Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-01-23
Items from All Parts Of the World
Carefully Selected from the
Press kilograms.
A Weekly Digest Of the Most important
Facts and Happenings for Busy
Readers.
Sunday.


six men were lost of Long Island in a
gale.
w. L. Seeley. n former bank examiner
Of Ottawa, ILL.,. was found dead In his
home at Seattle. WASH. beside the bodies
Of his murdered wife and daughter.
New York City Is throwing away SO.
100000 yearly because of short hours and
easy bosses in municipal employment. &C.
cording to a tatemcnt made to the board
Of estimate.
President-eect Taft in an address to
the negro Y. NJ. G. A. of Augusta. Ca.
told his hearers the race must work out
Its own problem and he finds encouraging
signs In their condition In Georgia.
Monday.
Gov. Dcneen and other State officials
Of Illinois took the oath Of Office In
Springfield In a simple ana impressive
ceremony.
The Federal Supreme Court sustained
the Texas decision filming the Waters
Pierce Oil Company S1.6239OO and GUST
Ing 1t from the State
Luther Latin Mills. States attorney
Of Cook county. ILL.,. from 1876 to 1884
and famous for his oratorical powers.
died at his Chicago home Of paralysis.
President Roosevelt was grilled In both
branches Of Congress. Wilett Of New
York was shut Of by the House In the
midst Of an abusive speech. Bailey made
the attack In the Senate.
In his message to the Illinois Irgisla.
ture Gov. Denecn urged promp: action on
the deep waterway, enlargement OF tho
powers OF the railroad and warehouse
commission aud other reforms, and re.
viewed the progress made by the State
under bis administration.
Tuesday.
| The United States Senate voted to In.
crease salary Of the President to $780,
900. chief justice to $4,000. associate jus.
tices to $l4,5OO.
Oregon's Republican Legislature elected
George Il. Chamberlain. Democrat. United
States Senator. carrying out the popular
will expressed at the polls.
A protocol for the settlement Of all dis.
putes between the United States and
Venezuela practically was agreed upon ut
Caracas and diplomatic relations will le
restored at once.
In response to urgent protest from Pres.
ident Roosevelt Gov. Gillctt of Califor.
MIA announced that the proposed anti.
Japanese legislation will not be enacted
by the Legislature of his State.
Wednesday.
Net earnings Of Sears, Roebuck 4 Co.
Of Chicago In six months ended Dec. 81.
1908, are reported at $1ml ,+o6. the larg-
est the company ever made.
Twenty-six medals, Sl4.75O In cash, and
pensions aggregating $685. month were
awarded BY the Carnegie hero fund CON-
mission at its annual meeting In Phila-
delphia.
Senator Tillman In replying to reported
criticism by W. II. Taft said the Presi-
dent.elect by his talks is Fastening the
conflict between whites and blaclS and
declares the South will never educate the
negro to rule 1t.
Sixty lives were lost when fire attacked
the crib of the southwest land and water
tunnel in Lake Michigan on Chicago
Forty-seven men are known to have been
burned to death and number OF Others
were drowned when they leaped into the
Icy lake.
Thursday.
The Copeland hotel at Topeka, Kan.
crowded with members of the Legislature
and their families, burned. Isaac Lam
bert of Emporia lost his life.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, commander
of the Russian fleet which was practical
~ annihilated by the japanese In the bat
tie OF the Sea of Japan In 1908, died IL
st. Petersburg.
Friday.
4. jenkins Hams was found not guilt.
as a principal with his brother, Capt
n Peter c. Hams, Jr,, In the killing o
n William u. Annis.
twenty-five thousand hatmakers Il
New England and the North Atlanti
States, went out on strike when the Asso
ciated Hat Manufacturers decided to dis
d continue using the union label.
II President Roosevelt, vetoing a bill 70
v construction of private dam across
A. navigable river, said the nation Is threat
ened with huge hydro.electric powe
monopoly that will prove more oppressiv
than the oil combine.
Saturday.
The Miners union at Butte defe
courts and reiterated statement for whic
Gompers and others stood trial.
Walter Wellman wrote that letter
a. from home have caused Congressman
a. see that they have made mistake
their war on the President and the leat
ers have ordered halt.
Twenty-one persons were killed an
thirty injured, several probably mortal.
"a in a head-on collision between a passel
Rio Grande near Glenwood Springs. Co
Harry X. Thaw has been granted
trial as to his sanity, but he has bee
denied a jury hearing and the case Is
ID z, to New York City, which has angere
Thaw's mother and she has issued
statement accusing District Attorns
Jerome of persecution.
A Michigan man has been sent
a. Jail for stealing a 2-cent stamp. Ho
hit that man must be despised In Pitt