The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-09-29

Mrs. Elizabeth wonderly died In
the Methodist Episcopal home at
Philadelphia on the 22nd, at the age
OF 10S years four months and four
days Mrs. wonderly was born in
SMYRNA, Del, and was the oldest Of
eleven children of William Walker, a
Methodist preacher.
James r. Murphy. manager for
James J. Ward, announce q that
Ward has withdrawn from the coast
TO coast aeroplane race as a result
Of his fall near Addison, N. Y, Fri
day.
Charles W. Allen, a wealthy manu-
facturer OF Kenosha, Wis, was killed
when he fell from fourth floor win
dow Of downtown hotel in Chicago.
Ebert b. Osborne, a broker OF Los
Angeles, while cranking his automo-
bile at the crest OF hill near Pasa-
dena, was knocked down and killed,
and the car, without driver, dashed
away. Mrs. Anna Petit, the aged
mother of Mrs. Osborne, jumped out
OF the machine and was probably ia
tally injured.
Customs inspectors discovered sew
enty-four tins of smoking opium, val.
ued at about $4,000. on the steamer
Siberia, which arrived at San Fran.
cisco on Saturday from the orient,
The drug was concealed In a pile Of
tackle blocks.
WASHINGTON
BY the will of the late former Sen.
ator Thomas II. Carter OF Montana,
which was filed at Washington Fri.
day, the bulk Of the estate was left
to Mrs. Carter. Upon her death it
ID to be divided between the sons,
John G., and Hugh T. Carter. No
estimate of the value OF the estate
was given.
Attorney General Wickersham de-
MES that there is any truth in the
report that he intends to resign, and
declares that he will bring the beef
barons to trial November 20, and try
to send them to jail.
The question whether a railroad
company may make an extra charge
for supplying sldetrack facilities is
involved in two cases docketed at
Washington in the supreme court.
The cases came from Los Angeles.
George o. CLAWS of Chicago was in,
dicted at Washington for alleged
false pretenses and enlightenment in
securing $3.50 from the Chicago Trib.
une on the pretext of procuring evi.
dence OF alleged corruption agains
Senator Lorimer OF Illinois.
FOREIGN
The Prussian minister of interior
has issued a decree against excessive
noises created my motor cars and
chauffeurs are warned that extreme
or unnecessary blowing of horns or
screeohing of other instruments
henceforth will be considered a misde.
meanor and punished as such.
A terrific storm swept the yesuv.
ian district on the 22nd, causing great
loss Of life and damS ge to property.
Twenty persons are known to have
been killed, while the fate of whole
families is in doubt.
0mitry Bogroff, the assassin of
Premier Stolypin, was tried at Kiev,
on the 22nd, by courtmartial and
sentenced to death by hanging.
Foreshadowing action of the Mex.
lean congress defeating the PROPOSE
ton to postpone the national election
later than October 1, General Der
nardo Reyes, candidate for the presi-
dency, practically withdrew from the
race on the 22nd.
The ameer OF Afghanistan has de.
cided to establish motor car service
between Peshawar and Kabul, dis.
lance of over 200 miles.
A quantity of war material and
provisions being conveyed by a de:
tachment of Spanish troops was cap.
tured near Melilla, Morocco, by Riff
tribesmen, The Spaniards were taken
by surprise and fifteen soldiers were
killed or made prisoners,
Foreigners have not been attacked
in the disturbed province of SEE
Chuen. The leaders of the agitation
against the Chinese governments pol
icy Of building railroads with foreign
capital evidently have instructed their
followers not to modest foreigners.
The Laurier government and re.
ciprocity suffered an overwhelming
defeat in Canada on Thursday. BY a
political landslide, the Liberal ma
jority of Gorty.three was swept away
and the Conservative party secured |
one Of the heaviest maiorities, up |
ward OF fifty, that any Canadian par
ty has ever had.