The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-02-11

/ fithiitut 4 att Ha5 Pt'fe'-1 49,
John Emhry TO withdraw his resigna'
tion as United States attorney for Ok
iahorna and TO remain in the office.
Elijah Badal. Persian student In
the University OF Maryland, at Balti
more. shot and killed his sweetheart,
Miss Mary Lewson OF Portland, Me-,
a student In the university, and then
committed suicide.
Estelle e. Gibbs, negro girl, "A
years old, received the first prize, q
gold medal. al the graduating exer-
eises Of the Hoboken public school pu.
lpils There are 10000 white pupils In
the schools and only Is negroes.
William Ruolsheim, farmer, aged
IS years, murdered his wife and four
children and shot himself at Parker's
Prairie, MINI He was found dying
when his son went 10 the farm. Huck.
ineim had suddenly become insane
| W. Gould Brokaw's defense of hts
wlfe's separation suit Is estimated to
have cost him s75.00e. while the
courts decision will compel him 70
pay the former Mary Blair $3.50 a
month alimony. His lawyers are nn.
|derstood 10 DO preparing an appeal.
WASHINGTON.
Representative William G. Lowering
Of Massachusetts,, Is dead at his home
In Washington, at the age Of rs. He
was serving his seventh consecutive
term In congress
Secretary Ballinger was criticised
on the floor OF the senate on Thurs
day for sending communication 10
the senate inclosing O bill providing
for an Insane asylum for Alaska.
That the United States congress is
likely TO pass prohibition law apply
ing TO Hawaii is the belief Of an at.
torney who Ia representing Che liquor
interests OF the Islands IN Washing.
ton
President Taft, announces that he
does not consider an amendment to
the corporation tax law necessary In
order 70 prevent rival concerns from
obtaining information as TO the private
AFFAIRS Of competitors.
That there has been a general In
crease In the wholesale and retail
prices Of food between 1899 and 1910
ID indicated by report sent to the
senate by the department OF com
merce and labor
In order to permit the arrival in
washington Of counsel for Secretary
Ballinger and to allow counsel TO be-
come familiar with the case. the Bal
llnger Pinchot investigating commit
tee has adjourned its hearings until
Friday, February II.
Concessions by both the United
States and Germany have averted a
threatened tariff war. Negotiations
have been concluded between the two
countries which settle the question OF
minimum and maximum rates, with
the exception OF the cattle and dressed
meat issue.
The final appeal for motion for
new trial was made before the SUI
preme court at Washington on Thurs.
day by General Luke Il. Wright in be-
half OF Col. d. b. and Robin Cooper,
convicted of the murder of former
United States Senator Carmack and
sentenced to penal seryitude for
twenty years.
The house has passed the agricul.
tural appropriation bill, carrying near
ly $i3,000000 net increase of more
than 100000 over last year. This in.
crease was chiefly for the forest ser,
vice, made necessary by the addition
of 25,52S, 439 acres to the national for.
ests,
FOREIGN.
Former Senator Clark of Montana
has sent check for $1,000 to the
hood sufferers of Paris.
The Nlcaraguan government de-
clares that II has discovered plot by
the Conservatives to precipitate armed
intervention by the United States by
firing on an American warship In the
harbor of Corinto.
Ex.President Roosevelt and party
arrived at Minute, Africa. on Febru-
airy (. on schedule time. All the mem.
bers are In excellent health. Before
leaving Rhino camp in Belgian Congo,
the hunters shot three more white
rhlnos, bull buffalo and other game
not before reported.
Seventy bodies have bess. taken
from the Paulau mine in Mexico. This
represents the total list of the dead,
However, some Of the twenty injured
who are now in the hospital may die
The gas is all out of the mine and the
exploration has been thorough. Not
an American was hurt.
A new press bill. designed to sup
press the dissemination OF anarchistic
literature, has been introduced in the
council at Calcutta. The measure does
not create a censorship, but provides
the deposit Of cash bonds by all news
papers and job printers to enable the
government officials to control their
utteranees.
The second Central American con
ference, congress OF representatives
OF the countries OF Central America
10 promote peace and better CONNER.
eial relations. has convened ut San
Salvador, the capital of Salvador. An
effort will he made at this session 10