The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-11-24

Mrs. Jessie Saraceno shot and killed
her husband In their apartments In
Los Angeles. The couple were mar
ried eleven days ago.
Individual drinking cups for horses
viii be reality In Los Angeles II a
recommendation by the Los Angeles
board Of veterinary surgeons is car
ride out
The jury at Northwcod, Iowa, In
the case OF Mrs. Eta Larson, charg-
ed with attempted poisoning of her
father, Douglas Rodenbaugh return
ed verdict OF not guilty after being
out nearly twenty hours
The existence of shockingly unsan-
itary conditions in many bake shops
In New York City Is disclosed by the
Investigations Of the state factory in
yestigating commission.
AT Thursdays session at Kansas
City of the Trans-Mississipp com
merclal congress, Captain Richard W.
Young Of Salt Lake delivered an eul-
ogy on the late John Henry Smith,
former president OF the congress.
WASHINGTON
A general attack upon the decree OF
the circuit court of New York in the
dissolution OF the American Tobacco
company and specific comparison OF
the activities of Attorney General
Wickersham aud former Attorney
General Harmon in enforcing the
Sherman antitrust law against com.
binations enlivened Fridays hearings
OF the committee on Interstate com,
merce.
Resolutions recommending immi-
grants to quit the congested centers
in favor Of agricultural districts were
adopted by the conference of federal
and state immigration officials at
Washington,
John W. Barrett, minister to Vene.
zuela, has been appointed minister to
Argentina. and has been accepted by
the Argentine government, Secretary
Knox announced Friday.
President Taft on Wednesday jour.
neyed to Frederick, Nd, to lay
wreath on the tomb Of Francis Scott
Key, author Of the "Star-Spangled
Banner"
"Felon's stripes" as a punishment
for trust criminals" In the United
States to end Commercial piracy
under benevolent rules Of reason :"
are proposed by bill amending tue
Sherman antitrust law drafted by
Representative Henry of Texas, to be
introduced in the house upon the
opening of congress next month.
The government will appeal to the
United States supreme court from
the decision of the commerce court
granting temporary injunetions
against the orders of the interstate
commerce commission in the trans
continental freight rate cases. /.
FOREIGN
A violent earth shock was felt
throughout Switzerland Friday night.
This was followed by lesser quakes.
The movement was especially strong
In the cantons of Berne and Zurich, in
the district of Interlaken.
Four persons were frozen to death
In the blizzard last week in the noun.
tains fifteen miles from Kamloops, B.
c, The dead: John Keefer,
rancher; James A. Thomson, Keefer's
brother-in-law; Lizzie Keeefer, aged
IA; May Keefer, aged IL.
Fifteen of crew of eighteen men
lost their lives Friday when the Nor.
wegian bark Antigua was driven
ashore, The Antigua was loading at
Martin river below Quebec.
Canada's senate chamber presented
brilliant spectacle Thursday night
when the duke of Connaught. gov.
ernor general of the Dominion, for.
mally opened the first session of its
twelfth parliament The speech from
the throne was delivered by the duke
in both English and French.
Premier Yuan Shi Kai's new cabinet
was named in an imperial edict Thurs.
day, but It is doubtful whether it will
stand 1t is believed few of the new
ministers have been consulted and it
is expected several will decline to
serve.
A general strike has been declared
at Torreon, Mexico. The bakers have
joined the movement and a bread
famine is threatened Five thousand
workmen are idle, including 1000
smelter employees,
Word from Lemberg says that
Henry Sienkiewicz, author of QUO
Vadis," was slightly wounded while
hunting pheasants, The shooting
was done by companion, who aim
cd at a pheasant.
Emperor William has cancelled the
hunting trip in Silesia. on which lie
had intended to start Thursday even
ing. The reason given is that he is
suffering from slight cold
Eight million persons are in need
OF immediate relief, owing to the fail.
ure Of the crops in twenty Russian
provinces. This startling announce,
ment was made in the duma by Pre-.
mter Kokoyzoff in reply to interpella.