The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-04-19

| Inc loss VIII reach several hundred
thousand dollars.
The First National bank OF New
Berlin, N. r., which closed its doors
a few days ago, ID more than 100000
short In funds. according to an esti-
mate of the new cashier. The former
cashier who Is a physical wreck, ad-
mits the shortage
The Mississippi river levee at Pan
ther Forest. nineteen miles above
Greenyille. on the Arkansas shore,
gave way late Friday and the water
is finding IT'S way over 200 square
miles OF rich farming lands and sew
eral prosperous towns.
Pleasant View. the home OF Mary
Baker O. Eddy, founder Of the Chris
tian Science church, is advertised to
be sold on May 23 next The tax levy
amounts to SAT-, and this the execu-
tors OF the estate have declined to
pay. thinking II excessive.
WASHINGTON
A prophecy that the ores held by
the United States steel corporation
would be exhausted within twenty.
Ave or thirty years and that the nat
ural resources of the far west would
be utilized was made before the house
steel committee by Joseph Sellwood,
an ore expert.
Radical reductions In freight rates
on wool, both In sacks and in bales,
transported from western points OF
origin to eastern destinations, have
been prescribed by the interstate
commerce commission 1t means
saving TO Utah shippers alone Of over
100000.
The subcommittee OF miners and
operators which is endeavoring to
frame new working agreement be-
tween the anthracite miners and the
coal companies, reports progress.
Labor conditions In plants OF the
United States Steel corporation were
denounced as brutal system OF In
dustrdal slavery In the senate labor
and educational committee report
The house has voted $4,000 for
the expense OF the investigation OF
the shipping trust and $4,000 add.
uonal to wind up the investigation OF
the steel trust.
President Taft and Secretary
Stlmson are arraigned severely in a
sensational report on the Ainsworth
case presented to the house on Tues.
day by the military affairs committee.
FOREIGN
Zach. Farpser formerly fesiuent
of Moberly, Mo-, was shot and killed
by the rebels near Irapuato, Mexico,
according to message received by
MS sister.
Joseph Hamill Is dead at his home
Ut Strassberg, Sask., at the result OF
he accidental discharge of shotgun
when wind blew shut the door Of |
barn as he was entering.
A bomb exploded inside taxi.auto
n the Rue de Lyons, Paris. The blast
hook the nelghborhood, smashing
windows, and wrecking the motor
ar. The chauffeur and several pc
were injured
The quasl-offioial relations, which
" force of circumstances have ex.
sted between Marion Letcher, the,
United States consul at chihuahua,
nd General Pascual Orozco, com
handler of the rebel forces, were
roken Friday when orozco formally
otifled Mr.. Leteher that he no longer
the latter in an official ca
acity.
II is officially announced at st, Pet.
rsburg that the powers have made
roposals OF mediation to CONSTANT.
opIe with view to bringing an end
. the war between Turkey and Italy
yer Tripoli
Twenty persons were arrested at
Iankln and Immediately beheaded.
hey were charged with completely
4 plot to dynamite the yamen and
Ill Huang Sing, who has been put in
ontrol OF the Nankln sphere,
The origin of the astounding dis.
ateh from Madrid. which purported
, have the authority of the papal
uneiature there, announcing the
cath of the pope, is incomprehen-
ible 20 the vatican. The pope Is In
xcellent ehalth.
General William Booth. chief OF the
Aviation army received many con.
at London on Wednes.
ay on his eighty-third birthday.
he general is in better health than
Ist year.
Practical expression is given in the
rench budget for 1918, introduced ,
ito the chamber of deputies We'd
esday, to the remarkable wave of
now sweeping over
rance. The estimates provide for
100000 more than in 1912 for ma.
onal defense.
American conductors and engineers
by the National Railways ,
Mexico will walk out April is un.
sss some unforeseen circumstances
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