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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22

NJ EW YORK.-It would be interest,
~ ing to lsarn what Henry and Rob
Ut think about the disturbances
which shook Manhattan island and
the territory about It during the Hud.
son Fulton celebration.
An interview with these two old
water-adventurers would be q pleas.
ant respite from Peary and Cook.
But not even Prof. Hyslop, the spook
expert. has ventured TO reach beyond
the veil and ask questions; surprising,
too. In one who has called up the
spirits OF the dead for advice as to
she;her he should marry again!
Fsneciary as the interview. II au.
thenticafed. would have brought good
noney from the newspapers.
But there is no vsgueness or un.
certainty AZ to mundane impressions
81 the celebration. There has been
no room for cavil or criticism. The
millions In town and the millions who
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22
Enlarge Roundhouses.

Blllings.-In order to take care of
the passenger engines now In servi e
and to arrange for a number OF new
ones which are expected to be put
In commission within the next few
weeks. the Northern Pacific Railway
Company has begun remodeling and
improving the roundhouses in the 10.
cal yards. All Of the transcontinental
passenger trains change engines in
the Billings yards. the place having
been made the permanent terminal for
the passenger department Part Of
the cd smokestack Of the roundhouse
was carried away by the wind short
time ago. and . new one Is being
erected. The Burlington Is also ar
ranging to enlarge Its roundhouse.
and with the Great Northern will soon
begin the erection of an immense
freight terminal depot In the northern
part OF the city.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22
Who Slew Thomas, a Market Mystery

mystery to the bitter end. Crantins
that the cat was dead. there remaired
only TIE simple discovery yet to be
made. J. g.. why was the cat dead?"
Here" he mused. I'VE have the
eject. and for every effect there must
be cause. II II the cause we want
now. or words to that eject
Then Walter Moore hit upon a tho
ory that he was certain would put an
end to the cloud OF mystery that en-
velored the market He was saunter-
Ing care'essly across the floor when
he discovered several flour brokers
at their oven baking bread. The -four
traders have stove on the floor In
which they make bread.
IL was this scene that gave Mr..
Moore the clew upon which he relied
to clear up the crime.
"Ah. hal" he said to himself (de.ee-
tives always say "Ah. ha."). "Ah.
la" he repeated. the cat ate OF the
brokers' bread. That explains the
look Of horror on its face"
Calling a. cab. he dashed madly
across the exchange floor and found
the janitor.
"Pish! tush!" he said in q Low
voice. mot a word. Come and give
ne the corpse OF the cat. II was
killed by eating a biscuit baked by .
broker. and will prove It," he
hissed. Il will have the chemical de-
rartment hold an autopsy. and II We
do not find biscuit In that cats stou.
ach my name is not Jack Rogers.
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sPiRATgss or NATIONAL 0Ase
GALL LEAGUE WIN WoRlU o
CHAMPIONSHIP.
TIGERS LOSE FINAL GAME
- osSsso ~ oevea oaNsee 0stvvee~
Nstieaal end Aweresa psrna~s
WlaNssA. Pitchers rakss
eOve.

Dstroie. Oct ls.-PtstsSurs won the
Werid's baseball championship ~ Ben.
ssst park to-day BIZ defeating Detrott
~ the overwhelming score Of . % .
In the seventh and decisive game Of
oae q The greatest Sassles ever Tough,
for the worid's tisls. This gives the
EAtioeal league champions . victory
By . count Of four games to three.
THIS b the third successive defeat Of
the American ]. ague champions in the
worlds series. the Chicago team hav-
k.g defeated Detroit In 1907 and 1908.
To Charles Adams. the phenomenal
young pitcher from the Louisville
American association, belongs the lions
share Of the credit for the victory. and
his wonderful pitching has crowded
Wagner. Leach. Clarke and other
Pftsburg stare into the Background.
TodAy's victory was his third Of the
series. ard ~ held Detrso& safely
throughout the entire game. He al
lowed but six hits. and in only one
inning-ths sourth-Aid Detroit get
moro than enc safety. Adams allow.
ed only enc base on balls. and In four
innings he retired the hard hittas
American leaguers IN enc. two. three
order. The crowd was . distinct dis.
appointment. - there were only IL.
6s3 paid admissions. u vas expected
that the game would break al local
attendance records because Of liz i'm.
portance. Ths receipts were tls.s7i.
and were divided. Si.Se7.7e to the M.
tional commission and 4S.o5<.eS 70 eaoh
club owner.
This brings the total attendance fos
the seven games up 10 1884. and -.
tai RECIPES to eis1.303.se.
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HOT FROM THE WIRE.

Potsdam.-Machinist Keidls UNDER
took trial Aight In the Wright ma
chime n Bornstad Commons and cap
sizeA when At 4 height q thirty feet
The machine was badly broken, but
Seidle was not seriously hurt.
Chica Ko.-Aax Bass, geasral immi.
grafton agent Of the Great Northern
1ailway. died Sunday NJ his home N
this city. Ar. BASE had been In the
.mpioy Of the Great Northern ter nsss
than twenty years.
Pa-ts.--A special fren Madrid eAyN
hat Kiag Alfonso has had q violent
tuarrel with the premier because Of
he iatter's failure 10 give his majesty
IN opportunity - exercise the regal
eerogative u pardea In the case Of
serrsr.
San Antonio. Texas.-Presdent TAN
spent q busy seven hours In this city
before leaving tor his brothers ranch
lear the southern tip end Il the sta %.
II the Nnch no 10 to spent four days
testing and enjoying himself.
Williamsburg Ky.-Fosmse Con.
sressman n. c. Finley. fer many year,
= leader In the republican party In th,s
tate. died nc his homo here. He was
u years Of age.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22
NARROW ESCAPE
RESIDENT ROOSEVELT Risko
HIS LIFE IN SHOOTING An
ELEPHANT.
CHARGED BY ANGRY BULL
After Killing HE First elephant eSe.
tess Animal osvsrts1 eesm lie
Charge ~ cUnoinaham b.
Game HUNTER.

NairO0i. British East Africa Sept
i7.-Creswell . government engineer in
ths pvblic works department NJ Eysrt
caals Int EAir0bl this aftsrnsos and
brought wsrd that Roosevelt had .
very marrow ESCAPE when shooting his
nrst elephant. for when shooting che
phants. II 10 sften necessary to creep
into the herd and shoot the selected
bull At a range Of Is or 20 yardA
Roosevelt accompanied by Cunning
nam. . big game hunter. and . guide,
followed this procedure and killed an
elephant at the second shot. Sudden
~ before Roosevelt you'd reload. the
elephant bull charged him At close
range from the head.
Both Cunningham and Roosevelt got
behind trees and Cunningham nred and
turned the bull from Roosevelt just In
lime,
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22

Bozeman.-Four Of the surveyors
who have been examining, the timber
on the forest reserves this summer
are in the city. They are Captain
Jones. William B. Piper. J. ST. ]. Ben
edict and Nelson C. Brown. They
have been working ON the Helena and
Gailatin reserves and are now on the
way to the Beaverhead to continue
the work there. All the timber on
each reserve. including that On the
railroad land Is mapped and its value
n II stands estimated. The work il
under the direction q the district Of.
dee at Aissoula.
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All of Their IL Children Born on Water

son & Downs OF Broadway.
When seen on his boat Capt. We'd
eers was seated on the back .porch.-
Surrounding him were q dozen or
more captains OF other barges moored
near by. as well as several Of the d.
rectcrate of the power house of the
immigration bureau.
Yes" said Capt. Vedders. "T'm the
man. They're doing fine. It's a bog
and were going to name him Freder-
lex Ellis vedders. Just to show how
much We think Of this island.
why OF course. I'm not at all
bashful. I've had IL Of 'em. all born
On either coal or Ice boats, and, bar.
ring two who died when they were b.
bies. they never saw the Inside OF 4
drug store or had q doctor at their
tongues.
My youngsters have been he hus.
kiest lot you ever saw. The three
oldest girls married barge captains
themselves. and the two oldest boys
have got their own boats now. Funny
thing. too. we're all working for the
same frm.'
Say. pa" inter1ected James We'd
ders. aged IL. Frank got sick once
and ma had to give him some medi-
cine.
Yes. kid" replied his father. but
that was because your mother took
him on safe canal boat and went U
on one OF those risky merry-go-rounda
in Central park
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22

A NEW corn-eating record has been
~ established In competition In New
York city which Is likely to stand Tor
many years, the winner In the contest
letting q new mark by consuming sc
cars without pausing. and thus eclip-
sing the old record OF "A ears by an
smount sufficient to supply anaverage
family with corn for . meal.
More than 5000 ears were consumed
BY the 260 contestants. the least to
be exten b. any one contestant being
Is. at which uniucky number the CON-
Tetitor. . boy Of nine years. was un.
able 10 proceed. He vas giaddsued,
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22
THE PRESIDENTS MEET,

Promised Meeting ut Boundary P>sssd
Without q Hitch.
Fl Paso. Tex. Oct is.-With cannon
roaring . sequence q saiufes. with
soldiers everywhere ana pomp and Ger.
emeny seldom witnessed In thi coun
try. Pretdent TAFT q the United States
and Pordrio DiaA president OF Mexf.
CO. met hare tsday and exchanged for
NAL srsstinss q eee1 win and friend
ship. The meeting tesk place behind
dOsed doors IN che roens ~ ths
Chamber u Commerce Building ant
only two aaDista11 aeesotnzies 10 Pres.
ident Tam wees there b report the Cd
dresses q the e1eeueivsa
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22

1 The new state Law Of wyomins. r.
curing saloons 70 pay . license OF
ei.0Vv per annun. will become opera
i've on January I next aud requires
that applicants for Q license shall Tile
their request ct least sixly days prior
to that date.
Seventy thousand acres Of land IN
der the Carey act we're opened for
entry in Montana Number one vas
drawn By R. A. Carpenter Of Oak
Park. Ill.
/ Al philadelphia Miss Campbell. the
British champion. won her match with
Mrs. r. II. Marluw. ; up and 70
play. thereby capturing the Americas
championship.
Hog-growsrs In central New York
are obtaining nnhsard Of prices log
this years crop.
A West Indian hurricane swept up
che Florida coast and il the interior.
doing heavy damage.
The niteen-year prison sentence OF
Charles w. Morse was sustained By
the court Of appeals.
Commander Peary produced his pur.
ported proof that Or. Cook did sot
discover the north pole.
The eonstitutionality Of the Illinois
z-cent rate law 10 attacked In an &C.
ton brought in the federal circuit
court by the Chicago. Peoria & St
Louis Railroad company.
Secretary Knox chopped OF the
Official head OF Charles Il. Crane. min
lister designate to China.
Federal Judge Anderson ruled for
the Indianapolis editors in the Pana,
ma libel case.
Candidate Barnard believes he has
q chance to win the New York mayor.
atty.
George w. Bowers. acting general,
manager OF the South Omaha plant
Of the Armour Packing Company. who
disappeared . month Ego. was located
At Fort Francis. Ont. by . rsprsssn.
tafive OF the company.
Governor Hughes was the central
Azure In the Hudsnn. N. Y. celsbra.
ton.
Cholera threatens to become seri.
susly epidemic In Seoul. The authori.
ties are taking every precaution. but
Seoul 10 not . sanitary city and the
disease has spread rapidly. The pal.
ace Of the ex-smperor has been In
vaded.
At Chica.o DR.. Frederick A. Cook.
the Arctic explorer Of Brooklyn. N r..
told the story Of his discovery Of the
North pole to an enthusiastic audi
ence. after he had been extended .
royal welcome by a special committee
from the Hamilton club.
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Rush Chamber Of Commerce.

Billings.-Bids for the construction
OF the addition to the chamber Of COM
merce building are being received by
Architect Curtis Oehme and President
Selyidge. The bids are being made
on the labor only. rs all Of the lum.
Der and other material necessary has
been donated by the various lumber
yards. 1t is expected the work Of con-
struct,on will begin Monday. and will
be hurried as rapidly as possible.
The first carload OF exhibits for the
dry farming congress display have ar.
rived In the city from Helena. and
are now being arranged in the North
ern Pacific wool depot. where the ex.
hibits will be made.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22
QUEBEC HAS BIG FIRE.
Flames That % Damage 81 Million
Start In G. 4. Elevator.

FLAMES mat % damage o. Muhsns
Start In G. q. Elevator.
Quebec, Oct. is.-A most spectacular
FIRE destroyed over a million dol ars'
worth Of property here between > and
II p. M. originating in the Great North.
ern railway wheat elevator which was
nearly half filled with grain. The
flames shot up over 500 feet In the air.
Illuminating the country for miles
around.
Other property destroyed are the
steamship freight sheds close to the
elevator and most of their contents.
and thence the IRE spread to several
small buildings In proximity and to the
custom house, which 10 now burning.
For some time fears were entertain
ed for the safety Of the Canadian Pa
cifio railroads steamship Empress III
Ireland. which was moored at the adj
joining wharf Her danger 10 now W.
iieyed to be past.
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DIR. cREEGAN ARRIVES.

New Head 81 Fargo College Now On
the Ground.
Fargo, N. D.. Oct. l7.-Rev. Chares
c. creezan. D. D.. formerly Of New
York city. arrived In tho city last
evening, and will Immediately entes
upon his duties a. president Of aFrgo
college.
DIR. Creegan II acknowledge to BE-
valuable addition to the educational
development of the state.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22
FioHriNo IN SAN DOMINGO.

Government Fsrsss Are Routed and
Several Men Killed.
Cape Haittea. Oct le-Dispatehes
received here indicate that the rsvolu-
tisnary movement h 0Anto Domingo
I. spreading. A battle was fought At
- o.ajabo. near DajaAsa. q day q
TIVE aeA u which the insurgents had
ave killed and esn wounded The row.
eminent troops we're routed. TIE IN.
snrgsats catered DajabOa without ~
sistaaool
Another eagaGsment was fought lase
svsaln0 6etwoon regulars. numbering
10 uhe agstvsA hon the eapital an1
W. tnsUs9eneo
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sLuooiNo CONTEST SETTLED

Jehnson Still Champion at Close 81
kstehsi Match.
Fan Francisco. Oct. is.-Jack John.
son vindicated his right 10 the heavy
weight title today by knocking on,
Stanley ketchsl In the twelfth round
The end came 30 suddenly that when
Ketchel rolled onto the door and Ref
cree WEIGH counted him out. the 10.00s
persons crswding the arsaa were ouiss
sor Q full minute.
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STILL BELIEVE COOK.
Danish People Still Loyal 10 Geek and
His Claims.

Copenhagen. Oct. ls.-Ths affidavit
Of Edward Barriii. denying that DR..
Cook reached the submits Of Mount
Mckinley and which was considered
here a. 4 vague reply TO the atfSisvit
by DR.. Cook. II believed 10 have weak.
ened somewhat the American explor-
er's position that he ascended tho
mountain to Ms apex. Public opinion.
however. sti'l fasors his claim that
he reached the north pole Tho news
papers are retieent on the subject. but
tho authorities and the explorers con-
tinus In their belief In DIR. Cock.
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Personal.

Harvard university formally opened
BY installation Of President Lowell.
Lewis Hammond. aged ~. has 70.
gistered for . home In the Dakota
land drawing.
Senator La Follette's Chautauqus
tour of the west. which he 10 to re-
sumo 1t once. will take him over the
identical country. which President
Taft II about to leave.
Street car strikers In Omaha have
determined to 80 on with the dsht
John Pearsons. brother-in.lav Of
Senator J. p. DolliveP. has won his
case In TIE United States circuit court
Of appeals. the suit brought By Ware
Leland to recover upon book account
and notes.
Mrs. Sarah 7. McAllister. widow q
Ward NcAllister. famous u his day
- leader Of New York society. died
at her ho0s IN New York.
The man Who accompanied d..
Csok 81 his NJ Mckinley climb Ao.
slarss they did net rseeh ths summit
Chinese Minister va attended .
spiritualistie ssancs q Washingtsa,
- - i1SreDsl
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-10-22
NEWS NOTES
CONDENSED
ceiling Down Of the lore lmpcr.
taut Events Here and There
Foreign.

Foreign.
A bomb exploded IN . suburb OF ST
Petersburg. killing one oil the t~c
men who had II In their possession
and wounding the other. Before his
arrest the wounded man attempted to
conceal q second bomb and revolver.
The men were dressed as laborers, but
It Is believed they were disguised reso
Iutionists.
Ralph Wilmer Of New York, an engt.
neer. was expelled IRON his hotel b.
the police today upon the expiration
OF his permit OF sojourn Ia the coun.
try. Wilmer. who 10 travelling In Rus.
STA as representative OF an American
EIni. got into trouble through his mis-.
apprehension OF the intent u his pass
BOIL.
The recall from Persia OF General
Saarsssi. the Russian commander. and
the bulk Of his forces. a. reported Q
few days ago from Tabriz. was an.
oounced on the 18th.
Lady Constance Lytton and Mrs.
II. y. Brailsford. who were arrested
a. Newcastle following sulfragettes'
demonstration against David Lloyd.
George. the chancellor Of the ex.
ehequef. were sentenced each 70 .
0vnth's imprisonment.
A revolution has broken out In San
- Domingo. The insurgents. headed
BY General Andre Navarro. attacked
Dajabon. . town near the Haytian
frontier. but were repuised b the gov.
eminent troops.
A 9. L. d'Amad. having acknowl.
edged both authority OF the interview
published October Z. In which he de-
clared the time had arrived for France
to call q halt on SPANS penetration
Of Morocco. War Minister Brun has
placed him on the retired list.
Edgar w. Mix. victor In the inter-
national race for the Gordon Bennett
balloon cup, was accorded 4 warm re-
cepSion on his arrival In Paris.
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o. Moffocco. war Minister Brun mas
placed him on the retired list.
Edgar w. Mix. victor in the inter-
national race for the Gordon Bennett
balloon cup. was accorded 4 warm re-
oepsion on his arrival In Paris.
General.
o woman's scholarship has been I'D.
ded TO the Rhodes Oxford scholarship
examinations TO be held In Yankton
The scholarship has been offered by
the General Federation of Women's
Clubs OF the United States to the wo-
man who passes the best Rhodes
scholarship examination next week.
South Dakota is open for the prize. the
scholarship being available at either
Oxford or Cambridge.
Eleven nurses. the entire stan OF
St. Peters hospital. Charlotte. N. c..
except from the head nurse and super
intendent. walked out on strike leav-
ing thirteen patients to shift for them
selves. ave left because OF III treat
nent." declared one OF the young wo-
men. The superintendent and head
nurse are northerners and are always
soothing at the southerners and call.
ing " fools"
The town OF Denmark. Tenn. has
been wrecked. two persons were
killed. several are known to have been
injured and others are missing a. .
result Of the storm.
DR.. Ira Remsen. president Of Johns
Hopkins university national academy
of sciences. will appoint committee
. examine the Arctic records Of Com
nander Peary and DR.. Cook II the
council Of the scientific body decides
Il viii be proper for him to accept the
Invitation to do SO.
Fred Thomas. engineer Of the city
electric lighting plant 1t Newbern. N
c. vas instantly killed by coming Il
eoatact with some part Of IN arc ma.
eAins carrying $500 volts.
-Conochot.. the homo Of Former
Governor william Sprague. one Of the
most beautiful estates In Rhode 10
1An1. was destroyed BY IRE. with al
III contents. The loss 10 estimated
at about Sl.00e00o. on which there
= NO insurance. Mr.. and Ars
oprasus escaped without injury.
Henry r. FARMLAND. whose home ID
- Chicago. was found dying under the
Tenth street viaduct In Omaha. his
throat cut and his pockets turned in
side out His companion. Q negro. Il
under arrest
DR.. Frederick A. Cook, Arctic q
plorsr. headed the most impressive ol
tie Centennial week passants when
~ rode at the head Of the military,
Historical and educational parade.
Solution Of the shortage OF beef
yrOblem II to have . large place In
the scheme Of education promulgated
~ the domestic science department
- the National Corn exposition In
Omaha In December. How to treat
cattle and how to treat meat 30 as to
Improve and psrpetuate the breed
and increase the production and do.
nestle utility q the beef are the
principles . b fostereA-
Earl Bulleck. formerly q south
Omaha and nov Of Omaha. rises "a
remark that he = net the real Earl
Bullock vhon the Kansas police and
pesses ase hunting tee tks robbery Il
. hank.
New Ysrk faaos . PIE fanins q 1
result - The strfke - ths employees
- several NJ ~ hakeries-
=. P. oCsnner II se0ine y ~
United otatss = 80 ~ ~ ~ lFlsA
The propeieesRa - - hnn nara n
- nortA - oDo1n haao eMDo1 n -
ook3oo 49, 49, - - goonAn,
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A recommendation that the navy
yards be divided into four depart
ments, each In charge Of . general
manager. ID said to be the most i'm
portant result of tho investi CATION by
a special board of naval officers. head
ed by Rear Admiral Swift. whose re-
port reached Washington. II Is under
stood that there Is q supplementary
report signed by q minority Of the
board.
Organized labor. representing many
rarts Of this country. Canada and
Cuba. Paid . notable tribute to the
homecoming from Europe Of Samuel
Gomrers. president OF the American
federation OF labor. who arrived from
New York. The celebration In honor
OF his return. after an absence of sew.
eral months. was probably the most
enthusiastic demonstration ever ac-
corded an American labor leader.
There was q monster parade. followed
by big mass meeting at convention
hall.
Nebraska and Kansas miliers are
pressing for early action In the pros.
pectiye litigation on the hour bleach.
Ing question. The department OF jus.
tice and agriculture last spring agreed
that q shipment of Nebraska bleached
-four should be seized and . case
made up and taken to the courts
just as soon as possible for test Of
the whole question and decision
whether the bleaching is Injurious or
amounts to aduitsration In the view
OF the law. The months have rolled
along and no case has been started.
Now II II explained that the agri.
cultural people are doing all they can.
Rrigadisr General Amos 8. Kimbail.
U. S. A. tretired). who saw forty
years service 10 the army. and was
retired At his own request In 1902,
having been made q brigadier gen.
sral several days beofrs his retire.
ment died 1t his home here at the
age Of 60.
The secretary Of the treasury has
aotinsd the postmaster general that
the new postof.ee ut Waterfowl. 8.
D.. will be ready for occupancy b..
tween November Is and December l.
The popular idea that the Amer.
lean Indians are decreasing In mum.
Der 10 dissipated by cfhcial figures
showing that there are more than $780,.
600 red men In the United States. Ths
increase In population 10 about 10000
In the last two decades.