The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-07-11

jury In the superior court ~ Dan
Francisco.
! Willie Richie knocked out Joe
Rivers in the eleventh round Of their
championship fight at San 1rancisco
on July a.
The Mississippi river claimed three
lives on July 4 at La Crosse, Wis,
when frail skiff capsized In the
high waves caused by the motor boats
speeding In the annual races there Of
the La Crosse Motorboat club.
Samuel stevens Sands, stepson OF
William X. Vanderbilt, was killed in
an automobile accident near West
Hampton, L. l., Wednesday. The ma
chine he was driving overturned
when a tire burst.
Chicago women on Tuesday cele-
brated their political independence
when 1000 women, representing a
score or more societies active In OBJ
tanning the passage OF a women's sui.
frage bill paraded Michigan avenue.
WASHINGTON
Ratifications OF a new treaty be-
tween the United States and Italy,
the first OF its lind ever negotiated
by the American government. were
exchanged Thursday by Secretary
Bryan and the italian ambassador
The total amount of money In the
United States at the beginning Of
the new fiscal year was $3,71S,379, 900,
an increase OF $12,456.00O over a
month ago, according to statement
from the treasury.
Majority members of the senate
finance committee have decided that
all schedules Of the new tariff bill
except sugar and wool should become
effective Immediately after the en-
actment of the measure into law.
When Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska withdrew from the Demo
cratic tariff caucus on Wednesday
because that body voted down his
amendment that would put a gradn,
ated income tax on tobacco produc,
ton, he precipitated the liyeliest time
that the senate Democrats have ex
perienced since they began considera
ton OF the tariff measure.
Who is to be the thirteenth White
House bride was solved Wednesday
night when President and Mrs Will
son announced the engagement of their
second daughter, Jessie Woodrow
Wilson, to Francis Bowes Sayre, who
is in District Attorney Whitmans Of
fee in New York
FOREIGN
Practically all the mines in the
Rand district in South Africa are now
involved In the strike, which is
bound to have a serious effect on the
gold mining industry of South Africa
The engineers. carpenters and ma.
sons have decided to go out.
General Josias Won Hoeringen, who
had been minister of war of Ger.
many since August u, 1909, has re-
signed his post.
Walter Hines Page, the new United
States ambassador, held his Fourth OF
July celebration at Claridge's hotel,
London, the whole ground floor OF
which had heen transformed to &C.
commodate the 1000 visiting and res.
ident Americans and persons promi.
nent in British diplomatic and social
life.
The marriage of former King Man.
uel OF Portugal and Princess Angus.
tine Victoria, daughter OF Prince Viii.
helm of Hohenzollern, has been set
for September
Sir Arthur Edward Wears, Ulster
king of arms at the time the crown
jewels were stolen from Dublin
castle in the summer Of 1907, has
been awarded $4,000 damages for
libel in suit brought against the
London Mail, sensational weekly
newspaper.
Damage amounting to $4,000 was
done by fire in the large factory at
Sutton'Coldheld, England, which is
believed to have been the work OF a
suffraget arson squad
Biplanes plloted respectively by the
German aviator Kelscher and Cap
tain Friedel, at Johannisthal, Ger
many, came together in the dusk al
an altitude of sixty feet. Both
crashed to the ground. Helscher died
shortly afterwards. Frieders spine
was badly injured.
Press dispatches say sanguinar,
Fighting has taken place at Oytche
palye, where the Bulgarian losses
were enormous and 1000 Bulgarian:
surrendered, In this engagement
1000 Servians were killed and
wounded
The Bulgarian government has ad
dressed an urgent appeal to Russia
according to a Sofa dispatch to the
London Times, invoking intervention
at Athens and Belgrade in the hope
OF preserving peace.
According to current report, the
, Bulgarians have burned the town OF
Guevghell and the villages of Stoya.
eotl, Soho and Berovo. massacreins
old men and women and children.
The Greek foreign minister inform