The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-03


gerry OF state warrants An examlna-
ton by Inspector Parkinson, ii is al
legged. disclosed more than s21, 900 in
illegal warrants had been issued
against the maintenance fund
Joka Williams. chief OF the Tusca-
rora Indians. was fatally injured and
his l6-yearold son was instantly killed
near Lockport, N. ", when Williams
In a frenzy fired a shotgun at box
Of dynamite.
Mrs. James King. widow OF tho own
or or one OF the largest plantations
In middle Georgia. was arrested after
Nicholas Wilburn. a farm hand had
confessed that he killed James King
because Mrs. King promised him 5000
and to marry him II he would do the
deed
The fifty-seven passengers and
members of the crew of the United
Fruit company's steamer Turrialba
which grounded on the Jersey coast
near Atlantic City early Tuesday
morning, arrived safely in New York,
Wednesday night.
WASHINGTON
Each American consumes about
thirty pounds OF sugar In a year and
only ten pounds OF that ration Is
produced In this country. according to
calculations Of officials OF the depart
ment of agriculture.
George McCabe, solicitor for the de-
partment Of agriculture, is planning to
leave the government service about
the time the new administration
takes hold, and viii practice law in
the west.
For the first time in history wire
less Christmas greetings was flashed
from the Mare Island navy yard on
the Pacific coast to Washington.
Admiral George Dewey celebrated
his 18th anniversary on Thursday. and
declared he felt as hale and hearty
as an ensign.
Miss Helen Taft, daughter OF tue
president, was hostess at the White
House Christmas celebration. In the
absence OF President and Mrs. Taft,
she presided over the family dinner
and later distributed gifts from the
Christmas tree in the blue room.
General Leonard Wood, chief OF
the inaugural parade. thus setting at
rest rumors that W. II. Edwards. New
York's street cleaning commissioner,
would land the berth.
More than 200 Japanese coal miners
were entombed and are probably dead
as the result Of terrible explosion
which occurred in the Ubari colliery OF
Sapporo on the island of Hokkiado.
FOREIGN
News OF the massacre OF the old
men, women and children composing
virtually the entire population of
native village on the island of Papua
has Just reached officials at Port
Moresby, British New Guinea.
Hawaii has enjoyed greater pros
perity and progress during the last
year than during any other in it's his.
tory, according to Governor w. F..
Frear's annual report.
Prince Ahmed Fuad, an uncle Of the
khedive of Egypt, is preparing to enter
Albania at the head of 10000 troops
and to proclaim himself prince of Al
bania, according to correspondent of
the Temps.
Premier Raymond Poincare. yield
Ing to the insistence of friends in the
senate and chamber, has consented to
be a candidate for the presidency of
the republic OF France.
Hearing that the Salazar rebels
were at Colonia Juarez. travellers re-
late, General Jose Blanco divided his
force of 600 men and attacked tho
town from opposite directions. After
four hours fighting 1t was discovered
there were no rebels in town and the
two forces had been lighting each
other
The expedition with which the Turk
ish government had decided upon
counter peace proposals leads to the
assumption that they will be equally
wide from what are likely to be the
eventual terms of the peace treaty
as We're the demands OF the allies.
American residents in Paris are
sustained by a large part of the
French press in the contention that
the acquittal of Nine. Bloch Monday
for the killing of Mrs. Minnie Bridge
man of Milwaukee. Wis, was impru-
dent and a menace to society.
The steamer Djemnah arrived at
Marseilles, France. on Wednesday
with las passengers of the French
steamship Salazie, which was driven
on reef forty miles off the southeast
coast of the island of Madagascar In
the Indian ocean during cyclone on
November 80
In view OF the unsatisfactory posi-
ton of the opium question, the Chi
nese government has issued mani
festo reiterating its desire to suppress
the evil and save the people from q
| life of degradation.
The examination of Henry nal Lsar.