The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-09-24

coach IL Texas In 1885. Potter COM
mitted the crime single handed, rob
bling six passengers.
Presenting q total membership Of
20, 900 in all parts Of the world, the
OF Hibernians has unanimously en-
dorsed the home-going to Ireland In
1910 originated by Francis J. Kilkenny
of Washington and members OF :he
order are urged to avail themselves
of the opportunity afforded them to
visit the Emerald isle.
Canada claims all land directly
north of the American continent as
far as the pole upon which 1t would
be possible to nail q flag.
Halley's comet. for which astrono
mers have been eagerly watching. has
been seen after an absence OF seventy
years, according to q dispatch re-
ceived at the Harvard observatory
sight was obtained September IL
5642 in right ascension, six hours,
eighteen minutes, twelve seconds,
declination seventeen degrees. eleven
minutes Forth. 1t could be made out
only in large telescope.
President Taft has appointed cen.
sus supervisors for most of the big
cities.
It became known on Friday that
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph company has acquired nearly
s16.000.000 worth of New York Tele-
phone company stock owned by the
paotarp Ifpyop Taiayr,ph rnnpapv
Papers covering the purchase were
signed the day before. This gives the
American company control. This
move insures, in the near future. the
consolidation In a single huge tele-
phone company Of the Bell subscri-
bers operating in New York state.
Mrs. Hartman is now put down as
the richest woman in America.
The newly formed democratic
league of New York Is to take an
active part in politics.
Fear of a financial upset as q re-
suit OF the death of E. H. Hartman
has been entirely dissipated.
The funeral OF Hartman took place
on Sunday. being marked by simple
service. At the house services took
place at 10 o'clock. at the Episcopal
church later and burial took place at
3 p. m. The body rests in grave cut
out of solid rock.
Double the amount Of corn was ex-
ported from the United States In
August over that month a year ago.
while less than one-half the amount Of
wheat and a little more than one-half
the amount OF wheat -four was ex-
ported last month over August year
ago.
"Good progress Is being made on
the Panama canal and four sections OF
It have been finished" said Colonel
Goethals. chief engineer in charge OF
the construction OF the canal, up on
his arrival in Washington.
Washington.
Despite the announcement made by
Baron Takahira before leaving the
United States for Japan q month ago
that he expected to return to this
country as ambassador. the belief Is
growing that the Japanese govern
ment will send another ambassador to
Washington. For this reason credence
Is given ut the state department to
the Associated press dispatch from
Toxic to this effect.
The exports Of the American manu-
features for the 100 years. from 1888
to 1909. according to . report Just
made public by the bureau OF stat.
istics of the department of commerce
and labor. amounted to $4,000. 000..
900. OF this enormous amount two.
thirds were exported within the last
twenty-seven years and one-half with.
ing the past eleven years. This
shows that the value of manufactures
exported within the last eleven years
is as great as all that exported In the
100 years peceding 1898 and the total
for the last twenty years twice as
large as for the total for the l0O
yeas preceding.
Representative Good Of Iowa viii
introduce . resolution In the house
early next session for Investigation
of the Sutton case. Mr.. Good was In
Washington while the case was being
heard Mt Annapolis. He became much
| interested in It and was convicted
from his attention to the testimony
that young Sutton did not commit sui
eide. but was killed.
The president has approved the
sentence of dismissal imposed by q
general courtmartial appointed BY
him at Denver. Colo. In the case ol
First Lieutenant Clarence 9. Nettles
u. 8. A. tretired). According to the
awr departments announcement
Lieutenant Nettles was convicted oil
neglect to pay many private debts
Rear Admiral Daniel D. Stuart. who
was promoted through the retirement
Of Rear Admiral Sperry September 8
win be transferred to the retired list
September Is. He Is a native of New
York and was graduated from ths
naval academy in 1869.
Personal.
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