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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
CHINA is A REPUBLIC
EMPEROR ADVOCATES AT Pc
KING BY ISSUING EDiCTS.
Only Opposition Displayed Against
Dr.. Sun for President Comes From
Few Monaghan Princes.

Picking, China.-After three cen
turtles of absolute rule the Manchu
dynasty has yielded up its power and
abdicated the throne Of China In favor
of a representative form OF govern
ment. This was proclaimed to the
people in three simultaneous edicts.
The only opposition against the
democracy, with DR.. Sun Vat Sen, the
American educated Chinese, as presi'
dent, comes from a few Monaghan
princes, allies of the old dynasty, who
declare that, unless Premier Yuan Is
chosen president, they will rebel.
The a%bdication, without conditions
as a surprise. The third edict
in which the abdication vas an
nounced advised the viceroys and pro.
vincial governors of the retirement OF
the throne from political power and
instructed them to continue doing
their duty and to preserve order
throughout the land. 1t declares that
the step taken by the throne was to
meet the wishes Of the people.
Washington.-Even the name OF
China is to pass into history with the
worlds oldest empire, according to
state department dispatches.
The new republic will be known as
the "Ching-Hwa" republic, it was
stated. All Chinese cabinet members
and diplomatic consular officials will
retain their places for the present.
San Francisco.-Chinese consular
officials in the United States were or
dered to adopt American style of dress
by an edict received here from Presi.
dent Sun Vat Sen Of the "Chang-Hwa
republic" containing the formal an
nouncement of the abdication.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
PENS WARM LETTEf
oENoR osPiNA, COLOMBIAN MIN.
fsTER, FRoWNs ON sEcRE.
TARY KNOBS VISIT.
suGGEsTsiTIs INoPP0RTUNE
Whi,. Views Expressed by South
American Envoy Are Unofficial. Dip
iomatic Relations May be Severed
as a Result.

Washington, d. CA grave diplo-
matte situation between the United
States and Colombia has been precip-
ttated by the publication Of a letter
which Senior Pedro del Ospina, the
Colombian minister, has written to
Acting Secretary Huntington Wilson,
of the state department, suggesting
that 1t might be "importune' for Sec
rotary Knox to visit Colombia during
his projected tour Of South America.
The Colombian minister, first drawing
attention to the fac that the views
are his own and not officially those
of his government, seriously criticises
the United States for not submitting
Colombia growing out of this govern
ment's acquisition Of the Panama ca
nal
fnasmuchs as the letter admittedly
Is the personal expression of tho min
lister. written without having commune
Gated with his government. 1t was re-
ceived at the state department in the
nature Of a personal insult to this gov
eminent.
No action has been taken and no Of
ficial would comment OF it, but he
incident is known to have stirred Of
ncials of the United States to such an
extent that the recall OF the Colombian
minister is expected as a matter Of
course. At present the United States
is disposed to wait until Senior Ospina
receives Instructions he has asked for.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
HALT SINISTER AIDS
MAY HAVE TO ANSWER ALLEGED
TREASURY lRREGU-
LARITIES.
AMERICAN MAKES A DENIAL
Former Treasurer General of Persia
Says His Books Were Passed by
Imperial Bank and Proved to Be
Correct.

St. MISUNDERSTANDING to a dis
patch received by the Evening Vremya
from Teheran the Persian governme nt
has te~legraphed orders to authorities
Of the towns Of Resht and Enzeli In
structing them to hold F. E. Cairns
and eleven other Americans who made
up the staff Of w. Morgan Shuster,
former treasurer general of Persia.
Mr.. Cairns and his former asso-
ciates in the Persian treasury depart
ment left Teheran on their way home
on February 10.
They will be required, the newspa-
per dispatch adds, to answer for IT.
regularities which, the Persian off,
Gals allege, have been discovered in
the accounts of Mr.. Shuster while he
acted as treasurer general.
Southampton, Eng.-W. Morgan
Shuster, who was shown the dispatch
from ST. Petersburg, about the order
for the detention of his associates in
Persia, said:
II know nothing Of this matter. but
presume that it Is a continuation OF
the campaign of the Belgian officials
to foster NJ. Mornard's candidacy for
the treasurer g~eneralship Of Persia
by currying favor with the Russian
government and by attacking the
Americans.
my accounts were balanced to a
cent with the imperial bank of Per
sia, when I left on January II. l re-
gard the charges as absurd on their
face and purely political"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
REJECT "DOLLAR-A-DAY" BILL
Senate Committee Votes Down Sher'
wood Pension Measure and Adopts
Senator Shoots Substitute.

Washington.-The senate committee
on pensions rejected the Sherwood
pension bill. providing for M dollar
a day pensions to G.. A. r. men, and
adopted a substitute measure offered
by Senator Smoot Of Utah, providing
for an expenditure of $24.OOo. o0o..
Senators Brown Of Nebraska n
Curtis OF Kansas gave notice that they
would move in the senate to SUBSTITUTE
the original Sherwood bill for the
4Smoot measure and demand Its pas
sage.
Senator Shoots estimate Of $24.
0OO, 900 as the cost OF his plan IL
based upon the pension bureaus com
putation Of age and length of service
OF the veterans. The Sherwood bill,
according to the pension bureau
would have cost $3.50 900 a year.
The Smoot bill was adopted by .
vote Of 12 to 2, after the Sherwood
bin had been voted down 10 to 4.
The Smoot bill provides a scale OF
pensions varying with 6 M serv'
Ice. which in the case OF a soldier
who served 30 days amounts to $13 9
month between ages of sixty-two and
sixty-six: SIS between s%ixty-six and
seventy; SIS between seventy and
seventy-ave, and S21 from seventy-five
on.
The scale rises gradually with every
six months service until 1t allows $30
Der month to q veteran Of seventy
Ave years who was In the service
three years or more. Fol a soldier
who served three years or more the
scale is: From sixty-two to sixty-si1
years, SIG; fros sixty-six to seventy.
SIS; from seventy to seventy-fve. $24.
and from seventy-ive on. $50.
The action of the committee brought
a protest on the floor Of the senate
from Senator Kenyon of Iowa
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
AVIATOR HAS EXCITING TRIP
Struggles With HysterIcaI Woman
and Disordered Engine 1000
Feet Above Earth.

New York.-Struggling with a hys-
terical woman 1000 feet above the
earth and with his engine out of order
because the gasoline had frozen in the
carbureter, George w. Beatty, the
aviator, brought his aeroplane and
passenger, Mrs. William A. Dunlap,
safely to the ground after perhaps the
most exciting trip of his career.
Mrs. Dunlap stated after recovering
from her hysteria hat neither gold nor
precious stones would ever tempt her
to again leave the earth in a flying
machine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23

property on the Mesaba Range, how
he had engineered the lease with the
United States Steel corporation. by
the terms of which the trust was I'M
mercifully "chiseled," paying $1.02 per
ton for ore while independents paid
other companies between Is and Al
cents; how he had turned over the
Mesaba properties and half a dozen
other concerns to the Lake Superior
company, limited. thus keeping inside
the Sherman act. and how the profits
of the Lake Superior company had aft
erwards been turned into the Great
Northern Ore company, whose stock
was distributed share for share among
the shareholders Of the Great North
ern Railway company.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
MAINE is AGAIN FLoATED
Historic Battleship In Havana Harbor
Still Lists to Port, But No Big
Leaks Discovered.

Havana.-The wreck Of the Maine
loated free of the mud when water
was turned into the dam surrounding
the wreck.
AS the water slowly rose until 1t
covered the whole floor Of the Golfer.
dam, nearly twenty feet Of mooring
lines we're run out fore and aft on
both sides to hold the ship fast and
prevent the possibility of its being
blown against the sides Of the dam.
Major Ferguson, who has had
charge of the work, has received
many congratulations On his success.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
URGES DRUG FOR THE ROPE
Prison Warden in Maryland Suggests
to Legislators That Murderers
30 chforoformed.

Baltimore, Md. That death by
the administration OF chloroform
would be an excellent substitute for
hanging in the punishment Of persons
convicted Of murder was the sugges-
ton made by Warden Weyler of Balti-
more to the committee OF the Mary
land legislature who inspected the
penitentiary. The idea seemed to i'm
press members of the committee fore
IDLY. There is now before the legis-
lature a bill to do away with hang
Ing and to substitute electrocution.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Mako AnaIo-eerman Pact.

London.-The first official glimpse
negotiations was given by Premier
Asquith in the course Of a debate in
the house Of commons here. The
prime minister made the announce
ment that the British government had
received last month an intimation
from the highest official sources in
Germany that the visit OF a British
minister to Berlin at this time would
not be unwelcome. Viscount Hal
dane, the secretary Of war. conse-
quently was sent to Berlin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
]. ]. HILL BEAT TRUST
INFORMS STANLEY COMMITTEE
OF GREAT ORE LAND DEAL. a.
Declares He Care Property Worth
More Than 100000 to His
Associates.

Washington.-J. ]. Hill, chairman OF
the board Of directors of the Great
Northern railroad, testified before the
house steel trust investigating COM
mittee.
Mr.. Hills testimony was designed
to throw light on the so-called Hill
lease of the Lake Superior ore fields
to the United States Steel corpora
ton. a lease which was recently or
dered to be Cancelled. in 1915. "
Mr.. Hill told the committee how,
out Of his own pocket, he had bought
81, 0O0, 900 worth Of ore and railroad
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
vessey Names Delegates.

Pierre.-Gov. Vessey has named as
delegates to the National Drainage
Congress, which meets at New Or
leans, April 10 to 13, the following list
Of gentlemen: c. J.. Bach, Hurley; P.
A. Zillman, Alexandria,; J. H. Waskay,
Madison; J. w. Campbell, Huron;
Samuel Denton, Britton; e. 8. Brown,
C~astlewood; Lee Slower, W%atertown;
G. j. Novotny, Yankton; J.. L. Nelson,
Mitchell; R. S Culbertson, Mitchell;
H. E. Dawes, Fulton; P. w. Peterson,
Vermillion; George Starring,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
NINE. NoRDIcA is STRICKEN
Famous Prima Donna Attacked by
Paralysis Just as She Is About
to Appear on Stage.

Boston.-Mme. Lillian Nordica, ia.
maus American soprano, who rose
from the obscure town of Pennington,
Me-, to be one of the greatest prima
donnas on the grand opera stage, was
stricken with paralysis as she was
about to go on the stage here.
Nine. Nordica did not appear and
Nine. Gadski was rushed from New
York on a special train tt take her
place.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Haul Water 70 jersey Re.or1

Haul Water TO jersey Resorts.
Asbury Park. N. J.-Water IL being
carried by wagon to a large section Of
the winter population Of Ocean Grove
and Bradley Beach. Frozen mains
have shut on the regular supply and
the thawing out process is a long and
costly one.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
vIsIt Family. Under Bond,

Washington.-As the result Of a de.
cision rendered by Secretary Nagel
Of the department Of and
labor. Mrs. Schulz Lipschitz and her
deaf and dumb daughter, both Of Rus
sia, win be permitted T. visit their
family In Chicago for six months. un-
der bond OF $1,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Landlord Best. Jim Barr

Laneford Beats Jim Barry.
Sydney, Australia.-Sam Langforc,
heavyweight American pugilist and
heavyweight champion Of England,
defeated James Barry, the Chicago
heavyweight, on points in . match Of
twenty rounds.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23

Call Themselves "LIncoin Rebels"
Albany, N. Y.-Dubbing themselves
Lincoln rebels" boys Of the high
school mutinied when denied a half
holiday and marched out Of the
school. They paraded the streets in
single file, giving their yell and were
sheered by citizens.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
To Make waterproof shoe..

Warm the soles of new soles and
while they are warm. paint them with
copal varnish; when it dries. paint
them again; three such coats will not
only make the soles waterproof, but
will make them last twice as long
Home Department, National Magazine.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Plan WorId-Wide Boycott.

P1a WofId-WIo 6oycott.
London.-A worldwide boycott OF
British dealers seeking coal will be
an important part Of the strike pro-
gram OF the British miners, 1t is an
nounced. American miners will be
asked to join 1t.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Gets Good Position.

Brookings.-Clay Pence, who grad
yates from the state college at Brook
ings this year in electrical engineer
ing, has accepted a position with the
Westinghouse Manufacturing and
Electrical company at Pittsburgh. Mr..
Pence is the third graduate of the
state college to ecu a position with
this firm within the last two years,
and it shows the high standing which
the Dakota institution has with east
ern firms. Mr.. Pence was noted as an
athlete as well as a student at the
state college.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
prefers Death % pi.crace.

Prefers Death 20 Disgrace.
Pendleton. Ore.-Believing himself
disgraced because he would be forced
to enter the Chinese new year with =
debt OF $500, Wong Tong, an aged Chi
naman, ended his life by hanging him
self.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Freight Rates Suspended.

Washington, d. C.-Insreased freight
rates proposed by the Chicago. Bur-
lingt0n n Quincy railroad ON coal
from mines In Wyoming to junction
points In Montana and beyond were
suspended by the interstate commerce
commission pending an investigation.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23

Rlcheson Reeovere From illness.
Boston.-For the first time since he
appeared in court q month g and
pleaded guilty to the murder OF Avis
Linnell, Rev. G. v. T. Richeson was
allowed yard liberty at the Charles
street jail.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Bosnsr Murder Trla, on,

Boomer Murder Trial On.
Chlcago-William J. Boomer, forme,
organizer Of Chicago typographical
union No. 16. has been placed on trial
before Judge Michael L. Mckinley
here for the murder Of Rush v. Demon.
Q non-union printer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Famous Doctor Dead.

Christiania.-Dr. C. Armeauer Han
sen, the noted biologist. d~iscoverer OF
the bacillus Of leprosy and head Of the
leper hospital at Bergen. Norway, is
dead.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Term Bill In.

Anti.Thlrd Term Bill In.
washington.-Senator Reed Of Mis-
souri, has introduced his anti-third
term amendment to the Contribution
prohibiting the election OF any person
as president who has served two
terms or one term and part OF an
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
- camorrlsts to Re SEE Free.

e camorrists ( o Be Set Free.
Viterbo, 1taly.-Twenty-two of the
Camorrists we're ordered released by
Judge Bianch. The men had been in
prison five years, the maximum SEN
tence, charged with Associating with
criminals.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
New York Bank statement.

NOW Y0tk Bank StAt0ftent.
New York.-The statement of clear
ing house banks for the week (hve
days) shows that the banks had $780,
424,950 reserve in excess Of legal re-
quirements. This Is a decrease Of
reserve a. compared with last week.
reserve A. compared withlast week.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
: On New Trsasy.

Washington. D. C.-Negotiakiens wlp
soon begin for . new treaty with Rus.
- to replace the c~onventisn OF 1859,
recently abrog1ted,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Young Crooks Hold 10 store.

Youn0 OrooKS 1oIu UP StoFe.
Chicago.-Two young men, each
armed with a revolver, walked into a
north side department store, herded
several score Of customers into the
basement. locked the proprietor and
several clerks in a large vault and
robbed the store safe of $500. The
loldups then left the store, stepped
aboard a street car and escaped.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Prefers Death 81 SHOOTING.

Salt Lake City.--Death by shooting
was selected by Harley McWhinney
when the court, before passing SEN
tence, asked him how he preferred to
die for the murder OF c. L. Erickson
October s, 1911. March % was fixed
vs the day of execution. McWhinney
has appealed to the supreme court for
u new trial.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
A Roundabout Way.

Pierre.-Major King of Cheyenne
agency, was in this city on his way TO-
Cherry creek to look after affairs in
that part of his reserve. While it is
less than a hundred miles from the
main agency to Cherry creek by the
usual line Of travel, there was no.
chance of getting train service on the
Puget Sound line, and driving across
country was out of the question on
count of the deep snow. This means.
a trip from the agency to Cherry creek
by way of Gettysburg, Pierre and Phil
ip, a trip of more than 23O miles
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
OBJECTS 70 WORD "osEy."

Minister Refused to Leave II Out and
Wedding 10 Postponed.
Richmond, Va.-Miss Bessie 8.
Mess, suffrage leader, declined to sub
scribe to the word obey in the Epis-
copal marriage service and in conse-
quence, her wedding to Albert e.
Chamberlain OF New York, was post
poned. The minister who was to have
officiated refused to leave out the OBJ
jectionable word. He was sustained
by his bishop.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23

Humble, Tex, Has $4,000 Fire.
Humble. Tex.-Four business
blocks and several residences were
destroyed in a fre here. The loss is
$3.50. 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Cash for the Indians.

Pierre.-Cash payments to Pine
Ridge Indians will be made this spring
to Pine Ridge Indians in lieu of live.
stock, where the Indian prefers the
cash. The amount will be $500 to each
Indian who registers his desire for,
cash instead Of stock, and a number
of the reds on the reserve are regis
tering for a cash choice. 1t is estimat-
ed that approximately 500 will AXE
the cash.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Homes for Indians.

Homes for Indians.
Pierre.-The Sioux Indians living ON
the Rosebud reservation, which is one
of the largest in area and population
in the country, will this year have a
practical demonstration Of the fact
that Uncle Sam is a generous white
father" The government authorities
Ion the reservation, in accordance with
Instructions from Washington, now
are calling the attention of contractors
to the fact that with the opening Of
spring a large number of modern
dwelling houses will be erected at diff
ferent points OF the reservation for
the Indians. These new dwellings
will displace the log and other print
tive houses in which the Indians have
lived, and will enable them to live in
white man" fashion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
x.I..r,. con Here In Dune.

Kalser's Son Here IN June.
Berlin.-Prince Adalbert, the kali
ser's third son, will accompany the
representative German squadron on
its visit to the United States during
the month Of June
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Gu. Rubin Passes Away

Cue Rubin Passes Away.
Brooklyn. N. Y.-Gus Rubin. for
several years prominent ~ q heavy
weight pugilist, died here suddenly.
Rubin was widely known in the world
II sport
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
New Corporations.

Pierre.-New corporations are the.
North Deadwood Townsite company,
OF Deadwood, and the Carl G. Bryant
company, to engage in a general mer-
chandise business at Platte.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Men Study Cooking.

Men Study Cooking.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. young men of
the short course in agriculture at the
state college are studying the science
of cooking, under the direction Of Miss.
Amy Kelly, an instructor in the school
of agriculture. This course is not
regularly offered to male students,
but pom request from the sixteen
boys a special class was organized.
Their instructor reports them to be un-
usually apt. Indeed, they are not "or-
binary hashers." Short orders
"eggs over" Adam and Eve on a
raft" (safe or wrecked), minute pud-
ding" Johnny cake" ETC., have long
since been mastered and give way to
the mysteries of making good bread.
Be it known, however, that these
young men have reasons for invading
the domain of their fairer classmates.
Many of them are planning to keep
bachelors quarters for a few years,
either on western homesteads or on
new farms, and are studying cookery
in self defense.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
Artesian Salt Water
Used for IRRIGATION,

Pierre.-The aresian water in the
gas belt of South Dakota contains a
considerable percentage of sodium
chloride or common salt, and for that
reason has very generally been consid-
cred unfit for irrigation.
State Engineer Lea does not concur
in his opinion, holding that with care
full manipulation that this gas-artcsia1%
water can be successfully used for
irrigation. In accordance with his rec
concentrations a s%prinkling system for
irrigating the lawns of the state capt.
tol grounds has been constructed,
wherein the water from the state
house gas well is permitted to cool
in an open pond, from which it Ia
pumped by an electric pump into the
ain This water contains four parts
of salts per thousand. In order that
this water may be used successfully,
the engineer recommends that large
quantities be used in order to do away
with the accrued salts, and that good,
natural or artificial drainage is i'm
peratiVe.
Mr.. Lea took the matter up with the
United States department of agricul-
ture, and learned that in 1902 a repre-
sentative of the department visited
the Sahara desert, where arteSlan Wa
ter, containing as high as so parts of
soluble matter, sometimes with as
high as so per cent OF the salts So
dunn chloride, was successfully used
for the watering of fruits, grains, veg
etables and alfalfa. This water was
ro,xl - 10 o,,ao;a11r offoptiy-o fcC @
on date palms.
John SchaII Appointed
Food and Drug Inspector.
Vermillion. - Commissioner Cook
has appointed John Schall, formerly
connected with the Red Cross pharma-1
cy of this city, food and drug inspec-
tor. Mr.. Schall will not begin his du-
ties as such for several weeks, how
ever. He is at present manager Of
the Gayville pharmacy, Gayville,, s. D.
The annual report of the food and
drug commissioner for the year end
ing July /, 1911, has just been re-
ceived from the printer. 1t comprises
about 120 pages n describes the
work of the department for the past
fiscal year. Over LOO foods and
drugs have been analysed during the
year, which is a much greater number
than in any year in the previous his
tory of the department. More prose-
cutions for violation Of the food and
drug laws have been made during this
one year than in all other previous
! years combined, the department hav-
ing been in operation more than 10
years. The department is now devot-
ing it's chief attention to remedying
the conditions of drugs sold in the
state, where such adulteration has ex-
listed in the past.
About a dozen druggists have been
recommended for prosecution in the
last few weeks, about half of these
cases having eliminated with a con-
viction and fine in every case. The
remaining cases are now pending in
the courts.