The Ekalaka eagle., 1911-09-01

The farmers free list bill passed
The senate in amended form.
Sixteen bodies have been recovered
from the sunken Maine.
The navy department is planning
reserve fleets for the Atlantic and
Pacific.
The Standard Oil company has an
nounced it's plan of reorganization.
Senator La Toilette charged con-
spiracy to defeat all real tariff legis-
lation.
Senator Bailey has refused to serve
longer on the privileges and election
committee
Commissioner of Corporations Smith
made his report on the tax laws of
the states.
With the passage of the veto bill
there will be many changes in the
British ministry, it is said.
Over two millions of dollars are
charged up against the people of Ne
braska in back taxes.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa took steps
to have his antitrust bill brought
formally before the senate.
Two we'll developed cases of pellag-
ra were found at Oswego, Kansas, by
the secretary of the state board of
health.
At Paris John w. Gates continues
battle for life, but it is admitted
that the chances are against the
financier.
F. H. Peavey G. Co. will refund all
its Indebtedness by issuing collateral
6 per cent notes, maturing in three
years.
The Interstate Commerce commits
sion ordered lower rates for commut-
ers in and around New York in a few
instances.
Fire entirely destroyed a mill and
several elevators of the Bay State
Milling company at Winona, Minn.
Loss, 100000.
Refugees from Portugal are protest
ing against the decree which pre-
vents them living near the Portu-
guese frontier.
1t is rumored in Washington that
Senator Galinger Of New Hampshire,
owing to recent family bereavements,
has decided to retire from public life.
The White steamer st. Paul, carry
ing 22O passengers from ST. Louis.
Quincy and intermediate points, for
ST. Paul struck a snag and sunk.
President Taft sent to the senate the
nominations OF Lawrence n. Houston
as registrar of the land office and
Hugh Scott as receiver of public
moneys at Guthrie, Oklahoma.
A decree modifying the originil, Or
der for the dissolution of the Standard
Oil company was filed in the United
States circuit court at st. Louis. The
modification extends until December
, An official communication from the
Italian government shows that from
July p to July 26 inclusive, 4S6
deaths from cholera were reported
and 223 deaths in the provinces OF
Italy.
Organized labor proposes to prose.
cute the Burns detective agency for
its part in arresting the men charged
with destroying with dynamite the
newspaper plant of the Los Angeles
Times.
: Bankers connected with the New
York Central railroad interests con-
firmed the report that plans are being
considered for consolidating the
financial management of the New
York Central system.
! Captain William l.. Rodgers, at
present in command of the battleship
Georgia., has been selected as presl.
dent of the Naval War college to take
the place of Admiral Raymond Ro.
geOs, who retires next fall
A daughter was born at the general
hospital in Sault Ste. Marie to Mrs.
Angelin Napolitina. the convicted
slayer Of her husband who was SEN
fenced to be hanged in August, but
whose sentence was cummuted to life
imprisonment.
Papers were taken out by friends OF
Thomas l.. Hisgen for his candidacy
for governor OF Massachusetts on the
democratic ticket against Governor
Foss. Mr.. Hsgen has been candi-
date for governor and for president
on the independence league ticket.
Investigation Of the cost and work
of the Remsen board, which reversed
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, of the bureau
Of chemistry, on the benzoate of
soda pure food BILL was begun before
the house committee on expenditure
in the department of agriculture.
A news agency at Toxic, which is
understood to be close to a member