The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-03-20


Old Dominion liner Monroe when she
Virginia coast on January 80, have
been swept out OF the wreck by a
strong submarine current.
George Penrose, who was on trial
with Mrs. Louis van Keuren, charged
with killing the woman's husband at
Chicago last June. received his free
dom after Mrs. van Keuren had con-
fessed that she shot and killed hei
husband
Mrs. Raymond Robins, one OF Chi
Cages wealthiest and most widely
| known settlement workers. took the
witness stand In court In Chicago and
told Of her experiences picketing with
Mattresses in the attempt to boycott
a restaurant on Randolph street.
Governor Ferris or Michigan has
expressed the opinion that Michigan's
copper mine strike would soon be set
tied IL President Meyer of the West
ern Federation Of Miners will allow
the strikers to decide the proposition
by referendum vote.
WASHINGTON.
1t Is announced that c total of more
than 100000 has been appropriated
by the Carnegie endowment for inter
national peace in the aid of the fight
! for the repeal of the tolls exemption
| clause of the Panama canal act.
The United States government will
continue to insist on obtaining from
General Carranza and the Mexican
constitutionalists information con.
corning the welfare of all foreigners
in Mexico, and will not relax its en-
ergy in using it's good offices for their
protection
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eraI Blakeslee will visit Idaho, and
probably also Utah and Wyoming, to
Investigate and determine whether
star route carriers are being driven
into bankruptcy because of the de.
partment ruling which requires them
to handle parcel post packages.
Extensions for five years of the
existing arbitration treaty between
the United States and Paraguay,
which will expire next October, has
been ratified by the senate.
Senator John Sharp Williams made
an unsuccessful hight in the senate
on Thursday to check what he called
government extravaganza in the pur-
chase of automobiles for Joy riding
purposes
The insular bureau is taking steps
to restrict the entry of Hindus from
the Philippines into the United
States which are expected soon to re-
suit in the complete exclusion of that
class OF immigrants.
FOREIGN.
A sword duel fought In Paris be-
tween Jacques Richepin. son of Jean
Richepin, the Immortal" and Pierre
| Frondaie, author Of play now being
performed in Paris, resulted in the
wounding of Frondaie.
Severe fighting in which the Italian
troops killed 263 Arabs took place In
the neighborhool of the oasis of Seuet-
ina. The Italians lost two officers
and AZ native soldiers killed and a
number of officers and 100 native
soldiers wounded.
According to telegraphic advices
from Rio Janeiro, quiet still prevails
in the capital. An official note con,
corning the proclamation of martial
law in Ceara says the step was taken
owing to the impossibility of pacify-
ing that state by normal means.
Forty-three ships lie wrecked on the
shores in the vicinity of Melilla, Mo-
rocco. having been driven on the rocks
and shoals by terrific hurricane.
The wrecked vessels are five steam
ers and thirty-eight sailing craft.
Duelling among officers in the Ger
man army was strongly defended by
the Lieutenant General Erich Won Fai-
kenbayn, minister for war, in reply
ing to an Interpolation regarding the
fatal duel at Metz, February rs, when
Lieutenant Haage was killed.
Appropriation for the construction
oil new ships for the Japanese navy
was reduced by the house of peers
by s15,000.000. bringing the figure
down to $45,00O.000. The reduction
was adopted by 240 to "A votes.
Militant suffragets burned to the
ground large unoccupied mansion at
Stewarton, Scotland, belonging to the
Free Church of Scotland.
General Huerta's announcement ut
Mexico City that the federal army
had been ordered to assume the OF
fensive against the rebels has been
put in effect at rorreon, according
to reports which come from that city.
Miss May Richardson. the militant
suffraget, who hacked velasquezs
Rokeby Venus in the National gallery,
London, has been sentenced to six
months Imprisonment
Brigands sacked and burned the
city of Lao Hokow, killed DR.. t. Froy-
land, 4 Norwegian missionary, and
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