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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
TOTAL Death LIST
PLACED AT seventy
Sixty-four Bodies Taken From
Oklahoma Mine.

McCurtain, Okla, March 23.-Oh-
cial figures given out show the death
list in the Sans Bots Coal company
disaster here Wednesday is seventy.
a total of sixty-four brought out. Six
bodies still are in the mine. They
have been located and will be taken
to the TOP when the debris is cleared
away sufficiently to permit their re-
moval.
General Manager w. M. Bushnell of
the Fort Smith and Western Railway
company, owners of the mines, says
the number of recovered bodies, those
still in the underground works and the
number rescued alive, twenty-five in
all, accounts for all the men on the
mine payroll at the time of the explo-
sion.
The day seemed like one long fu-
neral in McCurtain. More than q score
of bodies were buried. Early in the
forenoon $50 men volunteered to work
as grave diggers. During the after
noon one little procession was scarce
ly out of sight on it's way to the Gene
terry in the outskirts of the town when
another came into sight. In some in
stances relatives were too overcome
to witness the burials. Visiting mem
bers of the clergy aided in performing
the last offices Of the church and try
ing to comfort the living.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
SERIOUS SETBACK TO
R0OSEvEL7'S HOPES
How Taft's Friends View Result
in North Dakota,

Embarrassing to Roosevelt, encour-
aging to La Toilette and a source of
mixed amusement and satisfaction to
Taft-thus are the North Dakota pres
idential primaries summed up by the
politicians of Washington.
Washington has been watching the
contest in North Dakota with unusual
interest, for the reason that it had
become a struggle between the two
factions Of the progressives. The re-
suit was expected to indicate on the
n hand NAether Roosevelt was to
cut any serious figure in the national
convention as a candidate against
Taft and, on the other, whether it was
to be possible for him to drive out of
the presidential contest the man who
had acted as a pioneer in champion
ing progressive principles at a time
when Roosevelt was an onlooker.
President Taft had no direct inter.
est in the outcome. His supporters
had long ago made up their minds
that the state was hopeless for him
and had decided to make no contest
there long before the announcement
that Roosevelt was a candidate. The
North Dakota friends of Taft, for the
most part, lined up in support Of
Roosevelt, not because they desired
him to be nominated at Chicago, bu'
because Of their desire to retain con
troll of the state Republican ma
| chinarV
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
WELL PLEASED WITH RESULT
La Toilette to Continue Fight for Dele
oates.

"The time for talk in this contest
has gone by; the time to do is at
hand. 1 shall campaign from now on
until the last delegate is elected in
the same spirit, with the same definite
ness as to principle, and with the same
confidence in the result elsewhere as
in North Da5ota."
The foregoing. was Senator Robert
M. La Follctte's announcement after
reading reports Of the North Dakota
presidential preferential primary.
The returns from North Dakota
are confirmatory of the impressions
formed in a three days campaign in
that state. Never in my experience
have | known the people in any com
monWealth more profoundly aroused
than in North Dakota. They thor.
oughly understand the issue. Senti
ment does not enter into the result
The people of North Dakota could not
be Influenced by any attempt to make
a personal issue.
II am convinced that the situation
in North Dakota is typical of the pro
gressive movement in all the e
sive states"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
Operators Refuse All Demands
Made by the Miners.
INVOLVES over 100000 men
Besides the 2oO,C GOO Men Directly A.
fected 3oc, 1000 Others Are lndi-
rectly Involved.

Cleveland, March 22.-All the de-
mands of the 200, 900 miners in the BIZ
luminous coal fields of Western Penn
sylvania, Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
for a 10 per cent increase in pay and
shorter working hours were voted
down by the operators.
AS a final effort to prevent a pro-
longed shutdown of the mines after
April 1 and possibly a strike the whole
dispute was then referred to a sub
committee. This subcommittee, COM
posed of eight miners delegates and
eight operators, will convene to con-
slider the possibility of a compromise
10 be recommended to the general con-
ference.
Both operators and miners declared
after the union demands had been re-
fused that the coal situation through
out the country is grave. limitations
were made by John P. White, presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers of
America, that the negotiations here
might continue until next Monday,
when the unions policy committee will
convene.
Besides the 200, 1000 miners in the
four states directly concerned 100000
bituminous coal miners in other states
are dependent upon the present de
alterations for a basis Of making their
wage seals and, in addition, the policy
committee will consider the wage de-
mands OF about 10000 anthracite
miners.
Output May Practically Cease.
White that the wages OF more than
500, 900 union miners after April l
are in dispute and that the coal out
put OF the country, other than that
mined by nonunion men. is involved.
News from New York that the an
thracite operators and miners might
reconsider their differences, however,
had the effect Of arousing confidence
among union officials that the anthra-
cite situation might be eliminated.
IF we reach no agreement by April
L." said Mr.. White, 'a strike will auto.
matically follow, for we can't work
without an agreement. If we do reach
an agreement it will be a question as
20 just how long a suspension Of bust
ness will last for there is bound to be
a suspension"
The operators said they did not look
upon the reference of the dispute to a
subcommittee as holding out any pros.
poets of immediate settlement.
Thomas l.. Lewis, former president
of the union, said the critical situation
was merely a repetition of what took
place every two years when a wage
scale was to be drawn up. He thought
a settlement would be reached within
a few days.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
MARSHALL DISCUSSES ISSUES
lndiana's Presidential Candidate Ad-
dresses Convention.

indianapolis, March 22.-Advocacy
of tariff reform, strict law enforce
ment and governmental economy char
acteriZed the speech of Governor Mar
shall in opening the Democratic state
convention here.
Criticism was made of the recall of
judicial decisions advocated by Colonel
Roosevelt.
Opposition was voiced to the initia-
tive, referendum and recall, the gov
ernor saying that until graver evils
arise than have thus far arisen he be-
lieved there was but slight demand for
them.
The platform adopted by the con
vention irstructs the Indiana delegates
to the national convention to present
Governor Marshalls name as the first
and only choice Of the Democracy of
Indiana for the presidency.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
SAYS RIGHT MUST PREVAIL
Tucker Declares Outcome of Primary
Was Never in Doubt.

H. N. Tucker, chairman of the exc
cutive committee of the North Dakota
Progressive Republican league, claims
the state for La Toilette by from 49,
900 to 10000 on the basis of the re-
turns received.
"The outcome of the election was
never in doubt in my mind" said he.
II have always had the greatest con.
fidence in the judgment of the farmers
of North Dakota and in their doing
their share toward having the state
declare for a man of the constructive
ability of Senator La Toilette. His
vote will encourage other states to
follow suit and I look for La Toilette
TO regain more than the strength he
apparently lost during his illness. 1t
was a glorious victory, shared by both
business men and farmers and proves
the old adage that right must prevail"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
REBUKE TO THE PRESIDENT
Senator Dixcn's Comment on North
Dakota Primary.

Senator Dixon, manager of Colonel
R~oosevelt's candidacy, in a statement
issued from Washington commenting
en- the North Dakota primary, said
that the result was a severe blow for
President Taft.
I'm the election but one Republican
voter in forty in North Dakota ex-
pressed a wish that Taft be made the
Republican nominee for PRESIDENT
said Senator Dixon. mo such humili-
ating, crushing defeat of a presidential
candidate asking denomination ever
has been witnessed in American poll.
tics"
Director Mckinley Of the Taft cam
paign headquarters characterized
North Dakota's presidential primary
as an indication of what might happen
in a SO called "soap box" primary.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
Bodies Recently Recovered In.
TERED at Arlington.
HIGH OFFICIALS ARE PRESENT
President Taft, Cabinet Officers and
Army and Navy Officers Partic-
ipate in Ceremonies.

Washington, March 24.-With all
the pomp and solemnity that a mighty
nation a pay its heroes of wal the
last of the dead of the Maine ere
laid away in Arlington cemetery.
Side by side with the bodies of those
brought back from Havana harbor at
ter the war with Spain they were con
signed to the earth of the Old Domin-
ion. While a nation paid its last meas
ure OF honor to the unidentified" Of
that great catastrophe that brought
on a war. chansed the map Of the
world and extended the empire of the
United States into the corners of the
earth.
Seldom in the history of this coun-
try has there been planned a higher
men than that for the siXty-four dead
of the Maine.
Government business in Washington
was practically suspended by eXecu
tive order. President Taft, most of
the members of his cabinet, the high
est officers of the army, the navy and
the marine corps, officials of the de-
partments and representatives Of
many foreign powers participated in
the exercises.
Over the government buildings flags
hung at half mast, while congress adj
journed for the day.
The booming Of minute guns and
the tramp of soldiery added the touch
of military pomp and circumstance.
Exercises Are Elaborate.
Elaborate preparations had been
made for the ceremonies. Beginning
with the removal OF the dead from the
United States steamship Birmingham,
which brought them up from Havana,
and ending with the firing of three vol
leys of musketry over the new made
graves, the exercises We're designed to
show all honor and respect to the mar,
tyrs of the doomed battleship.
The escort for the slow march
through the streets of the capital from
the Birmingham to the state, war and
navy building was picked from the
Birmingham and other vessels now in
Washington. The speakers, who faced
the crowd in the plaza behind the navy
building, were only three-President
Taft and Father Chadwick, chaplain
of the Maine when the explosion OF
Feb. Is, 1898, sent her to the bot
tom, and Chaplain Bayard, U. S. N.
The Marine band, the show band Of
Washington, vas chosen to give the
solemn music for the dead and ar
army battery stationed neal the Wash
ington monument was selected to fire
the twenty-one-gun salute as the cere
monies at the navy building ended anl
the quiet march to Arlington was be
gun.
Over the graves in Arlington thu
simple exercises included burial serv
ices by Chaplain Bayard and Fathel
Chadwick.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
Ia F0L.EE.EE:1T|''' IS LEAD
IS MUCH REDUCED
Majority in North Dakota Is
Less Than 10000.

A Grand Forks, N. D., March 23.-With
$50 precincts in the state still to be
heard from la Follette's lead over
Colonel Roosevelt in the North Dako-
ia primary is 9,519. The remainder
OF the returns will not be available I'M
til after the official canvass.
The total La Toilette vote, as shown
on the returns, is 28,620; the Roose-
welt vote is 1901 and the Taft vote
1,543, making a total of 49,264.
In a total of thirty-nine out of for
ty-nine counties a Democratic vote of
1856 was cast for national commit.
teeman, as against a vote of 1884 in
the anne counties for Governor Burke
in the primary Of 1910.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
COAL CONFERENCE NOT HELD
Hope of Settling British Strike Almost
Vanishes.

London, March 26.-The sanguine
expectations tina. a joint conference of
coal owners and miners, dramatically
summoned by the premier, would
reach an agreement that would end
the strike were replaced by the gloom
lest forebodings when it was learned
that no joint conference had been held.
For two and d half hours the prime
minister and his colleagues labored
with the committee representing the
coal owners and for four hours and a
half with the miners executives but
they failed SO completely to procure
concessions from either which would
afford a basis for agreement that it
was found inadvisable to bring the dis
putants together.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
Socialists Lose Fight.

NJ. F. Murphy was reelected mayor
of Grand Forks, defeating j. e. Kul-
stad, the Socialist candidate by a ma
tority or 493. In the fight for city treas
urer j. Welch defeated T. ]. Hagen,
who has held the Office six years, by
a majority of 100. In the aldermanic
race Squires was elected in the First,
Salisbury in the Second, Grifiths in
the Third, Echoff in the Fourth, Bry.
and Ellstad in the Seventh. The So
c~ialists had a ticket in the field, but
failed to elect a single man.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
BASS BLAMES DEMOCRATS
Roosevelt Manager Says Their Votes
Went to La Toilette.

John S.. Bass, manager of the Roose-
welt campaign, issued the following
statement at Fargo:
Our reports indicate that practical
ly all the Democrats have voted for
La Toilette and this has run up the
early returns for him in the eastern
and valley sections Of the state, where
La Toilette is running ahead two to
one. If the Democrats had stayed
out Of the Republican primary there
is no question but Roosevelt would
have won"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
GIVEN A HEARTY GREETING
Secretary Knox Arrives at Caracas,
Venezuela.

Caracas. Venezuela, March "a
With the capital in holiday attire
Philander G. Knox, the American Sec
rotary of state, arrived here from La
Guayra and was accorded the great
est popular welcome given him during
his tour of Latin-America.
When the American secretary and
his party took carriages at the depot
thousands of V~enezuelans swarmed
about the vehicles waving flags, cheer
ing and giving other indications of
friendliness.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
STRIKE BENEFITS 10000
Trouble at Lawrence, Mass, Brought
Higher Wages to Many.

Boston, March 26.-The great Law
renee strike, which brought in its train
increased wages for 275,000 textile
workers in New England, vas official
Iy declared off at the mills in Law
renee, having accomplished it's pur-
pose in the opinion Of the leaders.
In this connection it is generally be-
duction in hours to paper mill EN-.
ployes, bagging and burlap workers
machinists and operatives in other in
dustries are all %traceable, directly OF
Indirectly, to the movement which haC
number of persons thus to benefit is
considerably upward of 3O0,0 600.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
ENGINEERS ARE DEADLOCKED
Referendum Vote Probable on Cues.

ton of Forcing Issue.
New York, March 26.-The confer
ence committee of managers of fifty
railroads east of Chicago and north of
the Norfolk and Western railroad and
their locomotive engineers arrived at
a deadlock on the question of an in
crease II and standardization of
wages.
AS matters stand it appears the
question will have to be placed before
the rank and file of 25, 1000 members of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers for a referendum vote.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
CHICAGO Live Stock.

Chicago, March observation-disclosures,
$5.25@S.75: Texas steers, $4.50@5.S5;
Western steers, $5.10@6.S5; stockers
and feeders, $4.25@6.50; COWS and
heifers, S2.4O@6.7O; calves, $5.50@8.-
90. Hogs--Light, $7.20@7.55; mixed,
$7.2O@7.55: heavy, $7.2O@7.55; rough,
$7.2O@7.3O; pigs, $5.10@7.00. Sheep
Native, $3.9O@5.85; yearlings, $4,000
$50; lambs, $5.75@7.75.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis, March 25.-Wheat-
May, $1.06A; July, 70 @1.08. Cash
close on track: No. / hard, $1.08h;
No. / Northern, s1.0S; to arrive, ST.
OS; No. 2 Northern, $1.06; to arrive,
$1.06; No. 3 Northern, S1.04; No. 9
yellow corn, 70@70Rc; No. 4 corn.
66@6She; No. 3 white oats, SEQ
52ac; to arrive, SIC; No 9 oats. 400
51c; barley, 7Oc@S1.26; fax, $2.10;
to arrive, $2.10.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
SIX PERSONS ASPHYxIATED
Several Other Inmates of Infirmary
in Serious Condition.

Norwalk, o., March 24.--Six inmates
Of the infirmary here are dead and
several others are in a critical condi-
ton from gas which overcame them
during the night.
1t is supposed that fires in gas
stoves went out as a result Of gas
failure and that later the supply came
on again.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, March 25.-Wheat-May,
s1.02%; July, CSC; Sept, 95Rc. Corn
May, 72Ac; July, 72% @72kc; Sept,
TN @72Ac. Oats-May, 53Ac; July,
49%c; Sept, 42%c. Pork-May, $16.-
"a; July, $16.S7. acknowledgements,
27@3Oc; dairies, 23@27c. Eggs-19k
@21c. Poultry-Turkeys, 14@19kc;
chickens, 14@15c; springs, 14@15c.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
Burke Sends Bryan Greeting.

Going to Devils Lake to cast his cote
in the first presidential preferential
primary Governor John Burke sent the
following message: Hon. William
Jennings Bryan-Lincoln, Neb.: Greet
ings and congratulations on the round.
ing out of fifty-two years of useful life.
May God spare o and give you
strength to fight the peoples battle
in the future as in the past"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
A M RETURN TO WORK
Strike Begun Three Years Ago Has
Ended.

Buffalo. N. Y, March PA Cleve-
land dispatch says that the three-year
strike of the Lake Seamen's union, in
volving 5000 men on the Great Lakes,
has come to an end as the result of a
referendum in which a large majority
of the men voted to return to work.
The strike was marked by much vio-
lence and bloodshed.
Union seamen may now ship upon
the vessels Of the Lake Carriers's as
ISOLATION, which are open shop boats,
without losing their union card.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
Loss on Elevator Heavy,

Fire in the Occident elevator at Car
son. a small town on the Bismarck.
Mott line of the Northern Pacific,
did damage to the extent of $4,000.
The elevator building and 5000 bush.
els OF grain were destroyed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
UNIONS ACCEPT THE OFFER
Fall River Textile Workers Given Ten
Per Cent Raise.

Fall River, Mass, March 23.-There
will be NO strike in the Fall River
mills Monday. This was definitely de-
cided when the members of the five
unions affiliated with the textile coun-
Gil voted unanimously to accept the
advance Of 10 per cen in wages ten
dered by the manufacturers. Thou
sands Of operatives, including weavers,
spinners, slasher tenders, carders,
loom tiXers, are represented in the
unions which accepted the raise. They
had previously rejected an offer of 5
per cent. In all about $4,000 opera
tives will benefit by the increase.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
DEFEAT FOR REACTiONARlES
Reading of Result at La Toilette
Washington Headquarters.

Washington Headquarters.
A statement was given out at the
La Toilette Washington headquarters.
II says in part:
"The returns from North Dakota
indicate that Senator La Toilette has
carried the state by a substantial ma.
jority.
"The outcome was a clean victory
for progressive Republicanism and a
singing defeat for the r~eactionaries
Of the party, who were banked in a
solid mass behind the candidacy of
Colonel Roosevelt. No adroitly word
ed statement of campaign managers
can obscure the facts back of this
North Dakota campaign or minimize
the Importance of the result"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
Battleship Sinks Steamer.

Berlin, March 26.-The battleship
Elsass collided with and sank the
Swedish coasting steamer Pollux in
the Skagerra between Norway and Jut-
land on March %. The crew of the
Pollux was rescued.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
GENERAL BINGHAM Is DEAD
Member of Lower House of Congress
Since 1879.

Philadelphia, March 24.-Congress-
man Henry H. Bingham, father of the
house." is dead at his home in this
city.
General Bingham was a we'll known
and picturesque figure in Washington.
He was seventy-one years old and had
been in every congress since the forty
sixth in 1879. He served through the
Civil war in a Pennsylvania volunteer
regiment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, March 25.-Wheat-To ar
rive and on track-No. 1 hard, S1.0Sh;
No. 1 Northern, $1.07h; No. 2 North
ern, S1.04k@1.05h; May, $1.07; July,
$1.07A @1.07%. Flax-On track and
to arrive, $2.10; May, S2.10.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
St. Paul Live Stock.

st. Paul, March 25.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $6.25@7.25; fair to good,
$5.O0@6.25; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $5.O0@5.75; veals, $6.OO@6.25.
Hogs-$6.75M7.10. Sheep--Wethers,
$3.50@5.50; yearlings, $3.5O@6.25;
spring lambs, $4.25@7.25.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
GAS EXPLOSION KILLS NINE
Two Women and Seven Children Lose
Their Lives.

Their Lives.
Scranton, Pa, March 21.-ln a gas
explosion caused, it is thought, by
mine settings, nine persons were
killed and two injured in Dunmore,
near here. Two families comprising
two women and seven children were
either blown to pieces in the explosion
or burned in the fire that followed and
destroyed three houses.
More than twenty dwellings near
the seem of the explosion were badly
damaged by the conclusion and the
flying timbers and score of persons
were thrown out of their beds and
bruised.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-28
Eederals Claim Victory.

Mexico City, March 26.-According
to late advices from official sources
the government says it has inflicted
a crushing defeat to Orozco at Jiminez.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-30
LEAGUE MAY
"SPANK" EOGEL FOR
HIS GIANT CHARGES

Horace Foge! OF the Philadelphia Ma.
tionals Is booked for a spanking at the
hands of the League for his statement
that raw work by the umplres cinched
the League pennant for the Giants. All
hands are keeping mum to-day on the
sensational charges made by the owner
or the Phillies to the effect that except
for the benefit OF all close decision. the
New York Club would not have won
the flag, bpt It was very evident that
there Is full grown intention on the
part or the League officials to discipline
fosei' right severely. too.
President Thomas j. Lynch, who was
mentioned freely In the charges OF the
Philadelphia magnate. was Just bubbling
over with things to say when inter-
viewed at his Office IN the METROPOLITAN
ROVER to-day, but refused to be quot ed
on anything Fogel has said regarding
crooked umplring. Concerning Foxers
assertion that Lynch Is nothing but a
hgurehead In the councils OF the league.
and that he obeys some one higher up.
President Lynch had this to say:
You may say for me that with Fogel
opposing me my chances OF reelection
to the presidency are brighter than
ever"