The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-02-02

San Diego.
Rather than see Patrick Riley, a
friendless tramp. who died OF exposure
buried In a pauper's grave, the ress
dents of Avon, ILL.,, gave him public
funeral. Villagers closed their shops
for half day. purchased floral offer
ings and followed the hearse to the
cemetery.
A1phonse Gomez, suspected by fed
eral agents az New Orleans OF being
In this country on an important mis-.
sion for Francisco villa, was sentenc-
ed to ten days In jail on charges OF
being a dangerous and suspicious char
acter.
WASHINGTON.
The annual rivers and harbors APP
preparation bin carrying $3S,OO0,O00,
including more than $i0000,O00 for
new projects, was passed by the
house by vote of 22f to 1871.
Democratic members OF the house
In caucus approved by vote OF lis
to IS the administration revenue bill
framed TO meet the prospective treas
ury deficit next year.
Secretary Lansing has sent to the
Mexican dc facto government another
protesting against the
enforcement OF a decree providing for
the FORGETTING OF mines In which work
is not resumed by February IA.
A bin appropriating $250.OO0 for a
nationa! aanitarium for lepers, already
passed by the house. was passed by
the senate January rs. The institution
Ia to be administered by the public
health service and officers engaged In
the work will be given pay and half.
After several weeks consideration
the senate interstate commerce com.
mlttee has practically agreed on rail-
road legislation TO supplement tina
Adamson law.
The house public lands committee
has reported fayorably upon Repre-
sentative Addison Smiths bill to Gre
ate the Sawtooth national park out
Of portion OF the Sawtooth national
forest. The bill provides that present
grazing on the lands involved shall not
be curtailed
FOREIGN.
The labor conference In session at
England, unanimously
adopted resolution urging that all
the British representatives at the
peace conference should work for the
of an international league
TO enforce the maintenance OF peace
on the plan advocated by the Pres
ident Of the United States.
Forces OF Francisco villa have oc.
cupied HI vale. chihuahua, abandon
ed by General pershing's outposts. &C,
cording to apparently reliable infor.
nation received In army circles.
Five hundred and fifty persons we
killed In the earthquake on the Island
OF Bali. according to an official report
received ut The Hague.
An attempt was made to assasslnate
Yukio ozakl. former minister of jus.
tice and leader OF the Constitutional
party, while he was addressing mass
meeting called TO demand the resigna.
ton Of the cabinet at Toxic.
Sixteen men were killed in q steve
dores' strike In Santiago. Cuba. II was
reported. when the United Fruit com.
pany's steamer Vaudeville arrived at
New Orleans from Kingston. Jamaica.
Capture by German forces Of $500
Russian prisoners, as well as consid.
cradle ground near the river IA, at
tho northern end of the Russo Ger
man front, Is announced from Berlin,
In order to reduce the consumption
Of foodstuffs by breweries. Baron
Davenport. the British food control
Ter. has decided that the quantity OF
beer TO be brewed for the year, be
ginning April /, shall be restricted TO
70 per cent Of the output OF the pre-
yious year.
The British government has refused
permission to the Hadhelds, Ltd, to
proceed with work on the contract for
shells for the American navy so long
as the exigencies of war continue"
The casualties to date in the Jam
NAt1 10 tAhlOSiou III lspHdVH aAc uAh-
cially announced to number 469, com
prislng 50 killed. 72 seriously injured
and 22S slightly injured.
Alderman Lawrence 0'Neill has
been unanimously elected lord may.
or OF Dublin Alderman o'Neill was
arrested at the time of the late re-
bellion and kept in jail for some
days. He then was released without
any charge having been made against
him.
Bulgarians in northern Dobrudja
have crossed the southern estuary OF
the Danube near Tultcha and have
maintained themselves on the north
bank against a Russian attack. accord
ing to announcement from Berlin.
British troops in their efforts to
surround the German forces in Ger.
man East Africa are making consid-
cradle progress, according to a state
ment issued today by the British of
fetal press bureau.
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