The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-02-17

President Taft expects to visit Kan
sas the week of September "a to 80
next.
New York and Iowa legislatures
show nc signs of agreeing on senator.
al choice.
h president sent a special mes
age to congress bearing on recipro-
city with Canada.
The house defeated the proposal
to increase salaries of circuit judges
from $1,000 to $4,000 a year.
Emil Munsterberg, a brother Of
Professor Hugo M~unsterberg OF Har-
ward university. died at Berlin.
President Taft is concerned over
the formation of the republican pro.
giessive league at Washington.
Ship subsidy promoters are repre-
sented as having sought to buy the
support of a New York newspaper.
Congress is showing considerable
anxiety over the embarrassment caus.
ed by the proposed reciprocity pro.
gram.
The postoffice appropriation bill
was passed after the department has
received a round scoring in the
house.
At the second trial OF men accused
OF taking part in the Berlin strike
riots fifteen of the defendants We're
found guilty.
President Taft has accepted the
resignation from the army of Captain
Peter {. Hams, Jr., coast artillery
corps. effective January IS.
\ man giving the name of Charles
Smith vas arrested in Oklahoma City,
charged with implication in the blow.
ing up Of the Los Angeles Times.
Smith is from Joplin, Mo.
1t is reported that Geo. J. Gould.
the president Of the Missouri Pacific
railway company, the only one of the
great Gould system of railroads in
which he is still dominant will retire
A resolution was introduced in the
house opposing the proposed r%eciproc.
lty treaty with Canada. The cOnstitu
tlona! convention, after a long debate
was finally Indefinitely postponed in
the senate.
NoNoi I-CDllOlllu anu HCOISS L.
Calogera, New York Greek importers,
We're sentenced to four months i'm.
~prisonment for being parties to a
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment out Of duties.
Juan Sanchez Azcona, whom the
Mexican government sought to extra.
dite for trial on the charge OF obtain.
no >>onyn, ,,,lo, ~, -
set free by the supreme court OF the
District Of Columbia.
h Peruvian insurgents have oc.
cupled the heights of T~ayabamba.
200 miles north of the capital and
are awaiting an attack by the gov.
troops which have been
sen, to dislodge them.
In 1our tests before physicians at
Reno. Okl, Frank Arkebauer showed
that he has 454 cubic inches lung ca.
paclty. which breaks the 436 cubic
inch worlds record of Paul Van
Broeckman of New York.
Chancellor Allison decided at Nash,
vile. Tenn, against the negro
knights of Pythias, holding that they
nave no right to the name, regalia
badges, etc. This case will be ap
pealed to the supreme court.
T~hirty-tWo individual defendants in
the so-called bathtub trust criminal
cases filed a general demurrer in the
federal court in Detroit Monday at.
1t was expected the case
would come up for trial in March.
The Japanese who assaulted United
States Consul Williamson at Dainy,
last month, We're convicted and given
a light fine, according to news
brought to Victoria, b. c., by the
steamship Oanfa, from Yokohoma.
The men We're reprimanded and as.
sessed a fine of $3.50 each.
James j. Gallagher, who shot Mayor
iaynor and Street Commissioner Ed.
on a steamship in dock at Ho,
)oken last August, was taken to the
Jersey state prison to serve
,wclve years at hard labor. The sen,
-ence, including a fine of $1,000, is
Tor his attack on Edwards.
The purpose of the George Wash.
ngtOn Memorial association was ad.
;anced when 500. 900 was donated by
4 New York financier. This gift prac.
-ically makes sure the collection of
100000, which the association has
set itself to get before a site is de.
,ided upon.
Sheriff r. f. Martin Of Hansford
county, Texas, was shot and killed by
4 man named Fifer. Sheriff Martin
a limited States marshal wont tc