The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-19
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN 5RIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from Al
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given IN a Few LInes.
iNrERMounrAIn

Allen W. Taylor, one OF the colored
portors Of the Overland Limited train
which was held up at Reese, twelve
miles west Of Ogden, Utah, early I'm
January and In which William Davis,
eoloFed, was killed outright. died Fri.
day IN Chicago, from the bullet
wound
The supreme court OF Idaho has
held valid the right TO select lieu
lands In place OF school indemnity
sections 16 and 80 unsuryeyed and
held in reserve by the government,
and 20 sell the lieu lands for the ben
eft Of the common schools The de-
cision means millions Of dollars to
idaho
Joseph bingham, former assistant
postmaster at Cheyenne, peladed gull.
ty TO embezzlIng 1886 OF postoffice
funds, and was sentenced to ten years
In tho federal prison at Leayenworth.
A Denver Il Rio Grande passenger
train WAS wrecked near Minturn,
Colo, on Wednesday. two passengers
being killed and q injured.
After holding up a pawnshop In
broad daylight. Frank Morris and
Frank ConnoFs. ex.conyicts, started
down the street In Salt Lake. threat.
ening pedestrians. Connors was soon
captured by policeman, but Morris
shot and killed one man and wounded
two others, one of whom may die,
before he was captured.
Peter l., IIese, lineman In the en-
ploy Of the Helena light company. was
shocked to death when making con
nection on a 2,S0O.volt wire.
DOMESTIC
An alleged shortage OF about $4,000
In the accounts Of II. Besette, teller of
The Peoples Savings bank OF Woon-
socket, II. l., was reported Friday. II
Is said by the police that Besette has
made a confession.
More than 1900 men have deserted
from the United States army division
OF 10000 men that was rushed into
| camp on this side OF the Mexican Dor
der. and eighty per cent Of them, II
Is claimed, have crossed the line into
Mexico to Join the rebels,
The Western Federation OF Miners
has been granted full utilization with
the American Federation of Labor.
News Of the issuance OF a charter was
made public at the headquarters Of
the latter organization Friday
Colonel Harmon Tyler commander
Of the Connecticut National Guard
and a national figure in the Grand
Army, died at his summer home at
Hartford, Conn, Friday, after brief
| illness.
! The passengers and crew OF the
New York Il Cuba Mail Steamship
so.npanys liner Merida. sunk after a
collision with the United Fruit com
pany's steamship Admiral Farragut
M Cape Henry, arrived ut Norfolk,
Friday night. Not n soul was lost.
The home Of Benjamin Gredero at
Los Angeles was destroyed by dyna-
mite bomb, Friday night. The police
believe the destruction of the house
was caused by the explosion of a
bomb with intention OF killing Grode-
70 and his three suns--Willie. Joseph
and Samuel. aged from eight to ne.
loen
Lieutenant George NJ, Il, Kelley Of
the Thlrtieth infantry, L. S. A., was
killed Wednesday in fall from Cur.
t,ss aeroplane at Fort sam Houston.
| Texas. He was making flight and
when about fifty feet from the ground
shot forward from his seat, landing
ON his head.
Another landmark. the famous Aar-
on Burr mansion on Riverside drive,
New York y to 30 before the advanc.
ing line u, ~ dern apartment houses,
which are gradually covering up
every available foot of ground in the
upper part Of tho city,
American troops stationed at No
gales. AriS,, have received orders to
be In readiness for action. Nogales.
Sonora, Is expecting an 1 'ly attack.
Three persons are dead at Philadel-
! phia and two others are in serious
cOndit on as the result of drinking
/ VIVA ~ "AANh NydAAAN VI HhhAsHAulA
had been placed,
According to letters received at
| Warrensburg. Mo, by b. f. Ross
from w 0. Coleman OF San Benito.
Texas. William c. Quantrell. the not
cd guerrilla, Is alive In Mexico, He
was supposed to have been killed in A
battle at Taylorsytlle. KY. August 10,
| 1865.
Fred Pack OF Marcellus. n. Y. was
taken out of an iced car Of oranges
az Canadian. Texas, with his hands
and feet so badly frozen that he will
die, Peck was visiting his aunt in
Pasadena, Cal. AMI on May 5 told
young friend he was going to steal a
ride hcme in refrigerator car,
The wages Of the trainmen in the
United States and Canada have been
Increased S3T.0O0,O00 in year, ac.
cording TO the report made to the in,
ternational convention of the plotner.