The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-08-18

Friday with such severity that the oc-
cupants fed into the streets The
damage was trivial.
squatting on public and private
lands In the canal zone is growing TO
an appreciable extent, especially
among men at work on the water
way.
Louis r. CLAWS. formerly connect
ed with the department OF the inter-
Tor, has been selected as the joint
secretary or the California conserva-
ton commission and the conservation
board OF control
President and General Manager
Smith of the New York Central rail
road said Thursday that so far as the
management has been informed, no
employees Of the Central have any
wage demands to make.
A titanic struggle between the rail-
roads throughout the country and
hundreds OF thousands of their en-
ployes, backed by the American Fed.
GRAFTON Of Labor, was forecast Wed.
nesday in connection with the latest
demands Of workers on western roads
for higher pay and shorter hours.
WASHINGTON
The house has passed the Warren
bin granting leave Of absence to
homesteaedrs in various western land
districts until April 10, 1912, on ac-
count OF prevailing drought condi
lions.
Republican Leader Mann gave for
NAL notice In the house on Friday
that Republican members would ask
for cancellation of all pairs so far
as votes on vetoed measures were
concerned Mr. Mann explained that
he expected the president to veto
whatever tariff bills were sent to him
and that every Republican vote in
the house would be needed.
Senator Bailey OF Texas has resign
ed from the national monetary COM
mission and his resignation has been
accepted by the senate.
Numerous invitations continue
President Taft to visit cities through
out the south and west during his
coming trip, but owing to the uncer-
tainty of the date of adjournment OF
congress the president has not def
nitely decided upon the itinerary.
The navy department is endeavor-
ing to encourage the spirit OF keen
competition for gunnery and engi-
neering honors which now pervades
the entire service as the result of
recent contests and will endeavor to
reward the successful crews SO far
as possible.
A check for $42,395 has been re-
ceived by the department of justice
from the Standard Oil company in
payment of costs in the dissolution
suit brought by the government un-
der the Sherman ANTITRUST law
FOREIGN
Since the veto bill has become a
| law the Irish leaders in parliament
are confident the way is now open
to home rule, and from the statement
of Home Secretary Churchill in the
house of commons that the govern
ment intends to pass a home rule
measure during the present parlia-
| ment, their confidence appears 10
some extent justified.
The strike of dockmen, lightermen,
coal porters and carmen, which for
several days has seriously disturbed
all business in London and resulted
in shortage of foodstuffs, coal, Pc
troleum and other necessities, was
ended Friday with the settlement OF
the lghterers' dispute
DIR. Francisco Vasquez Gomez has
announced his Willingness to become
a candidate for the presidency of the
republic of Mexico.
The body of Assistant Engineer
Marvin X. Merritt, recently recover
cd from the remains or the battleship
Maine in Havana harbor, will be sent
to Red, Oak, Ia, the home OF his
family,
General Porifiro Diaz, former pres
ident of Mexico, now at Lucerne,
Switzerland, has received many
oablegrams from opponents of Fran
cisco l. Madero, urging him to re.
turn to Mexico and restore order.
Jameson Lee Finney, the American
actor, persisted Wednesday night in a
fire which destroyed part of the Carl.
ton hotel in London, where he was a |
guest. None of the hotel staff is |
missing.
The population of the village of Lii.
cea on Wednesday attacked the gov.
eminent appraisers who are making !
an inventory of church property in |
Portugal. Stones and billets OF wood |
were hurled at the appraisers.
Advtces received from Angola, Por-
| tuguese West Africa, says the natives |
+ have revolted at hunoa, HULA and |
other places, and attacked the Euro.
pean settlements. Punitive expedi- |
lions will be sent out.