The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-07-14


In speech to the international
Christian Endeavor convention AT Az.
lantie City. N. J.. President TAFT de-
ciared that the negotiations for the
arbitration treaty between Great
Britain and the United States have
reached point where there Is no
doubt as to the signing OF the agree.
ment
/ There Is 3 marked increase In
building operations throughout the
country. the totals Of the principal
cities for June showing an increase
Of IL per cent.
The loss OF the battiesiip Maine
vas caused by tho explosion OF her
three magazines. No such effect az
that produced upon the vessel could
have been caused by an explosion
from without. Such Ii the opinion OF
General William n. Bixby. chief Of
engineers. O. 3. Al. who has returned
from 4 personal inspection Of the work
Of raising the Maine.
Tho two children OF w II Over
man living near calexico. Cal. a
boy and a girl. aged IA and ~, were
murdered BY w. ii. Wolf, ranchhand
employed by oveFman, the tragedy
resulting while the father was away
from home.
WASHINGTON
The deficiency bin, carrying $21ss
03i, for necessary expenses OF con
gress and the government depart
ment has passed the senate. AS the
bin passed the house 1t carried only
s31 $50.
Walter L. Fisher. secretary OF the
interior. win make trip 10 Alaska
this summer to Investigate tho coal
lands, the ALLEGED grab OF Controller
bay and othcr disputed situations.
In briquets OF Ignite the govern
ment bureau OF mines believes 1t has
developed fuel supply that win
be Of immense value to the west,
where high-grade coal can be OBJ.
tanned only at excessive cost.
The government will renew the
fight to dissoelate the great coalear.
rying railroads from their virtual con.
troll OF mines and thus vitalze the
commodities clause or the interstate
commerce law.
It Ii reported in Washington that
within short time plans for reorgan.
izing the Standard OH company Of
New Jersey will be announced.
The right of President Taft to ne.
gotiate the Canadian reciprocity
agreement, to send 1t in completed
form to congress for enactment, and
to defend and advocate It "on the
stump" throughout the country, was
asserted In the senate by Senator Bur
ton OF Ohio
Immediate federal cognizance OF the
Gary international steel trust was de.
manded al Washington, Thursday at
hurried meeting OF the executive
committee OF the National Antitrust
league called to consider the forma,
ton OF the world.embraclng combine
at Brussels.
A more general sentiment for ex.
pedtious action on the Canadian reci-
proclty without revision and free list
bills was apparent Thursday after in.
formal conferences among various
groups or senators and six hours of
continuous debate in the superheated
chamber OF the senate,
FOREIGN
Gipriano Castro, the exlled presi.
dent OF Venezuela, has eluded the
vigilance of the nations of the world
and landed In his native country in
disguise OF Castiletas, on the Cobra
peninsula.
Jack Johnson has agreed to meet
the winner of the fstic tourney to
BIO held by Hugh Macintosh, the
!Australien promoter,
The royal yacht Victoria and AL.
bert, with King George and Queen
Mary and the Prince of Wales and
Princess Mary on board, anchored
in Kingstown harhor Friday evening,
Four hundred strikers effected a
settlement with the management of
the American Smelling and Refining
company at Monterey, Mexico. and
Il
returned to work The men struck
for higher wages
The palatial country house at vi
borg. Finland. OF I.udwig Nobel, the
multimilllnnaire oil magnate of ST
Petersburg was destroyed by Gre.
Iune s. NJ Nohels son and daugh
| ter. aged seven and FIVE respect yely,
were burned TO death.
Do@ager Queen Maria Pia OF Portu.
gal, grandmother OF former King Man.
vel. died June S, in the royal chateau
at Stupinigi, where she had been liv.
ing with her sister, Princess Clotilde,
who died few days previous.
The steel interests Of America. Can.
ada, Germany, England. Belgium.
Italy, Austria and Spain were repre-
scented by 100 delegates who met in
conference in Brussels on Wednesday.
preliminary to the formation of an In.
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