The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-16
The house bill providing $500. 900

year for the erection OF buildings
for American embassies and consul.
ates in foreign countries was passed
by the senate over a protest by Sen
ator Clapp.
Frank Miller the young St Paul
man who disappeared mysteriously
aboUt two weeks ago and who was
supposed to have been murdered. was
found demontcd in the woods south
Of Rushville. Ind
The $4,000. 900 which was TO have
been used to entertain German Crown
Prince Frederick William during his
proposed visit 10 China. will be turned
into The national fund to fight the
buboniC pleague
By an overwhelming vote OF about
to the voters Of Arizona ratified
tho proposed stat" constitution, in.
Guiding She initiative, referendum and
recall
/ Representatives In New Orleans OF
the Uayila government OF Honduras
/ admitted that Davila Is beaten and
/ that Manuel Ronilla, the revolution.
AIRY leader, will be victorious in the
war In that country
! There is persistent rumor In Erie.
/ Pa. that the body taken from tho
/ Scott mausoleum was not that Of
/ Mrs Anne NJ McCollum, but Hon.
/ William L. Scott. the multimllion-
aIre, and that the family is endeayor.
Ing to keep the fact from the public.
Free Of the restraining influences
and Carpening along on its self ap.
pointed course the Nermillien county
grand jury in Danyille, ILL.,. plunged
anew into the vote fraud investigation
/ Two hundred indictments were voted
in an EFFORT 10 clear the decks and
make preliminary report to the
court or this number probably halr
ar" in the vote fraud investigation.
In Maryyille, Mo. the jury in the
case Of lIez Rasco. charged with the
murder Of Oda Hubbell, his wife and
two small children, near Barnard. No.
yemhcr 20 last, returned verdict or
murder In the first degree and de.
clared for the Death penalty.
Somewhere in the snow wastes at
the end Of that county lie the bodies
OF four OF the wcalthiest stockmen Of
Wnshoe county, New, Caught In
binding blizzard, they succumbed TO
zero temperature and persisted
Howard Mann and Adam Oberst
were killed and a dozen persons were
injured In a gas explosion In the base
ment Of cottage in CarpentersyiIle.
Illinois
The house passed the Crumpacker
apportioumcnt bill providing for
membership of ABB aftei March ;. 1913,
and 435 when Arizona and New Mex
leo enter the sistcrhoOd OF states.
This decision was reacbsd by major
ity OF 30 after several hours Of spirited
debate and after every parliamentary
device had been exhausted in the
effort to have the house stand by the
action OF the Republican caucus and
keep the membership at 39l, whore l.
Is at present
For the first time since the recent
action Of the United Mine Workers in
condemning his membership in the
Natioral Civic Federation John
Mitchell has made public defense Of
his position. In a speech before the
Aldinc association. the former presI
dent OF shc miners union spoke opti.
unsteady of the future relations be
tween capital and labor, and predicted
that the day was coming when the
right OF organization among workmen
and employers would be fully recog.
ni1cd by both sides
Mayor Hiram c. GIN Of Seattle,
Wash. who was elected last March
by plurality Of 5000 votes, was re.
called for alleged misconduct in office T.
by plurality estimated at 1000 The I.
votes Of the women who were recent.
ly enfranchsed were largely respon-
sihle for this result George billing .
was elected over Mayor Gil and will .
take office Immediately To serve out |
the uneXpired part Of Gilrs term.
Lisle Macarthur. organizer OF the .
brotherhood Of Transfers, was shot .
twice in the abdomen and probably .
fatally wounded by Vincent Altman, |
an eX.policeman. in Chicago.
Gen Montruil Guillamo rebel lead
er, was shot to death by order of
President Simon of Hnyti. The death
of Guillamo will do much 10 put an
end TO the revolution there
The safe Of the Halpin Knitting
Mills at 2iO Broadway. Williamsburg,
n. Y, was blown by yeggmen, who
are reported to have obtained $4,000.
The United States is 10 investigate
the charge that Mexican federal sol
diers under Colonel Rabago fred upon
rescue parties bearing red cross flags
during the engagement with insur.
rectos near JaureZ, Mex The state
department has wired Ambassador
Wilson at Mexico City 10 begin an
official inquiry at once.
Indications point to the failure of
the Vermilion county Ollinoisl vote
fraud investigation. Aside from the