The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-06-17

have been convicted OF the charge OF
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment Of customs duties on sugar.
Heike may be imprisoned two years
and fined $4,000, while Gerbracht
can be sentenced TO twelve years
Imprisonment and fine Of $4,000.
Two hundred and seventeen dol
lars in cash, diamond ring and sew
erai other trinkets was ali that re.
warded the coId.bIooded daring Of a
lone robber. who held up a passenger
train near El Paso, Texas
r. W. Dubbs, farmer near Lisbon.
d.. had battle with an Infatuated bull.
and with one arm broken managed to
climb Into tree After the animal
was driven on It was found that
Dubbs had died In the tree.
Despondent over recent domestic
trouble and chronic III health, chRs.
Paxton d well known member Of the
San Francisco stock exchange board,
shot and killed himself on Tuesday In
his office
wAsHInoTon.
by vote 81 1876 10 10f the house
passed the postal savings bank bill as
recently agreed upon by the Republi.
can caucus Of the house. Not a sin.
gle Republican voted SIS INST the
measure. while tweMfg go n Demo.
Gratis voted with the naaiofft
a complete yindicatioA " 9onssnis.
sionor Fred bennett Of NhA gAlieral
land Office OF all the ctargs sSfs reck-
less expenditures brought against
him BY REPRESENTATIVE Hitchcock OF
Nebraska, b Danoc1at, win be the re-
port OF the najorltg Of the house com
mittee on inferior department. OK.
penaes.
Tho Can aian government has I'm
iicated 10 tie secretary Of state It's
desire to take up as early as possible
the subject OF the negotiation OF a
trade treaty with the United States.
A government collier, to cost not
more than 100000. will be built on
the Pacific coast Ia such navy yards
us the secretary OF the navy may
designate
President Taft has accepted the res
ignation Of Maurice d. O'Connell, so
iIcltor OF the treasury department. to
take effect October l. Mr.. O'Connell
was appointed from Iowa by Presi-
dent Mckinley In 1897.
The senate has sustained the action
OF the committee on appropriations
strlklng out the house provisions in
tho Rurdry civil bill. relieving labor
organizations from prosecution under
the antitrust law. % to 16
FOREIGN.
officers Marconnett and Feguent OF
the French army aviation corps on
Friday few from Chalons Sur Marine
to tile gates of Paris. distance Of
1856 miles. in hours and so min.
utea without atop,
Frey. the German aeronaut, while
making a flight at Buda Pest. lost
control Of his bIplane, which dashed
into the grandstand. Six women
were Injured, two OF them probably
fatally, Frey was not hurt.
The captain general has approved OF
the sentence OF six years imprlsou,
nlent imposed on the teacher of lay
school AT Granoliers, Srain, who was
sentenced by court.martial for insult.
Ing the army,
Germany has t2.year-oid royal
hero In the little Hereditary Grand
Duke Nicholas OF oldenburg, who
rescued his aunt. the Grand Duchess
Marie of Mecklenburg.Schwe frcm
death by drowning,
William p Plttman, the American
engineer. who was captured some
days ago by the Madriz forces in Mic
aragua while operating mines under
| the direction OF Estrada. Is reported
20 be well and In treated with eonstd,
Grafton.
Danish athletics are stlll celehrat-
ing their recent Victory over British
football team In q game played at
| Copenhagen. 1t Is the first time on
record that Wis ting team Of English
| fCotballists has been beaten on the
continent.
There is high authority for the
saying that Queen Alexandra of Eng
land win make her permanent rest
dcncs IN Denmark after n short time
/ Her majesty always has been very
| fond Of her childhood home and is one
| of the most popular OF the royalties
! with the naEish people.
French politicians are worried owe,
the increased strength b5 the Social.
lists In the new chamber, They now
have block Of seyenty,hve members,
| and with prospect We split among the
Republicans over the presidency they
may be found holding the balance OF
I power
Tho floods IN Norway, Sweden and
Lapland have been more destructive
this spring than for hnsny years, The
warm weather has melted the noun.
tain SHOWS to degres which has
made the streams raging torrents, de
strtsying a great deal OF property, and
several lives being lest,
/ A Canadian Pacific freight train
crashed into boulder near Port
Cnldwell. eco miles east of Port Ar.
thur. The entire train plunged into
Lake Superior, carrying with II the
crew. telegraph poles and switch. the
engineer. fireman and a brakeman
being drowned.
People who imagine that King
George V, Is going to be mere fig
urehead make a very great mistake.