The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-09-12

ton as fiscal agent of the road. This
notice was made public Friday at New
York by the New Ravens executive
committee.
| One person was killed AND eight
seriously hurt Friday afternoon. when
a small tornado tore down the tent Of
| tne Yankee Robinson circus shortly
latter the afternoon program began.
Farley Drew Caminetti, son Of the
commissions general of immigra-
ton. was found guilty late Friday
on one count of the indictment
charging him with violation OF the
Mann white slave traffic act.
| A gigantic opium smuggler's plot in
which federal officials, steamship en-
ployees and Chinese are all involved,
developed here with nearly score
Of arrests. The opium ring has been
operated at this port since August.
1910, and Surveyor OF the Port Jua-
tus S. Wardell-estimates their profits
at close upon 100000.
WASHINGTON
itbpI preventative hllkedu VI NOW
Jersey, by way OF proving his asser-
ton that American beef is sold cheap
er In Europe than in this country,
read a letter to the house Thursday
from Rev. J. j. Lawrence of Cling
hamton, N. Y. saying that in England
recently he brought both American
and Argentine beef at prices almost
so per cent lower than the prevailing
American prices.
A government monopoly for the
manufacture and control OF munitions
Of war proposed in joint resolution
introduced Thursday by Representa-
tive Kent of California.
Steps taken by West Virginia coal
mine operators in the Paint Creek
and Cabin Creek fields to better con-
ditions surrounding their employees
were related in detail Thursday to
the senate special investigating COM
mittee Battle between the Paint
creek strikers and guards were de-
scribed by w. w, Phaup in charge of
the guards. The climax OF his story
was an account of being left for dead
after an encounter on July 25, 1919,
His coat, he said, pierced with bullet
holes, was cut up at miners meet
ing and pieces were worn for SOU
yenirs.
Capt. John G. Wall, who General
Fitzpatrick declared was THE best
quartermaster in the army of the Po-
tomac." died at Washington Tuesday,
aged S5 His body will be laid to rest
In Arlington National cemetery We'd
nesday with full military honors.
Francis Burton Harrison, who re-
signed Tuesday as representative from
New York, was sworn in as governor
general of the Philippines in the office
here of Brigadier General Mcintyre,
head OF the bureau of insular affairs
at Washington.
FOREIGN
Dulwich college, famous school In
a southern suburb OF London, whose
present buildings we're erected in 1870
at cost of $500,OOO, was set on fire
in two places Friday Suffraget litera-
ture was found pinned to trees in the
vicinity with womens hatpins.
Fifty persons were wounded Friday
night in Barcelona, in a fight between
the police and employees of shops who
were holding demonstration against
being compelled to work evenings
Mortiaro Abe, director of the politi-
cal bureau of the Japanese foreign Of
flee at Toxic. who was stabbed, died
Friday
General Felix Diaz. who arrived at
Berlin Thursday from London, says
all the reports received by him con
corning prospects of his election to
the presidency of Mexico are favor.
able He says he expects Provisional
President Huerta will be neutral.
Mexico City.-That General Huerta
intends to resign the presidency in
favor of General Geronimo .Trevino
and become candidate at the Octo. |
Der elections. is the statement made |
Wednesday by well known Mexi. |
can. close to the administration.
Harry Kendall Thaw, prled out OF
the Sherbrooke Jail Wednesday on a
writ of habeas corpus obtained on |
a coup OF William Travers Jerome,
enjoyed three minutes of liberty and
then was seized by the Dominion i'm
migration authorities and hustled by
to this little town, where
he paced he floor of the immigration
detention room over the Grand Trunk
railway sation.
The steamer Uranium from New
York to Rotterdam has arrived At
Halifax, with her cargo on fire. dis.
covered Friday night. Efforts made
to extinguish the fire failed. The
crew battered down the matches ane
the Uranium came at full speed for
this port. She has 1870 first class am
sol steerage passengers, all of whom
1re still on board. Steam and watel
are being pumped into the hold.
Oil has been struck at Hanover
n