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MINE EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN.
Another Fatal Disaster in Coal Field
Added to List.

Indianapolis. Feb. 5.-Ten Hungar.
Ians and one American is tn, death
toll today in the Earnst mine OF the
Jefferson 4 Clearfield Coal company.
iive miles north of this place. The ex-
plosion occurred in a heading where
twelve Eien were located. and one of
these. Andrew Krazeer. escaped by
craving quarter OF mile on his
stomach to eyade the noXious gas.
When he saw the lights of the res
cuers, he moaned and tried to crawl
He was slightly burned. but suffered
chiefly from the effects of after damp.
The position OF the bodies showed the
men had made desperate efforts to
crawl away from the heading.
How Krazeer escaped cannot he
learned until he RECEIVERS from fright
and exhaustion. He may then be able
to tell how the explosion occurred.
one hundred and ten men working
in the same slope escaped through
other headings. tlthongh they were
held back for about ten hours by black
damp until rescue party reached
them, one hundred other men werk-
ing in adjoining mines heard the con-
cussion and paid no heed to it.
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srockWEIL LOSES CASE
Must Pay to the State 5000 in Fees
Held by Him.

Grand Forks, n. D., Feb. Judge
c. r. Templeron handed down a de-
cision this morning for the PLAINTIFF in
the case of the state vs.. w. l.. Stock
well. state superintendent of public In
strnction. n which the sta,e brought
suit to recover about $4,000. which
covered the amount OF fees the defend
ent had appropriated as part of his
salary. Through Attorney General
Miller the state brought suit against
Stockwell. claiming that state officer
had no right to use the fees that came
INTO his Office as part of salary.
Judge Templeton held that section
81 of the North Dakota state constitu-
iion was self executing. After fixing
the salaries of the various state offffals,
the section says:
But the salaries Of any of the SAID
officers shall not he increased or dirni-
nished during the period for which they
shall have been elected. and all fees
and profits arising from any of the
said offices shall be covered into the
state treasury"
The case has attracted great in
terest
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SLAIN FOR MONEY.
Such 10 Belief in New Works Latss.
Murder Case.


New York. Feb. S.-Avarice Is be.
iieved by the police to have been the
motive for the murder of the woman
who's. dead body was found buried In
an excavation under tho floor Of an
apartment house In Yves. Twenty
soursh street yesterday.
Search for the woman's husband
Peter Johnannsen. was continued today
under added stimulation because In the
rooms hs Is bs.ievee to have occupied
since the crime. letters were found in
dicating that Mrs. Johnannesen re-
Gently came into the possession OF 81.
500 from railroad c~mpany for the
death Of her forAer husband, August
Peterson.
Johnannesen was jan.tor OF the house
where the body was hidden. The fam
lily furniture was moved list week and
the pair were supposed to have gone to
New Jersey. Instead Johnannesen had
sent the furniture uptown and the body
of Sofia. his wife. was dug up yester-
day In the vacated apartments
Whether the woman was strangled or
whether the wounds in the temple
caused death Is expected to be deter
mined by an autopsy set for today.
When she was last seen alive on We'd
nesday she Is said to have displayed :,
large roll OF bills.
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M INNS PROVES 1 NERO
SONNY SEVEN EscAee DEATH
.oN AID or WlRELEss.
Stays n Operating Nesm .Rspsatips
Calls Until Assured That Tive
Vessels Are cemins

| New York. Feb. 5.-Safe and SOUND
On board the Mallory liner Alamos, the
captain and crew Of forty-siy men OF
the Inflated steamer Kentucky are
speeding today for Key West. The
Kentucky lies on the sea bottom on
Cape Hateras-wrecked before she
was fairly under way on her projected
voyage to the Pecific.
II 10 another case Of disaster avert
ed BY wireless and told to the world BY
the same medium. The Kentucky. q
wooden vessel Of sss gross tonnage and
203 feet long. was bound from New
York TO the Pacific to carry passep-
gers between Tacoma and Alaska
ports for the Alaska Pacific steam.
ship company.
First news Of the Kentucky.s dis.
aster was received Il the United
Wireless company's station 1t Cape
Hatteras at 1850 q. m. yest4rdrs.
There the operator heard the 8. q. g..
quickly followed by this message:
We are sinking. Our latitude IL
1910. longitude 76: 80"
Almost simultaneously the operator
heard the steamship AIamos respond to
the kentucky's call for help informing
Captain Moore that the Alamos was
making all speed to the sinking yes
sells assistance. Thereafter no mes
sage was received from the Kentucky.
indicating that water had interfered
with the power, pt ting her wireless
apparatus out OF commission.
The navy department at Washing
ton. In the meantime. flashed wireless
messages along the Atlantic coast. dis
patching the battleship Louisiana ;urd
two revenue cutters to the scene. but
at p. m. yesterday word came from
the Alamos that she had arrived first
and had taken on all hands In safety.
Savannah. Ga. Feb. s. Another
wireless hero has been found ii rno
person OF w. @. McGinnis. operator OF
the steamer Kentucky. which went
down yesterday OFF the South Caro-.
lima coast
In the wireless room of the Ken
lucky. Operator McGinnis sat ham,
mering away on the call for aid and
receiving the assurance thar help was
coming AZ fast as the engines OF a
liner and two revenue cutters which
caught his messages could drive them.
II Is eveidence Of his heroism. tn 1t Cap
tain Moore. when on the steamer Ala
mos. which rescued the Kentucky's
crew. publicly thanked the operator for
his work and the rescued crew then
cheered him.
He sat at his instrument until water
rushing I'm, drowned out the dynamo
that enabled him to send out his sig
nails. Then the wireless was choked
and the kentucky's crew could but
wait until the vessel was found. Just
as the electricity failed. the first sign
Of smoke from the Aiamo's fires were
seen.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-02-11
EP|TOME OF events
PARAGRAPHS THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY SUBJECTS.
ARE BRIEF But INTERESTING
Record Of What 10 Going on In Con.
oress, In Washington and 10
The Political Field.
Foreign

6VuVs8U
The German government has issued
decree. which in effect permits
American apples packed in barrels. In
the head of which excelsior or paper
is placed to prevent damage in ship.
ping, to enter that country without the
payment Of the tariff rate provided.
An attendant of the Roggenau sam.
tarium at Heidelberg. in charge 81
DR.. Freuheerer, said that DR.. F. A.
Cook had been staying at that institu
ton for some time under the name oi
Gunther and that he left for Vienna
This. SO far as. has been impossible
of confirmation.
The American Red Cross society al
Washington, having been notified by
Robert Bacon, American ambassador
in Paris, that contributions from this
country to aid the flood sufferers In
France would be acceptable, issued an
appeal to the American public. ask.
ing that they contribute with their
characteristic generosity.
After various conferences with the
political leaders, the king of Greece
has consented to the convocation OF
the national assembly and has charged
that dragoumis with the formation OF
a cabinet
A Heidelburg Germany dispatch
says. inquiries in various directions
failed to elicit confirmation Of the re-
port that DIR. F. A. Cook had beer
staying at a sanitarium there.
Chicago gave generous help to Paris
on the occasion of the recent disas
trous floods.
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east Is FREEl|
:eNTnAL AND ATLANTIC STATES
~ GRIP o. ~GNulMe COLD
WAVE
q BELOW IN NEW YORK


Washington, Feb. ALMOST ever.
rate on the Atlantic seaboard froE.
Maine to Florida 10 today experience
ne the coolest wea her they have had
turing the winter while the tempera-
lure In the west and northwest ID
growing warmer
Canton. N. T., at O'Clock this
morning had q temperature that more
Appropriated the weather which ex-
SITS at the north pole than did any
sther place In the United States. AT
Canton the omcial Thermometer Of the
weather bureau indicated - below
zero.
The cold extends deep into the
south where tonight the frost win be
'elt ~ far a. northern Florida.
Warmer weather 10 promised for to.
morrow throughout this section which
:oday 10 wrapped In furs ~ never be-
ore this winter
Philadelphia, Feb. z. - Extremely
.old weather prevailed today through
out eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware. The bodies OF two men
were found on the street here during
he night frozen to death.
Wheeling. w. Va. Feb. I'm West
Virginia the oMcial temperatures
range from deg rees above zero to 10
below. At Morgantown. a farmer was
frozen to death on the road. The
mans wagon tipped over and he was
buried under heavy sacks He could
not move. and when found today was
'rozen stiff.
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Dead eodi.. horr;fv;no.

Cherry. H.. Feb. T.-orders were is
sued today by the managers of the St
Paul mine to work at higher speed to
clear the mine of the 16s victims al
last November's fire that were still in
the underground working. The Italian
miners are backward in the work OF
discovering the miners as they seem
tn have as great horror of the
corpse as OF the evil-eye
Several Italian miners have struck
because 1t was reported that the dead
men We're about to be uncovered near
them. Every man who can find room
to weld a pick or assist those who
do. is at work INF the mine clearing the
passage ways.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-02-11
COMP OMISE Bill.
REpUoLIcAN SENATORS AcRgI
TO INVESTIGATE HIGH
PRICES.
INCLUDES ALL MEASURES
Special COMMITTEES Of seven From Sen.
ate Will Probe High Cost Of Liv.
ing " Substitute Dill
Carries.

Washington. Feb. 8.-By harmonic.
ing several resolutions introduced In
the senate directing an investigation
into the cost Of living. the republican
leaders In conference today perfect
ed resolution on that subject which
was later presented to the senate by
Mr.. McCumber of North Dakota.
The subsfi ute was referred TO the
committee on contingent expenses.
which viii consider the question Of the
cost Of conducting such an inquiry.
The resolution bears the name OF
Senator Elkins as author and embod-
les the principal features of McCum-
gers resolution as well as some OF
those contained in one introduced by
Mr.. Lodge. The inquiry In to be con-
Quoted by a select committee OF seven
senators. II In planned to assemble
all Of tine information possible at the
present session OF congress.
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eandits EIuds Posse.

Pittsburg. Kan. Feb. Efforts OF
the sheriffs posse that searched today
for the robbers who held up the pas
sengers on the Missouri Pacific train
five miles east Of here Saturday night
were fruitless. The chase has not
been given up. however. and last
night body of officers was at work in
the mining camps north OF here.
whence II is believed the highway
men came.
At least four men were implicated
in the robbery II developed today.
Three me entered the chair car Of the
train and robbed the passengers A
fourth was near the Cornell. Mo-. sta
tion where the robbers alighted from
the train. with horses Within q few
minutes after the robbery the high
waymen were mounted and riding al
top speed into the hills west Of Cor
nell.
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Desperate Ends Life.

Walker. MIMI. teb. WIN the
same gun. a 44-caliber revolver. with
which he murdered defenseless Howard
Sexton. Walter Mcdonald. who had
barricaded himself for two nights and
a day In his little cottage in the heart
of the village. and defied armed posse
men led by . determined sheriff. COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
His dead body Was found by the
sheriff and two deputies in the bath
room of the Mcdonald home at a. m.
An hour and half later young Sexton.
the victim OF the insane rage Of the
desperate breathed his last at the hos.
pital to which he had been taken.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-02-11
An Exploded Theory.

DO you believe there is anything
In mental SUGGESTION"
Not thing"
Don't you think II is possible II
one person keeps his mind steadily
liked on a certain thing which he
wishes another to do that the other
viii be Influenced SO that he will
eventually do it,"
No. ! don't believe in the theory
at all. I've been wishing for a week
that you'd pay me what you owe me
without making II necessary for me
to ask you for it."-Sunday Magazine
OF the Cleveland Leader.
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Bluefieids. Feb. 5.-Dispatches re-
ceived here prescribe the engag .meat
which tok place between the provi-
the government troops. In an official
dispatch General Mena says that he
defeated 600 of the enemy commanded
by General Garrida. a Guatemalan, at
Los Garitas which is midway between
la Libertad and Juigalpa.
Mena completely routed the enemy.
and captured many men and rifles.
The losses to the Madrix forces were
heavy. while the PROFESSIONALS suft --ed
slightly
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-02-11
Parret.e crx. Save Child.

New York. Feb. 8.-Oh My. Dear
Me. Fire. Fire." were cries from the
kitchen that awakened Mrs William
Bows In her apartment on First ave-
nue. today. Running into the room
Mrs. Bows found 1t filled with smoke
from the thick of which her highly
prixed South American parrot. an
educated talker. had given an alarm
in plain language that probably saved
the building from burning over the
heads OF scores Of tenants.
Mrs. Bows saved her parrot and the
fire which Started iE = stove ON the
ground floor was extingsiished vi b
comparatively small damage
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-02-11
Aors. Ru.slsr. on Trial.

Minot, n. d., Feb. s.-The case OF
the state VS.. Kid Trailor. charged with
horse stealing in Williams county. is
now on in the district court before
Judge Burke. sim Bear. who was
implicated in the deal and, who as
since turn d states evidence. was on
the stand today and MADE an excellent
witness. giving the details of the
theft and how the gang was organ
lied. The cases are being bitterly
contested.
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Children Burned Al Meclu.ky

McClusky. n. D.. Feb. s.-Two chill
dren of Mr.. and Mrs. Ollenberger of
this place were burned to death while
the parents were at church attending
a funeral service. A girl 8 years of age
and boy slightly younger, and anoth-
er about year old were left In the
home. The little girl escaped and both
boys were burned 10 death. The oldest
boy was playing with matches and
started a blaze. after which he crawled
under a bed to hide.
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Black Hand Suspected.

Chicago. Feb. 7.-Another victim
was added today to the long list OF
murders committed In the italian coll
ony here. Joseph Laverdi. 36 years
old. was shot and instantly killed
while in the basement OF his home.
According to Mrs. Laverdi. who II .
bride OF year. the victim had no
trouble with anyone. The police be-
lieve that the murderers were men,
bers OF tho black hand.
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Deafness Cannot Be Cured

b local applications. tLey cannot reach the dr.
sased portion Of the ear. There only one way "a
cure deafness and that BY constitutional remedies
Deafness = caused by an innamcd condition OF thu
mucous lining Of the Eustarhian Tube. When TIT
tube b inilamed you have . ru,nbling sound or I'M
perfect bearing. and when IL entirely closed, Deaf
nes b the result and unleas the Inflammation can d
taken out and this tube restored TO ~ condi.
ton. hearing viii be destroyed forever: nine cases
out Of ten are caused by CstaTh. which b noshin9
but an Unnamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We win give One Hundred Dollan for any casc Of
Deafness tcalsed BY eAtasYh) that cannot be cured
BY Halls CatAsrh Cure. Send for eirculass. free
F.y. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold By Drugxfsta. 7se.
Take Hans Family PIls foe scnstipassoa.
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A1eG 1pendl1G 4ho1nnn1D q IN
an Csasalti1g - 0out ln1nGn1
Ayzisia1ly - yasD eo1A
CHICAGO 1llo-oDs. !. q,
Becker. - - Van ousoa ~. Z
wssl-kaowa wiso06eaDs ~ ecol1D
dealer. stafes - Sollooss
~ have had eat1syh - wsoso
than thirty years. have srled
everything on earth end spese
thousands of dollars for oelbee
medicines and with physieiaae,
wsslss:t ssttiag any lasting -.
s'sss ard ean cay 70 you shas
have found pssvna sle only rem.
~ that - cured mo ~.
maneNtly.
pesuna No. also cured mn
VIE os eatasvh. ohs alsays kssps
e e the houso Tor an atsack a.
'eosds which & 1nvar1ablr 49, n
evesv sobors tjme.''
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Youna Aeeerlca.

The HIS lived in the country, kent
chickens and lived the simple life.
One Of their daily diversions was to
sit on the front veranda and watch
the sunset and Roberta. aged four. rat
and watched with them. but It was Z
rather tedious as well az solemn occa-
sion for her and one day, after watch.
Ing In silence for quite while, an
explanation Of the whole thing sud-
denly dawned upon her and with the
delighted enthusiasm Of q discoverer
she exclaimed: "oh. mamma. 1 know
now why 1t takes the sun SO long to
set. It has to hatch out SO many little
stars!"-Los Angeles Times.
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Vessel surns-crs~ Eseaps.

Washington. Feb.7-A vessel on fire
and abandoned at sea was reported
today by wireless TO the naval hyro-
graphic ONCE. The wireless message
came from a merchant vessel whose
call signal Is u. but the name Of
which is not listed. The message. In
effiect. was that the merchantmen had
passed a green schooner. with black
bow and white stern. with yellow
sripe. ON fre st sea, In latitude 3s:15
north, longitude 73:4o west Her name
In black letters. appeared to DO George
p. Phillips Delaware. Her beats were
gone and nobody was aboard. 4 high
sea Was running ct the time.
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Prohibition for Hawaii.

Washington. Feb. s.-A drastic
form of prohibition for Hawaii Is pro-
vided for In bin introduced today
by Representative Scott trep0 of Kan
sas. The bin provides that 1t shall be
unlawful to manufacture or sell or to
give away. except in a private resi-
dence, any alcoholic liquors The sale
of alcohol for medical purposes is TO
be allowed under supervision OF the
governor OF Hawaii
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HANNA INTRODUCES BILL.
70 Open Fort esrthhold Indian Res.
srvation-t. 0oo,0 900 Acres.

Washington. Feb. z. - One million
acres Of land In the Fort Berthhold
Indian reservation will be thrown
open to settlement II the Hanna bill,
introduced today, becomes a law.
The bill is drawn with a view to
safeguarding the interests OF the In
dams but In doing this no hardships
are imposed upon the prospective set
tiers In this new farming colorado.
Additional Indian allotments are pro-
vided for. namely 100 acres OF farm
Ing land or twice the equivalent in
Srazing land.
The Indians already have eighty
acres each
There will also be established a
demonstrative farm covering sec
ton of land In order to promote agri-
culture among the reds.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars r.
provided for the purchase OF stock and
the construction Of buildings. ETC.. In
his connection.
Sections 16 and 6. aggregating 49,
900 acres. will be ceded to the state
for school purposes. Three sections
of land embracing the ruins OF old
Fort Berthhold. the Indian village and
a national park. The timber reserva-
ton will be reserved for the use of
Indians while coal will be projected
and sold later and the proceeds de-
posted In the treasury to the credit
IF the tribe.
Special attention was given by Han
ma In drafting the prohibition feature
of the measure. The provision meets
with the requirements Of the supreme
court and will extend over the Indian
aiiotments the restrictions imposed by
the federal statutes regard the sale
IF liquor
Mountain Murder Revealed.
San Francisco. Feb. Evidence of
q murder on the slope Of Mount Tam
alpais was discovered today by Cor
oner Sawyer OF Marion county. The
skeleton Of a woman was found in the
brush. Apparently II was that OF a
victim who had been beaten to death
while fighting for her life.
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General.

Wealthy men of New York sat down
TO dinner in which the menu was
limited to vegetables and fruit.
The testimony of Louis r. CLAWS In
the Ballinger-Pinchot inquiry was full
of interest.
Convicted members of the black
hand were sentenced at Toledo to
long terms Of Imprisonment.
The proposition to remove the
speaker from the rules committee Ia
being seriously agitated.
Ex-Governor Mickey of Nebraska
mas suffered a. relapse and is again
very low.
A senate committee decided to give
limited hearings to the administration
court OF commerce bill.
Jackson Smith, vice president of the
Oregon Trunk railway. died at Port.
land.
Mayor Gaynor of New York took his
strongest stand yet against official ex-
trayagance when he announced that
any head Of department who ex-
ceeded his budget allowance without
suficient cause would be removed.
The court at Hesaya, Nicaragua. &C,
quilted General Medina. Prosecuting
Attorney Solomon Selva and other
members of the court martial, Of re-
sponsibility for the illegal conviction
and execution of the Americans Groce
and Cannon.
National Committeeman Taggart OF
Indianapolis. Ind. who was accident
ally shot by w. H. Morton. while
hunting. will lose the sight OF the right
eye.
Tests of the methods Of paper-mak-
ing are provided for by an appropria-
ton made by the house.
The Indianapolis Sun has been sold
TO Rudolph Leeds OF Richmond. Ind,
son OF the late w. B. Leeds.
More than half OF the merchandise
imported under the new tariff law en-
ters the United States free of duty.
The education interests OF Alaska
will soon be in the hands of W. T.
Lopp. who has been selected by the
commissioner of education as chief OF
the Alaskan division.
President Taft prevailed upon John
Embry to withdraw his resignation as
United States attorney for Oklahoma
and to remain in the ONCE.
President Tart cabled to Emperor
William OF Germany birthday greet
ing.
Foodstuff exports last year fell OF
heavily as compared with the previous
year.
General Pauline Colby has beer
appointed irs9ector general OF tn,
Nicaraguan army.
Little Roadway has been made il
he two months congress has been IL
session toward the enactment of i'm
portant legislation demanded b,
President Taft.
Operators and miners at Toledo
are hopeful Of reaching a peaceful un
derstanding as TO a wage scale.
Only twenty-six seats are left to be-
contested for In the British elections
Joseph A. Graham. widely known
editor and author. died at his some in
Salisbury. Nd. He was widely known
In tho wort
The house ways and means commit
tee win begin m investigation of the
hight cost Of living.
The senate committee on irrigation
viii report bill providing for $50.
000. 900 bond issue to complete irriga
ton projects.
Approximately 7eS.167 acres Of land
vers designated By Secretary Ballin.
ges q TIE interior depaftnoat, a
49, Under H. enlarged homestead
ct
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After man has been married three
years his bump Of hope becomes .
dent.