The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-12
NEWS Of THE WEEK
LATEST NEWS or THE WORLD
TERSELY TOLD.
NORTH, EAST, SOUTH AND West
Foreign Lands, Throughout the Ma
tion and Particularly From the
Great Southwest.

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ed In Princeton. Mo. IN connection
with the alleged larceny of $4,000 10
cash and Jewels, WAS held In S5,0oo
bail for further hearing Tuesday
II is declared In Rome that the
American Red Cross society has
placed S250,0O0 at the disposal Of
Queen Helene for the establishment
of an orphanage for the care OF the
children left homeless by the Italian
earthquake.
Charles A. Strong, sonin'law OF
John D. Rockefeller, was attacked and
bitten on the face by an insane pas
senger on the North German Lloyd
liner Barbarossa on the last trip to
New York.
According TO new figures compiled
the railroads operating In the South
west have increased their rates from
four 10 10 per cent since August g.,
1908. when the Hepburn law became
effective.
Declaring that the census bill as
passed this year by both houses OF
congress was continuation OF the
spoilB system, and tended TO perpe'
lrate fraud upon the public" Prcsi
dent Roosevelt sent his veto OF the
bill TO the house, where the measure
originated
Florence Miller, the woman who Gre
nted n scene al the Illinois statehouse
by threatening TO kill Representative
Lee O'Neil Browne, and who later Is
said to have confessed 10 the police
that the task was part Of political
plot against the La Sale man. mas
mysterlously disappeared,
Hearing Of arguments In the appeal
of John K. Walsh who was convicted
of misappropriating the funds OF the
Chicago National bank, which failed
several years ago. was set Tor May IL
BY the United States court Of appeals.
The setting OF the case AZ this time
was the result OF disagreement be-
tween counsel over the question OF
nling briefs In the case.
Harvey Hazen II years old, found
guilty OF numbering his mother, was
sentenced to life imprisonment Ia'
gel was convicted In Toledo OF Staying
his mother, January II. 1908, by beat
Ing her to death with a hammer.
Declaring that III the government
Is to act with fun efficiency against
criminals It must have some force OF
secret service agents who can acc
against criminals anywhere" Presi'
dent Roosevelt. In Statement, made
public from the White House, emphat.
ically reiterated his opposition to re-
strictlng the field Of usefulness OF the
secret service.
a severe attack on the forestry ser
vice Of the department OF agriculture
was made In the house by Mr.. Mon
dell of Wyoming. He denounced II
as the most autocratic bureau OF gov
eminent outside OF Russia.
To acquire a full knowledge Of the
efficiency of the wireless service
aboard naval vessels Assistant Sec.
Rotary Satterlee has issued an order
directing all commanders Of vessels
and of naval stations equipped with
wireless apparatus to report to the de-
partment on the last days Of each
month concerning the efficiency OF the
wireless and the personnel.
The house committee on territories
has reached an agreement on the bill
which, II passed by both houses Of
congress, will give the right OF state
hood TO both New Mexico and Arizo-
ma. The bill will be favorably report.
ed within the next few days, with the
intention of bringing II up In the
house for passage some time during
next week.
Amos NJ. Ensign, 5S years old, city
editor OF the New York Tribune, died
in the Seney hospital, In Brooklyn,
following an operation. Mr.. Ensign
was 6 graduate of Cornell University
class of 1876, and was the first prosi.
dent OF the University Boat club and
captain OF his college crew. He had
been a member Of the Tribune stan
since the year Of his graduation.
Alleging that his 5G.year-old son.
]. u. McGregor, had alienated the af.
fections of his second wife, 75 years
old, ]. NJ. McGregor, wealthy farm
er of Fleming county, Kentucky,
brought suit against him for alienn'
tion of affection and the case was de-
cided in favor Of the son by the court
of appeals.
William Jennings Bryan denies en-
phatically the report that he was in
sured In an auto accident In Florida.
Four insane criminals armed with
knives made from springs taken from
their shoes. escaped from the state
hospital at Columbus, o.
The navy department has decided
10 bsifid a great 14-inch naval gun at
the Washington navy yard Unusual
attention 10 attracted TO the great
weapon because OF the fact that II viii
be- the largest gun ever built by any
nation to 90 on ship board. The ini-
Hal cost Of this gun viii be 100000.