The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-11-18

Cook county, liilDOlSs now heiu ~
/ Republicans will be handed over 4
Democrats as result OF the election
Charged with writing threatening
letter to John d. Rockefeller, de
handing $4,000, Peter Liliijohn. /
Hungarian, 20 years old. has been ar
rested in New York City.
Although he Is rs years old. Johr
spaulding, a veteran Republican, vii
walk from New York TO Poughkeep
sic. rs miles. in payment Of an cleo
tion bet
-Four men were killed by the explo
sion OF boiler In sawmill south
east OF Kenton, o. They had gathered
about the boiler 10 get warm.
WASHINGTON.
AS measure for protection Of hui
man life IN cases OF accident in sub
marine b0ats os the United States
navy, the navy department has decid.
ed 10 designate board TO inyesti-
gate the whole matter.
The total revenue of the steam rail
roads in the United States last July
was s7s,477. 500. or s3Os.5l per mile
OF line. against SIS, 1908, or $685. 6
per mile OF line In July Of last year.
The proposed aeroplane flight by
Eugene Ely OF San Francisco. from
the deck OF naval vessel, will be OBJ
served by the navy department as an
unusual test OF the value Of the heavi.
or than air machine for usages OF ma.
val warfare.
Another contest over the question
OF the power Of the speaker to name
committees IL expected to develop
soon after the house OF representa-
tiyes convenes next time.
BY alleging the Sherman antitrust
law provided punishment for almost
twenty.seven varieties of crime, AS
sistant Attorney General Fowler
sprung surprise In his argument be-
fore the federal supreme court OF the
Kissei and Harmed indictments under
the Sherman law.
The beginning OF this month has
brought an improved condition of gov.
eminent finances. The month shows
a surplus OF more than 100000, as
against a deficit OF $2,5O0,OO9 a year
ago.
Eestlmates OF the department of
issued on Wednesday,
give the total 1910 production of corn
rs 1921 1881, 900 bushels. as compared
with 2.772,376,0OO for 1909; yield per
acre as 27.4 bushels, compared with
2b.s, the ten.year average: quality as
S7.2 per cent, compared with SAL. the
ten-year average.
FOREIGN.
The conference organized shortly
after the death Of King Edward In an
sndeayor to secure settlement of the
controversy over the veto powers OF
the house Of lords--a controversy ag-
grayated by the refusal of the upper
house to pass the budget--has dis
solved without reaching an agreement.
Count Leo Tolstoi OF Russia has dis
and a search is being made
for him. Tolstoi says. in letter to
bis wife, he has decided to spend his
days in solitary retirement,
Diplomatic representatives OF the
United States, Germany, Russia, Swe.
den and Norway on Friday notified
the foreign office that they were au-
thorized to resume negotiations with
the Portuguese government on cur.
rent affairs,
Gunner Rowlan of the Work Point
garrison, British army, shot and killed
Corporal Radcliffe at Victoria, b, c.,
and several hours later killed himself
to avoid capture. There had been a
long standing feud between the gun
ner and his superior non'commlssioned
officer.
Recent excavations on the summit
OF the Mount OF Olives. in the grounds
of the Carmollte Convent of the Pat
ernOster, according to adyiees from
Jerusalem, have revealed the remains
of an extremely ancient Christian
church. ..
The drastic action of the authori-
ties In rushing London police and mill
tia to the mining districts in Wales.
whore strike riots occurred. awed the
strikers. and the situation is said to
be well under control.
II Is officially stated that sixty-one
persons wore killed in Lisbon at the
time Of the revolution.
The London Daily Graphic. com.
menting on American elections, says:
insurgency clearly has gripped the
country, The old party system is per.
ilously near the melting pot. IT, not
actually in It."
Demonstrations against Americans
In Mexico are liable to cause trouble
between the two governments. Ameri,
cans were assaulted, the American
flag insulted and property destroyed.
The demonstration was caused by an.
sipathy aroused among the people by
the burning at the stake of Antonio
Rodrigues at Rock Springs, Tex, on
the night OF November 3.
The French press gives prominence
70 the American elections. The writer's
generally agree that the high. cost of
living WAS the fundamental cause OF
the Republican losses,
Automobile racing Is sweeping the
Philippines, The courses where form,
eriy the hardy native poales contend,
cd for supremacy have been turned
over to the motor car,
The two passengers and one member
Of the crew oil the German steamship
pTeussan which went ON th. r,,,l.s n,