The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-07-24


"a the home of one of them, near
Oraville, IT., early on the morning IT
the 18th, in an intoxicated condition.
nnd began abusing his wife and at
last attacked her. The woman fed
10 another room, the door uf which
the men kicked In, when Mrs ,luubrrt
I fired three shots into her husbands
body, killing him instantly. lis
brother attempted 90 sirik. her. when
she shot him, and he died soon after.
The c"roncr's jury cxunrruicd Mrs.
| Louhrrt
81 The session ~ the miners con
yeniiun at indianapolis. on the 18th.
Secretary Wilson said it would cost
SjoooOo weekly to support uli the
union men now un strike. Hy an as-
scssmcnt ~ one dollar per Ns""t and
assistance promised from outside
sources, he hciiryed this could be
| raised
Heavy rainfalls in central Iowa. uu
/ the slth and 10Th, raised uli the
streams In that section, and the Mis-.
sissippI is rising rapidly. Telegraph
ic warnings have been sent To- an
points south ~ kcokuk, ana the
greatest damage ever known from
flood on the upper river is predicted.
Fred Wcichbrod. 50 wears oid. and
a son and daughter of Jacob + Mus
kopf, aged respectively ~ aud -
years, were struck by lightning near
Milllstadt. 81. Clair county, H.. ON
the morning NJ the 18th, and instant
~ KILLED. The same stroke Killed two
horses they were driving.
Articles ur Incorporation were filed
ai Pierre, s. d., ON the 18th, for IL
company To- build q line ~ railway
from Duluth, MINI. TO Galveston.
Tex. The capital stock 81 the com
pany Is S50,OO0.0O0.
Mrs. Lucille blackburn Lane. daugh-
ter Of senator blackburn, Of kcns
lucky, and widow of the late Thus
=. Lane. died in Washington, on the
18th, Of brain fever aud nervous pros
trntion.
Harry Mercer. a typewriter thief,
who has operated IN several eastern
states, was sentenced at Kansas City,
No, on the isth, To four years in the
peniientiary.
A cloudburst struck Lincoln Ill.,, !
and vicinity. ON the 18th, doing much |
damage Co streets, cellars and base
ments.
The Illinois river AZ Peoria. on the /
18th, was rising at an alarming rate, |
and farmers feared a damaging food. |
The losses by the rise in the Missis-
sippi river between Kcokuk. la. and /
Hannibal, up to the goth, II Is believed |
will amount "a between slN and nine
million dollars. The latest reports
from Keokuk indicate that the worsi
Is over, and that the water will soon
begin to fall
A riot broktA ont in the baseball
field at Nebraska City. Neb., On the
goth, caused by the efforts Of 'he Law
aud Order league TO prevent Sunday
ball playing. The sheriff was roughly
handled and n preacher was chased
home and rocks thrown at him.
The disturbance between United
States soldiers and Rcgroes at lenv.
enworth. kus.. which started late IN
the night af the nth, was quicted by
a company ~ ss.alry which went 10
the scene and returned The soldiers ia
the post.
While two brothers. ..Iohn and Frank
White. were driving home from Bur
gon, ny. late on the night ~ the
18th, the latter was shot and killed.
IL rs Supppsed that John, who had
..=;. s...:.s..nksng. Killed his brother aeci-
dentailysasss
A severe tornado struck Baltimore,
Md, On the goth. Eleven persons lost
their lives, some on land and some in
the harbaF, and many others were In
iured. Houses were unroofed. trees
torn up. and buildings badly dam.
aged.
f'he Tllinois river at Peoria. on the
goth. stood co.'s feet above lo-- xatcr
mark, and was going up an inch an
hour. People and stock In the bot
tom lands were Eeeking refuge in the
hills.
Fire broke out In the exposition
grounds at Dallas, Tex.. ON the anth,
and drstreyes number OF the build
ings. This lnas will reach <in0,0oo.
with insurance of sa1.asso.
Patrick J. Enrirht. delegate 10
Che Hibernlan convention az Denver.
Col, who went insane and jumped
from a window last week, died un the
roth at Denver.
Samuel II. Lake. m insane miner,
shot and killed his brothef-in-Iaw.
pnrtAIis wounded his sintrr. and then
suicide. al Seattle, Wseh.
nn the roth.
Eles~n atorrs were destroyed by4
are Va foIaaist, tla.. an thr Goth. rzsss
ing loss ef eso.ono.
cxdiz, TrixR county. ny, saz~Fei si
Isss II Sss.ooo NJ hrt on The s5ih. In.
puraNne. 713. .nQ1.