The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-12
LATER NEWS.

LATER sEws.
The senate was not In session on
the 9Th. In the house, after the
reading and approval of the journal,
Mr.. Gnincs tfcnn) appeared aud took
the cath. Speaker Henderson thru
announced the committees on ways
nnl means, appropriations and cn.
rolled bills without the transaction
of amy other business the house adj
journcd till the 10Th.
In Posru. prussian Poland. "n the
9th, Herr Rakuwsky. editor of the
prucu. was sentenced tu two years
imprisonment for insulting the form.
er imperial postmastcr-grnrrai, Won
podhirl>ki, aud thereby bringing state
institutions into contempt, The pub
fisher nf the newspaper. Herr Pirdcr'
mann, WIS also sentenced to xix
weeks imprisonment for nhctting
Herr Rnkuwsk5.
Representative Gardner, of New Jer-
Ecy, ON the 9th. introduced joint res
uluiiun authorizing the stat" depart
mcnt to purchase IN" Danish West
Indies and appruprating not exceed
ing Si,OoO.oO0 for that purpose. The
resolution refers to the dcsiratiliiy
Of American ownership cf these ISL
ands under the Monroe doctrine.
At liarnstnblr. Mass, on the 9Th,
Miss Jane Tnppan was indicted Ey the
grand jury for the alleged murder vt
Mr.. Mary T.. Gibbs, Alden +. Davis
and Mrs. Geucyievr \. Gordon, at
CatuAmct, Mass. in luly and August,
this year The Indictment charges
the use of morphine, ntruphinc aud a
poison unknown 10 the jurors.
The local press ~ Vienna announces
the formation of an anti-duclling
lcnguc The lrnguc includes mem
beers of the rcichsrnth, q number "f
high officials and other notable per
sunngrs. They propose to urge legiS-
latiun for the establishment ~ n
court uf honor to urbitratc In qucs-
tions uf honor.
On the 9th Hradstreet reported:
"Business failures in the United
States for the week number 257,
against ls9 last week. 22i in this
week last year, 22O in 1899. .J7 in
lsuN aud 292 in 1897. Canadian fail.
urcs number %, against 26 last week
and y year ago"
The state department received n
draft for 10000 from the government
of Great britain. ON the 9TH. IT. full
payment uf the claims of certain
American citizens who claimed to
have been improperly expelled from
south Africa during the Boer war.
Superintendent Atkinson Of the pub
lie schools nf the Philippine nrchipel.
ago, has written a letter to Pedro
pHteruo, Filipino politician. saying in
structions have been given To every
school throughout the island, tn cclc-
brntc annually the birthday of Jose
Rial, the Filipino partiot who was
executed by the Spaninrds. The life
and history of Rial will be recitcd
In the schools un this day.
Clark and Ilnrnes, two of the 60
conyicts who escaped from the Fort
Leavrnworth fKas.) federal prison
November :, during the outbreak, ar
rived at thn prison from Lawton.
Okla. on the sth. In the custody of
Deputy Warden Lemon. Clark was
one of the leaders of the mutiny and
reward was offered for his arrest
This leaves but seven conyicts still at
large.
Col John Doniphnn. prominent
figure from " isouri in the Mexican
wnr. who served with his uncle, Gen.
A. W. Doniphan in the signally-sue-
cessful campaigns against Mexicans
and Indians. Es dying ct his home In
1t. Joseph, Mo. Col. Doniphan Is so
years old. and has been in feeble
health for some time.
The London papers announce that
when the duchess of Marlborough.
formerly Miss Consuela Vanderbilt,
visits the United States with her chit
iren this winter, she win spend
Christmas with her father. VIM. X.
Vanderbilt. at his country home, Idle
Hour. and return TO Great britain In
February.
The British government has decided
To prosecute Conor o'kelly, NJ. r..
chairman of shc Mayo county council.
and several officials Of County Mayo,
ireland, under the crimes act. for
holding meetings and delivering In
,imisiating speeches In defnancc Of
the orders Of the police.
The Qacen's hotel, nj South Sea,
England, was burned down early an
the morning Of the sth. Forty of the
guests escaped from the building In
their night clothes. Two chamber
maids were suffocatcd and several
firemen and others were injured.
The Cramp ship building company
Of PhElsdclphja his notified the porte
that Il ID ready to comm~nce building
q cruiser for the Turkish govern
,nent, and has asked the government
70 send ofIicers 10 supervise tho vesr
sel'a aonntrxaotfon