The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-26
NEWS Of THE WEEK
LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD
TERsELY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST
Notes From Foreign Lands, Through
out the Nation, and Particularly
The Great Southwest,


Evanston, H., Sunday, having been
found by son on an orange ranch
near Whittier Cal. When he disap.
pearcd search was made in many
cities. He was later given up as
dead
Arguments on demui1ors were heard
In the United States court at Mus.
kogoc, Okla. in the government land
suits brought to clear the titles TO
Indian lands Thirty thousand peo-.
pie in eastern Oklahoma have been
made defendants. Attorney General
Russell appeared for the government
and committee Of lawyers represent
ed the defendants
Charles NJ Kurtz, director Of the
Buffalo Fine Arts Academy died Sun.
day in that city after an illness Of u
few days. Mr kurtz was born in New.
castle, Pa in 1896.
II is reported that twelve hundred
arrests have been made at Jcllalabad,
Afghauistau. in connection with the
plot recently discovered to murder
the nmcer, the hcirapparcnt and the
other members OF the royal family,
According to adviccs, patches OF
prisoners are being blown from guns
daily.
In view OF the assertions made in
the British house of commons that
Germany in the spring Of 1912 would
have II warships, all of them of the
big.gun type. the German navy de.
partmcnt authorizes the statement
that in the autumn OF 1872 Germany
will have thirteen such vessels.
a suit brought by Senator Robert
l.. owen, involving the title TO $4,000
tracts Of land in Oklahoma, valued at
two million dollars, had its first
hearing Tuesday. The suit was filed
in behalf of number Of Indians who
when they became Of age claimed
their allotments which had been sold
by their guardians
Geo W Coyington president OF the
Bank Of Hazclhurst. Miss. was in
jurcd it is believed fatally and his
wife severely hurt wncn their auto,
mobile was struck by passenger
train of the Illinois Central railroad
Thursday night
Special dispatches from Berlin state
that Count Forgach de Ghynes ct
CAGES. the Austro Hungarian minister
TO Servia. has been assassinated.
The first piece of legislation to be
acted on by the house during the spe.
cial session was the bill providing for
the taking of the thirteenth census,
which was passed In its present form
the measure gives to the civil service
commission jurisdiction over appoint.
ments and provides for the printing OF
the reports by the government print.
ing office.
a fast passenger train on the At.
laHtic Coast line jumped the track at
Pikcsviie, n. c., flag station be-
tween Goldsboro and Wilmington.
shortly after midnight, killing the On.
conductor and several passengers
were seriously injured.
The testimony in the case OF the
Ozark Fruit Growers Association of
Arkansas and Missouri against the
entering these states was
completed late Wednesday In Chi
cago 1t will be submitted to Inter.
state Commerce Commissioner Frank.
lin X Lane In Washington.
Arthur Award, veteran of the |
civil war. died at his home In Bell. |
wood, Pa, Monday. aged "a years. |
While the body of President Lincoln |
lay In state In Independence Hall in |
the night Of April %, |
and the day following, Edward was
one OF the guard of honor. Only two |
of the guard OF honor, 1t is said, now
survive.
Thirty-seyen suspects In the Petro-
slEo case were taken into custody. |
These were at once Intercepted by |
he authorities. after which detectives
N'iN otlia thA iiiNb Wv 'bhilily atol
Palermo TO search for persons men.
Toned by the prisoners,
Police Lieut.. Peter Becry, personal
friend of District Attorney Jerome of
New YORK, and head OF his STAFF of de.
ectivcs. was Monday dismissed from
he force by Commissioner bingham
is a result. II liz said, Of his having
permitted the escape from custody OF
francis G. Bailey. of "Goldsboro"
A. l.. McLemore. wealthy farmer
esiding at Stone Blur. near Haskell.
)kla, was shot and killed Wednes-
ay afternoon while at work on his
arm A negro tenant with whom
icIemore had quarreled over a settle.
lent for rent il suspected.
c.;-is:s.o Castro. the former presi-
eIt OF Venezuela. has given up the
lea OF going directly TO La Guayira.
l. viii leave the steamer Guadalupe
n which he VIII sail March &c from
ordeaux at Port of Spain, Trinidad.
here he will take up his residence
importantly at least