The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-26

Marshall has signed a contract 4
lecture at least four weeks, after the
close of the present session Of con
gress. The vice president win receive
$500 lecture. according to the an
lnouncement
| The annual report of the Union Pa
cifc Railroad company, just made
public, shows that 1t made profit OF
approximately $59,00O,000 on the sale
of its Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railway shares and a profit
Of about s16.000,o00 on its Southern
Pacific holdings.
William Bastian, known In police
circles as the de Luxe" burglar,
whose operations in prosperous
homes in San Francisco during the
last few years netted him about
100000. pleaded guilty to burglary.
Indictments are expected from the
grand jury investigating cases Of law
lessness arising in the copper mine
strike zone In Michigan
George s. Bowdoin. one-time partner
of the late j.. r. Morgan, died Tues
day at his home In New York, in his
eighty-second year. His son Temple
is a member of the Morgan firm.
WASHINGTON.
The administration currency reform
bill, proposing revision OF the finan-
cial system OF the United States, and
the creation of regional reserve banks
to act as Strengthening elements in
the banking and financial world, pass.
ed the senate on Friday by vote Of
81 to "a.
Attorney General McReynolds, has
made public details of an agreement
for reorganization OF the American
Telegraph & Telephone company, the
telephone trust" which will prevent
litigation to dissolve that corporation
under the antitrust act.
President Wilson has signed the
Hetch Hetchy bill granting a public
water supply to San Francisco.
Ratification by Republican state CON
ventions or state organizations of the
reapportionment Of delegates to ma
tional conventions, adopted by the ma
tional committee at Washington, Is to
be urged as soon as possible, accord
Ing to members of the committee.
In a debate in the house on Thurs
day, Republican Leader Mann drew a
pessimistic picture of the Industrial
conditions and said they warranted
note of warning to the party In power.
Taking advantage of reductions un--
der the Underwood tariff law, the
navy has adopted the general policy
Of purchasing supplies In the markets
of the world, instead of only in tho
American market
FOREIGN.
Lieutenant Baron Won Forstner--
who was the cause of the recent
troubles between military and civil.
inns at Zabern, Alsace Germany--has
been sentenced to forty-three days
imprisonment and deprived OF his
commission as an officer. He was
charged with assaulting lame shoe.
maker.
The Duke of Orleans, pretender to
the throne OF France, broke his arm
while skating in an ice rink at Brus.
sells. He collided with another skater
so violently that both were uncon.
scious for few minutes.
Yuan Shi Kai's plans for perman.
emily doing away with the Chinese
has received the unquali-
fled Endorsement of the military and
civil governors of all the provinces.
DR.. de Fleury, the famous French
scientist, recently offered the opinion
that love is a mental madness, with
definite symptoms and treatment. He
suggested the administering to sui
ferers of this common malady of a
serum antidote
BY appealing directly to General
Huerta on Friday, Nelson O'Shaughn-
essy. American charge d'affaires, OBJ
tanned from him almost immediately
unequivocal consent to the release OF
three Americans now In Jail, whose
liberation has long been delayed by
legal maneuvering.
The Italian chamber of deputies by
vote of 1862 to 80, approved the re,
ply to the speech from the throne.
Those who voted against approval
were for the most part Socialists.
Fourteen deputies abstained from vot.
ing.
An unsuccessful attempt, attributed
% suffragets. was made to blow up
part of the southeast wall of Holloway
all, London, by the explosion of two
bombs. The bombs are believed to
have been secreted in the garden of
! house adjoining the jail.
The cabinet ON Thursday decided
against official representation of
treat Britain at the Panama-Pacific
exposition.
General Salvador Mercado. com.
nander in chief of the federal army
4 the north, announces that the fed.
raj army will leave ojinaga within
ew days to march to chihuahua with
view of attacking and recapturing