The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-06-06

| The jury In the case OF Burton w
Gibson, on trial at Newburg, N. Y.
was discharged. unable to agree al
to bis guilt on a charge OF numbering
Mrs. Rosa szabo.
| A jury at Nashville, Tenn. failed
to agree In the case Of Mrs. Leola
Jones. who was charged with the
murder OF Mrs. Julia Cave, widow Of
the son OF Gen. n. Lin Cave, former
chaplain OF the United Confederate
Veterans.
| As a result OF whdttling a golf bal
until Il exploded. throwing It's acid
contents into his face, Jack Hefin
f3 years old, OF Kansas City, lost thu
sight OF his left eye, and physicians
nay he probably will become totally
blind.
i Ten thousand persons gathered at
lGettysburg on Decoration day for the
1 annual Memorial day observance The
exercises at the rostrum included
the reading OF Lincolns Gettysburg
address and an grafton by Congress
man J. F.. Heflin OF Alabama
Falling 400 feet from an aeroplane,
Arthur Lampham, youthful para
chute jumper, landed feet first in a
Staten Island marsh and was buried
to bis neck In the mud. With ropes
and boards he was extricated, and
will recover,
WASHINGTON
Senator Iillman, who proposes Il
abolish smoking In executive sessions
OF the senate TO protect his own
health, has sent letter to each mem
Der OF the cabinet asking them to pro.
hibit smoking in their respective de.
par-tments.
Superintendent Sylvester and the
Washington police are absolved from
blame for the disorders which attend.
ed the big woman suffrage pageant
at Washington on March 3, by the re.
port OF the senate committee.
The senate has adopted resolution
instructing the judiciary committee to
Investigate the charge that a lobby is
being maintained In washington OF
elsewhere 10 influence pending legis
lation, with particular emphasis on
the Underwood tariff bin now before
the committee.
Government construction of an
Alaskan railroad from tidewater to
the interior, Is expected to be recon.
mended by the senate territories com
mittee.
G. q. Elliott, chief OF drainage In.
yestigatlon In the department of agri.
culture, has left the government ser.
vice to go into private business.
FOREIGN
A dispatch from trustworthy
source says that the Bulgarian troops
nave destroyed the village OF Hadu,
between Salonica and Series, and
laye massacred the Mussulman popu.
alton.
The Spanish premier, Count Olvaro
lie Romanones, and the other mem
,ers of the cabinet resigned on Fri
lay. Count Romanones has been pre-
nier since November IA, 1912, when
re took office after the assassination
u former Premier Canalejas.
Annie zahrtuk, aged 20, died at
Winnipeg from burns sustained after
oil had been poured over her
md set on fire. Her husband, Stefan
.ahrtuk, aged %, is accused of the
rhine and has been arrested
A party of German fishermen found
he bodies OF Lieutenant.C Commander
Walter Jenetzky and Engineers Mate
brakeman OF the German navy, who
ost their lives on February Z in the
nlf OF 3an,lg through the collapse
( their aeroplane.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the mill
ant suffraget leader. was again re-
sased from jail at London on Friday,
aving started another hunger strike.
he was removed in motor amhu. !
ance to a friends house.
Walter Hines Page, the newly an,
ointed United States ambassador to
ne Court OF ST. James. was received
'riday by King George, to whom he
resented his letters OF credence. Sir
'dward Grey. British foreign secre. |
iry, presented the new ambassador.
The Scottish home rule bill passed
3 second reading In the British
ouse OF commons on Friday. and
as then referred to the committee.
fellows somewhat the lines OF the
'ish home rule bill and was intro.
aced by William II. Frye,Cowen, the
iember from East Aberdeenshire.
Eight Russian Jews were burned to
cath in the village OF Bontneff. Rus.
an Poland band of men. after
atling mp the doors and windows OF
70 house In which their victims resid.
!, set fire to the building and disap
cared
An attempt was made to set fire to
70 British Royal academy at London
Friday. Although the usual votes
# women" placards were not found.
10 police suspect the militant sui.
agets.
II generally Is believed In London
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