The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-02
DR.. vasquez Conner head OF the con-


ndental agency In Washington OF the
Mexican reyolutlonIsts, announces
that he indirectly had received over.
J lures for peace from the federal gov.
| eminent Dr. Gomez said the conf
dcutIal agency in Washington had
been advised by It's junta in ri Paso,
Tex, Of the desire of Gov. Ahumada
OF Chihuahua to confer in Chihuahua
with Francisco /. Madcro. leader OF
the revolution. and also had been In
formed through its junta In San Anto-
Mo, Tex. that three delegates OF the
Diaz government wished to meet DR..
Gomez on the border and arrange for
the termination Of hostilities.
one man IS dead and three others
are In Jail as = result Of a shotgun
/ fight between farmers OF Logan coun-
/ ~. Ohio Burr Kcrns, 3S years old
and wealthy, was shot to death. Glib
sou Beers and his father, John Beers,
are charged with being principal and
accessory, respectively, to the killing
/ while Daniel Ksrns, brother OF the
| dead man is held on a cross.warrant
taken out BY the Beers 1t IS alleged
tha, farmers who had been missing
corn orcauizoI a vigilance committee,
and tina, Burr knus was placed on
watch An accusation was made
against John Beers
Gen. Manuel Boni'l. the leader OF
The revolutionary movement, has with
drawn formally as q candidate for the
prov iona u. d.ury OF Honduras
and there ia prospect Of an early
agreement With the government.
The omnibus war claim bill passed
%. uali.ua. house OF representatives
after having been kept under consld-
Grafton for three days because Of a
Glibls'er against It. The filibuster
was broush. TO an end by the adoption
Of q now ralo. offered BY the com
mIuce on rules through Dalzell OF
Pennsylvania The rule provided for
suspension Of the rules on all bills
from now until the end of the session,
by a two thirds vote This limits tho
tmo for discussion OF any one meas
IRE to 40 minutes.
Minister Of War Brun dropped dead
In Paris, France Death was caused
ny cmboIsm OF the hear The minis.
tor was stricken while seated at his
desk, comforting with his chief of cab.
met
Gen " T Cabell. former comman.
der Of the trans-MississIppi department
Of the United Confederate Veterans,
and onr Of the bcsrknown former Con.
fodcratcs in the south, died in Dallas.
Texas, after a long illness He was
more than so years old.
The police made q sudden descent
on the offices OF the WestIr ghUusc
Electric company in St. Petersburg
Russia and seized all the books and
documents relating TO the St Peters
burg electric street railway. Tho af-
fair has caused sensation In foreign
commercial circles.
Premier AsquIth was the recipient
Of Tremendous ovation from his sup
porters in the house Of commons when
tho parliament bill, otherwise known
as the veto bill n measure designed to
curtall the power OF the lords, was
passed on its first reading by the gov.
ernmcnts full majority OF 1874, the
vote being 351 to 227.
a storm Of protest throughout San
Francisco has been engendsred by the
now treaty with Japan. which Presi.
Tat tn he - 10
ratification The objection is based
on the absence Of clauses definitely
restricting Japanese immigration.
Four persons are dead and one is
dying as the result Of drinking wood
alcohol by mistake at Horton. n. Y.
The dead are: James Kelly, 80 years
old Thomas Kelly, 49, Mrs Thomas
Kelly, 49, and Thomas Harvey, 90
Charles W Fairbanks, former vice
president Of the United States was
snow.bound In tho mountains Of New
Mexico. between II Paso and Corona.
N. NJ. Mr. Fairbanks was TO have
spoken in ri Paso, Texas, on Amer.
lea and Missions" but was delayed.
Tho new German cruiser Won der
Tam sailed for a months visit to
South American ports to demonstrate
to South American governments the
advantages of German warship COZ
struction.
Sweeping decisions as to freight
rates or virtually every known variety
OF merchandise transported by rail
roads, have been issued by the inter.
state commerce commission. The rail.
roads are denied the right to put into
effect their proposed increases in rates
and can take no further step in that
direction for two years. The deeis-
ions, marking the end Of the great
rate cases and affecting every railroad
in the country, mark a complete vic.
tory for the shipping public in their
long fight for lower tariffs.
The postofficss at Carthage and
Charlottesville, Ind, we're entered by
yeggmon They blew the safe at Car
thage, obtaining 5000 in money and $40
In stamps. The robbers escaped with
a stolen horse and buggy.
The long.awaited veto bill, provid-
ing for the curtailInE OF the so.ealled
obstructive tactics Of the house OF
lords, has been introduced in the Eng.