The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-09-08

DIR. washington GLADDEN., pastor OF
the First Congregational church at
Columbus, o., famed for his opposi.
ton 10 accepting John d. Rockefel
ler's money for missionary purposes
and known as the originator OF the
term tainted money" has written a
letter to his congregation announcing
his early retirement from active duty
as pastor.
j. r. Frisbie, the Curtis aviator.
vas killed BIZ fall at inc Norton
county fair at Norton, Kans., after
being driven by the taunts OF the
crowd TO make flight
The boyhood home OF Mark Twain
at Hannibal, Mo-, around which the
scenes of his most famous work,
Tom Sawyer" are laid, has been
purchased by George Mahan and
his wife, and will be presented TO
the city.
Arbitration of disputes between
nations is coming slowly but surely,
said President Taft in his address
before the American Bar association,
which concluded its thirty-fourth an.
nual convention in Boston on Thurs
day.
WASHINGTON
John Eads How's hobo conyen-
lion opened at Washington Friday,
with hardly bakers dozen in at
tendance At least 1000 were ex-
pected.
The war department has revoked
its recent order detailing officers OF
the Twentieth infantry to Hawaii to
i join that part of their regiment sta
toned at Fort Shafter, Honolulu. In
stead, they have been ordered to re-
port for duty at Fort Douglas, Utah.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
designated Washington as a postal
layings bank. An effort will be
| made TO have this bank regarded as
| } model for others throughout the
| United States.
The progressive Republicans have
Two reasons for establishing head,
luarters at Washington, according to
Walter l.. House, former secretary
81 state of Wisconsin, who Is in
charge of the bureau. These are, he
declared to promote progressive Re,
publican policies and to nominate d
progressive for president
A new six-poundeT gun, equipped
with specially adapted high eXpIo
slve projectiles and shraprel shells
% demollsh aeroplaues and balloons
N battle, has been perfected by the
United States army. 1t can be ele
waited at any angle and possesses q
maximum effective range of seven
miles.
FOREIGN
Partial returns made by the health
authorities show that on August 81
here were seventy cases OF cholerG
and twenty-five deaths in CORstan
slnople.
George Weichert, the proprietor o.
brokerage firm, was found drown
cd in a lake near Berlin. He is salt
TO have been made bankrupt throug.
the drop in Canadian Pacific railway
shares.
The project of police of Conss%r
, tinople has notified the chief rabbi
, OF the governments decision 10 hurl
4 all the old houses belonging t. Jew
in the Houkeny quarter, as the build
ings are regarded to be hotbeds Q
: cholera.
With no dissenting voice, Francisc,
/. Madero was ON Wednesday nomi
;, mated by the Progressive party 70
president of Mexico
, A sensation has been create
- among the Belgian people, especial.
hose near the boundary of Franc
and Germany, by the military pre-
cautions which are being put int
6 effect by the Belgian government.
U Fifteen men were dashed to deaf
and fifteen others fatally injured whe
o railroad bridge over a deep gorg
IL on which they were working, nea
2, Geneva, Switzerland, collapsed.
% Thomas ]. O'Brien, for four yeal
II American ambassador to Japan, sale
= from Yokohama on Thursday on boar
NJ the steamer Shinyo Maru to take u
his new duties as ambassador to tia.
r Advices from Colombia report ths
ID the army in that republic has bee
'r increased to 10000 men on accour
ii If the difficulties arising with Per,
s 1t is Tumored that a secret defer
/, live and offensive alliance has bee
1t signed with Chile
9 The report that the Norwegia
Is steamer Tordis had foundered is col
q frmed The Tordis was chartere
Q or the olunteer fleet and sailed frol
" .ladivostok TO KamChatka. She wen
Town off the west coast of Kamcha
q, IA. The passengers and crew wer
IN saved
ri A report comes from Kerch, in Or
ie nea, that band of pirates lande
Ell md attacked the fortress. The SO
Il Tiers replied to the shots of their a