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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
Bio Labor Conference.

Pitsburg. Pa. Dec. l3.-The eyes 0,
organized labor are turned towards
this city. where an important confer
ence of national labor leaders began
at 10 o'clock today. under the auspice:
of the American Federation Of Labor
How long the conference will continue
Is not known.
samuel Gompers. president Of tn,
American Federation OF Labor. pre-
sided. One hundred and fifty dele
gates represent the various organiza
lions affiliated with the federation.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
LOSE LIFE IN FLAMES
Seven Die as Result Of Lamp Over.
turned in Quarrel.

Cincinnati O.. Dec. li-Seven per
;ons lost their lives. seven others wers
Injured. two probably fatally and fifty
others had narrow escapes from in
slant death in a fire which early today
destroyed the four-store tenement al
Third street and Sycamore.
The fire started on the second flooi
4 the building and WAS due to the up
setting of kerosene lamp during a
quarrel between tenants. The flames
spread rapidly TO the stairweys and
han, cutting on escape.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
Missing Car Ferry Found.

Port Burwell. Ont. Dec. 1.-THE
Canadian Pacific Railroad Co.'S car
ferry Ashtabula is stranded near here
Her fires are out and she is rapidly
filling with water and In extreme dan
ger of sinking suddenly. Her crew
are still aboard and are flying signals
of distress. A life saving crew from
Port Stanley are enroute by specia
train.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
New Bishop to Fargo.

Rome. Dec. 14.-Approving the re-
commentator OF the consistorial con.
gresgation as presented by Secretary
Cardinal De Lai. Pope Plus Y, todas
appointed Rev. ames Greeley. nov
rector of st. Anthony OF Padua, Min
neapolis. Mimi. to the bishopric oi
Fargo. y. D.. diocese. Rev. NJ. +. Fal'
Ion of proneincial 0blates of Buffal1
was appointed to the bishopric of Lon
don. Canada.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
Frost Causes Three Wrecks.

watertown. s. D., Dec. ls.-Three
trains were wrecked near Watertown
last night and this morning because OF
a peculiar action of frost causing the
rails 10 spread. A St. Louis passenger
train went of the track one mile east
of the city. A st. Louis freight tram
went off the track near Wavery ana
a Northwestern train went OH the
track near Dolland. No persons were
seriously injured.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
FOUR SUSPECTS CAPTURED.
Charged With Completely In Robin,
Montana Merchants Of $1,000.

Great Falls.-George Gardner. alias
George r. Runner. alias George
Chequette; Jack Allen. alias Clark;
Frank Collins and George Wilson
are in jail here. and will at once
be taken to Teton county. where they
will be charged with robbing the store
of the Boorman Mercantile Company
of Collins Monday evening. when 81.
900 was secured.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
WILL TACKLE WIRE MERGER
3rla z. Harrison 10 Selected by the
Government to Fight the Tele-
graph Trust.

Washington.-The federal investiga
ton of the billion dollar merger OF
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company and the Western
Union Telegraph Company is the most
important trust inquiry undertaken un-
der the administration Of Attorney
General Wickersham. One of the prin-
cipal agents of the government in this
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
le,ar Soldier Dies.

Savannah. Ca. Dec. 1s.-Death re-
moved probably the only case OF lep-
rosy In the United States army today
when First Sergeant C. o. Mix, OF the
Seventy-second company OF coast al
tillery. died in his lonely cottage Oh
the Fort Screven reservation.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
NAV Resume Work.

st. Paul. Mimi. Dec. 1.-THE strike
II the switchmen was enlivened today
by rumor from Minneapolis of a coal
famine. and by the report -iere that
from twenty TO thirty of the Brother
hood of Trainmen who had been en-
ployed as switchmen and at other du-
ties and who were out on strike had
become tired OF being idle and would
return to their work Monday morn
ing
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
killsd BY Pile Driver.

cioquet. Mimi. Dec. ls.-Joseph
Saw was instantly killed at the North
ern Lumber Co.'S mill when the leads
and hammer of the pile driver, twenty
feet high, aggregating $500 pounds
fell on him. Almost every bone In
his body was broken. He leaves
wife and three children.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
k;no LEOPOLD Reported oyins.

BRUSSELS, Dec. l3.-King Leopold was
reported TO be dyi,,c today. but the
report lacked confirmation. II is
known that the condition OF his
majesty has reached critical stage
hut death may not be at hand.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
Third oper.tion Kills.

Superior, Wis. Dec. 13.-R. b. Dear
a millionaire contractor and minins
man. died here Sunday AZ he result
OF \ third operation following append.
citis. Until recently he WAS president
a. the Rutte -Balisklavs Copper Co.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
Hurt in Canadian Wreck.

winnipeg. Man. Dec. 1.-THE Ca
aadian Northern express train WA
wrecked leo miles east of here last
night The ears turned turtle. No on'
vas killed but forty We're injured.
The majority were American settlers
on their way TO old homes for Christ.
mas
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17

Washington. Dec. Is. - Horace IL
Lurton of Tennessee was today named
nv President Taft to be an associate
Justice Of the supreme court of the
United States. Lurton is the Oldest
nan ever named for supreme justice
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Washington.

As Christmas falls on Saturday this
year 1t is likely that the two houses
o! congress will adjourn the middle OF
that week until Monday. January 3.
So far Speaker Cannon has not given
the matter any consideration SO far as
the house is concerned, but the indi'
cations are the adjournment will be
about Wednesday or Thursday OF
Christmas week.
As promise OF activity In the in
terest of legislation, senators In one
day introduced more than $50 bills
and resolutions, covering a great
! variety of subjects.
The power site monopoly" was the
object of attack in bill offered In
the house by Representative Mann,
| chairman of the committee on inter-
state and foreign commerce.
While his wife and three little chill.
dren were out walking. John X. South.
er. of Washington. an artist, commit.
ted suicide by shooting. Souther was
80 years OF age.
CONGRESSMAN Kennedy of Iowa in
troduced a bill providing for an ap-
preparation OF $4,000 for the erection
of public building at Fort Madison,
Iowa.
Representative Hinshaw of Nebras,
ka took up with the state department
and will later lay before the presi'
dent the petitions of the railroad en-
ployes' organization all over the west
In the case of J. A. Cook. a railroad
trainman, who Is in jail in Mexico.
While ON a visit to Boston from
his home at Charleston, s. c.. Bri
gadier General Henry NJ. Adams. U
s. A., retired. died. He was identified
for a number OF years with the en-
, gineer corps of the army. He wal
born in Massachusetts in 1Sa4.
Decided business improvement Ii
, shown throughout the country In thu
receipts at the fifty largest postoface
, during the month of November. Ever.
: office reported m increase yaryin'
from 6S per cent at Brooklyn to "a.
) per cent at Seattle.
Z Expedition and Dispatch" il tn
, watchword passed along in the mat
ter of appropriations at this session
+ and already several Of the bills whic
4 will carry millions of dollas for tn
+ will carry millions of dollars for tn
Q way.
4 Both houses of congress will &C
o journ over the holidays.
The government faces mportar
D problems relating to channels an
). terminals In proposed waterways In
provement
, Personal.
James ]. Hill discussed the suppl
y and demand and urged more scientifl
l. farming in a speech at Omaha.
DIR. Frederick Cooks personal Law
4. fer, Henry Wellington Wack. hs
J. severed relations with his client.
The chief danger Of the president
. economy program lies In the fact tbs
o 1t is almost impossible to have col
y gress hold down expenses.
Susan Stewart, wife of Paymasts
l. General Stewart. u. s. n. retired. {
L South Orange. N. j.. died in Washing
"a ton. She will be buried in the nation,
cemetery at Arlington.
, President Taft Is mapping out
b legislative program for congress.
l. A New York paper claims Coo
of sought aid in preparing data
The National Corn Show at OmAi
h Was opened by an address by Pres
u dent Wattles.
% Attorney General Fred. g. Jackso
will enter the race for congress In u
J. Fourth district Of Kansas against J.
q Miller. the present member.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17

work will be Orla E. Harrison. assis-
tant attorney general. Mr. Harrison
is only 81 years old. His home is in
Greenville. o. He has been a member
of the Ohio senate and for several
years was special counsel in the once
OF the attorney general of the Buck.
eve state.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
Phon, Companies Go to Wall.

Cleveland. o., Dec. ia suit ask
ing for receiver for the United States
Telephone Co. and the cuyahoga Tele-
phone Co. Was filed in the common
pleas court here today.
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Explosion Wrecks CLEANING VIZ

Explosion Wrecks Cleaning Works.
Billings.-After a terrific explosion
of gasoline tank in the plant Of the
Billings Dry Cleaning works the place
was destroyed by fire which immedi-
ately followed. The loss was $500.
partially covered by insurance. No
one was injured by the explosion.
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DEED OF : lend.
Body Of Thirteen Old Girl Found
Badly Frozen.

Detroit. Dec. 1.-THE murder Of Hell
en- Brown. Is years old. 81 Third ave-
nue.. was revealed today by the finding
of the child,s body lying half frozen
in a truck yard 1T 10 Jones street. The
childs face ana head were frightfully
cut and battered. and there was evil
dence that she mad been cruelty mis-
treated.
Her hat lay fifteen feet away from
the body and II was evident that she
had made q desperate fight for her
life.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
Oil Production In America.

During the last two years the oil
production has doubled in America.
The production is 316.0O0.0 900 greater
In value than the output OF gold and
silver In the United States
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-12-17
NEWS NOTES
CONDENSED.
! A Boiling Down Of the More lmpor'
tast Events Here and There
Foreign.


Though Official reticence concerning
the exact state of King Leopold 5
health is maintained. information
from private sources is that his con-
dition is causing the utmost anxiety.
1t is reported that rheumatism is e&-
tending and has been complicated oy
paralysis. of which he has expert
enced two strokes. as well as with
pulmonary trouble.
A Niarobi British East Africa, ais
patch says: Kermit Roosevelt arrived
here. He is going to Mombasa on
hunt for antelope. He has just Sc
cured two bongo. Colonel Roosevelt
has not arrived here from Moro. but
is expected soon.
f. L. Poole. of Havana. Cuba, closed
a deal with the Philippine government
for the purchase of the San Jose friar
estate Of $1,000 acres in the island Oh
Mindoro. The purchase price was
1867 900. The tract will be used TOT
the cultivation OF sugar and 1t Is I'M
derstood that the buyer represents
the Havemeyers.
ne SHlucSc soNCih"Shs ""S
circular note to the powers protest
ing against Russia's claims to the
right OF administration over the Man
churian railway zones. The protest
deals lengthily with the Russian com
munique which was sent to the
powers October 8.
Baron Sidney Sonnino, who was pre-
mier in 1906, has been semi-officialiy
intrusted with the formation OF new
Italian cabinet, the Giolitti cabinet
having resigned.
According to the Standard. ]. Pier
pont Morgan & Company of New York
and Drexel & Company Of Philadel
phia will become tn" partners OF a
London firm. which will be styled Nor
gan, Grenfell & Company.
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General.


!. ,.-.,
Governor Hughes Of New York has
taken up the consideration Of pros
pectiye legislation for the control OF
airship flights. He believes, it is an
uounced, that such legislation will
soon become necessary in many
states.
The secretary OF the interior has ap
proved the decision of the commits
sioner OF the land Office in the case OF
Henry Kern against John Eaton. on
appeal of the former In dismissing his
contest against the homestead entry
of the latter. located In the Alliance
(Neb.) land district.
George Crocker's gift to Columbia
university to be used for the inyestiga-
ton of cancer. Of which he died in
New York. will amount to at least
Sl.500. 900. according to the will.
Francis j. Heney confirmed the re-
port that he has filed suit In New
York against William H. Crocker OF
San Francisco for $250.0O0 for alleged
libel.
Alvin K Hiskins of Alton, ILL.,, was
notified by the United States govern
ment that 1t had purchased his patent
range finder and distance appraiser
Tor 100000.
Congress will be asked to grant Q
new national charter to the proposed
pan-American bank.
President Taft will make the open
ing address at the convention OF tn.
National Civic Federation to begin iti
important work In Washington Jan
II. next.
Mr.. Edward Hartman has taken vi
the active management OF the Harrl
man estate and will hereafter observe
regular ONCE hours on three or fou
days Of each week with her work.
There were S.s7S.277 running bale
Of cotton ginned from the growth O
1909 to December a. compared wit
l.00S. 6s1 for 1908.
A change In the date of the inaug,
ration Of the President of the Unite
States from March to the last Thur.
day in April is strongly urged in tn
annual report Of the commissioners {
the District Of Columbia presented
congress.
At Kansas City Joseph Campbe
killed his wife. then took his own III
He was q morphine fiend.
The presidents message. as pr
sented to congress, was pleasing to n
publicans.
The Norfolk & Southern railwa
property was bid in by the reorganiz,
don committee for $S.500.00O
The president will exert all his Il
nuence looking to changes in the Il
terstate commerce act.
George r. Cabot of Nebraska hs
been nominated for governor of Por,
Rico by President Taft. The salar
Is $500 . year.
In Q street duel with knives at A
len. Ark. Miss Nora Owens was "a
ally injured by Miss Stella Belk AZ
died within Q few minutes.
Senator amor J. Burkett Of Nebra
h has prepared = resolution. Whit
he intsnAs 70 present to congress. ca
ing for . thorough investigation
she sugar trust
According to IN o@cial dispatl
from Bitlis. Asiatic Turkey. ssyer
small villages In hat vicinity ha'
Aoea DESTROYED ~ a earthquake.
Cnagrsss opsasd q soon Aonda
~ - DssaAaat's Deesage vas D
sea1 unen Tses1ay.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
CAR CROWDING DEFENSE.
Street Railways Will File Motion to
Quash Informatfons.

Quash 1nformattons.
The first step in their defense taken
by the Capital Traction Company and the
Washington Electric and Railway Com
pany in proceedings instituted against
them for overcrowding cars will be to
file a motion to quash the several in
formations.
Announcement to this effect was made
by Ross Perry OF counsel for the Capital
municatton with United States Attorney
ID. w. Baker.
The bare announcement that such a
motion would be filed was all that was
exact grounds upon which the motion
is to be based will not be made public
for day or so at least.
The notification of Mr.. Baker this
morning by counsel for the street railway
corporations came as q result Of an ex-
tended conference the latter part Of last
week between officials and attorneys of
both systems. The two companies are
acting together In the defense
The conference OF counsel was extended.
Every phase of questions involved in the
informations filed in the Police Court
was thoroughly gone into A complete
defense was mapped out.
Although 1t could not be learned def
in circulation to the effect that in the
motion to Quash the particular section
under which the crowding charges were
filed will be attacked. and probably, also.
at the same time an attack will oe made
on the rules and regulations of the in
terstate commerce commission because of
other charges filed for running fiat-wheel
cars and not properly equipping certain
rolling stock with wheel guards.
1t is announced that formal proceedings
Will not be begun in the Police Court
unless something unforeseen develops, un-
til the latter part OF the present or the
beginning of next week.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
For SaIe-
A Bargain on
Washington Heights.

An owner now residing in the
west. in order to make a quick
sale, has reduced the price fror,
$4,000 to $3.50. One OF the best
constructed houses on Washing
ton Heights. Built by a reliable
contractor; finished throughout in
hardwood; all large, we'll lighted
rooms; covered porches; two
bathrooms; hot water heat !;
GOOD-SIZED LOT, WITH A
BRICK AUTOMOBILE GAR
AGE. If you contemplate pur-
chasing a home let us show YOU
this one. We are satisfied that
you will be pleased with it; you
cannot help but be; it is so well
situated, conveniently arranged
and so we'll constructed.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
CONVICTED AS vAaRANT.
Keeler Tore Up, Before Arrest
Check He Tried to Cash.

Harold p. Keeler, who claims Philadel-
phia as his native place. but who has
been a Washingtonian for several months
was in the Police Court this morning
upon charges Of vagrancy. He is In
volved in suspicion Of an attempt to pass
worthless checks. Keeler was committe ed
to the workhouse for six months In de-
fault Of a, hve-hundred-dollar bod.
Keeler went into a drug store at 1st
quested the proprietor to cash a check
for $35 drawn on Washington bank.
The proprietor examined the paper.
Seeing what he believed to be signs of
irregulsrity, he refused the request. Then
Keeler offered inducements to have the
paper cashed. the last being that he
would take so In cash.
Armstrong and requested that keeler be
arrested. Before this was accomplished
keeler destroyed the check.
Another check. properly filled out for
$24. and also drawn on Washington
bank. was found In his possession. No
attempt had been made, however, 30 far
as the police could ascertain, to have
this paper cashed.
This is bad business" said Judge KIM
ing up the check found on the prisoner.
There is no telling what this man might
have done had he remained at liberty
longer"
The case was one of the very few which
have been disposed of under the section
of the new vagrancy law relative to sus-
picious characters and criminals.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
ALEXANDER C. GAME DEAD
VALUED OFFICIAL OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Promoted Seven Years Ago by At
torney General Knox to the Posi-
tion Of Disbursing Clerk.

Shortly before midnight last night
Alexander C. Caine, disbursing clerk OF
the Department of Justice, died at his
home. 1928 T street northwest. from
uremic poison. Mr.. Caine became i'll Sun
day and rapidly grew worse. all efforts
of the physicians to relieve him proving
in vain.
Mr. Caine was appointed to the position
he held at the time Of his death by At
torney General Knox about seven years
ago. When a vacancy occurred Mr..
Knox called in Mr.. Caine, who was doing
field work. and asked him to take the
position.
Not long ego examiners from the Treas
ury went over his books. which had not
been passed upon for several years. They
found everything in perfect order.
At Mr.. Gaines bedside when he died
were his wife and young son. No ar
rangements have been made for the fu-
neral but the remains will probably be
taken to Ohio for burial.
Prominent In Ohio Politics.
Although Col Caine. as he was fa-
m,liarly known. had been in poor health
for severa, years. his fatal illness was
short and his death sudden and unex-
pected. Col Game was born at Somerset,
for many years as an active political
worker In the republican ranks in his ma
tive state.
Although a mere boy he served In the
31st Volunteer Infantry, and later in the
10Th Infantry in the last two years of the
civil war.
At the close of the war he moved to
Columbus. where he was engaged in COM
mercial pursuits until January. 1886. when
he was appointed clerk in the office Of
the adjutant general of Ohio.
He was afterward land clerk until 1892,
when he was elected clerk of the Ohio
senate, to which position he was twice re-
elected without opposition. He was one
Kinley campaign OF 1896 and in the SUBJ
sequent campaign and party fight leading
to the election of Senator Hanna. He
was for many years a member of the
state central and state executive commit
tees.
Early in 1898 he was appointed by At
torney General Griggs an examiner in
the Department Of Justice. which position
he held until June, 1902, when he was ap-
pointed by Attorney General Knox dis
bursting clerk of the department
He married. June Is. 1880. Miss Julia
Smithnight Of Cleveland. Ohio. He leaves
wife and one son, Louis, S. Caine.
On account Of his genial, warm hearted
and generous nature and manner, Col.
Caine made host of friends In Washing.
ton. not only among the employees and at
taches of the Department of Justice, but
among the citizens at large, and his death
Is deeply deplored.
Evening star., 1909-06-15
COSTLY LABORATORY OPENED
MRS. sAGE's 100000 GIFT TO
RENSSELAER, POLYTECHNIC.
Most Modern and Best Designed for
Mechanical and Electrical
Experiments.

TROY. N. Y. June 15.-Rensselaer Poly
technic Institute at Troy has just cee-
brated the eighty-fifth year of it's ex-
istence by the completion OF the most
modern and one of the best designed
and equipped mechanical and electrical
engineering laboratories extant.
1t is a memorial to the late Russell
Sage. The building and its contents cost
over 100000
The exercises at the opening of the
Russell Sage laboratory began at noon.
The president of the institute read the
letter from Mrs. Sage. in which she pre-
sented 81 100000 to the institute. and the
resolutions Of the faculty and trustees
relati- to the schools of mechanical and
electrical engineering.
Robert W. de Forest Of New York then
spoke in behalf Of Mrs. Sage. He was
followed by Jesse M. Smith. president of
the American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers, and by Louis B. Stillwell, pres-
dent-elect Of the American Institute of
Electrical Engineers.
The exercises were followed by a lunch
con on the campus and base ball game
between the institute nine and that of
the Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
ogy. Various class reunions and dinners
occurred In the evening at the Troy Club
the senior hop.
Among those present were Theodore
voorhees,. vice president of the Reading
Railway Company; Prof. H W. Spangler
Of the University of Pennsylvania, Isaac
w. Frank, president of the United Engi-
neering Company of Pittsburg: Prof. Jo-
seph w. Warren of Bryn Mawr College,
and Stewart Johnston, president of the
Pittsburg steel foundry.
Tomorrow the commencement exercises
will take DlacP In Music Hall The grad
uating class numbers eighty engineers
Onward Bates of Chicago. president OF
the American Society Of Civil Engineers,
will deliver the address to the class
The Macdonald prize for the best grad
uatins thesis from the class of 1908 will
be awarded to e. E. Reinicker of Balti-
more.
Within the past three years nearly two
million dollars have been given to the in
stitute. Andrew Carnegie gave a fine
building to be used for lectures and reci-
tations. In 1907 large and we'll equip
ped chemical laboratory was erected.