Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-12-25
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.

Sunday.
Canada Is worried over the French
tariff treaty, and hot fight Is in pros.
pect.
Two routes for the Hudson Bay Rail.
way are now being considered by the
Canadian government.
Fear Of the United States forcing a
union with Canada in the future were
expressed by Parliament members.
Richard Parr will get $1,000, 900 as
a reward for informing the govern
ment Of the Sugar Trusts customs
fraud.
Fear was felt for the lives OF $50
American tourists visiting Canton;
means have been taken to safeguard
them.
Standard OIL rivals are preparing to
sue for $3.50 100000 damages under the
Sherman law, II the dissolution man.
date stands.
Monday.
DR.. Jose Madriz was elected presi.
dent OF Nicaragua.
Mark Twain arrived In New York
from Bermudas in poor health.
Dr. Cooks brother said the explor.
er Is in Norway and will 90 to Co.
penhagen soon.
A big London store burned; four
died; thousands were In danger; the
loss may be 100000.
The forces Of Gen. Estrada advanced
upon the Zelayan forces at Rama and
a decisive battle was expected.
A long list Of ambassadors, ministers
and secretaries Of legation was sent
to the Senate by President Taft.
Mrs. william Astor's jewels wero
appraised at $23l.46S: ninety fake
pearls were found In necklace.
Tuesday.
Zelaya's troops were routed in bat.
tie with Estrada's rebel forces at
Rama.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's twenty.third annual report
urged changes In railroad laws.
The steel trust committee voted to
offer Its employees another chance to
buy stock and to divide a $1,000. 900
bonus.
Canada gained $4,000 settlers from
the United States in the past eight
months. nearly half Of its total immi-
grafton.
The official report OF Copenhagen ex.
perts found DR.. Cooks pole data
worthless; the explorer was branded
an impostor.
Secretary Ballinger, stung by pub.
lie criticism. forced Congress to agree
to investigate his controversy with
Forester Pinchot.
Fire In the Central Hospital for the
Insane at Jacksonville. Ill.,. caused
panic among the patients; the north
annex was burned.
A niece brands her aunt as the poi.
soner Of her husband; she says the
woman dosed the victim four days
with three death drugs.
Wednesday.
Arbuckle Brothers, rivals OF the
American Sugar Refining Company.
admitted weighing frauds and paid
SeS5.573.
A portrait of Cyrus H. Mccormick.
inventor OF the reaper. was unveiled
amid impressive ceremonies at the
Farmers Hall Of Fame at the Univer.
sity Of Illinois. Urbana.
Thursday.
Jose Santos Zelaya resigned the
presidency Of Nicaragua.
King Leopold died and Albert be.
came King Of the Belgians.
The National Sugar Refining Com.
pany offered to pay the government
100000 In weighing frauds.
Friday.
The daughters Of King Leopold, prac.
tically disinherited, will fight his will.
J.P Morgan bought five more indie
pendent phone lines In the Middle
West.
Oficiai reports revealed President
Zelaya as murderer. torturer and
CRATER.
Five sugar trust employees were con.
victed of frauds to cheat the customs
In New York.
The authority quoted by Capt. Os-
bon for the statement that Loose had
Confessed" he didn't fake DR.. Cooks
records insisted that the Osbon story
Is faxed.
Saturday.
Advocates of the Georgian Day canal
will urge this route before the Domin.
ion Parliament.
A street car. carrying a dying conduc-
tor and murdered mOtorman. ran wild
for miles at East st. Louis.
Grand Duke Michael. uncle of the
Gear, died In Cannes.
All the West was held In the grip
of storm and blizzard.
The people, of Managua asked the
landing of United States marines to
stop the reign of terror there.
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