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CHOLERA scoURcE Is MAKING
FEARFUL FATALITIES IN
RUSSIAN EMPIRE.
MORTALITY RATE IS HIGH
Deaths Number 5o,297, Of Which Mum.
Der 1923 Died in One Week.
Plague 10 Spreading in Italy
Rome Still Safe.

st. Petersburg. Aug. 19.-One weeks
cholera record for Russia shows 1894
new cases Of cholera and 1878 deaths,
bringing the total number Of cases in
Russia this year to 112.9S5. OF these
50.2S7 have died, the mortality percent
age being AS.
The figure are those furnished by
the sanitary bureau covering the week
from Aug. to Aug. 13 inclusive, and
are therefore fully official. The reports
from Red Cross sources indicate that
the actual figures are somewhat great
er as It is a practical impossibility to
register every case in an epidemic Of
such proportions.
The epidemic in st. Petersburg
shows a considerable decrease. only
265 cases and 1873 deaths having been
reported for the six days ending at
noon yesterday, in comparison to SIT
cases and 232 deaths reported the pre-
Bari, Italy. Aug. 1.-THE epidemic
OF cholera which has broken out in
southern Italy is steadily showing an
Increase In the districts affected par
ticularly In the town Of TRAM, where
the number Of deaths already is more
than thirty. The latest official re.
ports last night gave twenty deaths at
Trani. showing the rapidity with
which the disease is increasing there
The epidemic is of the virulent type
and the death rate is high. Trani
seems almost deserted as the result OF
the panic. 10000 Of the residents. fully
one-half Of the population. having fed
The town.
Rome. Aug. 1a.-Rumors that the
epidemic Of cholera whichh has broken
out in Apulia had spread to Rome are
smphatically denied. There have been
no cases here and the general health
conditions In Rome are excellent, bet
ter than at any time during the past
ten years
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ROADS ARE RAISED.
Montana Equalization Board Kites
Values Of Lines.

Helena.-The state board of equal.
cation, composed Of Governor Norris,
Secretary OF State A. N. Yoder. State
Auditor H. r. Cunningham. Attorney
General Albert J. Galen and Treasurer
Z. E. Esselstyn. met and hxed the
railroad assessments for 1910.
In essence, the main line assess.
ments of the transcontinental lines, in.
including the Great Northern, Northern
Pacific, Oregon Short Line and Chi.
cago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound, Mon.
tana Central and Butte, Anaconda &
Pacific, were raised 5 per cent. or to
the rate OF S19.s25 a mile, while the
following branch lines were raised in
the sums indicated: The Billings
branch Of the Great Northern, $4,000;
the Occur d'Alene branch of the
Northern Pacific, $1,000; the Gaylord
branch. $1,000; the st. Regis cutoff,
$500.
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Foreign.

The Austrian and German heath
administrations are pursuing com.
mon measures against an invasion Of
Russian cholera. Medical agents
from both governments stationed in
Russia report the scarcity Of physi-
clans.
A catch-as-catch-can wrestling
match for $1,000 side was contested
at a London music hall between
the American wrestler. DR.. B. F. Roll
Ter and Cana, the champion of India.
Cana won the first fall In 1:40 and
the second fall in 900. winning the
match.
The suggestion OF a new treaty be-
tween the United States and Canada.
and the establishment Of a joint
tribunal In the nature of an interna-
tional traffic commission as the
means of effective control of through
railroad traffic between the two eoun-
tries. was made at q conference In
New York.
The Chinese government has de-
cided to employ no foreign diplomatic
adviser for the future, a decision
which has come as a surprise and to
some extent = disappointment to the
foreign communities OF the far east.
The Wal WI Pu. the foreign govern.
ing board. will depend in the future on
the views and opinions which are held
regarding foreign affairs by those Of
its own people who have had long ex,
Deripnce In the dinlomatic and consu
lar services abroad.
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New York. Aug. 19.-There is not the
slightest possibility of Nhe cholera
plague spreading to the United States.
Quarantine measures now in force here
and In Russia are So effective as 70
preclude any danger of Russian immi-
grants bringing over the dread disease
DR.. Doty. health officer of the port Of
New York. said today that the present
conditions In Russia and Italy had
been anticipated from information re-
eeived and during the past year per-
sons coming from those countries had
been subjected to the closest scrutiny
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Settle lona Debate.

Indianapolis. Ind. Aug. 2o.-The con-
sention Of the United Mine Workers.
by a vote Of so7 TO l..o1, today rejected
a ruling Of President Lewis that a sub.
stitute offered by Delegate Green Of
Ohio. to the report Of the special COM
mittee could not BE considered The
result Of the roll cali was announced
at tonight's session.
Debate on the substitute then pro-
ceeded with the prospect that q vote
on II would not be reached until a late
hour. II the substitute should fail q
vote then would be taken On the adop.
ton OF the committees report. which
endorses both the Illinois miners strike
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MURDER TRIAL STARTS,
Mrs. Vera Prosser Accused Of KILLING
Divorced Husband on G. N. Train.

Libby.-The trial Of Mrs. Vera Pros.
ser. charged with shooting her di.
vorced husband. Reese T. Prosser.
while on Great Northern train. near
Libby, June l, commenced in the dis
trict court before Judge Erickson.
County Attorney Maiden, when court
began, asked to amend the complaint
by inserting words to the effect that
Prosser died from his wound on June
l. This was objected to by Attorney
Long. but the objection was oyerruled,
and Mrs. Prosser was rearraigned and
pleaded not guilty to the amended in.
formation. Up to this time Mrs. Pros
ser has apparently been in good spirits,
but Immediately after the reading of
the amended complaint she broke
down, sobbed. almost tainted and had
to be taken from the room by the
baliff.
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\. /. Woods Dies Suddenly.

Grand Forks. N. D.. Aug. 22.-At 5
o'clock Sunday morning A. L. Woods.
progressive candidate for state super
intendent OF public instruction at the
recent primary election and one Of tho
prominent men Of this city. died sud
denly of heart disease at his residence.
1909 Belmont avenue. Mr.. Woods death
came az a sudden shock. as he had been
in apparently good health the night be-
fore. The attack In which Mr.. Woods
passed away came with unusual sud
denness. and although all that medical
aid could do was done for the unfor-
tunate man. death came shortly before
8 O'Clock.
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O'Gorman and His Abode.

almost happily. Two Of his daily
meals he prepared himself on the
look stove In his little kitchen. Each
day an orderly brought his dinner to
him. Tobacco was supplied In abun-
lance. Papers and books were plen-
tiful. He was a deeply religious char
icter. and spent much time reading
the Bible, sitting on the low steps
,f his dwelling. basking In the sun.
To look at the man. one would not
realize that he was the victim of the
most horrible OF diseases. He was In
,lined to a pleasant personality. None
Of the horror or fear of the evident
Indications Of leprosy were shown.
o'Gorman suffered especially during
the winter time. Cold weather, he
complained. increased the steady
aches and pains to which he was sub
iected. During last winter, he failed
slowly but steadily. Spring came, and
he rallied slightly; but his system was
too far gone, and the convalescence
proved only temporarily.
o'Gorman was born In Ireland in
1856 1t was In 1874 that he came to
the United States. He settled near st.
Paul. Mimi, and 1t was from there
that he was recruited into the regular
army.
The case Of the patient attracted
much attention throughout the coun-
try. He was one OF two individuals In
the United States afflicted with the
plague.
Several times the state department
and the secretary of war considered
transferring his case from Milwau.
kee. but there were no leper colonies
where he might be sent, and 1t was
decided finally. that he could be best
cared for In the little Lrick building in
which he made his home.
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CLARK BEHIND ELECTRIC LINE.
Montana Copper Masnate Puts Money
Into Road.

Helena.-At banquet given by the
Helena Commercial club, 1t was au
thoritatively announced that former
Senator w. A. Clark had subscribed
100000 Of the proposed bond issue
Of the Helena & Butte electric line
construction work on which Is to be
gin this fall. The line will be seventy.
five miles long and will cross the main
divide Of the Rocky mountains. Il
will be operated by power generated
at q dam across the Missouri river
near this city and in addition to con.
Meeting the two cities will furnish
transportation facilities to q number
Of mining districts whose operations
have been retarded by lack Of rail-.
way. The dam is rapidly nearing com.
pletion, the former senator, the
Hewitts of New York and localcapi.
talists being the interests behind this
project.
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news Of THE week
coNpENsATIoNs OF GREATER OR
LESSER IMPORTANCE.
4 BOILING DOWN OF EVENTS
National, Political, Personal and Other
Matters In Brief Form for All
Glasses Of Readers.
Washington.

The governments official trust
buster" w. s. Kenyon, the assistant
to the attorney general, left here Sun
day for Chicago to resume charge OF
the case against so-called trusts.
Modesto Barrios and Sebastian
Salinas, special ambassadors OF the
Madriz faction in Nicaragua. paid an
official call at the state department
and presented their credentials.
Three letters In Spanish addressed
to Secretary Knox were also present
ed. These were turned over to trans
lators. The contents are not known.
General Sebastian Salinas and DR..
Modesto Barrios. representatives
here of the Madriz faction in Nicara.
qua. had an interview at the state de-
partment with Huntington Wilson,
acting secretary of state. They pre-
scented a formal representation which
If accepted would, In their opinion,
bring about settlement of the trou-
bles in the Central American republic.
More regiments of infantry, gen.
eral service corps and system OF re.
tirement for aged employees OF the
war department are the recommends
tons to the adjutant general by Brig
adler General C. L. Hodge, command
Ing the department of Dakota Troops
returning from the tropics should
have at least four years in this coun-
Try to recuperate, General Hodges
ays, and he believes there is no
probability that 1t will be possible un'
sss the infantry Is increased.
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Throws carbolic Acid.

Stanford. Ky. Stopping their auto
mobile In front of the home of T. p.
Eads. young farmer living five miles
from this city. an unknown man and
woman demanded that Mrs. Eads give
them her year-old son. When she re-
fused the woman threw the contents OF
q bottle of earbolie acid On the young
mother. and the couple left In their
car. Full details are not obtainable
yet. as the place is removed from d.
rect communication. The extent of
Mrs. Eads' injuries is not known. No
reason can be assigned for the act.
Mrs. Eads before her marriage was
Miss Nettie Walker. of Louisville,
daughter Of a railroad engineer.
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General.

Ballinger reached Portland and re-
ceiyed calls from prominent republi.
cans.
Secretary Ballinger favors opening
the lid on coal lands in Alaska.
Policemen OF Columbus, O., went
on strike in sympathy with street car
men.
The International Typographical
Union will meet next year In San
Francisco.
Senator Aldrich replied to the
charges made against him by Senator
Bristow of Kansas.
In their state convention Oklahoma
democrats endorsed the administra.
ton Of Governor Haskell.
Representatives OF the Nadriz fac.
ton In Nicaragua called on the state
department at Washington.
Fire In the warehouse district OF
Jersey City. New York. caused dam
age estimated at 100000.
Secretaries Wickersham and Nagel
are keeping out of the Alaska
quarrel while visiting the territory.
Louis Paulhan. the French aviator
has won the London Daily Mails prize
OF $1,000 for the longest total of cross
country flights made.
The national association of sheet
metal workers. In convention at PHI
ladelphia decided to hold Its next an.
uual meeting In Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Woolf. who left
Kansas City to walk TO New York on
May 3. arrived at the New York city
hall Monday afternoon.
At Chafleroix. Belgium. N. Lesnyn.
IN aviator. fell with his aeroplane
from . height Of one hundred feet
and received injuries that probably
viii prove fatal.
The forest service has called on
the war department for aid to aGht
the forest fires In Montana. General
Leonard Wood. chief Of star Of the
army. he's directed that . battalion a
The American Lake camp. Oregon. b
ordered into service.
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8ADGER LEPER DIES
Passes Away After Five Long
Years Of Affection.
Lived Life % 9eclusion In Building
Set Apart for Him at the National
Soldiers Home In NIL
Waukee.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Albert 8. O'Gor.
man Is dead. Milwaukee's leper, after
nearly five years of retreat in G little
brick house on the grounds Of the
Soldiers home. is no more. Death
came quietly. 1t was the gradual dis
solution Of body wasted by disease.
that could no longer find strength to
meet the daily strain demanded OF 1t.
o'Gorman was soldier. He served
many years In the regular army. see
Ing service throughout the east and
west. He Joined the ranks when the
war with Spain broke out, and was
,ne Of the foremost In Cuba and the
Philippines. It was while with the
army in the islands that he contracted
the disease which brought his death.
Upon his return from war. O'Gor.
man entered the regular service in va.
rious army posts. Then he was taken
Ill. He asked a pension, and permits.
sion to enter soldiers home. The
request was readily granted A month.
ly income Of $72 was allowed him by
the government. He was ordered to
the Milwaukee national home.
Then. and not till then, did o'Gor.
man learn the true character OF his
malady. He was examined by staff
physicians, who diagnosed his disease
as leprosy. There was no help for
him. they said. and preparations were
made to arrange for his comfort du-
ing his lifetime.
In corner of the grounds a small
brick house. once the home OF one of
the officials, was set aside for him. It
was a two-story structure. with three
rooms-a living room. kitchen and a
bedroom. Furniture and books, uten-
sils and regulation clothing were fur
nished him, and he settled down to
live the life Of a recluse during the re.
nainder Of his days.
That was five years ago. DURING
the intervening time. O'Gorman lived
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Estrada Finally Wins.

New Orleans, Aug. a2-Managua
has fallen. The Nicaraguan revolu-
tionists have finally reached the goal
which they have been fighting for ten
months. Madriz did not flee. He re-
manned In the capital until the last.
A cablegram to this effect was re-
ceived here this afternoon.
Jose Dolores Estrada today issued
a proclamation declaring his brother.
Gen. Juan ]. Estrada, president Of the
reunited republic of Nicaragua. The
revolutionists are pouring into Man.
aqua. Situation alarming" This ca
hlesram was received by Harvey Smith
this afternoon. who served the Madriz
government here as consul general.
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London, Eng, Aug. e2.-Eighteen
lives were lost when the British
cruiser Bedford ran ashore on the
rocks Of ouelpont Island. Korea. yes
terday. according to q report received
here by Admiral Ty. The men were
members of the engine room STAN.
The accident occurred during the
full speed trials OF the vessel and the
cruiser was evidently badly holed.
since the deaths are stated officially
to have been due TO the thrush Of
water" The vessel lies In such a
desperate position that there Is prac-
tically no possibility Of saving her.
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Annexation Will Solve Problem.

Antagonist. n. s.. Aug. 2o.-Annexa-
ton OF Canada TO the United States
by Canada was advocated today In an
address by Henri Bourassa. NJ. p. the
nationalistleader of Quebec. before the
summer school OF science of st. Fran.
els Xavier college.
The speaker dwelt at length with
the four possible destinies of Canada.
namely: Remaining in the position In
which she is at present. which he re-
garded as very improbable: imperial
federation. which would be an un I'M
wieldly AMI unavoidable condition: an
nexation to the United States. and in
dependence.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-08-26

Winnipeg, Ont.-Undoubtedly the
best and most efficient police and mill.
tary organization in the world is the
Northwestern mounted police. All.
though not strong in numbers, the
very sight of their scarlet coats seems
to fhstill respect for law and order
and their presence In northwestern
Canada Is given as the cause of the
cessation Of outlawry In districts ma.
trolled by them and an increase On
the frontier Of the states.
These scarlet-garbed police are:
taught how to live in the saddle. From
headquarters they are sent to the Pa,
OF forts in the Klondike. YUKON q,
other distant posts for two years.
service.
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Personal.

The slayer of wealthy California
ranch woman was captured and made
full confession.
Attorney General Wickersham SAYS
there is no law to warrant the re-
movai OF the statue of Robert e. Lee.
President Montt of Chile died sud.
denly at London.
Speaker Cannon has opened his
speaking campaign in Illinois.
A. letter received at New York
threatens four court judges with
death.
Hiram Johnson. insurgent, Is proba.
bly, the republican nominee for gov
ernor of California.
Speaker Cannon refuses to become
political corpse or to credit the
story sent from Beverly.
Mrs. and Miss Katherine Elkins
stopped at Geneva. Switzerland, on
their way from Baden Baden to vichy.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-08-26
Inspecting Coast Defsn.ss.

New York. Aug. ls.-Brig. Gen. Ar.
thur Murray Of the coast artillery. IL
In New York preparing for an extend
ed trip Of coast defense inspection
which win extend from Portland. Me-,
to the most southerly point on the
Gulf Of Mexico.
The main purpose Of the trip Is to
determine just what il necessary in
the way OF additional coast fortiflca-
tons to place the nation In such q
position that II may feel safe from
successful attack by an enemy. with
this data collected he viii e before
the various committees In congress
and ash for the needed funds.
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Seek Wreck Of Burning Balloon.

Dessau. Germany. Aug. 19.-Police.
gendarmes and foresters are searching
the hills and forests In this vicinity
for the remains of a balloon and its
probable passengers. which was las.
night seen flaming in the sky. Some
wood cutters. at dusk, saw a burning
balloon drifting over the wooded hills
at q considerable altitude. finally fall
ing rapidly. They notified the authori-
ties In Dessau. who sent out searching
parties.
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Heinz to Marry Aetress,

New York. Aug. 22.-Fritz Augustus
Heinz today confirmed the report that
he Is to marry Miss Bernice Hender-
son. an actress. He said the ceremony
would take place about Sept. / and
after a visit at his Butte mines they
would take a trip to Europe.
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FIRE SWEEPS ON OVER MONT.
Forest Ranger Arrives in kalispsli 70
Summon Help.

Kalispell - Forest Ranger Edward
Clark, who reached here from Coram
with word from White River. 10 miles
up the south fork. reports that a.
other Die has broken out there and
il beyond control Of the rangers. He
came u Kalispell for help and will
leave with . Pack train and men.
Supplies now are being shipped N
from ovaAdo to supely the conDaay.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-08-26
MONTANA LABOR MEN MEET.
Livingston Scene Of Gathering Of
State Federation.

Livingston.-Thea annual convention
OF the Montana State Federation Of
Labor was held here with hundreds Of
delegates in attendance. Convict Ia
Dor was one of the big topics of dis
cussion. Resolutions were passed in
favor of the anti-tuberculosis crusade
being waged in the state.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-08-26
Killed by Electric Current.

Winnipeg. Man.. Aug. ao.-working
high up on an electric wire Sidney
Mead and Oliver Roy. electric linemen,
recently arrived from Montreal. Que,
were eleetrocuted this afternoon at st.
Boniface. Man.. while replacing power
wires both dying instantly after re-
ceiving $500 volts.
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Land Office 10 Rushed,

Bismarck.-The amount Of final
proofs being made at present at the
United States land office In this city IL
30 large that the local civil service
clerks stationed here have been taxed
TO their utmost and are yet unable to
attend to all OF the work.
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Postmaster ut lshiah,

Washington. Aug. 22.-George A.
Malone was today appointed postmas-
ter at Lehigh. Stark county. vice ]. II.
Brady, removed.