The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-16
A workmsn's compensation &C. wa,

| passed by both houses Of tho Kansas
legislature The act will apply only
TO hazardous employments where Is
or more persons are working.
Jefferson Pierson shot and probably
fatally wounded David Gaddis at Dor.
ri5ville, H. Gaddis was paying at.
tentlon to Persons daughter, to which
the father objected.
Apparently satisfied that nothing
| short Of the withdrawal OF William F.
Sheehan can end the deadlock over
the election OF a United States son.
ator in New York, leaders are said to
be considering an early adjournment
Of the legislature.
Gen Francis NJ. Cockrel OF Mis-.
souri,, former United States senator
and laioly member OF the interstate
commerce commission, was appointed
a member Of the Texas New Mexico
boundary line commission.
Eeleven federal soldiers dead, eleven
wounded. with the losses TO the rob.
els unknown, Is the result OF q battle
just east OF Aqua Prieta, Mex. The
opposing forces were 500 insurrcctos
under General Iosa de Ia Luz BlancO
and federal force Of 300 directed by
Colonel Mora.
Thirty men were caught in a great
slide Of earth at the Norman NINE
near Virginia. MINI The pit is 1875
feet deep and was more than half
filed hy the avalanche, which came
without warning and extended $40 feet
beyond where the victims were on.
tombed.
Charged with taking her baby boy
20 lonely swamp In the outskirts
of Albany y. Y. and when he begged
pitrously for water to Quench his
thirst. forcing carbolic acid down his
throat and numbering him, Mrs Edith
Mclber, preposssssIng young wo-
man. was placed on trial there.
A monster parade, representing
practically every southern industry,
marched before a reviewing stand in
Atlanta, Ga, occupied by President
Taft. foreign ambassadors and scores
Of statesmen. The parade represented
the business forces Of the SOUTH" and
it marked the session of the Southern
Commercial congress
4 suowHjdo racing down the noun
tain side swept 10 death ten men and
ono woman employees Of the Hydro
Electric company plant. at Jordan
Nevada
Three sailors from L. s S. Tcnncs
see were found dead from gas in
room In hotel In Hobokcu, y. j.
The gas Jet in the room was turned
uu.
With a roar that was heard for fifty
miles a glare that was seen fully as
far, and with a conclusion that broke
windows more than hundred miles
away three carloads OF dynamite cx-
ploded at the powder plan Of the
Dupont Nemours company one mile
northwest Of Pleasant Prair,s. Wis 1t
win be Impossible for somn time to
ten accurately tho number Of dead,
bat fully $50 persons are injured
Nearly every house in thr village.
which contains 700 resid nts. has
been greatly damaged and some Of
them wholly demolished
Before a crowded court room in |
HopknsylIc, Ky, Milton oliver, con.
rcssed night rider. revealed the Sc .
crots Of the band and told OF the at. .
tack on Hopkinsyine when two to. .
bacco warehouses were burned. Oil. .
y"rs story tn" first from the inside .
Of The maruudInE organization ere. .
atod sensation. He declared that .
Dr. David A Amos, who Is on trial, .
was leader Of the band. Since Oliver
agreed to turn states evidence and
testify against his confcderates his
life has been attempted several times
and during the last few months hu
has been guarded constantly by state
militia.
In OsCelo, Ark n negro craps game
killing was followed by desperate
battle between the slayer aud a posse
Of officers, In which tho negro was
killed Later the bodies Of three 9th.
er negroes were found upon the pub.
lie highway near Osceola ridJled with
bullets. II Is believed thai they, too,
participated In the battle with the
officers.
Three subordinate otncers in tho
Venice Ntaly) Notifications depart,
ment were arrested as suspects in
the poisoning OF Colonel Scolari, head
Of the department In the belief that
Scolari's death was part OF a com.
plicated espionage plot, involving
Austria, the department Is being
thoroughly searched TO determine
whether any papers are missing.
Two regiments of infantry, the
Thirteenth, from the Preside, San
Francisco. under Colonel Chubb, and
the Eighth, from Monterey, Cal, com
manded by Colonel Mason, have been
ordered to the Mexican border The
troops comprising 20 companies and
four machine guns, are making hasty
preparations to depart on special
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