The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-12-12
Poor nav in the government service

OF agriculture is foreshadowed in Sec
rotary Hous;ons first annual report
presented to President Wilson.
FIFTY persons, mostly negroes, are
reported drowned at Sunnyside Tex,
"A small town on the Lower Brazos
river.
The radicals ruled the Republican
state conference In New York and
forced the approval of a direct state
wide primary law. State Chairman
| William Barnes motion TO reaffirm
the more conservative primary plank
in the Republican platform was de-
feated by vote OF 19l to 1877.
4 death roll of more than 80 per
sons, which likely will reach GO, was
| indicated by reports from the flooded
| Brazos river bottoms Of south central
| Texas
Forty.six lives were lost by the
| laundering Of the Swedish steamer
Malmbergct off Bodo. Norway. The
steamer left Naryik, Norway, Nov 81
for Rotterdam.
The right Of women to sit as judges
and clerks OF election in Chicago next
! spring viii be challenged, It was an
! nouncod from both Republican and
| Democratic sources.
!
Right Rev Rafael Amador, Bishop
OF IIuajapam de Leon, Mexico. was re-
ceiyed in private audience by the
pope The pope took great interest
/ In the bishops report on conditions in
/ Mexico,
BY a unanimous vote the striking
coal miners in the southern Colorado
coal fields formally rejected the strike
settlement proposition made to them
by Gov Ammons.
Abrogation OF the pass privilege by
the Pennsylvania railroad for its en-
ployes has resulted In a movement in
Pittsburg to organize all clerks In
railroad offices into labor union.
With their steamship burning un.
der them 1877 passengers Of the Rio
Grande, bound from New York to
Brunswick, Ga. sat for hours in the
life boats as they swung from the
davits before they were rescued in
what Is considered one OF the most
remarkable feats Of the Iattcras
coast
Tho French foreign office Is gath.
ering data for commercial treaty
with the United States This is due
partly to the new tariff Industrial
and commercial organizations are be
ing consulted.
Mrs. Oscar Drum Of Bongola, Mo,
drowned her two children, 2Ja years
and IS months old, according to her
admission to Coroner c. VI. Witmor
An investigation OF her mental condi.
tion will be made.
Customs receipts Of the government
for November fell off about Si,500,0G0
compared to November. 1912. accord
ing to the monthly treasury state
ment
Five miners were entombed by q
cGvein which extended from the
fourth level to the thirteenth level OF
the Golden Cycle mine at Cripple
Creek, Colo and spread to the Christ
mas mine adjoining.
oxford university will send team
from England to compete ut the an
nual relay races under the auspices OF
the University of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia next April.
Seven generals Of the Mexican reg
ular army are ready to surrender and
the backbone of the Hucrta dictator
ship In the north has been broken. A
peace commission arrived in Juarea
bearing terms OF the surrender
Five persons are reported killed in
a fire in the Arcadia hotel, a Boston
lodging house. Fifty other dodgers
were trapped In the building, some
fleeing down fire escapes.
Andrew Keys. living at WATSON, Ill.
during a quarrel thrsw a pot Of boil
ing coffee over his wife, according &c
the police.
John Stewart, SS years old, multi
millionaire OF Elburn, H., who desire!
to have every one OF his grandchil
dren a millionaire before he dies anC
himself to die poor, has donated
$4,000 to the Lincoln Highway asso
citation
= The Indians Of South Dakota ar,
predicting there will be mo winter
this season. Freak December weather
prevails all over the Dakotas, witt
warm rains and the thermometer vel
above freezing.