The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-09

ant attorney general of Wisconsin and
candidate for the Republican nomIna.
ton for attorney general at Oshkosh. |
Wis, Thursday morning, was taken
from the Fox river. 1t is believed he |
fell into the river during the might |
while making his way 10 a train.
Ruth Harding Of Bogalusa, La, Ia
one of the youngest brides on record |
She Is IL years old. 1t is stated, aus
was married few days ago to VII
liam Breeland, aged i9 years.
Asphyxiated by noxious gases within
200 feet of the mouth of the San Car
los tunnel in the New Idra quicksilver
mine at Hollister, Cal. was the fate
of Foreman John Williams. his three
daughters, Elvina, aged Is years, Ma
RE, aged II, and Marjorie, aged 5, and
a dog belonging to the family.
WASHINGTON.
President Taft has announcer ina.
Beverly, Mass. will continue to be
the summer capital, for the next two
years at least.
With an increase of ,$3,273,325 in
the public debt and a total deficit of
$17, 81 ,468.O8, the United States treas
ury closed the second month of the
fiscal year, keeping on an even keel,
all circumstances considered, with a
working balance of $30,826, 057.23 on
hand, and the general fund down to
$50 ,523, 207.59.
The appointment of George E. Ro-
berts, of Chicago, to be director Of
the mint, to succeed A. P. Andrew,
promoted to be assistant secretary of
the treasury, is announced.
Attorney General Wickersham and
Secretary Nagel, who have been in
Alaska all summer, will land at Sent
tie. Wash, on September 6. 1t is gen
orally assumed they have been in
Alaska making special investigation of
conditions there for President Taft.
immigration stations of the south
and southwest, where the department
of commerce and labor has observed
lack of uniformity in enforcing TIE
laws, are soon to be visited by officials
of the immigration service. The idea
is to standardize the immigration ser
vice.
The armored cruisers Maryland and
West Virginia, now at Mare island,
have been selected to make thorough
tests OF Pacific coast coal with vie"
of finding a coal mine on the coast
that will be satisfactory for use in the
navy.
Engineers soon will be sent to Cuba
TO make a preliminary survey Of the
condition of the battleship Maine,
which was blown up in Havana har-
Dor just before the Spanish war.
FOREIGN.
It is officially announced in Berlin
that the medical authorities had es-
tablished definitely by meteorological
examination that the nine suspected
cases of cholera that caused much un
easiness, have been diagnosed as other
maladies
An early rupture of diplomatic rela
lions between Greece and Turkey il
possible,
Thirteen deaths from cholera anc
: twenty-five new cases of the disease
have been reported from the infected
districts of southeastern Italy during
the last twenty-four hours.
Mrs. Rose Buckingham of San Fran
cisco was killed and Miss Agnes Ree'
of the same city was seriously injured
by a runaway automobile as the!
were leaving a theatre in Munich. Ba
; varia.
Louis Braget, the aviator, took VI
i five passengers in his bi-plane at Lille
France, on Monday. The total weigh
sustained by his machine inciu din!
, the gasoline was 921 pounds. TIL
feat is believed to be worlds rec
ord.
Both Hawley Crippen, the American
4 doctor. and Ethel Clare Leneye, hi
$ tvpist. accused of the murder OF Bell
Gilmore. the formers wife, have bael
remanded to Jail for trial, following
D preliminary examination in London,
i Leon Morane, the French aviator
broke the worlds record at the avia
A ton meet now in progress in HaVre
7 France. His monoplane attained
+ height of 6,SS9 feet.
The proclamation of the annexation
of Korea by Japan was made publ
e at Seoul on Monday morning at !
/ O'Clock without ceremony. 1t wa
n quietly received by the populace, IN
l. news already having been discounted
No fear is expressed that disturb
d ances will follow
}, Emperor Nicholas and Empires
e Alexandra of Russia entered German
Il on Monday. proceeding to FriedberI
y in Hesse, where her majesty will TAX
the curative waters. The usual carr
g full measures have been taken 10 pr
l. vent a mishap to the imperial train.
o The French armored cruiser Mon
IS calm, flagship of Rear Admiral Ii
h croix des Castries, has sailed frol
e San Francisco for Valparaiso to pa
1t ticipate in the naval maneuvers inc
dent to the centennial celebration
D. Chilean independence.
II The emperor of Japan has d
r. spatched a delegation of notables
Is carry a letter from his majesty
e the former emperor OF Korea. 1t
of announced that 500 prisoners in kort
have been released,
is JaDanese Consul Iwaya has return'