The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-04-03

the -Nihs In the ht'iNF the tHN WAS
devoted to the passage ~ private
pension bills, 2I5 la all hciug passed.
Early in tho session o number ~ mi
nor bills were passed. The suniry
civil appropriation bill was reported,
and Mr.. Cannon gave notice that he
would call IL mp Monda,. The prrsi-
drnt's policy with regard to the veto
~ bills 90 remove ;hg charge ~ de-
seriiun from the record IT soldiers
was the cause of considerable discus
sion during the hay.
The secretary 90 the treasury has
awarded a gold lfr--asiug medal tn
Elmer Mayo for his heroic services ia
rrscuiug Seth L. Ellis at the recent
Munomoy (MnasJ disnstrr. iu which
the entire liir-AayiuR crew uf the
Mon pmey station, with one cNccp-
lion, were lost. The secretary also
awarded gold medal 60 Seth Ellis.
the survivor ~ the crcw.
4 stranger giving his name rs u B,
smith, tried to sell two silver dufiars
~ the famous 1904 issue fu, small
pitiancc at Lima, O., ON thr gs'h. They
are worth s. 600 each, aud his gem
erous offer aroused suspicion. The
dollars are pronounced counterfeit.
Smith was arrested aud turned utcr
tp the !cdersl authoritirs
The general solicitor of the Denver,
Kansas 4 Atlantic railroad un-
nounced, on the 2sth. that active con.
structiuu an the line from Denver 20
New Orleans viii pegin ~ once. This
road IS financed los Chicago capital
ists. and passes diugumlly through
Oklahoma from northwest tu south.
east.
Os;r"paihi,ts were given official
recognition iu Ohio. IN the 18th. hy
the passarc ~ au net ~ the house
providing for q committee to examine
ustcopathy and 4" regulate the prnc-
ticc of that system of curing human
fills. They are not 90 be permitted to
practice surgery ar administer drugs.
AZ meeting az Guthrie, okla ON
The 2sth, Of the Oklahoma Live Stock
sanitary commission, the quarantine
line was changed En as To place the
Ponca Indian reservation above the
line, 20 correspond with the federal
line. Heretofore IL has always been
below the line
The Brannock bill 10 prevent trap
shooting at live birds was passed by
the Ohio house, an the asth. without
opposition, The hi!l provides for
heavy penalty for violation Of the
statute
the 29th....in The housc the day was
devoted to consideration nf the hill
10 increase the efficiency 81 the rev.
enue cutter service, which. however,
was not completed. The opening ar
Rument was made by Mr. sherman /
(N. ", spcerhcs were made IL is
favor by Messrs. Minor tWis.l and II. 1
G. Smith tMichD. and against Il ny |
Messrs. Richardson (SIa.l, Little |
tArk.), Cochran (Mo) and Mann
mi).
=, T.. Oglrsby. son II the late Rich. !
ard !. 0glesby, once governor o. Hi.
nois, arrived ut New York, an the |
3oth, on the American liner st. Paul |
When he stepped ashore he nu'
nOunccd his engagement 10 Miss Ida /
Rogers, daughter of Th"mGs Rogers,
of New York city. The two were in
troduced 90 each other when the
steamer was two days out from
Southampton, and the engagement
followed ON the fourth day.
Owing 20 the aetiun Of immigration
Commissioner Fi'chie, In giving the
inspectors on Ellis island
a holiday ON Easter sunday, nearly
one thousand immigrants were lc.
,aInod aboard tho American liner st.
Paul, and the Cunartier umbria, which
ca:se ..Ests port an the 5oth.
SENIOR Valdez. the editor " Ma
nilH CP. ~ paper, who had bccn sued
for iitel by two of the Filipino mrin.
bers of THE United States Philippine
win subpoena Aguinaldo
10 appear In court and testify in the
raEe. Gen. Chahec'S permission to
his step has hecn obtained.
Western Reserve university, Ht
O.. dedicated. on the a0sh,
Tor the upe of It's wanrn'k college, a
beautiful chapel. II is the gift OF
Mrs. \. v. Hardness, of New York,
Ind Mr.. L. II. Severance, of Cleveland,
- mSkorial 90 Florence Harknsea.
James Il. Garfield. son of the late
President Garfield, has accepted the
POSITION Of civil service commissioner ,
endered him recently by President
ioosrsclt He takes the place vacated
m the FIRST nf April by Mr.. William
|. RodenberE.
Hon. Lewis ksel, sged 81. proups-
tent fal.biocd thirlnsaw Indian. died
m She seth. vi Ardmore, l. r. Sseij
vas q member ~ the Indian lsgisia-
nre for - sss<ars, snd az the fiBc of I
- death he was president 81 the sem !