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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-01-28

Judge william Gaslin, the oldest
oracticing attorney in Nebraska. and
widely known as a jurist, died NJ
Alma, Neb.. aged So years.
Tammany tiger is receiving but ilt.
tie favor at the hands OF its candidate.
Judge Gaynor.
That carrier pigeons come within
the purview of the interstate com
merce laws and are At subjects LOT
legislation. is the opinion OF fepreseh-
tative Lafean of Pennsylvania who IN
troduced a bin regarding them.
At Freeport. Long Island. Henry
Mead. a baker. dropped dead after eat
ing a piece of his own pic for break
fast.
new dairy association called The
Dairy Boosters association, was formed
at Ames, la. The objects are to ad.
vance the general dairy interests OF
the state.
President Taft. Speaker Cannon and
Mayor Gaynor have secepted invita-.
tons to the Republican clubs annual
dinner on Lincoln's birthday, Feb. IL
at the waldorf-Astoria. New York.
Senator Beverage introduced bill
to create a legislative council In Alas
ka, which measure is said TO com
mand the approval of President Tart
and Secretary of war Dickinson.
A Webster City ua.) man buried
his wife under n snowdrift, but she
revived, craw,ed out and has sued fol
divorce.
The price of slices is going up. ON
cial announcement to this eject was
made by the National Shoe Whole
salers' association.
A Los Angeles dispatch says thi'
years orange crop has been damaged
approximately s1,o0o.o0o by the heav!
| frosts.
Fred Grau of Bennington, Neb., wa
awarded the grand championship priz'
for the best ten ears of corn exhibited
| at the Nebraska corn show.
Congressman w. p. Hubbard o
| Wheeling. w. Va. formally announcer
his candidacy for the United State
senate in opposition to Senator Natha'
b. Scott. Senator Scott's term expire
in March. 1911.
Although he has not formally re
signed. DIR. William Huntington. pres
dent of Boston university, has notifie
the trustees Of the institution that h
desires to be permanently relieve
from his duties at the close OF TIL
academic year.
The Gilchrist Transportation con
pany, the second largest on the Gres
Lakes. was placed In the hands OF r
ceivers upon application of Frank v
Gilchrist of Alpena. Mich, vice pres
dent of the company.
Because he Is in bad health Pres
dent Taft has granted pardon
William Deschamps. Flathead, Mon
Indian.
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.NEWSNOTES
CONDENSED.
A Boiling Down Of the Mere I'M
portant Events Here and There
Foreign

Former President Roosevelt in let
ter dated Nairobi. East Africa, Dec.
is, and which was received at the
smithsonian institution, states that
the expedition under his direction up
L. that date had collected S,4IS speci-
mems of vertebrates. large number
of muiiusss and other invertebrates.
several thousand plants and about
1000 photographs.
Countess Cassini. daughter OF the
former Russian ambassador ut Wash
ington. who has been studying in
Paris for two years. made her debut
in a concert at the Theater Femina in
Paris.
Complete returns from elections in
England for members of parliament
make the standing of the parties to
cate as follows: Government coaii-
ton: Liberals 10. laborites IL, Irish
nationalists i6. Opposition: unionist
Sc. Net nnionist gain. 80.
The Belgian authorities have been
advised Of systematic frauds which
are being practiced against the Amer
lean immigration laws at Antwerp
Rotterdam, Marseilles and other ports
Social democratic demonstrations
were held in Berlin in favor of the
reform OF the Prussian franchise. A
heavy rain fell all through the day
and there was little disorder.
1t is stated In Berlin on good au
thority that the porte has commenced
proceedings to recover from tn'
Deutscher bank the millions deposited
there by Abdul Hamil. the former sui
tan of Turkey.
China has opened Hun-Chum an'
Lunchinchum in Chientao, .Manchuria
TO international trade. NOTWITHSTANDING
the fact that an agreement has no
yet been reached with Japan regard
ing the matter OF the tariffs to be co
lected on the Korean Manchurian Dol
der.
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News Of Montana
GOVERNMENT roo SLOW.
Montana People Want irrigation Pro
ject Hurried.

st. Paul, Minn.-President Louis W.
Hill. Assistant Traffic Manager w. p
Kenney. of the Great Northern. and
some Montana men have gone to
Washington, d. c., in the interests of
irrigation projects in the Milk River
valley, Montana.
They win call on President Taft
and federal ofncials for the purpose Of
having government contracts revoked
for the construction OF some OF the ir-
rigation projects in Montana. Some
Of these projects are slow in the max.
ing and Montana farmers want the
work done by private contract and
pushed to completion.
Among the Montana men who &C
companied President Hill are DR..
Hoyt. of Glasgow. Mont. and John
Lohr. wealthy land owner.
Favors Private Plans.
Last fall during the inspection OF
irrigation projects by the United
States senate committee President
Hill gave ear to all that the farmers
Of Montana had to say on the subject
Of both private and government irri-
cation plans and, in many instances,
he is convinced that private plans will
work to better advantage than those
proposed by the government.
In any event II is essential for the
development of Montana that the gov
eminent schemes now in process be
pushed with more speed. and 1t is also
Mr.. Hills intention to try to impress
that fact more fully upon congress.
While In Washington, Mr. Hill will
consult with Thomas F. Carter, senior
senator from Montana. and chairman
of the irrigation investigation commit
tee, with regard to the Montana pro
jects and the best methods Of inducing
congress to help out in the demands
Of the farmers that the national body
throw the clutch into the high speed
gear and turn out few projects pref
! ty prompt.
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Ohio in Grip Of Storm.

Cleveland. Jan. 23.-Owing to inter.
rupted telephone and telegraph service
and paralyzed railroad traffic, reports
OF fatalities and accidents are just be.
ginning to reach this city from all
parts of Ohio. which Is today strug.
Cling in the grip OF one of the worst
storms i'm a score OF years. A binding
fall OF sleety snow. driven by a forty
mile gale. appears to be general
throughout the state. The temperature
at o'clock was %. but the bJ.ng
wind is causing considerable suffer-
ing. In Cleveland number of vic.
Tins of automobile and streetear mis-
haps are confined in the various hos
pitfalls.
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Extend Shirt Waist Strike.

Philadelphia. Jan. e4.-Plans to ex-
tend the shirtwaist makers strike to
the towns in New Jersey. were advoca-
ted today at . mass meeting Of the
strikers In this city, Cns Of the strike
Leaders reported that two factories In
Carmai. N J.. has already been closed
down and that an active campaign
would b waged In other towns In
southern New Jersey. II II planned to
nay The strike benefits from this city
70 the operators In those towns.
Manufacturer In this city say they
new have almost Al the help they ~
ouire and are emphatic b their s0euo01
- rneoGnaao ony WHOM
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Beef Probe Spreading.

Chicago. Ill.,. Jan. 25.-other organ
izations of the so-cailed Beef Trust
than the National Packing Co, may be
included in the federal grand jury in
vestigation. according to report cur
rent about the federal building today.
In this connection II became known
thar the Information which came TO
Judge Lands was in the form of a
letter making detailed charges. These
charges were of such nature that
Judge I.andis Immediately reported
them to United States District Attor-
ney Edwin w. Sims.
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raft Asks eatsleships.

Washington. Jan. 23.-At a confer
ence with Chairman Foss. OF tbs house
committee on naval affairs. and Repre-
sentative Roberts. of Massachusetts, q
member Of the committee. President
Taft today announced that he favored
a provision for two new battleships OF
the improved -Dreadnought" or -al
big guns. type in the Forthcoming
naval appropriation bin.
While economy 10 to be the watch
word from the administration Mr.. Taft
declared that the policy adopted by his
Of keeping the American
navy well equipped with modern fight
ln9 machines could not abandoned
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North Oakotan Killed.

Lisbon. n. D., Jan. 24.-The wife
and two children of f. c. Bemmels
head miller of the Bemmels Milling
Co. We're attending church here last
night when they first received word
the head of their family had been in
the big Canadian Pacific wreck at
weehwood. Ont. early Friday after
noon. They did not hear that he had
been killed at that time, but heeame
so depressed with the news received
they Immediately repaired to THEN
home. The news of the death was then
flashed to them.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-01-28

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 2is-More than
100 persons have been killed and many
wounded as the result of religious con-
fiicts which for two days have been
waging In Old Bokhara between the
sunnites and Shiabs. The Sunnites
demand the replacement of the Shah
oflicial by Sunnites. At the request
OF the Bokhara authorities Russian
troops and machine guns have seen
sent from Samar and TO the scene Of
the fighting.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-01-28
FIND GRIFFIN GUILTY.
Alleged Montana Murderer Receives
TNenty-Year Sentence.

Butte.-The jury found Thomas
Grimm guilty Of murder In the second
degree. and fixed his punishment at
twenty-five years in the penitentiary.
Griffin deliberately shot and killed
Patrick d. Shea. Oct. 8. 1909. because
the latter had accused Grifiin Of hav-
ing held him up. The trial attracted
'arge crowds.
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No Prospect for Niearasuan Peace.

Washington. Jan. 22.-The latest
telegram received at the state depart
ment from Managua, indicates that
there are no prospects whatever for
the arrangement of peace terms be-
tween the two contending Niearaguan
factions The idea of peace confer
enee seems to have been abandoned.
and the Managua government is max
ing active preparations for another
battle
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-01-28
N. p. SURVEYORS BUSY.
Nine Parties Working on New Branch
Line.

Miles City.-There are nine survey.
ing parties at work for the N. p. COM
pany ON the prospective line which
will branch on from the main line
somewhere in this part Of the country
and connect with the Mott branch. Il
Ii for the handling Of the through
freight business only. leaving the
present main .line for the passenges
and local freight tEa@c.
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Fersisseations Bin Considered.

Washington. Jan. 24.-The fortifica-
tons appropriation bill was reported
TO the senate today. 1t carries $751;
200, a net increase of 100000 over
the bill as passed by the house. Tho
Increase IL for a total of 100000 to
be expended for that purpose. As re-
ported the bill appropriates S2.332.s1l
less than Is carried by law for tho
current fiscal year.
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General.

President Taft. in addressing the
annual meeting of the association OF
Life Insurance Presidents, held out no
hope for the enactment OF federal
law to govern the companies.
Provision for material but gradual
increase In the appointment of cadets
to the West Point Military Academy is
made by a bill reported favorably to
the senate by Mr. Warren, chairman
Robert Underwood Johnson was APP
pointed editor OF the Century Magazine
in the place of the late Richard Wat
son Glider Mr.. Johnson had been
associate editor of the magazine since
1881.
Governor Hughes. before life insur-
ance delegates. expressed faith in life
Insurance as an American institution.
The legislature Of Mississippi has
thus far been unable to elect q United
States senator.
A new comet, discovered by an
astronomer in Johannesburg. South
Africa. is conspicuos,. visible to the
naked eye from the observatory at
kiel, Germany.
Negotiations for peace are said to
be on again between the Nicaraguan
revolutionists and President Madriz.
The conference report on the Bal
linger-Pinchot resolution was adopted
unanimously by the house.
Cutting the estimates nearly $1,000.
600. the committee on appropriations
reported to the house the urgent de-
ficieney appropriation bill for the cur
rent fiscal year. carrying altogether
$5.003.Sl6.
Miss Eleanor Williams, a nurse in
the home of John ID. Rockefeller. and
In that of his brother-in-law, w. c.
Rudd, died in Cleveland. She was 100
years old.
Dancing in the public schools OF
Boston is responsible for conditions
OF immortality that are almost as bad
as the white slave traffic." declared
Bishop w. F. Mallalieu OF the Method,
list church in that city.
John R. Walsh. the Chicago banker
who has been taken to the federal
prison at Leayenworth for five years
has been numbered 6S6l. He is ~
years old.
II is said that IL there is anything
about trees that Henry s. Graves, the
new chief forester of the United
States. does not know it has not been
discovered yet.
Placing three sticks of dynamite In
the front OF his shirt, William A. Ben
nett lighted the fuse and was blown te
death at his home in New London
Conn.
Mrs. Stuyvessant Fish has declared
in favor OF woman suffrage and is &c
ing to stump the state of New York.
President TAFT gave his endorse
ment to the movement looking to
civil service pension system in an ad
dress at the executive ofnces delivere,
% members Of the Civil Service Re
tirement Association.
The Nadrix government has orderes
the arrest Of all the conservative
leaders II Nanasua. Granada. Nasay,
and Ropes
Kansas City bricklayers win ecu
ct Ueat- lur . eeaso0 70 see II tn
Mo- eannot - bsuaGA1 dovn-
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Three Killed BY Auto Plunge.

Kansas City. Jan. s5.-Three per-
sons were killed and three seriously
injured when an automobile owned
and driven by a Kansas City contrac-
tor named Maioney. skidded and
plunged over a forty-foot embank-
ment at Cliff drive and Agnes ave
nue. late today. Mr.. Maloney was one
OF the killed
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-01-28

Mrs. Elsie Sigel. widow Of General
Franz Sigel OF civil war fame. died
a few days ago in New York.
John r. Walsh. now in the federal
prison at Leavenworth, will not be
granted any special privileges.
George Harris. president Of the Dur
lington railroad. has presented his
resignation to the board Of directors.
and 1t will be accepted.
The fight will be either in San
Francisco or across the bay At Oak.
land said James ]. Jeffries who was
making a short stop at Joliet. Ill.
The Frankfuter Zeitung Is informed
that DR.. Frederick A. Cook has ar
ranged for q strictly incognito stay
at a sanitarium nex- Heidelberg.
Ambassador Straus presented
Charles w. Fairbanks, former vice
president Of the United States. TO the
sultan Of Turkey.
The will OF the late d. Ogden Mills
Of New York disposes Of his large es-
tate BY division equally between his
soa and daughter.
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Germany has Storm.

Berlin. Jan. 25.-Snow continued to
fall throughout northern Germany to-
day. Many large towns have been cut
OF from communication BY railway.
telegYaph and telephone.
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Washington.

Railroad freight rates between Mis-
sissippi river crossings and ottumwa,
Iowa. are declared by the Interstate
commerce commission to be unreason'
able and excessive.
yoicing his desire that the postal
savings bank bill should be reported
to the senate and given immediate
consideration. Senator Bnrkett pro
tested against the adjourning every
Thursday until the following Monday.
Ten bills relating to the public
lands and conservation policies oil
President Taft and Secretary Balm
ger were introduced by Senator Mel
son. chairman of the committee on
public lands. The measures are not
the same as those which Representa-.
tive Mondell of Wyoming declined to
champion. but they relate to the same
subjects.
Speaker Cannon officially ruled that
President Roosevelt had acted without
specific authority OF law In appointing
representatives to the third interna'
tionai conference on maritime war at
Brussels.
The establishment OF q postal saw
ings bank Is a feature OF the reorgani'
cation of the Brazilian postal service
which went into effect the beginning
of this month. Under the plan adopt
ed, depositors draw per cent In
crease. the minimum amount on which
interest runs being thirty cents and
the maximum 5000.
Are the returns made by corpora
tions under the law imposing a Ia,
of l per cent of their net incomes tC
be open to inspection as public rec
ords? The law says they are and q
decision soon must be reached by
Secretary Macyeagh as to the latitude
to be given in the Interpretation OF
the statute. The attitude of the trade
in this regard is being awaited with
undisguised interest. Many inquiries
have reached the internal revenue bu
reau on the subject.
Washington.-The president made
the following nominations:
Chief justice Of supreme court o
Arizona, Edward Kent Of Arizona.
Associate justice Of supreme cour
of Arizona, Fletcher NJ. Doal of Ari
iona.
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e. c. Kinney Dies.

Bozeman. ~ Past department COM
mander Of Montana G. A. r.. Edward
Cornelius Kinney Of this city. passed
away from Bright's disease. He built
the long bridge at Des Moines.
The Republican journal., 1910-09-22
SECRET SOCIETIES.

Waldo Lodge of Odd Fellows will work the
second degree at their meeting tomorrow, Fri
day, evening
Tarratine Tribe of Red Men on Monday
evening next will have and venison, and
it is desired that all members should be pres
ent and take part in the opening feast of the
winter months. The committee in charge of
this feature of the program are Messrs. Frank
Oser. Harold Merriam and Edwin S Perkins.
There will be work in the first degree and a
smoke talk will follow in which all the mem
bers will take part.
There was large attendance at the regular
meeting of Penobscot Encampment on Tues
day evening when the work for the winter
months was opened with much enthusiasm.
District Deputy Chief Patriarch E. F. Little
field assisted by Henry Clough as Deputy
Grand Junior Warden and l. 7. Clough as
Deputy Grand High Priest, installed the of
ficers in the following order by reason of the
resignation of f. F. Littlefield as High Priest;
Austin j. Fernald as High Priest; Lewis j. San
born as Chief Patriarch; Orrin J. Dickey as
Senior Warden; Austin Jewett as Junior War
den. The appointive officers will be announced
at the next meeting and installed at that time.
The Republican journal., 1910-09-22
PERSONAL.

Miss Evie Holmes is visiting her parents in
Winterport.
Miss Nellie H. Hopkins went to Portland
last Saturday for visit.
Oscar Wilkins of Searsmont has entered the
employ Of Whitten Bros.
Melvin E. Ford left Monday for Caribou,
where he has employment.
Ansel W. Lothrop will leave September 2sth
to enter Harvard University.
William A. Mckenzie of Boston was in Bel
fast the past week on business
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitmarsh of Boston is the
guest Of Mrs. Mary E. Brooks at the Brooks
House.
Mrs. E. L. Brackett left Wednesday for a
trip to York county in the interest of the
Girls Home
Mrs. D. H. Wagner has returned to her
home in Boston, after visit with her mother
Mrs. George W. Lewis.
Mr.. Oscar N. Pierce and son Reuel OF Taun-
ton, Mass, have been guests the past week of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Marsh.
Mrs. Manson Lowe, accompanied by her lit
tie son Robert, arrived Tuesday to visit her
father, James H. Cunningham
Mrs. H. C. Pitcher arrived home last even
ing from Caribou, where she had been the
guest of her son, Ralph L. Pitcher.
Mrs. E. A. Wentworth of Rockport and Mrs.
Oriville Howard of Searsmont are guests of
Mrs. Ansel Wadsworth, High street.
Leon Wagner, who spent the summer with
his grandmother, Mrs. George W. Lewis, has
returned to his studies at Hebron Academy.
Miss Clarabel Marsh, who has been employ
ed in the Western Union Telegraph office in
Pittsfeld. Mass, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Marsh.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred V. Packard left Tuesday
for their home in Chelsea, Mass, after spend
ing their vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Gilmore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Carter of Lowell,
Mass, are guests for few days of Mr. Car
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horatio H. Carter,
Bell street.
Mrs. Flossie NJ Bean of Springfield, Mass,
Mrs. John B. Myrick, in this city, leaves this
week for home.
Mrs Margaret S. Vinal and Miss Winnfred
Sanborn arrived from Cambridge, Mass, last
Tuesday to visit their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Eben M. Sanborn.
Howard w. Heath, Warren Fahy. Ralph Col
Inns, Frank Mudgett and Lloyd Mckeen have
returned to the studies in the Coburn CLASH
cal Institute, Waterville.
Mrs Frank W. Seldom of Manchester n H.,
left Saturday morning for her home, after
spending the summer with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. McMahan.
Mrs Rufus C. Pendeton of Dorchester,
Mass, who has been spending the summer at
her cottage at Temple Heights, left on Tues
day evening for her home.
The Republican journal., 1910-09-22
The Churches.

o.v H..l will preach at Poor's Mills
,.,.,. sfge.15n, September 25th.
,.......a. tae niversalist church next Sun
.1l5ar. with sermon by the pastor,
p ,....,. smith. Sunday school at IL
ai,z
r.. rs-..r un,tarian) church. Service
~, SUNDAY at 1876 a. M, with sermon
... ,astor Rev Adolph Rossbach. Sum-
~ scaoo. noon.
7t.-s Ttl bs services in the chapel at East
,.-,soo-. September 25th at 1045 a. M, con-
..-st b, the pastor, Rev. G. G. Winslow, and
ar,qed B., the Sunday school.
r,. CHRISTIAN Scientists hold services in
hen ball. 12- Man street, Sunday morning
o'clock and Wednesday evening at 7.30
sa.s 10 wbicn all are cordially welcome.
r-e.s ,g7.i be . service of the Protestant
r.sopsI church at the North church vestry
szr Sunday at I o'clock p. m. Orlando
,t,or,7yt5r Law reader All are welcome.
Sno1gr school al Brainard schoolhouse at
O3js. 5... r,eachlng services at Wood school
c.s at Z "a. and at the Brainard school,
n.q .sv ri. Wednesday night meetings
tHas sa53olH9use.
The services the North church will be as
Ylcs. r-a, yer meeting Thursday at 7.30 p. M;
orns worship sunday. at 10.45 a. M; Sun
~ scn1. all- m., c. E. prayer meeting at
30r evening worship, at 7.30 p. m.
There e.. re services next Sunday at Ma
YasNils 1880 am and at Trinity Reform
ittl,g 1t-5 O. III, with sermons by Rev.
'4au Vaughan, followed by Sunday school.
lay meeting Il, Trinity Church this, Thurs
By. evening r $50 o'clock.
Its ser :e- Tor the week at the Baptist
luyaa s. be as follows this, Thursday, even
g o= p. ger meeting; Sunday at l0.45 morn
Hg aors4.P. w.tn sermon by the pastor; Sum-
sys,ta44t looHj v. P. S C. E. at $50; evening
guca a, 3a Iou are cordially invited to
ls services.
ISTFMsHavAt BIBLE STUDENTS AssoCIA-
oS tszssz f7- Independent Bible study are
ei ever! sunday al II a m. and Thursday at
81 3. n a. The hane of Mrs Eliza Jefferds,
CAares srrse.- All interested in the study
Tie Scriptures are cordially invited to at
end
Ilss-fgee7 tor the week at the Methodist
hV'.h WI. be as follows this. Thursday, even
As ine prayer meeting; Sunday, at TO- As, morn
fg worship 3t- sermon by the pastor; Sun
sg :2'oy 1- y 1.; Junior League at $50 p.
,, evening service al L99 p. M; Tuesday at
~ pm. -eEl03rth League meeting.