The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-09

and killing his father, Louis Maih
land, SIS years old, Friday afternoon
cut the Threats of his brother John
5 years old, and his sitter Dora, II
years old He then slashed his owr
throat, dying shortly afterward.
Frank A. Abbey, who was born II
Manchester, Conn, fifty.eight years
ago and who acquired national rep
utation as the confusing double oil
w. ]. Bryan three years ago when
the Nebraskan was making one OF
his presidential tours, died suddenly
Of heart failure at his home In Man.
chester early Friday.
| A mysterious quadruple murder, in
which two men and two women were
killed, was revealed by the discovery
Of the bodies of the victims in a ten.
ement house In the heart Of Law
renee, Mass.
i A nightly gang fight between Amer.
lean boys and Chinese lands in San
Francisco eliminated fatally Thurs
day when James Kane, a 15-year.old
American boy, was shot and killed.
Wong shee, Chinese storekeeper, 90
years old, was arrested,
WASHINGTON
| President Taft In a message to con.
gress on Friday urged an interna.
tional Inquiry into the high cost OF
living. The president asked authority
to invite the nations OF the world to
conference In this city or elsewhere
TO make plans for the investigation
Of the high prices that have so dis
tressed the people Of the world.
What is left OF the old battleship
Maine will be buried" In the sea
with full naval honors, according to q
plan suggested by Rear Admiral
Fletcher.
President Taft on Friday sent to
congress his promised message on
Alaska and the public domain In gen
eral. In urging the construction of
IA government railroad, commission
form Of government and other needed
Legislation for the far away territory,
President Taft declared there was
nothing In the history OF the United
States which afforded such Just rea-
son for criticism as the failure OF the
federal government to extend the
benefit Of its fostering care to
Alaska
The pension appropriation bill
passed Friday by the house, carries
total Of $152,000,000 and is the an
nual budget for the payment of PEN
sions TO veterans, the widows of vet
Grams and nurses of the Mexican and
Civil wars. The bill went through
by vote OF 245 TO 32.
General Bixby, chief of engineers OF
he army, brings from Havana the re.
port that unless unforeseen Difficult.
lies are experienced all that is left
Of the old battleship Maine will be
hoated out OF Havana harbor by |
March 1 and sunk in the deep waters
OF the Gulf OF Mexico, few miles or |
the north coast Of Cuba,
FOREIGN
Ciudad Juarez will be the head
quarters OF the provisional govern
ment proclaimed by the supporters OF
Emilio Vasquez Gomez, according to
the official announcement made by |
the revolutionary junta.
Wireless messages interchanged |
between Kansas City and San Fran
cisco have been intercepted at Homo |
lulu, according to the report of the |
operator at the wireless station. The |
were overheard clearly,
'Tf there is successful revolution |
4 l,I ~
the presidency win accept" said
Emilio Vasquez Gomez, who has been
proclaimed the choice of the Juarez
mutineers for president,
President Sun Vat Sen Is confident
that satisfactory settlement of the
revolution will be effected in few |
lays. The Official Gazette says riot
ing has occurred at Sutsien, north of I
ISiang.Su. The revolutionary troops /
there ran amuck. lootIng houses and |
stores and killing twenty-one persons,
A German squadron win almost GER
tainly be sent to American waters this
year to return the visit of the United |
states North Atlantic fleet last June.
The matter, in which Emperor vii. /
liam displays great personal interest,
has not been practically decided.
In fire in the cathedral at Monte
rey, Mexico, Sunday night, Mrs. Ma.
tide Diaz De Fernandez was trampied
to death in rush to get out. and /
Mrs. Esther Guerra De Salas, Carlos |
Lozano, Isaac Cara and small child
were badly injured.
II is understood that immediate |
ahdication of the throne has been
decided upon. The imperial family |
and princes are to retain their empty |
titles, reside in Pekin or elsewhere, !
at their pleasure, and receive annual |
pensions aggregating 100000 taels
(S2 ,000000l while the transfer |
power win be effected with as little |
loss of dignity to the throne as pos.
sibie.
A general strike of all trades union. |
lists has been ordered in Brisbane.
Queensland, in support of the street