The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-09-16

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dent Taft summarized the work of
congress.
Army men are not in favor Of the
O'Rourke plan for raising the Maine.
Roosevelt announced his political
creed, which is that of progressive
republicanism.
Senator Burkett introduced EXPIRES
ident Roosevelt on the occasion of his
Omaha speech.
From eight to ten thousand people
listened to the speech of Ex-President
Roosevelt in Omaha.
turning down in Georgia of two
veteran congressman may precipitate
a democratic contest.
Medical Washington was stirred up
by a Nebraska physicians discussion
OF %infantile paralysis.
The financial showing of the govern
mept for the second month of the fis-
cal year is satisfactory.
Proclamations announcing the an
neXation OF Korea by Japan were
published at Seoul and Toxic.
The railroads may make inquiry
concerning the profits of the shippers
as a result of the Chicago hearing.
Inc proclamation of the annexation
OF Korea by Japan was made public
without ceremony. 1t was quietly re-
celved by the populace.
Mexico's celebration of the one hum
aredth anniversary of her %independ
ence began Sept. LIST and will con-
tinue until the end of the month.
c. S. l.. Brown, former pastor of
the Christian church in Lees
Summit. Mo, shot and killed Mrs.
Anne Lamphere, and then committed
suicide.
At the close of a meeting of miners
n operators in Chicago. it was an
nounced that the strike situation in
the Illinois coal fields had virtually
been brought to an end.
According to a report received at
La"ton, Okla, five men and one
woman AVE either been killed or
seriously wounded in a duel which
tool place about sixteen miles from
Waters.
Juan Amer. editor of the Satirica1
Weekly C~nantecleer, of which the
hrst Issue had just appeared, was shot
and killed by Jose Pennino, a liberal
candidate for city councilman in Hav.
ana, Cuba.
A gross valuation of the estate OF
the late Grover Cleveland in New
York has been filed showing $39,G5O,
less taxes, commissions, etc. The
residue is $32,4GS, the bulk of which
goes to the widow and children.
Bishop of Salisbury, England, will
start Tor this country, arriving here
September q. He is to preach the
opening at the Protestant
Episcopal convention, which is to be
held late in September at Cincinnati,
Ohio.
At a La Toilette meeting in Madi-
son, at which Senator Cummins of
II Francis J. Heney, the San
Francisco graft fighter, were the chief
speakers, Congressman Norris OF Ne
was also present and made a
talk.
In laying the cornerstone of the
new Y. M. c. A. building in Beverly,
Mass, President Taft officially an
nOunced that Beverly would continue
to be the summer capital of the
country, lat any rate for two years
more"
In consequence Of the high price of
cotton and the general depression in
trade, seven cotton mills in Bombay
have announced that they will close
down September so. Seven thousand
hands will be affected by this c"urtail-
and a dozen other mills are ex-
pected to follow suit.
After d conference with the forestry
officials the officials of the
American National Red Cross an.
nounced that it would pay the hospital
expenses OF the government EMPLOYEES
injured in fighting the forest Tres in
the northwest. 1t is estimated that
the expense will amount to about ST.
600, which will be paid out of the re-
lief fund OF the Red Cross.
"There's nothing in that story that
the Northern Pacific is buying ontrol
OF the Chicago Great Western" said
President FELTON, of the Chicago Great
Western.
A Union Pacific official commenting
upon the report that the Western Pa
cific Will cat rates to the far east
when it gets its line of steamships
through the Japanese in January says
there is no money in the traffic now
and nobody really expects a cut.