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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
TROUSERS FOR FlLlPlN0S
War Department Decides That Their
SudIt, Shall Not he Sub
Jcct for Criticism.

Washington, June 25.-The lEorrotes
and the Ncgritos, representatives OF
the Wild tribes of the Philip
pine islands, on exhibit at the
st. Louis exposition, are to be so
clothed that their nudity can not be
subject OF criticism. Directions TO
this effect have been gwen to the re.
sponsiblc officials at ST Louis by Col
Edwards. chief OF the iusular bureau
of the war department. who has been
on visit to the exposition and is now
On his way home
Some representations on the sub
ject OF the dress Of the5e people. or
lack of dress and the suggestion that
II might be- very properly a subject
Of criticism. have been made to the
war department by influential persons.
'Omclais Of the war department also
are anxious that the representatives
Of these wild tribes. who. they say,
form only small proportion of the
population Of the Philippine islands,
shall not be unduly exploited to the
disadvantage Of the scouts and con
stabulary Filipinos who are AT the ex.
position The officials at ST Louis
accordingly will make plain by intclli.
gently posted notices the exact con
ditlon Of affairs, 80 that visitors to the
fair will not get the impression that
the wild tribes are an important Gle
ment of the Filipino population.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
VICTORY OVER INSURGENTS
Government of Uruguay Has Ne-
ccivcd Information of Victory
Uy Gen. GalurEn.

Montevideo. Uruguay. June 25.-Thc
government has received information
that victory over the insurgents has
been won by Col. GalarZa, In com
mand Of the government troops at Ger.
70 Largo (205 miles from Montevileol
The lighting continued for day and
a half Six hundred of the insurgents
were killed or wounded, and the gov
eminent cavalry pursued the defeated
army.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, Mrs NJ, j. Burgess ana WI
Ham burgess. her husband, by thcir Ger.
tain deed OF trust. dated the LIST day
uf January l!N, ana recorded IN the
Recorders Oficu OF st. Francois county ,
Missouri, IN book - NJ page il6. conveyed 10
the undersigned trustee the following de
scribcd real estate and improvements there
on, situate. lying ana being IN the town OF
isabella, IN the county OF II. funCuis &,
and state ut Missouri, to wit
All Of leased lot on" a. in block eleven an
/ town oi Isabella, ana leased by columbia
Lead Company,
which said conveyance was made IN trust
to secure the payment at Il certain prumls.
. sorry note In said deed ct trust described
ana whereas 10y the terms OF said deed OF
trust said note IS past due ana remains I'm
paid nov therefore, nt the request 0i the
legal holder of said note, ana In conformity
with the provisions ut said deed OF trust.
/ |, the undersigned trustee, viii ON
SATURDAY, July ?, lyi,
. forenoon and nvc O'Clock In the afternoon
. Of that day, at the south front door ut the
Court House, In the city ul Pennington. In
said st. Francois county Missouri sell AT
public vcnduc To- the highest bidder Tor
4 cash. all tho right, title, claim, interest ana
. estate Of the said Mrs VI j burgess ana
! william llurgcs, her husband. ct, In and
I To the foregoing described real eStnt" ana
Improvements thereon, to satisfy Snid note
ana the costs OF executing this trust
ROBERT TElLEN, Trustee
June lU, 1894.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
WORLDS FAIR ITEMS.

Gen. Sam Houston's old law Of
flee at Lebanon. Tenn, will be repro
duCed at the worlds fair
The native Hydah and ThIinket Ir-
dams are doing the finishing work on
the Alaska building at the worlds fair
In selecting a name for It's Louisiana
Purchase exposition flyer from the
/ .339 suggestions offered for a $50
prize, the pittsburg a. Lake Erie rail
road chose "Loupurex Limited"
PlttsburG is represented at tho
worlds fair by huge relief map of
the mill district The map was mado
from the maps OF the United States
geological survey. and is accurate in
every detail
With the water coursing from tho
cascades and filling the lneoons. tho
main picture" at the worlds fair is
fully complete. After night. when the
half million incandescent lamps are
glowing. the scene is one OF bewilder-
Ing beauty.
The gladiolus is feature of the
floral display nj the worlds fair. One
exhibitor has planted three acres of
bulbs In the exposition grounds. and
claims that he will show that no flower,
not even tho pansy. possesses the
color possibilities OF the gladiolus.
Indian boys and girls at Fort Shaw,
Mont, have prepared exhibits which
will be submitted in competition with
the work OF other Indian schools al the
worlds fair. Previous to their exhibit
ton at ST. Louis they will be shown
In the PRINCIPAL cities of Montana
The New Madrid Missourlan sug-
gests that the lots on which the build.
ings were burnt last week be bought
by popular subscription and a public
park, be made.
James Maupin of Hillsboro was
drowned in the Mersmac river near
Maxvilc on the 18th while bathing
with some companions
The New Madrid butcher refuses to
deliver meat to his customers from
the fact that he would be obliged to
work from O'Clock IN the morning to
8 at night, as he is unable to get any
reliable help.
Mrs. John Spiva Of Fredericktown
entertained "a guests with roast pig
in celebration of her bath birthday an
niversary on the 2lst,
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
AMERICAN ART NOW IN VIEW
The American Art Section at the
Worlds Fair Now Open.
Much Interest Among Visitors TO
Draw Comparisons with the
Foreign Displays.

St. Louis, June 26.--The American
art section in the Art palace at the
Worlds fair Is now open and Is visited
daily by hundreds OF people who are
anxious 10 sec the work Of TIE Amcri.
can artists, and drew comparisons with
the foreign displays, which have been
on exhibition since the opening Of the
exposition In some OF the galleries
the work of Installing the exhibits is
still IN progress. notably those con.
tanning the loan collections from the
art institute of Chicago, and from the
private galleries OF George and Helen
Gould. No visitors are admitted 10
these sections The Gould collection
contains very valuable paintings, and
A,ature OF the Chicago Art institute
display is a collection OF fine bronZes
by Edward Kemeys
The portrait Of the DownEer En-
press An, which stands near the east
wall ii gallery No Is. in the United
Statcs section of the central structure
Of the Art palace. attracts great deal
OF attention 1t is mounted Oh n mas
siye pedestal Of teak wood, made in
China, and handsomely carved in Chi
uesc characters, The frame Is also OF
teak wood and on the upper arch are
| Chinese Ccsgns siEnifying long life
| The picture Of the empress is life size
and pnrtrays her sitting on the I'M
perial throne, arraycd in her royal
| robes. The painting was made by Miss
Kate Carl, an American artist, and Is
the first painting ever made OF a nom
her Of the Chinese royal household
Miss Carl is sister OF f. A. Carl. as
sistant commissioner from China 70
tho Worlds fair This gallery is open
! 10 tho mlhliC
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
AND ROAD BUILDERS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the undersigned
TIL one o'clock p. M, Saturday, the I'd
day OF July, 1904, for the construction
and completion of two rock roads, one
on Potosi and Pennington road from
the foot of the hill near blue Goose
Saloon" y running westerly on said road
one half mile more or less, and one on
st. Louis and Pennington road from
the end of the present rock road north
crly to Pennington Junction on Illinois
Southern Railroad; each road to be
built aud completed according to plan
md specifications on Gle in the County
Clrrk's Office. Bidders must bid on
each road separately and by the mile
or lincal foot. The successful bidder
Will be required to enter into contract
and give good and sufficient bond in
double the amount OF his bid Bids
will be opened on same day at ? o'clock
p M, in presence of the County Court
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved
SAM'L l.. ASBURY,
Road and Bridge Com'r.
I june 8, 1904
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
CAME AS A BOMBSHELL.
EdmHnd Ncrsch Enters pIcn of
Guilty 10 bribery nj 81. Louis--
Others Map Follow suit.

st. Louis, June 2S.-Elward Bersch
cast bomb as heavily charged as the
!ist supreme court decision into the
ranks of the Doodle element Monday,
when he entered plea Of guilty To
the charge OF bribery in the city light.
iTr zeal and threw himself on the
mercy of Judge Mcdonald
The plea was entered after an in.
direct appeal to Circuit Attorney Folk
The appeal was simply an effort To
learn how much time MIR Folk would
INSIST on, ana when the circuit attor
ncy declined to make any promises
Bersch took the next beat step and
threw himself on the mercy OF the
court.
II is stated that still more sensation.
al events are To follow, and from n
reliable source ii is claimed that even
now some OF the small fry VINO for
so long have stood rock.likc and faced
the music, are ready ana willing To
turn states evidence and give Circuit
Attorney Folk the information on
which he expects TO land some OF the
hribcrs
II is reliably stated that Immediately
after Bersch's plea that former AS
sistant Circuit Attorney Charles F.
Krone entered into consultation with
Folk ON behalf OF Charles f Kelly and
Charles a Gutkc, and in his state.
mcnt To Judge Mcdonald begging for
time for the two mon, Krone openly
declared that he did not think either
man would 20 to trial.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
ACCEPT THEIR SENTENCES
lehman and Hartmann, the st.
Louis noodIers, Wake No Move
For II Rchcnrinn.

Jefferson City. Mo, June 26.--Julius
Lehman and Emil Hartmann have
evidently decided to aOrept the son
fences Of the supreme court and make
no further fight Friday was the last
day for their attorneys TO file motion
for q rehearinE of their cases. and no
such motion was filed in the supreme
court. No appeal can now be taken
and tho impression Is that they will
abide by the sentence Of the court.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
IN SCIENTIFIC FIELDS.

Or. W G. Anderson, director of the
Yale gymnasium. has invented muscle
belt which is attracting considerable
attention among athletes.
Henry Porrotin. the eminent French
astronomer and director of the Nice OBJ
servatory, who died at Paris recently.
at the age OF IS. began MS a simple work.
man in the employ Of the Toulouse OBJ.
servatory.
Gustav Kohn, of New Orleans. has pre-
scented to Tulane university his priceless
natural history collection, which COM
prises every living creature native to
Louisiana, besides a scientific library of
| 900 valuable volumes.
Prof. Alexander Agassiz, director of
Harvard university museum, has Just
been elected one of the eight foreign as
sociates OF the French Academy Of Sci.
ences, taking the place made vacant by
the death Of Sir George Gabriel Stokes
Prof Agassiz has been corresponding
member Of that body for 10 years and is
the fourth American to be made an a.
sociate member.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
500, 900 HAS BEEN RECEIVED
contributions are Coming In Liber-
NIL, for Relief of Victims of
Gen. siorum Disaster.

New York, June 2i-Jacob II. Schin,
treasurer Of the committee appointed
by the mayor to solicit subscriptions
for tho relief Of the victims of the
Gen. Slocum, reported that the com.
mittec had thus far received over 500
900 The contributions. he added have
been on such generous scale and
the amount already SO large, that a
further swelling Of the relief fnni
seemed 10 him both unnecessary and
undesirable
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
CONTRACTED BLOOD POISON
Coroner O'Gorman, of New York
Contracted Biood FOLSOM While
Handling slocun Dead.

New York, June 26-Coroner o'Gor-
man, who has handled most OF the
bodies recovered from the Slocum die
aster, has contracted blood poisoning.
He pricked finger on the right hand
while removing a breast pin from one
Of the bodies last Sunday, although he
wore rubber gloves. Within short
time the finger began TO swell and the
poison spread rapidly. The usual
treatment has thus far failed TO check
the spread, and anti-toxin probably
will be injected into the coroner's arm
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01

Washington, June 27,--According to
the weather bureau figures, Washing
ton was the hottest place In the Unit.
ed States Sunday, the thermometer
registering a maxim Of ~ do
grees In Boston and New York also
It was very hot, the official tcmpera
ture In those cities being % degrees,
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01

Little Rock, Ark, June PA state
convention Of prohibitionists was held
here at which J. r Wilmans was nom
mated for governor and delegates
| named to tho national prohibition con-
| Yention at lndIanapolls
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
Lost Finger Playing "Iceman."

Trenton, n. j.. June 27.-Joseph Er.
win. two years old. lost finger from
his loft hand while playing "iceman"
with his brother. Harry, two years his
senior. Joseph held the ice while Har
ny used the Ratchet.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
Administrators Notice

Notice Is hereby given that letters OF al
ministTatlOn were granted to the und"rg
lgncd by the Probate Court Of st Francois
county. Missouri dated May -, 1901
on tho CSint" OF
WILLIAM e HALE, Deceased
All persons having claims against sal,
estate are required Ia exhibit them to tn,
Administrator for allowance within one
year from the date oi said letters, or thcJ
may be pTocudcd from any hcncft OF salt
estate, ana II not exhibited for ullOwnnC,
within two years from IN" date OF salt
letters they VIII De forever barred.
MERRILL plrkI>, Administrator
MAY q 1904.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01

Jersey City, N, j.. June 27.-Freder.
lick Hemmel, tender of the trolley
bridge across the Ilackensack river at
Ilackensack. scratched mosquito bite
some days ago. erysipeias set in and
he died as a result.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01

Chicago. June 25.--secretary Dover
OF the national committee, after an
hours conference with Chairman Cor
telyou at the Auditorium annex Fri.
day. announced that the republican
campaign would be formally opened on
August /.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01

\OuCv * hcTcny given that the under
signed, Administrator Oi the estate ~
ELIL NREIII WLLINGroN. Dcrcnfcd,
VIII make a mai settlement at sall rstut,
NJ the next term Oi the Probate Court Of ~
Francois county, Missouri, to b" begun and
held 1T the court House IN Pennington
Missouri, On the second Monday IN July
lnL W I RlLLINGTON. Administrator
june ~. 1901
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01

All persons having claims against said as
tate are required to exhibit them to the ndr
miniStrntriN for allowance within ono year
from the date Of snid letters, or they
may he precluded from any benefit OF said
estate; ana II not exhibited FOR allowance
within two years from the date of said let
tcrs, they viii he forever barred.
ALVIN RUCKER, Administrator
June Is, 1874
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
Found Dead In Hts once.

Fort Worth. Tex, June 2S.-W fl.
Firth, general passenger agent Of the
Rock Island railroad in Texas, was
found dead in his Office. He was ap'
parently in good health when he
reached his office q few hours earlier.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
Administrators Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters OF nd
ministrnton were granted to the under
signed by the Probate Court of II. Fran
co.'s county Missouri. dated June dth
1904, on the estate OF
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01

London, June 2s-Lloyd's agency
has received dispatch from Tlen Tsir
stating notification that q floatinl
spike mine has been seen adrift In lat.
itude 3S.2G north. longitude 12l east.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01

The Register says there arc more
soldiers at tho rifle range at rAcadia
than have ever been there.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-07-01
Final Settlement.
JR.r. Epw ARDS, Deceased -.

NntlCc is hereby given that tho under
signed administrator de hOnis non Of the
estate Of
J.R.F. EDWARDS, Deceased,
viii make nnnl settlement OF snih estate at
the next term of the Probate court OF st
Francois county, Missouri. to he begun ami
held IN the court House In Farn,lngton, In
said county, on the second Monday In
July lHOi j. : CLAY,
Administrator de bOnls non
Juno 10. 1894
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01
EvERYTHING AlAGNEr1zEp.
Strange Phenomenon Reported by a
British Steamer Captain.

Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-The British
ship Mohican while making for the
Delaware breakwater has encounter
ed a strange phenomenon. A cloud
of phosphoric appearance enveloped
the vessel, magnetizing everything on
board. Captain Urquhart says the
vessel and crew had fiery coating
When the sailors say it, said the
when the sailors saw it," said the
in CONSERVATION. looked at the
needle and it was flying around like
an electric fan 1 ordered several of
the crew to move some iron chains
that were lying on the deck, thinking
to distract their attention. The sail
ors could not bulge the chains, al
though they did not weigh more than
IS pounds each.
Everything was magnetized, and
chains. bolts, spikes and bars were
as tight on the deck as if they had
been riveted there The cloud was so
dense that ii was impossible for the
vessel to proceed. 1 could not see be-
yond the decks. 1t appeared as if the
whole world was a mass of glowing
fire. The sailors fell on the decks and
prayed. Suddenly the cloud began to
lift. The phosphorescent glow on the
ship and crew began to fade. In a
few minutes the cloud passed over tn e
vessel and we saw it moving off over
the sea-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01
FIFTY INJURED
In a Collision of Trolley Cars in New
York Suburb.

New York. Aug. Fifty pas
sengers were injured. eleven of them
seriously and one possibly fatally, in
head-on collision between a runa-
way Mount Vernon trolley car and a
Yonkers trolley car at Woodlawn,
near 2S4th street. Matthew Craw-
field, motorman of the Mount Vernon
car, is the most seriously injured and
the only one for whom concern is
felt He was buried under the
wreckage of the two cars and
crushed
Eleven other persons were taken
to the hospital and many were attend
ed by physicians and went home
Both cars were filled with holiday
crowds. Motorman Crawfield, of the
Mount Vernon car, was bringing his
car into the city. He started down
the hill in Mclean avenue toward
234th street and the car got beyond
his control. The other car should
have stopped at a switch but failed
to do so and the two crashed to-
gether.
Both cars were derailed and many
of the injured passengers were
thrown into a deep ditch at the side
of the roadway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01

tending the University of Chicago for
the past month Joined her Thursday
Mrs j. K. Withers and daughter,
Miriam, of I'LL Kansas avenue left this
morning for Red Oak, Ia, where they
will be the guests for a month of Mr.
Withers' sister, Mrs. Shank.
Mrs. w. .Taggart and children Of
Meriden, returned to their home yester-
day after a weeks visit to Mrs Tag
CARTS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. N.Y.
ers of 1905 Western avenue.
Miss Macie Courtney will leave this
evening for Miltonvale to visit her par
ents for a short time. From there she
will go to Oklahoma where she will be
the guest of friends and relatives
At the meeting held Saturday even
ing at the Lyman school house to con-
slider the dyking of Soldier creek along
the north bank, a committee composed
of Messrs. Dransfield, Ashpole and
Claudy was appointed to confer with
the county commissioners. The COM
missioners will visit this locality and To-
cate a benefit flood district, taxes to be
levied on all living in this district and
the dyke built. 1t is the intention of
those living in the Lyman neighbor-
hood to push this dyke question
through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01

not want an uncovered platform, but
a band stand such as was provided at
Garfield park. Garfield park is not in
use and the good band stand there is
standing idle. The Bank of Topeka
now owns the park and might be
willing to dispose of the band stand.
1.-The band voted to give free con-
certs once a week if a suitable band
stand is provided said Director Mar
shall today 1.-The band does not want
some rickety platform put up, but
good, suitable band stand, we'll light
ed and provided with seats so that the
PLAYERS will be comfortable and prop
erly provided for. The southwest
part of the state house grounds seems
to be the best location. as the band
stand must be centrally located, on
asphalt streets and not too near a car
line"
Who will provide the band stand?
The band decided not to disband