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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
]. ]. HILL RESIGNS At LAST
TELEGRAM FROM FATHER TO
SON TELLS OF TRANSFER.
Louis w. Hill Says He Will Continue
to Be "Head Office Boy" Of
the G. NJ.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Word has
been received from Tacoma, Wash.
where Louis w. Hill was a guest of
commercial organizations, that James
]. Hill had telegraphed him that he
had resigned as chairman of the
board of directors OF the Great
Northern road in favor Of his son,
Louis w. Hill is attending the North
western Development congress at Sc
attic.
This action on the part of James
j. Hill has been expected as a part
of the reorganization of the company,
commenced when Louis w. Hill re-
signed al president in favor Of Mr..
Gray. For weeks before Mr.. Gray's
promotion was announced, rumors
from sources more or less reliable
had given the retirement of James
j.. Hill as a part Of the program, but
the announcement nov made was
the first information that could be
considered authentic. The change
will take effect July /.
AS the information of the change
was made in a telegram from father
to son, the statement that the form
er had resigned in favor of the lat
ter is taken to mean what it says.
In the case of many railway corpora
lions the headship of the board of di-
rectors can not be delegated, the fin
ancial interests represented choos-
ing the chairman by weight of in
vestment. In the case Of the Great
Northern, however, Mr.. Hill created
the property, has always dominated
1t without having to fight for the
prerogative, and as much as any man
could be, has been the Great North
ern. 1t vas understood, therefore,
that If Mr.. Hill chose to pass his
crown to his son there would be no
opposition on the part of his direc-
torate.
To what extent this passing of of
flee from father to son means the
retirement of James J. Hill from &C
tive railroading, local ~financiers are
slow to guess. The opinion is ex-
pressed, however, that while Mr.. Hill
retains his physical and mental vigor
he will be in close touch with Great
Northern affairs, and that no mat.
ter who may be president Of the
road or chairman of its board, James
j. Hill will be what he has been for
nearly 40 years, head of the Great
Northern.
MY father has always run the
Great Northern, and since I've been
big enough to work I've beeen head
office boy. That is the situation. 1t
always will be the situation as long
as I've anything to say about it. l
shall be happy just keeping on as
head office boy"
This was l.. w. Hills in~terpreta-
ton of the news that he had been
elected his fathers successor.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
ALASKAN VOLCANO
Heavy Ca%nnonading Heard and the
Ashes Fall ThickIy at Cordova.

Cordova, Alaska. - Volanic ash is
falling thickly over this city, showing
that the heavy cannonading heard in
the mountains all Thursday night
was the noise of a volcano in erup.
ton. The time between the cannon.
aiding and the fall of the ashes here
was SO short that it is believed the
volcano is the Redoubt or the Iii
ANNA mountain in the Cook Inlet
country. The cloudy effect through
out this section of Alaska was unus.
ual all day.
The cannonading was first heard on
Thursday night at z o'clock and con.
tinued without interruption until af.
ter 2 o'clock this morning. The
blasts were heavy and in quick sue.
cession.
The navy wireless station tried to
communicate with the stations to the
westward to get definite information
of conditions in the Cook Inlet conn.
try, but the static condition of the at
mosphere made it impossible to work
with any of the Alaska stations.
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VOLCANO IN ALASKA
PASSENGERS OF STEAMER DORA
PASS THROUGH SHOWER
OF ASHES.
KATMAI IN ERUPTION
Gaseous Atmosphere Makes Everyone
on Board Violently III.-Explos-
lon Was Followed by Spout
Of Rockets.

Seward, Alaska.-Passengers on
the mail steamer Dora, which arrived
from the westward, after passing
through a hail Of ashes from Katmai
volcano, believe that several small
fishing villages on the shores of Shell.
ikof strait have been destroyed by
the eruption. The revenue cutter ser.
vice at Unalaska has been asked to
send assistance.
Those on the steamer were nearly
suffocated by poisonous gases, as she
passed through the falling ashes.
The Dora was in sight Of Katmai
when the eruption began and those on
the vessel witnessed a brilliant spec
tacle. 1t was / o'clock in the after
noon and the mountain was in plain
view. Subsequent earthquakes dis
turbed the water of the strait, when
suddenly a terrific explosion occurred
in the mountain and a great mas of
rocks was thrown into the air. The
first explosion was followed by others
in quick succession, each seemingly
more terrific than the one preceding.
Soon a steady stream Of rock and
ashes poured from the peak and
spread far over the surrounding coun.
try, %obscuring the sun and shutting
the troubled mountain from sight.
Gases Wake Passengers.
At 4 o'clock, when the Dora was 70
miles from the volcano, total dark
ness came, and ashes began to fall
upon the deck in thick clouds, cover
ing 1t with a white layer, three inches
deep. The sitting atmosphere made
the passengers violently ill. Through.
out the night the Dora steamed
through the dust-laden air and was
rocked by the earthquakes that dashed
the water, while the mountain thun-
dered menacingly in the distance.
The volcanic disturbance is the
most violent ever recorded in Alaska.
1t was estimated that an area of 500
square miles, much of it fertile terri
tory, has been covered to a depth of
several inches by the volcanic ash.
First evidence that the volcano was
preparing to free itself from the rocks
and lava that had -hoked it's throat
for many years anne VIXEN the
Alaskan peninsula was rocked by a
violent earthquake. At that time the
Dora was at Cold Bay, only Is miles
from the volcano. When the eruption
began she had crossed the Shelikof
strait to Kodiak and was proceed
ing on her course.
Shocks Felt in Seattle.
Seattle.-Three slight earth shocks
were recorded on the siesmograph at
the University of Washington, indicat-
ing that volcanic disturbances in
southwestern Alaska, which have agi-
tated the instruments in o~bservatories
throughout the United States in the
last three days, still are in progress.
The volcano disturbance has COM
pletely paralyZed wireless communica-
ton in the north and it is impossible
to get definite information concerning
conditions of Kodiak, Raspberry and
Afognak islands, the three most i'm
portant islands in southwestern Alas
ka
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

been voted by congress. Attention
was called to the fact that the widow
Of General Joseph r. Hawley of Con-
necticut, who was for many years a
senator of the United States, had been
denied a pension of $50 a month.
The senate rejected the policy Of
the committee on pensions, and by a
decisive vote increased the pension of
Mrs. Schley to $3.50 a month.
"oeesn Safety Act"
An a~ll-inclusive bill, to be demon.
mated THE Ocean Safety Act OF 1872"
designed to cover all the navigation
lessons drawn from the Titanic disas.
ter, was introduced by Senator Nelson
Of Minnesota, chairman of the com.
merce committee, which, through a
subcommittee, investigated that dis
aster.
The bill includes stringent regula-
lions for better wireless equipment,
continuously operated, on ocean and
Great Lakes vessels, carrying so or
more persons, just as provided in a
bill which passed the house yesterday
and almost identical with a bill al
ready passed by the senate. This
wireless section vests control of the
apparatus in the master of the vessel,
and to avoid the wireless communica-
ton being shut off by failure Of the
vessels engines, requires a powerful
auxiliary power supply that can COM
municate 100 miles at all times.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
OR|MERREFUSES
TO step DOWN
WILL SPEAK IN SENATE IN OWN
DEFENSE WHEN OTHERS
HAVE FINISHED.
R MORE DESERT HIM
Panama Canal Appropriation Cut
s16,ooo,o 900 On Reeommen-
dations Of Col.
G~oethals.

Washington, d. G. - Senator Lori.
mer, of Illinois, plans to speak in de
tense of his seat in the senate only
after practically all other speeches on
both sides have been presented. Eff
forts have failed 10 induce him to re-
sign, TO avoid what some senators, who
have canvassed the situation, have
told him is certain defeat.
Senator Lorimer insists that what
eve he has to say will be said to the
senate. He has made notes frequent
ly during the speech of Senator Kern,
of Indiana.
The most direct and positive state.
ment on the outcome Of the case of
Senator Lorimer was made by the
New York World. A positive announce
ment was made that the senators,
Democrats, Martin and Swanson of
Virginia and Simmons of North Caro-
lima who supported the Chicago sena-
tor a year ago will desert him now.
This is the most direct information
yet made public of the detection from
Lorimer In the senate.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
eana Fiqhters to Be ousted.

New York. N. Y. - Police Commits
sioner Waldo has planned a campaign
of determination for New York's gang
fighters. Deputy Commissioners Dough.
erty will be in charge to see to ii that
no gun man is allowed to escape until
he either is in Jail or driven out of the
city. The breeding places of the riot
ers also will be attacked. The state
board Of excise will close the saloons
known to be the meeting places of the
gangs. Two OF the gun fighters were
sent to prison.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
TAFT IS AWARDED z
NEW AWARDS, 8 IN ARKANSAS, IL
IN FLORIDA AND 20 IN
GEORGIA.
TEDDY's CONTESTS FAIL
Indiana Cases May Come Up Before
Board at an Early Date-vio-
lence and Fraud Are
Charged.

Chicago, Hl.-Forty-eight dele.
gates given to the Taft account by
the Republican national committee in
its decisions in the Arkansas, Florida,
and Georgia contests, makes seventy.
two additions to the Taft total.
No cases have been won by the
Roosevelt contestants.
Ten of the Georgia districts, 20
delegates, went to Taft in one blanket
decision, both sides agreeing to their
being decided upon the arguments as
had served in the Ease of the four
delegates-at-large, which had just been
given to Taft. The two remaining
Georgia districts with their two apiece
soon went the same way.
The cases passed upon were those
of:
Arkansas-Third, Fourth, Fifth and
Seventh congressional districts, two
delegates each, eight in all. The Sixth
district was not contested; the dele
gates are listed as "un~instructed.'
Florida-The six delegates at large
and all three districts-the entire
state representation, IL in all.
Georgia-The four delegates at
large and all Of the IL congressional
districts, each with its two delegates,
% in all.
This clears the docket for the TAX
ing up early this week of the cases
upon which the Roosevelt people are
laying far more stress than upon those
from the South, such cases, for exam
pie, as those from Indiana, which prob
ably will be taken up early.
There still remain, in alphabetical
order before these, the cases of six
delegates at large from Arizona and
two delegates OF the Fourth congress
sional district of California.
The Indiana contest cases involve
the four delegates at large and two
each from the First, Third, Fourth
and Thirteenth districts.
In e"cry case thus far decision has
been reached after full hearings of the
facts in the cases; and in only one
instance did the Roosevelt leaders ask
for a full test of strength.
In the Fifth Arkansas district where
charges of violence and fraud were
made by both sides, Committeeman
Burnam of Kentucky asked that both
delegations be seated with a half vote
each.
He secured ten votes for his mo-
ton; those of Knight of California,
Burnam of Kentucky, Wight OF Louis
lana, Kellogg of Minnesota, Littauer
representing Flanagan of Nevada,
Duell representing Ward of New
York;, Capers of South Carolina, Thor
son Of South Dakota, Loose of Utah,
Rogers of Wisconsin.
On roll call, of the others who hith-
erto had usually voted with the anti
Taft contingent, Dupont of Delaware
voted with the Taft people and Lyon
of Texas and Bieber of the District
of Columbia were recorded as pres
ent, but not voting"
Not all of the viva voce votes were
unanimous. Negatives were heard on
many of these, but there was no way
of surely identifying the voices. In
such other cases, when the roll call
was asked for, especially by the Taft
men, it was desired in order that
the committee might go unanimously
on record in favor of the seating of
the delegates.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
Impeachment Case Begun.

Washington, d. c. - Represeta-
tive Berger, the Socialist member
from Milwaukee, began impeachment
proceedings against Federal Judge
Hanford of Seattle. who recently de-
prived Leonard Olsen of that city of
his citizenship because he was a So
vialist. Representative Berger
charged Judge Hanford with high
crimes and misdemeanor. a long Sc
ries of corrupt and unlawful decis-
ions and being q habitual drunkard.'
He asked that the judiciary commit.
tee INVESTIGATES.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
I IS
Electricians, Engineers and Flremen
Likely to Walk Out.

New York. N. Y. - The walters
have begun to carry out their threat
to bring electricians. iremen and en-
gineers out of the New York hotels on
a strike. The first instance of sue
cess was scored at the Hotel Neither.
lands when ten employees OF the en-
CINE room left their posts and march
ed in q body to Carnegie hall to Join
q mass meeting OF the strikers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
Canal Bonds Proceeds Spent.

The entire proceeds of the Panama
canal bonds Of 1861 issued less than
a year ago have been spent. The
last of the loan was wiped out by
the progress OF the waterways that
will sever the American continent.
Officials of the treasury do not con
template issuing any more canal bonds
during the present administration.
Secretary MacVeagh disbursed ST..
100000 for the construction of the
ditch this week. The amount not only
exhausted the proceeds of the bonds
and their premiums, but in addition
deducted s559,000 from the general
fund of the treasury.
The construction of the waterway,
like the ordinary expenses of the gov.
eminent, it is expected, will be borne
by the receipts from customs and in
ternal evenu for months to come.
II necessary, Secretary MacVeagh
could issue $136,3O7, 900 in canal bonds
at once. That amount has already
been spent put Of the general fund,
and by act of congress is reimbursed
by bonds. The total cost of the water.
way 1t is estimated will be $685. 09, $50
OF this $274,90s,00 has been expended
20 date.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
TAGALIE WINS DERBY.l
w. RaphaeI's Horse, Johnny Reif Up
Captures English Classic.

EPSON Downs. England. w.
Raphaels Tagalie, a little favored
horse, won the derby. l.. Newmann's
Jaeger was second and August Bel
mont's Tracery third.
Tagalie. Johnny Reif up. won by
four lengths. The kings horse. Pin
tadeau. was fourth. Reiff is an Amer
lean jockey and rode Richard c-eoksr,s
orby to victory in the Derby Of 1907.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

in the eleventh district Monday against
George c. Scott of Sioux City and
early returns indicated he had won
the nomination. He was stricken in
the evening with an attack Of acute
Indigestion. At IL o'clock he vas
thought to be out of danger, but at
. a. m. just as his son was giving him
a drink of water, he died.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
HUBBARD rs DEAD.
Iowa Congressman Had Just Been Re-
nominated.

Sioux City, Iowa. - Congressman
e. H. Hubbard. of Sioux City, rep
resenting the eleventh Iowa district,
died suddenly at the home of John G..
Kelly. editor Of the Sioux City Trib-
une.
Mr.. Hubbard was a candidate for re-
nomination In the republican primary
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
Twin City Markets.

Minneapolis. June 1o-wheat, July,
si.iSS SS Siy; 2 sn;gtni Nc sl.i | sort Ae' i
durum. SILL; No; 8 corn, 7Shc; No. 8
white oats, SIC; barley. mailing, $1.15;
No. 2 rye, s3hc; No. 1 flax, sassy.
Duluth June 10. Wheat, July,
sI.I4%; Sept, sIoeh; No: 1 northern,
South St Paul, June ~1o.--Cattle--
Steers. sl25@4.75; cows. s4@6.95:
calves, S4.50@7.75; hogs, S7.2047.50;
sheep and lambs. s4Q9.50.
Chics go Live stock.
Chicago. June observation-disclosures,
200; market steady; beeves, SIS. 80 a s.30;
Texas steers, $6.35@S; western steers,
S6.40QS; stockers and feeds. $4,000
$50; cows and heifers. $2.S0QS; calves
s5.50@
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; market steady
to. shade higher; light. $T.15Q7.s0;
mixed, sI5;aoSJS5H heavy; :sSgg
no; bulk OF sales, S7.5G@T.65.
sheep-Receipts, 5000; market weak;
native. ss.3oQ5.5oi western. $3.60@5.50;
$50; western. So 5QS.65.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
A NIXON DEAD.
Nevadan Succumbs to Spinal Menin,
gifts In Washington.

Washington. June 7.-United States
Senator George s. Nixon of Nevada
is dead.
Senator Nixon had been in a hos
pital here since last week. when an
operation for nasal catarrh vas per-
formed. Spinal meningitis developed
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
Chics go Live stock.
Nav POSTPONE Perjury Cases.

ChicagoI Illinois.-Grand jury ac-
ton against witnesses who testified In
the recent federal trial of the Chicago
meat packers, who were acquitted on
a charge of violating the criminal sec
ton of the Sherman law last winter,
may not be taken until next fall.
The special grand jury, which will be
sworn In before United States District
Judge Carpenter. will. it Is said, not
take up the alleged charges of perjury
against certain witnesses whom the
goSSrnnept attorneys had under In
v6otigatiohs
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
HOMESTEAD BILL SIGNED
Measure Permits Entrymen tc Secure
Claims In Three Years.

Washington, ID. c. = President
Taft signed tho three-year homestead
bill permitting entrymen on public
lands to prove their claims in three
instead of i've years. allowing 1--WE
months absence from o claim each
year and reducing the acreage to be
cultivated on large claims from eighty
TO forty acres. The bill Is designed to
check the immigration OF American
farmers to Canada
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
T A TOWN BURNED
Cobalt, In Northern Part of Province,
Raced by Fire.

Montreal, Ontario. - A dispatch re
ceived by the Canadian Pacific Rail
way Telegraph company contains a
report that Cobalt, in northern Ontar-
10, had been practically wiped out by
fire. The fire started in the Lyric
theater, and at the time the message
was Sent was not under control. Di-
rect telegraphic communication with
Cobalt was cut off.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
Canal Appropriations Cut.

Charges that the appropriation for
the Panama canal has been cut by
SIG. 200 on secret" information,
obtained by the appropriations com.
mittee, and not divulged to the house,
precipitated a sharp clash in debate
when consideration of the sundry civil
bill was resumed.
Members of the committee admit
ted the charge was true but defended
their action with the explanation that
the information was taken at an in
formal gathering Of members OF the
committee.
The so-called secret" testimony,
they said, consisted of an informal
chat with Colonel Goethals. Former
Speaker Cannon was present during
part of the conversation, Mr.. Fitzger-
aid declared. Mr.. Cannon insisted
that nothing was said during the con-
versation that could account for the
sharp accusation made.
Explaining the reasons for the cut.
Mr.. Page said that within the last six
months many canal employees had been
discharged and that the force retain
ed had developed an efficiency beyond
the expectations of even the most
sanguine."
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13
HONOR CUBAN WAR DEAD
Memorial Erected at Washington in
Presence of Thousands.

Washington, D. ca memorial
field mass in honor of the dead of the
Spanish-American war was celebrated
on the Washington monument grounds
in the presence Of Cardinal Gibbons
and a throng of people that numbered
thousands. The service was held I'M
der the auspices of the Admiral
George Dewey camp, United Spanish
War veterans.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

An expert advises simplicity IN cul-
tivating q garden. After all, the sim
plest words are best for relieving the
mind when the lettuce turns out to be
weeds
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

and the senator's condition soon be-
came critical. For the last "a hours
his death had been momentarily ex.
pected.
Senator Nixon was n of the most
conspicuous mining magnates in the
West and was intimately associated
with the great operations at Goldfeld,
in his home state. He was SO years
old and a native of California. going
to Nevada early in life. He acquired
large interests at Reno. Goldield, and
elsewhere. and began his political ca
reel with service in the Nevada legis'
lature.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

II takes a true scientist to walt,
when he sees a mosquito biting him.
TO discover before swatting whether
his enemy is a germ carrier or not
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

The fashions for women this year
are but a repetition of those o. 1885
Clothes as well as history repeat them
selves.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

California travelling men are to boy
colt places where tipping Is not pro-
hibited. They will have plenty OF
places to avoid in this mercenary day.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

In Kansas City the other day the
wife Of a painless dentist horsewhip-
ped his office girl. The scene is re-
ported to have been painful.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

Knitting Is used as a cure for bad
nerves by overweight women OF Ger
many. It seems like a terribly utili-
tartan form OF therapy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

New York's death rate has been
halved since 1866. The people who
live there are becoming more hard.
ened.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

Boston is TO have a hospital for vic
Tins of the blues" Would it not BIO
cheaper to buy them tickets SO they
could get out OF Boston?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

There are reported to be fewer law
yers in New York than formerly. Is
Manhattan making this announcement
in order to induce immigration?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

The edict has zone forth that wom-
ems dresses this year are to have
countless buttona. This Is where the
matrimony rate viii take a big slump.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

Telephone girls complain that the
headgear they are compelled to wear
produces corns on their ears. Still.
corr on the ear isn't so bad.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

Boston is to establish a hospital for
the cure OF the blues" This shows
what uninterrupted devotion to Rob
ert Browning win bring q community
IN.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

Earthquake Shocks In Middle West.
Cleveland, Ohio.-Two earthquake
shocks recorded by the seismograph
at st. Ignatius college probably origin
ated at a not far distant point, pos
sfbly in Indiana or Michigan, according
to estimate Of Father Odenbach.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

A poetess asks: "Oh. where does
beauty linger?' Answers from dealers
in hair goods and cosmetics should
be barred.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-06-13

A Denver woman keeps her savings
In an icebox. presumably in the hope
that some day she'll have a cool mil.
lion.