DECEMBER. 22, 1811 idavery case of Dred Scott was tried! "An interesting touch to the situa tion was given when Judge Withrow left his chambers on his way to luncheon, just as the jurors were Iln& oui of tne Market street door of the building on the way to a restaurant. Straightening himself with military bearing, the judge, a civil war veteran, lifted the military va, wmuu no irequently wears and held it aloft. The jurors, likewise returned the salute. The judge smiled; so did the jury." The Commoner. Washington News The One hundred and fifty persons in San Francisco have pleaded guilty to the charge of trafficking in opium. This is the result of an anti-opium cam paign carried on by the state board of pharmacy. The British house of lords have passed the national insurance bill, popularly known as the "out of work" bill. The provisions are as follows: Insurance against illness and unemployment for the laboring classes, including house servants, is the aim of the bill. Workers, em ployers and the government are obliged to contribute to the funds. Part of the fund will be expended for free medical attendance, part for the maintenance of sanitariums and part for sickness and out of" work com pensation. July 15, 1912, is set for the measure to become effective, but mis ciate may be postponed by order of the king until Oct 1 for the un employment insurance and until April 1, 1913, for the insurance against illness. . Premier Asquith assured the anti women's suffrage society that the British government was in sympathy with its views. - ', - The French conservatives were de 'feated by a vote of 488 to 98 on a motion to postpone ratification of the Franco-German accord. Fifty thousand women suit makers and 3Q0 tailors who have been on strike in Berlin since November 23 have abandoned the struggle. Archduke Henry Ferdinand, of Austria, gives up his rank to marry a Munich' girl not of noble rank. Louis Farrar, vice president of the federal council, was elected president of the Swiss confederation. fl$J, , Mrs. Arthur Sftanhard, known as -J - '.Tn"hn Srrnnf?A Winter." th nnvpllsf.. L -y died in London. The Italian forces in Tripoli have taken possession of the oasis of Ex Tadjura. . IT- sM: The transfer of the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi has had a r" serious financial effect at Calcutta. "IN HIS LINE " "Hjow .were you on athletics in collece son?" '!I was godtl at relay events, dad." "That's what I understand, wen, j you kin just relay all the carpets " your nra took up last spring." Louisville Courier-Journal. ON THE WING Marks "Speaking of aviators, who is it holds the endurance 1:ecord?" Parks "Elijah, I guess. He cer tainly holds the record for staying up." Boston Transcript. A BACK SLAP "I wouldn't marry you if you were tho only man in the world. . "Well, considering the opportuni ties I would have for selection under the circumstances, I quite agree with you." Newark Star. republican nntlnnnl , m tteo session at Washington, selected Chicago as the place and Tuesday, June 18th, as tho date for Holding the renublicnn nnfinnoi .in vention for 1912. The vote stood: Chicago, 42; Denver, 7; St. Louis, 1. John F. Hill, former covnrnnr nt Maine was chosen chairman of tho committee in place of Post Master General Hitchcock, William Hay ward of New York and formerly of Nebraska, was chosen secrotary. The plan to hold state-wide primaries in the selection of a presidential candi date was defeated, Mr. Taft's friends dominating the committee. A news paper dispatch generally printed, follows: All attempts to disguise tho fact a concerted move is on foot looking to tne nomination of Roosevelt as the republican presidential candidate, apparently was dropped when it be came known members of the national committee were being sounded as to their view of the feasibility of "forc ing" the nomination on the former president. Little was talked of but the pros pective attitude of Roosevelt. It became known several promi nent republicans had long talks with Roosevelt, and that still others had made engagements to see him after the committee's meeting. Supporters of Roosevelt admitting while he announced he is not a can didate, claim that as "a good Ameri can citizen Roosevelt can not do otherwise than accept, once the con vention has acted." No attempt, it was said, will be made to bring a Roosevelt sentiment to a locus at this time. The hope of his suporters is to .achieve the victory in the con vention itself. Friends of Taft are meeting Roose velt sentiment everywhere and as sert .the movement is a well directed one. They are urging Taft's nomina tion on the ground that to refuse to indorse his administration would be to discredit the party. to remove restrictions applvinir to the accordance of treaty rights to Jews who are American cUiS ropubcaconvotloUne,Kr0 Alabama 0 Arkansas J California J? 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I Dcakrt In Furs', Hldit, Wool fT I J O O K3 rj KtUMIthdlM. w I1W J Ohio 48 A Washington correspondent for the Chicago Record-Herald says: Two Important points in the great game of strategy pertaining to next year's presidential campaign have heen scored by the democrats since the opening of the present session of congress. One was the passage of the dollar-a-day pension bill by, the house. The other is the passage of the Sulzer resolution looking to the termina nation of the Russian treaty of com merce and navigation of 1832. No one will deny that politics of the most momentous significance is involved in the action of the demo cratic house on these subjects. In both instances the object has been to place the republican adminis tration in a bad light before the voters of the country or, in other words, to establish a record for the opposition party that will direct at tention to Its endeavors in connec tion with issues that are of para mount concern at this time. If the senate holds up the pension bill so that President Taft will not have a chance to pass upon it, the democratic. -leaders will claim credit for having done their best to give the surviving soldiers of the civil war practical recognition of a na tion's gratitude. As to the Russian treaty, the abro gation of which was favored with practical unanimity regardless of party, the house democratic leaders feel that they have Bprung a great coup by anticipating -the results that would follow the refusal of Russia Oklahoma on Oregon 10 Pennsylvania 70 Rhode Island ',,.', iq South Carolina ,.,', is South Dakota ...'....'....I..', lo Tennessee ,, 24 Texas ' 40 Utah i; g Vermont '.'.'.'.'. 8 Virginia . 24 Washington 14 West Virginia' .'I'V'tv: . ft; '.: . . . 10 Wisconsin .'....,...! 2G Wyoming s Alaska . . .' , 2 Arizona District of Columbia Hawaii - New Mexico Philippine Islands Porto Rico Mil Hfomegeeker Learn about tho fertllo farm landH of Montana, tho bent of tho now coun trloB, whero your bout chancer In nnd your laHt chanco to socuro good land froo a8 a homontead or cheap by purchaHc. Send name and addreHB to J. II. Hall, State CommlflBioner of Agriculture, Helena, Montana. DAKOTA BEATS THE WORLD aormlnfiUjjwpiiolcor, Mature oarllor. Hnml todnjr. 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The United States supremo court denied the appeal of the Independent tobacco associations from the decree of the United States circuit court of New York, which approved tho dis solution plans of the Tobacco trust. Senator Cummins introduced a bill in the senate granting the indepen dent companies the right to appeal. &.'. y-' 425 Secretary of War Stimson in his annual report to the president de clares that war with a first-class power would find tho army of the United States practically unprepared. The secretary Is opposed to the scat tering of the army over the country and emphasizes the lack of reserves. HEW RUPTURE CURE Don't Wear A Truss. IJrookn Appliance. Now dis covery. Wonderful. No obnox ious nprltjffi or pndn. Automatic Air Ciutlilonfl. JtliulN and clrnwH t!i broken jmrta tot;etlior mm you would it broken limb. NomIvca No lympliol. No Ilea. Durable, cheap. Scut on trial. 1'oL Bopt. 10,100). CATALOGUE VKKIS. C E. BROOKS, 173 Brooks Building, Mauhall, K.'ch. 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