The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-02-05

Jose Nosasco, former director OF
public works of Santo Domingo, mas
settled the $4,000 shortage in his ac-
counts with the Dominican govern
ment by paying over $4,000 to the
prosecuting attorney and giving his
notes for the remainder.
The grand jury at New York has re-
turned two indictments charging MUIR
der in the first degree against Mrs.
Ida Sniffen Rogers, who was the asso-
ciate of Lorlys Elton Rogers, and al
leging that she poisoned her two
babies.
Orders have been issued by the H.
G. Prick Coke company to fire imme-
diately 1000 coke ovens that have
been idle at Connellsville, Pa, year
or more. About 1000 men will be
given employment five days week
in twenty plants scattered throughout
the region.
Copper Queen Consolidated Mining
company and the Calumet & Arizona
Mining company in Arizona will be
placed on sliding wage scale Feb
ruary. The present wage scale will
be established as minimum.
WASHINGTON.
Another confident prediction that
the country will enter upon new era
OF enterprise and prosperity was
voiced by President Wilson in
speech before the convention of the
American Electric Railway associa-
ton.
Senator Borah of Idaho and Senator
Burton of Ohio were named by former
Senator Bailey of Texas as 1915 pres
idential possibilities, in an address at
Washington.
The house immigration committee
voted to 3 to report the immigration
bill, vetoed by President Wilson,
back to the house with the recommen-
dation that it be passed over his veto.
In final appeal in the house for a
larger navy, Representative Hobson
OF Alabama declared it was his firm
conviction that the United States has
secured peace with Japan only by Civ
ing assurances of speedy retirement
from the Philippines.
Formal announcement of the post
ponement of opening ceremonies at
the Panama canal from March until
some time in July has been made by
Secretary Daniels.
President Wilson has vetoed the
immigration bill because of the lit
eracy test for admission OK aliens.
FOREIGN.
A casualty list issued at London
shows that the British armored mer-
chant vessel Viknor, which was lost
off the coast of Ireland several DAYS
ago, carried crew of 52S, all of
whom were lost.
A dispatch reaching Berlin from
Hamburg says that all British colon
ials in that city, with the exception
Tor the time being of the Australians.
have been arrested and transported
to Ruhleben.
me report comes from Geneva.
switzerland, to the effect that General
Pau, the noted French army com.
mander, had been sent to Russia 70
take over the command of one of the
russian armies in Poland.
The evacuation of Mexico CITY and
redistribution of forces has resulted
in no injury to foreigners, according
10 official reports thus far received
Five hundred children of soldiers
from Berlin who fell in battle wera
made happy on Wednesday of last
week by the receipt of their share Of
the Christmas presents sent To En-.
rope by children of America.
The Austrian government has decid
ca 10 organize grain monopoly on
similar lines to that established nv
Germany. The Austrian minister of
agriculture announces that the army
has procured supplies of grain suffi-
Client to last until the end of August
Fifty Greek villages around Kars in
south Transcaucasia, have been laid
\ ruins by the Turks. The flight of
ne Greek inhabitants was precipitate
'nd the women and children are said
Q have suffered intensely from the
old weather.
A royal decree has been issued call
ng TO the colors the Italian soldiers
I the first category born in 1883 and
to the field artillery. and
$50 the Alpha troops and the soldiers
| the third category, born in 1891
ssz' 1893 and 1894, belonging to the
lpine troops.
provisional President Cara hos
Mexico City and the citv
a been occupied by Gen. AIvado
oregon, the Carranza leader. AZ tbe
cad OF his troops.
The orders of the Austro- Hunearion
for the mobilization of the
ast line of reserves has brongbt ohon.
serious rising among the so,thern
iaVs' according to uncensored die
atches reaching Geneva from Ans
rian sources.
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