The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-06-30

The head camp of the Modern
Woodmen Of America. in executive
session at Buffalo. ". ", acted favor.
ably upon the recommendation 81 the
laws committee that special SEES.
sion be held for consideration Of
changes in the rates
/ A parade Of 5000 men each bearing
ia bible, formed one OF the most spec.
i taeular features OF the international
/ Sunday school association convention
~ San Francisco One OF the sec.
lions Of the parade consisted OF civil
war veterans
Many letters are being received daily
by Governor Hadley OF Missouri. ask.
| ing that day be set aside by pro.
clamation for prayers for rain to
break the drouth which Is running
the crops
! ny a large plurality employees and
officers OF the Illinois Central rail.
road have voted TO establish hos
| pital department July 1, The hos.
pital system will be maintained by
contributions from the employees.
WASHINGTON
| That the Mormon church, In enlist.
ing the aid OF Henry o. Havemeyer
to extend its beet sugar industries,
was seeking solely the welfare Of its
people was declared by Thomas X.
Cutler yice.president OF the Utah
idaho Sugar Refining company, be.
| fore the house sugar trust" inyesti-
eating committee on Friday.
"Jaekpots" OF corruption funds in
the Illinois legislature constitute "one
Of the traditions OF politics in Illinois"
according to the testimony of former
Senator Albert J. Hopkins before the
Lorimer investigating committee OF
the senate.
Every railway will be required after
July /, 1911, to report TO the inter
state commerce commission by tele'
graph any collision, derailment or
other accident" resulting in the death
of one or more persons.
Appropriations in the third session
OF the Sixty first congress amounted
to 81 ,O26, Gs2,S2, according to joint
statement by the house and senate
appropriations committees on Thurs
day. This was $l,21S,747 less than
the appropriation OF the previous ses
sion.
In message prepared In New
York and transmitted through the
White House to congress, President
Taft arraigned the manufacturers of
what he denounced dangerous drug
frauds" and urged congress to amend
at this session the pure food and drug
| law to strengthen that act in vital
points of weakness recently pointed
out by decisions Of the United States
| supreme court.
FOREIGN
The French government was de-
feated Friday on question relative
to the supreme command of the army
in case of war. The deputies voted
against the government 23S to 224
and Friday evening the ministers de-
cided to present their designations
to President Fallieries.
Lady Decies, formerly Vivian
Gould. is Ill and in bed in London
as the result of the coronation. Only
few weeks ago an operation for ap.
pendicitis was performed upon her.
A cyclone accompanied by rain and
u high temperature struck lquiQue
Chile, on Friday. One hundred load.
ed lighters were sunk in the harbor
and ships were stripped Of their masts.
A heavy rain, which hogan ut sun
set, brought bitter disappointment
to hordes Of people who were bent
upon celebrating as a climax to the
royal progress of King George and
Queen Mary through the streets of
London on Friday Thousands had
planned to view the Nominations and
wheeled traffic was barrsd from the
principal streets,
Rebels In great force surprised and
cut Turkish coimun commanded by
Mahomed All Pasha outside Gheesan.
town on the Red sea about 100 miles
north OF Hodeidah A thousand Turk.
ish soldiers were killed.
England's king and queen were
crowned on Thursday, the solemn and
impressive ceremony and glittering
pageant being Witnessed by countless
thousands. The ceremony in the alb
hey consumed more than three hours.
Both routes Of the procession were
filled long before the troops reached |
their places.
, Fleet street Is agog over the rumor
that William Randolph Hearst is at
last about to make his entry into Lon.
don daily journalism, His plan is the |
purchase OF the Morning Leader, a !
halfpcnny Radical paper.
Notwithstanding the losses incurred .
by the National Railways OF Mexico .
as the result of the revolution, di.
yldend Of per cent on the preferred
stock will be paid as usual
Guilty" was the verdict rendered .
at Montreal in the case of Charles d. /.
Sheldon, charged with annrOnriating