The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-01-02

Norris W. Rowe Of West Buxton.
Me-. Is dead from bullet wound In
ficted by his 12-year-old son Leon.
The boy declared he shot In defense
OF his mother after his father had
seized her by the throat and threat
ened TO kill her and their 1--WE chill
/ dren.
The Muncy twins. William and
Samuel. IS years old and said to be the
oldest twins in the United States. cele-
brated their birthday Friday at Baby
Ion, N. Y.
Elmer McDaniels and Harold Sac
kett, each 10 years old, were drowned
in Grand river at Grand Lodge, Mich
The stream was frozen over for the
first time this winter and the lads
ventured out on the ice. which was
too thin TO cuport their combined
weight.
John Burkhart was arrested at
Kansas City by the sheriff Of Ochil-
tree county, Texas, In connection
with an attempt alleged to have been
made to burn the town OF Ochiltree,
Texas. last October. According to
the sheriff, Burkhart confessed.
]. c. Root, sovereign commander Of
the Woodmen OF the World and
founder Of that order, died Wednes-
day night at Hendersonville, N. G.
WASHINGTON.
The Japanese ambassador called up
on Acting Secretary Moore on Friday
TO request that the United States gov
eminent do what 1t could to protect
Japanese in Juarez and other border
points.
| A jubilee and rally OF the Congress
sional Union of Woman Suffragists
viii be held In Washington on Janu-
airy IL on the eve Of reconyening of
congress to discuss plans for contin-
uing the fight for standing commit
tee on equal suffrage In the house OF
representatives
Admiral George Dewey began cele-
bration OF his seventy-sixth birthday
on December 26, by appearing early
at his office TO discharge the duties
entailed on him as president of the
naval general board.
November foreign trade brought the
balance OF trade in favor of the Unit
ed states against foreign nations to
s642, 1904 for the eleven months
OF the calendar year, while for the
twelve months ending with November
the excess OF exports over imports
was $738,320, 766.
The financial liability Of the fed
eral government for the property lost
by California emigrants massacred at
Mountain Meadows. Utah. in 1857,
and made the basis of a claim before
1891, Is to be passed upon by the su-
preme court OF the United States.
FOREIGN.
Gen. Nicholas Ivanovich Grodekoff,
once Russian military commander-in-
chief in the far east. who assisted
General Skobeleff In the conquest of
! Turkestan,. is dead at st. Petersburg.
A so-called national welcome was
given Friday at Toxic to Francisco de
LaBarra, special envoy from Mexico
to thank Japan for her participation
in the Mexican centennial Seyeral
thousands OF people carrying lanterns
assembled in the city park, where
speeches delivered by prominent men
, were loudly cheered.
THE Briandist party" new politi
cal organization, has been formed al
Paris by 150 Republican senators and
members of the chamber of deputies
AS its name indicates. the party Is
headed by Aristide BRAND. former
premier.
"Siamese" twin girls, month old
who are Joined face to face by strir
OF flesh more than an inch thick be
tween their stomachs, have beer
brought to Paris to be separated by
a surgical operation.
} Fifty Japanese military officers have
/ requested permission through the
Mexican special embassy now in To
kio to enlist In the services OF the
Mexican army. according to informa
ton received by the war office al
I Mexico City.
, A son OF Premier r. w. A. Cort var
| der Linden and four other passen
( gers were killed and twelve injured
. Thursday in the wreck of a holiday
} train which jumped the track neal
Groninger, Netherlands.
. Jacob Broennum Scavenius Estrup
J for many years the leading politician
| of Denmark, died at Copenhagen OF
Wednesday. For nineteen years, from
1875 TO 1894. he was premier an,
, finance minister In the Danish cabinet
The Chinese government has cablet
10 its representatives abroad to urg.
the powers to agree to Russia's pro
posal that all foreign troops Shout,
be withdrawn from the province o
Chilli
BY presidential decree issued .
Mexico City. until the end of the pres