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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
FRIENDS URGE TAFT
To BECOME ACTIVE
May Open Campaign Headquar-
tiers In Washington.

New York, Dec 30.-It was reported
here that President Taft soon would
ask Otto L. Barnard of this city to ac
cept an important position in connec
tion with the campaign leading up to
the Republican national convention.
President Taft has been urged TO:
some time by Republican leaders t0
take a deeper interest in the pre-con-
vention campaign and at last it is said
that the president has consented that
Taft headquarters be opened in
Washington at an early date.
Whether or not Mr.. Barnard will
take charge of these headquarters may
depend upon the conference to be held
In Washington the early part of next
week, in which the president, Mr. Ban
nard and Secretary Charts ID. Hilles
VIII participate. If
The pressure of political business al
the White House has been increasing
steadily since the meeting of the Re
publican national committee in Wash
ington Dec. IL and 1t is said that the
opening OF the headquarters has be-
come necessary to divert the flow of
visitors from all sections of the coun.
try.
There still exists the belief In 20
litical circles here that Secretary Hill.
les will be called upon to direct the
campaign for Mr.. Taft In the event
OF the latter's denomination, but there
has been no definite decision to that
effect
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
SUFFRAGE AGITATION PLAN
Connecticut Women Offer TO Leave
Question to Committee.

New Haven. Conn.,, Dec. 30.-Wheth
er or not agitation for woman suffrage
is to continue in Connecticut will be
left to arbitration by committee OF
three, II a suggestion proposer by the
Connecticut Woman Suffrage associa'
ton is carried out. In letter to the
Association Opposed to Woman Suf
frage the votes for women organiza
tion suggests that each association
submit arguments to a committee oi
three, one to be appointed by each as
sociation and the third selected by
those two, and that the finding of the
committee be accepted by both sides
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
FAVOR CANCELING TREATY
Roosevelt Approves Abrogation oi
Pact With Russia.

New York, Dec. 30.-In an article In
the current number of the Outlook,
upon "The Russian Treaty, Arbitra-
ton and Hypocrisy" Theodore Roose-
welt cordially approves of the abroga.
ton of the Russian treaty of 1892 and
points to this action as proof that the
proposed general arbitration treaties
II approved, would not be worth the
paper they were written on, because
they would be repudiated whenever a
concrete case arose in which any con-
siderable number of the people of the
United States desired such action.
To pass the arbitration treaties, the
ex-president says, would therefore be
an act of arrant hypocrisy.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
LIVELY CONTEST
OPENS IN MISSOURI
Friends Of Folk and Clark
Trying TO Get Delegates.

st. Louis, Dec. 30.-United States
Senator w. J. Stone, OF Missouri
aroused much interest among politi.
clans on his arrival here this week by
giving out statement containing his
seven reasons why Speaker Champ
Clark should be the nominee for the
presidency.
Certain Democratic leaders are out
with statements assailing Stone for
his course and fight for the state
delegation TO the Democratic national
convention is going on openly in St.
Louis.
The fight arises from the fact that
the Democratic convention in 1910, of
which Speaker Clark was chairman,
endorsed Joseph W. Folk, former gov
ernor, as Missouri's choice for the
presidency. For some time friends of
Folk, In the name OF the Missouri
Democratic league, have maintained
headquarters TO promote his claims
for the presidency. Recently friends
OF the speaker opened presidential
headquarters for him.
Neither Clark nor Folk has had any
thing to say about their candidates.,
but their friends have carried on a
war of words and the contest became
warm with the presence of both Clark
and Stone here this week. The speak
er did not call on Folk and Folk did
not visit him.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30

Wherever there are people suffering from
kidney and bladder ailments, from back
acke, rheumatism and urinary irregular
tiles, Foley Kidney Pills will help them
Belvidere, ILL.,, E.A.Kelley, an ex-engin-
eer, says Three years ago my kidneys
became so bad that / was compelled to
give up my engine and quit. There was
a severe aching pain over the hips fol
lowed by an inflammation OF the bladder
and always thick sediment. Foley Kid
ney Pills made me well man. cannot
say too much in theirspraise," AT all
druggists
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30

sane persons in the institutions Jan
/, 1910, was 1S7,454; the number ad
mitted during 1910 was 60,603; the
number discharged in that year was
53,SSO At the last special United
States census of the insane population
in insane asylums Jan. /, 1904, mum
bered 150,I51, and the number of per
sons committed to insane asylums dur
ing the year was 1892.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
GERMANS ARE IN THE LEAD
Irish Third I'm List of Foreign Born
Inhabitants.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Numerically
the Germans lead all foreign born in
habitants of the United States, ac'
cording to census bureau statement.
In 1910 the foreign born population of
the United States was 1892, 500, of
which 2,499, 200, or 1877 per cent were
Germans.
Russia and Finland come second,
with 1,706,900, or 1928 per cent, and
the Irish come third with 1851 400, or
10.1 per cent. Italians are next with
1,341 800. Norway, Sweden and Den
mark furnish 1,250,500, 9.4 per cent,
and Great Britain is represented by
121, 400 or go per cent. Canada and
Newfoundland contribute 1,19S,000, or
9 per cent.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
RUSSIAN TROOPS
HOLDING TABR|z
Persian City Now in Their
Complete Control.
CASUALTIES QUITE LIGHT

Precise Figures Regarding Losses Are
Not Available, the Russians Losing
About Two Hundred Men Killed ol
Wounded-Mortality Among Non
combatants Small and Reported
Atrocities Were Unfounded.
Tabriz, Persia, Dec. 30.-The Rus
sian occupation of this city is com.
plete and practically all the members
of the constitutional party have dis
appeared. The banks and European
merchants will resume business aftei
passing nine days in state of siege
There have been no casualties
among the resident foreign population
although many have suffered from a
lack Of provisions, while they have
been boxed up in their houses during
the prolonged street fighting
The Stars and Stripes, flying over
the United States consulate, was cut
down by a Russian shell during the
fighting, Lut no further damage was
done to the consulate.
No precise figures as TO the casual
ties sustained by the Russians and the
Persians are available, but 1t is esti
mated the Russian loss amounted to
from 100 to 200 men. The mortality
among the native noncombatants ha!
not been large and the reported atroci
ties by the troops on both sides are
unfounded
The operations of the Persians We're
directed solely against the Russians
They showed no resentment whatever
against any other foreigner.
The disturbances started during the
night of Dec. 30, by collision in the
streets between patrol of Russian
troops and Persian constitutionalists
Two Persians were shot in this affair
and fighting throughout the city be
came general the following morning
The principal engagements occurred in
the neighborhood of the Russian con
sulate around the citadel known as
''The Ark" and at the Russian camp
at Baghi Shemal.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
POWERS TO FIGHT 1T OUT
No Present Sign of Peace Between
Turkey and Italy.

London, Dec. 30.-Tentative proposi
tions with reference to peace between
Turkey and Italy have receded to the
background.
Dispatches from Constantinople de-
clare no such pourparlers are proceed
ing and that any overtures must come
from Italy
Malta dispatches say that the Ital.
ians are making no headway In Tripoli
beyond the coast strip they occupy.
The activity of the Turks and Arabs.
has increased, especially in Cyrenai-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
GIVES STATEMENT TO PRESS
Sun Vat Sen Will Accept Presidency
of China,

Shanghai, Dec 0.-Immediately fol.
lowing the receipt of word from Nan.
king that he had been elected presi.
dent of the republic of China, DIR. Sun
Vat Sen handed the following state.
ment to the press with the request
that 1t be transmitted to his friends
In the United States:
II consider 1t my duty to accept the
presidency. My policy will be to Sc
cure peace and a stable government
by the promptest methods possible.
My single aim is to insure the peace
and contentment of the millions OF
my fellow countrymen."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
RUSSIA TO GUARD SHUSTER
VIII Give American Safe Passage Out
of Persia.

Washington, Dec. 30.--Russia Is
making preparations for the safe
passage of w. Morgan Shuster, Jr.
dismissed treasurer general OF Persia
out of that country, according to dis
patches received at the state depart
ment from Ambassador Guild at st
Petersburg. The party consists of Mr.
Shuster, his wife and two daughters
a nurse, his secretary, and one or two
other American men
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
STAYS Wife AND
M0THER-IN-LAW
Wisconsin Squaw Man Then
Attempts Suicide.
CHILD FREEZES TO DEATH

Two-Year-oId Baby Left In House With
Dsad Women Perlshes From Cold.
Tragedy Follows Refusal of Wife to
Deed Her Allotment to Husband.
Father-i,.Law Makes His Escape
and Gives Alarm.
Hayward, Wis, Dec. 30.-Nels Paul
son, a squaw man. who formerly lived
at Barker Lake, Wis, but who for the
past two years has been living about
two miles below the post on the Chip
pewa river, murdered his wife and
mother-in-law and then attempted to
blow out his own brains. His two
yeer-old child froze to death in the
neglected house.
Paulson had been living with his
wife, Josephine Cloud, and her pa
rents, John Cloud and Anakuat Blue
Sky, on the Indian reservation for
about two years.
Paulson, returning to the house,
asked his wife to deed her allotment
to him. She refused. A quarrel fol.
lowed and Paulson shot the woman,
killing her instantly. The mother-in-
law attempted to defend her daughter
and Paulson also killed her
Leaving the bloody bodies OF his
wife and mother-in-law in the little
cabin, regardless of the cries of his
two-year-old daughter, Paulson rushed
into the woods in search of his father
in-law, determined to wipe out the
whole family He couldn't find Cloud,
who had heard the shots while cutting
wood in a nearby timber strip and who,
fearing for his life, had hurried off for
officers.
Cloud arrived here nearly exhaust
ed and gave the alarm. Officers i'm
mediately FASTENED to the scene. The
cabin door wos bolted when they ar
rived. They broke in the door and
found the bodies of the two Indian
women frozen to the floor In their
own blood. On the floor near her
mother was the two-year-old baby.
who had frozen to death In the cabin
Paulson himself was lying in one
corner of the little room, unconscious
and bleeding from wounds in the head
He had blown away one side of his
face and the entire lower jaw.
Paulson's cabin Is eighteen miles
from Hayward. Paulson figured In the
Deitz case two years ago. He was
summoned as deputy when the coun.
ty officers decided to advance on the
Deitz cabin, but deserted and ran
away.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
DOING SOME GHOST DANCING
J. J. Hill Says Otherwise Northwest
is Prosperous.

New York, Dec 30.-Chairman
James J. Hill of the Great Northern
railway reached New York with o
good report of conditions in the North.
west.
Business is quiet, but good" he
said. Taking all the known factors
Into account the outlook for next year
is favorable. Unfortunately. people
are not starting many new enterprises
and there is little new railroad work
projected, but otherwise things look
all riPh. 70 are still doing little
sghre~
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
HALIBuT STEAMER IS LOST
Crew of Forty Men Picked Up b,
Another Vessel.

Prince Rupert, b. c., Dec. 30.-The
halibut steamer Grant of Seattle went
ashore off White Rock Banks island
and quickly sank Tuesday night.
Her crew of forty men took to the
dories and were picked up by the
Canadian fishing steamer Falcon from
here. The Gran had 10000 pounds of
halibut on board.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
lessons RISKS OF PANIC
IncombustIbie cinematograph Film
Invented in Berlin.

Berlin, Dec 30.--An incombustible
cinematograph film which will lessen
the chances of panics in moving pic
ture theaters was demonstrated be.
fore the Berlin Chemical society and
is reported to be complete success.
The invention is greeted with en-.
thusiasm In Berlin, where several pan.
oas have occurred ct aim shows.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
INSANITY ON THE INCREASE
Census Bureau Shows Affiiction ID
Growing Menace.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Insanity In
the United States is increasing more
than twice as rapidly as the popula-
tion, according to census bureau
statement dealing with insane persons
confined In institutions In 1910.
The number OF institutions can
vassa' a7a; the number OF In
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
Starts Much Trouble

Ifsll people knew that neglect of con
stipation would resald in severe indiges
tion, yellow iaundice or virvlent liver
trouble they would soon take DR., Kings
New Life Pills and end it. Its the only
safe way. Best for billiousness, headache
dyspepsia, chills and debility. 25s 1t al
druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
WILL IGNORE TARIFF BOARD
Democratic House to Revise Iron and
Steel Schedule First


Steel Schedule First.
Washington, Dec. 30--There seems
to be no further room for doubt as to
the attitude of the Democratic party
In congress toward the tariff board.
Representative Underwood of Alaba-
ma, ways and means chairman and
majority floor leader, let it be known
on his return from Richmond that the
tariff program of the majority party
in the house has been pretty well
mapped out and takes little cognizance
of the board
According to Mr.. Underwood the
first tariff bill to go through will be
that providing for revision of the iron
and steel schedule. After this the
chemical schedule will be tackled and
then sugar.
Or. Eliot Still in Danger.
Colombo, Ceylon, Dec. 30.-The at
tending physicians expressed satisfac
sion at the progress made by DR.
Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus
Of Harvard university, who was operat.
ed on for appendicitis at Handy near
ly three weeks ago. They declare
however, that he e. not yet out q
danger.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-12-30
MRS. LEEDS PLANS CRUISE
Party Will Make Trip In Yacht to Fa
East.

Paris, Dec 30.-Mrs w. B. Leeds
has chartered the Semiramis from
Lord Anglesey and intends leaving
Naples about Jan. 16 for India, Ceylon
Singapore, China, Japan and the Philip
pines
She will have with her the Duke
and Duchess of Manchester, Lady
Sarah Wilson, the heroine of Mafe
king" and one or two other friends.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-03-23
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
IN NORTHERN OCEAN
Fully 125 Persons Engaged In
Fishing Perish In the
Winter Season.

Washington, March 21.-Fully 1875
persons persisted In accidents which be-
fell New England, Canadian and New
foundland vessels, or other craft which
met disaster in western upper North
Atlantic waters during the fall and
winter season now ending.
1t Is impossible to announce the ex-
act number of lives lost, as a missing
Gloucester schooner, the Ella M. Good
win. with her crew of 10 men, may be
yet afioat in northen ice fields and as
statistics of lost New Foundland fish
ermen are incomplete.
In all 100 vessels were ashore, sunk,
abandoned, burned or in collision dur
ing the last six months. OF the num-
Der rs were schooners, seven steamers,
seven barges, three ,barkentines, two
banks, two brigantines, two tugs, one
a $685. 900 auxiliary steam yacht and one
a power boat. Sixty-five of the 100
were total wrecks, the majority hail
ing from New England ports The loss
Of life on stranded vessels was greatest
on the Massachusetts, and New Found
land coasts. The maratime provinces
were remarkably free from fatalities,
The combined financial losses is esti-
mated at nearly $1,000, 000
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-03-23
TSIPp HOMESTEADERS
FIGHT APRA|RIE FIRE
Towns In New Districts Are
Threatened, With Fireguards
Ineffective.

Gregory, s. D., March 20.--The first
serious prairie fire Of the season is re-
ported from the western part Of Trip
county. How the fire started is not
known, but while it was raging great
alarm existed among homesteaders
and residents of the little towns which
are commencing to dot the prairie in
that region. The fire had its origin
near the Hay Stack buttes and in a
short time had gained great Roadway,
being swept onward by a fierce wind.
For a time the wind blew from. the west
and swept the fire directly toward the
town of Carter. The citizens made
ready to fight 1t and save their town
when the wind changed to the south
west driving the fire in a northeaster-
ly direction.
The fire swept down at lightning
speed toward the new town Of Woods
After a hard fight the course of the
fire was changed and the village was
saved. The fire burned until late at
night, when it reached creek, where
the fire fighters succeeded in extin-
gushing It, n
3 The grass on the prairie throughout
the state is as dry ais finder. and ex-
IRENE care has to be taken to prevent
the starting of prairie fires at this sea-
son. when high winds prevail nearly
every day.
Fireguards have been plowed around
many of the prairie towns in the newer
portions of the state
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-03-23
|Ne,Ds Briefs of
the Northwest

MASON CITY, IA.--W. II. Dyer was
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary for stealing hogs.
PIERRE, s. D.-Fred COLLEEN has
disappeared from his ranch near Top
bar and search has been instituted
for him. Foul play is suspected.
BELLE FOURCHE. s. D.--Hostil-
tiles have again broken out between
cattle and sheep men across the line
in Wyoming and several outfits be-
longing to the latter have be. n burned.
HITCHCOCK, S. D.--John rohcson,
q farmer living near here, went into
his pasture and shot himself when he
learned that his wife had died while
preparations were being made to take
her to hospital.
PIERRE, s. D.-Governor Vessey
granted paroles to William b. Holmes.
sent from Dawson county on charge
Of forgery; to Leroy Brinning. sent
from Brown county on q like charge,
and to Carl Storch, sent from Brown
county on a charge of assault.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-03-23
CRAWFORD OPPOSES
GOVERNOR vESSEY'S
RECIPROCITY VIEWS
Will Support the Measure Only
In Case His Amendments
Are Added to It.
az poANE ROBINSON.

Pierre, S. D., March 81. Senator
Crawford is spending his vacation IN
the state interviewing his constituents
who very unanimously indorse his posi-
ton pertaining to the Lorimer case.
Enthusiastically the people of South Da-
kota are shocked at the development
in Illinois and more so that major
ity of the senate should have condoned
Lorimer's connection with those un-
savory conditions.
Senator Crawford believes ii per-
fectly feasible to write reciprocity
treaty which will be fair to all inter-
ests and such an agreement he Will
support, but the pending measure ne
regards as entirely opposed to the IN
terests of his constituents. removing
positive protection from agriculture on
one hand without providing RELIEF to
the poor mans table upon the other.
He cites as an illustration the removal
of import duty from the raw materials
from which breakfast foods are man
ufactured, while leaving for the trust
the full protection Of the old duties
upon the manufactured products; free
rough lumber, but protection for the
dressed article in which western
farmers are only interested, and very
many similar subjects. He concludes
that modified pact will find favor.
His views of the pending measure
are in direct opposition to those Of his
close political friend, Governor Vessey.
1t appears that the stalwart branch of
the party is almost unanimously OPP
posed to the agreement, the progress
sives are divided upon it, while the
democrats are generally for 1t. The
pact is more popular in the towns than
in the country, and 1t is most probable
that the voice Of the state expressed
upon the direct question would quite
strongly oppose 1t. While the matter
will probably be disposed of before the
coming campaign its effects will per-
haps be in evidence by that time and
the fortunes of many candidates TO,
high place may be affected thereby
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-03-23
RESCUED FROM RIVER.

Mitchell. S. D., March 1S.--William
Dinehart of Chamberlain. came very
near yielding his life to the Missouri
river, when, he attempted to cross over
on the ice. The footing was thinner
than he expected to find and when mid
way of the stream he broke through,
but managed to get hold of the ice and
support himself with his elbows. For
80 minutes he, called for help, and
when several men arrived they could
do nothing without ropes, and another
period Of waiting resulted while they
went for ropes, and he was finally
rescued after being In the water for an
hour. The current beneath the ice was
so swift that Mr.. Dinehart could not
get a footing.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-03-23
JUDGE HAS RECORD IN
STOCK RUSTLlNG CASES

Mitchell, s. D., March 20.--No sooner
had Governor Vessey announced the
appointment OF William Williamson as
the Judge Of the new Eleventh district
than did the citizens of Oacoma, where
Judge Williamson lives, arrange for a
banquet.~in his honor, which was held
at the court house and was attended
by over 100 people, many OF whom
came from the adjoining towns to par
ticipate in the affair. There were half
dozen speakers who touched on the life
of Judge Williamson as 1t has devel-
oped in the county Of Lyman, where he
was instrumental in bringing to justice
the bunch of cattle rustlers and horse
thieves which infested that country
until few years ago. Peter B. Dirks
managed to get hold Of the commission
forwarded by the governor and he pre-
scented 1t to Judge Williamson during
the exercises. The new judge Is a
product of the state'sslaw school, 'hav-
Ing graduated a few years ago from the
Vermillion institution
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-03-23
MILDEsT WINTER ON
RECORD IN BLACK HILLS

Rapidw City. S. d., March 20.-To
show what remarkably mild winter
the Black Hills has had, figures COM
piled by George " Sager, United
States weather observer at this point,
are of interest. The average mean
temperature for the fall and winter Of
1a10-1911 was 81, October showing the
highest average figure of "a for the
month, while the same month the mer-
curry reached SO degrees maximum. The
maximum for November was 6s, De-
cember 81, January 81. February go.
and so far this month 67. The mini
mum temperature of the winter was
reached on January 1, with Ia degrees
below, December having one day OF
3 below and February one day with
zero, all the other months recording
figures above zero. Old timers de-
clare this to be the mildest winter ever
known in the Black Hills.