The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-29

the Order OF Elks
Kid" Mccoy and his wife left Lon.
don by the boat train for Southamp.
| ton, to take the American liner ST
Louis to New York.
After Chicago union leaders and Of.
tcers OF the two surface street car
systems had reached a compromise
agreement on a new wage scale, the
Joint committee of the carmen refus.
| ed TO accept It.
An alleged scheme to kill Represen.
tative Johnson OF Kentucky, so as TO
head of certain proposed Legislation,
has been disclosed to Mr.. johnson
and sworn statement has put the
Kentucky man and his friends on
| guard
The Wisconsin railway rate com.
mission ordered the Milwaukee Elec.
trio Hallway and Light Company TO
sell thirteen onc.ride tickets for 30
cents with the usual transfer priv.
ileges Within extended single fare
| limits
All Of the twelve superior court
| judges OF Los Angeles county have re.
fused TO preside at the second-trial Of
| Clarence s. barrow, the Chicago law.
yer, charged with jury bribing In his
handling of the Mcnamara murder
trial
Gen. Oro2co, commander in chief
OF the Mexican rebel forces, Is caught
| In trip 100 miles wide aud 200 miles
long. This is declared by advices re-
ceived by Gen Joaquin Teller, fed
eral commander OF this zone.
During the past month $4,000 rab
bits were killed in Lubbock county.
Texas, by men and boys, County Of
ficals paid bounty OF 4 cents per
scalp
The Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy
Louisville & Nashville, Big Four and
Illinois Central railroads tentatively
have agreed to build a $1,000 geo
bridge across the Mississippi river al
Metropolis. Ill.
Seven men alleged to be member
OF the Industrial Workers of the
World are under arrest at FL Cajon
Cal, the police charging that they
wero en- route to San Diego to dyAa
mite the city
The JekyllAnd.Hyde existence Of
Wells Yonsberry, prosperous ranch
owner and train robber, was disclUs
when the man who was shot after hr
held up the Union Pacific mail train
here broke his silence about his
| identity
TO protect Americans and their
| property on the west coast OF Mexico
from the outlawry and brlgandaGe OF
numerous bands Of rebels, the United
States has dispatched the gunboat
Vicksburg to Gusymas, Gulf Of Cali.
fornia, from San Diego.
Hooper Alexander, the Prohibition
candidate for governor. went down in
overwhelming defeat at the polls in
Georgia when John NJ SlatoR was
nominated for governor over three OF.
ponents
Unofficial notice has been given TO
the United States that Baron Hengel.
muller Won Hengeryar ambassador
from Austria-Eiungary. will retire
from that post. The baron has been
at Washington eighteen years and is
the dean OF the diplomatic corps at
this capital.
Protests, alleging that G. w. How.
ard, whom President Taft has nom.
mated TO be federal Judge for the
western district OF Washington, has
been lobbyist and supporter Of
Judge Judge Cornelius F. Sanford,
whom he was named to succeed were
filed with the senate by Senator Poin.
dexter
George t. Sheldon would be treasurer
of the Republican national commit.
tee during the campaign. Sheldon
acted in a similar capacity in 1908.
After q stormy session of the Iowa
Progressive state central committee,
Chairman Carl FRANKIE announced that
the committee had decided TO place 4
state ticket In the field, and the con.
vention would be held here Septem.
Der 1, at the time Of Col Roosevelts
visit
A Cossack who had been detached
from his troop for breach Of dscip.
lineh entered the apartment Of Prince
Tumanoff at St Petersburg and shot
that nobleman dead
Premier Raymond PoinCare was
welcomed like victorious general
when he landed here from the French
armored cruiser Condo on his return
from his successful mission to Russia
Senate and house conferees agreed
10 compromise on one Sl5,0O0,0O bat.
tie ship in the naval appropriation
bill, paving tho way for termination
of the long deadlock on that measure
Alderman Thomas +. Gilman, pres.
ident of the Detroit common council
and alleged receiver of bride money,
was bound over TO the recorders
court on $1,000 bail.
Two hundred and twenty.eight Rus
sian noncommi,sioned officers and
soldiers were tcied by court martial
in the Sappers camp in Asiatic Rus.
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