The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-02-27

ing his barn, Henry Fulz, q farmer
living near Barbourville. KY, rushed
out of his home accompanied by his
family, only 10 be met with volley of
bullets that killed Fultz.
Salvatore Soriono and Frank Caper-
ALI have confessed to the police that
they placed the bomb that wrecked a
building In the Italian quarter In Chi
cago and injured number OF persons.
Unemployed men imported to take
the places Of copper mine strikers
testified at Hancock. Mich, that they
had come with the understanding
that the strike virtually was over and
that during their journey and after
their arrival they were kept under
guard.
George Bernhard. cook, was ar.
rested Saturday in West Orange. New
Jersey. charged with writing threat.
ening letters to President Wilson. The
letters were signed Gods Son.
Four persons were killed, ave prob.
ably fatally injured, and twenty-five
others hurt at Indianapolis when an
outbound English avenue street car
was crushed between two heavy trac
ton cars. The accident was caused
by slippery rails.
WASHINGTON.
President Wilson on Friday shook
hands with 100 Knights of Pythias
attending the annual convention and
celebrating the orders golden jubi
lee"
There was $1.6SS,619,167 in gold coin
and bullion in the United States at the
close of the last fiscal year, accord
ing to report by George e. Roberts,
director of the mint OF this amount
$1,250,000,000 was In the possession
of the government and the rest In
banks.
Opponents of woman suffrage will
be heard March before the judiciary
committee. A hearing already has
been arranged for that date for the
supporters of the amendment.
Bachelors cucumber the EARTH re-
marked Secretary Daniels when he or
dered Lieut.. Harrison E. Knauss de
tached from the presidential yacht
Mayfower so he could be married
The Mayfower is going to Mexican
waters.
Mrs. John A. Logan. widow of the
civil war hero, took poisonous medi-
cine at her home in Washington,
thinking she was taking cold rem
edy, and for several hours was in
precarious condition.
Senator Bristow of Kansas, in a
speech In the senate, accused Presi-
dent Wilson of inconsistency in his
views of the binding effect of the
Democratic platform.
FOREIGN.
News has reached Paris of the death
at Calcutta, India, of Bahia Bharati,
we'll known as Hindu mystic and
philosopher, aged SO years. Bahia Bhar-
att lectured In the United States in
1911.
The omission of the word obey
from the marriage service of the
Church of England appeare,. to find
considerable support among the bish-
ops attending the house of convoca.
ton of the province of Canterbury,
now in session in London.
William S. Benton, British subject,
has been killed In Juarez by order of
General Francisco Villa, the constitu,
tionalist commander. The details OF
the tragedy are not yet known.
Panic prevails at Cape Haitien as a
result OF the defeat of the rebels, and
an American warship has landed ma.
rines. The consulates are giving asy-
lum to refugees. The city authorities
have given $4,000 to supply rations to
the revolutionary soldiers in order to
i keep them from looting.
The execution of William S. Benton
British subject, by the CONSTITUTIONAL
lists in Juarez has revived the fear
among the government supporters at
Mexico City that the United States
will be forced by Great Britain to take
action that easily might become inter-
yention.
An infiammable dart for use by aero
planes was tested at Buc, France, in
the presence of military air experts
with satisfactory results. The dart
carries a small reservoir containing
gasoline. which explodes on contact.
Its purpose is to set fire to dirigible
balloons or buildings
The first by-election in England ne
cessitated by recent changes in the
cabinet resulted in the defeat of G. f.
G.. Masterman, liberal, in the south
west division of Bethnal Green by
thirty-four votes, the unionist candi-
date. Major Sir NJ Wilson, being elect.
ed.
It was decided at a meeting OF
Unionist members of the British house
of lords and the house of commons
that the peers should support the mo,
tion of Baron Ampthill for an inquiry
into the charges brought by the news
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