The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-15


angeles, at which President Taft
was denounced. resulted In near
riot and the dispersal OF mob BY
the police,
william r. Hearst has announced
/ that be would accept the nomination
for mayor OF Greater New York as
rendered at an Independent mass
meeting
Seventeen people were Killed ten OF
4 them Mexican laborers. aud ten In.
iuerd. in collision between freight
land construction train near Topeka,
Rans
WASHINGTON.
THAT alcohol In any form Is but sci
dom of distinct value in the treatment
Of disease appeared To be the con
census Of opinion ~ the twelfth inter
national congress on alcoholism. held
10 London on July /. last. according
10 a report OF Its proceedings Just
made Al Washington
The popular idea that the Ameri-
can Indians are decreasing In num-
her IL dissipated by official figures
showing that today there are more
Than 100000 red men in the United
states. The Increase In population
af about 10000 during the last two
decades is attributed TO the govern
lnent's constant effort 10 uplift the
indian 10 the level OF contemporary
civilization.
Chandler Hate OF Maine, son OF
senator Hale, has been selected as
third assistant secretary Of state to
succeed William Phillips OF Boston.
who Will become secretary Of the
American embassy at London, sue
eeeding John r. Carter. Mr. Carter
will be appointed minister to Rou-
mania
The tonnage tax provisions OF the
aaw tariff went into effect Tuesday,
alxty days after the enactment OF the
law, and the offlcial estimate OF bhe
additional revenue from tonnage is
approximately $4,000 annually,
Declaring that the world soils are to
day a greater storehouse OF fertility
than they ever were, Professor Mil
ton Whitney, chief OF the soils bu-
tpre, in a bulletin Just issued, takes
q stand In direct opposition 10 the
View OF many writer's that the soils
are gradually wearing out
The postofiice department has
made request on the SECRETARY OF
the treasury to authorize the bureau
OF engraving and printing to Issue
twenty million additional Hudson
Fulton stamps. The original Issue OF
these tsanps was fifty million
FOREIGN.
II Is expected that Emperor Mich.
olas OF Russia will visit King Victor
Emmanuel at Rome within week
slgnor Lalegart, the Italian ambas-
sador TO Russia has returned to Italy
To receive his majesty
The responsibility for the bomb
outrage at Stockholm In which Ion
Hammer. director OF the Steamship
export association, was badly injured,
Is charged against secret commit
tee formed by the Young Socialist
party.
In order 10 replenish the limited
supply OF corn In the republic OF
Mexico, the duty on that product
from the United States has been tenn
porarily rescinded.
The calling OF a special session Of
the Hawaiian legislature Is being con.
sidered by Governor Walter f. Frear
TO take up the question OF amendments
to the land laws TO be urged upon con
gress at It's next meeting
The epidemic of cholera, which for
u time threatened to become genral in
Seoul, Korea, has ahated and the dis.
ease IL believed to be under the con.
troll Of the authorities. who adopted OK.
tremc measures to stamp it out.
Al the villa near Nantes sur.seIne.
France, Of Daniel Ridgoway Knight,
an American painter. Armande
PiBoni. 17.ysarold girl, re-
nowned for her beauty, and who
served MIR, knight as domestic and
model, killed herself, because her low.
er had Tilted her.
The American and other diplomat
tc representatives In Picking have ok
pressed to the foreign board the re,
greet Of their respective governments
over the death early this week OF
Lrand Councillor Chang Chih.Tuug.
The cholera epidemic In ST. Peters.
burg continues to run Its course. The
cases average thirty u day. Thirty
four OF the servants OF the Mcdytea
restaurant. fashionable resort OF
the capital. have peen stricken with
the disease
Premier Maura Of Spain has rc-
used consent to the restoration OF
he national guarantees In Catalonia,
declaring that order must first be
maintained
The government Is insisting upon
the adoption OF measures restricting
the liberties OF the press In Colombia.
Newspaper proprietOrs have protested
vigorously and the dispute promises
to be bitter one,
rhe imperial government viii asa
TOR a loan OF $3.50 600 In the DO
ginning Of 1910, the Berlin ragehlatt
avs In It's financial article, 10 cover
lencits, This accounts. according 10
the newspaper. for the recent ten.
depey to sell Imperial issues on the
nourse.
All the shops OF Belgrade were
closed October and the public
buildings OF the city draped in black
70 mark the FIRST anniversary OF the
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