The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-09


Good Friday. made cross of railroa,
ties and with his face to the cas-
hanged himself upon 1t. He had beer
much depressed since his wife secures
a divorce recently
Robert Smith, OF Cleveland. Mich.
was sentenced to life Imprisonment
| for the murder OF Mrs. Grace STEM
hauser, TO whom he was 10 have been
married the day Of the murder. Smith
began serving his sentence less than
twenty-four hours after the murder
| John Confer. deaf mute. confessed
at Marshalltown, Iowa. that he killed
Dennis Milan and Mrs. Minnie Milan,
also deaf mutes, at their home near
Green Mountain Confer Is In jail.
He y 25 years OF age
The Greater Omaha annexation bill
providing for the absorption by the
city Of Omaha OF South Omaha and
the suburban towns OF Florence, Ben.
son and Dundee, has passed both
houses cf the legislature.
Fifteen American mining men. rep
| resenting as many different foreign
owned cofporatiors In northern Mex
leo, a. a meeting at III paso decided
TO light the amendments to the Mex
lean federal mining law made recent
" by the villa convention govern.
ment. which they consider virtually
lprohibitiye.
WASHINGTON
President Wilson has appointed the
adviHory committee on aeronautics, au.
thorizod by congress for scientific
study.
President Wilson has accepted an
invitation to attend Decoration day ex-
ercises at Arlington National cemetery
ON May 30. He probably viii speak
at the invitation OF the Grand Army
Of the Republic.
lnasmuch as the dissertation OF the
American flag flying above the home
OF John u. MoManus, ar american
citizen murdered In Mexico City, was
the act OF lawiess persons acting with
out authority, the United States gov
eminent has decided to make no de-
mand for an apology.
Efforts OF the United States govern
ment 70 obtain concessions from Ger.
many which would permit the impor.
tation Of German potash fertilizer
failed, 1t became known at Washing
ton, when American officials were adj
yised that Germany would make no
alteration OF her embargo.
President Wilson has authorized
the statement that he had given no
interview and had given no express
sion Of opinion about current affairs
TO Gabriel Applaud, who cabled to the
Paris Temps what purported to be
an interview with the president on
European and Mexican affairs
FOREIGN.
The attention OF the British public
is concentrated upon the question OF
abstinence. For the moment 1t has
oyershadowed the war.
Mark r. Robinson. capitalist and
yice.president OF the First National
bank OF Hawaii, shot and killed him.
self at Honolulu. In note he indicat-
ed that his act was caused by nerv.
Gus condition due to insomnia.
The Russians now are on the often.
siye along the whole OF their front |
from the Baltic sea TO the Rumanian |
border, and In the Caucasus, according
to a Stockholm dispatch, they have
an enormous number OF I
soldiers on the coast OF Finland 10
prevent any attempt by the Germans
10 land there,
The French steamer Emma, bound
o Bordeaux, was torpedoed In the
British channel off Beachy Head by
herman submarine. Nineteen mem.
'ers Of her crew were drowned. only
wo being saved.
The committee appointed by the
sondon board Of trade to INQUIRE iatc
he causes for the rise In retail prices
4 coal for domestic use recommends
n Its report that II the prices do not
eturn shortly to reasonable level
he government should consider
Ian for assuming control OF the out.
ut OF the collieries during the war.
The British steamer Seven Seas, OF
S2 tons, was torpedoed by German
on Reachy Head The al.
ick was without warning and eleven
her crew OF eighteen, including ali
40 officers except the second engi-
eer, were drowned.
An uprising in Nicaragua fomented
General Julian Irias, minister OF
ar under the zelaya regime. has
sen put down by the government.
Fierce lighting is taking place south.
lst OF Beligrod. between the upper
aches OF the river San and the great
arpathian ridge.
The centenary OF the birth OF Prince
m Bismarck, Prussia's famous
atesman. was celebrated with the ut.
ost enthusiasm. April /, In the Ger
an capital Most Of the houses
ere lasishly draped With the national
Tors.
The death OF Nathan Mayer Roth.
hid, first baron Rothschild. head OF