The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-30

| prevailing price throughout the COun'
| Try now seven and one-half cents a
| gallon The Standard controls more
than 70 per cent Of the refined output
OF the country.
The Scott antioptIon cotton bill
was passed by the house by a vote
| OF 100 to A. This bill prohibits gam.
bling in cotton futures by requiring
/ cotton sellers to file affidavits in each
deal attesting their intent and ability
to actually deliver the cotton.
Thirty seven persons were killed and
nifty injured in the wreck of a troop
train on the National railway In the
state Of Colima, Mex The police ar
rested Engineer Watson, an Amcri.
can, aud Conductor Martinez, a Mex.
lean.
Senator Gore charged on the floor
OF the senate that an attempt had
been made to bride him in the inter
est NJ a syndicate OF lawyers who are
seeking to enforce Indian contracts
that will yield them fee OF $1,000
600 at the expense OF the ChOctaw
and Chickasaw Indians.
A bill for the relief OF former AZ.
sstant Treasurer Atkins Of ST. Louis.
Mo permitting the transfer to his
credit Of SCI 500 on the books of tho
United States treasury has been
passed by the senate
Former Governor Hoke Smith. who
was defeated for reelection two years
ago by Joseph VI Brown, has an
nuunced his candidacy for the COVER.
norship Of Georgia Governor Brown
IS a candidate for reelection.
The preliminary examination Of Por
ter Charlton, accused OF the murder
Of his wife. Mrs. Mary Scott Charl.
ton. at Lake Como. Italy, was ad
JuurrCd boy Recorder MCGovern AZ the
request Of CharIton's attorneys
PorlrIo Diaz the S0year.old states.
man. who has been president Of Mex.
leo for thirty years, has been rc-olerj.
cd. Ramon Corral undoubtedly was
chosen to succeed himself rs vice.
president The result means the poll.
cIes Of Diaz will continue another
six years.
Three members OF one family were
Killed and four others Of the family
seriously injured when an automobile.
driven by William II. Hamilton. an
undertaken Of Roscoe, Pa, was struck
by street car Mr. Hamilton and Il
l.
line in the automobile caught fire
and Mrs. Hamilton burned to death.
Failing 1000 feet from a balloon
and clinging to parachute which
failed to work properly. George Tay-
Tor, an aeronaut OF Philadelphia. was
seriously II not fatally injured In max.
ing an ascent from near Bcllav,ur.
n. J.
Charles Edward Russell. magazine
writer Of New York, was named for
governor at the state convention Of
the Socialist party at Schenectady A
full state ticket was named, including
one woman, Mrs. Bertha Mathews
Frazer Of brooklyn. who was named
as the candidate for secretary OF stat.
Former President Roosevelt has
invited Governor Hughes to Sanga.
mon Hill for d conference, but the
nature Of the conference he declines
to make public.
Prison, or convict made goods, are
practically barred from interstate
commerce by a bill reported favor.
ably by the house judiciary commit.
tee.
Francisco l. Madero. Liberal candi.
date for president of Mexico against
President Diaz. charged with attempt,
Ing To lead rebellion. Is held In the
in San Luis
The coronation of King George will
take place about the middle OF May |
1911. Immediately after this cere.
mony the duke of Connaught will pro.
coed 10 Canada to assume the office
Of governor general
The senate passed the house postal
savings bank bill The result is a big
victory for President Taft. The vote
was ~ to IS.
Capt, W. A. Roberts, champion life
saver OF st Louis county, Missouri.
added to his long list OF rescues when
40 saved four men from drowning in
;reYc Occur lake after their boat had
overturned. None of the victims could
win and three struggled helplessly
n the water while the fourth was pin.
oned In the water beneath the over.
urned boat
Announcement that Colonel Roose.
'eIt has decided to set into" the
republican situation in the state by
eQuesting Governor Hughes to lay
side his supreme court judgeship and
un again for governor has caused o
ecided stir In official Albany. He
as let 1t be known in plain language
hat he favors Governor Hughes re
orm program.
st. Louis shoe manufacturers have
resented a protest to Secretary OF
tate Knox against the probability
lrlff placed by Mexico on shoes made
the United States. The new duty
! s2.75 a pair.
By u decision Of the supreme court