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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08
nov JOSEPH O CANNON

non JOSEPH G CANNON
ron made speech of acceptance that
created enthusiasm in the caucus.
The democrats nominated John Sharp
Williams of Mississippi, speaker; VS.
COwhcrd. OF Missouri, clerk of the
house. Robert Favor Of Arkansas
donrkccpcr. Charles A. Edwards, OF
Texas, scrreantat-arms; Robert Il
Douglas. Of South Carolina, postmaster
and Rev. Austin Crouch. Of Alabama,
chaplain
The work Before Congress.
The presidents plan for federal regu-
latiun OF railway rates will probably
oycrshndow everything else. Then
there is the proposed federal control OF
Insurance and the pure food question
This is the long session Of congress,
and It may last into the latter part Of
Juno or nlOnG into July, especially II
tariff revision should bo one of the
questions brought up for consideration
Next 10 rallroui-ratC legislation. the
time Of congress will be taken NJ
chiefly with tho affairs of the Panama
canal enterprise Representatives are
disposed 10 be liberal towards the
canal and are willing to grant the
canal commission and the edministra
ton all the funds they need for actual
canal work.
Good reason exists for believing that
the friends of Oklahoma and Indian
territory are now strong enough to Sc
cure IN Independent consideration OF
their claim Certain It is, II they can
do this, that statehood will be easily
and quickly disposed Of AS for sepa-
rate statehood for Indian territory and
Oklahoma. making two states of them,
this plan according to AL the indica.
tlons, has very little chance.
Some reference TO federal regulation
of insurance. is expected In the presl.
dents message. Senator Dryden, of
New Jersey. last winter introduced n
bill providing for federal regulation,
aud, though It received much attention,
Z never was seriously considered. Sen.
ator Dryden again viii agitatc the sub
iect and introduce his bill.
Effort VIII be made In course OF tho
session to amend the Chinese exclusion
laws so as to prevent the humiliation
OF tho cultured Chinese who have been
subjected to many inconvenience
when visiting this country. These laws
have been charged with tho responsi-
billty for tho recent Chinese boycott of
American goods
Few stumbling blocks are in sight
among the regular appropriation bills
Tho administration will not put In a
heavy naval budget this year, and this
will be Il great saver of time. trouble
and moLey.
The present disposition is to consider
no rivers and harbors whatever, though
no final decision has been reached In
this matter as yet.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08

enough to those given as not to
suggest any additional information
Last year Mr. Roosevelt polled but
Z AT more votes in the State than
were east for Mr.. Mckinley in
1900, the actual vote being
Roosev 32l ,449; Mckinley.
3l4 ,Q02. In 1900 NJ. Bryan re-
ceived 35l 1922 votes, and in 1904
Judge Parker polled but 296, ,3l2
or 55,Gl0 less votes than were cast
for Mr. Bryan four years previous.
ly. The strange spectacle is thus
presented in a progressive State Of
total vote growing less from 1896
to 1904.
INCREASE ~ POPULATION,
The population has increased
rapidly, but the total vote has de-
creased Still, the vote between
1896 and 1900 increased nearly
10000 and then dropped more
than 30, 600 behind 1896 aud 1904
The small increase in the vote
cast for Mr.. Roosevelt last year
over that east for Mr.. Mckinley in
1904 is even below what the ln
crease of that party vote should
be. No matter how many Demo,
Gratis voted for Mr.. Roosevelt he
did not receive even aa great a
vote as the Republicans alone
should have given him.
1t is safe to assume from these
figures that $4,000 Democrats did
not vote in 1904. The cause that
led them to do So must be sought
elsewhere thun in the official fig.
ures Every body knows that th"
population of Missouri is incrras.
ing rapidly, and thatit would he
absurd to assume that the total
vote of the State is some 20, ,OOO
less now than il was eight wears
ago
DECREASE WAS GENERAL.
The Democratic 5 lump lust year
was not confined to any one lo-
cality-it was general throughout
the State 4 casual examination
of the official figures does not show
a party gain in a single county cx
cept in Cole
Eight congressional districts
were lost that had heretofore been
considered reliably Democratic.
Those in which the Democratic
candidates were elected were rar
ried by greatly reduced majorties
Fifteen Circuit Judges were lost
by the Democrats, Fourteen "uun.
ties and legislative districts and
four senatorial districts, rousid
cred reliably Democratic, elected
Republicans. Democratic mem
! bers OF the House were clrrtr, ,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08

their lives for religious libertyl
Shall we let it slip from our hands!
Let Concord, Lexington and Bun
ker Hill answer. We are thankful
for the country in which we live,
and will prove it by thanks doing!
We are thankful for our home,
and pledge ourselves to protect it
We are thankful for the harvest;
above all we are thankful for God,
who has blessed us with a knowl-
edge of Himself Surely we can
say with the Psalmist, THE lines
are fallen unto me in pleasant
places yea, have a gondly heri-
tage."
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08
THANKSGIVING ADDRESS
Delivered by Elder Edward Overs al
the Union Services in the Farm.
ington Presbyterian Church
November 80, 1905

There are certain days in the
life of a nation that stand out
distinct and clear becuase of some
special deliverance, some impor-
tant event, or some great truth
they commemorate.
We have our Independence day,
Decoration day, Thanksgiving day,
and there are others, such as
Labor day, Arbor day, Washing
toms and Lincoln's birthdays.
No stated festival has ever survived
long enough to become historic
that has not religious back
ground. Somehow, as a nation
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Fifty-nlnth
congress assembled at noon With 2i9
members IN the house and % In tho
senate, the republicans are short but q
few votes Of a two-thlrds majority in
both houses. The democrats have 1877
representatives and 81 senators, max.
ing the majority liz In the one case
and Is in the latter
Tho republicans of the house renom-
mated. IN caucus, all elective officers
" the house who served during the
Fifty-cirhth congress Speaker Can
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08

Washington, Dec. minor Meri.
wether, Jr., tho cadet midshipman who
was tried by court-martial for the al
legged killing of Midsh,pman James II
Branch during fist fight at the An
napolis naval academy, has been nc.
quilted OF the charge of manslaughter
by the court but has been adjudged
guilty of the charges of breach Of
rules In fighting with Branch and tho
minor breaches that were collarc-al to
the main issue The court recon-
mends his dismissal from the service
for infraction OF discipline
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08
OFFICIAL VOTE REVIEWED.
Shows that $4,000 Democrats Did
Not Vote In Missouri-Pepubllcan
Gain Not in Proportion to
Natural Increase.

The official manual of Missouri
for the year 1905 6, shows con.
clusively that the Democratic party
of the State is far from being in
the minority.
While the official figures of the
1904 election are susceptible of
much political speculation, they
cannot be tortured into any other
conclusion than that n full vote
means Democratic Missouri.
Taking the Democratic vote for
President in 1900 aud the Rcpub-
lican vote for President last year
as Il basis, the Democrats are still
ahead 30,475 votes. This, how.
ever, is not fair comparison, be-
cause President Roosevelt ran far
ahead of his ticket in this State,
THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTES.
There are some very curious
things about the votes polled in
Missouri during the last three
presidential elections. The total
vote of last year was more than
II 900 below the vote of 1900 and
more than $4,000 below the vote
of 1896.
This ratio is not so nearly pre-
served, however, in the votes cast
for Governor during the samt
period Here are the official hg,
ures of the total votes cast for
President since 1896:
1890. b73gu6
1900. ............. $1,000
iVpl s.'' .'''.'.,s sbl S,Nbi
The votes east during the same
ppriO1 for Gnvprnnr orn uno,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08
Peabody to Succeed Mccall.

Now York, Dec. 5.-Trustees OF the
Mutual Life Insurance Co. have agreed
on Charles a. Peabody as the next
president of the company, to succeed
Richard A. McCnrdy. Mr.. Peabody Ia
n widely known banker and trustee OF
several financial concerns, a director
In the Illinois Central and the Union
Pacific railroads, and is one of the
board Of managers of the Delaware h
Hudson railroad.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08
LANE FIFER's SUCCESSOR
The Interstate Commerce Commins
sion VIII stand Three Democrats
and Two Republicans.

Washington, Dec. 6.--The president
has announced that he will appoine
Franklin X. Lane, OF San Francisco. to
the vacancy caused by Mr.. Fifer's res-
ignatiou from the Interstate commerce.
commission. which takes effect Janu
airy /. d,
Mr.. Lane Is democrat and his af,-
pointment WIN change the political
complexion Of the interstate commerce.
commission from republican to demo-
cratic. |
Former Gov. Fifer. Of Illinois. whom
Mr.. Lane will succeed on the comnhis]
sion. Is u republican, 40 are also CDm1
missloners Knapp and Proudly. Com1
missioncrs Cockrell and Clements are
democrats.
White Mr.. Lane has always been q
democrat In politics, he was . sup
porter OF President Roosevelt In the
last campaign. He is former nAws1
paper man and one time was the dem-
ocratic candidate for governor Of Calf
fornia. bur was defeated.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08
59TH congress
Is IN session
Majority Name Cannon For Speak
er and the Minority WILL
iams, Of Mississippi.
aILWAY RATES LEGISLATION
MAY OVERSHADOW EVERYTHING

he raunmn Canal Enterprise, Fed
crHl Regulation of Insurance,
thtnesc Exclusion and Statehood
For Territories Arc Also Impor-
tant Mcasureg
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08

a wild animal Of some kind is
roaming through the lower Southeast
counties, supposed to be one that es-
capped from circus wreck, and 70.
ward Of s1oo Is offered for its hide.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08

preempted lots and whole blocks of town property
in Ahumada.
The lncorporators, under separate organization
own two deep well drills, capacity $50 and 500 feet
The Mexican Mfg. and Agr. Co. is now making con-
tracts to drill of 8O00acre tracts paying the
drilling company so much per foot, Should flowing
water (of which there is now question: be
tered any or all of these contracts the Mexican
Mfg. and Agr. Co. will Immediately become owner in
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08

fee of one half or 4. 600 acres in each tract
Corn wheat and all grains grow proifcally un-
der irrigation
Potatoes, Beans, Cabbage and all vegetables.
Alfalfa, especially, and other grasses
Apples, Peaches, Pears and Melons
Cantaloupes equal Rocky Fords
Berries of most kinds, and in fact all products
that can be grown in Missouri and Arkansas
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1905-12-08
ne Market for all Products at High Prices at all It

Sweet Potatoes sell at ST. so to 81. 90 per bushe,
gold, and all other products at proportonate
prices
Canning and Dairy Plant will be installed and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
WITH THE JokERs.
Belle-Do you believe in second |
sight, my dear?

Belle-Do you believe in second
sight, my dear?
Eva-sometimes.
Belle-speaiing from experience?
Eva-Yes, have often told Jack
that he needed shave when it was
too dark to see his Columbus
Dispatch.
Have you any idea,' asked the
confidential friend. what the cam.
palgn is going to cost you?"
YES" said the candidate. Il have
an idea that it's going to cost me my
reputation for veracity with most of
the fellows to whom have promised
good jobs.-washington Star.
Did the father give the bride
away?"
81 should say he did He got rat
tied. and what do you think he said
as he handed her over to the groom?e
"what?"
ct is more blessed to give than
TO receivel"-Cleveiand Leader. =
House carpenter and contractor.
Always ready and responsible. Gail
F. and NJ. phone 325. R. F. D. No. 9.
Zach cleavenger. 7
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
WOMAN ESCAPED
FROM HOSPITAL
A MAN WHO is AT A HOTEL WITH
HER SAYS SHE IS NOT
INSANE.
(Ry Publishes, Press.l

WINSTED. Conn. July S.-Mrs.
Janet T. Wilson. daughter of former
Congressman Phillip B. Low, of New
YorG. who escaped from the Hudson
River Hospital in New York last Sat.
urday night by saving the bars of her
cell window, is at the Highland Lake
Hotel here. In separate apartment
at the same hotel Is Walter Langdon,
son of DR.. Charles w. Langdon, OF
the Hudson River Hospital. The two
came here on train last Sunday.
Langdon registered as Ross White
Mrs. Wilson gave her right name.
1t is said Mrs. Wilson came to Bos
ton Corners from Poughkeepsie in a
carriage, was met there by Langdon
and the two then went to the High,
land Lake Hotel where they are now
stopping.
Since coming here, Mrs. Wilson
has been attended by a physician
She has been afflicted with the drug
habit. Young Langdon says she is
not insane, but was treated at the
hospital as though she were. He re
fused to state how he came to be
travelling with her, but denied that
he had aided in her escape, though
she had asked him to.
Friends of Langdon here say he mel
, Mrs. Wilson socially before she was
committed to the hospital eighteen
months ago. She was at that time
quite prominent in society. She in
tends to stay here thirty days If pos
sible so she cannot be again confined
without new commitment. 1t is
expected that relatives of the pail
will come here.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
BONANZA KING" Is
WHOOPING THINGS
A DEATH VALLEY MINER IS DE-
TERMiNEp TO BEAT ALL REC
oRos FOR FAST GOING
; lny Publlshers. Press.l

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Juls io.-Mad
TO beat the wind. and yowlng he VIII
smash all records ever set In this
country for fast going. Walter Scott.
Bonanza King. started out from
here yesterday on whiriwind trip
to Chicago to satisfy a most acutely
developed case of speed mania.
Scott is paying the Santa Fe Rail-
road $500 TO surpass all speed rec
ords between Los Angeles and Chi
caso, and chop down the time for his
special train to as hours.
IL the Santa Fe cannot satisfy his
longing for fast travelling Scott de-
clares he win charter a special train
from Chicago to New York and beat
the IS hour service between those cit
les.
Scott. Death Valley miner. who
recently struck 1t rich. has been do;
ing his best to make things lively
in Los Angeles. and is out to break
any records that can be broken.
When the train was about to leave
he said 1: Nothing but an earthquake
and wreck VIII beat me on this strip.
own the tracks and | want all
freights thrown into the ditch until!
I go by. I won't have wheel turr.
ing while I'm around am going 10
ride on the engine In my undershIrt
TO whoop 'em up
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
BAD COMPANY
Had Usual Results For Man Who
Went to Parkersburs.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, July TO-
William Ramsey, of Indianapolis, is
dying here under peculiar circum.
stance. He arrived here last wednes-
Gay to visit dying brother. Before
he reached his brother. he fell in with
tough characters. who drugged and
robbed him. leaving him unconscious.
He has been unconscious ever since
and the physicians think he cannot
recover. His brother. John, whom he
came 10 visit, died Wednesday night.
William Sheehi and Mike Sheehi
have been arrested and held for the
grand jury, charged with administer.
ing the drug.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
RUSSIA TO Fight ON
Despite the Peace Conference, Think.
p the Prominent French News
paper Writers.

PARIS. July l0.-There Is a strange
belief here that President Rooseyelt's
noble effort to end the war between
Russia and japan will leadSto nothing
Shaken to Its very foundations by the
.reyolts in all parts of the country
Russia. it is thought, will not consent
to the Japanese conditions, which nat
urally win be hard to comply with,
This opinion is based on the tnani.
nous reports of French newspaper
correspondents in st. Petersburg. who
all agree that the fields in Manchuria
will run red with blood maybe for
years in spite of all the diplomats may
Go.
2 Only few days ago one OF the
Cars ministers said to the CORE,
spondent of LIE Matin: 'Tn spite OF
the peace negotiations the fight must
go on.
There was not the slightest inten.
lion on the part of Russia to ask for
any armistice.
III Gen. .Linevitch is beaten and
lie assures Us that he will not be, we
shall retreat to Siberia, leaving vlad
ivostok for the time being. to its own
resources. vladivostok is able to hold
out for more than a year.
THAT will give US time enough tc
concentrate In Siberia an army of a
million men. The present disturbance
means nothing. We shall be able tc
find all the men and all the money. The
Gar wants to show his subjects that
! this is no mere colonial war, but life
and ceath struggle between two ma
TONS"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
HOW DEVLIN
GOT THE MONEY
BANKS HAD BEEN WARNED BY
THE GOVERNMENT, BUT
LOANS WERE NOT RE-
pucEp.
lBy PublIshers, preas.l

WASHINGTON. D. c.. July TO-
There is feeling OF resentment at
the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency over criticism in the middle
west, of the alleged Incompetence OF
bank examiners in not discovering
the excessive loans made by the II.
linois and Kansas banks to c. j.
Devlln. the magnate whose recent
financial embarrassment has caused
great distress to number OF bank.
ing houses and Industrial institutions.
There is no authority in this OF.
fee to prevent such excessive loans
said Deputy Comptroller Kane. this
morning. "The law prohibits the is.
suancs OF loans to an individual or
Arm in excess OF ten per cent. OF
the capital stock. Corporations are
favored. Each can borrow to the 10
per cent limit. although headed by
the same individual. as in the Deylln
case. 1t is bad banking, but entirely
within the law
This office had been fully inform.
ed of the situation. In this case. as
in others, where long line OF loans
to practically one individual exists
the attention OF the banking Arm was
called to the matter. We sent sew.
era1 letters to one OF the Illinois
banks Just closed by the Devlin fall.
ure. The bank examiner reported the
excessive loan at once. The next
statement OF the bank showed that
the Recommendation OF the comp
troller had been adopted. They had
wiped out the excessive. loan.
"other banks heavily carrying Dew.
lin paper were advised by this office
that they were on the danger line
but they did not reduce the loans
The comptroller had done all that he
could to correct the abuse 4
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
DASHED HEAD
OF FIoater Leads Huntington ON.
eials to Believe Double Murder
Is Committed.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. July TO-
The body Of an unknown man was
found floating near the city Saturday
with an awful cash in his head which
caused the officials to believe that
this man and Miss Emma Gardner
we're murdered and their bodies
thrown into the river. A man filing
the description of the man found and
the Gardner woman started for boat
ride three days ago. Neither have
been seen since. but their boat was
found floating near willows. west OF
the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
HUNTINGTON

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. July TO-
AS an indication of the rapid and sub.
stantiai growth of Huntington com.
mercially the increase in the passen.
ger business done by the c. e o. al
the local ONCE offers striking illus
tration.
In the year 1900 the ticket once
sales amounted to $4,000 The re
port of Joe Newman. the popular
ticket agent shows a handsome in
crease for 1905 in the revenue of this
system at the local ofice. owing tc
the growth of the city and the in
crease Of the Industrial and business
facilities. For the year ending June
30, 1905, the receipts amounted tc
nearly 100000. an increase in five
years of over 100000.
The increase over last year was
over $4,000. the revenue in 1904 be
ing over $4,000. This speaks vel
for Huntington in commercial way
and also for the G. & o. in as much
as the Increased demand has beer
met at all times with increased faclli
ties for handling the business.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
MUTINY ON Big
STEAM YACHT
HOWARD oouLp's MEN SAY THEY
HAVE HAD POOR RATIoNs
AND SHORT PAY.
(By publishers Press,

NEW YORK, July 10.--A mutiny
recently broke out on Howard Gould
big steam yacht. Niagara, and until
crew is found the proposed cruise will
have to be abandoned.
The trouble occurred while the NJ
agara was at anchor OF Bay Ridge.
rhe sailors. all Of whom are Norwe-
CLANS. complained that they had not
been paid thelr wages due July / and
for more than year had been fed
constantly on potatoes and weak cofs
Zee.
News of the mutiny became public
to-day when efforts were made to re-
cruit crew. On the morning Of July
3. the crew gathered on deck and
the Niagara. started TO throw him to
forward and demanded pay for the
men. Monsoon says Captain Grant. Of
Hegeman Monson, sailor. stepped
the deck when the sailors shouted
that there would be trouble IL Mon
son was injured. The captain wulk-
Cd away. The same afternoon twelve
new sailors were brought on board
but when warned by the crow they
Joined the mutneers. That night &c
Of the crew. after demanding their
money. were paid off and lett the ship.
Now Gor:d is at his summer home at
Port Warrington, Long Island.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10

Rev. Lee Anna Starr. Methodist
minister at Paris. Ill, refuses to mar
ry Divorces.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10

The West virginian respectful,
solicits Job printing of all kinda
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-10
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