The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-12

Pongau district Of Salzburg. killing q
persons. Fifteen bodies have been re-.
covered.
The bringing OF all the actors OF the
United States into q national organi-
cation which could affiliate itself with
the American Federation of Labor is
urged by John J. Mitchell.
The Norwegian bark, Auckland,
Capt. Githmark, has been wrecked In
gale OF Possession Island. All the
members Of the crew were lost. The
Auckland was bound from Rosario.
January 81, for Africa.
The AsiatlC squadron, commanded
by Rear Admiral Giles b. Harder and
consisting Of the cruisers Charleston,
Cleveland, Galveston, Denver and
Chattanooga, will sail from Manio on
Wednesday TO cruise for several
months In northern waters.
Mrs. George D. Seeley. widow Of
Colonel Secley, L. S. A., was asphyx.
lated early Sunday in her home in
Washington. Her body was discov.
cred by a maid and full flow of gas
issued from the gas jet in the room
The coroner gave n certificate Of &C
Cidental death
While her husband was prisoner
on the charge Of murder, Mrs Joe
Woods, who resided near Rocky Ford.
Ga was burned to death. While bath
ing her children before an open fire,
her dress was ignited and she ran
into the yard and died.
Fifty.four pedestrians, divided into
twenty.sovon teams. started Sunday
night In an international go-as.youJ
please race at the Madison Square
Garden. The duration OF the contest
will be 142 hours. the finish being
scheduled for 10 o'clock next Satur.
day night
Captain Ernest Pearson OF the
Rockford QllJ fire department, was
caught by n falling wall Sunday and
killed while fighting fire at the
Rockford paper box board factory.
Democratic simplicity characterized
the first Sunday In the White House
OF the Taft family. President Taft,
accompanied by his brother. Charles
p. Taft. walked to the Unitarian
church for morning services. The ca
pacity of the cdifice was taxed to its
utmost with worshlppers and strang.
ers whcsec uriosity lmpelled their
presence
A Chinese Slamese syndicate has
chartered six Norwegian steamships
for ole year in order to engage in the
rice traffic between Bangkok and
Hong Kong. n monopoly hitherto held
by the North German Lloyd Steam.
ship company.
Captain Merritt H. Insley. one Of
Lcavenworth's oldest and wealthest
citizens, died Friday, aged 10. Cap.
tain lnsley served with distinction
through the civil war and was one OF
the special guards appointed to guard
the White House In 1861.
News was received In Rome Friday
night that an avalanche had destroyed
n house in the village Of Bradel, prov.
ince of Belluno, Venetia, killing If
teen persons.
Following a conference with ex.Gov.
John |. Cox at Hopkinsvile. Ky.
Thursday night. eight Democrats who
fed from Tennessee TO break quo.
rum In the Legislature, have returned
10 Nashville in order TO permit the
passing of important legislation.
Gertrude Hoffman, the actress, was
enjoined by the Kansas City circuit
court Thursday from presenting the
Salome dance on the grounds that the
dance is obnoxious to public morals.
Unexpectedly ordered to return to
Constantinople, the Turkish naval off.
GERS who came TO this country on the
American feet started Wednesday on
their homeward journey. They were
TO have visited the principal cities Of
the country as guests of various cham
bers OF commerce and boards of trade.
In the district court al Newton, Ia,
Wednesday Earl w. Lindsay of Prairie
City, manager of the Prairie City Tele-
phone CO., who was convicted of GRIM
inal assault on Grace Hopkins, years
old, was sentenced to Imprisonment
for life.
Judge harrington Of the United
States circuit court handed down a
decision Wednesday sustaining the
Nevada railroad commission in It's rul-
tngs against the Southern Pacific road.
The court dIssolves the old injunction
against the commission.
The resignation Of United States
Senator Philander C. Knox, as United
States senator from Pennsylvania,
was received Tuesday by Governor
Stuart. II becomes effective March 4.
The governor made no statement re.
garding the resignation.
In the lower house Of the Tennessee
legislature Representative Hickman
introduced bill which permits any
persons of good character. on appllca-
ton and payment of $40 fee, to get
a permit to carry q pistol A convic-
tion for homicide in any depree shall