The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-07-18

Transactions In stocks on the new
York stock exchange on July u
amounted to but little over eo,oos
shares, tho smallest days business
| for full day session aimee 1895.
Or M. J. Dorsey OF the University
Of Minnesota agricultural school, has
telcgraphed his refusal or the offer to
become the head OF the department Of
Arizona.
Frank Banweraerts was hanged IN
The prison at San Quentin. Cal, Fri.
lay, for the murder OF two women
near Riverside a year ago He pro,
tested his innocence TO the end.
The forest fires on Mount Tsmalpais
ARE out. Here and there linger few
amoldering embers. but after four
days and three sIeepless nights OF
Sighting. Mill Valley, Larkspur, Corte
MADEIRA and Muir Woods are definite.
| ~ beyond the return OF danger.
Representatives OF railroad compan.
les and trainmen's brotherhoods will
call on President Wilson to urge that
ne aid In preventing the threatened
strike OF 100000 employees OF eastern
railroads By advocating immediate
passage OF pending amendments To-
the Hrdman act.
WASHINGTON
Secretary Houston has issued an
order establishing quarantine on
cattle IN certain parts OF Montana, Ne.
hraska Iowa. Colorado. Oklahoma
and Texas. because OF the existence
Tor a disease known 70 cattlemen as
scabies.
L No word has come TO ths state de
partment from the Huerta government
concerning charges that United
States consuls in Mexico and the army
and navy along the border and coast
have been aiding the reyolutionists
Secretary Bryan will leave Washing.
ton April Is for six weeks lecture
tour principally in Indiana, Illinois
and Iowa. In his absence John Bias
sett Moore. counsellor OF the depart
ment, win be acting secretary oil
state.
Secretary Bryan told the house APP
| preparations committee Friday that II
was vitality important to appropriate
$4,000 toward expenses OF the Inter
national Opium congress at The
Hague
The senate has passed bill ne
longer to require residence on public
lands entered where Insufficient water
for domestic purposes exists and also
the Borah bill authorizing specific
improvements on homestead entries in
lieu OF cultivation OF certain acre
age annually.
FOREIGN
The Russian grand duke, Boris,
proposes to follow the example of
King George and Colonel Roosevelt
by bringing his detractors into coo
Attorneys for the grand duke have
given notice of libel suit against an
American magazine which has wide
circulation in England.
The Seryian minister at London
has submitted to the British foreign
office Photographic reproduction OF
document found on the body of a
bulgarian officer, which, 1t Is alleged,
proves that the Bulgarians began the
hostilitles, The documents contain
instructions to commence surprise
operations against the Greeks and
! Serylans.
Right Hon. Redmond Barry. lord
chancellor OF Ireland, died Friday.
Redmond Barry was born In 1866 He
was solicitor general OF Ireland from
i905-s and attorney general i9osll.
The town OF Monclove, in Coahuila,
! was captured by the federal comman.
der Colonel Mas after two hours
fighting. No estimate OF the dead is
given.
/ Rebels who have been menacing
| chihuahua for the last several weeks
have apparently withdrawn Divided
into three columns. they have taken
/ quarters at ALBANIA, Mapula and lei
/ CHARGE.
official dispatches received at
4 Juarez. Mexico, from Mexico City
state that Colonel Gonzales CARA has
/ disembarked at Guaymas, Sonora,
with relnforcements for General Pc,
| dro 0jeda. who has been holding the
port for two weeks against rebel as,
saults
4 n Taburno, prominent publicist
died at ST. Petersburg OF heart dis.
ease after writing an article on the
Balkan war He was OF Montenegrin
origin and the emotion caused by the
stirring incidents Of the campaign is
said TO have brought about his death.
j Stealing motor car Is common
occurrence In Paris, but up 10 now
aeroplanes have been left alone 4
stolen aeroplane has just been dis
covered in a shed at courbevois.
The Pail Mall Gazette says that a
tpetiticn for divorce by Mrs. George
Corwallis-West formerly LADY Ran.
dolph Spencer Churchill, who is 4
daughter OF the late Leonard Jerome
! Of New York. is to be heard BY the
divorce court in few days.