The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-05-06


Clarence Wood. 10 years old. of
Rutherford, N. j., shot and stabbed
Miss Anna Kipp and seriously wound.
ed Chief Of Police Smith of Ruthsr.
ford, and also shot Policeman McClel'
Ian. and. realizing that he was about
TO be captured, shot and killed himself.
Opening in riotous discord and clos.
ing in enthusiastic harmony, the In
diana Democratic convention adopted
Governor Marshali's proposition that
II endorse candidate for the United
States senate. and named John w.
Kern, who was the party's candidate
for yice.pTesident In 1908.
Thirteen-year.old Nine Anthis com.
niitted suicide ia school at Alton. H.,
IN presence Of her teacher and thirty
school mates, by drinking carbolic
acid She left note on her desk In
which she said her heart was broken
because her foster mother had seold.
ed her.
Or B. G. Hyde's bond OF 100000
WAS revoked and The physician was
placed In the county Jail AZ Kansas
Cfty by the order IL Judge Lalshaw
81 the close 81 the criminal couft SEES
sion Wednesday night Dr. Hyde Is
accused Or poisoning millionaire
Thomas Swope.
WASHINGTON.
BY the decisive vote of 30 to 20.
the administration Republicans ON
Friday defeated the Cummins substI
tute for the Crawford Eikins traffic
agreement provision Of the railroad
BILL
Insurgents OF the senate, through
the eloquent tongue OF Senator Dol
liver on Wednesday spurned an inw-
tation 20 quit their party associates
and Join the Democratic party, which
Invitation had been extended by Sen.
ator Rayner IN the course OF a speech
IN opposition 70 the administration
railroad bill
Theodore Roosevelt for the United
states senate as successor to Chaun.
.cey y Denew. seems TO be the way
the political prophets and wlseacres in
Washington have the situation In New
York state figured out.
In the presence OF President Taft
and the greater part OF official Wash
ington, Miss Edith Lee Sutherland.
daughter Of the junior senator from
Utah, was married on "Wednesday to
a Robert Elmore OF Los Angeles.
General Nelson A. Miles was thrown
from a horse he was riding in Poto-
mac park late Wednesday. One rib
broken, he received d slight scalp
wound, and was bruised somewhat on
his shoulder and side.
FOREIGN.
Ten persons were burned TO death,
q number reported missing and sew.
erai were injured in a fire which de.
stroyed the Rossmore hotel and other
buildings at Cornwall, Ont.
]. Pierpunt Morgan intends to
spend In Europe within the next year
Or two not less than $4,000 900 In art
treasures TO take to the United States.
Dinuzulu, the ex.king OF Zululand.
and the former Chief Mankulumana |
have been removed 10 Newcastle gaol |
70 serve the remainder OF their respeo.
tly sentences.
Continuously bad weather through.
out Spain Ia causing great damage
and some loss Of life. kilograms
from Castelion state that the orange
crop has been ruined and other crops
have been greatly damaged.
All France Is laughing at an order
Just issued by the government. which
prohibits kissing at railroad stations
for the novel reason that the railway
trains are delayed by lengthy good
byes and farewell kisses.
The British Cotton Growing assocla.
tion has accepted the offer OF the al,
reetors OF the British South Africa
company, which will make possible the
growing OF cotton on large scale In
Rhudesia.
The great naval cruise IN the North
sea now drawing to close Is perhaps
tho greatest demonstration OF Eng.
lands naval power ever made. There
are wen over hundred ships en-.
gagged: Battleshlps, 30; armored
cruisers. 10. protected cruisers and
seouta, 10; deatroyers. 60: depot ships
etc, g.; Submarines. 20,
A decisive engagement between the
government forces. estimated at 1900
men, and the combined armies OF the
rebels. $500 strong. ls expected 10
take place before Blueflelds, Nlcara.
qua, within the next week.
Colonel Roosevelt. In company with
King Albert OF Belgium, visited the ex-
position In Brussels on Thursday, his
appearance there being marked by
double denomination for himself and
The king
Following the arrest OF four Rus,
slams in Honolulu on the charge Of In
sitting disorder, a mob Of eco OF their
,0untrymen surrounded the police sta.
ton. and a battle with the police fol.
lowed A number Of the mob we're
injured,
The engagement Is announced In
London OF Lieutenant Reginald Ait
ham Owen Of the Royal engineers,
stationed at jamaica, to Ruth Bryan.
Leavitt daughter Of William ]. Bryan,
who formerly WAS Mrs, w. IL. Leayitt.
Yang Wen Ting. the governor OF
1hangsha, has issued a peace prucla
nation The British consul, however
has given notice that he will not be
responsible In case those who 20 .
ashore are attacked,