The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-17

tornado which swept over " A>chs
Neb.. caused the death OF three
people and did an immense amount
OF damage
Two persons were killed, one man
injured and nine horses cremated
when a barn on the farm OF John
Engebrethon. near Berthold. N. D.,
was struck by lightning.
As SIN outcome OF the failure OF the
Atlantic National Bank at Providence,
r. T., last April. Edward p. Metcalf.
it's former president. has been arrested
on an indictment charging him with
the manipulation OF more than
100000 OF the banks funds.
Arriving at San Francisco from TIA
hiti on the liner Ventura the captain
and crew OF the wrecked barkentine
Amaranth, which was lost on Jarvis
island, brought no word OF the AM
erican barkentine Americana, also re-
ported wrecked on Jarvis island.
In game featured mainly by the
Overwhelming superiority OF the visi.
tors. the New Zealand All-Backs de-
feated the university OF California
varsity at rugby on California field,
Berkeley, by score OF 81 TO 0.
WASHINGTON
by the closest vote OF the session,
III to lO6, the house late Friday
night voted TO recede from It's con
ferees' disagreement and to concur In
the senate amendment TO the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill which
provides for the removal OF deputy In
ternal revenue collectors and deputy
marshals from civil service regula-
lions.
The government could expend
probably In ten years one hundred
millions OF dollars Ia the reclamation
OF arid, semi-arid and swamp lands
located In that part OF the country
west OF the Mississippi river" said
Secretary Lane OF the interior de
partment, on returning from his ex
tended trip through the west.
Bills have been introduced by west
ern senators proposing TO grant from
100000 to 100000 acres of land tc
their respective states to aid in the
construction, repair and maintenance
OF public roads.
Secretary Daniels. after recently re
tecting Identical bids OF the Carnegie
bethlehem and Midvale steel com
panies for battleship armor plates
has given the companies until octo
Der IA to submit supplemental bids
with the notice that the navy depart
ment would consider only competitive
bids at reduced price.
The treasury department has de
posted in the national banks $3O.4os
900 OF the proposed 100000 o
government crop moving funds. Abou
si9,500.00 more will be put out II
the next few weeks.
FOREIGN
One hundred members OF the Mex
can chamber OF deputies were arrest
ed on Friday by order OF Presiden
Huerta and cast into prison, becaus
the deputies had refused to compl
with a certain request OF the pres
dent.
Adolph Busch, millionaire st. Loui
brewer, died at Langenschwalbacf
Prussia, October 10. Mr. Busch ha
been for seven years a sufferer fror
dropsy.
Chen. chief OF the Pekin mounte
police. was arrested Friday while th
ceremony OF inaugurating Yuan Sh
Kali as president OF the Chinese r,
public was In progress. He confesse
southern rebels had bribed him to al
sassinate the president.
Prince Taro Katsura, forme
premier OF Japan, died at Toxic, 0,
tober 10 after an extended illness.
Castillo Brito. governor OF CAM
eche and prominent In the Mexica
constitutionalists cause. has been di
charged by the United States court q
New Orleans and the Huerta govern
ment's application for his extradltio
has been denied.
The British government has deci,
J ed to establish an opium monopoly
Hongkong at the expiration of tn
present agreement, and it is though
that with the control OF the trafnc
the hands OF the government its era
ual suppression viii be easier.
The American Red Cross orphai
age. erected from funds collected
the United States at the time OF ii
great Messini earthquake, was forma
" opened at Paint, Calabria, Q
Thursday.
The American minister to the ID
miniean republic. James NJ, Sulliya
has induced the warning factions
that country 20 sign peace pact an
the revolution headed by Gen. Hor
! ito Vasquez against the goyernmel
OF the provincial president, Jose 30
das Valdez. is at an end.
The criminal court at Melu
France, acquitted Baron Hans w
Bleichroeder and Walter Palmer
responsibility for the death of gyp'
girl killed by an automobile on A
gust s. Palmer was the chauffeur
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