The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-03

ton. Their first action was to insist
that the bar of their convention ho-
tel be closed.
Because he surrendered sleeping
car ticket to her on a trip from New
York to Washington twenty years
ago. after she was unable to obtain
berth, Mrs. Helen Amelia Marsh
has left the bulk OF her estate OF
$4,000 to Everett w. Marlowe OF
New York.
While playing Santa Claus at New
Britain, Conn, with several other
children, five-year-old Erland Nilsson
climbed to the roof OF his home and
stepped into the chimney He fell
forty feet to the cellar and. was i'm
prisoned twelve hours, but escaped
injury.
w. J Boring, plano player in the
restricted district at Tucson, Ariz.,
pleaded guilty to white shaving and
was sentenced TO two and a half
years imprisonment in the federal
prison at Atlanta, Ga.
WASHINGTON
On January 2, 1912, the Steel cor
poration Is expected TO Ale an an
swer TO the governments charges.
Several legal maneuvers or which
the steel corporations lawyers could
avail themselves may postpone the
date Of their answer.
/ President Taft has approved the
dismissal from the naval service OF
Midshlpman II. b. Amin of Montana,
Fletcher 8. Bleakely OF New Jersey
and p. r Leahy of wisconsin, all OF
the naval academy, for breaches OF
discipline.
The governments long planned
suit to break up the so-called 'steel
trust" was begun in the United
States circuit court at Washington
on Thursday It Is the most sweep.
ing antitrust action ever brought by
the department Of justice.
Under o new policy inaugurated
during the last year in army regula'
lions and guard duty manual, soldiers
who commit offenses which mean
/ their incarceration in guard house
hereafter win be permitted TO dis
charge their duties as prisoners with
out the vigilance Of an armed guard
For the first time under the Sher.
man law an action has been brought
to recover damages for restraining
the sale Of food products. Suit has
been instituted in New York against
the so-called poultry trust, thirteen
members OF which were recently con
yicted.
FOREIGN
The Italian losses and other details
in the way of an early conquest oil
Tripoli is strengthening the position
of that section of the public which
holds that Turkey should receive
compensation for the loss of her
province.
Robert Laird Borden, premier OF
Canada, has again been elected to
the house Of commons as one of the
members for Halifax by reclamation
Premier Borden was successful in
the general elections last month, but
under the constitution his seat be
came vacant when he accepted office
under the crown.
The American colony at Berlin is
mildly excited over Ambassador
Leishman's revival Of the custom Of
wearing uniform when appearing
before the kaiser, The custom was
introduced by Ambassador Tower
who wore a uniform with the per
mission of President Roosevelt
uneensored information from Trip
oil is to the effect that something il
the nature of panic has seized the
city since it became known that 6
Mussulman force of $4,000 Turks ant
Arabs is threatening Tripoli. The
force Is we'll armed and provisioned
Three ministers rendered their res
ignations at an animated meeting o
the Mexican cabinet, October &c
They were Acting Minister of Wa
General Gonzales Salas, Minister O.
the Interior Alberto Garcia Gramados
and Minister of Public Instruction
, Francisco Vasquez Gomez.
A report from an Italian source
} recounting the battle of October q
ut Tripoli, places the Turkish anC
Arab losses at more than 1000 killed
} and a large number wounded and the
J Italian loss at 100 dead and wounded
BY an order of the governor, al
Jews in the province of Yekaterin
slav are subject to expulsion witt
the exception of those who have
lived in the province since May 16
1882, and certain others.
Emperor Francis Joseph is suffer
ing from catarrh. Although the al
. ness is thought to be trivial, the EN-
: peror has postponed his return to the
Hotburg indefinitely.
Rear Admiral Murdoch, command
er-in-chief OF the Asiatic squadron
sailed from Manila Thursday on the
Rainbow for Shanghai. He will be
followed in few days by his flag
= ship, the Saratoga.
All reports concerning the posi-
biitty OF an armistice between Italy
! and Turkey are discrsditad in nf