we ourselves who will be crushed by
the collapse OF the splendid structure.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

Capt. John Bird. who for 50 years
had been prolnipcnt figure in river
eircirs. died suddenly at his home, No
1887 f4swton avenue, 81. Louis.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
Russian wheat for seed.

Fifteen car loads of Russian hare
wheat arrived in Kansas City, the 9th
or day. and will he distributed foi
seed. Il cost s2.g3 per bushei lait
down al Kansas City.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

Secretary OF Stat, Sam y. Cook re
ports having ro,"i,,u and paid into
the state treasury taNrs aud fees dur.
ing July, 1901, as follows: Notarial
commissions. $3.50; domestic cor.
p"Tdt.oH idS, s,is:g. foreign cor.
pOrntion tuN, >sui, miscellaneous
fees. SaiG2i. land department fees,
Sll.so; rc,ordiu. railroad contracts,
sii2.5O; hank inspection fccs. Sg53.aj.
Total. SIUs5s.qJ.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

The two sons Of Charles Snyder
agcd sbcat 10 and 1: years, werv
drowned In creek six miles north u
Nevada few days agO-
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

Two Chicago 4 Alton frcights col
iidcd hrad.on at Grain Valley. I'm
gineer jacques was killed aud En-
gineer Walsh and Fireman pullian
injured.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
She Was sIcL aud ne.popdcpt.

Miss Anna Wood "a years old
daughter of James Wood. u farmer
residing about three miles northwest
Of Odessa committed suicide by shoot
ing through the heart with rife
The deed was due 10 despoudency OF
account Of sickness.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

The report oi state Treasurer VII
liams for July Is as followsl Balanc,
June 20. 1901. S2,Ijs. 1880; receipt
for July. S3s7 G6t.3l; Disbursements
for July, s255,2ai.5G. balance, July 81
70 I4O, sO6.7l
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
Golf asd ois Hcn.

A well-known phyHiciap of n. Loui
warns old men to beware Of golf. ar
guing that the eNrrciss is too violent
especially meh with tendcncics tt
corpulency.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

Gold has been discovered in Pulaski
county. 80 far she orc found Is ia
small quantities. but sufficient to stim
alate thorough investigation.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

The Order Of Eiks OF 81. Joseph ar,
formulating plans for n horse show
to be given eat!y in October. Droughf
made street fair iinpracticabls.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

The state nterdcnominasiouai Sun
day school convention win meet In
ChiIlicothe August 81, 2s and %. Ths
attendance viii be larEe.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
yeneaus,aa Ressiut,smis,. Defeated

London, Aug. The Reuter- Tele-
gram Co. has received the following
dispatch, dated August 4, from Cura-
eor:
"A dispatch from Caracas says that
a.000 revolutionists were defeated, af-
ter 30 hours fighting, July 20 and
July 10. with loss OF $40 men. the
government loss being 800"
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
lie .eommunliy q inieresls''

THE community of interests"
plan win work very well until one Of
the interests thinks II IL not getting
In fnil share Of the swag or until the
people cuInhine and force congress to
amend the Interstate eomperce lsw
80 that combinations csnnot raise
rstes beyond = fair teri9.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

Such thing as a particular scasnn
for any kind q, vegetable In our prin-
ripal market, is ut this time puc-
iically unknown, rnd II Is now pOssi-
hle tn draw upon the different src-
tions Of the country aud receive M
any season uf the year nearly all the
standard varieties of vegetables. In
the late autumn and early spring
Florida and the southern states fur
nish the supply for the northern mar.
kets until the advancing season
(which moves northward at the rate
nf about Is miles dayl natures the
crops through the eastern and cen
tral states: these states supply III"
midsummer and autumn markets un'
til the frngts of winter once more
compel a return to the south, where a
fresh crop Ia ut the command of the
market.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

At indianapolis, Ind. the LRtional
socialist convention designated St
Louis a. the national headquarters of
the party.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
COL. JOHN o'DAY DEAD.
An the Railroad aud Political
Life OF Missouri.

81. Louis, July Si.--A Baltimore
tMdJ special dispatch. on Tuesday,
announced the death. In that city, Of
Col. John O'Day. the wcll.known law
Yer Of Springfield, Mo-, Mt the Johns
Hopkins hospital. where he had heen
since July ~, under treatment by spe.
ciallsts. Ills son, John O'Day, Jr., who
had been notified of his fathers crit
icaI condition by telegraph. reached
Baltimore Monday, and was with his
father when he died. lie left for st.
Louis Tuesday night, bringing his fa-
ther's body with him.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08

Hnu EuNiH =. Holmes. Jf,, on truck
farming and the transportation OF
fruits and vegetables in the United
States. The report covers the fol
lowing points:
scope of tae nePaTt.
IA description OF thr transporta-
tion of fruits and vegetables from
southern truck farms 20 northern
markets.
"a description Of the California
fruit industry and the movement Of
California fruits to interior points
and Atlantis srabonrd citics.
3-frcight rates and refrigerator
charges on l'trishablr products In all
important sectiuus OF the country.
Reviewing the general growth OF
these interests the report says;
DiMtiart Agricultural Iadnntuy.
Truck farming In the United States
has been recognized ~ distinct nEri-
cultural industry for period OF
about forty years,
The increasing population Of the
cities and a.. ~.gucut demand FOR n
greater quaint 8 and larger variety
of vegetables at All seasons Of the
year, the changed conditions and the
surplus of labor in the south after
the close ~ the civil war aud the
building Of many thousands Of miles
of new railways have given this indus.
try an imp"tu- which has cuuEcd IL O.
develop VITA remarkable activity and
large areas throughout the entire
country are now devoted almost cN.
clu-iyely "a the growing oi what IL
known as garden truck.
Auerts the southern states.
This is 'hr especially true ~ ali the
southern states where, from late win,
ter until rarIy autumn, thousands and
thousands of acres are under culti,a.
tiou to supply northern markets with
fruits and vegetables, there being
hardly northern city of amy size
which is not receiving its out .of.sca'
son garden truck. The southern
planter has made new use OF his
farms.
Many Of the improved farili,ic.
which have been adopted by the
freight departments Of our rouds arc
directly attributable 10 the handling
Of p~rishahlr agricultural products,
Routes have been shortened. through
schedules adopted, motive power IN
creased and by the use of ventilation,
refrigeration, speed aud quick dcliy'
rry the railroads arr enabled 90 ulute
the truck in the northern mnrkcts In
D. good condition a. when IL LEFT the
southern farm, even when II urrcs'
States q journey of many hundreds
Of miles.
Seasons DbIiteratrd.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
IN EXPANDING INDUSTRY.
The Agricultural Department Pre-
pairing a Comprehensive Re-
port on Truck Farming.
THE POINTS COVERED By the REPORT.
a nistinct Agricultural Industry that
Has Expanded From NeaV ta Year
untsa ssw ~ IL One of she sso-t
Far HsaehtHE In the Couh-
try.

Washington. Aug. 4.-Thc agricul-
turnl department Is preparing to pub
liah report hy Edward 6. War,le, Jr.,
and Edwin $. Holmes, Jr., on truck
farming and the transportation Of
fruita and vegetables in the United
States. The report covers the fol
lowing points:
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-08-08
NOT AT ALL PROFITABLE.

BYRON w HOLT
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
MAYOR FUMES AT CHARTER
AMENDED DOCUMENT. DELIVERED TO
HIM, STIRS HIS WRATH.
CLARES THAT NO ONE HAS YET
READ 1T THROUGH.

Mayor Van Wyck apparently has made up his
mind in advance 10 veto the amended charter.
and If his language and temper last night are
any indication of what Is coming in his veto
message. the document will indeed be blisterer.
Mr. De Cant. Senate clerk. brought a copy of
the printed amended charter TO the city, and
went TO the Democratic Club before o'clock.
having previously made appointment with
the Mayor Senator Grady and John F. Car
roll were with the Mayor when Mr.. De Cant
handed the printed book to Mr.. Van wyck. He
and Senator Grady went off to one side and dis
cussed it, the Mayor getting angrier all the
time At $50 o'clock when ne seen by the
reporters he was brittle"
This is the most riotous piece Of legislation
that passed in America" said he for
a starter. THE revision Of the charter as
passed has never been read by any in the
State of New-York. The legislature has pre-
pared this bill like many pounds of beef, and
dumped it down No knows what is
in it-not even the men who passed it. least of
all the members Of the Charter Revision Com
mission. II violates the law in regard to all
forms of new bills, and new legislation. in that
new matter is not underscored, and that matter
stricken out is not bracketed
1t remains now for the Mayor of New-Yo :"
continued Mr.. Van Wyck severely, Ito go
through ,his bill and arrange all these discrep
ancies, and then for him TO compare it with
the present charter. Then he must consider it
ntelligently and reach decision. l am in
formed that absolutely no one has read this bill
through. CTurning TO Senator Grady, Senator,
has any read this bill YETI?
Il am informed" said Senator Grady. with
judicial gravity. that no man has read it yet"
1T has been left TO the Mayor of New York, =
resumed the Mayor. savagely. Ito be the first
man to read the charter of New-YOrk. The
whole abominable business has been patched
together by both houses of the legislature with
out consideration or consultation.
After this deliverance the Mayor and MeSSrS
Carroll and Grady went away together
The revised charter covers about one thousand
pages of coarseiy printed matter. II is thought
that the Mayor will act on il with fair degree
of prOmptness, as the Tammany district leaders
are fearful that if the legislature does not ad-
tourn at early date there may be more legfs-
lation hostile TO Tammany. Under the law the
Mayor may hold the bill fifteen days.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
STOLEN PAINTING FOUND.
GAINSBOROUGH PORTRAIT FROM AGNEW
GALLERIES RECOVERED IN
CHICAGO. IT IS SAID

On the Cunard steamer Etruria. which left
here last Saturday and is due in Liverpool to-
day. is a painting said to he the famous Gains
borough portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire,
which stolen from the gallery of the owners.
the Messrs. Agnew. of London, on May A1S76.
and the whereabouts of which has not been
known since that time.
Among the passengers on the Etruria are Mr..
and Mrs. c. Morland Agnew. and they have the
painting with them. They came to this country
the Etruria, having learned that painting
supposed to be the which was stolen from
the Agnew galleries in Chicago. and went
there to see It. Their visit not fruitless.
The story of the loss of the painting and its
recovery is interesting one. The painting
was a valuable one. Its subject was the Duchess
of Devonshfre sometimes styled the Election
eering Duchess wife of William. fifth Duke Of
Devonshre She died in March. 1906
The painting came into the possession OF the
Messrs Agnew at an auction. They paid for it
f10500. said to be the largest sum paid for a
picture by an English artist up to that time. 1t
was placed on exhibition in the Agnew Gallery,
No 50 Bond-st.. and attracted great attention.
on the night Of May Is. 1876, thieves in some
m! sterious manner entered the gallery, cut the
picture from the frame and carried it away.
After the burglary the doors We're found bolted
and locked the inside.
No trace OF the painting was found until
fifteen years ago. when the Pinkertons arrested
at Peekskil. n. Y. a notorious forger named
Joe" Elliott.
This man made a proposition Mr. Pinkerton
TO return the picture in exchange for his liberty.
Mr.. Pinkerton declined TO entertain such pro-
posal
From time TO time the Pinkertons heard of the
painting from various professional thieves. A
well known sporting man, an acquaintance of
MIR. Pmkerton. became interested through the
in connecting himself with the painting, said it
had been stolen solely for the purpose Of using
it as a protection for a comrade who had been
arrested a charge Of forgery. It was the
intention the painting to barter for the
freedom Of their friend. AS he freed
technicality. this use of the painting was un
necessary.
The picture held by the thieves with the
expectation of a high reward being offered for
Il. No sufficient reward being offered, the pict
was brought to this country about fifteen
years ago and since that time has been stored
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
CAR KILLS BOY; SISTER HURT
GROUND TO DEATH UNDER WHEELS
THE FIRST TIME HE GOES OUT
AT NIGHT
AT NIGHT.

narrowing trolley accident occurred last
night in Summer ave, Newark. resulting in the
death of a boy and serious injury of his sister.
Mrs Harry Chadwick, of No. 81 Summer ave.
sent her son Thomas, five years old, and his sis
ter Ella eight years old. on an errand. 1t was
the first time she had trusted them out at night
for fear of the trolley cars and she accompanied
them to the door and saw them start
Three minutes afterward she heard shouts in
the street and, going to the door, met a man
carving her daughter. who was badly injured
She was not told until later about the boy.
The children were crossing the street when a
car of the Forest Hill line bore down upon them
as they were between the tracks. Some people
on the sidewalk said afterward that the girl
could have escaped injury, but tried to save her
brother She was hurled some distance.
The boy was struck squarely and literally
ground to death under the car, every bone being
broken. 1t was necessary to jack up the car
TO release his body. The neighborhood is a
quiet section Tom Kramer. the motorman.
and Thomas Pearce the conductor, were locked
I'D at the Second Precinct police station. The
motornan asserted that the car was running at
moderate speed. and that the accident was un-
avoidable as he put his brake down hard
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06

in safe deposit vaults and warehouses in New
York, Brooklyn Boston and Philadelphia. 1t
has all this time lain in an hermetically sealed
box. rolled up in cotton batting and oilclOth.
This box fastened in the bottom OF a trunk
especially made for the purpose. A false bot
tom hid the picture from view.
The sporting man through an old acquaint-
ance two years ago learned something about
the whereabouts of the painting and communi-
Gated with Mr. Pinkerton. At last. by the offer
Of a sufficient reward for the recovery OF the
painting. the arrangement was made for its
return through the sporting man. Mr.. Pinker-
ton sent a cable dispatch to Mr. Agnew the
of the original owner, and he came TO this
country TO get it. II is said that when the
painting unrolled before Mr.. ARnew he
was perfectly satisfied of its genuineness. The
amount Of the reward paid will not be made
public, owing to a stipulation in the compact for
its return.
S. p Avery, jr. said last night that he was
thoroughly acquainted with the story Of the
theft of the painting, and that Mr.. Agnew called
upon him when he arrived here Mr.. Agnew, he
said, told him that he was on his way to Chi
cago but said nothing of his errand.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-06
ODELL FAvORs THE BILL.
THE GOVERNORS VIEWS ON AMENDMENTS |
TO CHARTER REVISION.

Albany. April (SpeciaD.-Ciovernor OdelI ex-
pressed his hearty satisfaction tonight with the
work done by the Charter Revision Commission and
by committees of the legislature in revising the
charter of New-York. II believe he said the
amendments have greatly improved the charter.
He added that the chief purpose of those mem
bers of the legislature who had charge of the re-
vision concentrate the responsibility of ad-
ministerng the city's affairs in the hands of Of
ficials elected by the people. There had been Ill
amendments made TO the Charter Revision bill as
it drawn up by the commission, but of
these amendments merely touched matters of de-
TAIL and made for the purpose of simplifying
certain provisions of the charter
Perhaps the most important of the amendments
are those relating the Mayor continued the
Governor He expressed the opinion that the
duction of the Mayors term two years would be
generally commended. If a Mayor proved be
good official he could be renominated and
elected. since the provision making him ineligible
for reelection had been stricken out.
The comforting upon the Mayor authority TO
move subordnates throughout his term OF office
also. said Governor Odell. excellent idea.
IF any of his subordinates prove to be unfit for
Office he added 'the Mayor should have the
power them and the responsibility for
their continuance in Office should solely upon
him.
The Governor further said that he thought the
placing of the Dock Department under head
was an excellent amendment. Controller Coer had
said that the present board of three Dock Com
missioners had the power to the city into debt
TO any amount, without regard the constitutional
debt limit The Charter Revision bill very properly
gave 10 the Board OF Estimate ana A2portionment.
whose members would be elected by the people, sole
control of all the city expenditures Thus
directly responsible TO the people would have charge
of the financial affairs of New-York
Lastly. the Governor called attention to the pro-
vision of the Charter Revision bill intended to
prevent the removal of employees Of the Street
Continued ON second page.