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The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
ON THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
civil Government VIII bc InHuEu-
rated tn the Province Of nstan-
standardization CsmpIcte.

Manila, May ei,--A civil government
will be innuRurated In Batangas prov.
incc July 4. The step could be immc.
diately taken. 80 far as pacifcation
Of that part Of the island is con
cerned, hut some details of ihe sys.
TEN need perfecting, and the United
States commission thinks u best. at
present, TO leave Batangas under miii.
tnry control, which Is operating most
satisfactorily. The industrial condi.
tions are improving rapidly. Crops
have been planted throughout Batan.
gas and will mature In August,
Other provinces report marked a..
minulion Of ladronism, especially IN
Leyte and Cayite provinces, where the
iadrones had chiefly fiourished here.
tof0re.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
MISSOURI STATE NEWS


Milton Yates, ~ yeau old. as
c1arlAville.
William r. Boone, president Of the
Boone Tobacco Co.. of Clarksvilie. He
was ~, and on February 10 cclebrat-
I'd the hfticth anniversary Of his
wedding
Mrs. Elizabeth Frcshour, widow Of
the late w. y. Frcshour. OF Center
town, Jefferson county, aged SO,
J. II. Faucctt. aged T2, at Nevada.
DIR. s. p. Merscr, at Kansas City.
Tie was the physician who attended
Mrs. Bryan ut the time Of the birth
of William Jennings Bryan.
Mr.. Jarvis 7. Gentle. nt his home In
Spencer township, Pike county, aged
So.
n. c. Schultz. n wealthy farmer and
pioneer of Gentry county. lie was "a
veteran nf the civil war.
Mrs. Fisher wife of Judge Henry
NJ Fisher. Of Harris. Sullivan county
J. +. DcVinuey, ~ Bevicr, very Sud.
Denly. ot heart disease.
A. nueker, aged 6s. at his home In
Marshall.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
WEST AND soUTH.

A cloudbuFst and watcrspout killed
ak persons In CovinEton, Ky., caused
100000 loss In Cincinnati and dam
aged property in the Miami valley as
far aa Dayton.
ht Milwaukee William n. Stafford
was nominated for congress hy rcpub.
licans nf the Fifth Wisconsin district.
Il rs said that Judge John II. Baker,
Of the United States circuit court at
indianapolis. notified the president
that he Is ready to retire when his
succeSsor Is appointed.
The population of Chicago, as csti-
mated from city directory complers,
will reach .. .ifO, 600 for 1909, an increase
Of about 10000 over 1900.
Fitlsimmnns and JeffFIes have
agreed to fight for the championship
in san Francisco this summer.
The use of whisky and tobacco when
on duty ami nonpaymcnt Of debts
will hereafter cause the discharge Of
employees Of the Northwestern rail.
road
Eleventh district republicans Of
Iowa have renominatcd Congressman
Lot Thomas.
The dying miners in she Coal Greek
tTenD.l disaster wrote farewell let
tiers in families. which were found
with the bodies. They had lived en-.
tomhed for hours before gas killed
them.
A train on the Grand Trunk was
wrecked at MiEhawaka, Ind. and four
coaches we're smashed and several pas
sengerk hurt.
In Des Moinss the Iowa @. A. II. en-
campment adopted resolutions prais-
ing fha work If .hs army In the Phil
tppiues.
The republicans of the Eleventh In.
diana district have nominated Fred
]. Landis for congress-.
ht Lansing, Tex, Dudley Morgan
(coloredl, who assaulted Mrs. Mckee,
wife of Texas 4 Pacific seciiun
foreman, was burned at the stake by
4 mob.
The democrats In the Thirteenth
Ohio district have renominated James
A. Merton for congress.
The purchase uf the aonon road By
the Southern and Louisville and Nasi,-
vile lines sis announced.
AZ Ae~eastlc. Ind. Adam ShafFer
and HIS wife, both octogenariaHs ~;,,s:
weaithy. sscre killed by train ON .
rrnsaing,
Az the age Of Io4 years Jean Rod
riguer died at Laredo. Tex.
: ~ DecorAh. In-. clcudburst killed |
several persons and did great iamsre
10 property.
DIR. Enes. former superintendent OF |
the k.pkAkee faiil insane ssytusn, Is
insrre from paresis; be
rorrectiy diagnosed hlx own sass. |
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President Palma then devoted an
hour 10 dinner and attending to some
urgent matters, among which was the
postal relations with the United
States. By his direction Washington
was informed that Cuba would like
Go continue the present arrangement
temporarily.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
MINNESOTA PURE FOOD Law.
Tcat Case snwalsfag ehe uss ai
BsFax AZ a Pre.ervasive ArKuea
Ia che saRrenae Ceart.

81. Paul, MiHn., May 24.--The tesi
case which WIN decide .he validity a
the iaw prohibiting the nee Of preset
ssiivss in food products was argued
before the state supreme eonr:. The
csses we-e those Of the state agninst
G. y. WagenhaIs and 3. NJ nnnsbrrg,
who appealed from the deaiaion of the
municipal court Of Minneapolis, iiniag
them for using prcsersaiivcS.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
MEAN THEFT FROM harvard
Collection Of Photographs Pre-
seated by Prince Heary stolen
From the FaEE Art Museum.

New York, May IA collection 0f
photographs sent to Harvard uniyer,
city by the German emperor and pre-.
sented In person by Prince Henry on
the occasion OF his recent visit "a
Harvard, is reported TO have been
stolen. The collection was faithful
reproduction Of the casts representa-.
tive of Germanic art, which the en-
Peror Is having prepared for preSen-
tation Ia Harvard.
The collection was removed from
the fogR Art Museum. Entrance
was gained by breaking the skyiight.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Helena. Mont, May aa.--tlpy. Tools,
who arrived homa yesterday arosi
Washington denisn The report that
be has changed his attitude On fAa
merger qHemtion. sThc only basas for
The publication" said she governor,
''was statement by me thst. inas'
ranch as fonr essen were now pend.
ing 10 test che validity Of the raer.
ger. Montana, for the present. would
be enutcnt TO await the result. and
for tise fafnre she woaid ke Raf;ed
hF the facts a. they were developed
in the other cnsss." "
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
EVACUATION Nor JUsrrFIABLE.
Response sf GOV. n. L'Hurrre 60 tbs
Frrnch MtHistrr of the Colonies.


Paris, May si.--A dispatch received
here from the governor Of Martin.
ique, 81. L'IIucrre, dated Thursday,
reads as follows:
"Havc consulted with the council
~ the colony ON the subject II the
total or partial evacuation If the Is
land. They arc unanimous In declar.
ing that such measure is not iustl-
liable AZ present. A Transatlantic line
steamship now undergoing repairs
mere might be utilized ia transport
those who are desirous Of emigrating.
About 1000 persons are leaving hy
the steamer Versailles and others are
sailing on the Vile De Tangrr for
Trinidad and Cayenne. There have
been no new fatalities.
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ocean competition. Every new ocean
going ship launched on the Atlantic
scaboard would receive It's subsidy as
soon as built and be absorbed In the
combination al the expense 81 the
American people. without whipping
the devil around the stump, the sub
fidy might A. well be given 10 the rail.
road trunk rnes at once
The senate Il ., no means 80 quick
to respond to public sentiment as the
house, whose members must confront
their constituencies every two years.
hut nu les than seven republican sen
atury opposed the subsidy bill al
though it was recommended by sue
ccssive republican national conyen-
tionE and pushed by Chairman Hanna
a. a party measure entitled 20 the
loyal support oi all republicans. In
vain Senator Frye and Senator Depcw
pleaded with unction that republican
principles demanded the protection ~
all American industries. whether by
duties or by subsidies, and that the
American shipping industry should not
be- excluded from this protection. The
party whip could not lash the repub-
lican senators ~ Wisconsin, Iowa and
New Hampshire into support of
scheme that " daily becoming by force
Of events more repulsive To the peo.
pie.
In the house opposition TO subsidy
has been growing among the repub-
LEANS since the beginning Of the ses-
sion. while the democrats are unani-
mously against the scheme. This
change among the republicans Is due.
not so much to wholesome ueutl-
mcpt against such legislative favor
itism as to q lively sense of the po-
iitical consequences of forcing this
subsidy Job upon a reluctan, country.
The prospect Of the republican control
,of the next house Is precarious enough,
and IL Is feared. with Just reason. tha:
subsidy ls too hesvy a burden 10 be
borne. Hence the subsidy bill will
not I've passed IN this session Of CON
gress, and In the sarch of events the
pleas ip its favor will be stiil weaker
before the next session. But the coun-
try win not readily forget that the
republican leaders have done their ut
most In behalf Of dangerous scheme
TO throw millions of public money into
the lap of great steamship companies,
under the prrtense OF serving the
American merchant marine--in face
Of all the evidence of the useless ex-
trsvagance OF the policy.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Han stones from iive 70 six inches
In circumference, and xriEhlHg from
two TO four ounces, fell at Trenton
few dass agn.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Capt. Dick Collins, one Of Jo Shell.
hy's men, known to every confederate
In Missouri and the southwest, died
suddenly nj his home IN Piedmont.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

by the will of Mrs, Elizabeth Fresh.
our, Of Ccutertown. Cole county,
fled for probate, 1900 II bcqueathed
TO tbs Baptist orphans nome Of 81.
Louis. The win also provides for
5000 20 be given to the Ccntertown
baptist church, and about 81 500 ia
distributed among relatives. The
balance ~ the estate. after paying
all debts. Is bequcaihed TO William
Jewell college. of Liberty,
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
A agnrtarr ssrMterr.

4 llneman. while digging hole for
q telegraph pole, near Chitwood, un.
carthed the corpse Of man. All
indications pointed 90 murder.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Santa Cruz. Cal. Nav ae.- Mai. Sew.
ard Dill Is dead az Sequel, aegd 81
years. Tie was one of the founders
of the republican party In Maine. aud
was delegate from that state to
the convention which FIRST nominated
Abrnhsm Lincoln fof president.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Manila, May :i.--Gen. Lloyd Wheat.
on received n great ovation as he
boarded the United States transport
Sherman, yesterday, on his way home
The sailing Of the steamer, however,
was delayed by q typhoon.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

The degree of LII ID. will he CON
ferrcd by the University Of Missouri
upon Secretary of Agriculture VIII
son, Secretary Of the Interior Hitch.
cock, Samuel L. Clemens MARK
rwainl, Robert s. Brookings, Of st.
Louis, and j. + Galloway, of Wash
ingtOB, d. C.. at the commencement
exercises in Columbia Secretary
Wilson will deliver an address Tues
day evening, June q. and Mr.. Clemens
and Secretary Hitchcock will speak
on the following evening.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Charles Albert Reeves, alias Spin
ner, negro wife murderer, paid the
death penalty n= the gaiiows at
nnnnYillr tho nlher day.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

& black bass weighing seven pornas
and three onces WAS caught Ia Wing
ae!!ss.,== ae!!ss.== :.s.ss. north of Fayette. 1t took
three men 10 land II.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Free delivery, consisting Of three
carriers. will be established in McNi.
co by July !. Five thousand people
will be benefited by this service.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Mrs. Vim. Z. +. Maple, who, up to
ten hours previous was Miss Elisa N.
Hughes, died In st, Louis. She was
married on her death bed.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

The National Rank Of Commerce
aud the Continental national bank,
ST. Louis. have consolidated, che
former merging the latter. The stock
of the National Bank of Commerce
brought $500 per share, the $1,000. ono
capital stock being considered woyth
81, 900 900.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Edward r. Murrcll. brother Of John
X. Murreil who disappeared from 81
Louis while under indictment for hrib.
cry, has paid the forfeited bond,
with costs, amounting 10 si,dS@.2s.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Manila. May 2l.--CholcTa is lessen
ing here. There have been only eight
eases In - hours. One Of these was
on board the United statea transport
Hancock, and delays her departure
for another Ave days.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
mI. MIC. NnIcr Nnlne nI "a. .00o.

j. A. Peck. in suit against st. Louis
Transit Co., places a valuation -
10000 on his wifc's voice, which is
alleged 90 have been impaired by an
accident
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

nr. Charles Thorn. who hns hern
professor of botany In the Missouri
state university, has accepted a cali
10 the Cornell university as n profes.
sor In n similar department.
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OUT OF HAVANA HARB|)R.
cubauS Sped the Parting Guests
With a Magnificent Friend
ly Demonstration.
BANANA HARBOR FILLED WITH CRAFT.
The water FROST aad shr old For
ttacnttons Were Black WITH Pee
pie, wha All offered Nsisy ana
AHsctianRtV Farewell 60 Gra.
Wood on Hoard the Brooklyn.

Havana, May q. Dramatic as was
the remarkable drmonstratip when
the flag Of the United States WI, low
cred and the flag oi the new republic
hsisted In its place, Tuesday, uu the
palace whence Spain had ruled the is'
land for centuries, II wns hardly more
stirring than the magnificent friend
ly demonstration which attended the
departure Of the cruiser Brooklyn as
she sailed out Of Havana hnrbpr a
few minutes before four O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon.
The Harbur FiiIea with Craft.
4 flotiila of hnrbor craft. loaded tt
the guards with people, and dressed
with bunting from stem 20 stern es
Cortcd her 90 sea. The water front
was a solid mass of people, and th'
old fuTtiGcatlons at La Punta, which
with Morro castle opposite, guards
the entrance 90 the narrow neck oi
the harbor, was a human hiiiock. The
Drooklyn's anchorage was near the
wreck Of the battlcship Maine, whose
black, shrunlcn skeleton was deco
rated with American and Cuban flags
by order Of the city council When
the beautiful cruiser steamer SLOWLY
by this pitiful memory, the American
ensign at her tsfrall wus dipped and
the sailors generally doTcd thcii
caps. IS she passed the grim walls
- Cabanas and Morro castle. the
brooklyn moved swiftly, the Amrri
eau Gag az her fore and the Cubau
flag at her main peak. sailc-H man
ming her sides and the flag NJ hcI
stern dipping continually so Ia,
storm Of viyas from shore and niloat
IrreHnrsI hut u wsHt.
The Cuban colors on both fortrrssci
were lowered three times In salute
although Il Is not military etiquette
for fort TO salute except with
guns. But an army four hours old
is not expected to- know this. Gen
Wood stood on the bridge ~ she
cruiser and Acknowledged the ovation
hc received by bowling and touching
A'1 ''p, ,
ne h'''i'a "i ht'nli croit KEPT on
W WV ""Nr "i '"' "'u"N's" ""''
hH' was nun W." "n '"s h"'i@"h'
ih'h 'he p'"'H t"rhea nack' anu ih'
Pe"I'e ~ 'ho entrance "i 'h' haEooi
Tc'u'"e" :" 'hel' Jup''"'''i's'
People h@a WIN S"r'
The enthusiasm In the city wac
hnundless. Many persons were liter
ally mad with Joy over their new
born liberty.
The streets were full Of snrEing
cheering men and women. Motley
professions paradcd the PLAINS. Fire
crackers Of the giant variety wrrs
s$r!odod Q" ihe sidewalks Hna even
IN the cafes.
One hundred Thousand yisitore
were said to be In the city, and the
police were utterly unable {" cope
with the joy-intoxicated people.
stern business Ahr"a'
But President Palma and his cab
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

At a special school election the
proposition 10 hand tine Salisbury dis
trict for $4,000 to remodel the
school building was carried.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
s@rxarss rsssar RS nss.s rss~s.

Washington, Nav 1e.--fhe state de-
partment haa received aablcgrams
from Consul Pearson, at Genoa, Italy.
stating thst Margaret Taylor has
been delivered 10 her father. and lAas
she two sailed on the Kaiserin Maria
Thsreaa for konre.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Manila, May 24,--The United States
commission has made English the OH.
cial language of the courts, customs
service and court Of appeals.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Mrs. James Luekenbill, near Excel.
sior. attempted suicide by cutting her
throat asa the lower part of her left
lung with q butcher knife.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Washington, May aa.-The biennial
convention of the National Society
Of Colonial DANES began here. Re-
ports Of officers were received. One
hundred and fifty nensbers of the so-
cirty are here.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

The apparent effort 10 quie, the
Philippine outrage question leads 10
a singular logical contradiction. Al.
though Gen. Smith has been acquitted
by the rt-martiai--which, with the
sntecedent avowals of his counsel.
can only mann that his order is iusti-
fied Gen. Chaffee has ordered the
stoppaRe ~ the waier-euring and has
resclnded the order of concentration
camps in I.aguna and Batangas prov.
inces. II II be true as argued that WA
ter.cEring and killing are absolutely
essential 10 the process of heusFolent
assimilation. then the order to stop
such things must be wrong. II the or
der Is right. then the finding Of the
csart-martisi must be deflancc..-N.
Y. World.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Members Of the Third Baptist
church congregation, st. Louis, have
raised Sil 200 for improvements on
their edihcc, one member giving ST.
500.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

James n. Erkcls thinks the demo
crnts Gun win ON the tariff issue.
There may be xorne question, AZ TO
their winning. but tariff reform ~
hccoipsag a very attractive idea and
the democrats have right To makn
II their paramount issaes an II has
been q part Of their creed for some
tiszn.,--, Minneapolis Times.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29
nrnnrtrh for thr Lnna Of snIrItn.

Preston White died nt st. Joscph's
hospital. 81. Charles. aged n. Pnr
years be WAS a deynut SpritupliSt.
taking an active interest in the sect
In this state. lie leaves a consider
able fortune.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

New Yora. May ez.--E u. t:cdksn.
formerly editor Of the New York;
evening Pest. died. Tuesday night.
N isFixnan. Eaglana, uf beuorrhsge
Of 90 brain.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Robert nakcr, aged u, son Of c.
Baker, 81 tlounshcrn. wsa drowned
IN q errFk near that place. this other
day. while bathing.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Mrs. Anna NJ. McNulty, aged so, 80 Il
West Pine boulevard. Sc, Louis. fell
into M elevator shaft, In dry goods
store, and was instantly killed.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

----Scnalor Hanna is etanding hy
Rsthhore and will Dc al he can 70 have
iile ennvicffun sss aside. Hathbone
miEhs talk II hs were not taken cars
u, and nsnus y 20 fool.--Dufslo
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

lgt Hon. Lord naunccfotc, Of
Preston, e.. c. H., &. e. N. g., the FIRST
ambassador IA the United States, aud
the dean Of the diplomatic corps in
Washington. was born In Munich. Ia.
Saria, ~ years ago, and was the issue
nf one Of the most ancient ~ British
families. whose history Is founded in
the Doomsday Book. Educated as y
lawyer, his governmental service be.
gun in Hong Kong. ~ attorney gen.
cTal IN 1865, and after much valuable
colonial experience he was sent Ia
Washington, In iss5, first as minister,
and afterward as first ambassador.
His service az Washington has been
IN" unbrokcn record " successful
diplomacy The Bering sea negotia-
tions were among his earliest works
of Importance, and Il was his IA
riiliarity with the difficult subject
that led 20 his selection by the for
eiFn Office for the post nt Washing.
ton. The arbitration treaty negoti.
atrd with Secretary Olncy was the
forcrunne: uf the great work accom-.
plished at The Hague, and &, may be
said that II embodies some ~ thn
most important principles of the
great general convention regulating
arbitration afterwards framed hy
The Hague conference. Then came
n number Of reciprocity treaties and
arrangements involving vast
amount Of study and work, nli Of
which were perfected as far ms the
executive branch uf our government
could cooperate with Lord paunce-
fote. Soon after Secretary Hay as
sumed office. Lord Pauncefote began
the task, which be himself regarded
ss the greatest accomplishment Of
his busy life, namely: to forever set
ct rest the questions growing out
of the old Clayion-l -lsalwer treaty. and
he entered with energy again upon
negotiations. the result Of which was
the framing Of The Hay-Pauneefote
treaty recently ratified. For these
valuable services the Rii,ish govern
meDt did Lord Pauneefote the honor
to three times extend the term Of his
service at Washington, which would
otherwise have ceased when be ut.
talned the ags Of 20 yearS.l
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

An unidentified mar, nbouf ~ yeera
old. we'll dressed saa feef inches.
was iiilre hy train u Baskiis.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

H'""NTIHN W"FIfN II"F'HH E'NF""'
Measuring worms are playing hav-
oc with orchards IN the vicinity ~
Palmyra. They appear In countless
numbrrs. and n takes only few day
for them "a strip the foliage from ar
entire orchard
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

Az Rock Island the Illinois g. A. Il.
cncampmcnt elected d. NJ. Trimble.
of Princeton. department commander.
The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-05-29

In the evening the city was illum.
mated as never before. and great
PyrotechniC display was given ON the
walls Of MORO castle and Cabanaa,
across the hay.