The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-08


med the sightseeing excursion steam
Ell Pomona OF Hudson in Newburgh
bay. Little damage was done. The
passengers on the Pomona we're panic
stricken
Forest fires are causing consider
able damage In many parts o. the
country at present. II win be several
months before the total destruction IS
| known, for the DIRE season has ,consid-
erabie time TO run.
Abraham g. EDy. formerly mayor Of
BurkeYille, Va, who was convicted
reeentiy Of using the mai TO ext6rt
money from the Pennsylvania Hall
road company, has been sentenced TO
eighteen months In the government
PRISON al Atlanta. Ga.
WASHINGTON.
An earnest appeal to the federal au-
thoritiee for further assistance for
the storm sufferers IN Terre Bonnie
Tarish, Louisiana, has been sent TO-
Washington
There "a no provision IN the new
tariif law for the remission Of duty
on zinc Withdrawn for expectation
from a bonded anielter, according 70
treasury department ruling IN a
case relating TO zinc company at
Pueblo. Colo,
a cur Cf practically eight and one
half million dollars In excess Of ordi
pary disbursements over ordinary re
coipts so FAR this fiscal year, as com
pared with the corresponding period
III last year, d million dollars a month
gain Ia Internal revenue, is reported
BY the treasury department
General Ellphalet Whittlesey. for
twenty-five years secretary Of the
Board OF indian commissioners, died
al Washington. September 20, aged
So years He was native OF New
britain. Conn
Dr Anton Dohrn, founder and di
rector 81 the famous biological sta
tloa at Naples, Italy. and weli known
10 natuFallsts throughout the world
10 dead. according 10 eableFram re-
oeiYed AZ the Smithsonian institution
In Washington
kaisln wine IL taxable, according to
"A decision rendered by Commissioner
81 Internal Revenue Cazell. The TAI
viii take eject October /. All inter.
nal revenue agents were notified by
telegraph.
FOREIGN.
The report comes from Morocco
that vi Roghi. the pFetender To thu
throne. was executed By Sultan Mplai
t1afid and his chamberlain, who
throw III Roghi, manacIed and help.
less, into den of Hons After tho
lions had rearfuily crushed the un.
fortunate man, they removed the
hody from the cage, poured OIL on 1t,
and burned the body,
The British steamer Clan Macintosh,
belonging to the Madras Steam Nayt
cation company, which was reported
from Rangoon 10 have blown up a;
Bea, has arrived at Calcutta. The
steamer had met with no accident.
Mrits have been issued against Home
Secretary Gladstone and the prison
officials Of Birmingham, England. 10
connection with an action for assault
for the furoihle feeding with stom.
ach pump last week OF number OF
suffrsgetts who persisted In going ON
q hunger strike" while In jail,
A Spanish force from zeluan, re.
coBuoilering IN the direction OF Sokel
Jomls, encountered the Moors and
met with a serious reverse, General
Diex Vicario, three other officers and
fourteen men were killed and 1S3
men wounded
Cholera has become epidemic at
Seoul. Korea, more than 500 cases hav,
Ing been reported since the disease
made its appearance In that city Thus
far no foreigners have been attacked.
The authorities are sparing neither
money Eor work to stop the progress
Of the disease,
A new race track under new con.
casaion where races viii be run every
winter and possibly daily, will be
built IN the federal district % Mexico
II viii be completed within five
months, and night racing may be In,
auRnrated,
The people OF Spain are celebrating
the Anal victory OF their troops In the
war with the Moors, the war now bei
lns regarded as at an end As II lie
marttestly impossible for Morocco TO
pay The indemnity demanded. Spanish
occupation will follow,
Unprecedented cold weather In the
valleys In the vicinity OF Mexico City
has destroyed the corn crops, II Is
Estimated that the loss will reach
twenty million dollars. The thermom.
eter early "Wednesday registered q
degrees below the freezing point.
The English house OF lords has
passed the second reading Of the Irish
land bill, but promised ta Introduce
drastic amendments when Il reached
committee, II was stated in the lobby
that u the lords omit or weaken the
powers provisions Tor the compulsory
purchase OF land, the natlonallsts will
refuse 10 accept whatever may be tho
view OF the government.
The Paris Figaro says that Cardinal
Satolli came to France recently and
at a secret meeting with the French
cardinals explained what the pope ex
pected Of them The sequel of his
visit was the letter issued by the
French episcopate, denouEcing the
existing public school system of