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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02
an. .e" ST "a!si.

1t was in the battle OF ore River.
raw Hoosier recruit in one OF
Crosses regiments g.: very much in.
terested II. the fgh;. II was the Est
time he sEce.!e9 ti"e He had been
long enoug. IA tie army u earn it's
slang, and re :set /, re lclsy The
fellow foHg4t like ger. ilp loaded
In a good Ceal less than "nire tines"
anc h;e.- "~.~.;,. :. cen zee q
head. h.s vi1lc scu' n Il Fv
cry time he IeYe,e> and firoI he shout.
ed: Here's your mule" srap bang.
here's your ",ille," A. al ont the
twentieth rourd Il co1fcd crate sharp.
shooter struck him in Il . !e; arm
he looked al tHe wound with amaze.
ment ard with sor; of spasn,. ejac.
llated 'tHey'y- 10: 2 O." thar lying
down lis "'rs,e: carc.Giit. and strip
ping o9 mis- Gccou'"e.aer. he a,so
laid them down deliberate V, md ran
to the rear with frantic c--~,. It was
eyidcr; ia. here .-oL. .lure" had
stamrc IS Tle oTcsr who describ-
ec :. cf"ir sa'd Z was the most lu.
dicrous incident he had ever wit.
messed on a battlefield "Rosey"
laughed at II until the teas rolled
down his cheeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02
Reception Tuesday Evening.

Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. John
S. Richardson received at their resi-
dence on Church street, in honor Of
their son, Mr.. James Richardson, and
his bride whom he has recently
brought to Sumter for visit to his
family and his native town.
The guests were received by Miss
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

News has been received In the city
of the death of Mr.. John II. Ma
honey at his brothers. Nh. q. W..
1GAhoney. In the Concord section Of
this county. Death occurred Monday
ight shortly after midnight and at
er the deceased hat. been in IN health
or almost a year.
The deceased was 4 native ,0s the
,nxviiie section OF Clarendon couu-
~. He was the son or the Rev. W.
" Mahoney. who was for 50 years
pestor OF Calvary Church and lead
Ing preacher In this section Of the
State. He was 70 years Of age and
leaves several br,thers. He had no
children and his wife died number
OF ysars ago.
The funeral services were held
at calvary church. Of which the de-
osrsed was a member. at noon We'd
nssday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-02

W. o. w. BANQUET SOON.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
The Minnesota Legislature.

ST Paul. Jan. Both branches Of
the Minnesota legislature met at noon
today. Lieut.. Gov. S. Y. Gordon pre-
sided over the senate and III. ii. Dunn
selected by the republican caucus last
night. was elected speaker OF the
house. Aside from the election of Of
iicers, neither house transacted any
business.
Reapportionment and the election Of
United States senator are the most
important questions the legislature win
he called upon TO deal with.
A republican senatorial caucus has
been called for this evening. OF the
l29 republican members. lis have sign
ed the call for this caucus.
Sen. Moses l.. Clapp's friends claim
that nearly all of these will vote for
the junior senator. Clapp's opponents
will try to have action on the senator
ship postponed. and IL they succeed, n
Is rumored that Cong. Jas. A. Tawney
VIII announce his candidacy for the
senatorship. An endorsement Of Clapp
tonight by siNty-five members will set
tie the matter.
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County Treasurer Short,

Fargo, n. D.. Jan. 3.-H. A. McCon-
vile, retiring county treasurer. is short
$500.
The admission by Mr.. McConvlne
this morning Of the shortage, came as
a distinct surprise. as he was regard
ed as a most exemplary official in every
respect.
So skilfully did the treasurer con-
ceal his work that It escaped the NJ.
tention OF the examiners and Mr.. Nc
Conville's deputy.
lie was better able to do this from
the fact that prior to his election he
had served four years as deputy and
was particularly familiar with the
work OF office prior to becoming treas
urer four years ago.
The shortage commenced early in his
first term and the amount gradually
increased until the grand total reached
$500. 1t is not thought the amount
will be larger than the sum admitted
by the treasurer.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
POLICE AND ANARCHISTS HAVE
PITCHED BATTLE IN HEART
OF CITY.
Six BURNED To DEATH
kHair Reached Proportions of Civil
War and Police Called for Ma
chine Guns-FinalIy Set
Structure on Fire.

London, Jan. 3.-One OF the most
remarkable criminal outbreaks evei
occurring in London took place IN
broad day light today. not far from
the heart of the city. A band of sus.
pected anarchists directed its deadly
fusillade from a building temporarily
converted into fortress against hum
dreds OF policemen. reinforced by
troops and guardsmen. mounted and
on foot. who had besiegcd the crimi.
nails. finally setting fire TO their for.
trCss.
Six OF the dcsperadoes were burned
10 death in the ruins of their i'm.
provised citadel. The affair took on
the dimensions OF a veritable battle
but civil authorities finally became
masters Of the situation. At one time
the besiesing force called for machins
guns. but these were not brought into
actual use
A member of ministry. Home Secre-
tary Winston Churchill, visited the
scene when the fighting was at its
height and assisted in the work Of
subduing the remarkable outbreak
The extent OF the fatalities and the
injured IL being gathered slowly. as thu
injured were carried away to widely
separated hospitals.
The band of men were suspected OF
being the murdercrs and friends Of
rlurderers OF three policemen whl
were killed recently by anarchist burg.
lars.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Boy Scouts for wahpeton

"ahpeton.-it Is probable that the
BOY scout movement will be inauger-
ated In this city to be managed IN
harmony with the athletic association
recently formed here by the business
men. According TO the bylaws Of
me association as they exist at pres
emf, boys over 10 years Of age are ad-
United TO membership and the scout
movement would take the boys of this
age ana Others not belonging 10 the
association and enlist within its own
membership. The movement would he
supervised BY the officials of the as
soeiation. who are prominent bu,1.e.,
men OF the city,
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Personal.

II is said Mrs. Eddy's win will be
attacked by relatives.
General Sir John French wants
more troops for Canada.
President Taft and family enjoyed
their Christmas holiday at the White
house.
II is said Congressman Norris will
soon renew the rules fight.
DIR. Cook says he is done with
searching for the north pole.
Mrs. Bertha Mott, on trial at Oma
Ia for murder. was acquitted.
A very large concourse followed to
the grave the remains Of Chicago's
fire chief.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Stewart speaks of savings eff.
fected in the railway mail service.
Captain Robert E. Peary has prom
ised to furnish congress the proofs
on which he relies to show that he
discovered the north pole.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Bandits Make Haul.

Ogden. Utah. Jan. 3.-Southern Pa
cific train No. !. the overland limited
westbound. was held up by two mask
ed bandits early this morning at
Reese. nine miles west OF Ogden.
one negro porter was shot and in
stantly killed. and another porter NOR
taily wounded. \ passenger was
slightly wounded. one hundred pas
sengers on the train were relieved Of
their valuables.
The robbers did not attempt to en-
ter the express car. but devoted their
entire attention to the Pullmans where
they made n rich haul among the CAL
ifornia bound passengers. holding the
train for more than an hour. The
train then proceeded westward. No
passengers escaped the robbers. ana
the trainmen alsu lost their money and
Jewelry.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
PEACE OFFERS REFUSED
PERU AND ECUADOR ON VERGE
OF HoSTILITIEs.
Joint Powers Want Hague Tribunal to
Pass on case-United States
Took Initiative.

Lima. Peru, Dec. Ca Joint note
from the mediating powers. the United
States Of Brazil and Argentine, was
presented to the government today,
advising Peru to submit its boundary
dispute with Ecuador to the Hague
tribunal The feeling here "a that
Ecuador will not accept the suggestion
and that war will result
The newspapers urge the government
to prepare for hostilities.
The two countries were brought to
the verge Of war last spring because
Of their inability to reach a settle
ment Of the boundary question which
had been submitted to King Alfonso
Of Spain as arbitrator. His majesty
delayed an award, intimating that the
parties themselves might directly ne
gotiate with better results. Mean
time both countries had sent armies
to the frontier.
When fighting appeared imminent
Washington took the initiative and
with Brazel and Argentine offered its
friendly offices to assure peace.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
APARTMENT HOUSE FIRE.
One Woman 10 Dead and Thirteen
People are Injured.

ST. Paul, Mimi. Dec. 30.-An uniden-
titled woman is dead and thirteen
others are injured. three of whom are
believed to be fatally. as a result OF
lire which destroyed the Concord
apartment house. on Eleventh street
between Minnesota and Roberts streets
early this morning. The loss is $780,
600.
IL Is possible that the bodies OF
others may be found in the ruins. The
fire was started by an explosion of
some sort probably in the second story.
Half a dozen tenants declare they
were awakened by a shock which rock
ed the building and which was fol-
lowed by n sound of breaking glass.
simultaneously the odor OF smoke
was detected and in an incredibly
short time the second and third floors
were shot through and through with
flames and smoke.
Ten families We're driven out Of the
house into zero weather dressed only
In their night attire Three babies
were dropped from the balcony Of the
third floor and safely caught I'm the
arms OF firemen. One of the pathetic
features Of the fire was that most of
the tenants and boarders lost all Of
their clothing and money.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
EP|TOME OF EVENTS
PARAGRAPH THAT PERTAIN TO
MANY SUBJECTS.
ARE SHORT But INTERESTING
Brief Mention Of What Is Transporting
In Various Sections Of Our Own
and Foreign Countries.
Washington.

Arrangement between the state de-
partment and the Mexican embassy
has been concluded for the construc-
ton Of dam and levee on the Low
er Colorado river in Imperial valley.
A marked falling off in the importa-
tions of manufacturers materials is
indicated by the November report
just completed by the bureau of sta
tistics, department of commerce and
labor.
After months of persistent refusal
on the ground of interference with
contracts with publishers, Captain
Robert Z. Peary has promised TO fur
nish congress the proofs on which he
relies to show that he discovered the
north pole.
The sale of articles accumulated in
the division of dead letters OF the
postoffice department in the last few
days embraced 1891 articles, aggre-
eating s9.S46.S0, or an average Of
s1.33 for each parcel sold. according
to a report Of the postmaster general.
The net revenue was sS.739.75.
-uahuCi DUBLIN, iuIihtI IitSiutHt VI
OF Honduras, and General Lee Christ
mas, an American soldier of fortune.
both OF whom disappeared after the
steamer Hornet left New Orleans
some time ago, have sailed for Hon
duras aboard a passenger steamer to
lead a revolution in that country, &C
cording to private dispatches received
In Washington.
Another phase of the proposed hon.
oring Of Captain Robert +. Peary
with staff rear admiralship In rec
ognition of his arctic achievements
has developed. II was said that what
he presents as proofs OF having
reached the north pole. together with
other testimony, may be passed upon
by other scientists at the instance OF
the house naval affairs committee.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
War Scare Il Rumor ONLY

Tegucigalpa. Honduras, Dec. 3o-Ru-
mors Of political disturbances. real and
impending. continue to reach the can't
tai from outside points. but SO far a,
the government and the public are
aware, they are baseless.
SO far as known here, the gunboat
ratumba has not sailed from Puert,
cortez to give battle to the steamer
Hornet. reported to have been con.
verted into a revolutionary warshin
Congress will meet for its regular
session on Sunday. Preliminary or.
sanization was effected last SATURDAY
according to custom. The city IL quiet
and business is proceeding as usual
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
NEWS OF MONTANA f;
Important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.
SECRETARY GETS ONE YEAR.
For Stealing $4,000 From Stock Com
missioners.

Helena. = For stealing approx
mately $25,000.O0 from the Office OF
tne secretary Of state board of stock
commissioners where he was employed
as chief clerk, Samuel w. Langhorn,
Jr., will serve one year in the Deer
Lodge penitentiary. Judge ]. Clements
wept as he passed sentence.
Attorney General Galen. who prose.
cuted the case for the state. explained
to the culprit that there were mitigat.
ing circumstances in connection With
1t.
The defendant had made PREPARATION
TO the extent Of $1,000. He has an
aged mother and young wife, who
was a Helena girl. and a Is months
old child. The maximum sentence 10
IA years.
Sensation Is Expected.
Startling sensational developments
can be expected in this case. Accord.
ing to these reports Langhorn would
never have been able to carry on his
operations on so extensive a scale
without outside assistance. On the
streets the names of two or three well
known men of Helena's citizens are
mentioned as having assisted Lang
horn to cash the checks.
One man, 1t is said. cashed several
thousand dollars worth and then when
Langhorn got the checks back from
the bank he erased the signature Of
this man which had been written In
pencil. The full amount of money that
Langhorn diverted to his own use from
the stray receipts may never be
known. All checks and stubs of the
state board of stock commissioners
prior to 1909 are missing.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Child Burned to Death,

Butte.-Etta Henderson. aged &
was burned to death in an attempt to
light the candles Of a Christmas tree,
The tree had been lighted previously
by the father. George Henderson, and
while her father was out of doors and
her mother was still in bed, Eta
struck a match In an endeavor ia
again light the candles. The dozins
mother heard a scream of pain and
jumping from the bed found the child's
nightgown IN flames. The woman
seized the little girl in an effort to
smother the fire with bed clothes, but
the child, in its agony, broke loose
from Mrs. Henderson's grasp and fed
from the house into the street. The
parents found her in a heap In the
street in a dying condition. II was
the child's birthday. 2
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
MONTANA sTockMEN OUT SIC, 600
Seek Payment From St. Paul Man to
Whom They Shipped Cattle.

Twin Bridges. Madison Valley
stockmen, who last month shipped
cattle to G. V. NASSAU to st. Paul,
are wondering when they are to
receive money for their shipments.
Checks aggregating $4,000 drawn on
the Becker County State Bank of Lake
Park, Mimi, against NASSAU are met
with the information that NASSAU has
no funds In that bank.
NASSAU has written the Montana
stockmen saying that he Haas Com.
mission Company. through which the
cattle were sold. is holding out the pro-
ceeds from the sale OF the cattle,
amounting to $3.50. to square an 40
count, which 1t aver NASSAU owes.
NASSAU assures the cattlemen that the
action on the part of the commission
company Is illegal and he hopes soon
to secure funds with which to meet the
checks. The stockmen. hov ever. have
engaged counsel and purpose to pro
coed in the courts.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Eerrymsn Strike in New York.

New York. Dec. 30.--New York city
experienced. today, is first municipal
strike in years. when the firemen on
the city's ferryboats which ply be-
tween Manhattan and South Brooklyn
and Staten island. went on a strike
because the municipal government re-
duced the number of firemen on each
boat from seven to six men, I'm order
TO cut down expenses.
Hundreds OF commuters on Staten
island were unable to reach Manhat-
tan except by making a wide deture
into New Jersey. TIE city officials
have hired 100 longshoremen to take
the places of the striking fremen. Ths
firemen quit in the height of the rush
hour.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Townsite Charter Extended.

kalispell.-Minutes Of the meeting
OF the kalispell Townsite company
MED with the clerk and recorder In,
dicates that the company. which ID
largely owned by A. A. White and s.
q. Comstock of st. Paul and the Great
Northern Railway company. has vol
UNFAIRLY extended its charter ten
years from February l. the date when
1t would expire. The townsite com.
pany has during the past year placed
on the market and had included within
the city limits two large additions.
and most of the lots have been dis
posed Of
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
MONTANA THE CHIEF LOSER
State to Suffer Loss as Result Of Lang
horne's Forseries.

Helena.-Upon pleading guilty to .
charge Of forgery, w. Langhorne. Jr,
former chief clerk in the Office of the
state board of live stock commission,
ers, was sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary. Langhorne's peculation
amounted TO approximately $4,000,
realized by forging the names of own.
ers of cattle shipments. II now do
velops that the state will be the chief
loser in the defalcation. I
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Warships Coming Home

Cherbourg. France, Dec. 30.-Sixteen
battleships comprising the United
States Atlantic fleet rendezevoused
on the Scilly islands today following
Eoodbyes at French and English ports
where the officers and men have been
entertained splendldly by government
officials and civic bodies for six weeks.
Tomorrow the warships will turn
their prows homeward. the immediate
destination being Guantanamo. Cuba.
where they are due on Jan. l6.
While In European waters the Am.
erlcan ships. officers and men made
a most pleasing impression.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
General.

President Taft approved the report
OF the board OF engineers on recla.
nation projects in the west.
Georgia and Oklahoma may enact
q law permitting presidential prefer
ence statements ut statewide pri-
maries.
The Illinois supreme court handed
down an opinion holding the legisla-
tive primary election law constitu-
tional
The federal grand jury at New Or.
leans has undertaken an exhaustive
investigation into the methods OF the
sugar weighing.
President and Mrs. Taft and men,
bers OF the cabinet attended the fu-
neral OF Don Anibal Cruz. the late
Chilean minister.
Restoration of the army canteen is
contemplated in n bill introduced in
the house by Representative Bart
holdt (rep., MOI.
Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid gave a dinner In London to the
admirals, captains and officers OF the
American battleships.
The number of dead as the result
OF the leather factory fire In Phila-
delphia, still stands at fourteen with
all firemen and policemen accounted
for.
Twenty-Five firemen. including the
fire chief and his assistant. were kill.
ed by falling walls in a eonfiagration
ut the Chicago stock yards.
During the year 1908 there were
$4,000 telegraph and telephone
poles used In this country. according
10 report Of the census bureau.
Austria Hungary has Joined with
Germany In a protest to Portugal
against the announced expulsion of
the Austrian and German mission
aries from Portuguese colonies.
Oklahoma and Kansas oil men ap-
pointed a committee to confer with
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger In
regard to the opening of $4,000 acres
of oil lands In Oklahoma under a
blanket lease.
The hardest worked man in Wash.
ington is Charles Dana Norton. score
tary to the president Folks used to
commisserate 'the faithful Loeb" but
Loeb's troubles weren't in it with
Norton's.
The monitor Puritan. which was
sunk in Chesapeake bay several
weeks ago as a result of experiments
with eplosive gelatine. will be raised
by the Merritt Chapman Wrecking
company. at a contract price of szs.-
900.
Further revision OF the rules of the
'ouse Of representatives is contem-
Plated by the insurgent members.
The first OF the Official dinners OF
the season to the president and Mrs.
Taft was given by the vice president
and Mrs. Sherman.
The farm land of Minnesota, with
buildings included. increased from SEC
to $46 an acre In value from 1900 to
1910. as shown by the census returns.
Alexander d. Lannon. captain in
the nre department. injured at the
Chicago stock yards fire. died from
his injuries. This makes the onicial
list Of dead tveaty-four.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Contract Law Invalid.

Washington. Jan. 3.-The fight OF the
federal government to have the labor
contract" law Of Alabama declared un-
constitutional was crowned with sue
cess today. when the supreme court Of
the United States held the law invalid.
The government claimed the law re-
duced hundreds of negroes to a state
akin to peonage.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
$4,000 Fire at Considine.

considine. n. d.. Dec. 30.-Fire or
iginating from n defective nue. totally
destroyed the general store. dwelling,
stock Of merchandise and household
enects OF Geo. Lelittee in this city.
The total loss will aggregate over slo,.
500. covered by Insurance of $500. Mr..
Levittee is an old pioneer .. Ramsey
county.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06

Chicago. Jan. al. Ogden Armour
and other indicted packers today lost
their first attack against criminal
prosecution for alleged violation OF the
sherman antitrust law. Judge c. c.
kohlsaat in United States circuit court
held that the government had a right
TO dismiss the suit in equity brought
against the National Packing Co.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Democrats Control Ohio,

Albany. N. Y, Jan. ,-John Ardsn
Dix was formally inaugurated COVER
nor OF New York today. He succeeds
Governor Hughes. resigned to become
a Justice or the supreme court. Dix Is
the hrst democratic governor OF New
york for eighteen years. Preceding
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Supply Of Moisture Wa. short.

Fargo.-The report of the Moorhead
station OF the weather bureau shows
that the past year was slightly warmer
han the average year and that the
'upply Of moisture was nearly fifteen
inches short OF normal.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Fourth Death in Chieaao StriL.

Chicago. Dec. 30.-The fourth death
IN the garment workers strike &C.
CURED today. 1t was that Of Ferdi-
nand Weiss, 10 years old. who was
shot Dec. "a by Edward Heaney, a
special policeman. Heaney is locked
up and the police have announced they
VIII bring a charge Of murder against
him.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Worlds Longest FIioht.

Bue. France. Dec. 30.-Maurice Ia
buteau. contesting for the Michelin
cup. today broke the worlds aviation
record for distance. covering sse .ss
miles in n continuous flight of seven
hours and forty-five minutes.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06

ossining. y. Y, Jan. samuel Aus
tin. the well known jockey. was cleo
trocuted In Sing Sing prison at 6 this
morning for the murder Of his wife.
whom he killed at Marmaraneck.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-01-06
Cold at Duluth.

Duluth. Mimi. Jan. 3.-Street Their.
mometers at 1880 a m. today register.
ed from 2S TO SO below zero. In ST.
Paul IT was % below at Z o'clock.