The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-03-31

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others were injured when the roof Oh
the Middleton Manufacturing com
pany's hat factory In Milwaukee gave
way In a fire which Quilted the hye-
story structure.
A bill to tax S. annually every UNI
married woman over twenty-five
years Of age and TO create "matri'
monial commission" has been intro
duced in the Wisconsin assembly.
General advances in freight rates,
both class and commodity from
points in Oklahoma 70 points In
Texas, were on Thursday suspended
by the Interstate commerce commits
sion from March rs TO July 20.
Judge Noyes Of New York has re.
fused TO quash the second cotton
poor' indictment against James Al.
Patten Eugene q. Scales, Frank =.
Hayne, William r. Brown and Colonel
Robert NJ. Thompson
WASHINGTON
President Taft has accepted the in
yitatlon 10 make the principal ad.
dress before the Episcopal church
congress April %, when II opens It's
twentyninth annual meeting In Wash.
lngtcn.
Rear Admiral Charles v. Yreeland,
now In command OF the second dlVi.
sion OF the Atlantic fleet, has been
detailed to represent the navy at the
coronation OF King George "
Apportioned among the states and
territories according 70 their militia
strength, 200 National Guard officers
win be sent by the war department
10 San Antonio, Texas, and thirty-ive
to San Diego, Cal, on April 5 for two
weeks instructioRal service with the
modified regulars.
Captain Archibald W. Butt, who Is
President Taft's military aide, and
who served In a like capacity with
President Roosevelt, on Friday be-
came major In the army.
In a decision handed down by the
Interstate commerce commission on
Friday, involving the shipment OF
coal, II was held that rates restricted
10 tho use Of certain shippers and
not open To all are unlawful within
the meaning OF the Interstate com
merce,
Responding TO summons from
President Taft, Baron Uchida, the
Japanese ambassador, called at the
White House "Wednesday afternoon.
MIR. Taft sent for the Ambassador 70
say personally that there was abso-
lutely no warrant or excuse for
stories that have been printed that the
United States In sending troops to the
Mexican border has done so in expec-
| tatlon Of a treacherous move by
Japan,
FOREIGN
! 1t Ia reported that iusurrectos UNI
| der the direct command OF Francisco
| |. Madero have won an important vic
| tory in the vicinity Of the City OF
! Chihuahua, routing the federal troops
after 100 had been killed and forty
taken prisoners.
Ali OF the members OF the Diaz cab
met rendered their resignation on
Friday. II is said President Dia2 will
replace his former cabinet with
younger, men with the exception 81
Iimnntour. of the department OF fin
ance, who will be asked to remain.
Miss Cornelia Meserole OF New
York, who arrived at Naples month
ago with her parents In the hope thai
the climate would be beneficial to hel
health. threw herself from the balcony
OF the Grand hotel Thursday and was
fatally injured
The report comes from Mexico tina
Juan Cabral. leader Of the insurreett
forces that are threatening Hermosil
10, enticed n force of Atty federal'
into the Babicaora pass. Cabrari
forces, sheltered behind the rocks
poured deadly fire into the ranks
OF the entrapped redorals. but few o
whom managed to escape alive from
the rap.
! William Goodman, aged 7 years
and Clyde Goodman. aged ., died il
agony ut Vancouver, Il. c., after par
taking of some noodles" purchased
In Chinese restaurant An tnYesti
cation Is being conducted.
Fire on Thursday destroyed NOR
than fifty houses and three churches
In Colon, and bhe local fire brtgad
and fire forces from the canal 2on
found great difficulty In checking tn
flames,
Revolutionists In Mexico are conf
IDENTITY expecting American interver
ton, and It is claimed the leaders wi
attempt to gain as much advantage a
possible by May 1, with that hope /
view.
Germany's frst turbine battleshiI
Kaiser, was launched on Wednesda!
tho birthday OF Emperor William. an
was christened by Empress August
Victoria, Emperor William locke
. on.
4 With warning to all Mexican
hat with every day the rebellion col
9 tlnues the danger of internation'
a complications increases, Il plea
them to rally to the support of Gel
+ eral niaB and declaration that tn
j government never can enter int
!. peace negotiations with individuals
9 arms, Finance Minister Limantour G
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