The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-12-17

Jackie" Clark OF Australia and
Walter Rutt Of Germany won the an.
nual six-day bicycle race 1t Madison
Square Garden, New York city. the
race ending Saturday night
The indictment against Mrs Ben.
feai. wife Of the stage manager, for
attempted sullsfnation of perjury, In
connection with the suit Of Mrs, Frank
j. Gould against her husband for
divorce. has been formally dismissed
lin New York
WASHINGTON
/ The monthly Abatement Of exports
OF domestic products issued by the
department of commerce and labor
for November ahows Increases Of sl7,-
100000 over the corresponding month
IN 1908, but a decrease Of S5t,0O0,000
for the eleYsn months Of 1909
II ID announced that the huadquar.
tiers Of the American Civic Rssocia-
tinn will DO removed from Harris
burg, Pa. to washington the first Of
the coming year The move Is made
because the officers believe the work
can be conducted better from that
capital.
Congress win adjourn for the holi-
days on Tuesday. the 21Bt Inst. and
tho Christmas recess will continue
for two weeks. terminating on Tues
day, January 4.
The navy year book for 1909, com
piled BY Pittman Pulisfer, clerk OF
the senate committee on naval af-
fairs. shows the race for second place
among the naYies Of the world to
still be- CLOSE between the United
st4tes and Germany
The abolition of beer halls at ma
tional soldiers homes did not make
for sohriety among veterans, accord.
Ing to the report Of the inspector, sub.
nlitted 70 congress by the secretary OF
war.
A change IN the date Of Inaugural
zion Of the president OF the United
statos from March TO the last Thurs.
day In April is strongly urged In the
annual report Of the commissioners
OF the District OF Columbia, presented
10 congress.
About ilIteen per cent OF the people
who die In the District Of Columbia
from turebculosls contract the dis
ease rs a result Of drinking milk fur.
nished from diaries In and around
Washington, according to declara-
ton made by the health offlcer
FOREIGN.
King Alfonao's physical condition Is
causing extreme anxiety at court. The
hing IL suffering from tubercular az
rectiou Of the inner ear, DR.. Monroe
OF Bordeaux has performed three
slight operations 70 check this disease.
Antonio Fernandez, French ayia.
tor, met death while flying for the
FIRST time in an aeroplane Of his own
Invention near Nice, France He had
patched up d defective part OF the ma
chine with common Irvine, which
broke while he was in midair.
A severe earthquake shock oc.
CURED in Guam on Friday. causing
considerable damage, The womens
and children's hospital was wrecked.
There were no casualties.
The British prime minister, Her.
bert Henry AsQuith, at monster mass
meeting, declared that Il the Union.
lists were victorious at the polls, Ire,
land would DO given homo rule, and
the government would demand the
limitation OF the power Of the house
OF lords
A dispatch received at Washington
by the state department from Pan,
anna clearly indicates that the govern.
mont Of Panama Is genuinely desir.
Gus Of settling the Costa Riean dis,
pute and viii give the representatives
fun powers for the submission Of the
isaies involved in protocol of ar
filtration.
FIFTY members OF the various col
onles OF the Central American repub.
lies met Ia Mexico City at pri,
waite residence, and adopted resolu,
tons denouncing President Taft, Sec,
rotary Knox and the action OF the
United States toward Nicaragua.
A moving picture Of the assasslna.
tion OF Prince Ito at Hardin Is to be
used In the trial OF the Korean as
sassin A Russian photographer had
prepared to make moving pictures OF
tho meeting OF Prince Ito and Min
lister kokuyoston and caught the as
sasstnatlon scene upon his MIN.
The United States crop report.
showing cotton crop of Ouly 10.
600 Gao bales approximately, has hit |
the Manchester, England. spiupers |
hard, Stocks OF cotton are running |
down, whits the eastern demand tut |
goods increases,
The government Of Honduras, an, |
pretending an armed invasion. has |
martial law throughout |
the republic. Il Il believed Bonita |
former president Of Honduras, wAS |
was deposed by President nartila !
through the help Of zelaya, may take /
advantage of the situation In Near
aqua to seek revenge,
A Nicaraguau paper declares that |
Cannon aud Groce, the two Americans
who we're executed by President |
Zoiaya's orders were caught In the
act Of trying 10 blow up tho steamer
Dlamanto,
Rivalry between the Inhabitants Of |
the two Portuguese villages, Alqueid /
As and Pedrogram has ended In a
pitched battle, resulting IN many cas-
ualties
The unionisss propose. should they