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The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
10000 DROWNED.
A. Least This Number Of Chinese Re-
ported Lost.

Shanghai, Sept. l1.-Immense loss
Of life is reported in mail advices Just
received from Wen Chow. in the Pro.
vince OF Chekiang. Chinese estimates
give the death roll between 10000 and
10000 as the result of typhoon com.
bined with torrential rains and high
tides which occurred Aug. 20.
Great floods followed and the upper
Wen Chow river overlooked a vast
area. The town Of Tsingtien. 40 miles
northwest Of Wen Chow. was over.
whelmed and 10000 of the inhabitants
were drowned. Various other towns
and villages were destroyed and the
prefecture at Chaow, an important
missionary station. was washed away.
The typhoon Of Aug. 20 swept over
several provinces on the eastern end
coast Of China including Chekiang and
Fukien.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
KILLS J. HURTS IS.
HOLDER OF WORLDS RECORDS
PLUNGEs FROM TRACK
IN NEW JERSEY.
90 MILES PER HOUR.
Accident Occurs When He Tries TO
Pass RivaI-speetators In Panic
Six More Are Said to
Be Dying.

ark. New Jersey.-Eddie Hasha
OF waco, Texas, holder of sew
eral worlds records for motorcycle
racing, plunged over the rail of the
course at the new Newark motor
drome into crowd. causing the death
Of six persons, killing himself, while
six are dying and thirteen badly in
jured.
The only two of the six dead posi-
lively identified yet are Hasha and
Johnny Albright. a Denver motorcy-
clist, who was riding third in the race.
The other four dead were boys and
young men among the spectators.
Was Going 90 Miles An Hour.
Five thousand spectators were wit
Messing the finish of a four-mile free
for-all race when the rider, doing 92
miles an hour. took his fateful plunge.
He was riding high on the bank of the
track when the wheel of his heavy
machine swerved and struck the up
per rail. He was pitched head first
so feet into the air. He must have
been instantly killed in the collision.
His body was shapeless from broken
bones when II was picked up almost at
the feet OF his wife. seated among men
and boys In the bleachers.
Albright Struck BY Wheel.
Albright was thrown head first in
the other direction into the enclos-
ure Of the track. when the other cham
pion's wheel came sliding down the
steep bank and struck him. He was
picked up for dead. but he lived In an
unconscious state for more than two
hours after removal to a hospital. He
finally succumbed to hemorrhage Of
the lungs.
The spectators injured were mainly
the men and boys who were leaning
over the rail yelling encouragement to
the riders when Hasha came tearing
into their midst. Some Of tho specta-
tors were hurled high into the air and
landed in the laps of those seated be-
hind. A scene Of panic among the
spectators generally followed the
tragedy.
The stadium where the accident &C.
Cured is in Vailsburg, q suburb of
this city, where bicycle and motor
cycle racing has been a great fad this
year. The season has been marked
by a number Of accidents. both here
and at Brighton Beach, N. Y. but
never in the history OF local racing
has such a death list been recorded
as was yesterday.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
G. A. R. AT LOS ANGELES.
Veterans Gather In California for An
nual Meeting.

Los Angeles. California. - A rec
ord crowd of sightseers and veterans
marked the formal opening of the for
ty-sixth national encampment Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic here.
Old soldiers. with their wives, chill
dren and grandchildren, thronged the
streets. the veterans forming the CEN
ter Of interested groups Of spectators
and listeners.
Hotels and boarding houses near the
G. A. r. headquarters were crowded
to their capacity by the incoming
hosts and everywhere the blue and
red Of the G. A. r. button was the
signal for Difference and hero worship.
The old soldiers were formally well
coined to Los Angeles at a mass meet
ing where men of local eminence in
the ranks of the Grand Army voiced
the sentiment of the citizens in offer.
ing the hospitality of the city.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
GENERAL DROPS DEAD.
Macarthur Stricken While Attending
Reunion Of Regiment.

Milwaukee, Wis. - While recall:
ing the deeds Of the Twenty-fourth
Wisconsin volunteers in the Atlanta
campaign. Lieutenant General Arthur
Macarthur, u. s. A., retired. dropped
dead following an apoplectic stroke.
at the last reunion Of the regiment.
known as the chamber of commerce
regiment. In the University building
here.
Within a few minutes after the ven-
cradle general fell to the speakers
platform. In the midst Of his address.
Edwin B. Carson. commission mer-
chant. a captain and member Of the
regiment, suffered paralytic stroke
on the right side from the shock Of
seeing his comrade fall. and had to
be carried from the place.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Die Of HUNGER In Streets.

Washington, ID. c. - Shocking re-
ports of famine and sickness, brigand-
age and brutality In the rebel zone in
Nicaragua, sent to the outside world
by courie-s, are beginning to reach
the state department and are being
referred to the attention of the Amer.
lean Red Cross. At Granada. it is re-
ported, the victorious rebel troops
have confiscated all food supplies for
the revolution, and. while being well
fed themselves. are permitting the nom
combatants to die In the streets.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
600 Ore Dockmen Strike.

Superior, Wisconsin. - The Great
Northern docks in Allouez Bay, where
the dock men struck for an advance
of Is cents day in their wages. are
tied up and 40 ore trains crews are
also out of employment until the diff
ficulty is adjusted. Six hundred men
were employed at the docks and all
are out. Representatives of the COM
pany say they will fight to q finish
and that other men will BE- found to
take the places Of the strikers. The
strike has necessitated the shifting of
numerous boats.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
PLAGUE IN KANSAS
ON MANY FARMS ALL HORSES
HAVE DIED AND DISEASE is
SAID TO BE SPREADING.
FARMwoRK IS UNDoNE.
Until Experts Ascertain q Remedy,
People Hesitate to Purchase
Stock and the Situation Is
Consequently Critical.

Topeka, Kansas.-Farm work is
going undone in western Kansas for
lack Of horses killed by the plague.
Crops remain ungathered and fall
blowing is weeks behind. On many
farms all the horses have died. I'm
til experts ascertain positively a rem
edy for the disease, the farmer is un-
willing to purchase more horses.
The disease is rapidly spreading
eastward, according to reports receiv-
ed by ]. c. Mercer, state live stock
sanitary commissioner.
Mr.. Mercer has sent out warning
that horses all over the state should
be kept of pastures and given no wa
ter except from wells. The streams
and ponds are said by experts to
swarm with diplicocci, which cause
meningitis.
The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe
railroad took q hand in the fight on
the disease when its officials sent two
trained veterinarians to the plague
stricken district. All agents Of the
company in Kansas were instructed
TO report on the number OF horses that
have died of the plague in their dis.
trict and whether the horse was kept
on the pasture before taking sick
This information, experts say. will be
Of great aid in determining the exact
nature of the malady.
A conference OF all the veterinarians
Psychologists and psychologists now
treating horses afflicted with the mys
FERROUS disease has been called BY
Gov. Stubs and Mr.. Mercer.
kilograms asking the men to assem-
BILE in Topeka have been sent out. II
is hoped to organize for a systematic
fight on the plague and action II
expected that will result In every
horse in the state being kept from
pasture for an indefinite period.
DR.. r. Sophian, a meningitis expert
from New York, told Gov. Stubs thai
In the disease affecting the horse.
he had noticed conditions similar Il
those attending infantile paralysis II
humans, and that the malady was dis
similar to meningitis.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
GIVES UP AFTER YEARS.
Pleads to Be Sent to ST. Louis for
Trial.

Chicago, Ill. - Conscience-strick.
en- for seven long years for having
killed a man in St Louis whose name
he never learned. Patrick Haley. 81
years old, surrendered to the Chicago
police and asked to be sent back to
the Missouri city to answer to q
charge of murder.
Haley said he Quarreled with a man
in st. Louis II years ago and struck
the stranger on the head. fracturing
his skull. He said the man died a few
hours later and that he fed from the
city to escape arrest.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
U. S. TO BUILD BIG WARSHIp
WILL BE FULLY AS BIG AS ONE
ENGLAND ORDERED.
u 10 Said ships Size Has Exhausted
Possibilities Of the Reciprocal.
ing Engine.

Washington. ID. c.. - The new
battleship Pennsylvania, the only one
authorized by congress at the last ses-
sion. will be fully as large as the great
battleship which the British govern
ment has Just ordered, according to
plans of the naval general board. Its
displacement will exceed 10000 tons.
which is about equal to the addition
Of q good sized cruisers displacement
to the biggest ship the United States
now has afloat.
The naval board already has out.
lined the features of the new vessel,
and an effort will be made to get out
the advertisements calling for bids for
construction of the ship before con-
gress meets in December.
Progressive navy men are impelled
to this course by an apprehension that
II the advertisements are not pub
lished before congress meets, the So
called little navy" men might use
the fact in justification Of their fail
ure to provide for more than one bat
tleship at the last session, alleging
that they had provided more funds
than the navy department was able
to expend.
They might also use the fact as a
warrant for again limiting to one
battleship the item for increase Of the
navy In next winters appropriation
bill.
In general dimensions the ship will
be about $50 feet in length, 102-foot
beam, and &c to 2S-foot draft, and
crude oil will probably be relied upon
for fuel.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Kansas ProqressIves Score.

Topeka. Kansas. - The Roose-
Welt presidential electors won another
round in the legal battle to get them
off the Republican ticket In Kansas.
Judge w. II. Sanborn Of the United
States court of appeals denied the in.
junction asked by the supporters Of
President Taft's candidacy to prohibit
the names of the eight Roosevelt cleo
tors being placed on the Republican
ballot in the general election in No
vember.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Business 10 Strong.

New York. N. Y. - R. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly report says: Continuous
advance in trade activity Is the tenor
Of the reports from the principal man.
ufacturing and distributing centers
this week. The large number of Au.
gust failures with their heavy aggre-
gate Of liabilities are legacy Of the
now disappearing disturbances and
they contrast sharply with the big
August bank clearings which are q de-
velopment Of present activity and buoy.
ancy."
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Woman a CAMPAIGN Leader.

Chicago. Sept. l1.-David w. Null
vane Of Kansas, director OF the West.
ern headquarters of the national Re-
publican committee. has announced
the appointment Of Mrs. J. w. Whit
more of Denver. as director Of the
women's bureau Of the Western sec
ton of the Taft campaign. Mrs. Whit.
more will have charge Of the organiza-
ton Of women's clubs In Colorado.
Idaho. Utah and Wyoming. Mr.. Null
yane also announced that Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,.
would open the Ohio campaign.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
MAINE AGAIN
REPUBLICAN
q. o. p. CANDIDATE FOR COVER.
NOR PROBABLY ELECTED
BY $40 PLURALITY.
RETURNS INCOMPLETE.
Indicate 9 Per Cent Gain for Old Party.
Progressive Element In Con.
troll, But s.-Ilt Postponed.

Portland, Me-, Sept. IL. = Maine
turned back to the Republican party
In the state election. William T.
Haines of Waterville being elected
governor over Governor Frederick w.
Plaisted, his Democratic opponent,
who sought a second term. while the
Republicans gained one of the two
congressional districts lost to the
Democrats two years ago.
The new legislature IL expected to
have a small Republican majority. al
though returns were not sufficient to
show whether former Congressman
Edwin c. Burleigh, Republican. or Sem
ator Obadiah Gardner. Democrat. will
be chosen to the United States senate
tor the term beginning next March.
Returns for Governor.
Returns for governor from all but
81 towns give William T. Haines. Re-
publican, 69.615; Frederick w. Plais-
ted. Democrat, 66,l52.
The missing towns in 1910 gave Re-
publicans LIST: Democrats, 9s4.
The makeup Of the legislature was
indicated as follows: House-Rspub-
hcans, IS; Democrats, 20: missing. 10.
neutrality-suspicious.. Is; Democrats.
8; missing. s. Joint ballot-Republi-
cans, Sc; Democrats. IS; missing. Is.
These returns show q Republican
gain Of per cent and a Democratic
loss Of 9 per cent. II the same per-
centage is maintained throughout the
state Haines' election is indicated by
about 3.s40 plurality. compared with
$500 given Plaisted in 1910.
congressman Elected.
The congressman elected are:
First District-Asher c. Kinds Of
Portland, Republican.
Second District-D. ]. McGillicuddy
Of Lewiston, Democrat.
/! Third District-Forest Goodwin Of
Skowhegan, Republican.
Fourth District-Frank E. Guernsey
Of Dover. Republican.
Kinds. McGillicuddy and Guernsey
were reelected.
Returns for the legislature showed
Republicans and 3 Democratic Sem
ators and 43 Republicans and SO Demo-
cratic representatives elected out OF a
total membership in the senate Of 81,
and In the house of Isl. The last leg.
islature was heavily Democratic In
both branches.
The Democrats went into the state
struggle this fall on the defensive.
having won control Of the state gov
eminent In the election OF 1910. They
based their campaign almost wholly
on national issues. although defending
their course in the state administra-
tioa. The Republicans used state Is
sues entirely as the weapons OF attack
and refused to be drawn into any dis
cussion of national affairs.
The Progressive element Of the Re-
publicans was in full control of party
machinery. but with the approval OF
Colonel Roosevelt a split was post.
poned until after this struggle.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Martial Law Takes Life,

Charleston. West Virginia. - The
FIRST trouble in connection with martial
law occurred In the hills near Sharon,
. mining village. when one Of group
Of men was shot and killed by George
Long. a soldier of the state militia.
after he had been fred upon. Shots
were also exchanged with the militia
near Burnwell in Cabin creek.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
TROOPS READY FOR ACTION
HOWEVER ACTION WILL NOT BE
TAKEN UNLESS CONGRESS
SO AUTHORIZES.
Public Men In Washington Give Views
President Taft Considers the
Situation a Grave
One.

washington, ID. G. - Intervention
in Mexico and the possibility Of Presi.
dent Taft calling a special session Of
congress to determine whether Ameri.
can troops should be sent across the
line are being widely discussed here
by public men and in diplomatic cir
cles.
1t is known that the government has
been pressed on many sides to take
such a step and various accounts OF
what influences were being brought to
bear and objects sought to be accom-.
plished are related among those inter.
ested on both sides.
President Taft and the state depart.
ment, however. are holding to the
principle that no such action should
be taken without authorization Of con.
gress.
That American soldiers have been
sent into China or that American ma,
val forces now are actively engaged
in Nicaragua without authorization Of
congress Is held not to be a precedent
for sending troops to Mexico.
Chinese Situation. q.
In China, American missionaries
were besieged and in danger of tor.
ture and death. In Nicaragua rebels
had shelled the American legation and
endangered the lives of American citi.
zens by bombarding an unfortified city
in violation Of the rules OF interna-
| tional law. No such situation has
been reported in Mexico.
Juan Didapp who claims to repre-
sent the revolutionary factions here.
has published a statement to the ef-
feet that Zapata, leader Of rebel bands
in the state of Morelos, threatened
measure Of reprisal" II the United
States were to intervene, ION the
ground that It would be impossible
for commanding officers to restrain
their soldiers from doing acts never
done before"
Representatives of the Madero gov.
eminent claim there are no Americans
In Morelos to suffer from Zapata's
bands and that the relation of Zapata's
forces to the city of Mexico Is the
same as would be the relation of
Washington to marauding bands In
North Carolina.
s. G. Refers to Civil War.
Captain A. Hopkins, who was legal
adviser to the Madero revolution when
1t overthrow Diaz. likened the situa.
ton in Mexico to that in the United
States from 1861 to 1865. when this
government was resentful of prospec-
tive interference by Great Britain and
France. The Madero government. he
declared, was amendable for damages
under international law for injury to
Americans or their property. while dis
posing Of Its own civil war.
News that President Taft considers
the situation a grave one and has Civ.
en- thought to the expediency Of put.
ting 1t up to congress is expected to
bring out the usual crop of reports OF
troops under orders to move and plans
completed by the general staff Of the
army for campaigning In Mexico.
Ready to Invade Mexico.
II Is perfectly proper to say the war
department Is ready to invade Mexico
at q moments notice.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Trade Continues to Improve,

New York. N. Y.-Bradstreet's this
week says: THE prospect pleases and
trade continues its onward march,
Garnered crops contribute higher
yields than were anticipated a fort.
night ago with those yet to be gath.
ered-corn and cotton-giving evi.
dence of astonishingly good progress.
The crop situation is such to generate
optimism, the influences Ut which on
trade are clearly apparent all over
the west"
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Bugs" Raymond Dies In Chicago.

Chicago, Illinois. Arthur. better
known in the baseball world as Bugs"
Raymond. former pitcher with the
New York National league team, was
found dead in downtown hotel. The
coroner's physician said that Ray
mond's death was due to heart disease
which had been aggravated by the ex.
cessiye heat
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

Let N remark In charity that Der.
haps some Of the young women on the
street never realised how unclethsd
they were until they saw 1t In the p,
yers.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Plot 10 Discovered.

Mexico City. Mexico. was re-
ported here that ten men caught red
handed in rebel plots within the city
were executed at the military execu-
ton grounds on Anzures plains near
this city.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Ten Arrests at West Hammond.

Chicago. Illinois.-Ten women taken
In custody by federal officers In their
raid on West Hammond resorts Fri
day night were placed under bonds
Of $500 each and viii be held as wit
nesses against Henry Foss and Cor.
uelius Moore. arrested In connection
with the death of John Messmaker,
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Lake Route to Be Shortened,

Fort Williams. Ontario. The
Dominion government has commenced
the construction Of a beacon light on
Mink island. half way between Pie
island and Victoria light. which will
enable boats to 60 up inside of Pie
island instead Of around. thereby max.
ing the route between Fort William
and Duluth Ia miles shorter.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

A COW up York state Is said to have
caught q fish with her tail, but who
wants to fish with q COW? Fawncy
casting q COW In q trout stream.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

Archaeologists In Asia have run
across remains Of nation that once
worshiped the peacock. But the pea
cock, In all his glory. was not arrayet
as one Of these uptodate damsels.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

Theaters without orchestras? With
out the shivery music. how are We to
know whether the villain IL huntins
mushrooms or creeping up to the
sleeping hero to stab him through the
heart?
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

Bankers Gathering In Os4rolt.
Detroit. Michigan. - Hundreds Of
of bankers from all parts of the United
SStes came to Detroit to Join these
already here In attending the national
convention of the American Bankers
association.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
Mlners Believed Dead.

Biwabik. Mimi. Sept. 1.-THE three
men Imprisoned in the Rudy mine
undoubtedly are dead. 1t was thought
that they were in the sublevel above
the water. but when workmen reached
that depth the men were not there.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13
storm Damage In Beaudette.

Beandette. Mimi, Sept ia heavy
Wind storm passed through here at
$3.50 o'clock Monday evening. Lumber
piles we're demolished: planks on the
spooner bridge torn Oh. and small
NuildinSS wrecked
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

A New York woman says she loves
her horses better than she does her
husband. Probably she doesn't drive
them as hard.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

Woman up state wants q divorce
because her husband insists on taxi.
ing politics. This comes under the
head of cruel and inhuman treatment
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

IF you want to be beautiful. do
your own washing" says one Of the
doctors. Most women will prefer the
drug store brand of beauty.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

However. perhaps We ought to be
glad that the girls are showing a ten.
dency to wear their own hair In fas
cinating little punches.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

The fear that the price of shaves
may be fixed under the patent law
need not alarm. There IL no Law
against whiskers.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

Man In Indiana ate a gallon Of ice
cream at a single sitting. All Of which
goes to show how easy II Is to break
q record
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

Woman In New York has left all
her money to her lawyer. probably
on the theory that he would get II
anyhow.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

The recent death Of the 1856 year old
Mexican must have been q happy
one. Think Of living 1856 years In
Mexico!
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

A Long Island woman eloped the
other day with q liveryman. We sup
posed liverymen had become obso
lete.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

Man In Vienna shot himself because
three girls were In love with him
He was loved not wisely. but too
we'll
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

The mayor Of Boston says that
women know less about flying than
men. They know more. because few.
or of them are doing It.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-09-13

Farmer In Ohio says he owns q cat
with three heads. Think OF listening
In the Silly night to q cat with three
voices.