The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-11-11

Mr.. Bryan has been making SONS
speeches in Speaker Cannon's Illinois
district.
President Taft will be furnished
election bulletins as he journeys
from Cincinnati to Washington the
night of November s.
Three aviators made successful
flights around the statue of liberty In
New York harbor.
Fire at Alexandria, Egypt, de-
stroyed several large cotton sheds
and 5000 bales of cotton. The loss
was 100000.
Dispatches received at Duluth say
that the steamer Langham was
burned in Lake Superior, but that the
crew was saved.
The negotiations by a syndicate to
secure the controlling stock Of the
Cramp Shipbuilding company have
been declared off.
The Northern Central railway
stockholders have approved of lease
Of their road to the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company for 999 years.
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine from
all parts OF the United States met in
Philadelphia to celebrate the feast OF
Al Kalam, or Oriental thanksgiving.
George II. Ray, wealthy lumber
man and banker, and former speaker
of the Wisconsin assembly. died at
La Crosse after lingering illness.
John J. Smythe was sentenced to
death in Norfolk. Va, for the murder
Of his wife. Bullets intended for
Mrs. Smythe also killed a 12.year-old
daughter.
Mrs. Edward ii. Hartman has
formally given to the Palisades park
commission a deed to 10000 acres Of
land in Rockland county for state
park purposes.
The financial panic in China con-
tinues to spread, according to advices
brought by the steamship Seattle
Maru. Twenty-seven of Shanghai's
foremost Chinese banks have closed.
Following an investigation begun
in St Louis the interstate commerce
commission suspended until March l
next the date of putting in effect the
advance in the rates of transporta-
ton.
b. p. Conger of Detroit. son Of the
head OF the United States weather
bureau station there, was placed I'M
der arrest in Denver on the charge OF
forgery and working confidence
game.
The National City Evangelical
union of the Methodist Episcopal
church, holding its eighteenth annu-
al convention in Pittsburg. elected
Hanford Crawford of st. Louis as
president.
John T. Marchand, for several
years the personal representative of
President Winchell of the Rock Isl.
land railroad, has been appointed an
attorney of the Interstate Commerce
commission.
Charles Webb Murphy. the presi-
dent of the Chicago National League
Baseball club. says he stands ready
to give John T. Brush $4,000 for
Christy Mathewson, the star pitcher
of the Giants.
After an Illness of less than four
days, George A. Rasmussen, an in
structor In the Sioux City high
school. died of infantile paralysis. He
was the third adult to die in Iowa
of that disease.
The hearing by the London crimi.
nal court Of appeals of the appeal of
DIR. Hawley II. Crippen. under sen.
tence of death for the murder of his
actress wife. Belle Gilmore, was post
poned to November 5.
Director Durand of the census bu-
reau is preparing public statement
regarding alleged fraudulent census
returns in Fort Smith. Ark. and
Great Falls. Mont. which will be CIV
en- out at an early date.
Asbury Spicer, who has figured
conspicuously in the Breathitt county.
Kentucky feuds for many years. was
given a life-sentence In the state
penitentiary for the murder of
Nephew Asbnry Fugate last spring.
Americans who land cars in Eng
land for four months tour or less
will no longer be subject to the pay
ment of license fee, and those from
whom fees may have been exacted
since May l last are likely to have
these amounts refunded
Application was made to the super.
ior court in Seattle by State Food
Commissioner Davies for an order to
destroy ton of turkeys and five tons
of smells. salmon. crab and Holsters,
received last May from a California
firm to be placed in cold storage for
the fall trade.
The supreme court of the United
States declined to consider at this
time the action Of the Oklahoma fed
eral court. which issued temporary
injunctions against the enforcement
of the 2-cent fare and various freight
orders issued by state officials.
Personal.
General Allen laments the lack of
aorCp1auas for tho army