The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-01-06

viii be furnished with individual tow
els on rollers. The towel, after use,
is burned.
Robbers entered the bank at Dow
city. Iowa, during the night and es-
caped with $4,000 The explosion
was heard BY people Of the town, but
the robbery was not discovered until
the next morning.
Two men are known to BIO dead, -four
others are believed to have persisted
AZ least fifty men women and chill
dren were injured. and a number Of
mali houses were wrecked by an OK
ploslon Of nearly 1000 pounds o.
powder In a huge Stag pile az the p
paso, Texas, plant OF the American
Smelling & Refining company
Thirty.two Of the 692 football play
ers In the eleven Boston high schools
were Injured during the season q
1910. according to the report com.
piled BY Thomas r, Harrington, di-
rector OF the school hygiene.
George d. Hodges, hotel man OF
national reputation, died AZ Salinas,
Cal. OF Brlght's disease. He was GO
years old and had been connected
With many Of the principal hotels Of
the Pacific coast and the east.
WASHINGTON
JAN sentences VIII be insisted upon
by the government In the bath tub
trust cases, despite the fact that at
torneys for the defendants are plead
Ing for cash fines for their clients.
Representative Rainey Of Illinois
now desires congressional investi.
CATION OF the African hunting trip, as
organized and carried out by the
Smithsonian Institution.
Recent disclosures In the draw
back" frauds against the government
have put the treasury department In
position practically to dictate the
terms Of compromise with the sugar
refining companies.
Immediate formulation OF Panama
canal legislation practically was de,
cided upon at conference at the
White House Wednesday night.
The coming congressional reappor
ttonment will provide a total mem
bership Of 436 In the house of repre-
sentatiyes, according to present indi.
cations. This would mean one mem
Der 10 every 2ti,70O Of population,
Admiral George Dewey was 70 years
old ON December 49, A constant
stream II callers poured into the Dew.
d home during the day, and scores Of
eongratilatory kilograms were receiv'
ed by The admiral
FOREIGN
Lieutenant Caumant Of the army
| aviation corps, while testing new
monoplane at Versailles, France, fell
from height Of sixty feet Both legs
we're broken The injured man died
few hours later,
A mass meeting was held by the
citizens OF Katalla, in the Boring river
coal district on December 80, 10 nre
test against the bill irt~aa .aed In con-
gross bV rrer sentative Hitchcock OF
= ssNa, providing for the with.
drawai of all Alaska coal lands pend.
ing investigation.
Rumors OF serious fighting on the
border between Santo Domingo and
Hayti are reported.
Ernest Bigraa died at Montreal,
Quebec, as the result Of a fight with
Raul Cassovant over a girl. nail
having been driven into his head,
Cassayant Is alleged to have struck
his rival down with a club from which
the nail protruded.
Reports received In New Orleans
declare that a revolution has broken
out In Honduras and that lighting Is
In progress along the Honduras and
Nicaragua border. twenty miles be-
low Cape Gracias.
DisQuieting conditions which may
give rise to serious trouble between
Japan and China, II not between Rus.
STA and China also. are reported 1t ia
claimed that growing intimacy be-
tween Russians and Japanese in Man
ehuria h having serious effect upon
the Chinese, and anti-Japauese and
anti,Russlan sentiment is increasing.
Another striking example OF the
dangers TO which unarmed London
| policemen are exposed in pursuing
burglars was given Monday, when Pc
| ticeman Haytread was fred at four
times while chasing burglar
The Mormon eolonfsts in Mexico are
stlll cut of from the outside world.
They have had no supplies nor mail
I from the states since December 81,
the insurgents having destroyed lie
| bridges and refused to allow the rail.
road employees to rebuild them.
/ The United States gunboat York,
town has arrived at Amapala, Hon,
duras. With the Yorktown on the Pa.
/ eiiic side and the Tacoma at the At.
lantie port OF Puerto Cortea, the
coasts Of Honduras are being watched
BY the American navy for fihbusters.
In commemoratlon OF the second an,
niyersary of the great earthquake at
Messlna, italy, the city on Wednesday
assumed the character of deep mourn,
ing, Requiem masses were said and
addresses We're made at great mass
meeting, In which warm appreciation
was expressed for the aid given by
ether countries, especially the United
STATES