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The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
OPEN STRUGGLE FOR
CONTROL OF OHIO
Taft and Harmon Fighting in
Buckeye State

Columbus, O., Feb. 2.-Control Of
Ohio-and control of Ohio is the big
gest thing in American politics today
lis the prize in the fight between
President Taft and Governor Harmon.
which began in the open Tuesday with
the reference of the pet reforms of
both leaders to committees of the legis-'
lature. =
If Harmon can win his reforms It
Is conceded his campaign for re-elec-'
ton may be successful. That would.
make him the logical candidate of his
party for president. Harmon carried
Ohio, though Taft won the state by
about 10000. Harmon's chief strength
in his first campaign for governor was
the way he courted the farmer at the
county fairs. His defeat of Farmer
Andy" Harris surprised the Republic
ans and made him a presidential posi-
bility. In his first message to the leg.
islature he advocated radical reforms.
The Republican leaders declared that
instead Of blocking Harmon they
would outbid him. Taft himself sup
piled Speaker Mooney with the public
utilities bill, n reform feature Har.
mon omitted. That omission will be
Republican thunder later n
So far the Republican measures that
followed the same paths as those ad.
vocated by Harmon have the right of
way, but the governor had the first
word with his message to the legisla.
furo
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
UPRISING IN KOREA
OF SERIOUS NATURE
Japan Fastening the Mobniza-
ton Of Troops.

Kobe, Japan, Feb. 2.-Urgent orders
have been received from Toxic to
hasten the mobilization of troops to
be used in the suppression of the lat
est Korean uprising in South Phon-
gan. The situation there is far more
serious than first dispatches indicated
and instead of twenty Japanese hav-
ing been killed in the uprising it is
now believed scores have been slain
and an immense amount Of property
destroyed.
All the government officials In the
district have been murdered, accord
ing to the latest dispatches. and the
government buildings burned.
Thousands of armed Koreans have
Joined the uprising and are killing and
footing wherever resistance is met. ~
The affected district is intensely
anti-Japanese and the leaders of the
revolt are inspired with the idea that
the only way to prevent the threat
ened annexation of the Hermit King
dom by Japan and, the destruction of
the last vestige of Korean autonomy
is to begin a war against the Japa-
nese and all government officials who
accept Japanese dictation.
Troops are being rushed to the
scene and a serious conflict Is immt-
nent. 81
The Koreans are fanatics and will
probably be exterminated rather than
yield to the japanese. Il
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
HEAD OF THE BURLINGTON
Darlus Miller Becomes President Of
Hill Road.

st. Paul, Feb. 2.-Darius Miller was
elected president Of the, Burlington
railroad at the directors meeting in:
New York city. Mr.. Miller was re-
Gently made vice president Of the COM
pany. in charge Of traffic and opera
ton, and his second promotion comes
within about three months. of the other
action.
The selection Of Mr.. Miller to sue
seed George T. Harris has been fore
casted several times in the press, but
was always denied by railway oficials.
His duties as president will begin Inn
mediately.
Mr.. Harris. the former president,
va elected chairman Of the board Of
directors and his time will be devoted.
70 handling the financial part Of, the
system. Howard Elliott, president Of
the Northern. Pacific, 4 chosen as
one Of tho Iairectors.
JamesgJ Hill attended the meeting
and Ii 81 understood that AZ directed
the slsction. Il IL known that Mr..
Miller has proved . valuable man to
the Hill interests and he has been;
marked for ipreferment TOR several
yAaf1. S lE
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04

Senator Burrows of Michigan, chair.
man Of the committee on privileges
and elections. which passes upon the
qualifications of members Of the SEN
ate. did not like the form of the ere.
dentials brought with him by MI. Pur.
cell.
These credentials are very unusual
In FORM" said Senator Burrows. "They
are not addressed to the senate or the
presiding officer Of the senate as is
customary. They are addressed to the
Individual who has been appointed. I
would like this matter to go over for
. day in order that it may be looked
into" l
Senator McCumber admitted that
the credentials were not made out in
accordance with prescribed usage.
However, they announce the fact
that Senator Thompson has resigned
and that Mr.. Purcell has been desig-
mated to take his place." he said. II
hope the senate will overlook this
slight irresularity."
Senator Burrows continued to press
his point, but finally withdrew his OBJ.
lection and MI. Purcell was sworn in.
III health caused Senator Thomp.
sons resignation. He left for Texas
On Saturday to remain there for sev.
eral months. He Is in q serious condi-
ton. A week or so ago he had hemor-
rhage Of the lungs. His heart has be-
come weakened and his condition is
enc Of general debility. Doubt is ex-
pressed by friends that he will ever
recover.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
Street Car Strike Threatened.

New York, Feb. 2.-Conferences
were held in an effort to avert q
strike of 5000 motormen, conductors
and guards of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company's elevated system.
Cessation of work is threatened be-
cause of the discharge of forty m
ployes recently. The men say that
they were discharged because they
Joined q union.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
EXPLORERS ENTER The SHAFT
st. Paul Mine at Cherry, Ill.,, 10 Re.
opened.

st. Paul Mine at Cherry, H., 10 Re.
opened.
Cherry, ILL.,, Feb. 2.-The st. Paul
mine, in which upwards of $50 miners
lost their lives in November, has been
opened for the first time in two months
and within a few hours 1t is expected
that most Of the 200 dead bodies which
still remain buried in the depths will
have been brought to the surface.
The experts we're unable to scent
any gases at the surface. They made
q trial descent on top of the cage, pre-.
paratory to a working expedition.
The oxygen-helmeted explorers de.
scended to the second level, $50 feet
underground, and returned safely. The
temperature proved satisfactory and
the whole lid was torn of preparatory
to an entry to the levels.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
chicaao Live Stock.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-CattIe-Beevss.
,94.2O@7.66; Texas steers, $3.s5@4.90;
Western steers. $4.1006.00; stockers
and feeders. $3.10@5.40; cows and
heifers, $2.10@5.60; calves, S7.0O@0..
Is. Hogs-Light, 3s.100s.45; mixed.
$S.150S.65; heavy, $s.260B.62h;
rough, $s.25@8.35; good to choice
heavy, 1886 0s.62h; pigs. 37.000S.10.
sheep-Native, $4.0006.26; y~earlinss.
$6.9007.90;. lambs. $6.O0@s.4O.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
OF THE GOULD ESTATE
Report Filled In Court n.seloses the
Exact Eioures.

H5 fEerte9. rs
New York, Feb. 2.-The examine
ton in court Of the accounts Of George
and Helen Gould. receivers for their
sister. Anna Gould, formerly the
Countess de Castellane and now the
Princess de Sagan,-to settle the debts
she inherited and incurred with her
first husband, has disclosed the exact
figures Of the income of the Gould
heirs from the fortune left by Jay
Gould.
Figures brought by Special Master
Berry, appointed by Federal Judge La
combe, show the Gould estate to be
valued at $500, 100000 From this the
annual income reached its maximum
in 1908 when it aggregated $4,697,5 $40
with a pro rata share for each of the
six heirs: The income tumbled to its
minimum in 1908 when it amounted to
only $~2,S5l,976.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
Heavy Loss Of Life in Colo.
RADIO Disaster.
BODlESTORN AND CHARRED
More Than Half Of the One Hundred
and Fifty Men In the coIIlery Found
Dead at the Foot Of the Air Shaft
and There 10 No Hope That the 9th.
ers Entombed Escaped a Like Fate.

Primero, Colo, Feb. 2.-Fighting
madly to escape through a narrow,
partly choked air shaft, trampling over
fallen comrades in a struggle for life,
more than half Of the 149 miners en-
ployed in the Primero mine Of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company,
wrecked by an explosion, over.
come by gas and fire. The bodies
were found in heaps about the bottom
Of the air shaft, where the men had
fallen in the desperate struggle.
One hundred and fo%rty-nine men are
known to have been in the mine when
the explosion occurred. 1t Ia stated
that seventy-nine are dead. One has
been rescued alive, but dangerously in.
jured. The bodies are SO torn and
charred it has been Impossible to iden.
tify the dead.
Twenty-four bodies have been
brought to the surface and rescue par.
ties, equipped with oxygen helmets.
are still searching the ruined work.
ings.
The explosion occurred at 4:30 p. m.
With a roar and a belch of flame the
main shaft crumpled in, blocking the
entrance to the mine. Both fans with
which the property is equipped were
shattered and it was not until three
hours later that the fans were re
paired and a rescue party, headed by
General Superintendent ]. F. Thomp
son, was able to descend the air shaft
Bodies Found Near Entrance.
The Investigators discovered three
bodies before being forced to return to
the surface. Five men, one of them q
hundred yards away, were killed al
the entrance of the mine shaft by the
conclusion.
Rescue parties yer hurried to Pri
nero from Trinidad, Segundo, Stark
vile, Sopris and Cokeville and worked
desperately to open the main shaft
It soon became evident, however
that this entrance had hopelessly
caved and another rescue party de-
scended the air shaft.
Dio Nardino, the one man rescued
alive, was found beneath a mass Of
earth and timbers. He declared that
he crawled over score of bodies after
the explosion and encountered no one
who was not injured.
The escue say that the whole
mine is wrecked and it is almost i'm.
possible that any of the entombed min
ers are still alive.
The fire which followed the explo'
sion was confined to the workings near
the main shaft and soon burned itself
out.
Until the workings a be opened,
the cause of the explosion will remain
unknown. The officials declare that
safety lamps were used in every por'
ton of the mine and that every pre-.
caution was taken to prevent acct.
dent.
Most of the miners entombed are
Slavs, Hungarians and Italians. Only
two Americans-William Helm, cleo.
trician, and David Williams-are
among the missing.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-Wheat-May, 81
11h @1.11h; July, $1.01h; Sept.
s7hc. Corn-May. 66M @66Ac; July,
s6xc; Sept, 86hc. Oats-May. 46Ac;
July, 431hc; Sept. 40Ac. Pork-May,
321.75; July, $21.77h. Butter-Cream-
cries, 10000; dairies, 24@2sc. Eggs
PIN @30c. Poultry-Turkeys. TIC;
chickens and springs. 14hc.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04

Ing, politician. He has never even
met Governor Hughes, much less Tim.
othy L. Woodruff, chairman of the Re.
publican state committee, or William
Barnes, Jr, the Republican boss" Of
Albany. His selection was made with
d view to placing. q high class man in
the position.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
Tramp Heir 70 925o,ooo.

Boston. Feb. 2. ~ After having
tramped In poverty throughout the
country for nearly q dozen years
James ]. Corbett was declared heir
70 $260.00o. Judge George Of the pro
bate court decided that Corbett was
the missing brother and heir Of Will
lam J. Cofbett. q junk dealer Of this
city. The claims Of several other per:
sons were rejected.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
BINcER M ON STAND
Denies Conspiracy to Defraud the
Government.

Portland, Ore, Feb. 2.-Former Con.
gresham Binger Hermann took the
here on charge Of conspiracy to de-
fraud the government in public lands.
His testimony al a general and spe-
cific denial of any connection what.
ever with any conspiracy.
Hermann also entered a specific de-
NAL to the evidence of government
witnesses that he had yer suggested
to Surveyor General Medium that
Medium purchase some school land
within the proposed reserve.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
Probably Perlshed In Flames.

olenwood, Wis, Feb. 2.-E. +. kim
ball is believed to have persisted in .
nre that consumed his farm residence
four miles south Of Glenwood. His
wife was awakened BY the IRE and.
after aroustng her husband, she start.
Cd ont barefooted IN her night cloth
ing to alarm the neighbors. When abe
returned nve minutes later her hus-
band could not be found and the house
waS ablaze. q
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
no HARM LIKELY TO RESULT
Tail Of HaiIey's Comet to Envelope the
Earth Nav 10.

Earth May 10. .
New York, Feb. 2.-Camille Flam.
marion, the French astronomer, in a
letter published here, says that the
vaporous tail of Halley's comet will
envelope the earth on May 10.
For several hours" he says. 1--WE
will be immersed in the gaseous eau.
dal appendage, whose chemical con.
stitution is still little known. The
comet will pass directly between the
sun and the world at 2 O'clock on the
morning Of May 10.
AT that hour the Pacific ocean will
be in full daylight, while in France 1t
will be night. Little danger may be
expected, however, for the tail will
probably be SO rarified as to be inof.
fensfye."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Feb. 1.-Wheat-To arrive
and on tracK-No. + hard, $1.12N; No.
/ Northern, SLIPS; No. 2 Northern,
$1.10%; May, $1.12%; July, $1.11N.
Flax-In store, to arrive. on track and
May, $2.16; Sept, $1.70.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
ROAD WILL ENTER DULUTH
Objectionable Feature of Franchise 10
Removed.

--.-ML"
Duluth, Feb; at now begins to
look as If the Canadian Northern road
would secure a franchise from the
city Of Duluth which will be satisfac-
tory to the road.
At the last council meeting the
clause requiring the road to give Du-
luth equal rates with Canadian lake
ports was stricken from the franchise.
This point was the n on which the
roads chief objections were based.
The franchise will come up for final
action next Monday night and will
probably pass. 1t. now is believed to
be satisfactory to the road, in spite
of the fact that it requires the road
IT, pay assessments for municipal i'm
provements, which is not required by
the state laws.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
St. Paul Live Stock.

st. Paul, Feb. 1.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $6.75@7.5O; fair to good,
$6.O0@6.75; good to choice cows and
heifers, $4.25@5.25; veals, $5.50@7.50.
Hogs-$S.OO@8.30. Sheep-Wethers,
36.25@5.60; yearlings, $6.50@7.00;
spring lambs, $7.50@7.76.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
Flood Waters Continue to
Recede at Paris.
HUNDREDS. ARE STARVING
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand Peo-
pie Are Homeless and Many Of
These Must Be Given Assisfance for
Months-ImpoverIshed People Re.
Ject Plan to Send Thorn to unas.
fected Country Districts.

Paris, Feb. 2.-The River Seine Is
falling steadily, the recession being at
the rate of three-fourths Of al inch
an hour. The waters are also retreat
ing from the streets. More tramways
are in operation, as are the new sec
tons of the subway.
Streets that had been closed to
traffic were in many instances re-
opened and in the heart Of the city
things resumed a normal ap.
pearance.
In the outskirts and in the mum
dated regions above and below the
city the greatest distress still pre-.
walls, despite the magnificent efforts
toward relief and the prodigal distri.
button of food supplies.
Hundreds of persons are found on
the verge Of starvation and thousands
who lost everything must be aided
for months.
It is estimated that more than 250,-
600 persons have been affected by the
foods.
Freezing temperature adds to the
misery of the unfortunates. An at
tempt to resume the railroad service
before the electric signal system had
been restored has resulted in q dozen
train collisions.
Orders were issued for 800 carloads
Of lime. This will be spread over the
city and scattered in Easements.
All over the city there r blazing
piles of rubbish and flood refuse. Bed
mattresses are a favorite item in the
menu of the flames.
Task Is a Gigantic One.
Other signs of the gigantic cleaning
up that Paris must pass through in
the next two weeks r painters and
scrubbers and putting engines that are
bravely trying to empty Easements in
sections that are now above the gen
eral spread of the water.
The reaction has set in and P~arisians
are going at the work Of rehabilitation
with light hearts.
There were fewer serious after eff
fects of the flood than IN any day
since the river began to recede.
few more sidewalks caved in and one
building collapsed. Engineers made q
careful examination Of all the Seine
bridges and declared that none of them
had been seriously damaged and all
were again thrown open to the public,
A proposal to send thousands Of the
homeless to the unaffected country
districts until conditions have i'm
proved here is not meeting with much
success. The government offers to de
fray the expenses of any thus deport.
ed, but the poor themselves are those
who are Directing. They do not want
to quit their homes for any length OF
time and so remain aNcharge on the
city.
There are still between 100000 and
200, 900 homeless to provide for and
while the work of caring for them has
been systematized to an appreciable
extent over the haphazard early relief
the task is taxing the authorities to
the limit.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
Nswsboy inhsrlts $4,000.

saginaw. Mich. Feb. 3.-William
.Proskauer. tweuty-ons years old, .
former Saginaw nswsboy, has left for
Germany. where he has fallen heir TO
u estate 81 $4,000. An eighteen
yearsold brother, Samuel. 0f Cincin-
natl. hassbssn beQueathsd $4,000.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
says He 10 an EmbexzIer.

Chicago, Feb. John c. Cowan,
who was arrested in Forest Park. q
suburb, on a charge Of disorderly cor.
duct, told the officer at the village jail
that he was wanted in New York city
Tor the embezzlement Of 1890 from.
the Wells-Fargo Express company. He
win be held until his story 10 invest.
sGnfad. s
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
4 WARNING TO FRANCE
Cardinal Gibbons Discusses Recent
pisastrous Floods.

New Orleans, Feb. 2.-"It is de.
plorable," declared Cardinal Gibbons,
in speaking here of the French foods.
We cannot question Gods decree,
but surely this national disaster should
have the effect Of making the French
people think Of what they have done
to the religious communities"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis. Feb. 1.-Wheat-May,
31.11H @1.12; July, Sill. On track
No. 1 hard, $1.13h @1.14N; No. 4
Northern, S1.13@1.14A; No. 2 North.
ern, $1.11@1.12A; No. 3 Northern, ST.
O6@1.11.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
SHE DEMANDS VINDICAII0N
Mrs. Hartje to Renew Efforts to Sc.
cure Separation.

sure Separation.
Pittsburg, Feb. 2.-After almost two
years of silence, during which time
she has been formulating plans for
her fight to obtain a divorce from her
husband, the millionaire paper manu-
facturer, Mrs. Augustus Hartje has
broken her silence.
1t has been frequently rumored OF
late that Hartje was attempting a set
Element in order to prevent further
sensational disclosures.
"Such will not be the case" said
Mrs. Hartje. Il have been villifed and
demand complete vindication and a
legal separation"
She is not seeking an absolute d.
vorce. The case comes up March Z.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
GAS KILLS MILL CITY MEN
Bartender and His Nephew Found
Dead in Room.

Dead in Room.
Minneapolis, Feb. 2.-Gust Johnson,
forty-three years old, and Carl Carl
son, aged twenty-five, were found dead
from gas poisoning in Johns6n's room
in this city. The gas jet was turned
on full force. .N
Johnson was q bartender and Carl
o was his nephew and lived in
Camden Place.
The men came to the room about
midnight and were heard in the cellar
later, where one of them dropped a
ascent piece in the meter slot. They
evidently had trouble getting the gas
to flow and left the jet turned on.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
TO PROTECT POSTAL CLERKS
Congressman Carey Says Government
Should Furnish Steel Mail Cars.

Should Furnish Steel Mail Cars.
Washington, Feb. 2.-To protect the
lives Of government postal employees
on trains and prevent the loss Of mail
by fire Representative Carey Of Wis
consin is In favor Of the government
buying it's own steel mail cars and
contracting with the railroads for
their hauling. ~
He has introduced q bill that a
thorizes the postmaster general to pro.
coed with the work Of contracting
these cars, to put them in use as rapid
" as possible and to have all railroads
fully equipped with them by 1915.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
.cRlscom BECOMES LEADER

Succeeds Herbert Parsons in New
York County.
New York, Feb. 2.-Lloyd G. Girls
com, former United States ambassador
to Italy, was formally elected presi'
dent of the Republican county com
mittee of New York county, succeed.
ing Herbert Parsons, resigned.
Mr.. Griscom is strictly a "silk stock.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
cHokEs TO DEATH ON MEAT
Louisville Councilman Dies While Eat.
ing Free Lunch.

Louisville, Feb. 2.-Henry v. Wolf,
councilman from the Eleventh ward,
choked to death on a piece of meat
which he was endeavoring to swallow
ct a free lunch counter in q saloon.
A physician was hastily summoned,
but the councilman died Of s%uftocation
before aid arrived.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
MEATS on FREE LIST
BIIi introduced In House by Repre-
sentative Foelker.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Representa-
tive Otto G. Foelker (Rep., N. - has
introduced his bill, placing beef, mutt
ton, lamb. pork and other meats on
the free list Of entry into this country
for q period Of one year from the en-
actment Of the measure into law.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1910-02-04
SURPRISE FOR
!, UPPER HOUSE
Purcell Succeeds Thompson
as North Dakota Senator.
asss!s .%ial.-,
LATTER IS SERIOUSLY i'll.

Has Gone to Texas for His Health ana
Doubt ls Expressed by Friends That
He Will Ever Reeoyer-objections
to Credentials Of New Member Made
by Mr.. Burrows, but He Finally 10
Sworn In.
Washington, Feb. Nv. E. Purcell
Of Wahpeton was sworn in as a mem.
Der Of the United States senate from
North Dakota. succeeding Fountain L.
Thompson, resigned. The ceremony
tsok place a few minutes after the sen.
ate met. Mr.. Purcell's credentials as
q member of the senate were present.
"a by Senator McCumber, who an.
nounced that Senator Thompson had
resigned; that Mr.. Purcell had been
appointed to fill the vacancy and was
present and ready to take the oath of
ONCE.
For a minute or SO it looked as ii
there might be a hitch in the we'll laid
plans Of Governor Burke Of North Da.
kota to have Mr.. Purcell succeed Mr..
Thompson as member Of the senate.