The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-24

tenan< governor OF new hFhs "hs
died october IL, left his entire estate,
valued al 100000 to s1,Ooo.0oo. 70 his
widow Isabelle, and his son, John, "a
be divided equally between them.
Mrs. Mills Aldrich and her sister,
Vera Hutson, were burned to death
az Des Moines, Iowa, in a fire which
destroyed their home.
+. @. Farrell, blind spiritualist
charged with first-degree murder m
connection with the suicide pact that
resulted in the death of Mrs. T. j..
Turner and Miss Rhoda Carter AT
alenwood, Ark. september 16, has
been convicted OF murder in the sec
ond degree.
A temporary settlement of the dis
pute between the New York, New Ha-
ven g. Hartford railroad company and
its engineers practically has been
reached.
The Rev. George A. Brown, Oldest
graduate OF Yale. died at his home
in Norwich, Conn, October Is. after
long illness, aged SO. He was grad
uated In the class OF 1843, OF which
he was the sole survivor
The Furness liner Rappahannock
arrived at Halifax, N. s., October IA,
with fifteen women and four children
taken from the ill-fated yoIturno.
which was burned at sea.
WASHINGTON
John Lind, President Wilson's per
sonal representative in Mexico, has
reported from Vera Cruz indications
of General Huertas intention to re-
sign the provisional presidency.
Former Senator Nelson w. Aldrich
OF Rhode Island on Wednesday at
tackled the Wilson administration cur
rency bill now before congress, which
he declared embodied the theories of
William ]. Bryan. He denounced the
bill as unsound, socialistic and revolu-
tionary.
The new express rates recently pre-
commission will become effective De-
cember 3, instead of October is.
A request for extension by the com
panies was granted on October IA,
but request that the new scale be
revised was refused.
The United States government has
informed President Huerta that II
looks with adherence and amazement
upon his assumption of both executive
and legislative powers in Mexico and
that, in view Of his course. 1t could
not regard as constitutional the cleo.
tions planned for October 26.
FOREIGN
Violent earthquakes shook the
cities Of Managua Masaya and
Grandada. Nicaragua. on October IL
The alarmed populace deserted their
houses for the public squares and
open spaces. One building collapsed
In Jalteva. suburb Of Granada.
Twentyeight persons were killed
near Johannisthal. Germany. October
n. in the eplosion and fall OF
Count zeppelin's latest dirigible bal
loon, the LII" The twenty-eight
men represented the entire person,
mel of the admiralty board, which was
TO conduct the final trial OF the dirig
ible.
The unwriten, but almost memorable
law of the seas which bars captain
who loses his ship from being given
another command will not be applied
to Captain Francis Inch OF the Vol
turno. The officials of the Uranium
| enu
| will give him another command.
Sir Orby Wombwell, the last of tins
officers who took part in the charge
of the Light Brigade at the battle
OF Balaklava in October, 1854 died
Friday in London, at the age of 81
years. He was lieutenant in the
Seventeenth Lancers during the Grim
can war In the famous charge two
horses were killed under him.
Monsignor Montagnin, who wa
secretary OF the papal nulncature a
Paris at the time OF the rupture be
tween France and the vatican in 1906
is critically Ill following an operation
In Berlin for an affection OF tn
throat
! An attempt will be made to assas
sinate General Felix Diaz when HI
lands at Vera Cruz next week. accord
ing TO advces received by the Cubai
] government.
/ The German protected cruise
| Vineta, in addition to the Hertia, ha
been ordered to proceed to American
waters owing to the disturbances Il
Mexico.
: Ten passengers were killed and
number of others were injured in
collision near Liverpool between
local train and the Manchester eS
press. The rear coach of the expires
was shattered.
Miss Merriam Pratt. militant SUI
fragette school teacher OF Norwich
was sentenced at Cambridge. Eng
: to eighteen months penal servitud
for setting fire TO house in that cit
} on May II. The fire caused grea
! damage to one OF the university lal