The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-08-20

The oupply of the new Lincoln PEN
nies. bearing the three initials of the
designer, has been exhausted 60 far
as distribution at the treasury depart.
uent is concerned.
Japan does not expect aggressive
opposition from China to her rail-
road building program.
The flag of Greece has been hauled
DOWN on the Island of Crete.
Mrs. Bessie Elliott. known also as
!lrs. Bessie Watson and Bess Brown.
who was shot and killed in Denver by
T. ]. Halstead lived in Sioux City for
several years.
Turkey has adopted an aggressive
attitude toward Greece in the contro-
versy over the island of Crete.
Silas A. Barton, state auditor OF
Nebraska, and ]. NJ. Gilchirst of Oma-
ha were in New York visiting the
various surety companies with a view
of securing information as to the de-
rository and fidelity bond experience
of the companies operating In Ne.
braska.
Secretary Ballinger and Clifford Pin.
chot hold radically different opinions
on the question of conservation.
George F. Collins sees republican
disaster in job of tariff tinkering and
success for the democrats II new lead
ers are obtained.
The porte has sent a note to Greece
demanding a formal declaration by
that country Of non.intcrference In
Cretan affairs. In the event OF re-
fusal to accede to the demand. Turkey
will break of diplomatic relations
with Greece.
The Kansas board of health has
sent a circular letter to all the county
fair associations In the ftate serving
notice on them to eliminate red lemon
ade and other fake drinks at their
fairs this year.
The July statement of the London
board of trade shows increases Of
SIT ,237, 500 In imports and $8.907 500
in exports. The principal increase
in imports were grain, -four and raw
material, while the increases in ex.
PORTS were manufactured goocs.
The trial of American missionaries
in the Congo has again been post.
poned.
Representative Tawney. chairman OF
the house committee on appropria-
tons. was at the White house and told
the president that his committee would
sail for the Isthmus of Panama No.
vember z next.
The Georgia senate tabled the reso
tuition proposing to ratify the income
tax amendment to the federal constitu-
ton. II Is expected that the effort to
ratify the amendment will come up in
the senate before final adjournment.
The tariff has been passed and
signed by the president and members
of congress have gone to their homes.
Washington.
Senator Gore in an address on 40.
cal Duty" at Chautauqua assembly
here highly eulogized Senator A. b.
Cummins. saying II the new tariff bill
proves good 1t will elect Taft again
but IL not then II will elect thorough.
ly progressive republican such as AL.
bert b. Cummins of Iowa. Tremendous
cheers folio ed the assertion that
Cummins is the insurgent who In.
surges.
The names of the more than 300 su.
pervisors of the thirteenth census to
be appointed by President Taft will
be made public in few days by the
president. Throughout most of the
country there will be supervisor for
each congressional district, but In
large cities one supervisor will be ap'
pointed, regardless of the number OF
congressional districts.
DIR. John G. Butler. pastor OF the
Luther Place Memorial church. and
/ one of the most prominent Lutheran
ministers in the United States
dropped dead OF heart failure in his
| home in Washington. He was eighty
.hree years old.
None of the new Panama bonds au
! thorized by congress ut the session
just closed will be issued before con
gress meets again and has had IN
opportunity to change the existing
circulation tax. Announcement to this
effect was made In statement issued
by Secretary OF the Treasury Mac
Veagh.
Purchasers of Philippine tobacco
will hereafter have government
guarantee as to its quality and clean
illness as a result of an arrangement
made by the bureau of insular Affair."
with the Philippine government. de
signed to insure the strict enforce
ment of the new tariff bill providin,
for the admission into the Unitet
States. free Of duty. of limited guam
tity of cigars and tobacco produced
in the islands.
President Taft is now at his Bev
erly (Mass.) summer home. where h,
will remain until November next.
Personal.
Evelyn Thaw declares there is NJ
truth in the story that she will brin,
suit against her husband for $500, 600
The report spread abroad tina
Count Zeppelin is dead proves to b,
lnfounded.