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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08
JOHNSON WINNER
coLoRED FIGHTER DEFEATS
JEFFRiEs FOR WORLDS
CHAMPIONSHIP.
FOUGHT Fifteen ROUNDS
Jeffries Made Good Showing at the
Start and Drew First Blood
Immense Crowds Flock
to See Fight.

Reno. July 4-1:20 p. m.-The streets
Of the city are damned with the al
most hysterical crowds. getting Into
action here and there as a fight starts.
q pickpocket is caught or prize ring
celebrity elbows his way around
Only one serious accident has mar
red the day and that was when Cali
fornia gun toter shot himself by acci-
| dent.
The Reno Military band entered the
arena shortly before ! o'clock and s'a-
tioning itself directly in front OF the
motion picture cameras, awaited sig
nal to start playing. A few minutes
later the band members piled pc l-mell
into the center of the 22-foot ring and
RECALLED the spectators with stirring
American airs.
At $3.50 p. m. Jeffries enters the ring
Johnson climbed through the ropes fol-
lowed by his seconds.
At 2:45 r. m. Jordan cleared the ring
| At 81 the men then put on the 81
The first round then began. Jefs
| walked in and tented. Both smiled
| and Johnson gave ground, Jo1rson
led a straight left and landed lightly
on Jeff's face. Cautious In the clinch.
Johnson showed Jec away. The fight
ing was tame and they turned to their
corners.
In round two Jec assumed his crouch.
but missed his first attempt. johnson
| tented. Jeff stepping nimbly away.
Jack sent n left to Jeff's face and as
they clinched, ripped in a hard upper
| cut to Jeffs chin. JEFF sent rign. 10
| ribs and then took left on the face at
| close range. JEFF crouched and waited
for Johnson, but he was not willing.
| They did lots Of wrestling and not
much fighting.
Round four was Jeffs best round.
JEFF crouched again and walked in. He
missed and they came together in a
lock again. Jeff put q left to the face
and started the blood from Johnson's
lips. The crowd yelled. First blond
Cor JEFF" but Johnson only smiled.
The remainder of the rounds were a
repetition Of the first few. JEFF had
failed to come back and was our
classed from the start by the younger
man, although at times he displayed
some OF his earlier skill.
| In the last round II was n clinch from
the start with Johnson following JET
fries attempting to land on the body.
Johnson forced the pace and sent JEFF
down with a left and right to the Jaw.
Jeff got up but was sent down again
Cor the count OF ten.
stop IT," the crowd yelled. "Don
let him knock him out"
Jack Johnson Is still the WORLDS
champion. having knocked out Jim JET
fries In the fifteenth round. JEFF cour. =
ed out as he hung over the ropes. going
down three times. His seconds began
crowding into the ring before the time
keeper could count ten. The fight was
| one-sIded from the start
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08
FROM DAY TO DAY
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
4 WIDE AREA IS COVERED
Embracing a Condensation OF events
In Which Readers Generally Are
Interested.
Washington.

1t was stated at the department OF
Justice that there are not in con-
temptation any proceedings to prevent
the removal of the Oklahoma state
capital from Guthrie TO Oklahoma City.
Former President Roosevelt tele-
graphed here TO Representative Scott
of Kansas that he will make the
Kansas speech he recently promised
at Ossawattomie on Monday, August
90.
j. s. McMurry of Oklahoma, de-
clared positively that the charges
made by Senator Gore rejecting up
on him In connection with the Chicka-
shaw land and townsite cases were
absolutely false.
1t was reported that large armed
vessel carrying munitions OF war for
the Madriz government in Nicaragua
sailed from New Orleans, and that
the Estrada insurgent representa-
tives have appealed to the United
States to send a warship after her.
The convention providing for the
arbitration of the dispute between
the United States and Mexico over
the Chamizal zone at ElPaso, Tex.
was signed by the two governments.
Secretary Knox affixed his signature
on behalf of the United States and
Ambassador De la Rarra for Mexico.
An attack was made on the charges
for upper berths by the Pullman COM
pany by the state of Oklahoma. In
a petition filed with the interstate
commerce commission by Charles
West. attorney general of Oklahoma.
directed against the pullman company
and various railroads operating in the
western and southwestern territories.
1t is alleged that making the same
charge for an upper berth as for low.
er is unjust and discriminatory.
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END WAS SUDDEN.
Chief Justice Fuller Of U. S. cuprems
Court Is Dead.

Bar Harbor. July 4.-Chief Justice
Melville w. Fuller OF the United States
supreme court died of heart failure
at his summer home In Sorrento. at 8
o'clock this morning.
The death OF the chief justice was
entirely unexpected as he had been N
apparently good health lately and
there had been no premonitory symp-
toms Of any kind of trouble. Yesterday
he attended church as usual. and when
he retired last night he was to all APP
pearances In his customary health.
His death came about 6 o'clock this
morning. His daughter. Mrs. Nathaniel
Francis. and Rev. James +. Freeman.
who was the guest of Justice Fuller at
his Sorrento cottage. "Mainstay," were
with him when he died.
The funeral services will be held at
Sorrento and interment will be at Chi.
cago. The date of the funeral has not
set been fixed.
Chief Justice Fuller was In his 18th
rear.
For many years the chief Justice had
spent his summers at Sorrento. the
summer colony located on Frenchman's
bay. five miles from Bar Harbor.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08

stitute she took up the study OF stem.
ography at her home and before long
became proficient In II. While 1t was
ment. the girl did not wish to be idle.
Mrs. Mearson was the only mem.
Der Of the family to talk with Esther
Monday morning. when the girl was
preparing to continue her quest OF q
position. The girl was more conf!
dent than ever she would find place
where there would be a chance of ad.
vancement. She told her mother that
was the kind OF position she was
trying for.
Il will be home as soon as I can,
mother" said Esther. as she kissed
her parent goodby. II will be glad
II find the place am looking for be-
cause need something to occupy my
mind"
A woman describing herself as Mrs.
]. F. Kennedy went to see Mrs. Near
son and told her that she was pretty
sure that she had seen Esther on Third
avenue near One Hundred and TWEEN.
ty-Fifth street Mrs. Kennedy said
she saw a middle-aged man In the
neighborhood Of fifty, say. accost the
girl. calling her miss" The girl. Mrs.
Kennedy says. stopped and the two
were still talking when Mrs. Kennedy
went on about her own affairs.
Thousands of such cases come to
the notice of the Gotham police ev'
cry year. Some Of the disappearing
persons return after they have been
away a short time and the public
hears nothing more of them. Others
never are found and go down In the
annals of the police department as
unexplained mysteries.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08

Minneapolis, June 30.-Fire today
destroyed the building occupied by the
Northern Candy G. Cracker Co., and
besides causing a money loss OF $780,
600. furnished a scene of many mar.
row escapes and daring rescues of
seventy-five girls and boys employed
there. S. I. Brin. proprietor OF a sign
painting shop. carried eight girls from
the fourth floor to the ground by way
of an iron ladder used as a fire es-
cape. Owing to the intense heat sew.
eral of the girls tainted. There were
no fatalities.
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Students Revolt-Uss REVIEWERS.

Lemberg, Austria Hungary. July L.
Two groups OF guthenian and Polish
students Of the University OF Lemberg
got at each other again today and be-
fore the police had separated the COM
batants many officials and students had
been seriously wounded.
hundred were involved. Many
we're armed with revolvers and these
were used freely. When the firing be-
gan a strong force of policemen was
summoned and the fight became q
three-cornered affair. The officers
finally succeeded in driving the stu
dents to cover. Broken heads were
the rule, but In numerous instances
injuries of a grave nature were found
to have been inflicted.
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MissoULA GETS CONVENTION
Montana Republicans Pick Place, bu,
Not Date Of Gathering.

Helena.-Missoula was fixed upon by
the Republican state central commit.
tee at its meeting here as the place
for holding the state convention. which
will nominate a candidate for con.
gress and clerk Of the supreme court.
The convention will consist of $50
delegates. The date for the conven.
ton was left to the executive com.
mittee to fix. The committee sent for.
mer President Roosevelt a congratu.
latory telegram upon his arrival home.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08

New York, July with a six foot
hole in her side the White Star liner
Baltic was locked today while her
passengers hurried ashore and con-
graduated themselves on their escape
from what might have been a fearful
mid-sea disaster. The big Baltic In
the black of the night last Thursday
jammed into the oil tank steamer
Standard. bound from Philadelphia to
Copenhagen. The shock Of impact
aroused the sleeping passengers. who
hurried to decks in grave apprehen-
sion.
As the Baltic lay rolling in the
swelling sea and the water washed
Into the jSsged wound In her bow. Cap
tain Ransom and his officers went
among the passengers and quietef
them.
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MAY have Been BANDIT
BAD MAN MEETS DEATH At
HANDS OF WIFE
Chas. Logan, Gambler, Blind Pissss
and Alleged Safe Blower Meets Un.
timely End-Woman confessss

Minot N. D., July 1.-Charles Logan
. local gambler and alleged TO be
wanted In Iowa for safe blowing. was
murdered here this morning by his
Vile after q drunken quarrel. The Lo-
gans have been In the city for the last
year.
Logan was arrested for blind piggine
at Benedict and for escaping from an
officer but was out on bonds.
The pisging case was dismissed. and
II was over the refund of the cash
bond that the trouble arose. Mrs. Lo-
gan confesses to the murder. but claims
self-defnse.
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Only Small Percentage File.

Aberdeen, S. d. July 1.-The filing
of the first 5000 winners In the
Cheyenne River Standing Rock land
drawing of last October closed yester-
day. and the remaining winners
will be permitted 10 file after Sept. 1.
OF the 5000 lucky ones, just 2.400 filed,
the other $500 not taking advantage
OF their good fortune for one reason
or another. Much Of the land remain-
ing untaken Is excellent for agricul-
tural purposes. and many OF the would
be ciaimholders holding high numbers
will be able to secure excellent farms
after Sept. /.
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Investigate Woman's Death.

Jefferson City, Mo-. July 1.-Coronel
o. E. Ames of Cole county held an In.
quest over the body of Miss Anna
Wendler, which was found in the Mis-
souri, river yesterday. He examined
witnesses on theory that young woman
was murdered. The sheriff is aiding
the coroner In investigation.
a thorough ex examination Of the
body late today showed that the young
Wendler woman was choked to death
with niece NJ wire clothes line. The
wire was imbedded In the flesh of her
neck.
The state will offer $500 reward for
the capture and conviction Of the MUIR
derer and an equal or larger sum will
be offered by William wendler, the
dead woman's brother.
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Personal.

Senator Danniel Of Virginia died on
the 3Oth of June.
DR.. Hyde of Kansas City. has been
denied a new trial.
Speaker Cannon says republicans
will control the next congress.
Colonel Roosevelt went to Cam.
bridge for the Harvard commence.
ment.
Disaster overlook Count Zeppelin's
airship while making a trip during q
hard gale.
DIR. H. W. Wiley. chief OF the bureau
OF chemistry. is to be deprived OF q
part of his duties.
Lawyer McMurray of Oklahoma
says he is innocent of wrongdoing In
the Indian land deal.
Attorney General Thompson Of Ne
braska will be the new solicitor of the
treasury at Washington.
Senators Dolliver and Burkett have
filed on the senate desks of Senators
| Hale and Aldrich. respectively.
Rudolph Franske. an associate OF DR..
Cook. has brought suit against Com.
mander Peary in a German court.
Senator La Toilette had q confer.
ence with Roosevelt; they talked
politics. and the senator is happy.
Richard Nj. Corwine of Ohio.
treasurer Of Moro province, in the
Philippines. died In the islands June
&c.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08

New York. June 3e.-Mayor Gayno,
Is opposed to tag days. and there will
be no more Of them in New York city
unless he changes his views. In Veto
ing a resolution passed by the board
of aldermen giving permission for q
tag day in a suburban borough. the
mayor says:
Such Q resolution. authorizing the
accosting Of people in the streets fol
the purpose Of extracting money. Is OF
doubtful legality and moro than doubt
full propriety. The collection Of money
on tag days II made . success usually
by the aid Of small children practice
which should not be permitted.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08
LOST IN new YORK
thousands Of Disappearance
Reported to Police Annually.
Esther Maude Mearson's Case Resem.
bses In Many Respects That Of
Ruth Wheeler Who Was Muir.
dered.

New York-Exhaustive search BY,
the police In every nook and corner
OF New York failed to reveal the
slightest trace Of Esther Maude Near
son, aged sixteen, who mysteriously
disappeared after starting out to seek
work as a stenographer.
The case resembles in many re.
spects that of Ruth Wheeler, who
also sought employment as a stem
ographer and went to the rooms OF AL
bert Wolter, where she was muir
dered and her body burned and put
Into sack. 1t Is another of the many
strange disappearances Of q great
city's daily life.
In fact. the parents Of Esther Near
son. having in mind the sad fate of
Ruth when their own daughter went
In search Of employment, cautioned
her against going to private residences
Tor work or answering post card re-
quests for help as did Ruth Wheeler.
Esther. an unusually attractive girl.
well proportioned and large for her
age. was also warned to be careful
Of her conduct while In the presence
Of strange men.
1t was Lyon Mearson, brother OF
the missing girl. who first notified the
police of her disappearance. Lyon, q
graduate Of the New York law school,
is employed in the office Of a large
law firm. Joseph Mearson. the girls
father. Is a retired jewelry and dry
goods salesman. There are seven chill.
dren In the family. They live at lot
East One Hundred and Twenty.third
street.
Esther left school two years ago
and became a pupil in the Hebrew
Technical institute, where she took q
special course. Upon leaving the In.
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Recover Two More Bodies.

Painsville. KY, June 3o.-The report
reached here today that four more
bodies have been recovered from the
Lycking river, making ten thus far.
The river continues high and the coun-
try for miles on each side of the stream
Is strew with debris. A party of men
which left Salyersville yesterday for
the head waters of the river. has pro.
crossed only ten OF a twenty-five mile
journey owing to the impossible con.
dition Of the mountain points.
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Sell Wool For Good Price.

Helena.-The three largest wool
clips in the United States amounting
to 10 per cent of Montana's total out.
put have been sold to jeremiah vii.
iiams. Of Boston. The price received
has not been made public. but 10 sup
posed to be 21h cents per pound.
These three clips belong to ]. B. Long,
Of Great Falls: C. B. Blair. Of Billings,
and Rea Brothers. Of Forsythe. The
Blair clip amounts to 1.S00. 900 pounds.
The Long clip to 1000. 900 pounds and
the Res Brothers' clip to 900. 900
pounds.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08
KILLS HIMSELF.
Failure 10 Lay Stair Carpet Leads to
Mans Suicide.

Misoula. Mont, July 1.-After try
ing unsuccessfully TO lay a stair car
pet Deputy Sheriff Charles A. Farrell
told his wife he did not appear to be
able to do anything and that he felt
like blowing out his brains. He went
to his room, sat down before a mirror
and shot himself through the head
His wife had not taken his words seri-
onsly and was fearfuliy shocked when
she rushed TO the room and found him
dead. II is believed the intense heat
upset his mind.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08
CHICAGO Swelters-

Chicago, ILL.,, July To-day was the
hottest of the season. the thermome-
ter registering % degrees at / p. m.
One death and twelve prostrations due
directly to the heat were reported to
the police up to that hour. Private
physicians care for many additional
cases which were not officially re-
ported.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08
Returns Comma In.

Fargo. July 1.-The stalwarts have
won the long term senatorship. one
congressman. the governor. secretary
of state. commissioner OF agriculture
state treasurer, superintendent of pub
lie instruction. state auditor and divid-
ed the railroad commission.
The insurgents have won one sem
ator. one congressman, lieutenant gov
ernor. commissioner of insurance, at
torney general and divided the railroad
commission.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08
General.

Paterson. New Jersey, recently had
q half-miilion fire loss.
Government receipts are gratifying
to Secretary MacVeagh.
Chairman Tawney says congress
did not appropriate billion dollars.
Former Governor John II. McGraw
of Washington, died at his home In
Seattle.
House conferees carried the day In
securing the issuance of reclamation
project certificates.
The Americans interested in the
long and bitter fight waged by rival
interests and German newspapers
against the Deutsche Vacuum Oil COM
pany. one of the branches Of the
Standard Oil company. have Just
scored big victory. the public prose
cutor. after a thorough investigation,
having decided that no necessity ex-
lists for action by his office against
the concern. An important part of the
the work of f. L. Quarles, American
manager Of the German company's
sales department, and the prosecutor
declares no evidence of anything war
ranting prosecution was found against
Mr.. Quarles. The costs of the entire
inquiry will be borne by the state and
the result constitutes a notable tri.
umph for American interests in Ger
many
A petition to the United States to
Intervene In the Niearaguan war is re-
garded as probable.
James Garrett, a recruit at Fort Des
Moines. shot himself through the head
while cleaning a rifle.
An investigation into the sale Of
friar lands in the Philippines was
recommended to the house by the
committee on insular affairs.
Mr.. Roosevelt. Clifford Pinchot and
James r. Garfield are declared by the
Oyster Bay Pilot to be forming a
new national party.
On bid of 5000. 900 the Chicago
Cincinnati & Louisville railway was
sold to men representing the Cheas.
peake & Ohio railway.
An advance in wages OF from 8 to
Is per cent has been given the New
York. New Haven & Hartford rail.
road clerks. About $500 clerks will
be benefited.
c. Wolfers. president of a bank At
Hopkins. NO.. and his son, Robert.
were probably fatally injured, when
the tire on their automobile exploded
near Waukee. la.
The college-trained lawyer will solve
the great legal and economical cues.
tons Of government In this and the
next generation. That Is the opinion
Of Attorney General Wickersham.
Democrats Of Ohio renominated
Harmon for governor and endorsed
him for the presidency.
Insane over the Jeifries-J Johnson
Fight Kate Blanche. . well known
character actress. was committed to
the state asylum at New Burg. o.
Charles Edward Russell. magazine
writer Of New York. was named for
governor at the state convention Of
the socialist party in Schenectady
Sunday. A full state ticket VA
named. including one woman. Ma,
Bertha Frazier Of Brooklyn. Who uas
named - the candidate for socre.
cary Of stats.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08
Lid on Gambling Joint.

Mount Clemens. Mich, June 30.-The
police commission has ordered the clos
ing Of the gambling institutions in
Mount Clemens A number OF mer-
chants had complained that the city
was gaining an unenviable notoriety.
They announced that they would refuse
to contribute further to the municipal
advertising fund as long az the six
gambling institutions were permitted
10 contribute $500 per year each.
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Paint Makes Cows Ualy.

Washington. PA diet of paint
was fatal to three registered Jersey
cows belonging to Scenery hill farm
ers and fourth is expected to die.
A can Of paint was thrown into the
pasture which. after they ate It. caused
them to run about the field and try to
gore each other.
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Helena Gets New Bank.

Helena.--Helena is to have a new
national bank. James BARLEY. assist
ant cashier of the American National,
Is to be the cashier and W. G. Conrad
president. 1t will be called the Con.
rad National Bank Of Helena and will
be open for business July 90; capital,
100000.
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Music Conductor Dead.

Stuttgart. Germany. June 3o.-Dr.
Alloys obrist. the famous musical con-
ductor. and Anne Suffer, a court sing
er. were found dead together today.
Both had been shot. Appearances in
dictated that one had committed sui
eide.
DR.. obrist was born at San Reno.
Italy. in 1867. He conducted the Roy.
al operahouse here in 1897 and 1908.
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Reno. New. June 30.-Joe Woodman.
Sam Langford's manager. was ordered
OF the grounds at Johnson's camp to-
day. johnson first sent deputy sher-
In to Woodman, and when the latter
refused to go. came out himself and
requested Langford's manager to leave.
Woodman drove back to the city at
once.
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Fires French Cook.

London.-The new queen Is SO thor.
oughly British In her culinary tastes
that she Is reported to have dismissed
King Edwards French chef. NJ.
Menager, who for years has been the
monarch Of the royal kitchen. Queen
Mary II said to have decided to en-.
ploy only British labor when possible.
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$f55 an Ounce for Rare Forks.
London.-The record price Of SIS
an ounce was paid BY Mr.. Amor for
two rare old silver two-pronged forks
from the collection Of Lord Tweed
mouh. The forks were respectively
OF the william and Nary and Queen
Anne periods.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-07-08

Aberdeen, S. D.. July 1.-The Aber-
deem Street Railway company has
ordered four street cars as q part Of
its equipment and will begin carrying
passengers as soon as the rails can be
laid and the equipment installed.
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The Cotton Crop,

Washington, July La The condition
OF the cotton crop was SOL per cent
of normal on June 25 as compared with
$40 on May 25. 1910. T4.6 on June 25.
1909. Si.2 on June %. 1905. and 7s.5 on
June "a, ten-years' average.
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Slavs His Cousin.

Petersburg. Ind. July AT an
early Fourth OF July" dance at Aver
shire. eight miles south of here. last
night. Frank Carpenter shot and killed
his cousin. Thomas Miller. when in
formed that Miller intended to take
Miss May Bee. a 17-year-old girl Of
Winsiow, home.