The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-11-14
James Bryce, Great Britain's am. |


be Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-H Rice, now
minister at Stockholm and formerly
third secretary at Washington.
King Peters Seryian army has cap
tured the Macedonian city of Prilep
after bloody battle, in which $500
Seryans and Turks were Killed. The
Servians lost $500 men and the Turks
5000.
The United States revenue cutter
Unalga was ordered to remain at Suez
until the peril to Americans in Con.
stautinoplc IS at an end This is said
to have been personally directed by
President Taft,
Nowata, Okla claims the Oldest liv.
ing person in the United States in
Fannie Porter, negross, who has
Just passed her one hundred and for.
ty.sccond birthday. The woman, nc.
cOrdlng to her records, was born in
1870.
The crown prince wired King
George that the Greek forces had cap
tured Saloniki, according to informa.
tion given out by the war ministry at
Athens The king Immediately pre-
pared to depart for Saloniki to join
the crown prince in the field.
Following anonymous threats made
against ministers leading a vice cru
sade at Canton. O., Calvary Presbyte.
rian church, near the home OF Presi.
dent Mckinley, was dyEamited. one
corner OF the structure was wrecked,
The first invitation to be extended
to Presidcnt.eleCt Woodrow Wilson
to attend a social function was sent
from the lrOqu0is club OF Chicago.
The governor was asked to attend q
Jefferson day banquet
Abolition Of the commerce court
and change in the political complex
ion Of the interstate commerce com
MISSION will be important results OF
the election, It was pointed out by
traffic experts.
Written with lead pencil, the will
of Miss Clara Barton, founder Of the
Red Cross, was filed in the probate
court at Worcester, Mass. An estate
valued at $4,000 Ia To be divided
among relatives. Miss Barton named
n committee TO write her biography.
The entire right OF way for the
Ashley g. Monticello railroad has been
cleared and several miles OF grading
completed The line. when finished,
will be thirty.four miles long, and ex-
tend from Monticello to CrOssctt, Ark.
More than 400 men are now at work
on the line
A pension and retirement system
Tor consuls OF the United States In
strongly recommended by Secretary
George s Atwood OF the American
Association Of Commerce and Trade
in Berlin Mr. Atwood is in Wash
ington, comforting with officials OF the
state department about the consular
service. about American trade abroad
and kindred matters.
Representative Kinkaid OF Nebras-
ia is preparing 10 present to con.
gress when 1t cOnvenes the case OF
Edward u CahOta, a Chinese resident
of Nebraska, who desires to be ad-
mittcd to citizenship in spite of the
Chinese exclusion law.
Gen. Huarr Sing, at one time com
mander in chief Of the revolutionary
.orccs in the recent Chinese rebellion,
has been appointed military chief OF
Southern Fukicn and ordered to pro.
coed to Annoy to suppress local disor-
drrs In the interior.
An anonymous donor has given
$3.50 toward an ayiat0rs' pension,
to be called the Kaiser Wilhelm Foun-
dalton Injured aviators and the fam
lilies Of those killed by falling will be
bcnchCIaries
ny Announcing that S5GG articles
lost in the mail, aggrcgating $4,000,
would be sold OF the annual auction
sale of the dead letter office on De-
rcmber IS Postmaster General Hitch
cock issued warning to all Christ
mus-rift sendcrs and prospective par
Gel post patrons.
Martha Stenhuber, of Waudsheck,
Germany, after being divorced from
Ter husband. who had beaten her
black and blue, blinded one eye, and
half throttled her, has married him
again
Twenty-Five persons were killed and
many wounded in religious riots at
l.cira. Portugal. Physicians were
rushed to the scene and the city has
been placed under martial law.
In terrific gale off Cape Hatteras,
the squadron OF the Atlantic feet
abandoned practice to become high
seas life saving service, according to
radiogram received at the navy de.
pertinent from Admiral Osterhaus.
More money Is Urgent. needed by
the American Red Cross for the Bal
kan war sufferers, declared Miss Ma
bel T. Boardman. in charge OF the
work.
Red" Phillip Davidson, confessed
murderer Of the New York gang lead.
or, Big Jack Selig. was sentenced
by Justice Con In the criminal branch
of the supreme court to imprisonment
IN Sing Sing for not less than thirty
years
Jack Johnson, champion heavy.