The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-10-14

before recognizing the new rulers In
Portugal.
Fire destroyed Pier &C. OF the
Southern Pacific terminal company In
the western portion of Galveston
Loss, estimated at 100000.
The president withdrew 400 acres
of land from the public domain In
Montana.
Necessity of frequent examinations
of banks was made at the Los Ange-
les convention.
A republic has been proclaimed at
Lisbon, Portugal, and a provisional
government established.
The independence league OF New
York declined to endorse the nomi-
nees of the republicans.
Former Congressman Thomas Up
degraff from the Fourth Iowa district,
died at his home in McGregor. Ia.
The German ministry OF war an
nounced 1t would give $4,000 as
price for an overland aviation COM
petition.
Edwin, three-year-old son OF c. A.
Johnson, republican candidate for
burned to death.
Diplomatic relations between Vene-
zuela and Colombia which were re-
Gently severed because of a boundary
dispute have been restored.
An involuntary petition In bankrupt
cy was filed against the brokerage
firm of b. II. Scheftels & Co., whose
offices were raided at New York.
| DR.. ]. ii. Worst, president OF the
North Dakota Agricultural college. Is
to head the International Dry Farm
ing congress for the coming year.
Walter Brookins. the hero Of the
Chicagoto-Springfield win attempt a
flight continuously from Springfield to
ST. Louis. a distance OF eighty-five
miles.
A 100000 merger Of all the
powder companies in Canada with the
exception of the Giant Powder COM
pany, branch factory at Telegraph
Bay, has Just been effected.
BY an order issued ny the postofiice
department land grant railroads here.
after will receive only $3.50 for
each 1000 pounds Of mail carried In
excess of $4,000 pounds. The old rate
was $17.10.
The commission named by Pfesi.
dent Taft to determine how the gov.
eminent may best supervise the Is.
suance of railway securities will hold
its first session in Washington No
vember IS. Quarters will be opened
there at once and force Of clerks
hired.
The state OF Missouri has a popula
ton of 3,293.s35. according to the en-
umeration made during the thirteenth
census, statistics of which were an
nounced by the census bureau. This
is an increase Of 1S6.570. or pei
cent over the population in 1900 Of
3.106, sos.
The Los Angeles Times building
, was wrecked by dynamite and subse
! quently destroyed by fire. Twenty Of
more lives were lost and grea
printing plant utterly destroyed. Tit
outrage Is attributed to labol
troubles. the Times having for ;
: long time been an open Office. 81
: far there Is no clue to the guilt.
. parties.
The Standard Oil company through
: Its official publicity representative. J
D I. c. Clarke. has announced that tn
. company has inaugurated a can
3 paign to increase the worlds cor
q sumption of refined OIL" and is lower
ing prices of kerosene in Europe an
a the far east. This action follows tina
}, of August last. when the Standard o.
4 company reduced refined oil In bal
z rels / cents gallon from 9A I
4 So cents at the refinery. and refine
|, oil in tanks from 6h to 51a cents
: gallon. In part the statement reads
g "The Standard Oil company has II
K augurated campaign to increase tn
q worlds consumption of refined oil
The level of prices for refined oil I,
day In the United States is lowe
than at any time during recent year,
a and as a direct result of these price
v. the consumption of refined oil In thi
country is increasing. The same pc
II icy Is now being actively pursue
II abroad"
q As a tragic sequel to the death {
Edmond Poillt. the French aviato
h. his fiancee. who had shown almos
n uncomfortable grief went to his gray
d Sunday and fired bullet into he
heart. Poillot was killed on Sci
TENDER Is while making a flight wit
A passenger. While at a height {
4. ninety feet wing collapsed and tn
4. machine fell backward.
The executive committee of tn
n. brotherhood of machinists. throug
"a Secretary Robert NJ. Lackey, sent I
N the interstate commerce eommissio
a. a protest against the recent petitio
presented to the commission by o
n ficials of various organizations of raj
II road employees urging that the pr,
"A posed advance Of freight rates shoul
!. be approved.
n. Personal.
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