The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-28

for Che impending contest for traffi
supremacy in transcontinental bus
ness to the Pacific coast, have place
orders for 500 freight cars OF variou
types, aggregating in cost 50, ,00e
Honest business and honest mel
have nothing to fear" This is the az
surance which President-elect Wilson
gave In a lengthy statement explain
ing the enactment into law OF tn,
seven antitrust bills which he signed
Thursday.
A machine gun of the Thirteenth
cavalry platoon at Hachita, N. NJ, dis
appeared Sunday. II is believed thai
Mexican rebels came over the border
and stole the piece.
Sheriff ]. A. Walton OF Brewster
county, Texas, with posse is pur
suing a small band OF Mexicans, who
crossed the border and raided some
ranches In Texas, stealing horses, sad
dies and arms.
WASHINGTON
The report of the special commits
sion 10 fix the boundary line between
Texas and New Mexico, approved Fri
day by President Taft, decided il
favor OF the Texas contentious.
AS token Of their esteem, promi
nent society women OF the national
capital on Friday presented President
Taft with rare pearl scarf pin ant
Mrs. Taft with diamond necklace .oi
pure white stones.
Several hundred Utah Indian wa
veterans are to receive increases In
their pensions. The bill, as nnally
agreed upon, increases to 500 month
the pensions OF all survivors of the
various Indian wars who are now or
the pension roll.
There Is less graft, there Is less
scandal. police protection is better
and nature appears more beautiful in
Washington than In any city in this
country, President Taft declared on
February 20 in his farewell speech to
the business and professional men OF
the capital.
There are to be no Democratic or
other donkeys In the inaugural parade
on March 4. This was decided Thurs
day at meeting OF the inaugural
committee.
Plain labelling of food packages
with the net weight and contents be-
fore they are sold to the public is re-
CURED by bill passed by the senate
Thursday, which already had passed
In the house
FOREIGN
One hundred Christians were mas.
sacred by Turkish troops in the vii
lage of Kenaminio, according to dis.
patches received by the Bulgarian
government, Similar massacres and
other atrocities are reported through.
out the Tchatalja district.
Eight Mexican states-Zacatecas
Coahuila, Nuevo Leon. chihuahua, San
Luis Potosi, Vera Cruz, Sinaloa and
Pueblo-have expressed dissatisfac-
tion with the new regime in Mexico |
and Will not support the government
set up by General Huerta.
Ye Ho Ma La. empress dowager OF |
China, died February 81. She was the |
widow of Emperor Kwangsu, who died |
IS, 1908. The empress had
been Ill only few days The actual |
cause of her death is unknown, but it
IS said the symptoms of her ailment
assembled appendicitis.
Governor Maytorena OF the state of
Sonora has issued proclamation to
he peopel urging them to remain
oval to Maedro as the only legally
constituted president Of the republic
" Mexico.
The government will propose to the
British parliament that funds from
he national treasury be appropriated
or the dependents of the late Captain
scott and his four companions who
lied in the Antarctic regions.
That the new administration In
dexico expects to use the methods of
'orflrio Diaz so far as is possible in
governing the country was made evil
lent Friday In conversation Provis-
onal President Huerta had with news
'aper men.
It is rumored that the great ma
ions OF Europe, through their diplo-
matte representatives In Washington,
ave served notice on the United
states that immediate steps must be
aiken to restore peace in Mexico or
penly announce to the world that the
lonroe doctrine has been. abandoned.
The German government officially
its intention to grant
ubsidy necessary to insure credi-
able German display at the Berlin
olympic games in 1916
The London Times believes that
European mediation between Turkey
nd the Balkan allies is likely to ac
ompany or follow mediation be-
ween Bulgaria and Rumania.
A letter written by George Wash
lgton at Mount Vernon on February
. 1889, and referring to the election |
{ the representatives of the first