The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-11-24

revolutionary ri0ting has occurred, are
that the town is now quiet Similar
reports are received from interior
cities.
Count Lyof NIckolaieyItch Tolstoi.
usually called Leo Tolstoi. novelist
and Socialist reformer, died Sunday.
He was born August rs, 1928, at
Yasnaya. Poliana, in the province of
Tula, Russia.
President Taft reached Hampton
Roads Tuesday from his visit to the
anama canal. He spoke at Rich.
mond Wednesday and returned to
! WashngtCal the following day. The
president set foot on Cuban soil, being
the first American president TO honor
the republic in that way.
Phcny Baquet, Is years old and
Laura Powell, IS. were killed in run.
away accident while returning from
a country dance near Unionville. Mo.
.aoir companion, Clyde Baquet,
brother of one Of the girls, and Clar-
ence Fullerton, were slightly injured.
Thomas Kelly, organizer and prin-
Cipal owner uf the National Live
Stock Commission company, with
houses In Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas
City and Fort Worth. Tex. died In
Chicago OF heart trouble
Andrew j. Brown. wanted In san
Francisco on charge Of having
killed his wife November 3, was ar
rested in Kansas city. He said the
had had no peace since he left San
Francisco Brown said his wife killed
herself and he fed because he feared
he would be suspected.
Beef bnrons who are fighting OF a
possible Jail sentence in Chicago for
alleged conspiracy and infringement
Of the Sherman antitrust law, won
an important victory over the govern.
ment when Judge Kenesaw Mountain
lands decided he had no right to
hear the case against them in his
United states district court.
An autopsy established the male
sex OF the body found in trunk In
Il Fiftyfourth street house in New
York The left lung showed evi-
donce Of a hemorrhage, which prob.
ably resulted from asphyxiation. DR..
Leblanc and Prof McAllister both de
clare that the body was placed in the
trunk while the victim was still
olive, but undoubtedly unconscious.
According to Chcrbourg dispatches
to LlntrauGigeant bloody riots oc.
CURED there between the sailors OF
the second division Of the American
feet and French soldiers. The body
of an American sailor was later found
noRting in the inner port, the dis.
patch says.
Myron Crippen. SO, father Of Dr..
Harvey Hawlry Crippen, convicted OF
murder in London, died In Los An
gclcs, Cal. as the direct result Of
priyat!on and worry over his sons
tate,
The Interstate Commerce commits.
sion suspended the proposed advance
In rates on live stock between Mia.
souri, and Mississippi rivers, filed by
the Rock Island and subsidiary lines.
The rates, which were 20 have taken
effect on December 10, are suspended
until April 10, 1911.
The first division Of the American
battlcship fleet of lG vessels that will
make a two months visiting cruise Of
the French and English ports In the
English channel arrived and anchored
five miles from Torquay, England. The
baulcships Louisiana, Kansas, New
Hampshire, forming the second diyi.
sion Of tho American Atlantic fleet,
are at Cherbourg France.
Ycggs dyuamitcd the safe Of tho
Gushing state bank At Gushing, Neb..
escaping with $500 after stealing a
team and buggy sheriff Highly and
posse chased the robbers till they
lost the trail
Governor Brown OF Georgia an
nounced the appointment OF former
Governor G. NJ. Terrell az United
States senator to succeed the late
Senator Alexander Stephens Clay.
who died In Atlanta recently, Terrell
will serve until the Legislature meets
to elect IL successor for the unexpired
term Of Senator Clay.
That the Taft administration is de-
tcrmiued that the reapportionment Of
the congressional representation under
the new census be done by the next
Short session Of congress is seem
ingly evidenced by an order issued
by Director Durand Of the census bu.
reau that no leave be granted to any
of the clerks until some time In De
cember. Word was passed to heads OF
the different divisions to rush the
work of compilation with all possible
speed.
The capital Of the state of Okla
homa will remain In Guthrie. tempo
rarily at least This was the sub
stance Of decision handed down in
the state supreme court by Justice
Turner, which puts ar end to the
six months legal controversy between
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