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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
Four Killed In Wreck.

Moborly-TwO freight trains on the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas collidcd
head-On on a sharp curve one and one.
half miles east Of Moberly due to i
mistaken order at Paris. Four men
We're killed outright. The dead are:
Engineers Bledsoe and Winniger, Con-
ductor Mllkerson and Brakeman Ach-
roeder. all OF Hannibal. Both trains
were badly wrecked.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
COUNTESS WILL DEFEND RIGHTS
Divorced Wife of Saxony's King VIII
Cling to Daughter, Princess Anne.

F1orence--Enrico Toselli, who last
week married the Countess Nrontig,
noso in London, In an interview con.
fFmed the reports that 1t was his In.
tention to make an American tour ms
a singer, but declined to give any de.
tails concerning It. He declared that
his wife would defend her rights AZ a
mother for the care OF her daughter.
the Princess Anne Monica PA.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

Constance, Grand Duchy of Barren
Grand Duke Frederick, who has been
suffering from intestinal inflammation
for week or more, is rapidly grow.
ing worse and is hardly expected te
survive.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
Explosion Wrecks Greenhouse

Pleasant Hill-A boiler exploded In
the Conservatives of George NJ Kel-
logg, florist, three miles from ere,
partially destroying the plant and
causing damage estimated at $4,000.
Over onehalf of the plant was saved
The Conservatives are among the
largest In the west.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
Farmer Shot by Unknown PARTY

st. James--Olver Deletroiz
Frenchman, living west of here. was
shot In the head by an unknown party,
and is not expected to live. He was
walking along the road when shot and
accidentally found his way to farm
house, where a physician had been
called, who attended him,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
People Flee Before Flames,

Kansas City-Fire that started from
unknown causes destroyed the sixth
floor of the Altman building, Eleventh
and Walnut streets. A number of PEG.
pie asleep in the upper floors were
driven into the street in their night
clothes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

st. Joseph-The trial of Dr. Bert y.
Bruce, charged with the murder of his
fatherinlaw Ernest ]. Gelsler. was
called in the criminal court The de.
PENDANT is the son of j. W. Bruce, a
lumber dealer in Dearborn, Mo He is
accused of substituting arsenic for 9th.
er drugs when filling a prescription.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
St. Joseph COMPTROLLER Quits.

st, Joseph-Hiram II. Barnes, city
comptroller, resigned to engage in 9th.
or pursuits. He has not fully perfect
ed his plans, but will probably engage
in business in St. Louis. II. b. Har-
ris, an insurance agent, was appoint
I'd to succeed Barnes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
Farmer Ends Life with Dynamite.

Lexington, ky.-Samuel Bagge, a
farmer residing In Bourbon county
blew his head off with stick OF
dynamite. Bagge owned 40 acre
farm. but had been respondent for
some time and had threatened to take
his own life. He wrote his will be.
fore striking the cap. The dynamite
was procured from nearby rock
quarry. He was 30 years old ant I'M
married. His father made fortune
importing Shetland ponies and Cots.
void sheep He was for three years
an inmate Of the insane asylum here.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
Americans Shoot Bandit,

Durango, Mexico. - A party OF
American mining men were attacked
by Julian Reyes. the notorious bandit,
aud his men in the mountains of this
state. The Americans resisted with
rifles and pistols and fatally wounded
Reyes. No Americans were wounded,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

Two hundred and ten loaded freight
cars is the train which a locomotive.
lately built for the Erie railroad Will
haul upon a level track. The locomo.
tive weighs more than 200 tons and
is supported upon lG driving wheels.
eight on each side a train mile
and half long. which is the length of
40 cars, would have astounded rail.
road men of the last generation. de.
clares the Youths Companion. but en-
gineers to-day are looking TO longer
trains. II they have not already made
them up.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
COURTESY STOPS ON CENTRAL
Rockefeller, Utility.Law Drafter and
Bishop Potter Refused.

New York.-No more courtesy
stops are made on the New
York Central. John d Rockefeller
learned this when he wanted to take
a fas. train at Tarrytown to 70 to Chi
cago TO testify before Judge Lands
Bishop Potter, too, wanted a nst
train stopped somewhere up along the
Hudson 50 he could get aboard, bu'
was refused One of the men wht
drafted the public utilities bill mad,
courtesy stops Illegal. forgot about the
law and filed request for a stop at
his summer home. He was referred
10 the provisions of his own bill.
The courtesy" stop has become a
great nuisance on all railroads.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

An Aurora man has been arrested
for dong his own plumbing Perhaps
he charged himself less for 1t than
tn" constitution provides In such
cases
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

At the national rife shooting match
at Camp Perry in Ohio 1t was at first
proposed to leave the navy unrepre.
scented, because Of a failure to provide
money for the transportation of the
team, The army was to do all the
shooting, On second thought how
ever, 1t was decided TO send naval
representation, and the BOYS of the
sea have carried away the champion.
ship When 1t comes TO men behind
the guns. says Troy Times the man.
of.warsman can do some shooting on
land as well as on the water.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
Joplin to Decorate for Miners.

Joplin-In honor of the approaching
American Mining Congress, which Is
to be held in this city in October,
Joplin citizens are making extensive
arrangements for the entertainment OF
the WNtors. the principal movement
thus far being a plpn TO light the city
with millions OF inc. adescent bulbs.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

| President Roosevelt ana kept the
crowd from breaking through the
| ropes The regulars were under com
! mlnd of Brig Cen J. NJ Is Davis
President Ru0scyol's train arrived
only three minutes behind schedule
time The president at once was
driven between Two lines of soldiers
to the high school. where the school
children Of the city assembled Sol
dlrrs wcr" placed at intervals Of Il
few feet along thr route to the high
school to keep back The crowd The
sun was shining when the president
arrived
Children Sing America"
At the school 1900 boys and girls
were grouped on large stand and
dressed to form a flag Nearly 5000
other school children were grouped
on each side. All sang America"
and The Star Spanrcd Banner
From the school the president was
driven to a large stand in the square,
from which he reviewed the parade
Platoons Of police and L. S. cavalry
headed the parade There were six
lrigades with nearly 10000 men, In
line President McKnley's regiment,
the Twenty Ohio volunteer in
fantry, was in the first brigade, with
6 A. X. veterans, SpanishAmerlcan
war veterans and Sons of Veterans.
The streets crossing the public
square had been made court of
honor with ropes Of eyergreens
strung on stats mounted IN bases
that bore MCKiuley's monogram.
The dedication opened with invo
cation by Rev Frank NJ. Bristol of
Washington.
Governor Harris of Ohio, president
Of the day, made the opening address.
and Justice Day told of the building
OF the memorial
Statue is Unveiled.
Then came the formal unwilling OF
bronze statue Of Mckinley that
stands at the entrance of the monu |
ment. Miss Helen Mckinley OF |
Cleveland, sister OF President McKin. |
ley, pulled the cord releasing the flags
that covered the statue
James Whitcomb Riley rectcd his |
poem and the Grafton Of President |
Roosevelt followed
The Star SpangIed Banner" sung |
by all present, preceded the speaking. |
America closed the ceremonies.
Bishop Horstmann of Cleveland |
pronounced the benediction.
No announcement that the audience
was to be limited was made before
Saturday, and thousands Of strangers
sought In vain for admission.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

Every now and then some dress re-.
former starts crusade against the
wearing OF corsets This has made
little difference In actual practice
and is not likely to as long as
the ladies have their own way and
fashion prescribes the use of the ar.
ticle. And occasionally the ladies'
get a chance to hit back One of
them WAS driving near Oxford, N. j..
when she was struck by stray shot
fred by boys who were playing with
rifle. Fortunately the ball hit the steel
Of the lady's corsets and she was I'm.
injured.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
Damaged Ships Return to Quebec

Halifax, N. S.-The Allen Line
steamer Monaghan, which was In col
lision with the steamer Hurons, was
so seriously injured that she is com.
PEELED to return at slow speed to
Quebec with her $50 passengers,
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
Missouri Brakeman Injured.

Floris, Ia.-Lewis Flesher Rock
Island brakeman, living at Trenton
Mo, fell from caboose here, receiv'
ing probably fatal injuries.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

Not to be outdonc by the submarine
exploit OF the president Of the United
States NJ Clemenceau. the French
premier made an ascent in Paris the
other day In a Siderable war balloon.
During the trip pipe burst, and the
premier was splashed with hot water
1t took 20 minutes to make the needed
repairs, and during this time the bal.
loon remained stationary above the
city.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

Japan appears To be going ahead
on the theory that Korea Is not yet
2! years Of age
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

Surprise is expressed when a won.
an burglar Is caught thar she should
X sulishly dressed That Is what
She steals foF
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

Fine for flirting says a headline
In a Montana paper Polio" court or
moonlight on tho lake"
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

Walter Page remarks that the
worst written books year after year
ar" written 10y uHr scholars aud
academic men This is a painful and
abrupt Way OF putting it, hur says th"
CHICAGO News. is ru. word never.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

A low.Iying country does not need
TO have low living people
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04

a man isn't necessarily bald be-
cause he has no heir
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
STANDARD OIL CASE
EXAMINER OF ALLEGED TRUST
FINDS MANY OBSTACLES.
LEDGER AND STOCK BOOK MISSING
Counsel Kellogg Asks Standard Off.
Gals to Produce Books which
Cannot Be Found

New YoIk--TWo books showing the
ard OH CO ol New Jersey took over
control Of nineteen subsidiary con.
Germs which had been allied with the
old Ohio trust have disappeared from
the vaults Of 90 Broadway. They are
the ledger and stock book kept by
Transfer Clerk Bensingcr between
1892 and 1899 These are the books
which Government Counsel Kellogg
asked the Standard officials to pro
ducc before Examiner Ferris at New
York Clerk Hensinger testified that
he left these books in the vault in
1900. when the work OF liquidation
was over. Later Counsel Milburn for
the company reported that the books
had disappeared and no official of the
company could give any Information
concerning them or any idea as to
whore they might be. Mr. Kellogg an.
nounccd that he would have the books
if lhcy were IN existence. and If not
he would know what had happened
to them and why In explaining how
the transfer was made. Nh Bensingcr
said that holders Of trust certificates
would present these at his office and
have them Cancelled, receiving instead
a spondng number Of shares IN
the New Jersey company
Monopolized Foreign Trade.
Light was thrown on the trusts
dealings with the so.callcd indcpend
cnt oil companies when it was shown
how by a system Of agreements tn,
independents were obliged to buy thei'
crude oil from the Standard 1t being
be exported to Europe except through
the trust Should any company VIC
late this agreement. their supply OF
crude oil would be cut off and they
would hay" To close their re
hncrius These facts were brought
on by the testimony of Sec
Rotary Henson of the Tidcwatet
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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
FoREGUARD OF AMERICAN NAVY
is BROUGHT TO ANCHOR
OFF SAN FRANCISCO.
ENDS $4,000 MILE CRUISE
The Arrival Of the -Four Big Fighting
Machines Marks the End OF
the Trip They Started
on Year Ago.

San Francisco-The first division of
the Pacific fleet. the foreguard Of the
American navy. which is to assemble
in Pacific coast waters by order OF
President Roosevelt, has steamed
through the Golden Gate. The
four armorcd cruisers passed the
heads in file formation. led by
the flagship West Virginia. flying at
her masthead the two-starred nag Of
the commander of the fleet. Rear Nd.
miraI James II, Dayton Five hum
area yards 10 the rear came the COLO.
fado, ioll"""d at Ike distance by
the Maryland ana the pennsylvania.
Inc arrival OF the tour big sister ships
marked the end Of 56oOO.miie cruise,
"illch began at Newport, X. l.. last
september
Admiral FulflIs Promise.
The squadron was sighted outside
the heads AZ daybrcak. s,caming at
half speed ont OF a coast fog by
bringing his ships tu anchor of the
city front few minutes before 4
O'Clock. Admiral Dayton fulfilled his
promise by wireless the night before
to arrive some time in the early fore.
noon.
Thousands of people anticipating tho
event were gathered along the water
front and on N" hilltups commanding
view OF the bay. Obliyious Of the
Guished from the decks, they sipnalled
welcome to the huge whitcaud hun
fighting machines by waving hats and
hnndkerchiefs. and as loecy puns o.
smoke rose and drlftod from the
mouths OF the iXpoundcr salu'Ing
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-04
SHIFTS COAL DEAL
METchLF DoDGEs RESPONSIBLE
iTY FOR s2o,5oo,ooo OUTLAW
LEGAL QUESTION is INVOLVED
Yankee Shippers Challenge the Gov
ernment's Right to Use Alien
Vessels.

Washin gton d. CAS- nearly as
possible Secretary Metcai, Of the
navy department is going to place the
responsibility for spending the $2,50a,'
900 for coal for the Pacific cruise OF
the battleship fleet upon the shoulders
of President Roosevelt. He said
that owing to the important legal and
political questions involved he will not
act until after consultation with the
president,
The political question is whether
congress viii s., quietly by aud see
what one of tho naval journals char.
actcrizos as display of cheap poll
tics ana illadyiscd vainglorT."
The legal question is, whether the
proposed employment Of foreign regis
tered ships in the transportation Of
coal from one American port to an.
other. in apparent violation Of tho
coastwisc navigation laws Is really
setting the laws OF cong ess in con.
tempt
Must Use Foreign Ships.
The administration has been nd.
yiscd by Attorney General Bunapartc
that the discretion vested in the presi.
dent for using foreign bottoms. If he
thinks the rates made by American
ships are too high. ahsovcs him from
the obligation in the colstwiso law.
But If foreign ships are used 1t Will
not be question of rates. bui OF su!fi.
cient tonnage and promptucss.
II the fleet is to 80 to the Pacific for
eign ships must he employed to carry
coal The cruise must be postponed
otherwise until such time as the lin.
tied American shipping facilities can
move the coal.
The courts will not intervene In any
case where discretion is vested in an
administrative officer, unless It Is
charged that he Is influenced by cor
ruption or other fraudulent motives.
None OF the protesting American ship
owners go as far IS that
Admiral Cowles. chief Of tho bureau
VI 'llIVlit'tl, HNlN i'uIN libl ll'HI IL
cursory examination of the bids It Is
evident that not pound OF Welsh
coal will he used. because " the low
bids for carrying American coal in for.
cirn hottoms
Calls It an Outage.
W. L. Marvin, a representative Of
American shipping interests. gave ont
statement in which he said
the proposed award to foreign ships is
nm outrage against American ship own.
crs and American sailors and Amer.
lean laborer8. because it deprives them
OF the benefits of the protective policy
which this government applies to
every other American industry
He contends that the employment
American shipping make the cost of
operating an American ship so high
that it requires $4,000 q year more to
operate an American steam collier
than a British ship of the same ca.
pacity.
Hc contends that the employment
Of foreign ships would be as fragrant
violation Of law as that committed
by the Standard OIL Co.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-12-20

They never have any "white" Christ.
masses on Christmas island The ther-
mometer never falls below 10 and new
er rises above % In the shade. Z
Christmas island lies about $50 miles
southeast Of the western extremity OF
Java. II Is In the Indian ocean and
belongs to Great Britain, having been
annexed In 1888. This interesting lit
tie bit Of land In midsea appears to
have been originally coral reef, which
by volcanic forces has been raised so
high that at its highest point 1t sticks
out of the water 1,60O feet In shape
It is an irregular quadriateral 1t has
an area of about twenty square miles
The British have formed a settlement
on the island for the development OF
the phosphate beds, which are said to
be rich This material is used for fer
tilizer.
globe trotter who spent last Christ
mas very appropriately on Christmas
island says: christmas morning
bathed in the sea. Christmas after
noon. dressed in white flannel played
tennis. II is always summer there.
A pure, cool breeze always blows from
the southeast. In January the fresh
fruits and flowers and vegetables are
ms plentiful as during July or August
In the United States Christmas island
is little paradise nine miles wide
and about ten miles long"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-12-20
Making Good,

There Is no way OF making Insttr,
In,lehuS ike Making Good" and Doctor
flerces medicines well exemplify this
ana thelr friends, after more than two
Ieoaues Oh popularity, are numbered bv
tne hundreds OF thousands. They have
made good and they have not made
drunkards. WV maui
"A good, honest, square-deal medicine of
known composition is DR.. Pierce's Golden
medical Discovery. 1t still enioys an i'm
mense sale, while most of the prepara-
LIONS that nave come into prominence in
Ihe earlier period OF its popularity have
gone oy the board and are never more
ueaiu .h OF. Ihere must be some reason for
snis longtime popularity and that is to
once given fair trial for weak stomach
or Ior liver and blood affections, its supe,
,ior curative qualities are soon manifest.
hence II has survived and grown In non,
ular favor, while scores of less merltorions
articles have suddenly flashed into favor
ior orlet period and then been as soon
For a torpid liver with its attendant
tnuIgestloh, dyspepsia, headache, per
tongue, with bitter taste, loss of appetite
with distress after eating, nervousness
ana oe0ility, nothing is so good as Or
Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's
an honest, square-deal medicine with ali
It's ingredients printed on bottle-wrapper
- no secret, no hocus-pocus humbpg.
therefore don't accept a substitute that
the dealer may possibly make a little bio.
ger proht. Insist on your right to have
what you call for.
Don't buy DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip.
tion expecting it to prove rcure. all.1 Il
Is only ADVISED for woman's special all
mentS IL makes weak women stronu and
SICK women well. Less advertised than
some s,n preparations sold for like purposes,
us sterling curative virtues still maintain
us position In the front ranks where IL
stood over two decades ago. As an in.
,yigorating tonic and Strengthening nerv-
me- me IL Is unequaled: 1t won't satisfy those
VINO want BOOZE" for there is not drop
OF alcohol in IL. ~ N''P
DR.; plerce's Pleasant Pellets, the orioi-
,t mtit ~ Little liver Pills, although the first
PHI OF their kind In the market, still lead
and when once tried are ever Afterwards
IN favor. Easy to take as candy-one to
cQlidled. Wv WV"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-12-20
BEST OIL FOR ROADS.
Results OF a Test That Was Made In
Kansas.

A recent test of oils for roadmakinG
in Kansas showed that the reslduum
from the refinery was superior to any
OF the crude oils, one gallon Of the re-
slduum being equal TO two to four OF
crude oil.
In order TO determine the value OF
this material for roadmaking, says
Country Life In America, roadbed
was prepared in sandy soil. After grad
Ing It was plowed four and half inch
es deep and narrowed.
harrow preceded and followed each
application Of the reslduum, which was
repeated until one gallon had been ap
piled TO each square yard. The surface
was then smoothed and rolled.
After considerable use the surface Of
the road became dusty and another ap-
plicatiOn was made. Professor Dickens
reports that the road Is perfectly salts
factory, being firm, but not hard.
Another stretch Of road treated In
the same way sustained loads weigh.
ing three tons and more during wet
weather without being damaged. Not
even break IN the surface crust oc-
Cured. Oils containing less than 80
per cent Of ssphaltum are not at for
road purposes.