The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-20
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN sRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Linea-
lNTERmouNTAlN.


Lake OF the killing by bandits OF
George Redd. prominent member Of
the Mormon colony near Juarex. The
telegram stated that the murderers
escaped but that ON the following day
Eve Mexicans were executed by the
oonstitutionaIists for the killing.
In a suit filed at Salt Lake on Feb
ruary III, j. G. McReynolds. attorney
general OF the United States. charged
the Southern Pacific company with re
straining and attempting to monopo-
lie trade and commerce through its
control OF the Central Pacific Railway
company, and asks for complete dis
solution OF the two companies
Lord and Lady Decies visited Salt
Lake and Bingham on Tuesday and
Wednesday and were charmed with
Utah and her people. Lady Decies II
daughter OF the late Jay Gould.
Henry l.. A. Culmer, one OF the fore
most artists Of the United States,
business man and journalist. died at
his home in Salt Lake, February 10,
at the age OF so. following sudden
attack Of diabetis.
Charges OF peonage, Illegal impris-
onment and anarchy were met by
counter charges OF violence and In
surrection at stormy session of the
federal strike investigation committee
in Denver.
DOMESTIC.
Four employees OF the Hercules
Powder works at Keneville. N. j., we're
killed il an explosion which destroy
ed the packing house of the plant,
where tons OF powder were ready for
shipment to Mexico
Eleven members OF the so-called
New York poultry trust, all OF them
wealthy have begun serving senten-
ces OF three months In jail for viola.
ton OF the state anti-monopoly law.
In thirty years British exports have
increased 100 per cent, German. ex-
ports have increased $50 per cent and
United States exports have risen 316
per cent.
After predicting her death In the
near future and publishing her own
obituary In the January number of a
magazine she edited, Mrs. Zoe Ander-
son Norris. widely known writer and
newspaper woman, died at her home
in New York from heart failure.
The baseball players fraternity Is.
sued statement declaring an attitude
OF strict neutrality regarding the Fed.
eral league, President David l.. Fultz
denied report that players who join
the Federal league would be expelled
from the organization.
No vessel will be sent to the relief
OF the naval tug Potomac. imprisoned
by the ice packs In the Bay of Islands
on the coast Of Newfoundland The
navy department has announced that
4 would wait until the forces of ma.
lure made the release of the tug
possible
Initial testimony was given Satur-
day in support of the contention OF
the defense that United States Sen.
ator Thomas p. Gore, who Is being
sued by Mrs Minnie e. Bond for
$4,000 damages, is the victim OF d
conspiracy. engineered by disappoint
ed office seekers.
The crescent flag of the Turkish
empire was raised on the Panama.
Pacific exposition grounds at San
Francisco on Thursday ON the site
where the Turkish building will
stand.
The coal operators of Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and western Pennsyl
yania, in conference at Philadelphia
with the miners from those states tc
arrange new wage scale. proposed
that arbitration be resorted to in ali
negotiations where no settlements
have been reached prior to the ex
piration Of existing agreements
President Wilson's breaking OF pre-
cedents-his addresses in person tc
congress. hts abandonment of the
New Years day White House recep
tion--and the progress OF the Demo
cratic administration in general came
in for criticism by former Speaker
Joseph @. Cannon at a Lincoln ami
sersary dinner at Peoria, Ills.
George o. wilmarth. the oldest fire
chief in the United States In point Of
SERVICE, - nead AT Iopeka, kans. lie
had been the head of the Topeka fire
department since 1871 Chief VII
uiarth estimated that he had respond
&c TO 10000 fire alarms He was n
years old.
Unset diamonds valued at $4,000
were stolen from a carriage which
stood In front Of the store of jew
eier in Chicago The jewels. tbs
property OF Bernetti & Co. OF New
York City, we're In a grip which wal
seized by two men.
Rocco Parse. laborer. was killed
az a result Of the earthquake shocks
at Binghamton, n. Y. The tremor
caused caye-in Of trench in whicl
he was working.
Five persons were drowned whei
the Mfseiggfupf packet Gem was 40