The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-03-17


OF the organization will start on a Pill.
grimage to a place two miles from
Los Angeles. Cal, March 20. to battle
| In a sacred stream which had been
revealed 10 them. he said, through
spirit voice,
| Cows eating from n straw stack
near Walnut. ILL.,. uncovered an iron
pail containing quantity Of gold and
silver coins, portion OF the plumber
from the bank OF WALNUT, recently
robbed
Al present 14,6is,7s1 Roman Catho.
4 lies are in the United States, accord.
ing to the 1911 Wiltzius official Ca.
thollo directory.
/ Right Rev. John Anthony Forest.
bishop Of the Roman Catholic diocese
Of san Antonio, Texas, died In the
Santa Rosa lnfirmary at San Antonio.
HEed 73 years.
AvHlanches travelling in each IN
stance AZ much as two miles. gathering
momentum and bulk as they numbered
down the mountainsldes. swept the
mining camps OF Lundy. Mono and
Jordan, IN Mono county, California,
Thursday night. Az least ten persons
are known to have persisted
WASHINGTON
II Id rumored in Washington that
Secretary Knox and Acting Secretary
wilson we're not IN sympathy with
President Taft In the matter Of mobi.
liking troops on the Mexican border,
and apparently wish to avoid respon-
sihility.
Some idea OF the mmensity OF I'm
clio Sans payroll may be gained from
the report Just submitted at the re-
quest Of the senate, The total num-
Der OF the employees. exclusive Of
those in the army, navy and census,
Il 6Si, 1853.
That Mexico has granted to Japan
no concessions for the maintenance
Of naval station and no privileges
on the Tehuantepec railway, are state
ments which Enrique G. Creel, min.
lister OF foreign affairs, has authorized
Francisco l.. De La Barra, Mexican
ambassador at Washington, to make.
The government apparently intends
10 take strong action to stop aid from
reaching the Mexican rebels from the
United States. and action Is likely to
BIO taken against some Of the Iuntas
Ia this country,
Appropriations at the last session OF
congress aggregated s1,O25, 4s9. 662, ac-
eording to the statement issued by
former Representative Tawney of Min.
nesota and Representative Livingston
Of Georgia.
Charles Crisp, son OF former Speaker
Crisp OF the national house OF repre-
sontatiyes. on Thursday received
telegram from Champ Clark. speaker
10 be OF the house. offering him the
place OF house parliamentarian and
clerk 10 tho speaker. Mr.. Crisp imme.
diately accepted the appointment.
FOREIGN
A statement inspired by the Ger
man government declared that 1t
would not interfere even II the United
States should decide to annex Mexico.
A dispatch from Asuncion states
that the government has proclaimed
Paraguay under martial law for a
period OF fiye months.
Whether there is really danger of
an Immediate break between Austria
and Germany or between Turkey and
Austria or not, the question is agitat.
ing political leaders In Austria.
-
the north end of the Gatun lock of
the Panama canal Saturday night
The mass buried a steam shovel and
caught u gang Of workmen. killing
two spaniards and an Italian and in.
iuring several others.
London papers take serious view
OF the situation in Mexico. and the
concentration OF American troops on
the border, The Spectator points
out that the Germans have never ad-
United the Monroe doctrine, and in
the event of the United States becom-
would not be surprised to see Ger
many pushing claims In south Brazil
or the West Indies.
There are persistent reports that
the physical condition Of President
Diaz has lately become such ms to
alarm his adherents. and that mo.
mentous developments are to be pre-
pared for.
An ayaanche crushed workmens
tent near FlGis, Russia. while the oc.
cupants were still asleep. Nineteen
persons were killed outright. sixteen
others received serious injuries and
seventy sustained minor injuries, /
The Saskatchewan legislature has
voted unanimously aud with great en-
tbuslasm for reciprocity with the
United States,
Prices ON the Paris Bourse were
generally weak on Wednesday on
American adviees regarding the sit
uatlOn In Mexico and the rumors OF
a revolt in Morocco, but the tone Inn
proved toward the close,
The reciprocity agreement was In
dorsed, the loyalty y Great Britain
affirmed, annexation secuted, the do
yeiopment Of Canada proclaimed and
friendship between farmer and man
utaGturer recommended to Canada IN
the house Of commons on Tuesday
by Sir Wilfred Laurier. prime min.
lister Of the Dominion,
Three men. describing themselves as