The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-05

TO head wild west show he can draw a
salary Of $4,000 week for 30 consec.
utlve weeks, according to an offer that
has just been made to him by James
NJ. Atlas, proprietor OF the Hotel At
las. Bridgeport, Conn. Mr.. Atlas
says he is an old friend Of Mr. Roose.
welt and used to wrestle with him
when he was governor in Albany.
committee OF the British govern
ment. which was appointed last sum.
mer to inquire into the alleged Amer.
lean control OF the British meat sup
ply, has concluded its investigation
and according to the Daily Mail, will
report against interference with Amer
lean imports for the simple reason
that Great Britain needs the American
supply.
c. II, Labodie, treasurer OF the Ham.
iltoD National Insurance Co, with
headquarters at South Bend, Ind. has
completed arrangements to file a suit
in court at Toronto. Canada. to recoy.
or for the Labodie heirs the site on
which is now located Walkerville,
! Canada
-Four children were burned, three OF
them fatally, when one OF them ig-
| nited three kegs of powder to see the
| pun at StoughtOn, Pa Two women,
mothers Of the little ones. were pain
fully burned.
The Panama canal will be a lock
canal, built after the accepted plans
upon which the work has thus far
pr0grcsse& As the result of the visit
Of President.elect Taft, this plan can
be announced as having been definite.
ly determined upon, and all contro.
yersy over the question OF sca.level
or lock canal is for time at an end.
Developments in the libel suit
brought by the government against
the publishers Of the New York World
Indicate that when the case goes TO
tria! II will reveal that some other Of.
fetal, possibly Ellhu Root and not Mr..
Roosevelt or his brotherin.law, Is the
person alleged to have been libeled.
Announcement has been made that
friends Of Charles W. Morse, the con-
yicted banker. are preparing q petit
ton TO the United States circuit court
of appeals, asking that Morse be ad.
mitted to bail pending his appeal from
Judge Hough's sentence Of 10 years In
prison for violation OF the national
banking laws.
Acting under instructions from
Constantinople, the Turkish agent at
Sofia has presented a note to Premier
Malinoff assuring him that Turkey
has no aggressive intentions against
Bulgaria, but that at the same time
she is DESTROYS Of securing rectif-
cation Of the existing frontier.
The president Thursday vetoed the
act OF congress providing that OFF,
GERS Of the army, navy and marine
corps and OF the revenue cutter serv-
ice on the retired list, whose ranks
are advanced in accordance with the
law, shall receive commissions in &C |
cordauce with such advanced rank.
Carrie Nation was arrested Thurs.
day and will have to appear In Lon
don police court for breaking the
glass of an advertisement Of cigarettes
in station of the Waterloo Baker
street underground railway.
Secretary Newberry has written n
letter to F. c. a. Jennings. seaman
on the u. S. S. Arehusa commencing
him for his gallantry in jumping over
board and assisting in the rescue of
human life during the fire at the
navy yard. Mare Island, San Francisco,
September Is last, following an explo-
sion Of floating gasoline.
Rev. Thomas j. Shahan OF Hartford,
clcs. has been selected to succeed
Bishop Dennis ]. OConnell as rector
Of the Catholic University OF America.
Kirk Bailey is years old, OF Sc
ialia. Mo-. who was stabbed in the
abdomen by his 13-year-old brother,
Victor. Sunday, died at haywood hos
Dta Thursday. The brother, who
disappeared Immediately after the
ItabbIng was found Wednesday night
IN the family farm near Dresden and
back to the city and is now
II his mothers home.
The possibility OF the federal author.
ties having to stand aside to permit
he state and county OF New York to
'roceed against the publishers Of the
lew York World for the libel In con.
lection with the Panama canal pur.
base, was made apparent Tuesday in
letter written by District Attorney
erome to United States District At
orney Henry l.. Stimson.
There are 14.2S5.451 Roman Cath
lies in the United States according
o the advance sheets Of the 1909 :
official Catholic directory,
In Milwaukee. The sta.
lstics are furnished by the archbish.
ps and bishops OF the United States
fter the taking Of census In all
ioceses.
Prominent Germans or Omaha have