The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-06-12

IN hhE hNuhNtd ON Tue NAus HAtFN wv
transactions of some routine bust
ness, consideration Of the iEthmian
canal question was resumed. Mr., Han.
nR, continuing his argument In sup
port Of the Panama canal route, le-
ciared that no political consiiera-
tions were involved IN the canal
problem, and appealed 20 the senate
10 consider the matter as business
proposition. With some feeling lac
sepudiated the suggertion that those
iByoring the Panama route were not
In favor Of any canal. In the house
general debate on The auti-anarchy
bill was closed, and consideration of
the measure by sections WIS taken
up, but only one section had been dis.
posed OF when the house adjourned.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
held the fourth court of the season
at buckingham palace on the night
Of the 9Th. Unfortunately, Hs upon
the three previous occasions when
court was held rain and a cold wind
marred the spectacle for the crowd
which had assembled outside the pail
ace gates.
Tha children Of Prince Henry of
Prussia have inherited the larger
part Of revenues amounting 20 2,00O..
On0 marks from the estate Of the late
Prince George Of Prussia. The pal
ace OF the late prince in Berlin, which
Is situated on Wilhclmstrasse, rcyerta
20 the crown.
On the 9th Il. G. Dun & Co, Of New
York, reported: Failures this week
in the United States were 2ls, against
1914 last week, io2 thc preceding week
and is5 the corresponding week last
year, and In Canada l6, against %
last week, IL the preceding week anu
20 last year"
The civil service commission hss
decided that no person shall be REIN
stated in the government service who
In q legal resident Of n state which at
the time has received at least 100 pUr
cent. Of the appointments 60 which It
Is entitled under the apportioumcut
regulations.
The first Oklahoma prohibition con
yention, held nt Guthrie, on the 9th,
nominated l.. T. Van Cleye FOR dele
gate to congress. Resolutions were
adopted den6uncing the two nld par.
ties and Indorsing statehood, prohibi.
zion and woman suffrage.
Several strikes ara imminent In Ma.
nila, the employers having refused
the gklernl demand for an increase
Of 20 per cent. In wages put forward
by the workmen.
In the senate, on the 7th, after
transacting some routine business
and discussing for time the bill 10
relieve shippers from the London
dock charges, consideration Of the
isthmian canal project was resumed,
Mr.. Mitchell (Ore.i continuing his
speech, begun on the sth,ln opposition
10 the Panama route....ln che house
ih., entire day was spent voting upon
amendments to the anti-snaFchy bill,
but all failed except one proposed by
Mr.. Mccall lAass.l, TO strike from
the anarchist section the word "as-
sault" where Il IS coupled with "kill-
ing" in the Inhibition agsinst CON
spiriug for the killing of the chief
magiNtrate Of foreign country.
An excursion train on the Detroit
a Maekinaw railroad, which left Al
pena. Mich, on the sth, for Saginaw,
consisting of an engine and 70
coaches and carrying over five hun.
drsd passengers, was wrecked at
Black River. while running 90 miles
an hour. One man was instantly
killed, three were probably fatally In
jured and nearly fifty others received
injuries Of various degrees Of scveri.
~, ranging from bruipeR and cuts 10
broken limbs.
AZ a meeting Of white and Indian
citizens Of the Usage nation, on the
sth, 3 petition 10 the secretary of
the interior was drawn mp and
signed. asking that a franchise 70
build through the reservation be re-
fused this Missouri, Kansas q Texas
Railway Co., unless the company con
structs lts line through Pawbuasn,
the Usage capital. The present sur
vry af the road m.sSsz PawhusAa by
six miles.
Cor, jefferson Davis of Arkansas,
on Che 9Th, accepted the invitation Of
the baptist church ~ Russeiisille. his
home, and rejoined that church. The
governors friends claim that this h
| q ssadication OF him ny hIs home pro-
rls sgainsi the action Of thr Second
Baptist church 0f Lttie Rock in
Withdrawing Fellowship from him.
Prot. Friedrich HiFth. holder Of th
chair of Chinese philuIogs at the
University Of Munich. has accepted
the nfser of shc Chinese chair at Co
lamissa university, n. X. Gnd win he
gia his lectures there next 0ctelwr.
King Victor Emmanuel, on .Ae sths
geerised George Won l. Meyer. the
United States ambaasaanr. who Z.
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