The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-02-20
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o.. The bill creating a permnnen;
crnsus bureau was under considera-
tion for a time. The subject 81 cier-
ical employment Ia the senate and
She charges of extravaganza were re-
fcrrcd tn n committee for inyestiga.
tion and report The death of Hep
rescniat.Nc Brosius, 81 Pennsylvania
was announced. aud after the usual
resolutions and culugics, the senate,
an o further mark ~ respect, ad-
jourucd. la the house rs private
pension bills were passed Ia 80 min
utss. The munotuny - a private bin
day was cnli,rucd hy a speech on
alleged funkyism hy Mr.. Wheeler
(ky.l which called forth severe criti-
cisms from leading members Of the
house.
Judgment by default for 10000
against Prince Euiwha, the second
son ~ the As"g ~ Corra. WIS entered
by Chief Justice bingham, la the
circuit court for the District ~ Co
lumbla, on the ilth. The plaintiffs
ate Wolf Bros. & Co., O; New lurk
city aud Philadelphia whu Ened ON a
promis,ory note n'-..e - sac prince.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra,
Prince and Princess Charles 81 Dem
mark aud Princess Victoria occupied
a box, on the night of the 18Th, at
the performance uf Arizona" ut the
Adclph thca,rr. London. King I'd
ward expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the performance.
Seyeh men WIRE hia5il ani NJ least
fourteen were seriously injured, 0n
the tlth, hy huge boulder weigh
ing IS tons, crushing into the ca
bnosc If a work train an the Cho~-
tow. Oklahoma d Uulf rnilrond, -
miles west of Little Reek, Ark.
The Kingston (Inmnieal Daily Tel
egraph gives prominence tu report
circulating in official circles there.
that an American syndicate Is max
ing tentative inquiry with tho view
Of acquiring control % the Jamaica
government railroad.
Washington GIL, for many years
engineer of Richmond. Va, and later
superintendent Of construction Of the
bridge across the Missouri river at
81. Charles. Mo-, died at his home
In Kansas City, Mo-, aged 80 yesrs.
Sir Archibald MIIman. formerly
clerk OF the British house of com
mona, died in London ON thc isih.
He had been IN the service of the
house from 1857 until recently.
Mrs. Virginia suret. aged 90 ~
New York city, was BURNED to death.
On the 10th, in the apartments in
which she and her husband. Victor,
lived. Her apron caught FIVE Mt the
kitchen stove. Mr.. Snret and Police
lfliccr Blessiuu. the latter n bnarder
with ihc family, were severely burned
In trying to exsinguieh the ilamea
which enveioped Mrs. suret. There
II some doubt Of Mrs, suret's recov-
cry.
George Bnrchgreyink. the antarctic
explorcr. arrived IN New York ou the
steamer Rafuria. on the i6th. In an
interview he told how. in 1872, be and
party ~ seientists had sssrhed "
degrees. 80 minates. south latitude,
about 20 miles from fisE sso;tsis Pole,
and tac most extreme southern point
that amy man has ever reached.
Pour asrE were lest Ia collision
on shs Iowa Central railroad one ,niie
north ~ clifford. la.. on the 18th, q
light engine. aorth-louud, crashing
into passenger train \ number ee
Eassengers were slightly ihjuF 4.
Fire at Carl Junction, aie.. destroy
ed the operu has;ze block, Including
three stocks IL general merchandise.
T.sss. $4,000. Mark Eues. miner,
tsas caught by failing sssiis and fa-
tally injured.
A dispatch fro,a NJ. petrE-Iurg. 0n
the iash, said: 'T0rHs Tolstisi's trm'
peratnrc Il at 100. while bis paise ID
VI. He Is very wenk, snst y bcaFing
up wei. 1t Is ssiIl hoped that hr may
rsenxvF.T
Y'he factory of the Hampdsa GeFan.
dunn Wherf f's.. at spsipssiaad. aiass.
sas slnsoss destroyed by Iire. on ths
igsb. eanzing a iexy af about sss;,uiio
s.csssss covered hy Insurance.
gofacilus Roosevelt tise oasy sur
yIsing son ~ the hats 4. Weif staeriA'