The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-04-07

| Patrolnan William Good, @ membe<
OF the Omaha police force since 1902,
was shot and killed by Oliver p. Nor
rell, former city fireman. who after
ward shot and probably fatal. wound
ed his wife and then took his own
life. Good had arrested Morrell for
beating his wife.
Colonel Roosevelt and Elihu Root
buried the Matched at luncheon in
New York City. II was their first
meeting since the break between
them in 1912.
Thomas Taggart, recently appointed
United States senator ad interim
from Indiana to succeed the late Sena-
tor Shivley, has issued an announce
ment saying he would not be a candi
date for the senatorial nomination to
succeed himself.
In train wreck at Amherst, o.,
thirty people were killed and forty In
Iured. The second section of a train
ran into the first section, and third
train collided with the wrecked trains.
The blame is placed on a signalman.
WASHINGTON
The annual fight over the rivers and
harbors bill has begun in the house.
The bill carries $40,0O0,000. A week
or more Of debate is expected.
With Villas main command shat.
tered by Colonel Dodd's cavalry dash,
the war department expects that the
death or capture OF the bandit leader
himself is only matter of a short
time now.
Approximately 234,482 citizens OF
military age in the United States now
outside the army have had military
training This estimate was trans
mitted by the war department TO the
senate in response TO q resolution.
An investigation by the attorney
general to determine whether Grim.
inal conspiracy is back of the rise in
the price of gasoline is directed in o
resolution introduced by Senator Mar.
tine and adopted by the senate.
All foot and mouth disease quaran'
tines and restrictions on the ship.
ment OF livestock are removed by an
order issued March 80 by the depart
ment Of agriculture.
Dr. T. Cary Grayson, President Will
sons physician and naval aide, and
Miss Alice Gertrude Gordon OF Wash.
lngton, Mrs. Wilson's most intimate
friend, will be married within the next
two months.
FOREIGN.
The hospital ship Portugal has been
sunk In the Black sea by German
torpedo boat or submarine, with o
large number OF wounded aboard, &C
cording TO an announcement at Paris
It Is reported that the Bulgarian
at Medina has been blown |
up, with heavy casualties among the |
troops. Thirty men are reported to |
have been killed and $50 wounded.
Five zeppeplln airships raided the
eastern counties of England Friday
night, Thus far 1t has been ascer
tanned that about ninety bombs were
dropped by the invaders.
With another lightning-llke swing
Of his tremendous driving foroes-this
time from the east to the west of the
German crown prince has
literally overwhelmed the fortified
village OF Malancourt, ebout ten miles
northwest of Verdun.
The Chinese government has signed
an agreement permitting Russia to
construct railroad in Manchuria. The
railroad will give Russia control in
northern Manchuria, in compensation
for the railway rights granted to
Japan in southern Manchuria, japan
Baron Won Schorlemer. Prusslan
minister of agriculture, speaking In
the Prussian house OF lords, declared
that according to the latest report
the crop prospects we're as good as II
was possible to expect and that Ger
many could hold out until victorious
end.
The discovery by entente allied pa
troll ships of four hostile submarine
bases among the Greek islands is an
nounced In wireless dispatch from
Rome.
Ion InOuSduu uOOh WOlhCAo VII NAN
Mersey went on strike on March 20
pending a decision Of arbitrators in
regard to overtime work, says a Lon
don dispatch,
Twenty persons were killed, be
tween thirty and forty were wounded,
and two German aeroplanes were de
stroyed in the aerial raid over Sa.
loniki
A semi-offlcial dispatch, from Sal
oniki says that Ave German aero
planes bombarded Saloniki early Mon,
day. AS a result OF the raid eighteen
civilians were killed and twenty-one
wounded.
The British liner Minneapolis was
sunk in the Mediterranean by a sub.
marine, according to Captain Bibby OF
the British steamer Leicestershire,
which has arrived at Marseilles FROM
Rangoon-
Attacking on a front OF 500 yards,