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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
AMERICANS Seize arms
SOLDIERS CAPTURE SUPPLIES
AND AMMUNITION.


FL Paso, Tex. April 3.-Gloom hangs
tonight over those circles where the
dispatches Of last week aroused hopes
for early peace in Mexico. The cause
therefor Is found in the insurrecto ac-
tivities which continue throughout the
disturbed regions and along the Dor
der according to private and news dis
patches received here today. These in
clude the continued destruction Of rail-
road property between Durango ans
and Torrson. the sacking Of the Mes
quita Deloro mining camp in Zacate-
cas- and the invasion OF Jadisco by an
insurgent band under Louis Moya.
Local interest was accumulated by the
report OF Customs Collector Sharpe
that a quantity Of ammunition routed
to Mexico supposedly for the insur-
rectos had been seized by American
troops at Columbus. N. NJ. today.
There has been no further fighting
in Sonora so far as known in Hermo-
sillo. Dispatches from that city today
tell Of the bringing in Of wounded fed
erals from San Rafael, there being 81
wounded now In the capital. Many
died on the field as no physicians were
with the federal troops. The Indians
fought with both sides; the Pimas witt
the instructors. and the Yaquis with
the federals.
Torreon reports Of advices that Capt
Lemas and 16 federal cavalrymen were
trapped by the insurrectos near Cuen'
came and part were killed and other!
taken prisoners. The latter. II Is said
were taken to Cuencame for execution
/ The dispatches also state that the In
surrectos took the town OF Comanch'
| Thursday. tore out the telegraph In
/ struments and burned the bridges.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
ss,G CASES NOT DECIDED
THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES
AGAINST THE RAILROADS.
Says That They Cannot Own Goal
Fields in Connection With Lines
Many Cases Pending.

Washington, April by virtue Of a
decision today by the supreme court
Of the United States the federal gov
eminent will be given an opportunity
TO enjoin the Lehigh Valley Co.. pierre
ing the anthracite coal regions Of
Pennsylvania. from carrying coal in
alleged violation of the commodities
clause" of the Hepburn rate law.
Washington, April 4.-No decision
was announced today by the supreme
court of the United States in either
the Standard Oil or Tobacco Anti
Trust suits. 1t was stated that an
opinion would be handed down today
in the so-called commodities clause
case. principally affecting the right of
railways to own and operate coal
fields.
The supreme court declined to enjoin
the federal judges In oklahoma from
enforcing the DEGREES they issued In
liquor cases. Involving questions of
Jurisdiction over liquor in interstate
commerce.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
EP|TOME OF EVENTS
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL
Embracing q Condensation Of Events
In Which Readers Generally Are
More or Less Concerned.
Washington.

4 new counterfeit ten dollar note.
q photograph production of the buffalo
note, cleyerly executed, was annOunc'
ed by the secret service.
G. r. Cotton, governor Of Porto
Rico. sailed for home. He will 90 &c
Washington to consult with President
Taft and the war department with
reference to the affairs OF the island.
After a conference of two days
with the currency commission OF the
American bankers association, the
monetary commission adjourned TO
meet at the call of Chairman Aldrich.
In recognition by the United States
government of his north pole active
ment, Robert L. Peary was commits
stoned civil engineer OF the navy
with the rank of rear admiral on the
retired list"
A system of smuggling furs from
Canada. in which innocent purchas-
ers in the United States have been
the ultimate losers, has been discover
ed by Chief Wilkie of the secret serV-
ice department.
President Taft reopened the pardon
cases of two murderers, Joseph Mat
.hapotawa, a Menominoc Indian, con
victed in Wisconsin in 1904, for vile
murder. He will be released after
he has actually served eight years
Abe Reed, an Indian territory negro
also convicted of wife murder. had
his life sentence reduced to II years
One of the policies inaugurated by
Secretary of the Interior Fisher l.
the reserving to the government oil
the resources contiguous to lands
granted for specific purposes He has
declined to approve townsites on In
iian reservations until il has been
definitely determined that the p!ats
10 not contain water power sites OF
coal lands.
Postmaster General Hitchcock des
ignated forty-five additional postoi
fices as postal savings repositories II
as many states and territories. mosti!
IT industrial centers H.here there arr
many wage-earne>s. II is Mr.. Hitch
cocks intention TO cOnfine the Offices
as nearly Is possible to industrial
-enters really needing such bankini
facilities. particularly giving consid
grafton to geographic location. pos
tai receipts, foreign money order bust
ness and general efficiency Of post
masters.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Hand and Foot in Cigar Box.

New York. April Some careless
medical student caused a score of de-
tectives to work all night in an at
tempt to solve what was believed to
he a murder similar to the Gulden-
suppe case. and brought to light by the
discovery OF n human hand and foot
in a cigar box lying in Harlem street
late yestedya.
The hand was severed at the wrist
and the third finger bore a signet ring
with the initials A. 4. Close exam
ination showed that the Remembering
had been done by person accustomed
to the use of surgical instruments,
while both the hand and foot were
seemingly partly dissccted and appar-
emily did not belong to the same body.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
General.

Mexican insurrectos declare they
have no peace program
Mexican federals claim a division
victory over rebels In Sonora.
An inventory of the entire Harri-
man system is TO be undertaken.
Minister DE la Barra says peace will
prevail in Mexico within a fortnight.
Members of the Mexican cabinet
rendered their designations in a body.
Conditions in northern Mexico are
declared to be fast approaching a
crisis.
Former President Reichman of the
Carnegie Trust company was indicted
at New York.
Representative Underwood says the
house will change the wool schedule
of the tariff law.
Arthur Hughes, in Jail at Bellyille.
Kas., for burglary. escaped after lock
ing the jailer in his cell.
In a speech at Dies Moines Senator
Cummins picked flaws in the Cana
iian reciprocity agreement
Four Milwaukee firemen were kill
ed and several injured when a root
On which they were working fell.
The New York legislature will make
strenuous efforts to get a senator be
fore the extra congress conyenes.
Attempt was made to destroy by dy
Mantle the new million-dollar cour
house being erected at Omaha, Nebr.
Denman Thompson, veteran actor
stricken with heart trouble at his
home in West Swanzey. y. H.. may
not recover.
Assets OF the defunct Carnegi,
Trust company. New York, have beer
fixed at s7,573.59S. Liabilities have
not yet been scheduled.
The 200 additional officers granted
the army by the last session of con
gress will be distributed among tn,
grades from first lieutenant TO colo
mel.
Suit has been brought in fedora
court in Denver asking the appoint
ment of a receiver for the Oklahom,
Land and Colonization company o
Moffat, Colo, and Kansas City.
Insurgent democrats and republ
cans have II In their power to nam
the next New York senator.
Attorney General Wickersham !
forging q new weapon intended I
cope with combinations and monopC
lies.
A German woman of Grand Island
Neb, saved $4,000 from pin money
given her by her husband. Her dealt
revealed the savings.
Evan ]. Davis. seventy-one year
old. president OF the East Tennessee
Coal company. died At Nashville Q
the result OF injuries received in
fall down an elevator shaft
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Authority Of Commission Involved.

Billings-With o. T. Crane presid.
ing as master in chancery the work Of
taking testimony on the right Of the
Montana railroad commission to fix tar
in rates on coal was started here.
The action was started by the Mon
tana, Wyoming & Southern Railway
company against the railroad commits
sion on the ground that when the rate
on coal from Bear Creek to Bridser
was reduced the one rate which was
substituted was so low as to be virtu-
ally confiscatory in effect.
Representatives of the railroad COM
mission and Of the Montana. Wyoming
& Southern are attending the hearing
which, it is expected, will continue for
several days
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Turf Man Dies In Ring.

Butte. - Captain v. W. Beasley,
one Of the best known turf men
in the Northwest. of the Arm Of
Ballinser 4 Beasley. Of Big Timber.
dropped dead in thu betting ring at
Jaurez. Mexico. following the first
race. according to 4 special from Ell
Paso. Beasley had just remarked to q
fried. that he had never felt better
in his life when le was stricken. A
year ago Captain John sacket. q close
friend Of Beasleys died in the same
manner.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Taft Preparing Message.

Washington. d. c.. April 4.-Presi-
dent Taft's first message to the sixty
second congress will so in tomorrow
according to an unofficial information
at the white house today. The presi-
dent began the dIctation OF the mes
sage early today and when the cabine,
met ut IL o'clock he laid before II a
rough draft OF the document. Fol-
lowing the cabinet session this after
noon. the president will take up the
message with one OF his secretaries
and proposes to complete II.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Auainst Reciprocity.

Grand Forks. n. D.. April 5.-North
Dakota Is up In arms against the pro-
posed reciprocity agreement with
Canada.
Between 400 and 500 North Dako-
tans. representing every county in the
state. are here attending the great
mass convention to consider ways and
means OF fighting the proposed pact
They are In deadly earnest and the
meeting gives great promise of &C.
complishIng some telling results.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon, r. s
Lewis of Fargo. called the meeting tc
order and 7. d. Elton Of Grand Fork,
was elected temporary secretary. Latel
these officers were named perma'
nently.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Bismarck Man Acquitted.

bismarck. n. D.. April AFTER be-
ing out ten minutes. the jury in the
case OF the State versus Gal" Temple,
manager of the Grand theatre who was
charged with violating the Sunday
theatre closing law. returned a YER
diet of mot guilty" 1t was said that
the first ballot was 10 to for acduittal
and after several ballots had been
taken the two changed their minds ON
the strength of the evidence submitted.
The attorneys finished their pleas
about half past 4 o'clock and the case
went to the jury few moments later.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Pontoon Bridge Goes Out.

Mitchell. S. D.. April 3.-The ef-
forts Of the Milwaukee company to
keep its pontoon bridge in operation a,
Chamberlain have gone for naught as
the bridge went out today when q
vast quantity OF ice came down with
great force and swept away fifteen
bents. putting the structure out OF
commission for an indefinite period
The company is transferring its pas
sengers, light baggage and expires,
across the river in boats when tn,
stream is not running too strong with
Ice
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Trying to Find Murderer.

Kansas City, Mo. April Twenty
two of the ffty-eight people arrested
in yesterdays raids OF the Italian
quarters We're still held by the police
today. The other thrty-six satisfied
the officials during the night. after
grilling questions, hat they knew
nothing OF the mIrder last Tuesday
Of Joseph Raimo. an Italia npolice-
man. Raimo Is believed to have beer
the victim OF an organized Italian gang
which has its headquarters in Kansas
City.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
HOPES FOR ARBITRATION.
United States Will Take Lead in Big
Peace Movement.

Washington. April i.-Representa-
tive Foster Of Vermont. the ranking
minority member of the house COM
mittes on foreign affairs predicted at
the White House today that arbitra-
ton treaties would be negotiated be-
tween the United States. Great Britain.
France and Japan with the United
States taking the leading part In the
negotiations.
Eventually he said. the other powers
would be forced TO take a similar &C.
ton.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Charged With Firing Own Store.

Bottineau, n. D., April 4.-Peter and
Edward Dufault. jewellers at Westhope.
were arrested by Deputy Sheriff Emil
Johnsgaard on the charge OF arson in
the second degree and on Wednesday
were brought to Bottineau and ar
raigned before Police Magistrate John
Smithson. Their bonds were fixed at
81, 500 each. which they did not furnish
and We're placed in the county pail
They are having a preliminary hearing
today.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Gun Fight at Newark.

Newark. n. j., April 3.-Three Kear.
ney policemen had a desperate hgh,
with wire thieves today in which all
three officers and a chauffeur were
wounded. one policeman seriously.
The officers went to the scene of the
wire theft in an automobile and OBJ
served the thieves at work. The lat
ter Immediately opened fire on the
policemen and the front Of the auto.
mobile was riddled with bullets.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
No Medicine Trust in U. S.

Washington. April 4.-The attempt
20 put the ban on "cut rates" on pro-
prletary medicines in this country, to-
day received the unqualified disap-
prevail of the supreme court of the
United States.
The tribunal declined, in an opinion
by Justice Hughes, to give its aid to
such an attempt on the ground that
il would afford the manufacturers OF
medicine an unlawful monopoly.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Woman Robs Store in DAYLIGHT.

Washington, April Aiding a re-
volver beneath long black veil which
she wore. n woman today, in broad
daylight, entered and robbed a grocery
store here. Pointing the weapon at
the young woman store clerk and n
customer. the robber ordered them out.
then proceeded to open the cash reg
lister and escaped before the police
arrived
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Pioneer Found Dead.

Great Falls.-John McAhster. q pio-
neer here, was found dad near the
stockyards on the west SIDE. Coroner
C. z. X. Vidal viewed he body and
pronounced death due to natural
causes McMaster was we'll known
through this section.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Cox Appears in Court,

Cincinnati. o.. April Geo. II. Cox.
after a three days absence following
the return OF n fresh indictment charg-
ing him with perjury on Friday, ap-
peared In court shortly before noon to-
day. No announcement as to where he
has been was made. Bond was fur
nished In the sum of $1,000.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Students Would Mob Murderer.

Cambridge. Mass. April 3.-Heatt
Hughes, a colored waiter whom an.
other waiter. Charles Roachford. shot
yesterday In a quarrel in Memorial
hall. Harvard university. died today OF
his wounds. Roachford narrowly es.
capped violence at the hands OF the
students when he fed from the uni.
versity grounds. The police rescued
him from the student mob.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
NEWS OF MONTANA |
Important happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.
SILVER NEAR ANACONDA.
Rich Deposits Expected to Give the
District q Boom.

Rich Deposits Expected to Give the
District . Boom.
Helena.-An important silver strike
is reported in the George mine, near
Anaconda. The strike was made
while following lead of high grade
ore on the bottom level of the mine.
The shaft is $50 feet deep and while
following the ledge, which on smelter
returns runs from $50 to $11e a ton
principally in silver. shoot of ore
was encountered that essays from $25o
to $500 a ton in gold and 100 ounces
of silver.
to have made good strike in their
adjoining claim, while a splendid
showing is being made in the High
/ Ore group in the same district. These
strikes lead to the prediction In min
/ ing circles that the district will have
/ a boom.
Mining men of Great Falls have
/ started movement to form an organ
ization of mining men Of Montana. 1t
/ is the idea that through an association
advantages may be secured which in
dividuals will not be able TO gain.
Wildcat promoting schemes will also
be eliminated largely by the associa-
ton. An initial membership of fifty
is assured.
Articles OF incorporation Of Cornelia
Mining Company, of Delaware, have
been filed with the secretary of state
here by residents of Illinois and Della
ware. Daniel Agoa, OF Sheridan, is
named as state agent.
II is reported from Radersburg that
new vein has been found in the
Heating, which assays $40 in gold TO
the ton. The vein is eight feet wide,
thus making the strike one of great
Importance.
On the Dividend Paying List.
The Red Pine mine in the Sheridan
district in now a regular dividend pay
er. II was taken over six months age
by Trauffler, Carey and Knight, and
has paid handsomely since. Frank
Ball is making an inspection of the
property in behalf of an eastern syn
dicate which may effect its purchase.
! 1t is gold property.
Inc recent purchase OF i,ooO-acre
tract of mining property at Albright
in the Belt mountains by the Amalga.
mated Copper Company, together with
the fact that an eastern firm Is now
, financing the building Of a railroad to
, the camp from Monarch, gives rise 70
reports that a great copper lode has
been proved in that section and that
large activities in mining will be
. started as soon as the winter weather
breaks. The lack of railroad facilities
! to get the copper ore to the smeltsI
handicapped the development Of the
section.
A $4,000 concentrating plant, capa
BILE of treating fifty tons of copper
=. daily. 10 being put in at Barker
O Henry Tegtmeier, a mining expert
I who helped to open and develop the
E Anaconda properties in Butte, hal
a completed an investigation Of thu
b Barker mines, and declares II to b
D the best mining opportunity in thu
y northwest. in his opinion. He est
mates that $4,000 tons of high grad,
y. and 10000 tons of concentrating cop
;. per ore have been blocked out in thu
b Barner mine. The company is minini
ore that runs better than $50 a ton Oh
an average. and which is produced a
a cost less than Sll ton.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07

Kansas City. Mo-. April 3.-Abou,
1000 union carpenters failed to appear
for work today at the various shops
They announced they would not re.
turn until a 8 cent an hour increase In
wages had been granted. The men
have been getting SO cents an hour
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Old Engineer Dead.

Grand FSrks.-Albert NJ. Buhnett.
for thirty years a locomotive engineer
on the Great Northern. died at his
home in this city after a months Ill
ness, resulting from a cold. He was
So years old and leaves a wife, mother
and three sisters.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Thompson Critically III.

West Swanzey. April l.-Conditior
Of Denman Thompson. the aged actor
who Is suffering from heart trouble
continues serious. Two specialists are
here today from Boston to assist the
family physician
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
OFFICER EXECUTED.
Killed Q Man and Was Shot by Squad
From Own Battalion.

Constantinople. April S.-The Alban-
ian soldier who last Tuesday assassin
ated Col. Won Schlichting. a German
instructor In the Turkish army. who
had reprimanded him. was executed
this morning. Won Schlichting's Wild
ow had asked that the assassin be
pardoned and reports were current that
the government was afraid TO execute
him lest the action result In . mutiny
In the Albanian army. Tho Albanian
was killed by a nring party from his
own battalion.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Needle Prick Causes Death.

Faribault. Mimi. April Airs Cae-
sar Chappula. wife Of n farmer living
near here. died today OF blood poison
ing. caused by running nedle in her
finger two days ago.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
Pleaded not Guilty.

New York. April ALBERT Ulrich
. carpenter. today pleaded not guilty
in the court Of special sessions to the
charge that he assaulted Booker T
Washington. tho negro educator. tive
weeks ago. No date was set for the
trial
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-04-07
MADE FIRST FLIGHT.
Count Zeppelin Has New Airship 4
Replace Wrecked One.

Friederichshaven. Germany. April
Count Zeppelins new airship
made a successful maiden flight.
The craft replaces the passenger
airship Deutschland. the highest de-
veloped Of all the famous aeronauts'
models. came to grief amid ths I'll
trees Of the Teutoburgian forest on
June 20. last The motors and the
vertical steering planes OF the
Deutschland were saved from the
wreck and utilised In the construction
Of her successor.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
Incendisrism Says Hammond.

Tulsa. Okla, Aug. &C. NJ. Yancy
and wife are both under arrest on an
incendiary charge in connection with
anu attempt last night to burn the
ralace rooms on West First street. Of
which they are the proprietors. Mrs.
Iancy was arrested late yesterday aft
ernoon after State Fire Marshal Ham
mond had made hurried investigation
of the case. Both protest their limo.
cense. The beds in every room in the
place were saturated with kerosene
and fire had started in several rooms
when the blaze was discovered.
Local Fire Chief Alder believes a
number of fires here of late were of
incendiary origin and there may be
some sensational developments follow
ing the investigation State Fire Mar
shall Hammond is making.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-11
BOYS CORN GROWING
CONTEST IMPORTANT

Muskogee, Okla, Aug. 4.-Because
of the healthy condition of the corn
crops in eastern Oklahoma compared
with other sections of the state, the
boys corn growing contest at the sec
ond annual Muskogee fair in October
will be one of the most important ex-
hibts. The competition is open to
boys eighteen years old and under who
are residents of the state. In the
sweepstakes the International Harves-
ter company offers thirty-fiye dollar
disc harrow For each of the white,
yellow, Bloody Butcher and mixtures
there will be nine prizes from $3.50
for the first to $1.25 for the ninth. For
county exhibits, the first prize will be
$3.50; second $2750; third $25. Spe-
cial premiums of ten dollars each have
been contributed by the following
banks for corn shown by boys from
their respective countless:
Cherokee county, First National
bank, Tahlequah; Ottawa county, First
National bank, Miami; Pittsburg eoun-
ty American National bank, McAles-
ter; Greek, First National bank of Sa-
pulpa; McCurtain county, First Ma
tional bank, Idabel The Farmers Ma
tional bank of Rolf will give five dol
lars for the best cantaloupe grown by
a boy under eighteen years in Pom
totoc county and like prize for the
largest watermelon from the same
county.
L. R. Kershaw, prominent Musko-
gee land man offers fifty dollars for
best ten ears of corn. divided into three
prizes $25, first; SIS, second; $40,
third.