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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
THE BARTHoLIN FAMILY.
The PANTY of the Alleged @urlsreE
Wiliiaua Bartho.in. h Proaissnt
IA nenzsaKk.

Chicago. Aug. 2s.--The Daily Newa
says; According TO information un-
earthed here, William Bartholin,
wanted by the police H. connection
with the murder of his mother and
the disappearance of his sweetheart,
Miss Minnie Mitchell. Is a member Of
the noble house of Bartholin-E Eiebel,
In Denmark. Ii has also been discov-
cred that he has n haif.hrother, Fred
erick Bartholin, now living In Chlca-
so. prosperous ami highly respected.
The house Of Bartholin was found
ed In 1850. when Dr. Bariholin- Eichel
was made baFonet for "distIn-
guisbed services" Since then the
house has stood high in the counseis
of the Danish court. Its members oe-
cupying important positions, The ll1c
dcscendH without blot until half q
century ago. Casper Bartholin wRa
land still Is. at the age of s2 yearsl
the reigning baronet, presiding over
the lands, estates and castle of As
trup. His brother was William Peter
Bartbolin. who became the father Of
the viii Bsrthoiin for whom the po-
lice Of the country are on the look.
out. H.ting a younger son. Willism
Peter Bartholin had no estates, but
by the influence Of his family was
made warden Of the royal castle at
Ribe, where he was made knight of
the Dannebroge and given q castle Of
his own. lie married the Countess
Gotiholdine GreveBcopp-Casten
Of Great FrrdcrickHlund castle. Two
sens were born-Georgen, now editor
Of the National Tidcnde, the largest
newspaper in Copenhagen, and Fred
crick. who now lives In Chicago.
A German servant girl was taken
into the family. and after n few years
Of married life BartholIn eloped 80
America with the servant, taking with
him, 1t Is alleged. large amount of
public money which had been intrust-
ed 10 his care. The deserted wife,
after n few years. secured divorce,
and married Bishop Hans TeruOc, uf
Copenhagen, one Of the dlgniiaries II
the Lutheran church.
Meanwhile all did not go well with
the younger son. lie served through
out the civil war, leaving the German
serving maid To her own devices.
When the war was over he returned
10 Chicago aud married her, and IN
1879, WIN Bartholin, the present
fugitive, was born. After various
yicissitudes. the father died nt the
soldiers home at Milwaukee, wis.
The next public attention given 20
this wayward limb of the noble house
was when the police began the search
for Minnie Mitchell. who was sup
posedly murdered. and In their search
discovered the mutilatsd remains OF
Mrs Bartholin 10 the basement Of her
house.
Frederick BarthoIin. until recently,
did not know that his father was 10
this country although he was familiar
'"iih the story of his fathers down
SEN
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
WORKOUT BoGEY PHRASES.
Repubiieaas RaiIiaG Upsa All wbs
ARE In Favor of a RevtsIoa
Of the TaFiH.

AB angry resentment, Of the popular
demand for tarifi revision Il the most
noticeable chaTacteristic of republic
an comment thereon. making plain the
truth that republican unwillinguess
10 act against the nonepolics enjoy ed
by the trusts units that party for
service to the people.
The leading organs Of rrpublicanism
stigmatise as 'tarifT-smashers" all
those who are in favor Of revision of
the tariT, The only variant Of this ia
vorite term In which they indulge h
the Eecond-choicc epithet, "businrss-
killers" which they employ hopefully
aS tending TO deter yoters from a con.
elusive inslstence upon tariff revision.
In their desperation they are preach.
ing the doctrine that the maintenance
of monopoly Is necessary io The pros
perity of the masses, says the ST. Louis
Republic.
The millions oi Americans now bear
ing the iax burden of the ninrlcy tar.
In have passed that stage where they
could be fooled by such tactics. They
dO not see prosperity" in the fact that
they are compelled 20 pay higher
prices for the products Of the Amcri-
can trusts than are paid by Europeans
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
ARSENIC In COFFEE POT.
Arrested On ChaFEe OF Poison
tnR = Mother snd apa.

blackwell, Okla. Aug 30.--Mrs
Jack Frost. wife Of n prominent bust
ness man and politician Of thia city,
was arrested here Friday night.
charged with poisoning Mrs. Alice
Combs and her eldest son. Ernest,
with intent 30 kill the entire family
nf seven persons. Mrs. Frost was ia
ken to the county jail at Newkirk.
The crime was committed last Tues.
day. In the absence of the Combs fam
ily. The house was entered and
liberal quantity Of arsenic was
sprinkIed in the coffee pot. The next
morning Mrs. Combs and Ernest were
poisoned from drinking the coffee.
None Of the other members of the
family used coffee. Mrs. Combs and
her son are In critical condition.
The alleged motive of the crime Ii
family quarrel
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
DEATH OF A CoNGREssMAN.
Representative he Graasnr~td, of
Texan, STRICKEN with ApspIexy
In n WashI ngton Hstei.

Washington. Aug. 3o.--Reprcsenta.
tive Reese c. DE Graffcnrcid, of Texas,
died Of npoplexy at the Riggs house,
In this city, shortly before eleven
O'Clock Friday night:
Mr.. De GrAnenrrid had been suffer.
ing with q bilious attack all day. and
u became worse In the evening. Dur.
Ing a severe vomiting spell. blood
vessel burst In his brain and he sank
back on his bed. Death ensucd In
stantly. Only newspaper CORE
spondent, who was an intimate asso-
ciate, and a hotel bell hoy who had
been called TO his assistance, were
with him Mt the time.
lie leaves o wife. who Is now at
their home in Longvicw, Tex, TO
whom Il telegrhphic notice was sent
No plans have yet been made for the
funeral.
Mr.. De GrRffcnreld came from
Longview, Tex, and represented the
Third district of Texas In the Fifty
hfsh and Fifty-sixth congress and in
the present Fifty-seyenth congress.
lie was a lawyer and u democrat. He
was born in Franklin, Tenn, in 1850.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
POLITICAL DRIFT.

IF we wait for an amendment 10
the constitution before we begin TO
control the trusts the trusts have
nothing TO ear.--inhinnapnliN News
(Ind.).
$50 the movement for freer trade
spreads. We rejoice that Il is SO. II
we can oriy have, al present, dem
ocratic party capable of dealing with
this great question, we may hope that
the republican party a. o whole will
model itself after the pattern offered
by the republicans of Iowa and Idaho.
indianapolis News (ind.l.
The exact position Of republicans
Is that an unjust tariff II crying out
for nrgent revision. That they arc the
only ones who can do the work, and
that they win do II just one day after
never. This u the true tarin faith,
which II any republican do not profess
be shall without doubt evcrlastingly
fail Of getting cainpaign fund.--N.
Y. Post.
In any other relation than that
of politics the claim OF the party In
power which IL responsible for tbs
existence ard maintenance OF mnnop.
alies that 1t intends TO destroy them
would be received with open conteInpt
by all enlightened eitisens.- 81. raul
Globe. #sss
When there was talk af Hanna
being y eaHdidntc for the first place
Foraker didn't attempt 20 keep his
face straight. II fianna can unload
his colleague IN second place on fhs
presidenfiai ticket be win have full
revenge and Il looks as II be y play.
Ing tor thssr-Atlsnta ConstituticR.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

for the same products. They fail to
feel prosperous" merely became the
cost Of living IN this country has been
tremendously increased In order that
the food trusts should make eNor.
bitAnt profits sud pay millions 10 Giyi-
dcnds to q few muiti.milli"uaire mo-
nopollsts. They can only see and feel
that the DingIry tariff Is a mighty
good thing for the trusts and mighty
bad thing for the people.
Nor Is there any popular apprehcn-
sion Of American trade being injured
bs a revision Of the tariff American
merchants and manufacturer are uu-
derselling their competitors in all the
markets nf the world. They are more
than equal 10 holding their own In
American markets. They can, without
the slightest danger Of loss. do with.
out the "prOtection" Of a tarifl whose
duties are necessarily paid by Amsri-
can consumers. They are very sure
that business will bc healthier when a
healthy competition is possible and
when Individual enterprise and the
conduct of smaller business concerns
stand some show uf profit. There is
no prosperity for the people in the
fact that y few hundred trust mag
mates. out Of a population Of nearly
so, 100000 souls. make fortunes every
year and proceed tc spend the bulk Of
those fortunes In foreign lsnds
That form Of ''tariff-rmashing"
which would revise the Dingley tariff
10 the wholesome basis Of n tariff for
revenue only is heartily favored by
American public sentiment. This sen
timent Il so strong. indeed, az TO make
tariff reform the leasing iFsnc of the
day Republican organs can no Longer
frighten American voters By calling
them atariff-emAshers" and ''huslness-
killers" The only business 90 be
killed Is the monopoly basiness. and
the only tariff to be smashed Is the un-
just DingIey tariff that has created
and maintained the monopoly business
at The sore cost ct the people.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

After an absence If five years. N, G.
Cope returned to PaiucRh. ny, on
the 27ih. and was arrested on an In
dictmcnt In the federal court for an
alleged violation uf the banking lava.
II g. charged he lost $4,000 spccu-
lating while president Of the First
national bank.
Mrr. Farnrtta Turner Mhxry, uhe ~
the oldest pioneers ~ central Illinois.
died nt Springfield, on the 27ih. aged
ss years. She was born In Kentucky
in isli She rode from her native
state 10 SunFamun county, ILL.,, In q
wagon In is5S.
Mrs. Herman Orlrirhe and Mrs. W..
H.. Vanderbilt, Ir.. by payment Of
what il currently reported to b. a
half million dollars, have put an end
10 all danger n contest of the will
nf Charles l.. Fnir or ~ his wife, re-.
Gently killed In an automobile acci-
dent IN France.
King Victor Emmanuel VI Italy ar
rived In poisdam on the 27th. The
kaiser and the empress were await
ing In the station 10 meet him. They
were attended by the German princes
who are now serving iu thc regiments
4 the guard iR p~:silam -sv.
Rev Thomas .asihnd"t. u. D., q
Protestant Episcopal clergyman, who
was noted for HIS work among deaf
muies, died nt his home IN New York
city uu the 27th. lie WAS born nj
Hartford. Conn, IN 1922.
Grnernls Corbin, Young and Wood,
of the United States army. arrived In
Berlin, ON the s7th. where they have
gone IN witness the German army
mancuvers. They found greetings
awaiting them, at their hotel, from
the kaiser.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

philadelrhia. Pa, Aug. Having
exhausted every other means for pre-
serving peace and In protecting the
non-unien men from violence on their
way 90 and from the mines. Brig. Gen
Goblin, in command Of the troops now
In the coal fields, Friday night issued
an er.ier that the soldiers shall shoot
any persons detected IN throwing
stones nr other missiles. and thst n
any mob resist the authority OF the
troops tnai they shall freely use their
hayonetH and butts. Ths Panther
Creek valley hes been in almost con-
tinuai turmoil this week.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


Eamuel /. Casey, So. nj St. Joseph.
tie represented n western Kentucky
district In congress during the civil
war.
VIM. sidenfaden. "a, who began the
undertaking business In 81. Joseph
n 1859.
Mrs. Susie Ssriain Kivctt. wife of
lack kiyett, n prominent farmer Of
Howard county.
David Frisss, 81 of BoonviiIe, a pi-
oneer.
Mrs. wilhelminn Mueller, II. Of
0'Fallon.
Mrs Tygard. wife ~ Capt r. ].
Tygard, president NJ the Bates Coun-
IS hank. at Butler.
Mrs. Eleauor Knapp, ~. Louis. wild.
aw Of the late George Knapp, who,
during ali his business life, was con.
nected with the Missouri Republican,
now the ST. IouiF Republic. In early
days she went ~ school 90 Elihn
shepard. a noted teacher al that time,
md afterwards was n pupil ~ Owen
LovrIay, the famous leader Of west
ern BbsaiAtiohlNaGsa,s.At the Shepard
school her future husband was a pu-
pi' with her.
Col. George W. Borden. = we'll
known leweIer of Ionesburg, after
several months' Illness.
Paul Grigsby. a prominent young
business man ~ Salisbury. sou Of
Esquire A. II. GriRsby, Of Faycite.
Mrs. j. ". Dempsey, al Huntsville.
Rev. J. H. Dempsey was formerly 9
minister ~ the Gospel of the NJ. r.
church at Huntsville.
says Government SIN Ovvns Is.
The register and receiver 1t thu
United States land Office nt Boonville
has rendered a decision in the Mem
sing bland case, holding that the a.
Gle to the Island In question Is sfiil
In the government
The land IA question embraces $50 acres
OF land tn the bottom az Kansas City on
which are located the Fred lIeim brewery,
the Missouri Pacific railway, the Suhur-
ban Belt railroad aud others, The Ameri.
eSi national bank ard ouynut Neatly ca.
cihim interests. The epntendlng parties
against the above claimants were she
heirs Of John II. Menaing. who claimed 20
have settled u 10 iyiA and entered II from
the government. The adverse claimants
eoniended that the land IN question was
not an island IN 1871 az the time Of the
admission uf Missouri into the Union. and
that Menslns had not entered Il In good
faith. The opinion holds that II was on
island IN is1l. and that while MensinE had
settled tho land IN 1855. ard subsequently
rutersd 4 from the government, he had
not done 50 IN good faith hut for spec.
ulHtiye purposes. and further found that
he had not resided thereon a. cquirod by
the homestead laws. therefore he had ae-
uuired no title.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. 20.--A strike
by the United Mine Workers organ
izntlon Of Missouri on September /
seems inevitable. Friday the repre-
sentativcs Of the miners presented TO
the committee of the operators a
wage scale. TO go into effect on Sep
tember /, which had been formulated
by the miners Of District IS, In con
vcntion assembled ut labor hcadquar-
ters. The miners CLAIMED that, while
II raised the ccst of production in
some places. ON the whole II yAs
chiefly the correction Of irregularities
in rules.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
AN ENEMY HATH DONE THIS.
sencd, ny an uRkaowa, az
HlnckweEl, okla.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 30.--As a re-
suit Of drinking coffee containing ar
aenic, Mrs. Alice Combs and son,
Ernest. Of blackwell. are near death.
and their recovery Is doubtful. TN
known persona enterel the house dur
ing the abscnee Of ihe family and.
ID Is supposed, sprinkled arsenic
through the eoifse. They also stole
numerous articles Of value.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Washington. Aug. adA--Gen. Chaffes
has cabird TO the war department.
that he and his successor, Gen. Davis.
sre Of the opinion that another reg
iment Of cavalry can now be spar-d
from duty In the Philippine islauds.
The necessary orders have been for
wardrd 20 him 10 send home ono reg
iment, and the headquarters and six
troops Of the NiRth cavalry win ie re-.
liessd from duty and win saii on fhs
lLcgan for San Francs@co. September
10. the remainder VI the regimsnf -
ssM ostober I.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

San Francisco. AnR. 3o.--T'hc Brit
ish ship Trafalgar wss towed into
pert Friday with two Of her liteboafs
gone and mach of her digging made
anew by the sailors. While rounding
the Horn the Trafalgar wss met by a
fieFce storm and blown out OF her
eosvse. The Wind wsa 90 cold aud
tho ropes 10 stifcned by Ice that the
mem sleft could scarcely shorten na.I.
Oner tlse shsn was brought over her
beam ends and the seas washed eser
her. n was thea shst sisc Loaf bar
bcetss
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
HUNDREDS OF LIVES LOST.
Devastation and Death Caused BE
the Overflow of Rivers In the
state of Nepaais Iadia.

Calcutta. Aug. 5o.--A great disaster
ls reported from the native state of
Nepaul. The rivers Bagh.ati and
vishumati oyerfiowed their banks and
caused serious lnndslides in the
Khntmandu valley. The cities uf
BhatEaon md Patua were greatly
damaged and several hundred persons
were killed.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
HUNTING FOR BARTHoLIE.
ChieaKa Detectives Searching New
XsFk and vfeaaeity Rar the
Supposed Murderer.

New York, Aug. a0.---Three Chicago
detectives are searching this and
neighboring cities for William Bar
thoiin. who is wanted In Chicago, IN
connection with the supposed muir
der Of Minnie Mitchell. II ~ their
theory that the woman was NOT mur-
deTed, but ID with fiarthoiin, and That
the body found In Chicago was some
nfher nnrnnn.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Senator Ifanna's declaration
mat there are no monopulies save those
which are protected by patents invites
research. Possibly he does not include
the beef packing industry among mon
opoiies, and perhaps, again, the pro-
prietors Of the slaughter-houses have
fonnc some means Of eopyrightlng
the cow. Senator Hanna's expressions
of opinion ON this subject have been
frequent and consistent and no doubt
are the tesuit Of Investigations which
60 beyond the popular Interpretation
Of the word ''trust. "-Baneor (Me.)
Commercial.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
LEvEL.nEADED OFFICER.
He was Not TaLinE orders From
Coal mine Operators.

Charleston, w. Va, Aug. a0.--when
the state troops reached Thurmond
90 preserve order and protect prop
erty In the mine region, q request was
made of Asst. Adjt.-Gcn. Hutson, In
command. to report Ia the operators
at Rush Run for instructions. lie re-
fused point blank, and said he was
there with troops 10 act under in
structions from the sheriff Of the
county 10 preserve order, and not to
take Instructions from operators.
Sheriff Dsnini then took three com.
panies and the signal corps 20 Rush
Run 90 guard the public roads and
protect people. The remainder Of the
troops bivouacked at Thurmond. No
outbreak of any kind occurred FRI
day. The entire strength Of the rcsi.
ment, 300, would be entirely made
ugate In case of yiulenca
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

From estimates gathered by Tho
Ieuislans Times the wheat crop of
Rike county this year IN estimated at
more than 100000 bushels.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
.The bsst ,snr 10 nakr trl

The best way 30 make trusts be-
have themselves is 10 put them In com
petition with the world. The best way
10 make them arrogant Is by a protect
i've tariff 20 give them Pr exclusive
market. Let the Democratic party
make iss fight on this Issue and II will
stsnd on solid ground.--Rirhmond
Times.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
T,&ess THira divorces suit.

n. ]. AcBryde. 81. I,ouia. has fiied
spit for al~oFce against Lyde Ac-
Bryde, making the third divorce saIt
between the couple.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

saratoga, n. Y. Aug. ao.--The
American Bar association elected the
following officers: Francis fiasxie.
Phiiadelpisia, president; John IfinE.
ley, baltimore. secretary. and Frrsler.
lex Il. WaahamH. New York. treas,
urer.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

A nHmbcf Of prominent men Of
central Missouri met at Mexico 20 ar
range fof the Incorporation Of an
electric railroad TO be run from
Brooleileld. Linn county, to Cuivre
Junction. Lincoln county, a distance
Of IT'S mileB.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

The state board of equalization has
completed its labor Of assessing rail.
way. telegraph, telephone and bridge
property In the state Of Missouri for
state taxes and adjourned sine die.
The total assessment in round mum.
bers is $lls s.0O0, 900 for 1909 and $780,
boo 600 for 1901
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
Heavy RaiafaIi In August.

An official of the Missouri weather
bureau stati6B announces that the
rainfall IN Missouri from August TO
August q was So inches-the heavi-
est rainfall for any month since the
bureau was established
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

81. Louis ranks fifth In mannfac-
tHre of boots and shoes, and is grow
ing more rapidly IN this industry
that any other American city.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

--.--The presidents notion OF letting
the faFis alone while prcssadlnx 20
fRist the noropoiixing truxsa Il a.
tdis Ms II would be ~ treat u patient
for sgus sGd nexisct als tsy~r~-E. X.
Wori3.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Paris. Aug. ae.---Prcssdens Toubss
rrsnrned ths visit which she shah
paid TO him IL HansbouIIiet ThurNday,
ard remained at ths Persian snen.
srehs hotel fnr lanehsun.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04
Cheaper Meats.

Says the ". Louis Republic: Retail
prices Of meat, especially beef, while
not materially decreased on fancy
cuts, hare fallen considerably on the
average quality within the last six or
seven weeks.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

saFsh A. Loveioy. sos South Broad
way, st. Louis. after suing her hus-
band. German ID. Loyeioy. for divorce,
returned home and prepared his sup
per. which they partook Of together.
lie says he knew nothing about the
suit until the papers were served.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Ths state snnda ysschool convention
was held 81 Springfield. Reports show
thar ths ornunlxssson Is Ia rorriahing
condition
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Wright county fsrmers viii cut the
largest crop of rera ever raised there.
Threnghoat fhe county II y entimated
Weld will be 20 Bushels per acre.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-04

Robert L. Banks &c. clerk Ia rniI.
way aifEce at HannIbai. returned from
dinner and was opening latter when
he dsonued dead.