The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-03
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denly fell 20 feet 10 the ground, IN
Stantly killing Corporal Frank s.
Sect and so seriously inluring Sec.
ond Lieutenant Lewis C. Rockwell
that he died few hours later
Capt. ROAD Amundsen, the discoy-
eror OF the south pole, has postponed
bis proposed north pole expedition in
the ship Flam, owing 10 the Illness Of
tho ooeanosrAphic investigator who is
10 accompany him,
With coal at $3.50 q ton and almost
unobtainable at any price Detroit
faces serious fuel famine 1t is esti-
mated that the supply In this city IS
about rs per cent short and 1t Is pre-
dlcted by dealers that coal may go to
312 ton
Two men suspected Of robblng
freight cars and prisoners in tho Jail
ut Fornfeldt, Mo, were burned to
death during the night They had
been inmates Of tho prison only few
hours.
Arrangements have been made by
Postmaster General Hitchcock for the
engraving and manufacturing OF
series OF twelve stamps, unique in
size and novel in design, for the ex.
elusive use in the forwarding Of pack
ages by the parcels post
George Rlgo is held for tho Plough
keepsic, N. Y, grand jury, charged
with attempting 10 wreck a New York
Central express. lie says a conductor
made him pay full fare for his two
half fare sized boys
Gen. Inc Salazar. commander-n-
chief OF tho rebel forces in Sonora,
has deserted his army In the desert
and crossed to the American side, &C
cording to adYices received by Mex.
lean federal officials at lei Psso, Tex.
Charles Page Bryan, United States
ambassador, left for America on three
months leave Of absence He will
travel via Korea, pckin and Siberia
Two members OF the Prussan diet,
Deputies Bonehardt and Leinert, wore
fned S25 and $3.50 respectively for
resisting tho police when the latter
we're ordered to clear the chamber
during an uproar May g.
The volcano Stromholi again Is in
eruption Ciuders, ashes and incan.
descent sand are being elected from
nine crstcrs and dust is falling over
the outlying islands,
George Mestach, aviator, was exon.
Grated from all blame in connection
with the death of Howard GIL, bi.
plane pilot, at the Cicero field, Sept.
Il, when the verdict of a coroner's
jury was returned.
Turks fired on the Greek steamer
Roumel at Vathy, according to re-
ports received here. The Greek con.
sui at SamOs narrowly missed being
seriously wounded when he visited
the vessel
I'm sick of being bothered about
politics" said John d. hrchbold, Just
before sailing for home from Europe
oil the liner Majestic, and he sta.
toned three men at his CABIN door to
keep off ,ntoryewers.
Fighting in several places in both
Haiti and Santo Domingo was report.
ed at Kingston, Jamaica. Telegraph
wires have been cut and couriers who
attemn; to bring news from the in
terror are killed
President Madsro sent to congress
a message requesting an apPrspris.
ton Of 20.000OOO pesos or authorize
ton for making OF a loan for that
amount TO be used in conducting the
campaign against the rebels
Attorneys John NJ. Longer and ].
". Spedems began suit for possession
of strip of land from so feet to n
half mile wide along Lake Michigan,
from Fifty-frst street TO tho Chicago
river, valued at $4,000. 900. The suit
is to be brought for Frank ELI and
$500 other Indians. descendants o.
the Pottawatomie, Chippewa and OF.
tswa tribes.
A new movement to obtain peace In
northern Mexico was made when
President Madero and his cabinet in.
siructed the minister of war to offer
amnesty to the followers OF Pascual
Orezco, the rebel leader.
The labor situation at Ely, New,
vas somewhat cleared when II was
announced that a strike Of the 5000
copper miners in the Ely district
would not be called unless state
troops are asked for at Bingham.
The art collection and antiques OF
Gen. Daniel r. Slekles are threatened
Rgaip by suit fled by the Bank OF
the metropolis In the supreme court.
The suit is for 5000 on a oromissory
nats.
II has been decided that President
Taft soen will issue an executive or
der placing fourth-class poBtmasters
in tho classified service.
The state supreme court handed
down q decision declaring the oplo.
RADIO initiative and referendum law
constitutional.
W. G. Nichols, an American fruit
grower, for whose release the Amer
lean ambassador. Henry Lane Wilson,
made a peremptory demand on Matlas
governor Of the state of Ia.
naulipas. has arrived from the Tam
ROO iail and was placed in q Mexico