The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-09
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lars have been surrendered to the gov
eminent by the Colorado Fuel & Iron
company In consideration or the dis
missai Of suit involving $500 acres
owned BY the company. The land is
located In southern Colorado.
Judge VIII r. King or Portland.
Democratic national committeeman
for Oregon, has been appointed chief
counsel OF the United States reclama-
ton service by Secretary Lane.
Peter Eales. 6S, former CHIEF OF po-
lice Of Cripple Creek. Colo. arrested
in Salt Lake last Novmber chargd
with Wholesale awindles on the Pa
clfic coast. has been sentenced to two
years At Folsom penitentiary at stock.
ton. Cal.
Land stipulated to be worth from
thirty to sixty million dollars has been
taken from the Southern Pacific Rail.
way company and returned to the fed
eral government by orders or Judge
Wolyerton IN the United states district
court ut Portland.
Senator Newlands OF Nevada who
leads the protest OF western senators
against free wool and sugar, predicts
q serious loss OF party strength II the
west IL Disseminated against In the
tariff bill.
The Moffat road, known as the Den
yer Northwestern & Pacific railroad,
with it's rightof-way and all holdings
from Denver to Salt Lake city. was
sold Monday at public auction to Ben
jamin Strong, Jr.. and George II.
Burr, representing the bondholders for
the road, for 100000,
DOMESTIC
The administration anti-alien land
holding bill. drawn by Attorney Cen
erai Webb passed the California SEN
ate Friday morning by a vote OF 80 to
?, after nearly ten hours OF debate,
The only negative votes were cast by
Senators Cartwright. Democrat. and
Wright. Republican
The state senate OF New York has
rejected by vote OF az TO &c Governor
suffers nomination OF John Mitchell
nf Mount Vernon, the labor leader as
labor commissioner.
While assisting Roy NJ Francis 10
start his hydro.aeroplane for test
over the bay at Oakland. Herman u.
Jansen, a Los Angeles aviator. lost
his balance and fell forward into the
whirlIng propeller OF the machine.
Jansen was killed instantly, his head
being cut Off by the propeller.
Il Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's speech
In advocacy OF woman's suffrage Fri
day night Ia New York city. was re-
eeived with rousing enthusiasm by
tremendous audience which filled 10
overfiowing the Metropolitan opera
house.
Lawrence Lindbloom, a chauffeur,
who In 1910 ran over and killed Joseph
Weise. was found guilty Of murder by
n jury in the criminal court at Chi
eago and sentenced to fourteen years
Imprisonment.
A lone robber who boarded a Kan.
sas City Southern train at the depot
at Kansas City. lined up and robbed
the passengers soon after the train
left town, securing about $1,000 In
money and jewelry. In duel one of
the passengers and the bandit was
wounded.
After hiding all night in the
swamps near Augusta. Ga. Richard
Austin, the negro who killed two
white men and wounded four OF a
posse hunting him for an attempted
assault on a young white woman,
slipped past his pursuers and escaped
Pleas of not guilty were entered by
]. G. Wilson. p. A. Wilbrand and Pc
ter p, Burke. the three stock brokers
who were indicted for conspiracy in
inducing Charles f. Baker. the de-
faulting assistant cashier OF the
crocker National bank Of san Fran.
cisco. TO take funds from the institu.
ton.
otis Skinner. the actor. underwent
an operation at indianapolis of the
ear. Or. Lafayette Page OF the Indt-
- university school Of medicine,
nerformed the operation. said
Ne Mr. Skinner withstood the
ID shape. his condition was
OF the eastern terri
ssed the freight rate
ided 10 ask che In,
hcommission TO al
kcrease on freight
Fees of the Interna-
company twine mills
who went on strike
A,mpathy with the strike
AzlaA rope mills. voted al
Aaasy on April 80. to ac-
esma altered by the COM
zstsienent.
ns sssaled "To the High
replesens@g negro
pan with her child standing
ktfon block, has been reject
Brooklyn Institute because
end to keep alive memories
etter be forgotten"