The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-26

mas lnCIoh5cQ IlNt'lOiu bADNo 1000 ~
cordinR to the report OF the governor
OF the island and other officials, Is
sued by the bureau OF insular affairs
for the fiscal year 1913.
Two hundred passengers were in
jured when the Canadian Northern
train from Duluth, MINI, and Fort
William. Ontario. was deTailed by
broken rail near Lobette, Man and
seven coaches overturned intOa hitch.
There has been tremendous in
crease recently in the number ot
young men offering themselves TO the
ARMY recruiting officers for military
service. Last month there wero 5,OOe
applications, 1000 more than ever he
fore recorded IN time OF peace,
Cardinal Sebastian Martineli, who
was papal delegate in the United
States from 1896 to 1902. is seriously
81 in Rome The cardinal. who Is Gu
years old. 10 project Of the sacred con-
gregRtion of rites
Postmast Ell. General Burleson asked
the house postoffice committee for an
immediate emergency appropriation
of 81 .000, 600 to operate the parcel
post until June 30 OF 100000 ap.
proprlated TO begin the new system,
Mr. Burleson reported all but $4,000
had been spent on Dec. G.
Chief Sam. highly important
ebony.hued brother OF Fort Smith,
Ark, who claims 10 be chief Of a tribe
in West Africa is collecting S25 per
from the negroes IN his vicinity,
agreeing to take them to bis domin,
ion Many are digging up.
James A. Marshall superintendent
OF the Lincoln state retormatory, at
Pontiac. was found guilty OF treating
the inmates with cruelty and his re-
moyal was directed by the state civil
service commission.
DR.. b. Clark Hyde viii be tried a
fourth time on charge OF numbering
Col Thomas II Swope OF Kansas CITY
according to an announcement from
the office OF Floyd Jacobs, county
prosecutor.
An exchange OF shots between Mex.
lean and American soldiers on the
Amtrican line two miles west of Pre-
- hn Jpptb nf
Luis Orozco, federal regular, from
the army of Gen. Mercado,
All assistant rostmasters will be eX.
empt from the civil service under the
postoffce appropriation bill com
pleted by the committee on postoi
fees and to be reported Immediately
after the holiday recess.
Secretary Bryan asked the house
foreign affairs committee to include
in the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill $15O,O00 each for en-.
bassy buildings in Mexico and Toxic
and $4,000 for Berne
Attorney.General McReynolds has
made public details OF an agreement
for the reorganization of the Amcri.
can (BelD Telephone and Telegraph
company, which will prevent litiga.
ton to dissolve that corporation un.
der the antitrust act. and under which
competitive conditions will be re-
stored TO telephone service Of the en-.
tire country. and the combine will
dispose of It's holdings in the West
ern Union Telegraph company
Coal dust in q tunnel driven far into
O mountain blew up. Flame and smoke
shot from the mouth OF the mine. the
mountain rocked as II by an earth.
quake and 3S men, trapped by the ex
plosion, were killed.
George L. Davis, an iron worker,
arrested in New York few months
ago, pleaded guilty 10 charge OF hav-
ing conspired to transport explosives
Illegally when arraigned in the fed
eral court.
Two negroes, Ernest and Frank
Williams, were lynched by mob at
Blanchard, La They had confessed |
10 killing Calvin Ballard, whose body |
was found hacked to pieces in his |
store.
The Dominican government ordered |
the arrest Of number of persons in
connection with a conspiracy said to
have been discovered in the course OF
elections on Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Albert T. Patrick, whose hus.
band served 10 years in Sing Sing
prison as the murderer Of William
Marsh Rice, Texas millionaire, died
OF cancer at Tulsa, Ok Patrick and
their children were at the bedside.
An investigation into the operations
OF the Keokuk power dam, with view
10 forfeiture or amendment of the
charter of the Keokuk q Hamilton
Power company. is provided for In
resolution offered in the house by
Henry T. Rainey Of II.
lLois.