The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-22

Quake disaster of December Is, mass
was said at Reggie Sunday under
conditions that recalled the early days
of the church. Professions passed
through the streets Of the city ringing
bells and calling the people TO the
service, which was held In an orange
and lemon grove near the shore,
With hundreds of settlers ruined by
the foods, all records broken for rain.
fall and train service practically at n
standstill, the state engineering board
met Monday to devise ways and
means for caring FOR the destitute In
the Hood devastated districts Of cen
trail and northern California. The
weather indications point to more
rain.
With full military honors the body
OF the late Yice-Admral Rojestyensky
was inferred at st. Petersburg Mon.
day In the presence OF representa-.
lives Of the imperial family, the min.
listers OF war and marine. and an as
semblage OF high officials. WrsGths
from the emperor and empress were
placed on the coffin.
The Supreme Court OF the United
States held against Chas II Meyer Of
the Western Federation Of Miners in an
opinion in his appeal for damages
against former Gov. Peabody Gen
Sherman NJ Bell and Capt. Bulkcly
Wells. for illegal Imprisonment The
judgment Of the circuit court was af.
frmed.
John II. Woodbury., the beauty
doctor" shot and killed himself Moa
day at Sea Gin, his home on Coney
Isle, n. Y.
Wilbur Wright has aEivcd at Pau.
France, and is experimenting prepare
tons for flight on the Point, a long
ground which he declares perfect from
every point Of view.
The receivers Of the jamestown Elk.
position Co filed consolidated bill
in the federal court in which l.2S2
delinquent jamestown exposition
stock subscribers are sued for bal
ances due. OF the total, 77j are
persons owing on preferred stock and
81 owing on common stock The
amounts sued for range from a few
dollars to $39.5Ij due on the total
subscription IN common stock Of
$4,000.
Ben l. Rcilman, sClfstylcd King
of Tramps' and socialist agitator
is in jail at San Francisco Friday on
eight charges Of conspiracy tending
TO iuCilc a riot" His bail was placed
at $1,000 on each charge and his
friends have so fare been unable to
raise this amount, Rcitman was ar.
rested while en- route To- theater.
where he was to have addressed a
meeting of socialists
Oil City, n town in the Caddo oil
field, near Shreveport, La was vir-
tually wiped out by FIRE. Thirteen
buildings. including three hotels and
the postofiiCc, were burned to the
ground The loss Will exceed $50. 900
Dispatches relaycd by wireless
from Nome say Mondays earthquake
was felt there and at St Mchael's
and Ketchlken, but that no damage
was done The town of Fairbanks
and the interior were not shaken.
Cape Henry advices state that d
steamer is ashore two md half
miles north of Currituck. a. c.. which
is believed tn be the British steamer
Leesbridgc, bound from Gibraltar to
Philadelphia.
The battleships Wisconsin and
Kearsargearrivcd at Valetta en- route
to Algiers. Sir Curzon Howe. com.
handing the English Mediterranean
fleet, gave ball for the officers.
There was much excitement in Wall
street over letter received by the
HObOkcn Chamber Of Commerce from
j. ]. Hill, expressing the view that
there could be no real return of pros.
perity until public policies are so
framed that the railroads are given
fair play and permitted TO earn
reasonable profit" on the capital in.
vested
The steamer Sibyl Marston. G47
tons, from Gray's Harbor, Wash. for
San Pedro, Cal, is reported wrecked
of the California coast sixty miles
north OF Santa Barbara. Two men are
known to have been drowned.
Leipsic is claiming the worlds
greatest child musical prodigy in
Pillar Osirio, 3.year.old girl In a
piano recital before an audience OF
critics she played classical selections
from memory perfectly.
Miss Estella Finch. an American,
who nhs Been for long time con.
nected with the Seamen Missions at
Yokosuka and other naval bases, has
been granted naturalization. This Is
the first instance in Japan of the
of a woman.
The recount Of the st. Louis votes
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS started Friday
afternoon at the election commission.