The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-16

O'Rourke plan for raising the Maine.
At the commerce commission hear
ing at Chicago railroad men insisted
their revenue was not enough.
Toilette swept the state In the WIS
consin primaries.
Mayor Gaynor OF New York was
taken from the hospital to his coun-
try home.
Roosevelt announced his political
creed, which is that of progressive
republicanism. ISL.
Senator Burkett introduced Ex.Pres-
ident Roosevelt on the occasion OF his
Omaha speech.
There was an angry exchange be.
tween lawyers at the railroad rate
hearing at Chicago.
From eight to ten thousand people
listened to the speech of Ex-President
Roosevelt In Omaha.
A demented man jumped from a
train near Missouri Valley, meeting
almost instant death.
Medical Washington was stirred up
by Nebraska physicians discussion
of infantile paralysis.
The financial showing OF the govern
meDt for the second month of the fis.
cal year is satisfactory.
Some federal heads may be looped
off at New York for too active par.
ticipation in state politics.
Governor Hay of Washington takes
| issue with Roosevelt and Pinchot on
the question of conservation.
William Barnes, jr.. OF New York
declares himself shocked at utter.
ances Of Roosevelt in the west.
The treasury department has a
task on its hands in the printing Of
bonds for postal savings banks.
| Colonel Roosevelt was obliged to
break his Sunday resolve and address
the crowds as he Travelled to Fargo.
At Terre Haute, Ind, John Mitchell,
the labor leader in Labor day ad.
dress. spoke in favor of better laws
for the protection Of workingmen.
Two transatlantic steamships. one
Of them the liner Lusitania, were held
up by the New York health authorities
because Of the cholera scare abroad.
A movement is under way to have
Justice Harlan promoted to the chief
justiceship Of the supreme court,
with the understanding that he soon
retires.
The report received that France
will have seventy-five aeroplanes al
the disposal of its army by the end ol
November is attracting much atten
ton in Germany.
Virtual martial law prevails In Bar
letta. the center of the Italian chol
era zone. as the result of clash be
tween several thousand starving and
unemployed people and the military
Juan Amer, editor of the Satirica
Weekly Chantecleer. OF which tn,
first issue had Just appeared, was sho
and killed by Jose Pennino. a liberia
candidate for city councilman In Hav
ana, Cuba.
Ample opportunity will be give
. both railroads and shippers to pre-
sent personally to the interstate CON
/ merce commission all question heal
t ing on rates. 1t is stated by commits
: sioR authorities.
!, A gross valuation of the estate o
: the late Grover Cleveland in Ney
: York has been filed showing $39.65(
less taxes, commissions. etc. TIL
, residue is s32.46S, the bulk OF whic
, goes to the widow and children.
!, Davis Elkins arrived in Paris iron
l Carlsbad en- route to yichy, where h
4 will join his mother and his sister
y Miss Katherine Elkins. II Is under
r stood that the three will sail for tn
United States about October 1.
At a La Toilette meeting In Mad
son. at which Senator Cummlns {
a Iowa and Francis J. Heney. the Sa
Francisco graft fighter. were the chic
q speakers. Congressman Norris of N,
!. braska was also present and made
y talk.
/ Bishop OF Salisbury. England. wi
/. start for this country. arriving her
September 81. He Is to preach tn
4 opening sermons at the Protestar
z Episcopal convention. which is to b
4 held late In September at Cincinnati
!. Ohio.
An unconfrmed report has bee
5 received that five negroes wer
!. lynehed near Carlton, ten miles ca:
Of Athns. Ga.
a Mexico's celebration OF the one hui
dredth anniversary of her indepen
/. ence began Sept. list and will CO.
tinue until the end of the month.
After a conference with the forestl
t service officials the officials OF II
= American National Red Cross a,
d nounced that it would pay the hospiti
q expenses of the government employs
injured in fighting the forest fires
Q the northwest. 1t is estimated tn,
J. the expense will amount to about 81
n 600. which will be paid out of the r
y lief fund of the Red Cross.
Personal.