The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-31
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Christmas dinners To ~, ,OOO pool
persons in New York.
1t is estimated that the export OF
boots and shoes from the United
States for 1903 will amount to
81. 900, ,00.
Lee Louis was shot and killed in
fight while returning from n
Christmas entertainment nj Knox
vile, Tenn.
Rev. NJ. }. Mclaughlin, rector
of the Church of immaculate Con.
ceptiOn at Hannibal, Mo-, died on
the 2Gth inst.
Rev. DR.. Il. Clark, founder Of
the Christian Endeavor Society,
left New York on the 25lh for a
trip around the world.
The Gayoso, Mo-, Post Office
was broken into on the night of
the 23d, and money and stamps
amounting to 81 900 were stolen.
Two freight trains on the Mis-
souri, Pacific collidcd - miles west
of Jefferson City on the 2jth and
one engineer and one brakeman
were badly hurt.
During Il snowstorm the home of
Dell Fry, near Robinson, H., was
destroyed by fire while the inmates
were in bed; aud Harry Ford, an
orphan boy T. years old was
burned to death.
A wreck on the DuqucSuc Linn
tied on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad near Collinsvillc, Pa, ON
the 23d inst resulted in the kill
ing of sixty eight persons and ia
tally iujurIng of nine others,
Two couutcrfcitcrs have been
arrested in Boston who made cOun-
fcits by photography, and it is said
they were so exact an imitation of
Government paper that the bills
were readiIy accepted by banks.
Bert Barrow, II years old, killed
his father Christmas day mt Jop-
lin. Mo, while protecting his
mother from assault He claims
to have shot his father 10y accident
while trying to wreSt pistol from
him.
Two children being missing
from their home in a suburb Of
indianapolis on Christmas day, II
mob attacked u Hungarian settle
ment, beat innocent persons and
demolished furniture before the
missing girls were found Mt the
home of neighbor.
City Counselor Bates Of st.
Louis has decided that the garbage
vouchers of that city should not be
approved and paid by the Health
Commissioners. Under the ruling
of the Supreme Court in the But.
Ter bribery ease, Mr.. Bates holds
that the present contracts are II.
legal and void.
Contoin Alfrod Drc,rus occused
of troosou IN Erorrn dogr,ded
dismissed from fine French army
ev;led to nr;sop on DEVILS Island
and suhco mertlv sonn.inr his rrcc.
dom, is to have n new trial, this
time by civilian court. He eX-
poets to convince the court of his
innocence and to be eXoneratcd.
Ca, Domioco 10 ro,o,tod ~ ho
!, a oomniotn stoto If onorchv and
ot ,oost tom ;ndonondrnt rev.
oiutions ore in ,rocrnss Nohody,s
I;fo 10 sofa and saotnads nrn roh.
bing even the armed soldiers.
Everybody with any money and
not politically inclined is prepar-
ing to leave the island,
uo,s,o, ,royos tb;of stoIo .
voI;so CONTAINING n go.
r;eS % sor,,oms tho lnhor Of soyoro,
and m,,ob vaIued nv tho;r
ownor pau A urmnhroys
II tha ,b;of should undnrtoke to
reod ,han, rorhons thoy nav mako
a better man of him and cause him
to return them.
F;res woro started on tbe olth
upder tbe C;rst two batteries of the
GREAT boiler nlont ot fine Worlds
Fair and will ke kort burpinp con
tinnollv from now until the close
of tbe Evnosit;on Tho heat fur.
n;sbed hv them will generate steam
to oneratc the larger mart Of the
giant Engines in Machinery Hall
Deu q Moroou movor of Conn.
cil Rluffs lows on the Oath was
c;ted to onneor before tbc District
Conrt on charges of malfeasouce