The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-08-13

While attending the chautauqua at
MarshaIltoxr, Iowa. Governor Shall
lenberger of Nebraska was touched
and Is minus $3.50 as a result The
governor is in doubt just how he lost
the money, but thinks he left 1t on the
writing desk of the hotel. He IL not
sure of this. however.
The Carnegie Steel company. sub
sidiary concern of the United states
Steel corporation. announced an in
crease of approximately 81 ton In
The price OF bars. plates and shapes.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor. arrived
In Berlin to study labor conditions.
Twelve persons were killed and
nearly fifty were injured In head-on
collision of two electric cars on the
Spokane & Inland railway.
prospects now seem bright for a
settlement of the strike of the $500
employees of the Pressed Steel Car
company at Schoenville. Pa.
General Rafael Reyes has announced
that he has received official notifica.
ton of the acceptance by the Colon.
bian congress of his resignation as
president.
Congress will probably finish the
tariff in few days and members 60
70 their homes.
Hon. w. ]. Bryan dnies the repor,
that he is permanently to leave Ne.
braska.
Secretary Wilson. 1t is believed. will
leave the cabinet about the first Of the
year.
Oregon caves. or the marble halls
of southern Oregon" are to be pre-
served by the government agains,
vandalism of private owners. Presi
dent Taft has signed proclamation
making them a national monument.
The body of Zebulon Montgomer,
Pike. early explorer Of the Rocky
Mountain region and discoverer oil
Pixies Peak. will be brought to Colo
-ado for final burial.
1t is said Louisiana will have D
greater corn crop this. year than ever
before in the history of that state.
President Taft will not leave Wash
ington until the tariff bill becomes q
law. After signing the bill the presi
dent will leave for Beverly.
The fiftieth anniversary of the drii
ling of the first oil well in the world
will be celebrated in Titusville. Pa,
the latter part of this month.
Improved conditions in railway traf
fic and in the movements of coke and
iron ore are characteristics of the June
internal commerce report of the bureau
of statistics of the department Of
commerce and labor.
Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit wer.
guests of honor at banquet rendered
by men of Nairobi.
The recent earthquakes in the vale,
of Mexico. and along the Pacific coas
were the worst experienced in man!
years. The towns of Acapulco ant
Chilpancingo have been PRACTICAL!
destroyed.
The fire-swept city of Osaka. Japan
presents a delporable appearance.
Explosion of gasoline. followed b.
a fire in four-story building on Yves
Third street st. Paul is known to hay
caused the death of six persons.
Five West Point cadets, four o
whom are said to Rave been eoneerne,
in the recent hazing of Cadet Sutton
a brother of the late Lieutenant Sui
ton. whose death at Annapolis is bt
ing investigated by court of inquiry
will be sent to their homes, there I
await final action by the presiden
and secretary of war on the recon
mendation of the superintendent G
the academy that they be dismissed.
The house adopted the eonferenc
report on the tariff bill by a vote {
1875 to 1SS. The republicans Shove
delight over the final outcome. an
Chairman Payne was the centr;
figure of an admiring and congratul;
'ory crowd of colleagues.