The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-08


new record has been established II
II che FIRST time known that an entire
summer month has ever passed here
without measurable precipitation
Twelve children at play have been
burned to death in Brooklyn this sum.
mer while wearing fringed Indian
and cowboy suits The death OF the
twelfth victim occurred Friday.
Edward Donaldson. aged 80 years.
travelling salesman for a company al
Junction. ~. was shot and killed BY
an unknown man IN a park at Gala.
tin. No. The shooting took place
while Donaldson Was walking with 8
young woman.
Three bodies we're taken from Lake
Michigan and one from Milwaukee
river al Milwaukee on Friday. max
ing total of ten violent deaths there
wlthln forteight hours Besides four
droRningS. there we're four suicides
and two deaths In railroad accidents
Albert Rogers. aged 81. shot ana
killed his S5-year-old wife at their
home at Montyilie. Conn. and then
attempted Intellectually 10 end his own
life with the same revolver The
shooting followed quarrel.
WASHINGTON
Chairman Flood Of the mouse Foreign
AFFAIRS committee has presented IA
xorabie reports on bills 10 establish
separate Legations ia Paraguay and
Uruguay and to make the legation at
Madrid an embassy.
Heavy disbursements caused a de-
acit Of s9,6s2y5s2 in the governments
transactions during July. as compared
With a deficit Of only s734ss4 for
July, 1912
All indications point 10 an early
vote ON the tsri1 bill In the senate.
The Republicans, realizing the hope
lessness Of opposing the bill, are not
going 20 delay rs passage, and Of
course the Democrats viii push 1t just
as fast as possible.
Victor II. Olmsted. former chief OF
the department OF agriculture's bu.
Teau Of statistics. recently suspended
on charges OF inefficient administra,
ton, has been transferred to be
field agent, In accordance with Sec
rotary Housion's plans for Feorgani.
cation ot that office.
Russia has protested against the
delivery OF free wood pulp and paper
to that country because OF the abro-
cation OF the treaty OF 1882 on ground
that action was In violation OF The
between the United
States and Russia pending the negc-
tiations OF new treaty OF commerce
and navigation.
FOREIGN
In consequence OF outbreak of the |
revolution In Venezuela and the inva-
sion OF the country by forces under
The leadership Of former Presidents
Cipriano Castro, the federal council |
has constitutionally authorized Presi-
dent Juan Vicente Gomez TO assume
dictatorial powers until the movement
Il crushed
The announcement from Canton |
that three divisions OF Cantonese
troops are preparing to march against
The northern forces is welcomed In
Picking as government officials say |
Lhty will anticipate their coming and
/ Will enable government troops to
ntlict crushing defeat on the rebels. |
The body Of man who had been
shot To death in a sleeping car ON the |
express was found /
when the train arrived at Anoona, /
tally He had been travelling with
wo men and two women. all OF whom
gefe arrested II is believed they I
ire Turks
member OF the Saskatoon, Sask, /
militia, who was courtmartialed and
from his regiment for
an American dag under his
,eet in parade. has been reinstated
Louis Charles Passy, father OF
he chamber OF deputies and an emil
tent arehaeologist and antiquarian,
lied IL Paris, Thursday. aged SO
ears
The revolutionary forces in the
outh OF China are steadily being sub
iued by the northern troops support
y INV vi ITONtAkDuAl 1
resident Yuan Shi kai
Mrs. Edith Rigby. a well known sur-
faget, was sentenced To nine months
lard labor for setting IRE to the eoun,
~ residence OF Sir William II. Lever
I Riyington. Lancashire, on July s.
nd causing damage estimated at sI0o.
90
All japan on July 80 joined In a
memorial service for ten ate Emperor
tHlsuhiIo. who died year ago.
Hetween $4,000 and 10000 northern
roops arrived at Su Chow, Tuesday,
nd were dispatched southwark, some
y rail and some by way OF the grand
anal, for Chin Kiang. foFty.fiye miles
nrtheast Of Marking.
Mexicn federal gunboat was re,
orted 10 have fred on constitutional
- 1T the mouth OF the Rio Grande
londay morning. Constitutionalists
old Mattamoros. twenty miles up the
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