The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-01-09

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ing passenger agent OF the Southern
Pacific, while holding up train near
Los Angeles, has been sentenced to
be hanged.
| High waves along the waterfront
at Santa Cruz, Cal. have swept the
ocean beach until the sands have been
washed away to depth OF five and
six feet, revealing money. jeweIry and
other vaiuabies lost by summer visit
| ors.
Unless the federal government In
| tervenes in the copper country strike
the Western Federation men In the
Michigan iron fields will lay down
their tools. according to resolutions
adopted by the Negaunee and Ish-
ming unions OF the organization.
After following his wife and Rich
ard Daoub, Syrian peddler, over
three states for almost year, AGA
zacour, another Syrian. found them
In a tenement house at Steubenville,
o.. and after stabbing Daoub to death.
perhaps fatally stabbed Mrs. Zacour.
zacour escaped
WARRINGTON.
There were 1909 national banks
doing business in the United States
December 81, according to the comp
troller OF the currency. The author
lied capital of these banks was ST.
070, 139,175. with an outstanding bond
secured circulation amounting to
S740, 633,645.
Congress will be asked to create
States navy Immediately after the
holiday recess.
A fight which is expected to open
up the whole question of water pow
er policy, including the federal regu-
lation of prices to consumers and
government exaction OF bills. will be
begun In the house shortly after the
holiday recess.
New Years day In the capital pass
ed over without White House recep-
ton for the first time since the day
OF President Monroe.
Seven hundred and sixty-seven
banking institutions, scattered over
forty-five states and having an aggre-
gate capital, exclusive of surplus, Of
approximately 100000 have in
formed the federal authorities of
their intention TO enter the new cur
rency system.
Heckling of business interests
throughout the country has been put
under the ban by President Wilson
and his representatives in the senate
and house. Legislation against big
business interests is to be held up un-
I'll the tariff bill and the currency bill
shall have been applied and adjusted
to commercial and financial condi
tons
FOREIGN.
Seven soldiers were killed and
twelve seriously and twelve slightly
injured at Woippy station, Germany.
when fast express telescoped mill
tary train returning TO Metz with men
who had been on furlough for the
Christmas holidays.
King Alfonso on the advice Of the
cabinet has dissolved the Spanish
parliament and proclaimed a general
election. Deputies will be voted for
on March 5.
An indication that Russia is not sat
istied that all the complications raised
by the recent Balkan wars have yet
been disposed of is given by the is.
sue OF long official list OF topics
which Russian newspapers are pro-
hibited from mentioning during 1914.
Capt l.. l.. Lane of the schooner
Polar Bear has written the depart
ment of naval service at Ottawa,
Ont. confirming reports of the safe
~ of the Anderson section of the
Stefansson arctic expedition.
1t is officially stated that $4,000
executions were carried out In the
province OF SEE Chuen alone in 1918.
Most OF those killed were robbers.
but large number were political Of
tenders
The London Spectator, In an article
on the Mexican situation, declares
that the pressure of public opinion
in all the rest of the world win soon
force the United States to intervene
IN Mexico.
II is reported in Tangier, Morocco,
that Raisuli. the former Moorish
brigand, had been proclaimed sultan OF
Morocco by his partisans in the int.
rior, who have decided to continue at
all costs the war against the Euro.
pean invaders Of their country.
President Juan Vincente Gcmez has
returned 70 the capital OF Venezuela
after an absence of FIVE months. He
brought with him an army Of 1000
MEN. with which he had encamped
at Maracay since early In August,
when Gen. Cipriano Castro. the for
mer dictator, made an unsuccessful
attempt to bring about revolution
An American. p. II. Garland, of San
Jose, Chihuahua, killed two Mexican
bandits, wounded two more and
frightened another pair away as they