The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-01-01

| w. Garig, city commissioner Of public
improvements, the latter administered
a sound thrashing TO the divine.
Thomas F. Gilroy. receiver for the
Fidelity Funding company. whose for
/ mer president. Patrick j. Keiran Is
wanted by the police, testified before
| referee that the total liabilities of
! the company amounted to more than
| $4,000 900 and the total assets to
about $24 900
A colonization scheme Of vast inn
! portance Is seen in Interpretations of
Il syndicate headed by James j. Hill
| and b. +. Yoakum In the consolidation
! of 1000 900 acres of Gulf coast land,
valued at $75.0O0,O0O, which is being
arranged at Kingsyille, Tex.
What is hoped TO be the final fight
against the present system of leasing
conytcts in Missouri has been started
by the legislative committee OF the
| Missouri Federation OF Labor, backed
| up by both Democratic and Republi.
ers and the humanitarlans OF the
state.
President Roosevelt, in reply to APP
peals in the Gompers' case, says he
Guild not pardon the labor leaders
while the case was before the courts
but state that the sentences might
be given attention II the appeal was
dropped.
Seventeen more members OF the
Pittsburg city council are declared
under surveillance and are warned
not to leave.
Court rules In trial OF Thornton ].
Hams at Flushing, n, Y, for the kill
ing of w. T.. Annis that even II the
man who did the shooting was insane
his aid can be convicted.
Christmas was celebrated in the
White House Just about as II was in
the average American household.
Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., came frora
the New England carpet works, whore
he Is employed Kermit from Har.
ward, Archie from Groton and Quentin
from the Episcopal High school over
In Virginia.
President Fallieres OF France was
attacked In restaurant Christmas
moring by young man interested in
politics, and. in the struggle with his
assailant, was slightly injured by be.
Ing bruised.
Thomas II. Cloar. another night
rider, testfles at Union City. Tenn,
that he refused to go with riders the
night they killed Ranken.
States evidence against T. Jenkins
Hams, accused In connection with the
kingg OF William L. Annis on Long
Island, is almost In and the de.
Tense hopes to conclude next week.
Admitting that he was intoxicated
the day he killed his father, Beach
Hargls told how that last desperate
struggle took place In Judge Hargis'
store. He told all this right after the
state suddenly announced It's case
closed, the prosecution finishing with
the tertimeay of witness who
swore he heard young Hargis. that
same day, threaten ito get even with
the old man" before he left town.
The $4,000 note found by Patrick
Sullivan of East ST. Louis, in a
tomato can, is worthless according to |
a Pinkerton detective who examined !
the note. The Pinkerton reported to |
the st. Louis subtreasury officials that |
the piece vi paper Ia a United States |
certificate of deposit issue under the
act of Feb. 25, 1862. These certificates
were for the use only between the
subtreasures and the clearing
house banks
After pursuit over two contini.
nents by detectives, Charles Il. Brand.
er. former assistant. cashier In the
main Chicago office of the American
Express company, has been arrested
on n charge of stealing thousands OF
dollars Of the company's money.
Beach Hargis, on trial for his life,
charged with the murder of his father,
has enlisted not only the sympathy OF
his mother, but of almost the entire
feminine portion of the city of Irvine,
Ky. The courtroom is being crowded
daily now with the prominent women
Of the city who In their effort to show
their sympathy with the young patri-
eide take their seats back of his chair.
U. s. Commissioner Shields sent to
The United States supreme court the
appeal of the American Tobacco com
Dany affiliated organizations from the
recent adverse decision of the appel.
ate division.
Eastern bankers are somewhat
alarmed over the publication in q
french financial paper of letter from
Senator Teller of Colorado, suggesting
hat the Aldrich Currency commission
vas considering the issue OF notes
occurred by silver,
The depredatons OF marauders In
he Dissertation OF st. Dominie's
hurch In San Francisco have aroused
he priests and laity of the Catholic .