The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-22

until after the holidays.
The prosecution Will be held to ncr.
rover limits in the second Hyde trial.
Clifford Pinchot says good republic
ans and good democrats look much
alike to him.
Richard L. Metcalfe, democrat, has
filed for governor of Nebraska.
Two pension bills are fighting for
right of way in the house.
Persia has made an appeal for help
from the aggression of Russia.
Detective Burns says J. B. McNama-
ra in his confession told only part of
the truth.
Chairman Gary, of the steel corpo-
ration, said his company was anxious
to obey the law.
Abrogation of the treaty with Rus
STA was advocated at a mass meeting
held at New York.
The commission appointed by the
president opposes the plan Of federal
control OF railroad securities.
Assistant Indian Commissioner Alb
bot exhibits with pride corn raised by
Ill6lllDeIS u liz ~ lAiDS.
Physical valuation of all railroad
property in the United States is pro-
posed in a bill presented in the house.
The battlesnip Maine was destroyed
by an explosion from the outside, ac-
cording to the report OF a naval
board.
At Los Angeles sentence was pro-
nounced on the McNamaras, James
B. to life imprisonment, John J. for
fifteen years.
The constitutionality of the enl-
ployers' liability law Of Arkansas was
upheld as constitutional by the SUI
preme court.
4. personal campaign to secure SEN
atorial support for the British ana
French arbitration treaties was be-
gun by President Taft.
President Taft has accepted an in
vitation to open the twelfth lnterna-
tiOnal Association of Navigation con-
gress at Philadelphia, May %.
The state of the late Otto Ringing
Of Baraboo, Wis. one Of the five
circus kings, who died March 81,
1911. has been appraised at $780,
1922.
The eight hour labor law, enacted
by congress in 1892, controls the con-
struction OF leyees as we'll as other
work for the government. according
to a decision by the supreme court.
Members OF the socialist party OF
Lima, O.. have demanded the resig-
nation of Mayor-elect COrbin D.
Shock, who headed the socialist ticket
this fall. Shock will not resign.
The American Society Of Equity, a
farmers organization, closed its SEES
sion in Chicago by adopting resolu-
tons asking President Taft to remove
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
Dispatches from Teheran say Persia
is ready to enter into friendly nego'
,tiations with Russia with regard tC
the matters contained in Russia's re
cent ultimatum.
Wire and nail product prices have
been advanced one dollar a tor
by the American Steel Wire com
ipany, a subsidiary or the steel cor
pOration.
A number of witnesses were eXamin
ed at Huntsville, Ala, in the case o
John w. Knight, on trial on five
counts charging fraudulent use OF the
United States mails and involving So,
For the first time since 1889 the an
rUal financial statement OF the POST
office department shows a surplus IN
stead Of a deficit. This is the bur
den of the annual report OF Postmas
ter General Hitchcock.
On account Of two vacancies in IN
supreme court of the United States
a movement has been started tt
have the group Of state railroad rat
cases assigned for argument on Jan
s, 1912, postponed for a full bench.
The farmers Of Jerome, Ida, ar
making money out of their Wors
pests. When they were informed ina
eastern commission merchants Wer
willing to pay 6 cents in real none,
for every jack rabbit shipped to then
5000 went forward last week.
Complete information of the ope1
atlOn OF lNe pdItelS pOot III '"cil'' Ni
foreign lands has been cOmplled 10
the use of the senate committee o
postotfices and post roads, to be use
in considering proposed Legislation
establish a parcels post in the Unite
States.
After a running battle of thirt
miles with a company OF state mutt
and a posse of armed citizens, Jon