The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-10
| NEWS NOTES.
CONDENSED.
4 Boiling Down Of the More lmpor'
tant Events Here and There
ForeIon.

elusive control of the nations purse
"a claim never before challenged In
modern times.
The protocol with the United States
for the reference of the Alsop claim to
King Edward for mediation was
signed by the government of Chile.
The cabinet of Premier Giolitte OF
Italy resigned.
The ministerial commission which
has been discussing with business
men various matters of trade, has ap-
proved the suggestion of placing tax
of seven-tenths of one cent on each
pound of cotton grown in European
Russia, Bokhara and Khiva.
Admiral Togo. chief of the genera
staff Of the Japanese navy, retires
from the naval command and becomes
a member Of the military council. He
is succeeded in his earlier office by
Vice Admiral Sir Zero Ijuin.
An Individual believed to be insane
and having an imaginary grievance
against the war department, shot and
seriously wounded General Verand in
Paris on the steps Of the Hotel Con.
tinental. It was later discovered that
he had made a mistake in his man.
1t Is nineteen days since the Her.
rera line steamer Maria Herrera left
Santiago, Cuba. with a cargo of cattle.
bound for Ponce. Porto Rico. where
she was expected to arrive November
IL. The steamer. however. has not
been heard from and 1t is believed
that she was foundered.
General.
Five more men were added last
week to the bankers colony at Ft.
Leavenworth penitentiary.
J. P. Morgan has secured control
of the Equitable Life society.
The British house of commons
adopted resolution of censure OF
lords.
Mexico will maintain a neutral atti.
tude in the Nicaraguan rumpus.
The Richard Gleason bid for the
Jeffries-Johnson fight, to be in Cali.
fornia, was accepted.
President Taft has taken steps to
put the Red Cross society on perma.
nent business footing.
Congressman Hinshaw says Cannon
cannot be elected speaker at the SEES
sion of the next congress.
Following a charge of murder at St.
Louis against Mrs. Doxey Of Colum-
bus. Neb., a requisition was issued.
The president will exert all his in,
fiuence looking to changes in the in
terstate commerce act.
Duke Karl Theodore Of Bavaria died
from kidney trouble.
d. L. Winchell. president OF the
Rock Island. has beeh elected Presi
dent OF the st. Louis & San Francisco
road.
The Kansas state treasury will re-
ceive $4,000 cash. as an inheritance
tax. from the estate of James Clarke.
farmer In Marshall county. This
is the largest tax yet assessed against
Kansas estate under the new law.
The Kansas State Agricultural Col.
iege 2-year-old Angus steer. King
Ellsworth. won the grand champion,
ship as the best steer In America al
the International Stock show in Chi
cago.
more men are killed as the result,
of playing football in one year thar
are killed In labor troubles" says
John Mitchell.
President Taft soon is to receive q
call from the legislative committee Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic. for q
conference upon matters pertaining L
pension legislation this winter.
John Harvard. q negro preacher, whit
had committed murder, was burnet
at the stake near Cochran. Georgia
According to an Official dispatcl
from Bitlis. Asiatic Turkey. severa
email villages in that vicinity hav,
been destroyed by an earthquake.
Secretary of War Dickinson advc
Gates changes In army affairs in an
nuai report.
A strike of switchmen involyin
over two thousand men was inaugual
ated at ST. Paul, MINI.
Senator Brown says the insurgent
will be in evidence at the coming ses
sion of congress. .s..
A Greenyille fOhiol man killed hi
mother and deputy sheriff. wounde,
two others and committed suicide.
Senator Aldrich says the panic O
1907 cost the country $4,000. wit, 900.
Sec. Meyer has proposed sweepin
changes In the navy.
Attorney General Wickersham. Ser
ators Elkins and Cummins conferre,
on changes in the interstate commerce
act
The United States and Chile at las
have reached FINAL agreement as b
the terms of . protocol referring Z
King Edward for . definite settlemen
Of the celebrated Alsop claim.
Twenty japanese we're killed an
fifteen injured. several Of them fatal
~. In the wreck OF . work train Of
the Great Northern railway betweeI
Vancouver and New Westminstsr.
II . nre ct KAnsas City llo horse
uore burned % 1eatA.