The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-07-08

For Independence day in New York
the weather was unseasonably cool
At Z o'clock in the morning the thcr.
mometcr registered 5S degrees, the
lowest mark for the Fourth Of July
recorded since the weather bureau
was established here in 1871.
A despatch TO the London Times
from Foz says that the sultan has
made solemn denial that he was in
any way implicated in the death Of
his brother, Mulia Mohammed. which
occurred recently. II was alleged that
Mulla Mohummcd was poisoned,
Rutherford Stuyvesant brother OF
Mrs Henry White, wife Of the Ameri.
can ambassador, died suddenly in
Paris. Sunday. As consequence OF
the death. the Fourth Of July celehra-
ton which was TO have been held az
the American embassy was cancelled.
Max Goodman. a butter and egg
dealer Of Chicago, who was found
guilty with his brother Jacob, Of man
ufncturiug aud selling oleomargarine
as fancy butter, was sentenced 10
serve two years in the Leavenworth,
Kas., ponItcntiary.
According to a decision rendered by
the supreme court of California, VIII
liam y. Bradbury, a millionaire, must
serve one year for perjury. Bradbury
was sentenced for giving false tesu-
muuy in suit involving some land In
trial in Marion county.
President Alcorta officially received
Charles II. Sheriff., the American
minister TO the Argentine Republic,
who presented his credentials. The
usual fluctuations took place.
/ John Svanbcrg. OF Sweden. de-
I feated Teddy Crooks, Of Fall River, In
/ a hfteen.mile running race at Worces-
| ter, Mass. Syanberg's time was !
hour % minutes and 40 seconds.
TWO explosions in the rooms OF the
American Film Service Company on
| the third floor Of the Security build
ing, Chicago. resulted in a fire which
caused n loss OF approximately $780,
600 Three frcmcn were injured.
A special dispatch from Saloniki
says that former sultan Abdul Hamid
has handed the authorities check for
$4,000 coo which will be devoted to
1 the needs of the second and third
army corps
Both the Raccoon and Dcs Moines
rivers I'm Iowa have set new high
water marks, the former nj JOG ana
the latter AT III. Much damage has
been don. TO corn fields along the two
streams.
Information is at hand which for the
first time since the discovery Of the
murder Of Elsie Sigcl eleven days ago
definitely establishes that Leon Ling
must have had aCcOmpliccs and that
though telegram signed with his
name and his writing was sent from
Washington, he could not have been
there on the date on which the mes
sage was sent.
Two sharp earth shocks which oc
cured in Algeria caused thQ collapse
Of the cliffs oyerhauglng the river
Nina. There were no casualties, hut
the course Of the river was diverted.
A food of telcrrams nearly equal
ing that which swamped the wires
during the anti.railroad pass fight, Is
pouring in upon senator's, In opposition
10 the CORPORATION tax amendment.
Antonio and Joseph Russo, who
were bound over to the federal grand
jury at Cleveland Tuesday on tho
charge OF being members OF the So
cicta di banana, an alleged blact
hand organization, were released OF
bail
Pleading guilty to eoilusiyc bidding
on steel contract work, the Boston
Bridge Works and the Grolou Bridge
Company were each fined $1,000 the
Canton Bridge Company $1,000 an'
the Oswego Bridge Company $1,000
at BOSTON
The supreme court. at Columbus
O., In a decision, holds thai the RICH
l. Of cities to tax automobiles was take
from them when the state automobil
tax license law was passed,
A desperate attempt to wreck
south bound Milwaukee passenge
: train, Just north of Redfeld, S. ID
was made. A young farmer who wa
= walking on the track TO his HON
l. heard an explosion. He investigated
and found a section of the track ha
been blown out He tagged the pal
: senger train and prevented disai
trous wreck.
Otis y. Goodall for several year
private secretary to the assistant SCI
rotary of commerce and labor, ha
been appointed special agent OF tn
census. He will have charge of In
portant field work of the thirteent
census.
A west bound Canadian Pacih
freight train was ditched near Kan
;, lopps, Manitoba, and FIVE tramp
stealing a ride were killed. Two oil
erg were badly injured.
:. II is understood that the Turks
. government has ascertained that tn