The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-04-26


liam t. Stead. the English journal
list, lost in the Titanic disaster, on
Friday Joined In memorial services
for Mr.. Stead at Carnegie hail. New
York.
Miss Julia Carter, popular In exclu-
sively society circles in Philadelphia
is dead from inhalfing gas In her
apartments.
The Cunard liner Carpathia, which
brought the survivors OF the Titanic
disaster to New York. resumed its
interrupted voyage Friday afternoon
for the Mediterranean
OF the j.423 bags Of mail in the
hold of the Titanic about 200 bags
contained registered matter.
The battleship Utah steamed into
the navy yard at New York on Tues.
day for repairs of slight injuries sus.
talned in collision with the Mer-
chants line steamer Condor.
WAsHiNGToN
Secretary Wilson appeared before
the senate fiance committee last week
and said that enough sugar could be
grown in North Dakota to supply the
United States. He said that If i'm
migrants could be diverted to the
country and farmers could produce
eighteen to twenty tons Of beets per
acre, this country would be indepen.
dent of the tariff and the people would
be saved $100,000,000 a year
Formal tribute to the Titanic's
dead was paid by the house on Fri
day, when 1t adjourned until noon
Saturday.
President Taft win not send mes
sage to congress urging special legis-
lation to strengthen the present laws
regulating supervision Of steamships
clearing from American ports, 1t is
said, as congress will undoubtedly do
so without such request.
Senator Rayner OF Maryland on
Friday severely arraigned ], Bruce Is.
may, managing director or the White
Star line, who was one of those
saved from death when the Titanic
went down, picturing Ismay as the
officer primarily responsible for the
disaster"
President Taft has decided to
abandon his attitude of silence under
the severe criticisms which Colonel
Roosevelt has made of him in cam
paign speeches, and in some of his
next public addresses will reply to
the colonel, probably mentioning him
by name.
The senate has passed a bill au-
thorizing the issuance or patents on
homesteads covered by irrigation pro-
tects. Under the terms of the bill the
government is to be protected by
lien for the unpaid portion of the
purchase price. The measure now
goes to the house. ..t..4
FOREIGN
A statement addressed to the Am
erican people giving the grievances
of the engineers and conductors who
struck on the Mexican National rail-
way lines, declares the Americans
preferred to walk out rather than be
forced out by policy of Mexico for
Mexicans."
Rebels and federa1s in the vicinity
of Jiminez are showing no indications
or a desire to clash, and it is now
impossible to predict when the bat
tie which recently seemed imminent,
will take place.
Italy and Russia have reached an
agreement under the terms of which
Italy will support Russian policies in
the Balkans, while Russia will rec
ognize Italian sovereignty in Tripoli.
Latest advices from Fec to the for.
eign office in Paris indicate that the
French troops are gradually placing
the city under control. They have
lost ten men killed in the street fight.
ing
The relief funds which have been
opened at London for the relief of
those in distress by the disaster to
the Titanic now amount to $3.50, 900
Nathan Straus is dangerously IN
In Rome. and fears for his recovery
are entertained. Mr.. Straus collapsed
when he learned that his brother, Isl.
dor was among the missing on the
iitdnIc passenger list.
The steamer Earl Grey from Char.
lottetown to Pictou, went ashore near
Cape John, according to a wireless
message from the Grey. The Mimic
took on all the passengers and car
ried them to Charlottetown, p. e. I.
John Vorrept. the well known Bel.
gian aviator, was instantly killed at
Versailles. France, when making a
flight at the aerodrome there. For
some unknown cause his monoplane
collapsed at n height of 900 feet.
A cablegram from Monsignor Clio
wanna Bonzano, the newly appointed
apostolic delegate in the United
States, succeeding Cardinal Falconio.
announces that he has sailed from
Naples.
Mexico's army Is to be increased to
$4,000 and maintained through a bond
issue OF 10000, 900 pesos $50 DOC. OO0)