The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-09-24

fetal appraisal OF the hnancier's es-
tate, within two weeks. UNTIL this
appraisal Is made nothing definite
Will be known as to the amount OF
wealth accumulated by Hartman
Millions OF grasshoppers swarmed
Into San Ternardino. Cal. on septern-
| Der I7 Attracted BY the lights, the
| insects carpeted the streets n the
business section al night. SO faF
there has been no report Of damage
to vegetation
Mrs. Jacob silYers. formerly Of
New York. ehDt and killed Mrs. Julius
Trip, her sistesIn.law, and com
mitted suicide In the apartments OF
Tune former In fashionable residence
district IN Chicago. Mrs Trip died
Al the hospital after eoRseaaina the
\ crime.
The baitleship InHexibie. nying
I the nag ~ the admiral Of the feet.
Sir Edward ~ seymour. len Ports
aoUth. september 10. for New York
10 participate IN the Hudaon'Fniton
celebration
Thu suicide % "a Chinese woman
BY hanging was an unusual tragedy
reported 10 the coroner 10 saa fran
eisco, Dong Chin She, who was mar.
ried 10 Dong Yuck. a wealthy mer-
chant. two years, was discovered BY
relatives hanging 10 rafter over her
bed
Walter 4. Fisher Of Chicago. presi,
dent 81 the Conservation League of
America. has announced the compile
/ ton ~ the National Conservation a.
sociation with Former President Chas.
w Eliot Of Harvard as president.
Captain ketherton OF the British
steamship Comedian, arriving At Gal
weston. reported that three strong
streams Of on are Dubbling on the sur
face 81 the Gulf Of Mexico, 100 miles
southeast OF Galveston The phe.
nomena was observed by Captain
Netherton August 10,
WASHINGTON.
THE average lahoFer IL today Nv.
ing better than Queen Elizabeth did
IL her time, said James Wilson, sec.
rotary of agriculture. upon his return
10 Washington from a months vaca-
ton on his Iowa farm
II IL expected that at least 5000 del.
ogates will attend tho convention OF
the National Iiarbors and Rivers con-
gfeas, which meets IN Washington IN
December. Efforts are being made
10 have Canada represented
John X. Early. the leper, so-called.
has been struck from the rolls of the
pension Office. az he has been found
70 be entirely free from any disease,
having recovered from the skin erup
lion which was declared by eminent
physicians 70 be leprosy,
William Cramps Sons & Co.. the
New York ship building company,
have been formally awarded the con.
tracts for constructing two OF the new
American DFeadnaughts OF $4,000 tons.
to be officially known as the Wyoming
and the Arkansas
Commander Peary'a first Official no
tihcation to the navy department d.
rect Of his return and Of his discovery
of the north pole came to the dpart.
mont Saturday morning. September
al IN dispatch sent by him from
Battle Harbor
FOREIGN.
A prominent Russian who has Just
returned to Victoria, u. G., from ST.
IBERIA and Mongolia, says; Russia
Is maaslng great army In siberia,
four or Ave barracks are being built,
aud extensive Notifications made, and
speculation as TO a second war with
Japan Is u common topic of CONVEX.
saliou among the Russian military
mon.
George Montorgueii Of Paris. In an
elaborate review OF Robert Fultons
career IN France. published recently.
reproduees an utiiclal account Of Full.
toms trials ON the Seine January as,
tS0S. and Fnituu's own words saying
that the real inspirations of his dis,
6 Nery were the experiments OF Mar.
apls louftroy at Lyons In 1888,
The British steamer Umhlall, from
London for Port Natal. has run ashore
OF Cape Point In thick fog. The
crew and passengers left tho umhlan
Ia ANAL boats One boat capslxed
and five women and six men were
drowned
nr, Frederick A. Cook, dlscovorer Of
the north pole, sailed from Copon-
hRsen on September 10 for New York
city, expecting TO arrive home Sep,
temhcr "a,
The Official statistics az Berlin for
the second quarter Of 1909 show that
1,o5i dogs have been slaughtered for
food under government inspection
and s,S7b horses
Oryllle Wright, nytng ovps the
/ rcmR'Rhut pCrade grounds al Berlin.
travelled Al the estimated speed OF
sgrtv mites an hour aud remained in
the air 6sts minutes.
'fhe port Of Ntaulego. oa the east
coast % Lower California, was over,
whelmed by tidal wave September
/ T. There were several fatalities aud
considerable property was destroyed.
( The tidal wave flooded the INLAND dis.
sFiet Tor distance OF about two miles
This reported settlement Of The ort,
ruca corporation claim agalust she
Z Erae1euan government leaves unde-
eided unty one Of Che five large cistms