The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-09-22

Clawed and bitten by huge lion
in a aideshow at the state fair, Laura
Burns. 7 years old. OF Worthwhile, n.
VI. IL lowering between life and
death at hospital. The girl was
frigthfully mangled.
Judge Allread Of the circuit court
at Dayton, o., granted a suspension
Of sentence Ia the case OF Rodney J.
Diegie. the convicted sergeantat-
arms Of the Ohio senate, until the
court can pass ON writ OF error In
this case.
Judge Walter Bordwell announced
Wednesday the trial OF John ]. and
James u. Mcnamara. alleged dyna-
mite conspirators, would begin oc'
tober III at Los Angeles
Bending over a shotgun and pulling
the trigger with his toe, Dr. John Y
Brennan, forty.hve years old. prom
inent physician Of Cannon county and
member OF the Tennessee senate,
killed himself at Nashville. Tenn.
An agreement reached in Chicago
between rival factions In the building
trades in Chicago win bring TO an
end strike which has prevailed
nearly a year, has cost the building
industries OF this city millions Of dol.
lars.
WASHINGTON
The appointment OF national com
mission to consider all matters per-
tanning 10 private projects involving
the Colorado river will be recommend
ed 70 the war department. by Captain
Charles T.. Leeds, U, 8. A., resident
United States engineer at Los An
geles.
The resignation Of Dr. Harvey W.
Wiley, chief OF the bureau Of chemis-
TRY IN the department OF agriculture,
and probably the bets known pure
food expert in the government SER
vice, win not be asked for by Presi-
dent Taft, despite recommendations
that IL be requested, made by the
personnel board OF the department,
and Endorsed by Attorney General
lWickersham,
The war department has embarked
ON policy OF assigning colonies in.
stead OF officers Of lower rank 70
4 command the Ave big recruiting de.
pots OF the country
The silver service purchased by the
state of Utah for the battleship Utah
Is to be presented when that vessel
is ready for sea duty,
| The secret service Is making Wig
orous effort to clean up a gang OF ma
tlonal bank note counterfeiters now
operating on the Pacific coast. after
| lying low for year.
| Capt. Paul w. Beck, Lieut.. Fl. II.
Arnold and Lieut.. It. Dewitt Milling.
army aviators, who have been max
1 ing notable flights at College Park,
Nd, win participate as individuals in
the great aviation meet to be held on
the Nassau boulevard. New York, Sep
TENDER 20 to October |.
FOREIGN
A message received at the head.
quarters OF the China Inland mission
in London stated that all the mission
aries of that body and its buildings
In see Chuen are sa1, according to
the best information obtainable at
Shanghai.
An earthquake was felt at Iquique
on Friday The walls of many build
lings were cracked and several per
sons we're injured,
The machine of M. Neiuport, an
army aviator, fell near Vernun
Fra = and was smashed. 1t Is fear
! ed Neiuport is injured fatally,
Two thousand modern troops out
side ChengTu have not yet Joined
the beseigers, but have moved from
their barracks, outside the walls, in
to camp Ave miles distant. They
refuse to obey the ylceroy or to par
tielpate in the siege.
The Russian premier, p. A, Stoly
pin, was attacked while attending ;
gala performance at the opera in
Kiev He was wounded twice by hi
assailant. One bullet entered his
: hand, while the other penetrated tn,
/, body, grazips the liver and lodgins
in the spine 1t is reported that th'
. premier's wounds are mortal
A Shanghai dispatch TO a Londol
news bureau says II Is reported tina
I the entire province of SIZE Cnuen is IL
! revolt, The rebels are expected t
declare their independence.
8 The campaign in Canada progress
: es with increased intensity as cleo
ton day draws near. The two lead
: ers, Sir Wiltrid I4aurier and P. L. Dor
! den, have gone to their home consti
; tuencies in Quebec and Nova Scott;
respectively. hut their lieutenant!
/ have taken UP the work in entario
! Eight persons were killed and six
? teen wounded when the state guards
9 hred into special train OF excursion
lists coming to Merida, Mexico, to joir
the manifestation to Francisco l
: Madero,