The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-31

yer, author and philosopher, on an IN
dictment charging attempted bribery
OF juror in the Mcnamara case, was
placed on actual trial at Los Angeles
on Friday.
Representative Lindbergh OF Mime
sofa has announced his candidacy FOR
the United States senate to succeed
Senator Knute Nelson.
THE Improved Benevolent and Pro.
tective Order OF EIks OF the World
"a negro organization, must adopt an
other name which contains no refer
ence 10 the Elks and its members
must not wear the Elks' emblem, &C.
cordlng to a decision by the court OF
appeals at Albany, N. Y.
With nearly all points along the col
orado river protected by sandbags and
brush dikes where extensive damage
was expected. the peoples OF Needles,
Cal, feel more secure, though at sew
erai unprotected points the water con.
tinues TO cut through teh river bank.
WASHINGTON
A bill which legislates General
Leonard Wood out OF the high Office
OF chief OF staff and the virtual con.
troll Of the army OF the United States,
has been agreed upon by the senate
and house conferees.
The state department has declined
to rule In favor of the holding OF Bra.
lillian coffee by the valorization com.
mittee In New York. The depart.
ment informed the Brazilian embassa.
dor that II must await the decision OF
the federal court In New York, where
the case ID now pending.
BY vote OF lat to 1876 the house
feaffirmed Its decision that no tolls
should be charged American vessels
engaged In coastwise trade for pas.
sage through the Panama canal The
provision was bitterly fought and the
result was received with cheers.
AS result OF reports of danger to
American lives and property In Cuba,
the navy department, at the request
OF the state department, has ordered
the naval transport Prairie to embark
500 marines at Philadelphia and pro.
ceed Immediately to the United
States naval station at Guantanamo
TO join the gunboats Paducah and
Colonel Il. q. Steever has been
instructed by the war department
to Inform the commander of the mil
itary forces in Juarez that he must
not permit any firing whatever into
American territory.
FOREIGN .
Wireless messages from the island |
Of Hawaii report that the summit OF |
Mauna Loa Is hidden in clouds, os
that from the inhabited valleys and
beach 1t Is impossible to tell whether
the volcano is in active eruption or |
not, When last visible 1t was smok. |
Ing.
A band of negro insurgents, appar.
emily under the command of General
Ivonet, attacked aud captured Eel
Cnel Del Sitio. four miles from Pal,
ma Serlano on the Bayamo branch of
the Cuba railroad. They sacked the
Town, committing many outrages.
The body of the late King Frederick
VIII of Denmark was buried Friday
Afternoon In Denmark's abbey at Ros.
kilde among the tombs of the thirty.
three of his predecessors on the Dan.
sh throne.
Reports received from oriente prov.
nee and emanatIng from other than
governmental sources leave no room
'or doubt that the insurrectionary
In the eastern end of the
sland OF Cuba is growing with alarm,
ng rapidity.
Abrogatton of the law forbidding thu
of the negroes into DO
ttical party is given by the negroes
n Cuba as a basis for their move
nent according to state department
sdvices.
The board Of trade inquiry at Lon.
ION into the Titanic disaster was ad,
burned Friday until June 4, after the
OF the evidence of the
wireless operators.
Fierce lighting between the strikers
md the police and troops took place
gain on Friday In Budapest, although
he strikers had been ordered by the
abor leaders to cease agitation and
eturn to work. Many persons on
10Th sides were wounded. The strik,
RS were worsted.
The efforts OF the government to
'tave off the dock strike by appoint.
ng court OF inquiry have failed and
he general opinion Is that the strike
II $4,000 20 10000 men will prove
more serious matter for London
han even the recent coal strike.
The island OF Hawaii was shaken
night by the severest
earthquake experienced In years.
advices report Mona Loa
Seismologist Perrlt pre-.
iicted an eruption for June.
United States Consul General
frank d. Hill of Minnesota was kill
ID by falling over the railing of tha