The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-23

contemplated legislation
John ] smuthe, bartender, who
shot and killed his wife and young
daughter eli their home IN Norfolk last
August. was electrocuted IN the peni.
tentiary 1t Richmond Va, on Tues.
day
I Thomas Davidson, one Of the four
Breathitt county men being tried on
charges Of having assassinated John
Abuer near Jackson, Ky, last June,
has been acquitted,
WASHINGTON.
Representative Champ Clark pro
claims himself IN favor Of the appoint
ment OF house committees by com.
tee, rather than by the speaker; and
he states his belief that the tarif
should be revised schedule by SEIZED,
ule rather than IN one single bill
President Taft has authorized the
members of his cabinet to increase
the working hours OF the various de.
partment clerks in Washington By re-
curing them to report half an hour
earlier Ia the morning or to remain
half an hour later IN the afternoon
Senator Lafayette Young OF Iowa
rather startled that august body on
Thursday when, in au address, he de
clared that the country would feel
relieved were congress to adjourn al.
together for two solid years, and
added that the editors OF the country
were the real rulers Of the nation
The appointment OF Judge Willis
vandeyenter OF Wyoming and Joseph
Ruckar Lamar OF Georgia to be asso-
ciate justice OF the supreme court OF
the United States have been confirmed
by the senate.
Abolition OF the office OF assistant sec
Rotary to the president and a complete
reorganization of the executive office
force are provided in the legislation
and executive bill pending In congress.
There Was an increase OF $12,5eQ, coo
In exports and decrease OF $4,000 in
imports during the month OF NoYem-
Der. compared with the corresponding
period OF last year, according to the
bureau OF statistics
A bill allowing homestead settlers
an extension OF time Tor establishing
residence on their locations from De.
cember to May Is on account OF the
winter hardships in their sections has
been fayorably reported.
A report from the war department,
showing how the country was made.
quately protected against invasion
from foreign governments, was sent to
the house on Wednesday as a secret
document; and, after several confer
ences and hurried telephone messages,
was returned to the war department
because the house could not receive
secret report.
FOREIGN.
| Federal troops were completely
oyerthrown In an engagement lasting
several hours at La Junta, small
town near Mlnaca, Mexico, The fed
eral forces, numbering over 1000 men,
were completely routed.
Famine impends over more than a
million Chinese In the northern part Of
of the province of Anhul, section of
the country subject to destructive
4 floods from the Husi river and it's
| tributaries
i Students at nearly all high schools
In Russia have ceased work in pro,
test against cruelties which, It is
alleged, are being inflicted upon po
litical prisoners At Moscow an iudig
nation meeting, organized by the stu.
dents Of Moscow university, was
broken IN by the police.
I Three sailors OF the United States
battleship Minnesota are charged with
having assaulted and robbed IL chauf.
feur at Brest France, whose au,omo-
bile, it is alleged, they seized for u
nocturnal JOY ride,
Insurgents have taken the town OF
Abaneay, capital of the department
, and province of Apurimac, in southern
Peru. In the fighting many persons
on both sides were killed or wounded.
Strained relations between PresI.
dent Gomez of Cuba and General Pine
| Guerrero eliminated on Wednesday
, in the removal OF Guerrero, who was
, head Of the Cuban army. The assas.
sinatton of Guerrero was attempte,.
some time ago, He has large follow.
/ ing in the army and fears of an upris.
. ing are expressed.
The report that NJ, Sasonoff. who on
July rs 1904, assassinated Minister
r of the Interior Won Plehve, had died
In prison at zarantui, Russia, is of.
4 he.ally confirmed The death is at.
! tHbuted to suicide.
= The revolving marines on Cobra
. island, Brazil formally surrendered
! on Monday aud fresh government
troops occupied the barracks.
+ Friendly relations have been re-es.
a tabl shed between Argentina and 30.
. hyla. TroabIe between the two COIN
9 tries originated In Bulyia's resen,
/ ment Of the decision rendered by
: President Alcorta, arbitrator OF the
{ BoliFia'Pera boundary dispute. ii be
Ing alleged that he had favored Peru.
{ So serious have the foods become In
T the northern part OF Italy, through the
/ Increased rains, that the king nas ex,
e pressed his intention To visit the IN
!, undated districts aud thereby give en-
i cOuragemEnt TO the inhabitants. Grave
damage is FeDGrfpd from MI auR rf..rs