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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
RESPONDENT over
DEATH OF WIFE
Minnesotan Kills -Four Children
and Commits Suicide,

Mankato, Mimi, Jan. 13.-.Iames
York. a quarry worker. cut the throats
of four of his children near here and
Their committed suicide by hanging
himself by a small wire. The dead
children are Earl, aged fourteen,
Nina, aged twelve; Zula, aged nine.
and Vera, aged six. The sole sur
vivor of the family is Ida, the eldest
child, a young woman, who kept house
for her father. York was Respondent
over the recent death of his wife and
was no doubt insane.
The oldest daughter, who escaped,
was up stairs when the crimes were
committed and heard no struggle.
When she found the bodies of the
four children she ran to the nearest
neighbor for aid and when the party
returned it was found that York had
hanged himself with a piece of wire
in a woOdshed.
Five older children were away from
home. 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
HOPE TO FIND MORE
LIVING IN THE RUINS
Thousands Of Soldiers Put al
Work in Messina.

Rome. Jan. 13.-The fact that liv.
ing persons still are being rescued
from the ruins of Messina and Reg,
gio has decided the authorities to con.
tinue the excavations of the wreck
age and several thousand soldiers arc
employed in this work who otherwise
would be detailed to help in the dis
.,tribution of the necessities Of life for
the survivors. In most cases those
now being brought out alive were i'm
prisoned in rooms and cellars not
completely demolished and their sit
uation was such that they could ge'
hold of some little nourishment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
GUILTY CT CRIMINAL LIBEL
Hearst Employees Convicted in New
York Court.

New York, Jan. 13.-Bradford MGR
rill, S. S. Carvalho and Edward S.
Clark. officers of the Star company,
which publishes William r. Hearst's
newspaper, the New York American,
were found guilty Of criminal libel on
a charge preferred by John D.. Rookie
feller, .Jr.. and technically committed
to the Tombs prison. Magistrate
Moss permitted them to remain in the
private reception room of the prison
while their counsel. Clarence J.
Shearn, went before Justice Davis in
the supreme court to make applica'
ton for a writ of habeas corpus.
Mr.. Rockefeller charged that the
defendants, had published a newspa
per article accusing him of having
caused a system of peonage to be es
tablished by a manufacturer Of break
fast food in Illinois.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
MlN1YRE ADDRESSES JURY
Alleges Conspiracy to Convict Thorn.
ton j. Hams.

Flushing. N. Y, Jan. 13.-Johp f.
Mcintyre summed up the case for the
defense in the trial of Thornton Jen-
kins Hams, accused with his brother,
Captain Peter c. Hams, Jr.. of the
murG : Of William F.. Annis at the
Bayside Yacht club on Aug. Is.
In opening he charged that there
was a conspiracy of the Bayside
Yacht club members to convict the
defendant. The killing of Annis, de-
c}ared Mr.. Mcintyre, was done by a
madman-"a nan whose mind was
Gis1nantled and dethroned by the con
duct of a libertine." He denied that
it was prompted by the defendant.
Throughout their evidence, counsel
said, Andrews, Birchtield, Storms and
other witnesses for the prosecution
were Influenced by motives of re-
VGnge. .
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
TURKEY ACCEPTS
AUSTR|A'S OFFER
Way Now Clear for Conference
Of the Powers.

ConstantinopIe, Jan. 13.-The Turk
ish government has accepted the Aus
tro-Hungarian offer of G2,500,00O
Turkish ts1o,S 500, OOO) indemnity for
the annexation of Bosnia and Herze-
govina, thus removing every POSSIBLE
ity of war. The grand vizier, Kiamil
Pasha. received Marquis Pallavicini,
the Austro-Hungarian ambassador,
and notified him of the decision OF
the council Of minister's.
Vienna, Jan. 13.-The foreign office
has received a dispatch from Marquis
Pallavicini, the Austro-Hungarian am
bassador in Constantinople, that the
Turkish grand vizier has informed
him of the acceptance by the Turk
ish government of the Austro-Hun-
garian proposals for a settlement OF
the dispute over Bosnia and Here
govina. This direct arrangement be-
tween the two principals clears the
way for a conference of the sigma
tories of the Berlin treaty, which, it
is presumed here, will without doubt
approye Of settlement agreeable to
Turkey.
1t is felt here that the settlement
reached between Austria-Hungary and
Turkey may have an irritating effect
on the other countries concerned In
the Near Eastern difficulty. Accord
ing to reports that have come into
Vienna Servia and Montenegro resent
the fact that they were not consid-
cred in the arrangement and they
NAV be expected to raise, objections.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
FIRST OF PRESENT WINTER
Genuine Cold Weather in Central and
Southwestern States.

Louisville, Jan. 13.-The Central
and Southwestern states are expert
encing the first genuine cold weather
of the winter, with the prospects of
still lower temperatures. Sleet or
snow has occurred generally yer the
district south of the Lake region, in
the Mississippi valley and the South
west. The temperature ranges from
8 to IA above in Northern Texas and
Arkansas.
In Louisville the rain and sleet
turned to snow and was blown into
drifts by a biting north wind. The
coat of sleet on the streets gave un-
told Inconvenience and was the cause
of many minor accidents. Trains
from every direction were from two
to four hours late.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
WISE USE OF TREES
Meeting Today Of Members Of Amer
lean Forestry Association.

lean Forestry Association.
Washington, Jan. BIN line with
President Roosevelt and other au-
tLorities, federal and state, on the
matter of the conservation of the ma
tional resources is the American For
estry association, which began a two
days session here today. The meet
ing was opened by Secretary OF Agri-
culture Wilson, the retiring president
of the association.
The object of the association is
"the promotion of a businesslike and
conservative use and treatment Of
the forest resources of the country
The association was organized in
1882. There are branch associations
in twenty states.
Among the speakers who will ad'
dress the associations meetings arc
Clifford Pinehot, chief of the federal
forest service: DR.. Albert Shaw. ed
itor of the Review of Reviews; Pro
fessor II. s.. Graves Of the Yale For.
estry school and J. E. Ransdall OF
Louisiana, president Of the national
rivers and harbors congress.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Second Disaster Occurs in
West Virginia Mine.
-
HAD BEEN DECLARED SAFE
FRS. Explosion Occurred Two Weeks
Ago and the Last Body Had Been
Recovered and State Officials Had
Inspected the coiIiery and Author
lied Resumption Of Work-open
Lamp Believed to Ee Cause.

Lamp Believed to Ee Cause.
Bluefleld, w. Va, Jan. 13.-Over one
hundred men persisted as the result
of a second explosion in the Lick
Branch mine at S~witchback. where
fifty men were killed two weeks ago.
I here were 800 men at work in the
colliery at the time. of the disaster
and it is not definitely known how
many escaped. Rescue parties have:
been unable to enter the mine on ac-
count of the intense heat.
The mine officials refuse to give an
estimate Of the number that may
have met death, but al the pit mouth
it is now. believed that more than
one hundred have persisted. Fresh
air is being forced into the shaft by
way of the fan, which was not dam
aged. ar
While the officials cannot now sug-
gest a cause for the explosion many
miners place the blame on o1n of
the foreign miners who may have en-
tered with an open lamp. 1t was
known that there was a small guam
THY Of gas in the mine and it is con-
sidered probable that this may have
suddenly increased after the miners
began to work and that it was ig-
nited by am open lamp.
First Explosion on Dec. %.
On Dec. % last an explosion oc
CURED in this mine, which, up to that
time, had been regarded as a model
mine. On that occasion the cause
| was not ~ascertained and the death
list reached fifty. The last body in
| connection with that explosion was
brought to the surface only last Fri
! day, after which the state mine in
| spector declared that the mine was
again safe and that work could be re
sumed. The majority of the miners
who were engaged to resume work al
the mine were Americans, with a few
foreigners and some colored workers
as laborers. 1t was stated that the
mine was examined just before the
new shift went to work and that j,
was reported, to be perfectly safe. In
spite of this, however, soon after work
was begun the explosion occurred
with a death list that will probably
far exceed that OF the December eS
plosion.
The mine is the property of the
P%ocahontas Consolidated Collierie:
company and is situated in the Tus
River district, a territory that unit
the December explosion had been un
usually free from gas.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
MOTIVE BEHIND TIE CRIME
Police Officials rorht Truth Of Car.
michaei's Confession.


michaei's Confession.
Carthage, H.. Jan. l3.-When police
officials attracted to this place by the
suicide of Rev. John II. Carmichael.
self-confessed slayer OF Gideon Brown
Ing at Rattle Run, Mich. have fully
satisfied themselves as to the circum-
stances attending the last act in the
tragedy it is expected that inquiry will
turn TO a possible motive for the in
itial crime.
1t is a curious fact that dispatches
from Michigan reveal an unwilling
ness on the part of officials and 9th
ers to accept the theory of Car
michael's insanity as evolved from
his TRANCE confession. One OF the
first to voice this skepticism was
Prosecutor Brown Of Adair, Mich,
who rejected the idea that Browning
had used hypnotic influence. Il shall
always believe said Mr.. Brown, that
there was a deep motive behind the
crime"
Similarly Under Sheriff Petil OF
Port Huron asserts his belief tina
Carmichael's last letter was not in
tended for a deathbed confession. but
was written with the idea that he
would be brought back to stand trial.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Lad Saves Family From Death.

Minneapolis, Jan. l3.-Fred Kelese,
aged twelve, saved the life Of his
father, mother and two brothers. A
stove exploded in the boys room and
before he was fully awake the house
was In flames. The lad rushed9to the
rooms of the other members of the
family, awakened them and hurried
them from the burning home. They
escaped just before the walls st the
house fell.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
PROMPTLY PASSES SENATE
Foraker Resolution Asking for Ac
counting Of Emergency Fund.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Without de-
bate and without reference to commit
tee the senate passed a resolution pre-
sented by Senator Foraker calling on
the secretary of the treasury for an
itemized statement of the expenditure
of the SO, 00O,O 900 appropriated by the
act of March 8, 1899, to be expended
at the direction of the president as
an emergency fund.
This is the fund out of which the
detectives, Browne and Baldwin, were
paid for their services in investigat'
ing the Brownsville affair and for
which expenditure Mr.. Foraker sharp.
~ criticised the president and secre-
tary Taft.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
WOULD SETTLE DISPUTES
Venezuelan Envoy Opens Negotiations
With France.

Paris, Jan. 13.-Jose de Jesus Paul,
the Venezuelan commissioner SEN out
by President Gomez to effect a settle
ment of venezuela's disputes with
France and Holland, has opened nego-
tiations with the French government.
He was received by the secretary of
the American department Of the for
eign office, to whom he explained his
mission. He probably will be received
81 Foreign Minister Pichon in a few
days.
senior Paul also has begun negotia-
tions with the French Cable company.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
WIDE FIELD FOR OPERATIONS
American Relief Ship Bayern Arrives
at Catania,

Catania, Jan. 13.-The American re
lief ship Bayern, which has arrived
here, has a wide field for it's charities
The town is crowded with refugees
and the hospitals and municipal relief
committees are eagerly and gratefully
accepting al the supplies offered.
Bayard Cutting, Jr., American vice
consul, has gone to Syracuse to in
vestigate conditions there.
The American relief committee here
is communicating with Rome through
the wireless apparatus on the Bayern
and the supply ship Culgoa.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
CUBAN CONGRESS IN SESSION
Paving the Way Today for American
Evacuation of island,

Havana. Jan. 13.-Carrying out the
recent decree of Governor Magoon
the Cuban congress met today for the
purpose Of effecting a permanent or
ganization and approving the election
of its members.
On Jan. 90 the c~ongresss,will meet
again in joint session, pass on the
election of the president and vice
president and proclaim them. 1t will
then take a recess until Jan. 2s, at
noon. when Governor Magoon will
turn v the government to Presi.
dent Gomez and his administration.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
CARS BURNED BY A MOB
Rio Janeiro People Object to Service
Of Street Car Company.

Rio de J~aneiro, Jan. 1S.-Twelve
tramcars of the American-Canadian
company, operating the city street
railway system, were burned by a
mob. because the .company's fares and
itineraries we're considered unsatis-
factory. The police were unable to
cope with the rioters. The company,
through the press, then signifed fits
willingness to submit to, any reform
the mayor might deem necessary and
quiet was restored.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
BUSINESS SITUATION WORSE
Statement of Prussian Minister Of
., Finance.

Berlin, Jan. 13.-Baron o Rhein-
baben, the Prussian minister OF
finance, in introducing the Prussian
budget into the diet, said that the
business situation in Germany had
latteyly grown worse. Agriculture, on
the other hand, had been doing well.
although the early cold in the autumn
would probably affect the grain crop
adversely. The deficit in the budget
this, year would be $4,000, 900, even
after allowing for an increase in ev-
enues Of s13, 100000 through new tax
alton. The budget shows an increase
in expenditures over 1908 of SIG, $780,
600.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
EPIDEMIC OF SMALLPOX
Serious Outbreak Of Disease Reported
in Guatemala.

New Orleans, Jan. 13.-Passengers
coming here from Guatemala declare
that a serious outbreak Of smallpox
has occurred in that country IN
Guatemala City it is said that there
have been no less than 1000 cases
and Port Barrios is also affected to
q lesser extent by the disease.
A strict quarantine against Guate-
mala, has been established by the
ports of Belize and Puerto Cortez,
Spanish Honduras.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Free Hides; Tariff on Shoes.

New York, Jan. 13.-The adoption
of a declaration in favor of free trade
in hides, but for retention of the pro-
tective tariff on finished shoes, and of
a resolution calling upon congress to
enact a law against authorizations in
leather marked the second day Of the
convention of the National Boot and
Shoe Manufacturers association.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Illinois Primary Law uphe,a.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-The va!ia:.Y G
the Illinois direct primary law vas ~,
held in the superior court by JnS !
Ball, who also ruled that Frae'S Z
Loesch.s appointment as slts I.
states attorney to prosecute t4.1e
cases is legal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
sForty-eisht Below Zero.

Merrill. Wis, Jan. 13.-The govern
ment thermometer registered As de-
grees below zero at 2 a. m. Schools
lin two districts were closed o. &C
count Of insufficient heat. This is the
coolest weather Merrill has had il j
number of years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Fioht for speakership.

Madison, Wis, Jan, 13.-Interest in
the opening Of the Wisconsin legisla'
tu.e ceRters principally in a fight for
the ~speakership. The struggle has
rerrowed down to Assemblymen =.
slt. bancroft OF Richland Center and
~ orge Z. Scott Of Prairie Farm.
scott represents the so called La Fol
...ta faction. Bancroft has the sup.
port Of the state administration.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Earthquake on Pacific Coast.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 13.-Reports OF
"a slight earthquake shock came here
from Vancouver, Victoria, Sumas, Ia
coma and Bellingham. The same
trcmbler was felt here and lasted
from seven to thirty seconds. No
damage was done here, but persons
rushed from buildings. 1t is reported
that Immediately after the shock
smoke wag seen arising from Mount
i,a.,fer, an extinct or dormant volcano.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, Jan. 12.-Wheat-May,
s1.o6ass: July, $l.06% @1.OsA. On
track-No. / hard, $1.0S%: No. l
Northern, $1.07A: No. 2 Northern,
$1.O5L M1.05M; No. 8 Northern, ST.
OBJ 1.O4$a.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
PROTESTS TO GOVERNMENT
Diplomatic Corps ~ Peking Takes
sss United Action.

Picking, Jan. 13.-The diplomatic:
corps has made 9 strong collective
representation to the Chinese govern
ment concerning the board ct com.
munications having usnlrpeds fnll
control Of the Picking telegraph once,
which the Chinese government IN
1901 agreed should be under foreign
superinteildence %ss
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Two Overcome by Coal Gas.

Port Collins, Colo, Jan. 13.-J. c.
Wells, field superintendent of the
Fort Collins beet sugar factory, and
his wife were found dead in bed at
their home about two miles from this
city. Apparently both had been over
come by coal gas. Both were about
fcrty-three years of age.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Jan. 12.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $5.5o@6.5O; fair to good,
$4.5OM5.25; good to choice cows and
heifers, $4.OO@5.OO; teals, $5.OO@6.25.
Hogs-$5.5O@5.9O. S~heep-Wethers,
$4.%50Gl5.25; yearlings, $6.O0m6.75;
spring lambs, $7.00@j7.40.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
French Deputy Goes to Prison.

Paris. lar. 13.-Pierre Bietry, a
member OF the chamber of deputies
from Finistere. was sentenced to six
months imprisonment for breaking
the seals placed a fortnight ago by
the Paris police upon the offices OF
lie jaime, a newspaper edited by him,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
puluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Jan. 12.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. 1 hard, $1.07k; No.
1 Northern, $1.O6k; No. 2 Northerns
$1.O4k; May and July, $1.06k. Flax
To arrive and on track, S1.58; May,
$1.58k.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Steamer SUNK IN coNision.

Singapore, Jan. l3.-The Ere
liner Polynesien, from MarseiiiGa
Dec. 20 for Yokohama, ran down a.i
sunk the Dutch steamer DjiaIaGl 4
the wharf here. Seven natives
drowned. The Polynesicn proscY 4
hel. way.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
aurton EormaMx chosen.

Columbus, o.. Jan. 1s.-The house
ana senate held separate sessions and.
voted their: choice for United States,
senator. Congressman Theodore p:
burton Of Cleveland Wa named BY
each house.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Beatification of Joan Of Arc.

Rome, Jan. 13.-One of the last pro-
ceedings in the Qualification of Joan
Of Arc. the ceremony called in Latin
'.Tuto,'' occurred in the presence of
the pope and the congress Of rights of
the Vatican.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
po.su,ns for TAFT Banquet.

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 1s.-Thirty pos
s,,ms have been received from Judge
Frank Park Of Worth county for the
Taft banquet here Friday night. Be
sides sending the thirty possums
Judge Park also sent three COOKS 70
assist in the preparation Of q pos
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
porando Defeats smallwood.

ST. Louis, Jan. 13.-Dorando Pietri
won the Marathon a c here. contest
ing with Percy smallwoods of Philadel-
iphia, who quit the race after covering
AZ miles and s laps, because Of his
left leg hurting him. Dorando made
the 26dmilesl and 3S5 yards Ia 2 hours,
44 minutes and 32ssss seconds.sten sec
onds slower than the worlds indoor
record. He finished strong
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Rrandeaee %Renominated.

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 13.-The Re-
publican Legislative caucus nominated
Frank Brandegee for a second term as
United States senator.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. Jan. l2.-Wheat-May,
s1.04A; July, 96k @96Mc; Sept,
93Ac. C%orn--Jan., 57Ac; May, 61%
@61hc; July, 61%c; Sept, 61Mc.
Oats-July, 46Ac; Sept, 39Ac. Pork
Jan, $3.50; May, $16.77h. Butter
-Creameries, 22032c; diaries, 21h
@27c. Eggs-31kc. Poultry-Tur-
keys, Ice; chickens, 13c; springs,
13hc.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
Rumors OF Use Of Money in
Senatorial Contest
TRAP SET FOR BRlBERs
Six Democratic Legislators Secretly
Chosen to Act as Spies and Secure
Evidence, if Possible, to Cause the
Arrest and Prosecution of Any One
Offering inducements for Support Of
Senatorial Candidates.

Indianapolis, Jan. 13.-Persistent
rumors hat money is being used in
the United States senatorial campaign
and that six Democratic legislators
who organized themselves into a
secret body Of spies two weeks ago
are laying plans to trap any n who
may offer Inducements" for senator
ship votes caused Il stir among candi-
dates and politicians. The story Of
the organization of the mysterious six
was told by a man who is in close
touch with the senatorship situation.
AS the story goes these men. with
other legislators, heard two weeks ago
that money was to be used in the
senatorship campaign. Several of the
legislators held a meeting and finally
six men were chosen to act as spies.
These men are under instructions to
accept money that may be offered to
them for their votes, but they arc to
make the conditions such that when
the money is presented they will have
sufficient evidence to send to the peni.
Tertiary the man who offers it. Tie
identity of the men is being carefully
guarded, it is said.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1909-01-15
SIR 4. CONAN DOYLE iii
Noted Author Underwent an Opera.
ton on Jan. 10.

London, Jan. ia bulletin saying
that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the
author, had passed a restless, painful
night was the first public intimatio1