The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-07-31

t4tAlA<t AANit1st A1f-der Is E4&tDtaAF4 q
more thzn $1,000.
The Temporary receivers for the n
p Chaain company. dry goods meE
ekants declared IN preliminary re-
sort that the total assets * the bank
rnpt nrn, exclusive 81 notes undEx-
counted. were s5z,s7szss, and to.ai
liabilities, exclusive b n0te undls-
lfcunfed 81 capital stock. sssS4z. z5s,
showing an excess Of assets over la.
bAftses d ss.934lg1-
Twenty dollars ana tweaty-ave
ceSts were secured BY two masked
bandits who shot and killed Tom Il
gin. > nagmen. h a. atfenps 10 hold
gp train near New Orleans
Holmes Davidson, mzrzhaI Tor the
district and william r. Plank. dep
NY, reFe shot and almost Instantly
killed ~ Tulsa. Okla. BY william
Baber. when they attempted 70 enter
The Iatters residence to search d
.fOr ccntrabznd liquor
WAstfiNoTCH.
While entogn0Iosists Of the depart
neHt Of agriculture are concerned
aysr the unusual prevalence and se-
tIyity d the army worm. the Hesssan
~ and the tassock moth in many
carts 81 the country this sumner.
rsHaing damage % crops and trees.
siey gay there Ia no danger Of a re-
currenee Of the army worm pest next
year.
President Wilson has sent 70 The
senate for ratification Secretary Esry.
ans new peace treaties viii twenty
nations. providing for special hives
tsgatIon of disputes in all cases where
the resources Of diplomacy have failed.
Final agreement on bill to tax
out Of existence Bo-calIed gambling
transactions IN cotton futures has
been reached BY house and senate
conferees.
Secretary organs peace treaties
with Argentine. Brazil and Chile were
signed July "a. binding the south
American countries individually and
the United states 70 submit 10 inyes
tigatiOn for year all differences
which cannot be settled through
diplomacy.
sudden withdrawal by President
Wilson Of hls nomination Of Thomas
y Jones of Chicago to be a member
ot the federal reserve board on
Thursday ended the bitter contro
veray over his confirmation in the
senate.
FOREIGN.
Austrias ultImatnn TO Seryla has
caused the grayest situation which
BIAS confronted Europe In years. in the
opinion Of the newspapers. The
opinion is expressed that whether
there will be conflict depends al
most entirely upon the attitude Of
Germany and Russia.
Eight consttiut!onaiist soldiers ana
eighteen Indians were killed IN a fight
between constltutionallats apd hostile
Yaquis. according to a report received
from General Salvador Aiyarado, con
commander at Guaymas
The light took place at Campo Verde
General Huerta and the party Of
tugitives from Mexico accompanying
him arrived at Kingston. Jamaica, nj
noon Friday on board the German
cruiser Dresden from Puerto Mexico.
The Austro- Servian situation was
-
the Russian cabinet on Friday II is
that as result Russia
will intervene IN the con
BY asking Austria to prolone
the period she has given Servia to RI
ply to her ultimatum, so that Euro
pean diplomats may have time to acs
The attitude that Italy viii take N
the Austro Seryian crisis will be sim
ply to safeguard her interests against
my change In the equilibrium on The
Adriatic aud In the Balkans, it il
said
Master Humphreys clock the old
timepiece made famous BY Dickens.
has been sold 10 a New York dealer
by the London auctioneer with whom
Il had been placed
The Japanese steamer Komogatt
Maru with her load OF 352 Hindus
who resisted the Canadian govern
ments order OF deportation for more
than three months, left the hArbor at
Vancouver. b. c.. on Thursday, bound
for the orient.
A note threatening to destroy the
capital Of Albania unless Prince VII
liam Of wied rendered his abdication
OF the rulership was handed by the
Mussulman insurgents to the repre-
sentatiyes OF the European powers
al Durazzo.
An larson squad" OF militant suffra
gets set fire 10 and destroyed a large
unoccupled mansion at Birmingham
England. A quantity OF cotton wco
soaked with petrol had been distrib
uted about the place and the flames
were then set to IL.
The outstanding fact in the Irish
situation is that the home rule con.
ference is still in being. The pre-.
dictions OF the whole liberal and