The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-12

surrounding Redding, Cal, in an Ell
fort to capture the lone bandit wht
robbed the mail car on Southern
Pacific train on Friday. The robbel
ID believed to have been man wht
came west for his health, could moi
secure work, and turned highway
man.
The boiler of big road engine
standing In the Southern Pacific
round house at Los Angeles exploded
Friday night. Two men were killed
and three injured, all fatally. The
engine was demolished, about fifty
feet of the round house destroyed and
water tank toppled from it's sup.
ports.
The Hayemeyer refineries OF the
American Sugar Refining company In
Williamsburg, N r., have shut down
and 5000 men are out OF work. Over.
production 10 said to be the cause.
The Transit house at the Union
stockyards. Chicago, for forty years
one OF the most widely kRown hotels
in the west, was reduced TO ruins Fri.
day In fire which cost one life.
WASHINGTON
President Taft, members Of his
cabinet. Admiral Dewey, practically
every naval officer on duty IN Wash.
ington and many prominent officials,
attended the funeral of Rear Admiral
Robley d. Evans on Friday. The oh.
sequies were marked with fsil mill
tary honors.
For the protection OF tho lands
that have been set aside as national
the secretary of ths In
terror has requested congress tc APP
propriate the sum OF $4,000
Ex-Governor r. r. Gooding OF IDA.
ho, president Of the National Wool
growers association, had a long CON
ference Saturday with Forester
Graves, at which he urged that all
Tees for grazing sheep in national for
ssts be suspended on account of the
erecarious condition of the western
wool industry.
Future caucuses of the Democrats
II the house of representatives will
% conducted under new rrieB, which,
While they do not answer the demand |
Il William ]. Bryan for an open eau.
us, satisfy the Democratic leaders In
he house.
Speaker Champ Clark, who has
ought off severe cold ever since his
eturn to Washington from his west.
IN trip, was forced Friday to take to
Is bed 1t IL feared he is threatened
18th pneumonia, but his physicians
ope this can be averted.
Charging that the administration
as laundering into an entangling al
ance with Great Britain, Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska on the floor
the senate on Thursday denounced
70 proposed arbitration treaty with
nat country.
FOREIGN
Seven imperial troops are reported
D have been killed or wounded Thurs.
ay In battle with revolutionists
ear Hankow. The imperial forces
ere evacuating the city when two
their trains were destroyed.
AS result of the revolution in
hina and the resolve of the Chinese
, do away with the emblem of sla-
cry, the pigtail the women of Eng
md will be able to indulge In beau
full display of glorious tresses at a
luch reduced cost.
Adyieea from chihuahua say $500
liners in Santa Eulalia, ten miles
ON there, are on strike for an eight.
our day and rs per cent increase in
ages.
A Teheran dispatch to the London
lines says the Imperial bank has
dyed a strong protest against the
Dpointment of NJ Mornard, the Bel
an ex-director of customs, as treas
FER general.
The commander of the imperial
oops at zekho, Mongolia, has re-
lived 100000 taels and instructions
} prepare residence for the en-
sror and other members of the royal
mily. and to organize a Mongolia {
,dyguard.
Dispatches have reached London
it'll rumors of the assassination of
ahmeud Schefket Pasha, the former :
urktsh minister OF war and COM
ander of the constitutional army,
hlch forced the surrender of Abdul
amid !
The Paris Figaro publishes strik-
6 appeal to the world in favor OF
'ace, written by Captain Louis Ma.
e julien Viaud, best known as
erre Lott, the famous traveller, au.
or and friend of the Mohammedan.
which he fays the rapacity of Eu-
pc in regard to the Mohammedans.
The news comes from Pekin that
Q empress dowager, who is desir-
IS of carrying out campaign
tainst the revolutionists, has ad- '
need about 100000 to Premier !,
1an Shi Kai for that purpose. There
. many indications that the north
n troops are anxious to resume hos
titles.
The coast provinces of Ecuador have
cogniEed the provisional government | >
detained at Guayaquil by General r
sdro Montero, December %, six DAYS