The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-15

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published libelous articles In theii
papers concerning Dean Worcester
one OF the American commissioners
The convicted men are Martin Ocampc
and Fidol Reyes. They were senten
ced to six months in prison and also
fined heavily.
Admiral sperry will go to Rome to
pay visit OF courtesy to the king, un
less the latter goes to Naples, where
the Connecticut is now anchored. This
Is the arrangement outlined in dis
patches from Ambassador Griscom.
Dir. Kirke Stanley OF New York. who
has brought suit for $4,000 for
breach Of promise against Mrs. Jean,
nette Deere Chapman, Ia In Chicago
to prosecute the suit.
Queen Victoria OF Spain was
mysteriousy shot in the forehead dur.
ing the recent visit of herself and
King Alfonso to the hunting lodge Of
Archduke Frederick according to a
story printed in the Neue Weiner
journal.
John CONFESS, at one time United
States senator from California and the
last surviving pallbearer Of the funeral
Of Abraham Lincoln, is dead at his
home In Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Unusually elaborate ceremonies
marked the Inauguration OF Gov. Jud.
son Harmon, the Democrat who car.
ried Ohio last fall in the face Of n
Republican national victory and not.
withstanding the election OF a Republi.
can.
The Turkish council Of ministers re-.
jected Austria's offer of s1O.S0O,OOO as
indemnity for the annexation OF Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
The president has transmitted TO
congress special message. asking
that an appropriation OF $26O.000 be
made for an exhibit by this govern.
ment at the International Exposition
OF the Chase at Vienna Austria. in
1910. The president suggests that the
exhibit be made up Of stuffed birds.
mammals. mollusks and other species
OF game OF this country.
Danyille. Ill, is proving the Grctna
Green OF Indiana lads and lassics who
desire to join the ranks of matrimony.
Carefully complied lists show that no
less than 4lG couples from the Hoosicr
state have iourncyed to that city to be
united in wedlock during the two years
ending January /.
Harry X. Thaw is entitled to trial
on the question OF whether he has re-.
covered his sanity, according to
Justic TOmpkins, who heard arcu.
mcnts on writ OF habeas corpus oh.
taincd by Mrs. Mary c. Thaw. his
mother In applying for the writ. Mrs.
Thaw declared Harry K Thaw was
not criminal, having been acquitted
by jury. and that he is now sane and
should not be kept In prison.
Two masked hIghwaymen entered
the dining room of the Railway
Cleveland Y. NJ. c. A. end robbed the
diners at the point of revolvcrs.
Admiral Capps of the bureau OF
construction of the navy department.
has disclosed to the senate naval
committee members that II is the de-
sire OF the department to make the
next bnttleship bigger than anything
now afoat In any navies of the
world
President Roosevelt nominated Col
Geo. II. Torney TO be surgeon general
OF the army to succeed Surgeon Gen.
eral o'Reilly. who rctires. Colonel
Torney is now stationed at the
general hospital at San Francisco.
President Roosevelt has made the
following appointments to the An.
napolis Naval Academy for 1909
Stephen Elliott, a son of Captain
Charles p. Elliott OF the army. retir.
ed; George NJ. 'risdale, son OF the
late lieutenant Y d. Tisdale, of the
navy and Stewart b. Whitney. son OF
Chief Gunner Frank II, Whitney, OF
the navy.
Glen X. ShurtlIT, general secretary
of the Cleveland Young Mems
Christian Association. died Of brights
disease. Secretary Shurtleff was one
of the best known Y. NJ. C. A. men in
the United States. He came to
Cleveland from Denver. where he had
been the general secretary of the as.
sociation. Before that he was the
secretary in Syracuse, n. Y.
II Is learned that negotiations have |
Just been concluded between the |
governments OF the United States |
Colombia and Panama whereby all |
matters In controversy between them |
are settled. The treaty or treaties |
have been signed by Secretary of |
State Root for the United States,
Minister Cortez for Columbia and
Minister Arosemena for Panama.
The body OF Mrs. Maud NcCreedy,
who escaped from a health resort near
was recovered from the
lake Michigan, near Evanston. The
body was clothed only in night robe.
The body Of Father John OF Cron.
'tadt. the famous Russian priest who
He'd last week was intarrad In Or |