The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-04


ing at Progressive party dinner at
Albany, ". " announced the inten.
ton OF that party to strive for the Sc
lection OF women delegates to the
next constitutional convention.
Killed by news OF the food in Ohio
Frederick @. without, for fifteen years
postmaster Of Dayton, Is dead at the
home OF his son, in Oakland, where
he had been visiting.
Governor Cox Of Ohio has request
ed the press to send out notice that
all contributions be sent TO Colonel
w L. Wilson, treasurer OF the relief
committee.
Mrs. Jessie Eaton OF Plymouth,
Mass, has been indicted for the muir
der of her husband, Rear Admiral 10
seph G. Eaton. 1t is charged Mrs
Eaton placed poison in a cereal drink
which the admiral took with his
meals.
fearful loss OF life resulted at Day.
ton, Ohio, on Tuesday, when the MI
ami river leyee went out and the city
was flooded The death list will run
into the hundreds and the property
loss into millions.
WASHINGTON
President Wilson has completed the
tariff message which Will be submit.
ted to congress on the converting OF
the special session which he has
called for April Z. This message con
Germs only the tariff.
President Wilson, Mrs Wilson and
her three daughters have been vac
cinated by DIR. Grayson, the family
physician There Is general small
pox scare in washington, although the
cases are OF a mild type
Official announcement was made at
the White house Monday that former
President Eliot OF Harvard has de.
clined President Wilson's offer to be
ambassador to Great Britain.
Willis L. Moore, chief OF the wealth
er bureau, has resigned. Secretary
Houston accepted the resignation,
after a talk with President Wilson,
to become effective July 81.
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Cabell has given notice that the Webb
act, prohibiting the shipment of
| liquor into prohibition territory for
general sale, will not be enforced by
internal revenue officers.
A 2 per cent tax may be levied by
congress on the excess of incomes
over $4,000 year under the authority
OF the new income tax amendment,
FOREIGN
Governor Felipe Rivera of Sinaloa
10 reported to have been lost at sea
while being taken on military trans
port along the Pacific coast. He was
arrested by Huerta military authori-
ties.
Harold A. McNaughton. a leader in
Vancouver society, was acquitted by
a jury for the murder of Ernest Spi.
nard in October 1912. McNaughton,
while walking with the pretty wife OF
Spinard, a laborer, was attacked by
the latter and struck him with an UNI,
brella, crushing his skull
A report which thus far lacks con,
firmation, Is current at Mexico City
that boat with more than 400 sol
diers on board has been sunk of
Guaymas, in the gulf OF California
as the result of an explosion
Bulgaria has accepted the offer Of
mediation made by the European
powers, but with provision that prac
tically negative the proposals OF the
powers.
The permanent commission of the
Mexican congress refused to ratify
the executive decree calling for an
election July "a. The commission
leaves the question to congress, which
Will convene April 2.
Fighting was reported THURSDAY
south OF Naco between ojeda's fed
eral forces and state troops victoriou.
at Cananea 0iedas 400 soldiers har
evacuated Naco.
Field Marshal Viscount Wolsley
one of the most famous of modern
British soldiers, died Tuesday at Men
tone, France, in his eightieth year.
Lieutenant Clark OF the Indiar
army medical department was hang
ed at Allahabdad, India, for tn,
murder OF Mr.. F'ulham, an examines
of military accounts. He died with
cut flinehing.
Adrianople has fallen after One o
the most stubborn defenses in tn,
history OF warfare, and Tchatalja, &C
cording to telegram received b,
the bulgarian legation at London OF
Wednesday night. has suffered Xix,
fate.
A courier from Cananea, Mexico
reports the death OF four American,
In the battle between the Sonora stat,
troops attacking and the fedora
troops defending the barracks at tina
place Tuesday.
+. Wholesale slaughter of prisoner
and civilians is reported along tn,
branch line of the Mexican Contra
railroad between Jlminez and Parral