The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-09
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the Norwegian bark Ingrld which wa
shattered by the blast, are in the Jer
Bey City hospital awaiting to tell thu
prosecutor OF welldrcSsed strange
who suggested to them that II the!
could testify they heard two expo
slons they could live In comfort with
out working for year.
The machinery OF the Nationa
Grange, an organization claiming 8
membership Of 900 600 farmers in sc
states, has been started to defeat the
ratification by congress Of the Cana
dian reciprocity treaty
The Missouri capitol in Jefferson
City was partially destroyed by fire
\ shaft OF lightning which struck the
pinnacle Of the cupola shortly before
8 o'clock started the blaze that
burned the old pile The loss to tie
building alone is estimated at $1,000
900
Colonel Rabago and his command
Of 300 federals entered the city Of
Iaure2 Mexico, unmolested by the in.
surrecto forces, and were received
with joyful acclaim by the people Of
the city.
England * stirred as rarely before
by the announcement that Dowager
Queen Alexandra widow OF the late
King Edward, would not attend the
coronation. That is the latest move
in the battle for social supremacy
being waged by Queen Mary and the
DOwagcr Queen Alexandra.
one Of the hardest blows received
by William Lorimer Of Illinois was de
lvercd when Senator Root (RepJ.
New York, spoke in the senate in
support Of the contention that Lori
mcr was not elected properly.
The trial of state Senator Stanton
G Pemberton and former Representa-
tive Joseph S. Clark in Springfield.
H., has been continued until the
March term Of the Sangamon circuit
court. The special vcnire Of so men
ordered by Judge Thompson TO ap.
gear in court was discharged.
Abdul IIamid, former sultan of Tur.
key has gone violently insane, has
killed two of his wives and Is con.
fined in irons.
Evidence Of the new spirit OF deter.
mination which has been aroused In
the Vormilion county (Ill) grand jury
by the premature citation OF the vote
traffickcrs OF its failure was afforded
by Its call for the names OF every
voter at the election Of last spring
and primary OF last fall Joseph II
Barnhardt, chairman Of the board of
election commissioners, was served
with subpoena duces tecum and APP
peared with the records.
Discovery that hundred thousand
pounds of unexploded dynamite is In
the ruins at Jersey City wrought by
the blowing up OF $4,000 pounds of
explosives, in which from thirty to
forty persons persisted and upwards
OF 500 were injured caused experts
in explosives to declare that lower
Manhattan had escaped one Of the
greatest calamitles of modern times
A prison sentence of one year was
Imposed upon Edward F. Myths In
London after he was found guilty of
criminally llbelng King George. Myl-
lus had published In the Liberator an
assertion that the monarch while
Prince OF Wales. had morganatically
married a daughter of Admiral Sey-
mour. and that several children had
resulted from the union.
While the house was marching
double quick to pass the Longworth,
Dalzell compromise tariff board bill,
President Taft issued an official
threat to convene the Sixty-second
congress in extra session soon after
March urless both the tarlff board
measure is passed and his Canadian
reciprocity pact is ratified during the
life of tho expiring congress-. The
bill provides for a board OF FIVE mem.
bers. The measure passed the house
after a long evening session.
Near Charlestou>Ark., Dick Wagon.
or. farmer, shot and instantly killed
Andrew Johnson. The trouble grew
out of a dispute over the construc.
tion of a partnership rail fence sepa.
rating their farms.
The house passed, by vote OF $50
TO 40, the Kahn resolution designating
San Francisco as the site for the Pan
anna exposition. The resolution must
be concurred In by the senate TO set. |
tie the question finally, but 1t is not |
believed much opposition will be en-
countered In the upper body.
The Michigan Legislature, by vote
Of a. to SIS, defeated a resolution call.
ing for the submission of the question
Of woman suffrage to the people in
1912. The measure re.
CURED two-thirds majority, CT votes,
10 pass.
The Gallnger ship subsidy bill pro
'iding for South American and trans
,aeific subsidized mail routes had
lose call In the senate. passing both
he committee of the whole aud the
enate proper by votes OF 10 TO 80