The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-08


iieges on the Industrial life OF tn,
people and free them from the bur
den imposed by thousands.
The first step toward placing Loi
Angeles under the commission form
Of government was taken by the city
council Tuesday, when It appointed !
charter revision committee of fifteen
United States Judge Angel. presid
ing at the trial at Detroit OF so.called
bath tub trust, charged with conspir.
acy IN restraint of trade, ordered the
acquittal OF seven of the defendants.
The Pittsburgh and Parkersburg
packet II. X. Bedford sank in the Ohio
river near Marietta, o.. after being
pounded by Ice. The women passen.
gers were compelled to swim.
Robert Lafollette's name was added
TO the list Of candidates to be voted
on at Nebraska's presidential pri
mary by a petition filed Monday al
Lincoln by Secretary Corrick OF the
Lafollette state league.
WASHINGTON
Increased activity I'm commerce.,
due 70 the approach OF spring, has re-.
dueed the deficit OF the federal gov.
eminent to $20,57O.000 A month ago
the deficit was s22,360.OO0, while
year ago 1t was s3,sO0,000.
The attempt Of Representative
Frank OF Florida to abolish the office
OF solicitor Of the department of agri.
culture and thus Gust George p. Nc.
Cabe, failed after an hours fight in
the house.
The house committee on naval af |
fairs decided in favor or authorizing
two new battleships this year and will
demand that the Democratic caucus
fescind its action declaring against
addition to the navy at this time.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, pure food
champion. seriously is considering re-
signing his position as chief OF the
bureau of chemistry.
bill making Fort Oglethorpe,
Georgia, brigade cavalry post pass.
ed the house by a vote of TT to SO
after four hours of DEBATE and stub.
BORN resistance, led by Fitzgerald OF
New York /
Arrangements for sending party
II textile strikers, including children,
rom Lawrence, Mass, to Washing.
on, to appear before a congressional t
as suggested by Congress. c
nan Berger, have been made. 2
FOREIGN I
SuHragets went on a window smash U
ng campaign in London on Friday. I
'efore the police were able to mus S
er their forces and restrain the 4
Fomen, streets were covered with !
hattered plate glass from the show
OF stores. over 100 women
we're arrested
All the Chinese who were arrested
It BATAVIA by the Dutch Authorities
because of disturbances during the
celebration of the declaration of the
1hineso republic, were released on
he promise of their leaders to pre-
ent recurrence of the disturbances :,
No Christian missionaries have been
crested In Korea and the reports OF :,
he persecution of Christian converts -
re absolutely without foundation, &C .
ording to the statement of an official :
I Seoul. -
Jose Maria Valladares, a Honduran u
evolutionist belonging to Ampala \
rossed the San Salvatore frontier "a
1to Honduras with sixty men and I,
aptured the border town of Arame
ina. q,
G. p. Robinson. manager OF the Su q
lana mine, near Balsas, Guerrero v
Tho month ago enormously was re, h
orted to have been captured by Sal 0
ADDS rebels, telegraphed the Ameri
m embassy for help Friday from
aloloapam.
Martial law which was put into
'rce by the military authorities i'm
ledtately after the recent lombard
tent of Beirut by Italian warships g
as had salutary effect and the city II
ow Is quiet, although considerable Q
pprehension Is felt in regard to the e.
ent-up bitter feeling of the Moslems d
sainst the Christians. s
A mutiny of Yuan Shi Kai's sol Il
iers began in Pekin Thursday night
amy natives were killed and wound Ell
l, but foreigners were not attacked c;
Sharp fighting took place at ITALIAN r.
lera In the province of Monte Cristi III
lnto Domingo, between strong OF
rec Of reVolutionaries and the San ~
IS DOMINICAN governmental troops -
the revolutionists twelve were kill
and many wounded, while the gov
nment troops had twenty-five cas- '
lilies. al
Confirmation Of the reports that the 81
'wers are meditating intervention II
it'll the object of bringing the Turco "
allan war to an end is given in u
mt-otftcial note published at Paris u
That the Quebec disaster, August y.
:, 1907, which killed seventy-five -
en- and caused loss of millions OF
'llars, was due to an explosion OF
mantle placed there by agents OF r
satisfied bridge workers, is the II
cory on which a number of detec 9,
yes are now making exhaustive in
'stigation at Montreal, Quebec. =,