The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-19

provision OF the constitution giyin
! the cities the right to adopt any fori
OF government desired at freehol,
ers' convention
r. G. Bidweli, a prominent cattl,
man and rancher, southwest OF Scot
City, Kans., was found frozen t
death In his saddle His horse
frozen stiff, was standing Both wer
nearly buried In snow drift.
The voluntary pension distribu
tons Of the Southern Pacific com
pany will reach the mtllion.dolIa
mark before April /, according to al
announcement made at San Fran
cisco BY r, @. Athcarn, manager Of
the company's bureau Of economies
Serious rioting. In which many
persons were seriously injured, fol
lowed q strike Of the $1,000 employees
or the American Wooden company at
Lawrence, Mass.
Daniel Love was found frozen to
death In his room at Springyille, Ills.
lie Is the first victim OF the cold
wave.
Rejection of the love of a friends
husband cost Miss Smith, country
school teacher, her life on Thursday
and caused the suicide OF Sylvester
Adams, the husband, all in sight of
pupils Of Miss Smiths school at Bar.
rensyille, III. Adams shot the teach
er and himself
WASHINGTON
Admitting that he gave $4,000 to
the anti-imperialists in the campaign
Of 1900, but disclaiming any knowl-
edge that this sum was used to de-
feat President Mckinley for re-elec.
ton. Andrew Carnegie concluded his
testimony before the. Stanley investi.
eating committee Friday.
Secretary OF War Stimson has
strongly urged upon congress the pas.
sage OF bill which failed OF enact
ment last session to supply discarded
army Krag.Jorgensen rifles and am
TO schools and fife clubs.
United States Circuit Judge William
:. Hook OF Kansas, prominently men.
toned for the supreme court vacancy,
IN Friday made q personal reply to
President Taft to charges recently
made agaisst him with the idea OF
his nomination.
A decision OF the interstate com
neree commission in 1908 was held to
10 fair TO western railroads when
ury In the federal court at Memphis,
Tenn, awarded a lumber concern on
II shipments from southeastern terri.
DRY to the Pacific coast during 1907
nd 1908 the difference between 85
nd rs cents per hundred feet
Supporters OF the general arbitra-
lon treaties with Great Britain and
rance on Wednesday were encour-
ged In their hope for early ratifica.
lon OF the pacts when plan for
amending the resolution for ratificae
ion rather than the treaties them.
elves was advanced before the SEN
20 committee on foreign relations,
FOREIGN
A battle between Guayaquil troops,
the provisional govern
ent proclaimed by General Mon.
no, and military force from Quito,
by General Plaza, was
'ught Friday near Alausi, province
Chimberazo. Both sides claim
ctory.
A severe naval action took place
! the Red sea January z. when seven
urkish gunboats and an armed
acht we're destroyed by Italian war
hips.
In the recent general election in
ermany for members OF the reich
tag the Socialists we're victorious in |
lmost every community. according |
, the latest returns, and will have
position in the new
hamber.
The French aviator, Ruchonnet, was
illed Friday while landing his mono
lane at Senils, about thirty.two miles |
rom Paris. A false manever with the !
avers caused the aeroplane to crash
, the ground,
The United States transport Logan
vt Manila Friday afternoon with q |
of the Fifteenth infantry and |
Their details on board on the way to |
hin Wang Tao, in northern China.
Twenty-six Moros were killed |
thursday while they were attempting |
D ambush American troops on the |
sland OF Jolo, Lieutenant Hugh FL. |
icGee of the Second cavalry was
hot twice. and one American sol |
Ter was wounded.
Robert Bacon. ambassador OF the |
United States at Paris, on Thursday |
onfirmed the report of his resigna.
ion.
The report comes from St Peters
urg that the Russian government |
as informed China OF its willingness
0 mediate in the Chinese Monaghan
onhict The Russian government, 1t |
; said, Is affording friendly assistance
D the Mongolians, but Chinese SOW
re!gnty over that country is not i'm.
aired
Mrs, Violet Scott OF Boston and |
lew York, the head of a psyehologi,
al nuhlishius comnany has haan