The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-29

welded some influence IN national
Z politics
Ia an address at Corpus Christi,
Texas, President Taft announced him
self as an advocate Of deep water
y ways. when such projects can be
shown to be practicable. Snd declared
ne pifnemgai pr
policy of congress ID TIE past should
! be replaced with definite plan
A divine healer, who has been ~
Battle Creek, Mich. for the last Ave
weeks. declares that he IS the original
Francis gehIattef. who was reported
10 have dlsd IL Hastings, &eb- oc.
tober n. ne asserts that he has
abnndant documentary evidence 70
EgabataniiSte his GLAZING.
rive persons and possibly more
ser killed 10 wreck on the Pal.
flaadle division 81 the Pennsylvania
railroad near ColllEsvtile. o.. when
lta0 trains ceIlided
WAaHlNoTon.
with q Yeiw 10 gtemping The tide q
emigration which threatens 10 deplete
me couutry Of agricultural labarers, q
national subscription has been started
10 obtain funds FOR loans 10 laboFefs
ieft unemployed after the recent atrlke
a Sweden
Labor leaders have decided 20
wage with removed yigor their fght
be- ore congress to obtain legislation
ia establish department d labor
With q secretary coequal with tie
secretaries Of other Departments
After three months work the new
additsen 10 the executive Offices Of the
Wtite Hnuae are practically completed
and viii be turned over during tho
week 10 Secretary Carpenter and the
executive star 81 the president
Mra. Gardner q. Hubbard "a
years old. was thrown out Of her altp
Mobile when II was struck by a
street car IN Washington, suffering
INJURIES from which she died Mrs,
hubbard was prominent Ia the Older
IL or Washington.
Every one Of the skina In the col,
lection of Roosevelt trophies received
tn washington from Africa has been
found 70 be- IN good condition by the
taxidemists Of the Smithsonian In.
stitution.
The big boost IN income from inter.
nal revenue continues aud reports In
dictate that internal revenue eollec-
tinns during the current fiscal year
Will exceed last years by between
Sl2.0D0.0U0 and 16,000000.
FOREIGN.
A bomb was found Sunday in the
Church OF the Irish Dominicans at
Lisbon. The sacristan extlngulshed
the fuse. Two persons were arrested
on suspicion Of having carried tho
bomb into the editlee,
New atrocities ID the Congo indie
pendent state have been revealed by
an officer Of a rubber company, He
chnrgea that between 1907 and 1909
a Number OF the company's agents tors
tured and killed many natives, posted
armed nentries. chained and impressed
the natives 70 force them TO work and
burned villages,
twenty-five persona were killed IN
recent earthquake shocks at Bellput.
q small town on tho Quetta railroad,
In tho central part OF Baluchlsthn,
The handsome new building OF the
Young Mems Christian association.
erected IA Manila, al an expense OF
100000. was opened October 90 The
principal address was made by for
mer Nice.President Fairbanks.
The Spanish cabinet headed by
Premier Maura, has resigned, the exc
rution OF Ferrer having caused such
a storm OF public sentiment that the
members OF tho cabinet decided to re-
sign.
A banquet planned to be held In
st. Louis In honor OF the diplomatic
representatives IN Washington OF
tattn.American countries, was aban.
toned because most of the govern.
ments concerned have ordered their
ministers 10 remain IN Washington
dt8 ms the revolutionary movement
IN Nicaragua,
r, r. O'Connor, member OF the
suHngh parliament has ar lvc0 At thp
United States to raise funds from
Irish. Americans TO be used In the cam.
paign for homo rule for ireland.
Governor Frcar has issued pros,
lamatiou calling an extra session OF
tae Hawaiian legislature at which It
Il expected important amendments
e tho land laws Will be made,
Caesar LomhrosO. the noted Italian
crlmNal0gtst and auenist, Is dead At
turin tie was born at Venice Ia
November. tS3G Professor Lombreso
was widely known for his studies IN
erlminalcEy,
The vagdict Ut the tapuest into the
ieayh Of William l. buchanan. the
American dlp'emat, whose body was
IaUad ia the streets Of l.ondpn Is %
The effect that death was due to nat,
Nral causes -.
A typh9on Of annsuaI severity AZ
HoHgkoag ChIua, and in northern
and eaRtrgl llsoa, 90 October 50,
used heavy loss Of life and mueh
damage 10 rraneftN
tlau Cbth Chine, prrgi dent % tbs
board Of communications, las not vet
iizCd . date Tor ,s6 continuance az the
negotiations for the Foreign loan Of
$50. Geo 000 for the construction Of the