The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-03-18

900. 900 worth of bonds. the proceeds
TO be used for new construction, &C
buttons and improvements.
William Younsberg, who was
brought 70 Joplin. Mo- from Webb
City. amer he had attempted to com.
nit suicide BY taking poison. con.
fegssd that be had murdered Mrs.
Dora Nelson. whose body was found
there Wednesday Youngberg said ne
killed Mrs Nelson because she re-
fused TO marry him,
Ten persons were killed and seven
leen Injured. many of them probably
fatally, ia terrific exploaicn oi the
American Maize Products company
az Roby, Ind Starch ii an overhead
KILN ~ supposed % have been the
Canae
WASHINGTON.
because miliionaires retire from ae.
tlge business and COME to the national
capital % live. Or rather die, and are
enabled to escape various forms Of
taxation In the District Of Columbia,
Iispresentatiss Miller Of Minnesota
has introduced q bin providing for an
liaheritanee tax IN the district,
Deniais that John D, Rockefeller, by
the establishment Of the Rockefeller
foundation. II seeking 10 avoid taxa
tion Of his fortune II made by Starr
J, Murphy, his personal counsel, who
claims that the government would
have direct supervision OF the founda.
tion.
Former Secretary OF the interior
James A Garfield, on the witness
stand In the Ballinger-Pinchot case.
declared tina. Mr. Balllnger had sub,
niitted 90 him statement by Clar,
enee Cunningham that the Guggen.
helms had no interest In the Cunning
ham coal claims IN Alaska. when az
the same time the Guggenheims had
options on half Interest In all the
claims
The department OF justice has iiled
with the federal supreme court OF the
United States thousand.page brief IN
support Of its petition that stand.
ard or be dissolved as I'M violation
Of the Sherman antitrust law,
E,r William NJ Morrik Gray, path.
oIogist az the army medical museum.
and an authority on Xray treatment,
dropped dead from heart disease in
his laboratory IN Washington while
engaged ~ X.ray experimentation.
FOREIGN.
American tourists soon win come TO
regard an airship tour as one Of their
regular features Of program OF sum.
mer travel In Europe II the expecta.
lions Of the founders Of the new Ham
burg Alrship line are realized,
The strike OF the northern coal
miners, which has been In progress
since enrly IN November, was de-
olared on on Friday. thus ending the
difficulties in the New South Wales
coal fields.
An Austrian school boy named Ca
milo 9ocki. rs years OF age. shot him.
self dead IN a box during the perform.
ance of an opera at the Vienna opera
house because no had failed In Greek
and Latin In recent examination.
Rev John solomon OF Toronto, an
aged missionary. returning from
China, arrived at Victoria, b. C., on
the steamer Monteagle. III with small.
pox. He was taken sick week ago
The steamer is In quarantine, and
the passengers and crew win be held
for two weeks.
At the sitting Of the Russian duma
ON March 12 new bill was intro
dueod, based ON certain regulations in
force In western Europe, under which
every privately owned sea or river
vessel IL liable in time OF war to be
Impressed for naval service,
Summers visitors 10 Lucerne this
year will be able to view the lake and
mountains from an Rirship, the Lu.
cerne authorities having maze ar.
rangements with the Astra company
of Paris to establish an aerial service
there on June
The dawn OF prosperity greater
than any that Australia has yet ex.
porleaeed marked the year 1909. The
commonwealth achieved worlds rec.
ord Ia rearing for the first time 10a.,
100000 sheep, the wool clip from
which was the heaviest ever produced
In season In any country.
The aboriginal tribes in aaster, Il
feudatory state In the central proyin,
ces of India. have risen in revolt and
have looted hazars and burnt down
police posts and school houses. One
state Official has beRn severely wound.
ed, The rebels are armed with bows
and arrows
A mutton bone carelessly thrown
out Of railway dining car near Wien
ma injured little girl named Bohm
80 badly that she died. The parents
have been awarded 81 600 damages
against the railway company, and the
attendant who threw the bone has
been seTt TO prison.
The British navy estimates for 1910
issued by the admiralty, provide for an
expenditure OF ssD3.Ot0 500. al IN
crease Of ss7,0o5 900 over 1903. The
increase Is almost wholly taken ur
by shipbuildinE authorized by par9ia
meat before dissolution. ..
Martin Ganthier, until three years
ago confidential clerk to NJ. Duez. the
omhezzling hquldatory Of church prup
VrtteS. has been arrested at Movers
The house which Gauthier had oceu
pied Ia Paris had been searched ana
twenty sets Of important papers which
were said TO reveal pueE modus oper