The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-03-01

ing company at Lehigh. Okla, whel
fire broke out in 1t Thursda,
answered roll call Friday evening
Eight bodies have been recovered.
Sherin Emil Jones and two depu
ties In pitched battle killed Terange
and captured Francisco Rodriguez
the two men accused OF killing @
A. Freeman OF the Monaghan IN.
mo Mercantile company, and his
assistant, William Clark, the might
OF February 49,
All Of the larger vessels that suf
fered here in tho severe storm Of
Wednesday night and Thursday, says
| a Norfolk dispatch. have been foated
or otherwise extricated, except the
Iold Dominion liner Madison.
| Frederick Wertheimer, a buyer for
q dry goods house In Boise. Idaho,
was knocked down BY Broadway
car in New York while he was cross.
Ing that thoroughfare. and seriously
injured.
WASHINGTON
| A request for American interven.
ton In Mexico was made Friday
upon the war department when
Mayor Kelly and delegation or cit.
liens OF El Paso urgently asked Sec.
rotary Sumson to send American
troops into Juarez to preserve order
and TO protect Americans. Secretary
stimson replied that II was impos.
sible under present conditions.
The house has passed bills extend.
Ing the provisions OF the act permit
ting agricultural entries on the sur
face OF coal lands TO lands included In
state selections and isolated tracts,
and to class as isolated tracts trian,
gular pieces OF lands adjoining en-,
tries and providing for their sale by
the same methods as isolated tracts
are sold.
Adyices from Mexico to the state
department Wednesday, indicating
widespread anarchy south OF the Rio |
Grande, caused much uneaslness in
official circles, Several cities and
towns are reported TO be in the hands
OF rebels
President Taft celebrated Washing.
tons birthday by q pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon with a stop at Alexan-
drfa. Va, where Washington used to
stop on his way from his Virginia
to the capital.
President Taft submitted to con.
sress the report of the employers liza.
'ility commission and the commits.
lions proposed employers liability
md workmen's compensation bill ac.
by a message recommend,
ng its passage, which Is the most ad.
'anced piece OF liability legislation
ct presented.
FOREIGN
A manifesto proclaiming General
Geronimo Trevino as president ad
interim and decrying Francisco l.
Madero as q gringo lover was print
cd and circulated In lei Paso Friday,
The document Is signed by General
'ascual orozco, Emilio Vasouex
without the Gomez), Andres CARA
falan and several other prominent
dexicans.
The Italian chamber of deputies on
Friday passed the bill for the annex
Iuon of Tripoli by vote of 431 to
10, amid enthusiastic cheering from
he floor of the chamber and the pub.
ic library. Afterwards the members
who voted against annexation, includ-
Ing the, Socialists, few Republi-
ans and one Radical, Prince Gae.
ami, were roundly Kissed.
Maurice Tabuteau, the French
Iviator, broke the worlds aerodrome
eoord for a two hours flight by GOV.
ring 227 kilometers 454 meters (141
niles 400 yards), at the flying ground !
It Pau, France. =
1t Is reported that General orozeo ,
will join the Revolutionary forces
Il General Geronimo Trevino and has
greed to accept provisional presi.
Iency of Mexico
Gable advlces tell Of the death in d
'erlin OF Edwin II. Bennett, vice. [
resident and general manager of r
he Singer Sewing Machine company. I
Death was due to pneumonia. q
me mass meeting of the National, /
st party at st. Petersburg to protest Z
gainst the attitude of the United
tstes In renouncing the Russo Amer
ian treaty OF 1882 was attended by
fly members OF the duma, many pub, d
e officials and several thousand 9th. /
RS interested in the retaliatory &C. {
lon which Russia proposes. I
The government on Thursday 1
pened negotiations for peace in the a
british coal district dispute which q
threatened to paralyze British trade '
the 100000 miners carry out their
attention OF striking on February 80.
Fighting has been resumed in the
erritory of Wei Hal Wei between the =
republicans and natives who do not
redit the reports of the addiction. A
orce of Republicans with two max
n guns il now marching through the
area suppressing the opposi.
ION of the inhabitants.
Fair Parisians have adopted a new
ursuit. Boxing among women is be, '