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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
CASTR0'S OVERTHROW
IS NOW COMPLETE
Diplomats Officially Recognize
Gomez as President.

Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. GA draft
of the American proposition looking
to the settlement of the questions
now pending between the Venezuelan
government and that of the United
States was presented to the present
administration by w. /. Buchanan. the
special commissioner from Washing
ton. who reached here a few days ago
for this purpose.
Rear Admiral Conway H. Arnold,
Captain William B. Caperton, COM
manding the battleship Maine, and
other officers from that vessel were
received at the Miraiores palace by
President Gomez. They all were dec
Grated with the order of Bolivar. The
members of the cabinet were present
at the interview.
On Jan. / the American officers at
tended the presidential New Year re-
ception in Caracas. The local diplo-
matte corps also was represented.
BARON Won Seckendorff, the German
minister and dean of the corps, made
all address in which he referred to
Gomez as president and supreme mag
istrate of the republic, thus officially
recognizing the overthrow Of Castro.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
SHERIFF DRIVES AUTO
THROUGH ANGRY MOB
Saves Prisoner From Lynehing.
at oganaIa, Nsb.

OgalTa1a, Neb.r Jan 6.-Under heavy
guard Lafayette Dale. charged with
brutality numbering Volley Mann on
the prairie. east Of here in October
last, reached here from Denver and
was safely lodged in Jail.
Learning that. a mob had formed
here to, lynch Dale, Sheriff Beal, with
his prisoner, Left the. train at Brule,
ten miles west, and started for this
place in a swift automobile. During
the trip Dale, lay in the bottom of the
machine, while. the sheriff and several
deputies sat with hands ON their
weapons. At the outskirts of the town
q messenger met the sheriff and in
formed hirn that 2yeoo people were
waiting at the Jail and that hot heads
were urging summary punishment for
his prisoner. As the sheritf's party
approached the mob Sheriff Beal or
.dered the chauffeur to go throueh the
crowd and, with horn footing, the III
.tomobiFe proceeded, Sheriff Beal
standing UP in front with drawn re-
vo1ver.* The Jail was eventually
reached and Dale securely locked up.
The: mob finally dispersed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
TROOPS INTERVENE
Religious Riots in india Take a More
Serious Turn,

Calcutta, Jan. 6.-The religious
riots between Mohammedans and Hill
dus have taken a more serious turn
again, requiring the active interven-
tion of British troops at Titaghur,
who fired upon the Hindu mob.
The Hindus had resumed the at.
tacks of two previous days on the
mosque at Titaghur because the Mo
hammedans had sacrificed cows. The
Hindus destroyedrthe sacred furniture
in the mosque and partially demol-
ished the walls. 1nt1amed Mohamme-
dams gathered to the defense of the
mosque and were subsequently sur
rounded by a military Gordon. which
formed a barrier between the Moham-
medans and the Hindu rioters, who
assaulted the military in an endeavor
to come to close quarters with the Mo-
hammedans The troops fired upon
the zealots. killing, and, wounding sev
eral of them.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
VIII COST I'M meNsE SUM
lplans for Rebuilding Messina and
4 Reggie Discussed.

! Rome, Jan. S.-Plans for the re-
building OF Reggie and Messina al
ready are being discussed in detail,
but especially with regard to the lat
ter place, which is the second city of
Sicily. 1t is estimated that about
SIS, u 900 will suffice to rebuild Mes
sina for $4,000 Inhabitants. making it
9 commercial and maritime center. 1t
will take about $4,000, 900 to rebuild
Reggie for $4,000 people. In any event
many years must elapse before the
thoroughly terrorized populations can
be induced to return to live in the
stricken territory.
sina Professionally to Milazzo, a small
town near the ruins of Messina on the
north coast of the island.
1t has been decided to reconvene
The Italian parliament on Friday or
Saturday of this week to consider
remedies and measures to cope with
the existing situation in Calabria and
Eastern Sicily. Three members Of
the chamber of deputies persisted in
the earthquake. A bill will be pre-
scented setting forth that all people
who were in the stricken cities and
towns who have not been found at the
expiration of three months shall be
considered dead.
The pope visited the wounded in TIE
Vatican hospital, accompanied by DR..
Giuseppe Petacci, his private physi-
scian, and heard the doctors opinion
:On each case.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
.soBs PlTEousLY IN COURT
Mrs. Rxnkin Hears Argument in Night
Rider Case,

y y ssS&so ~ Ss0s'S
Rider Case.
Union City, Tenn, Jan. 6.-For the
first time during the trial of the night
riders Mrs. Quentin Rankin was in
court when the arguments began. AG.
companied by a score or more of -wo-
men friends Mrs. Rankin was escort
ed to- seat within the bar. She was
clad in deep mourning. Major Hal.
Holmes opened for the state.
As he pictured Captain Rankin Is
one of tine cleanest, purest me- in
Tennessee and described his fearful
end Mrs. Rankin broke down and,
leaning her head upon the shoulders
of her sister, sobbed p%iteously. Two
of the accused men gazed. closely at
her, their faces working i%nvoluntarily.
They were lid Burton and Bob Hoff-
man. The latter is the man who. &C.
cording to at least two witnesses.
fired the shot that pierced Quentin
Rankin's heart as he was slowly stran-
CLING to death from the forked tree,
at Reelfoot lake. Mrs. Rankin raised
her head a moment, caught sight of,
the two faces fixed in fascination on
her black clad figure, shivered convul-
sively and turned her tear stained ifea-
lures from the men who are charged
with her husbands murder. The de-
PENDANTS settled back into their seats
and did not again look at Mrs. Rankin.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
MANY BuRIALs AT mEsslNA
Fourteen Thousand Victims Of Disas.
ter Inferred,

Fourteen Thousand Victims Of Disas-
ter Inferred.
Messina, Jan. 6.-Earth shocks are
continuing here, although they are
diminishing in intensity. At night,
especially, are they frequently felt.
The fires in the city also are being
gradually eXtinguished.
The official figures compiled thus
Tar show that $4,000 bodies have been
buried in four cemeteries, that 5000
refugees have left the city and that
1900 persons still remain here.
Instead of e%xcavatins in an en-
adeavor to find the bodies buried be-
meath the ruins it has been proposed
that every house in which it is be.
lieved persons are buried shall be
covered with quicklime.
The official figures place the wound
ad at Reggie at 1000 and the refu-
gees at 1000. The number of dead In
the ruins is not known
Reggie has been practically evacu-
ated except for the troops and. the ma.
,uines from two British warships. The
Bay OF Reggie still is strewn with
broken boats and other debris.
Numerous persons still living are
Being taken from beneath the ruins.
while the voices Of others can be dis.
stinctly heard appealing for aid: Within
"a few days the rescue work at Reg
,auio will have ceased. Then the totter-
Ing buildings will be razed and the
bodies that have not been buried win
nbs burned. n.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
Mrs. Beisel Tells Of Killing
Of Captain Erb.
HE THREATENED HER
Appeared in Hall With Revolver and
She erapp'ed With Him in = strus-
gle for Life-After Securing the
Weapon She "Fired and Fired and
Then All Grew Dark Before Her and
She Remembered No More"

.| S'S wv sN#H-E- To-
Media, Pa, Jan. 6.-Mrs. Catherine
Beisel, on the stand in the trial in
which she and her sister, Mrs. NJ,
Florence Erb, are charged with the
killing of the latter's husband, Cap
tain j. Clayton Erb, continued under
direct examination her story OF the
shooting of Erb. The witness told of
having been summoned by telephone
from a nearby hotel by her sister,
who said that Captain Erb had been
beating her.
when l got to the house." she con-
tinued; w went to my sisters room
and a minute later my sister went to
the bathroom, saying that she would
tell me all about Erb beating her
since he came home. Then 1 heard
Mr.. Erb's loud voice."
Mrs. Beisel covered her face with
her hands and shook with emotion.
She went on: l.
Il ran into the hall. I saw him with
a revolver. III get you now,' he said,
and he came toward me. AS he came
I sprang at him."
Re-Enacts the Tragedy.
The spectators in the room CAPPED
open eyed at the witness as she en-
acted In the witness box the tragedy
of Erb's death. She said she did not
know whether she got the revolver
then or during the struggle after
wards. She told of the tussle with
Erb for life; how he held. the pistol
toward her face; how she knocked It
up, braced herself against the door,
released herself from his grasp and
how he caught her again.
II fired at him."
Mrs. Beisers voice rang to the; farth-
est corner of the courtroom. She
fired aud fired, she said Then all.
grew dark before her. she said, and.
she did not know what happened next
She had tainted
The witness told Of events subse-
quent to the shooting and was then
cross-examined by District Attorney
This, brought out nothing
new.
Mrs. Beisci was followed on the
stand by several physicians. The
medical men told of having treated
Mrs. Erb for injuries she said had
been inflicted upon her by Captain
Erb.. The defense then rested.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
MGHT FOR BELLEs AND BEAUs
Washinnston's Season Opens Tonight
With Bachelors' CotiIlon.

Washinngton's Season Opens Tonight
With Bachelors cotiIIon.
washington, Jan. with the bach
elors' cotillon tonight the social sea
son in the national capital will begin
formally. There have been, of course.
many coming out parties, receptions
end balls, notably that at the White
House for Miss Ethel Roosevelt, but
bonight's event will be the first large
gathering Of Washington's ultra smart
set.
The first bachelors cotillon is an
annual event in Washington society
to witch the buds of the season look
forward with eager antic:pation+Su Sue.
cess at the cotillon mea a season of
gayety and pleasure and often the
bell of the cotillon remains the belle
of Washington until the following
year.
All Of Wa%shfngton's socially prom
inent young women, as welf1.s nan
Of the younger married set, will be at
che cotillon. Among the buds will be
Miss Carrie Mum, Miss Martha Ba-
con, Miss Elizabeth Parker and 9th
ers Of Miss Rooseveh's set, as well as
the White House d%ebutante., Another
prominent figure will be Miss Rather
ine Elkins, whose ~safafr" with the
Duke of the Abruzzi filled so much
newspaper space a short time ago..
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
CASE WILL Be RETIRED
Government to Push Standard Oil Re-
bate Suit.


Chicago, Jan. 6.-"The Standard Oil
company is not yet out of the woods"
With these words United States Dis
trict Attorney Sims made his first
comment on the ruling of the supreme
court which prevents the government
from collecting Judge Landis' famous
$29, 24O, 900 fine.
1.-THE big fine case will be redocket-
ed within a few days." said Mr.. Sims,
land may be OF trial within two
weeks"
The district attorney explained that
even by filming the Standard Oil COM
pany on a basis of settlements for
freights, instead of regarding each
carlot as a separate offense, the gov.
eminent may collect $4O,O00,OOO from
the oil company in fines If convictions
are obtained on all indictments which
may be renewed against the corpora
<ion H. 80 80 .-. F"rea Wr
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
CANNOT RECALL
]. MINOR POINTS
Thornton Hams gndergoes.
Discrimination.
DECLARES HE IS TIRED

Defendant in Murder 'Tria! Falls to
Remember Incidents Told on Direct
Examination and the Contrast BE.
tween His Testimony Then and
Later Is Brought Out by the Prose
cutor's lnterrogations.
Flushing, N. " Jan. 6.-Under, an
incessant fire of cross-questioning by
District Attorney Darrin, Thornton J.
Hams declared that he could not re-
member the minor details of some
parts of his testimony of the previous
day. The contrast between the de-
PENDANT when on direct examination
he told with celebrity and much detail
of important incidents, and his inabil-
tty to recall under cross-examinatiom
much Of what he had %reeounted was:
skilfully brought out by the prose-
.cutor's intelrogations.
The defendant declared that he was
tired, hut was taxing his recollection
the best he, could under the circum-
stances. which gave the district at
torney an opportunity to ask the court
to take an early adjournment or re-
cess to give the witness a chance to
rest himself.
Details concerning the motor boat
ride with his brother on the Shrews-
bury, where a collision nearly oc-
Cured, and of what Captain Hains
said when he heard the counter
charges to his divorce suit, all CT.
which the witness previously testified,
to with much exactness and prompt
tude, Thornton Hams said he could
only recall the more important points
and that he did not recall the minor
CT what had been said or done.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
CANADIAN cHlHAmAN HUNG
Goes to eallows With Customary
:7aciaI. stoicisrn.

Macleod, Alberta, Jan. 6.-Mah:
Hone, "a Chinaman, was hanged here
by Radcliffe, Canada's oficial hang
man. There was no hitch in the ex-
ecution, the Chinaman going to the
yallows with the customary racial
stoicism.
Nah Hong shot his partner Nah
Ling, IN Their laundry here late in-Oc-
tober. The latter had collected money
for the firm and lost It gambling!
This enraged Nah Hong so that he.
purchased a revolver and on returning
to the laundry emptied seven shots
into HIS partners body. Nah Hong.
did not resist arrest, simply remark
Ing to the police, me shoot him:
himsno good"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
REPORT SENT TO SENATE
Brownsville Probe by Private Detec.
tjves Cost $4,000.

Washington, Jan. Cit has cost the
government $4,000 already in the
employment of private detective
agencies to investigate the Browns
Vile affair and the contracts with
these agencies are still in force. This
information was received by the sen
ate from Secretary Of War Wright If
response to the Foraker resolution in
quiring. when and by what authority.
of law Herbert ]. Browne and VIC.
Baldwin were employed. 1t was the
report of Browne. and Baldwin Oh
which President Roosevelt based a
recent message to congress declaring
that the guilt Of certain of the dis.
charged negro soldiers had beer
fixed beyond a shadow Of doubt and
this report was attacked by Senator
Foraker in a speech on the floor Of
the senate.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
yANkToN SAILS FOR MEsslNA
Has Medical Supplies and Doctors on
Board.

Port Said, ian. 6.-The American
scout cruiser Yankton has left here
for Messina with medical supplies and
provisions on board for the earth
quake sufferers. She carried also a
number of doctors.
The Connecticut, the flagship of
Rear Admiral Sperry; the Vermont,
the Kansas and the Minnesota arrived
here from Suez. They will sail for
Naples as soon as they have taken on
coal.
The itinerary of the fleet is being
modified in consequence of the Mes
sina earthquake, but the details OF
the new programme have not yet been
announced.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
FIGHT MATTER IN COURTS
Foraker to Become Attorney for Dis
4 charged Negro Soldiers.

Washington, Jan. 6.--After March |
next the activities of Senator Foraker
of Ohio will be transferred from the
United States senate to the courts.
While no definite understanding has
been. reached concerning his course it
is believed he will become attorney
fer some of the Brownsville soldiers
in an effort to test the constitutiona1-
ity of the presidents action In dis
charging them without honor before
the end of their enlistments.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
Jeffries May Fight johnson

Lss Angeles, Cal. Jan. 6.-These is
considerable basis, It is saids. for the
unler that James J. Jeftries,. former
heavyweight champion Of the werld.
has yeconsidered his decision not to
again enter the ring and that he is
about to make some proposition to the
Australian promoter of the recent
championship fight between Burns
and johnson hooking to a champion
ship battle some time during the COM
ing year between Champion johnson
and himself.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
REVOLUTION IN MANCRURtA
Mutinous Troops Engage Government
Forces.

Annoy, China, Jan. 6.-OficiaI re-
ports have been received. here of a
revolutionary outbreak in Manchuria,
near Mukden. One thousand muffin
Gus soldiers having taken the field a
column of government troops with a
gatling CUR was sent out against
them. An engagement was fought in
which the insurgents, according to the
Off version, were repulsed. Native
reports, however, r to the effect
that the troops were driven back
with a loss of sixty men killed.
The fact that the insurgents &c
cupy an impregnables position would
seem to indicate a government re-
verse. Reinforcements have been
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
VISITS GRAVE Of VICTIM
Man Condemned to Death for Murder
Of. His Wife.

Dayton, O., Jan. 6.-Harry Crooks,
convicted last week Of numbering his
wife and sentenced to the electric
chair, begged the privilege Of visiting
his wife,s grave in Woodland ceme-
terry and the sheriff granted the
prayer. sending The man to the Gene
terry with a strong guard. Crooks for
babe HIS attorneys to fmakesan APP
~p;ication for a new trial, declaring
that he was not insane and that the
verdict was a just one. His wife had
been divorced from him on the ground
of cruelty. He shot her to death In
the street SIX months 6
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
Three Killed BY Explosion.

lnez. KY, Jan. 6.-Three lives. were
lost in an explosion of powder ct the
home Of Allen Cassel, q wealthy
planter and deputy sheriff Of Martin
county, Cassel's wife and son we're
burned TO a crisp, while his stepdaughs
ter died Shortly afterward.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
Sailors Drown in Collision.

Sydney,.N. s. W., Jan. &>-Unable
to swim by reason OF their heavy am
munition belts fifteen sailors were
drowned in a collision between the
pinnace of the British cruiser Encoun-
ter and the collier Dunmore.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
MinneapelIs WINE.

Minneapolis. Jan. 6.-Wheat-May,
$1.osM @l.osh; July. sl.osA 01.osK.
On track-No. lizard. $1.10k,@1.l1A
No. j. Northern, $1.O9N @1.1OA; M
2 Northern, $1.O7A @1.o9A; No. ;
Northern. $l.04N@ 1.06A.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
HELD 70 The GRAND Jury
Minneapolis Private Detective 40
cused Of Extortion..

Isl CuSeo OF eAg0rtoon..
Minneapolis, Jan. William Bax-
ter, private detective charged with ex-
tortfon. waived a hearing. before
Judge C. l.. Smith. He was, taken to
the county Jail to await the action Of
the, grand jury.
Baxter, with two others. liz charged
with trying to get money from Her
man Rhine, q saloonkeeper;;. under
threats.
The accused man promises n mum
Der OF sensations when he is tried In
the, district court.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
81. paul. Onion stock Yards.

ST. Paul, Jan. 5,-Gattle-Good to
choice steers. 35.50@6.50:: fair to good.
$4.5OI5.25;; good to choice cows and
heifers, $4.00@5.00; veals. $5.000R2k
Hogs-$5.45@5.75. Sheep-Wethers.
$4%.50aD5.35;ss yearlings. s4.5O@4.Ss;
spring lambs, 81. O0@7.40.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
river Collision Fatal Is -Four.

RocAport, KY, Jan 6.-Four mer
lost their lives and q number OF 9TH
ers, had narrow escapes when the
steamer Samuel collided with raft
during heavy fog o Green river.
9Thesmen; who we're sleeping Nj tent
on fheraft, were caught Ike rats AZ
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
YOUNG WIDOW GETS ESTATE
Al. Wills Of Eccentric millionaire Set
Aside.

Oakland, Cal, IAN. e-rwo more,
Wills of the eccentric millionaire, JOS
eph Boardman, were formally set aside
by Judge Waste. These make three
wills that have been set aside by
court decree and as mo- more are
known to be in existence the entire
estate will go to the young widow and
their infant child. The willis were set
aside on the ground that the. ~testator
was incompetent when he made them.
Mrs. Boardman testified that her hus-.
band made no less than fifty Wills.
most of which he tore up.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
EPIDEMIC NOW
THREATENED
Outbreak Of Typhoid Fever
at Messina.
EARTH TREMoRS CONTINUE

- ~
Compulsory Removal Of All the Liv'
ing in Destroyed cities-Work Of
Searching Ruins Has Practically
Ceased, as There Is No Expectation
of Finding Any One Alive.
Rome, Jan. 6.-Dispatches received
rom Messina and Reggie indicate
that although the situation is in sonic
respects better fresh complications
have arisen. Typhoid fever has
broken out at Messina. The lack Of
pure water and the increasing pollu-
ton of the air causes the physicians
In charge of the Red Cross work to
fear an epidemic. The medical adj
ministration in conference with the
government authorities are consider
ing the compulsory removal of all the
living in the destroyed cities. The
work of searching under the ruins
has almost ceased because there is no
expectation of finding any n alive.
The earth tremors continue, causing
fresh apprehension among the al
geady painfully affected survivors and
the workers from outside.
The prompt dispatch of a part of
the American battleships with the
feet commander, Rear Admiral
.Sperry, to offer aid in the earthquake
relief work has added to the public
feeling of appreciation and gratitude.
Word has come that Admiral Sperry
has opened a FUND for the sufferers
and that the men of the fleet are con-
tributing generously.
The catastrophe Is almost wholly
italian, few foreigners being among
the dead. The American embassy
and Americans who have gone to the
scene either as volunteers in relief
work or as correspondents have not
found any further Americans among
the victims.
Queen Helena has asked the au-
and people throughout Italy
not to engage in the usual festivities
on her birthday next Friday. II can.
not possibly think of any kind Of re-
'ioicing," said the queen in communi-
eating her desire to tho court cham
'berlRin, while the. nation is suffering
such terrible mourning"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-08
IOWA woMAN's AWFUL DEED
Kills Her Four Children and Commits
Suicide.

Rockwell City, Ia. Jan. e.-Mrs.
John A. Powell, a young mother. shot
to death her four children following C
quarrel with her husband. She then
placed the rifle against her body and
fired, the bullet piercing her throat.
She and TIE eldest boy, Ned, nine
years old, fingered for q time. when
both died within an hour Of each
other.
Mrs. Powell lined the children up
against the wall and fired a bullet
into each. After she had shot all the
boys she fired at her heart by placing
the rife on the floor and pulling the
trigger with her foot.