The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-12-01


The third degree" method used by
the police In forcing confessions was
characterized as an "unwarranted as
sumption of a dominating and brow
beating altitude by the supreme
court OF California, in granting new
trial to Agostino BoreIlo, convicted OF
arson in Amador county
Mrs. r. 70. Ware and her two young
song, Harley, aged seven, and Vir
ginia, aged 1--WE, were found dead In
the kitchen OF their nat In San Fran
cisco All had been asphyxiated. A
Jet Of the gas range was open.
With but one dissenting vote the
American Bankers association in SEES
sion at New Orleans, gave its unquali
fed approval to the proposed Aldrich
plan for the reform of the currency
Congress was urged to deal with the
proposition as an economic question
outside the domain Of party politics.
John r. Dryden, founder Of the Pru
dental Insurance company of Amer
lea, an at its head practically all Of
his life, and former member of the
United States senate, died at Newark,
~. r., Friday.
Mrs Jane Quinn, whose husband
was found shot to death in bed re
Gently. has been indicted by the grand
jury at Chicago. charged with his
murder.
WASHINGTON
In addition to choosing meeting
place for the next Republican national
convention the Republican national
committee on December IL is expected
to go on record regarding the presi-
Dental preference primary
The abolition of the 20 per cent
difference in favor of Cuban sugar
provided by the present tariff law and
the substitution of an ad valorem rate
OF from 40 to SIS per cent for the
specific rates probably will be under
taken at the coming session of con-
gress.
President Taft has directed the
warden of the Atlanta penitentiary to
/
York banker, to the United States
army hospital at Fort Mcpherson,
near Atlanta, where he will remain
under federal authority and will be
given medical treatment.
The time and place for holding the
Democratic national convention will
be decided by the Democratic ma
4 Al -t,f nj
noon, January 8, according to an an
nouncement made by Norman E.
Mack, chairman of the committee.
Ten seal pups are being shipped
from Unalaska to Washington. The
pups will be raised to maturity by
their foster father, Uncle Sam, in or
der that his scientists may study
their habits. ..s
FOREIGN
| Missionaries arriving in Pekin from
Tung Chow Flu, eighty miles north
east of Sian Flu, give accounts of the
recent revolution in the province of
| Shen 81, where the anti-foreign ele.
ment declared it's intention to exter-
inmate foreigners, Christians and
Manchus, but only partly succeeded.
Neutral commerce is seriously
| threatened by the proposed blockade
of the Dardanelles by Italy and Tur-
keys consequent defensive measures.
The ambassadors of the foreign powers
at Constantinople are comforting on
| the subject, as it is believed that
italian action will not be delayed much
longer.
Russia has informed France and
the other powers that she insists on
the neutrality of the Dardanelles as
provided in the treaty of London in
1871, This notification follows the
report that Italy, in furthering the
war against Turkey, intended to
blockade the Dardanelles.
A Marking dispatch says the rev.
dictionary forces on Saturday cap
tured Tiger Hill fort, outside the walls
of the city, and which commands the
city and river Several big guns
were taken. A number of imperial
lists have joined the rebels.
| Lady Constance Lytton and Lady ST.
byl Smith. leaders in. the suffragette
movement in London, have been SEN
fenced respectively to a fortnight and
week in Jail for smashing windows.
Premier Yuan Shi Kai's position is
becoming more intolerahle daily.
Neither the Manchus nor the Chinese
trust him, and the Manchus are be-
coming more suspicious.
An express package containing &c..
900 was stolen from the office of the
Canadian Northern Express company
at Regina, Canada
That conspiracy exists in Mexico
participated in by adherents of Gen.
eral Bernardo Reyes to foment a gen.
eral rising against the government of
President Madero, was declared Fri
day by Mexican officials, who caused