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The Farmington Times Thr Farm, ntjton Time Prty Co . Putil. FARMINGTON. HEWS OF THE WEEK LATENT NEWS OF THE WORLD TERSELY TOLD. NORTH. EAST. SOUTH AND WEST Nrtrs From Foreign Land. Tl.'ourjri Put the Nation and Particu .irly the Great Southwell. N.H'on.il LMOU 1 J. T.I .1 MokIi HI I Jlr.... Millie I'll,. II Phltuil, III A boy Tf kin, ii, seven wore in jured, non fatally, ami to other were thrown Into the water whm a suapenalon bridge over Center creak in l,ak. lido park, Cartbasa, Mo., col lapsed. a ri al brush Bald surrounding the plan) ul the General Rxploalvea com pans at i f nil. Canada, i balm searched tu:' fragments of human bodl i, following ;i terrific explosion In which II poraoni are known to have boon killed, ii score ol otbera in- 'rite number ol dead iii the txpk t . -t) Ik rroi in mini No of lha Paloa i iiii i' iii kllmo. inval program gives ilai pi and torpedo o itead of Dread offti Iiii dispell hi bni Japan baa dedd e program for two Spain's lectioea In w tie- following r : t'onnervatlvea, 25; Hnclallata, 1; Carl' BUCKINGHAM PALACE, WHERE KING EDWARD WAS BORN AND DIED E XPLOSION KILLS 15 BASEBALL FANS F'FTY INJURED SCATTERED WITH DISFIGURED DEAD, MAKE BAT TLEFIELD OF GROUNDS. MANY HOUSES WRECKED Parliament Buildings at Ottawa, Foui Miles Away, Are Damaged Spec tators Left Park to See Fire Which Caused Explosion. GEORCE V. PROCLAIMED KING OF ENGLAND Amrncan LMQue .lobn Barrett, dlr if ! rlu il l-l. 1... ion Ctili luo Hi Utuli In a p ui Cordell ward and on one Bid tie other, Ed lol Ugh I on n publli . tin . I tw i n Itow Hi 1 1 t it Mercer, brntberi . ami Orad) Baellgrovr on Bnellgrove and William Benton, a byatander, were billed, lid ward Mercer waa wounded Receipt! from ihi corporation tax win exceed by uearlj a nlllloa dol Inr ski. lav; MacVeagb's estimate of ffli.iiOO.OOO made early in Decent ber, according to tin- internal rvenu officer When business i loaed las' Week 2S,S18,71G bad bean aaaeaaed Mai' nan ware fatallj burned and 2nn others Bed In panli when fir.' awepi over the canning ami pie kini building of tin' standard Oil rompanj at Williamsburg following an explo ion, George Broader, leading pnbtlaher of (li rman newipapen in Malwaukei and rated several times a millionaire, died sudden!) after a short illneu lie waa in bis 7 1st year, Colonel Rooeevelt'a throat was still In lad shape whoa he li ft for Berlin nut I..- is conBdcni that the three du- real that n win nave before the delivery ol ins Univerelty of Berlin address will reatore its strength, Mrs Nancy Nanl, -2 .-ars old, woo buaband dud several yean go, is dead ai her borne, Lebanon. Ind. Mra. ffeal was the 'bird ttatoi who married Meal. Tie oldest daugh tarter, to whom Meal waa engaged, died before her marriage, lie iben married the next oldeel she died and be married hrr widowed slatei ami at ber death be Harried tin youngest, who iiati already bean mar Had twice, Si . at) fiv theater owaera, rap. raaeniiag I.XOO theatera in the United nuiiiii ami i a ii a tin. concluded u week of consultations In New York with an agreement to organ tie thi National Theater Owner' aaaoctatlon, repre aenttng property interests valued hi tso,noo,(N n Thf sundry chri appropriation Mil. which, in its ciant si, ami too varie ty of its Itema, baeomea "everybody's friend.' whs reported to the bouse. The total is 111,M9411. This is $17. H0,t00 1 sb than the estimates and 136,000,000 less than tin total In last years hill. advance! in railroad wngi s already made or to he niudi before the end of the year are estimated at 1100,600,000 for the entire country. This Is the figure stilted by President V. C. Brown of the New York Central, fal cniated on the intern late commerce oommlaaion statistics as a baaii, the waget paid to railroad employe un der the new male will uinount to 1, BftJII.OOO n year. Dr, (toward L Ricketta, assistant profess ir of pathology in the Univer sity of l DJoagO, Is di'lid. and anotbei tiami- has been added to the long Ual ol victims that science has claimed as her own. Dr. Ricketti died In Mexico City of typhoid fever, the disease he went south to study. United States Judge John A. Mar shall unstained the contention of at torneys for Governor Hotkcll und oth ers in the Muskogee town lot cans and continued their trials. a prsss dispatch from Waahiagton announced that John D. Rookafeller lias abandoned the Idea of seeurlnK a national ' barter for his propoaed foun aaHraii Starr J. Murphy, personal eooaael for Mr. Rockefeller, and pea king for the Stundard Oil presi dent. Mid the statement was entin ly without foundation. Mr Murphy also said that Mr. Korkefeller had nothing to do w ith the "Economic and Gcner u! Foundation." for which a charter Is being nought from the New York hag lawture for "an aged man of wealth," Buid to havi- 11400,000 to spend on charity. England deepest symp T" ' " holy mission " in iii. face il. mi. . .In.' lo Madiaon, stud i Wiaeonaln of tor of Ho Inter American renub i-d tbli wlreleaa moaaage w i 'arnegli , w ho is aboard hip Adriatic ii route for Aosun Costa Rica m ni ,:liv ssiire her ills, I I built and fulfll! Its Edward VII., Ruler for Nine Years, Will Be Laid to Rest In Mem orial Chapel May 20. si vi ral n . urrencee of the Including one during his re lufferi ,i malady, cent visit ai I'.uirrltz proved worse than t h ami more difficult lo proaent illness came without warning Bach attack preceding one conquer. Th sudd, nly and of a ij pt.ciiii fever apl uipun water supply t uis ai the Dnieeralty are drlukltlK beer in water from City place of baciiii-iadi artealan wrii- Robert K Pear) .i. his polar lac tun ai th. Caaino in Berlin under the auapleei of th, Berlin OeogTaphl eal aoclet) About .'mi iiii'inbors ware As labor leaders view the situation, a great bulldlnK trades strike in SI lxiuis Is Imminent. That GO.000 men may on the Instant throw down their tools and desert construction of build Inns is a matter of serious proximity, nay these leaden. Lieutenant Ilotrlehter. an officer In one of the crack Austrian regiments, has confessed he sent poisoned can dy and poisoned medicines to superior officers, more than n score in num ber, in the hope thai by their deatb he would be promoted. Hofnchter probably will face u firing squud. prevent lb greeted, among other dlatlnguiahed men prevent, Coral lop i" iiii. iiisiti the mention of whoee name the ireatcsl ovation of the eve ning oil in red Professor L'cbermann of Chrisii rata, after examining Mr Roooevei! s throat, said that Iti conditio wai onlj sin h a- wa- natural after tie strain of being overworked for k Weeks The income Hin resolution was kllb d in the lowet branch Of the Mass a i iiusetts legislature by n vote of luj 10 I7C on the queetlou of aanatitutinit it for an adverse renort of a coiumi' lee. Bnglneer J, . Brown of Kerry, Pa.. ! was killed and fireman James J. Klin met, also of Derry, was seriously In jured when ill" boil. r of the Mgn attached to a passeiurer train n ploded Guv. Hue Deneen ordered two com panics of .-taie militia to WeatvlJle I in a coal mining town, to protect property and prevent riot, The shop iff ut Danville asked for ihe troops. Twelve hours of hard labor for sev en days a week Is ascribed by the dc partmenl of commerce and labor us ; the cause of the strike of unorganised I men at the Bethlehem Btswl works al South Retblehem. Pa., a branch of ihe United Stales Steel corporation. In a report sent to tie senate The demand of the admlntatratloa for two te w bittleabipa will be uiant i d. the senate committee on naval af faira having practically decided to nc COpt the provision of the house hill ' on this subject. FVirmal c barges ncainst president wuiiam il Tan, member of the Steam Bhovelere' union, have been nied in a letter addrnaaad to the nn initial nffleiiils of that organization at Cincinnati. The preaideni had Ir- nored the boycott declared against the Cleveland baseball team by attending the game between the aps and Browni nt st Loula. a spe, mi grand Jury has returned nn Indictment against Dr. Mary Ida Guthrie, charging her with dynamiting the honn of .lesso A. Quirk at PratrM City, la, on April 21! Her bond was placed at 13,000, Mrs. Alexander White Gregg, wife Of Representative Gregg of Texas, was elected president of tba Congressional club. The Judcnient of guilty of violating Ihe Klkins anti-rebate law and a fine of 110,000 was imposed on the Stand ard on company by ihe United states district court of Buffalo, was afflmad by the United States court of appeals. Tlic Standard Oil eompnny was found guilty of accepting rebates from the published tariffs on petroleum shipped from Olean. N. Y., to Rutlund. Yt. Charles K (lanTiltou. In a Curtiss biplane, mnde eight successful nights lit the the Atlanta, Ga., aviation speed- mg course, on uireo or wniOB he car ried n passenger In a race with a 2fMiorse power automolille driven by John Julias for four miles, Hamilton won by about six vurds. John 11. Con VUI at, president of the Baldwin 1-ocomollvo works, died sud denly. Angina pectoris caused his death, The end came at his home In Hosemont. Converse, who was prom inent In lay circles of the Presbyte rian church, had a fortune estimated at more than J 1 .000,000. Dr. I!. C. Hyde, on trial for the al leged murder of Col. Thos. H Swopo, refused to follow the plan laid out by his attorneys for- resting the case without permitting him to take the stand In hie own defense. Dr Hyde Insists that he be allowed to take the stand and onswer any questions tho state cared to ask bim. George Douglas, hlB wife and three small children his satire family were burned to death in their dwell ing, about two miles bouiIi of Coulter VtBe, III. The lire was discovered by neighbors. The cuuse is unkoinvn. London With mediaeval rites bap- ii by a ihouaand years of precedent, the accession of George V was pro claimed to tba empire. The chief ceremony was in lmdon, heart of the empire but in every large city I Orenl uniain and Ireland und the mala centers of the colonies in every clime, the proclamation announcing, the death of Kdward YI1 and the suc cession of his son, "the sailor prince," was heralded. The Norroy king at arms William .Henry Waldon, there, under the in auaplctoualy bleak sky. read 'he privy council proclamation formally telling England what all tba world has known for three days "Whi r, as, It has pleased Almighty Bod lo . all to His mercy our late BOY foreal at Windsor, it first will lowered lo the vault beneath Uu Be f Si James chape! Windsor caal Aft.-rwards, when the per mane tomb, ha:- been prepared. It will removed to Albert chapel. King George V. anil ereign, Edward VII, of Morse I glorious memory, by wboaa decease the impel ,al crown of the United Kingdom of Qreat Britain und ol Ire bind soi. iy and rightfully conns to the high and mlghiy Prince Oeorga Prederlck Ernetl Albert, wa there fore, the Lordl spiritual and temporal of this realm being here aaaoclated with those of majeaty's privy council with numbers of other principal nen- 11 em en of quality, with the lord may or, the aldermen and citizens of Lon don, do now hereby, with one voice, consent of tongue and ear do publish and proclaim thai the high and mighty Prince George Frederick Ern est Albert. Is now, by the deuth of uur late sovereign af happy memory, be come our lawful and rightful liege lord. George V , by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Qreat Brit ain, Ireland and ihe Hellish Domlm ions beyond tba seas, king, defender of the faith, emperor of India, to Whom we do ai know ledge nil faith an, I , 'in stant obedience with all hearty and humble affection, beseeching Qod, by whom all kings and queens do reign, to bless Ihe royal prince. George V Iwih long and happy years of reign over us." LAST DAYS OF KING EDWARD London. Kdward VII., king of the Bngllah, died at u id o'clock Prlday lsht The Prince of Wales Is kmc, assuming Ihe title of fienrge V.. and took the n.'Uh before the privy conn ell nt o'clock Saturday afternoon Coming o suddenly, the death of the king cannot but bring greatest sorrow to tho nation, in whose hearts 184. ward, first us Prince of Wales, and at lerwarda us sovereign, held first place (lathered around the bedside of the dying king wns the queen and prln eases No hope had been held out throughout the day for the recovery Of Ills majesty, whose death, it Is be- lend, was due to pneumonia, follow ing bronchitis, contracted shortly nf i r his return from Biarritz Only a day or two ago the king wa' ' inducting tie business of stale and giving audiences, but on Wednesday e was compelled tu submit to the or ders of ids physicians. Since than un 'il 'In- end his decline was rapid. Tin- first Official net of the new king was to dl patch to the lord mayor the announcement of his father s death, in pursuance of cuatom. His telegram i am deeply grieved to inform you that my beloved father, the king, paaaed away peai efully at 11:47, to night. i Signed i "OBOXCHR." The physicians soon afterwards is saed their official bulletin, which was as follows: "His majesty, the king, breathed his last ai 11 IE o night Iii the presence of her majesty, Queen Vlexaadra, the Prime ami Princess ,f Walee, prin cess Royal, the Duchess it Plfe, prin cess Victoria and PTinceai Louise, 'he Duchess of Argyll." Pneumonia, following bronchitis, is believed to hnve been the cause of dentil, but the doctors thus far have refused to mnke a statement. Some of the lata king's friend- are con vinced ihnt worry over the critical political lltttUtion which confronted bim with sleepless night aggravated. if it del not cause, the filial illness. Hesldi the n ari St n latives In Kng- EDWARD Londc VII IN WILL REST MEMORIAL CHAPEL. The tomb "f King Bdward VI. will be beneath the Albeit Mem orial chapel nt Windsor castle, where the body of his eldest hou, the Duke of Clarence, has a sepulchre. Before the funeral It practically has been decided the body of the king will Hi In state In Westminster hall, under the house of parliament. Which was last the BCSTUC o a similar ceremony when for two days and nights a constant stream of citizens filed past the coffin of the great com moner. Glade tone King Edward's ensket will be fash ioned out of oak grown in the royal KING EDWARD. land, the Duke of Plfe and the Arch bishop of Canterbury were In the death, chamber. The king's brother, the Duke of Connaught, with his fam ily. Is nt Suez hastening home from Africa. The king's daughter, Queen Maud of Norway, is on her way to Bug land. King Kdwards first serious attack of bronchial trouble was experienced year ago. Bines that time he has COWARD VII.. KING 1902 1910 Edward VII.. king of the ITnlbxd Kingdom of Qreat Britain ami Ire land, ami of ail tin British Dominion! beyond thl Hcu, emperor of India, as his full royal title reads, was born In Buckingham palace. Ixindon, on November 9, lsil and was the second child and first son of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort Allen lir was christened Albert Kdward. and at his very birth was given an Imposing lis! Of lilies He wan at once Created 1 1 i not of Wales and by virtue of that dignity In became also l.night of ihe liiirtor. Bdward 'S public life began in Feb ruary. 1163, when, as heir to the Uirone. he took his seat In the house I f lords. On March 10 or the same year lie married Prlaooes Alexamlia Carolina Mary Charlotte Louise Julia, the eldest daughter of King Christian IX of iK-nmiirk Her bounty, grace and charming manners al once gave her a popularity In Gr.'iu Britain that has continued unlessened throughout her life as princess and queen. In l!7.V7r, the prince made an extended lour through the Indian empire and was received everywhere Willi lavish and magnificent boapltallty, the native rulerR seeking to outdo one am ther In the lOlgOOUaneaa of the entertain ments provided for their emperor. On the death of Queen Victoria. January I Ml, Bdward suooeeded to the throne. The coronation was set i r June SO, imi2. and all prepara tion fur the magnificent event had Ih i ii completed wbi n dtaquietlng rumor- of ihe kings ill health, which had I, ecu current for several days, were confirmed by the poatpow ment the ceremony. It was announced i In king was suffering from pert litis, mid on June 4 be under- an operation. After some weeks 10 greateel anxiety he recovered. the coronation took nlace Ana. I. During the long years of his prince hood Kdwards public duties consisted sob I) in the office oi representing the royal family at all manner of public I Vents, and he performed these duties w.ll Put the deadly miiU'.iouy of such a Ufa was too much for ihe vlg-, nous man, and be found relaxation in amusements tliut frequently gave : rise to scandals and tbiit gave the ; world a wrong Impression of his real character, Ha was especially food of the theater and among his bo- u com panions for years were actresses and actors, Also he developed a gnat liking for Paris und often visited that ga) capital incognito. As a diplomat Kdward was ttnug- celled among ihe moaarchs of Europe, i His Influence was always thrown to I the side of internal iotial peace where compatible with national honor, and ; his aili ice and exnmplo had a steady ing effect on all Europe. He looked with amused tolerance on the vaga ries ami axtravaganooa of his nephew. the emperor of Germany. Inn occa sionally that ruler exusperMed him to such an extent that he could not re frain from giving him some stern ad vice. Such admonition was not re ceived by William in a submissive spirit, and i Boa In n while there were sensational rumors that the peaceful relations between Ihe two countries were about to be ruptured To Kdward and Alexandra were born six children. The first, prince ! Albert, duke of Clarence, died in IM" : ng.d twenty eight years. The second. : Qeorge Prederiek neat Albert, born I on June 3. 1865, succeeds to the j throne The other children are: j Princess L ulsa Victoria, married to tlM duke of Fife; Princess Victoria j Alexandra; Princess Maude Charlotte,! married to Prince Charles of Den mark, and Prince Alexander John, j uieu me tlay alter his birth la 1171, Ottawa, Ontario,- An explosion wtiii Ii wrecked the plant of the Gen eral Explosives company of Canada, inar Hull, Quebec, killed 15 person and Injured 10 others. . force of the exploeion waa ter- The country for miles around luid waste and SUM) small build in tho city of Hull, on tie- sulo st the seine of the explosion. Flattened to the ground. baseball game was in progress a distance from the powder ii rifle waa Ings neat wer A short of thai typh weni of II iiml works roe teams were playing the last Inning, and when a fire was seea In the mull buildings of Mm powder plant, the crowd began to swarm up the hill to get u better view of the blaze. Warning of the danger came to the onlookers In two miner explosions soon after the lire got well undu way, A shower of sparks and fragments , of the wrecked building fell among the spectators and there was n scur rylng out of what wan considered the. danger zone. Crowd Uurged to Move Back. Three of the baeeball fans aware of ihe possibility of danger when the main mnguzino was reached, pleaded with the crowd to go still further , back, and many of them heeded the warning. The others, apparently cn loying the element of danger In the Spectacle, stood within l.OO'i yards of the burning buildings Tin y were kept ifii the qui vlve by the detona i lions Which scut showers of burning in amis in all directions. The base bail game broke up and the remain der af the spectators and the players rushed up to Join the baseball crowd ' al the (ire. It was then the main magazine ex ploded. There were iwo stunning detona tions Kverything within a radlu ol a mile and a half was torn und shat terer. Ulan) trees were napped off dose to tho earth; burns ami dwelling houses were convened into kindling WOOd, and even in Ottawa, four miles from thi scene, bUBdn ds of plat glass windows were broken. The scene where the i rowd from Ihe ball uround stood resembled a. battlefield, Headless, iirmless and Mgll -s bodies were lying about among nores of unconscious forms. jo the few who retained a flicker of consciousness, it appeared as though more than 160 had been killed. The silence which followed Ihe filial death-deallug blast was more terrifying thnn the cries and moans which came with a return to con MiOUsaeM of the badly Injured. The terrific shock brought thou laada af terror-stricken persons to Ihe scene Some thought It was nn Mrthquaka, while others cried out hat the coun t had struck the earth. Hundreds of chimneys were toppled aver and lliere Is scarcely g wholr Ight of glass left in the northeastern lection of the city. The first call for aid from hospital md police came from the section of :he city naaiagt the magazines There it wub fOUBd that 40 small residences had been shattered and many In lured persons were Imprisoned In the wreckage. HEARST SUES WATTERSON Brings Two $100,000 Libel Actions Against Editor and Louisville Courier-Journal. Career of King Edward Born In Buckingham Palace, Nov. 9, 1141, In the fifth year of his moth er'a reign. Created Prince of Wales and Karl of Chester. Dec. 4, 1841. Baptized In St. George's chapel, Windsor custle, Jan. 24, 1842, as Ai riest Bdward, General of British army and made a tour of Holy Lund in 18C2. Married Princess Alexandra of Den mark March 10, 18C3. Grand master of British Masons In 1874. Life attempted lit Brussels, April 4. 1900, by an anarchist who fired two shots at him. Took title of Kdward VII, king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain und Ireland nnd emperor of India, Jan. 20, 1901, the day after the death of Queen Victoria, his mother. Proclaimed King throughout bis realm the following day. Opened his first parliament In per son, Feb. 24, 1901. Held his first court in Buckingham palace, .March 14, 1902. Crowned king Aug. 9, 1902. Wants Health Commissioner. Chicago Mayor Emll Seidel, So cialist executive of Milwaukee, has come to Chicago to look for a health commissioner. The position pays $5,000 a year and he has offered It to Dr. Charles B. Ball, chief sani tary Inspector of Chicago, who draws a salary r $2,600 a year. State Univenalists to Meet. Hopkinnvlne, Ky The annual state convention of the Kentucky i'nlver salist association will be held here May 13-15. LoolavfOe, Kentucky. Through Leon P l'wls, a local attorney. Wll .lain Itamlolph Ilcarsl entered suit In Ihe federal court against Henry Wnt bWBOU individually for $lo0,uoo and the Courier-Journal for the same sum. The suit nguinst Watterson is based in his editorial of April 30, which, iccordlng to the petition, upplauded ihe attack made on Mr. Hearst by ilayor Oaynor nt the press banquet ai New York and "accepting as prov en uajmoi s charges." The action ngainst tho Courler lonrnal Is In two sultB, one for $50. 1)00 for publishing a headline reading "Hears! Guilty of n Penal Offense." and the other for the sumo suf for running the associated press account of the Gaynor speech. Wantk to Inspect His Funeral Vault. Terre Haute, Indiana. Jacob Ma loney, a farmer of Oliver, III., who la dying of consumption, has put a force of men to work building a con crete Vault for his burial place, de claring that before he dies be want to inapect the work. Fresno Feels Quske. Fresno, California A sharp oarth juake shock was felt In this city. The vibrations lasted for more than mTtiute, shook windows and caused :ll9hes to rattle-