The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-07-26

when Walter Roberts, an electrical en-.
gineer and inventor of Lordsburg, was
brought face to face In the Rosslyn no,
tel with his wife. whom he unaccount-
ably deserted on May 1S, and stoutly
maintained that he had no recollection
OF ever having seen her or OF ever hay.
ing lived In Lordsburg.
Mrs. Alma Duncan, arrested al San
Francisco for keeping pool room. de.
clares she il the sister OF Sir Rod.
mond r, Robin, premier Of the pro.
vince Of Manitoba, Canada, who was
recently knighted by King George Of
England.
The platform OF the National Pro.
gressiye party Is to be contract
With the people Colonel Roosevelt
said ON Friday. Just as a business
man signs contract for the fulfill
ment Of certain obligations, he ex-
planned, the new party would sign
contract 70 undertake certain we'll de.
fined measures provided the oppor-
Itnnity is accorded It.
WASHINGTON
An investigation Of expenditures in
the forest service by special senate
committee is asked In q resolution by
Senator oYerman. The committee
would sit during the recess Of con.
gress.
Senator Tillmans refusal TO abandon
100000 improvement at the Charles
ton navy yard. and a demand Of the
house that all battleships be cut out OF
this years years building program
probably will result In disagreement
over the naval appropriation bill.
BY a strict party vote the house
elections committee No. 2 voted to I'M.
seat Representative Theron r.. Catlin
of st. Louis. Republican. and to seat
former Representative Patrick Gill,
Democrat.
Severe criticism OF the government
methods Of erecting public buildings ID
contained In the report OF the house
committee on expenditures on public
buildings. which Chairman Cline OF In
diana submitted.
Correspondence between the state
department and the British govern.
ment looking to the suppression OF
atrocities practiced upon the natives
in the rubber country indicate that
the two governments are In perfect
accord.
Granville w. Mooney, former speak,
err Of the Ohio assembly, has declined
the post cf assistant secretary to Pres.
ident Taft to succeed Sherman p. Al.
len OF Vermont.
FOREIGN
Eight English women have been ar.
tested by the police In connection with
the outbreaks at Dublin on the arrival
Of Mr.. Asqulth by suffrage leaders who
have been constantly logging the
heels of the British premier since he
left England, The women attempted
to set fire to an opera house and threw
a Ratchet at the premier.
The German battleship Hesaen |
rammed a torpedo boat during night |
attack Off Kiel. Three members of |
the torpedo boats crew were killed.
General Mareelo Carayec. In charge |
OF the work Of destroying the Mexican
Central railroad. on Friday, finished |
the first fifty miles OF destruction.
Emperor Mutsuhito ia critically Ill |
at Toxic. His majesty is suffering
from affections of the stomach and
brain,
The signature is impending of pact |
establishing a defensive alliance be-
tween Russia and Japan. The agree
ment was concluded fortnight ago
and likely win be signed for Japan
by Baron Motono, the Japanese ambas.
sador TO Russia. who was its negotia,
tor and prime mover.
Mrs. Henry Fawcett. on behalf OF I
the executive committee OF the Ma (
tional Union OF Woman Suffrage so
cleties, whose sole object Is TO obtait
the parliamentary franchise for WON.
en-. has issued protest against taa
militant tactics of the Woman's Social I
and Political union, of which Mrs
Parkhurst is the founder
The Australian house of representa-,
tlves has unanimously adopted mo.
ton setting forth that I'm the opinion
Of this house any system providing
for q bonus or rebate of annual dues
10 American shipping using the Pan.
anna canal would be detrimental to the
Interests Of Australia
Lett pressier. German military
aviator was killed at Leipsie as he
was making a landing after a success.
full flight The machine turned over
twice after 1t struck the ground, The
airman was caught beneath the en-.
CINE
The arrival OF the prime minister
In Durbin Friday night was character
zed by much popular enthusiasm and
also by disturbances on the part of the
suffragets. .....
The Turkish cabinet has resigned, 4
in consequence of the revolt of the
army against the methods of the com.