The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-02-03

riots fifteen OF the defendants were
found guilty.
At Aberdeen, s. D.. the division
headquarters, local freight houses
and passenger station of the Milwau
kee railroad. were burned. The loss
Is estimated at 100000.
At Danville. H.. J. s. Mead. an am.
bulance driver, and Robert Shut, a
veteran of the soldiers home. were
shot and instantly killed by Howard
Tucker, another veteran.
At Los Angeles, Howard Wilcox,
driving a National, broke the Ameri-
can five-mile competition speedway
record at the motordome. His time
was minutes 81 seconds.
With q greater number OF delegates
in attendance than ever before, the
United States Civil Service Retire
ment association convened in wash.
ington in annual convention.
Oscar Johnson. farmer living near
the Pierce county (Nebr.) line. at
tackled his wife with a butcher knife.
and after killing her he committed
suicide with the same weapon.
President Taft. who was invited to
attend the Kansas state fair to be
held at Hutchinson next fall. has de-
cided to accept the invitation. The
president will be there September 25
or &c.
Theodore Economu and George p
| Calogera, New York Greek importers.
were sentenced TO four months i'm
prisonment for being parties to a
conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment out Of duties.
| In four tests before physicians at
Reno. Okl.. Frank Arkebauer showed
/ that he has asa cubic inches lung ca.
pacity. which breaks the 436 cubic
inch worlds record of Paul Van
Broeckman OF New York.
The Peruvian insurgents have oc.
cupled the heights of Tayabamba,
| 200 miles north of the capital and
/ are awaiting an attack by the gov.
! eminent troops which have been
sent to dislodge them.
The petition for a rehearing of the
judgment and order sentencing Abra.
ham Ruef to San Quentin for fourteen
years on a charge of bribery of the
Ruef-Schmidt board of supervisors
was granted by the California su.
preme court.
Caution in the extension of federal
control over the issuance Of securi.
ties by railroads was urged by Mar.
win Hughitt, chairman of the board
Of directors of the Chicago & North.
western railroad in the hearing Of the
securities commission.
| Nearly half the members of the sen.
ate judiciary committee are said to
have taken positions against the con.
| firmation Of Judge William ii. Hunt.
now serving rs a member of the court
of customs appeals, and promoted TO
a circuit judgeship.
The Japanese who assaulted United
States Consul Williamson at Dainy,
last month, were convicted and given
light fine, according to news
brought to Victoria, b. c.. by the
steamship Oanfa, from Yokohoma,
/ The men were reprimanded and as
sessed fine Of $3.50 each.
James ]. Gallagher. who shot Mayor
Gaynor and Street Commissioner Ed
wards on a steamship in dock at Ho'
boken last August, was taken TO the
New Jersey state prison to serve
twelve years at hard labor. The sen
tence, including a fine Of $1,000. is
/ for his attack on Edwards.
The purpose Of the George Wash
ington Memorial association was ad
vanced when 100000 was donated by
a New York financier. This gift prac'
tically makes sure the collection OF
/ 100000. which the association has
set itself to get before a site is de
/ cided upon.