The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-08
Notes From Foreign Lands. through
out the Nation anc Particularly
the Great Southwest.
RACES FOR THE REMNANTS.
National Leanue.


Cleveland .......,...... - o. 90
ihl'dEp .............'.. ~ 30
81 Louis .............- 800 '' $50"
The Lucas bridge and Iron com.
panys large plant IN Peoria III, was
completely wrecked by dynamitcrs
Three terrific explosions reduced the
plant to ruins and six adjacent build.
inEs including three saloons %cro
wrecked. Robert Gebhardt, a night
Waterman, was dangerously injured
The loss Of life in the japanese
floods exceeded 1000, according TO
adviCes brought by the steamer Anti.
locahus, which arrived from Yoke.
hama
As the result Of the second storm
which has swept the mountain dis.
trlcts Of Kentucky during the sum
mer, one life was lost and a quarter
of million dollars worth Of timber
and crops were carried away.
Or. J. A. Holmes, chief Of the tech
biological branch Of the geological
survey. was appointed by President
Taft director Of the new bucrau OF
mines. He succeeds George Otis
Smith, who has been acting director
since July 1. Mr. Smith will return
10 his duties as head of the survey.
An effort to have the United States
circuit court declare the United Mine
Workers OF America an organization
in restraint Of trade viii be the next
step of the pittsburE district coal op.
orators in their fight on the miners,
according to IN" operators, following
the filing Of civil suits against II local
miners officials and organizers, who
are charged with being responsible
for prolonfing tho Irwin.Grecnburr
coal field strike
Racing with fast Lake Shore mail
train, Glenn II Cur'iss, the Ham.
mOndsport Is " aviator, drove his
biplanc over the water from Cedar
Point to Euclid beach, Ohio, an air
line distanc" Of co miles. completing
the 120.milc rGurI.trip fight and cs-
tablshlng an uuuucalion"d worlds
record for oycr-tho-wator flights In
cIdcntally, h. beat the train into
Cleveland Il minutes
Greater New York's population. &C.
Curdlug to the official count Of the
returns Of the thirteenth census, has
beaten all estimates 1t Is 4.17G,SS3,
as compared with 3,A3T,2O2 in 1900
and 2,jOIAli IN 1890.
Charges that Joseph II. Choate Of
New York has been guilty of viola.
tons of professional integrity and the
constitution Of the American Bar as
soCiatiuu ana Il petition that he be CN.
PEELED were filed by James K. Watts
Of New York, through Attorney Geo
W Chamlec Of Chattanooga. Tenn
Joseph H. ChOatc was United State
ambassador to Great Britain proceed.
ing Whitelaw Reid, tho present am.
bassaJor
The French war department has or.
dercd 30 new army acrCpiunes. They
viii be of several types, mostly hi
planes Training grounds for officers
are to be established all over the
country.
After prolonged negotiations, Oscar
S. Strau8. the United States ambas.
sador to Turkey. has succeeded in
obtaining n decision from the council
OF state approving the act Of the
council Of ministers in which all for
Cign religious, educational and bencv.
client institutions are exempted from
the provisions OF the Ottoman law
Louis Decker. the last member Of
the 81. Louis house Of delegates com.
b!nc caught in the Fulk Doodle cru.
sade. will be released from the pen
i!cntary during September. according
to Governor Hadlcy of Missouri.
Fifteen cases of cholera. or suspect
ed cholera, have been discovered IN
different sections OF Berlin and the
suburbs Of Spandau. In Berlin prop |
cr there has been one death and nine !
suspected cases have been isolated.
The first bale OF cotton to reach |
Fort Smith, Ark, was brought by c. |
R. Harper OF Spiro II weighed 537 |
pounds and brought, including the
premium placed upon it by bankers,
men and cotton buyers.
s16l.10.
The charges filed against Joseph II.
Choate came up before the American
Bar association by the presentation
Il resolutions adopted by the Chatta.
Iooga (Tenn.) Bar association depre-
ating the filing of the allegations.
When these resolutions were read
hey were greeted with applause. !