The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-05

planets, has been issued by Prof Ed.
ward c Pickering of the Harvard OBJ.
seryatory and Rev. Joel H. MetCalf
the eminent Tauton astronomer
The indisposltion OF the pope con.
tinues. but It did not prevent him
from arising Sunday morning and
working for several hours In his IL
5rary
Henry HUT, the artist and Illus.
traitor was stricken suddenly Sunday.
suffering, It is supposed from nervous
breakdown
Throughout the country Sunday in
every city whore meeting could be
arranged there was an equal suffrage
demonstration" under the auspices Of
the Socialist party and the Socialist
wOmen's societies. The meetings were
provided for at the national confer
ence Of the Socialist party In Chicago,
which set February 2S aside as a
"Woman's Suffrage Day" and marked
the Tina us one on which a political
party came forward as a champion OF
wOman's right TO the ballot.
Co.cducalion at Wesleyan Univer-
silly Of Middlotown, Conn, was abol.
lishcd at a special meeting Of tho
trustees Of the institution.
The newspaper Iiugu of Moscow
Friday was fined $1,000 for printing
Count Tolsors latest article against
infection Of the death penalty, entitled
NO EVIL without Good"
Reports from Uehling, Neb., tell Of
n serious riot there Friday night be.
tween Greek and Italian railroad la,
borcrs OH one side and the white pop.
ulation on the other The town mar.
Bhal, George Heinemau, and n bar
tender named Slamm were shot by
the foreigners and are snid to be Sc.
riously wounded.
Representative Lamb of Virginia.
representing tho independent tobacco
interests, protested TO the president
Friday against the recent award OF
the American Tobacco co. OF the con.
tract to supply tn" navy with 100000
pounds Of chewing tobacco for the
next fiscal year The protest wa
based on the ground that the govern
mont had just been engaged in expos
ins the doinFs Of this big trust
Judge james douicd Wednesday at
Los Angeles writ of habcas corpus
asked in behalf Of William Wallace,
former clerk Of Warren county, Tenn,
with cmbp2Zement lie Will
be returned TO Tennessee for trial, as
the courts action ended his fight
against eXtralitiun.
The bill which provides Tor the re.
Of negro officers and sol.
dinrs who were discharRr. az a result |
Of the shooting ARRAY at Brownsville
Tex, on the night Of August -, 1906 |
will be favorably reported by the |
house committee on military affairs |
by vote OF 10 TO ..
40 opposition has so far developed |
TO the provision of the sundry civil bill |
permitting the use Of the govern |
ncnts share in whatever surplus may |
be left of the Louisiana Purchase cX
position funds toward the erection of
a monument to jefferson at Forest
park, St Louis.
II is announced that soon after his
inauguration President Taft will visit
he ranch of Charles 7, Taft near San
Antonio Tex 4 residence Is being
quilt on the ranch and golf links laid
tut
Resolutions calling for the organi.
alton of a Junior brotherhood were
PRESENTED and met with favor Wednes-
lay at he national convention of the
'resby &erinn Brotherhood of America.
The fourteenth anniversary Of the
prislnE at Barre. marking the begin
ing Of the Cuban war for independ
nee. was observed throughout the
iland Wednesday as a national holi-
ay. President Gomez and Vice.Pres.
lent Zayas, accompanied by the
RENDERS OF the cabinet went to Ma.
lnzas and unveiled statue of lib.
rty
BY decision Of the supreme court
( the United States express compa.
les cannot hereafter issue franks for
of packages.
T.. j. lucky Baldwin, who has
cen seriously Ill for several weeks,
lffcred n relapse Tuesday. His con.
itlon is said TO be very low.
Indictments were returned at We
Okla, Okla, Tuesday against Judge (
S. Cobb, OF Seminole county, and {
Is brother, Joseph s. Cobb charging E
lem with felony and misdemeanor. z
is alleged the indicted men defraud- ]
Seminole Indian children In land /
ansfers. Q
In an opinion by Justice White, the {
lpreme court Of the United States
tuesday, upheld the validity of the
rkansas antitrust law of 1905, which
Divides n penalty OF from $500 to
100 for each offense and the forfeit y
e of the right to do business In the .
ate.
Purchase by the Texas company OF
nd In New Jersey on which to build
storage tanks, extension OF office q
cilities in New York city and gen.
al expansion In the East by that
~, manu- bana att,no,.a .,.sA,.tz.