The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-12-10
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y L. Waite. said TO nave been near
relative Of former Governor Waite Of
Colorado. was found dead in bed at
San Diego, Cal He was said to-
posssas q fortune Of $4,000. Heart
failure was given as the cause. Waite
was an old Indian fighter and scout.
After having been out for more than
torty,eigm hours, the Jurors In the
case OF John Williams, charged with
the murder Of John Armstrong, man
agar OF the X. T. r. ranch az Roswell,
N. M,. reported that they were abso-
iutely unable to agree, and were
discharged,
Ora Miller, q woman OF the under
world, was found dying with her skull
cushed. in Pocatello, Idaho, and Tim
Sullivan, a miner. has been charged
Win the murder.
The supreme court OF the United
States has upheld tho finding Of the
supreme court OF Idaho Ia a case In
Iyoying the question as TO whether a
city has the right to lay out streets
so as 10 encroach upon private prop
erty, the lower court holding II had
not the right,
Travelling on the same train with
seventy employees OF a detective
agency. who win act as guards at the
Homestake mine, where a strike is
now In progress, Charles II. Meyer.
president Of the Western Federation of
miners, went from Denver to Lead.
s. b., the first OF the week.
DOMESTIC.
For the first time In the history OF
the Kansas pepltentiary, blessing Is
now asked upon the food the prison
ers eat. Twice each day the chaplain
says grace while the prisoners stand
at the tables.
An unknown woman called Mrs.
George Mann of Bellefontaine, o., to
the door and threw vttrol in her face.
Mrs Mann's eyes were saved, but her
face will be disfgured by deep burns.
Banker Walsh of Chicago, sentenced
| To- Ave years imprisonment for mis-
applying the funds OF the Chicago Ma
tional bank. has been denied a re-
| hearing.
"The meanest sneak thief" has
been operating in New Orleans. His
specially is stealing brass screws
from the tombs In cemeteries.
Mrs. May r. Miller of Los Angeles,
young widow, has filed complaint
aratnef A rthvr rnrdpp a fnrr,n,. raei
dent Of Detroit, Mich, who she charges
borrowed large sum of money from
her and disappeared on the day they
were TO be married.
The National Society for the Pro
motion Of Industrial Education opened
the sessions of the third annual con-
yeution In Milwaukee, Friday. Dele
gates were present from more than
twenty states.
The Chicago Subway company has
defaulted on the interest on its ST..
100000 bonds. due December /, News
Of the default had been expected,
The Kentucky court of appeals has
affirmed the life sentence given
Beach Hargis for the murder OF his
father, former Judge James Hargis,
the noted feudist OF Jackson, Ky.
With u roar that could be heard
twenty-five miles away, the nitro
| glyCerine magazine OF the Marietta
| Torpedo company, near Cameron, w.
Va, exploded, One man was blown
| to pieces.
Mrs, Hetty Green has again be-
come an interested figure in Wall
street. Within the last few days she
has been a large lender of money in
the financial district, advancing funds
for time loans at ~ per cent inter
est figure considerably below the
official rate,
John Harvard. negro preacher,
who shot and fatally wounded w. II.
Booth because his mules were fright
ened by Booths automobile, was cap,
tused five miles from Cochran, Ca,
and burned ut the stake
| J. NJ Ashcroft, aged 20. while
asleep, walked from Il train running
at the rate OF sixty miles an hour.
near Hammond. Ind. and was struck
| by another train, escaping with a
| slight scalp wound,
Abe Rsuf. the former political boss
Of San Francisco. is endeavorlng to
secure his release from jail alleging
that his health Is being greatly i'm
| paired,
/ Frank nuyal. u railroad switchman.
shot and seriously wounded Leana Ed.
munds, q waitress, at porta Costa.
/ Cal, aud then shot himself through
/ the heart. Jealousy was the cause.
[ The gtrl may recover.
/ The California courts have held that
a child can not be held for debt,
/ tn case where family claimed $50
| for the care % child aud refused to
I glve Il up untE the bill was paid
An accident causing interruption OF
telegraphtc and telephone eemmuni.
cation with san Erauciso gave rise
/ to runner that another terrible
| earthquake had visited that city.
The most exclusive social organiza,
ton OF Topeka, kans, the Topeka
club, has refused to permit Governor
Stubs 70 be entertained AZ the club.
Governor Stubs was formerly a
| mouber OF the club, but withdrew
because the club would not abolish
the locker system for keeping liquor
at the club house.
! When shsif's posse trEsa 10 pul
/ stop TO the noisy reHelry at Negro
srrolies at Union. 5. C., the negroes
olsened ire with sHotgIuS wOundins