The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-16
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create n permanent census bureau
vas considered, and u general senti-
a:snt in lie favor developed J; was.
however, recommittee with instrue-
tions 90 report hack n hill more
thoroughly maturrd. The bin 20 eM-
tend 10 Mrs. Mckinley for life the
franking privilege was unanimously
adopted. The house then adjourned
until the 18th.
Representative Lowering, Of Masss.
chusrtts, on the 10th. introduced n
bill providing q aalary for eE-presi-
dents 81 the jui;sa States, at the
rate ~ $4,000 annually. from tue
date OF retirement from the prcsi-
dcncy. The bill Is 20 aFfiy 60 any
eN-presidrnt at the time the law IL
| enacted.
Consul-Gcnernl MeNNily at Guate.
mala reports to the state depart
mrnt, under date Of December a.,
that the coffee crop of Guatemala for
this season will fall about topcr cent.
short Of that Of last year. II is eS-
iimatsd TINT this seasons yield will
amount 60 4s,OO0.O0O pounds.
Capt. u. +. iIobsnn arrived nc
! Charleston, =. G., on the 10th, To- take
charge ~ the governments naval ex.
hibii at the exposition. When asked
as to the report that he woul1 stand
for congress In Alabama against
Representative Bankhcad, he de.
clined to discuss the matter. '"
Col. William Lewis Washington. n
descendant of the family Of Georgc
Washington, died at his home in Phil.
adelphia on the 10th. lie was born
In Nashville, Tenn, where he will br
buried. he wIB soldier In the con
federate army.
Ex-senator II. c. Davis, chairman
of the United States delegation To
the International conference IN Mex
lsu Cay, left for Washington, ON tine
10th. He took leave of the conference
ia y brief speech.
In response To the action taken by
Gov. NaEh and tho Mckinley Mcmori-
nj commission, Gov. Van SAINT, on the
10th, issued a proclamation setting
aside January 90 as Children's Me
kinley day.
The statement of the treasury bal
ances in the general fund, exclusive
Of the stSO.Ooo0 000 gold reserve in the
division of redemption, showed:
Available cash balances. Si75, AIS:
gold. Sl09. .72t, ,s0T.
The state supreme court of kanaaB,
on the nth. handed down a decision
sustaining the eight-hour law. The
decision was by Justice Smith, and
was In the case Of w. w AtkiH, of
Kansas City. Kas-, who, In filing q
street paving contract for the city,
had worked his Hien morr than eight
hours a day. lie was convicted in
the district court OF violating the
law. and appealed.
The seventh annual convention Of
the IGtcrnaticnal Brotherhood of
steam Shovel and DTedge Engineers
and Cranenen of America, which
closed at Chicago, on the 18th. adopt
ed a standard scale Of wages for
shovel and dredgsmea emplaysd on
the Nicaragua aud Panama canal
work, as follows; Engineers, $3.50 per
month and board; eranemen, $500 per
month and board.
Luther n. Marsh, the well-known
spirltaaIist, preached two sermons
at Christ univerNalist church In
MId6trtowa. n. Y. on the 18th. on
'-JesuS, the Christ lie affirmed his
belief Ia the divinity of Christ, and
declared that modern spirituasism
had its birth IN ChrsKss announce
ment Of His Ideatity to many after
the ressrrveti9n.
tgos. George K Nash was issaugn-
rated into office for kSrugsh term
ss colssRbus. o., On the iath. The
inaugural csrenasnias were held In
che rotunda of the capitol There !
was a military ard riYie parsb. In |
the astsrkors. IN tne evening there /
waa . public reeep.sun in the judi
eiary building.
fen Thousand dollars was. contrib
nsed, sH the Lith, to the national
fune for q Mckinley memorial by the |
Of Homestead. Pa. Tie
ma iorify Of the men gave half |
days pay, from the lowest Iaburer
90 tEx. Z 5ada al departments. Tserr
wers D Jew. however. who gave ngta'
s
ing.
The United sstates cruisers ghiragu
and Albany and The Eunboat NASH.
vile Eess vislesranche. on The 18th.
fur Genoa. to await the arrival of
sssssr- Aasnivas i. II. CruuwsIi.
A ss9ort from Seoul. farsa. says |
that Russia. without waiting foF to- |
rea's permission. has pssassr her ttie-
graph line .srnss the Tpes-si fiTeT 1
Intn Covrae ferrs---<s
The German cruiser s;azeiie Iufs i
giai "a tAs iztk. for Fsnsxasiap IN
l4kx.