The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-09-01

According to the census bureau, the
population of the state OF Michigan is
2,Sl0173. as compared with 2,i2O9S2
in 1900 and 2,O93,SS9 in 1890. The in.
crease from 1900 to 1910, therefore. is
3S9,l9l, or 1G1 per cent, as compared
with an increase for the preceding
decade of 32TO93. or 10 per cent.
Declaring that Senator Hepburn.
Senator Carter and Representative
Mondol have in effect been fighting
on the side Of the forest fires against
the general welfare. Clifford PinchUt,
dcpUscd chief forester. issued state.
mcnt asserting that the property loses,
deaths ami suffering from the forest
fires in tine northwest have been
wholly unnecessary.
Five Nor were Killed and ono bad
ly injured WHOM two heavy freight
on the river route division Of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific collLcd head.on near
BIarkwatrr. Mo
II is announced that Speaker Can.
non viii visit the Ninth Virginia dis.
trict to assist Congressman r i.
Stomp I'm las campaign. Slcmp was
an ardent supporter Of Cannon in the
rules fight In the house. Ex-Prrsi.
dent Roosevelt will also visit She
ninth district in behalf Of Slcmp.
speaking at Bristol on October +.
Honduras officially has visited Dr.
Madri2 the dcpuscd president OF the
Nicaraguan government at Manugua
10 move on.
Meeting in Market street, the
busiest thnroughfare in Chattanooga,
Tenn, Boyd Thompson, court re.
porter, aad WIN Snyder, n teller at
the Citizens National bank, engaged
In n pistol duel. Both shot until their
pistols were cmptied and Snyder re-.
loaded. Roth participants are seri.
ously injured.
Stung by tho many attacks made
on him., Secretary of the Interior BAL.
linger has issued a statement regard.
ing his acts. This is his first answer
in detail to critics In It he attacks
the policies Of his predecessor, James
r. Garfield, friend of Theodore Roose.
welt. and the man who was the initial
cause OF the Ballinger.Pinchot row
Ballinger also asserts his stand and
that Of President Taft have been the
same.
Revised tahulatlon OF the known
dead In the forest fires brings the |.
total to 203 The known dead include /
so United States fire fighters in and |
near Idaho 10 in Montana, at New |
Port, Wash; at Wallace. Idaho; ~ /
near Avery, Idaho; at Mullen, Ida.
no; II on Big Bear creek, in Idaho. |
and l in Spokane.
At Mammoth Spring, Ark, Collector
j. A. Cunningham, defaulter for
$1,000, arranged with his bondsmen
to make good his shortage with the
treasurer There is no disposition to
prosecute Cunningham,
Thomas S. Busbee, general attorney
FOR the Rock Island In Arkansas, an.
nounced that company will resume the
scent passenger rate September /.
Indictments charging grand larceny
N the first degree were returned
lGaints Harvey Wiley Corbctt and
Iohn A. Qualcy, who were arrested
several weeks ago in New York and
leld under $4,000 bail on complaint
If Mrs. Mary Nevins Blaine lull wild.
Nv of the celebrated surgeon. Mrs
}ull alleged that by fraud they had
obtained $4,000 from her to invest in
he Mangesia-Asbestos company OF
Jew York.
President Taft's keynote speech for
he congressional campaign has be-
ONE known. The president will favor
urther revision OF the tariff While
lie is still convinced that the Payne
Aldrich law Is the best tariff law the
ountry has had up to this time, he
as reached the conclusion that there
5 decided room for improvement. The
resident has stated these facts and
as outlined his position in detail In ,
he letter he has sent to Representa- .
we Mckinley OF Illinois for publIca. ,
on in the congressional campaign ,
1xt.book.
With the court room crowded with
cores of women. representatives of
lie Women's Era club, and others in I
crested In the case, Mamie McLough. Q
II. is, charged with murder in the [
rst degree in connection with the |
cath Of Hugh Smith, Jr., wealthy l
'sident of New Orleans, was acquit-
d there.
The Des Moincs, Ia, council rein.
ated George Yeager as chief OF po- :.
e. The resolution OF reinstatement !.
solves Mr.. Yeager from the charges =
maladministration as filed by tho !,
wa Anti-saloon league.