The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17

of the district court at Socoro, an eio-
quent orator and Spanish scholar,
jumped out OF a third-story window at
Santa Fe and was killed.
The Congregational Home Mission
airy society at Toledo Endorsed plan
proposing to raise s1,00O,000 to be
used for equipment for extension. In
addition the plan contemplates that a
sum OF from 100000 to 100000 be OBJ
tanned from individuals to be used in
"a more aggressive church policy in
certain cities, 81 Paso, Salt Lake City
and Pueblo being among those named
specifically.
Mrs. Lizzie Buchanan, "a years old,
has been arrested, charged with the
murder OF Mrs. Josie Rice, aged 30, on
May 6. Mrs. Rice was shot while in
Mrs Buchanan's home.
In the rotunda of the capitol build
ing at Phoenix. Ariz., Finlay Coffman
shot and killed Malcolm Gillette, and
then killed himself. It is believed
Coffman was insane.
WASHINGTON
The senate committee on public
lands has reported favorabIy bill peg
hitting agricultural entries on lands
withdrawn as valuable for phosphate.
There are large areas of phosphate
lands In southern Idaho and also in
various parts of Utah, according to re-
ports Of the geological survey.
The will of Major Archibald w.
Butt, filed at Washington April Z, dis
closed the fact that the one great wish
OF the presidents aide Is impossible of
realization, 1t was that he should be
buried in Arlington national cemetery
and that the family name might be
perpetuated there by modest monu-
ment over his grave.
The plight of Americans on the west
coast OF Mexico appears to have been
exaggerated, according to the report
received at the war department from
Quartermaster Ely, in command of the
transport Buford. which was sent to
that coast to pick UP distressed for
eigners.
The national rivers and harbors con-
gress will hold it's annual convention
in Washington December A, s and 6,
The workmen's compensation bill
Ga 90 ID, substantially, as framed by
the employers liability commission.
FOREIGN
The second reading of the home
rule bill passed in the British house
of commons late Thursday night by
a vote of 372 TO 271. The vote was
reached after long storm of oratory
interspersed with Interruptions and
one or two exciting incidents by occu-
pants of the galleries.
In an engagement Thursday at Sar-
agosa near Tlahualilo, forty miles north
Of Torreon between the advance col.
umns of the rebels and the federals
under General Rabago, severe re.
verse was inflicted on the rebels.
A special dispatch from CONSTANT
nople says that an Italian squadron is
off the island of Chios in the Aegean
sea. 1t is reported that the warships
have disembarked large force.
Owing to threatening conditions in
Morocco, the French government has
decided to send seven battalions of in
fantry instead of three battalions, as
originally planned, as we'll as extra bat
teries of artillery, to that country.
Madam Navratil of Nice. France.
who claimed that the two waits saved
from the Titanic and being cared for
in New York are her children, has
identified them by two photographs
sent to her. She will sail on the
Oceanic for New York to claim her
sons.
The British steamer Indore of Liver
pool is stranded on French reef, Flor
ida straits, and the revenue cutters
Yamacraw and Forward have gone to
her assistance, according to wireless
advlces. Il
The Chinese minister of finance,
Hsiung Hsi Ling, at a conference with
the representatives of the banks of the
six powers comprising the United
States. Great Britain, Germany.
France. Russia and Japan, admitted
their right to know how the Chinese
government purposed to spend the
money.
The sum II S5,Sbo,uOo SUBSCRIBED py
the public for the construction of a
battleship for the Swedish navy on
Tuesday was presented to the king by
a deputation representing the donors.
Sir Edward Gray has put a quietus
on the rumors of the retirement of
James Bryce as British ambassador to
the United States.
Aviator Bachmayer was killed while
flying at Berlin. Rounding a curve.
the motor stopped and the monoplane
turned on side and dashed to the
ground, distance of $50 feet.
In house very sparsely occupied
the home rule debate was resumed in
parliament Monday afternoon. James
II. Campbell. former attorney general
for Ireland under the unionist admin
istration, opposed the bill and Sir Ru-