The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-08
SEN. WASHBuRN
DIES AFTER 4
HARD FIGHT
DEATH COMES EIGHT DAYS AZ.
TER RACE FROM EUROPE TO
REACH "FAlR OAKS"
LAST WISE Is GRANTED.
Able to Sec Family Dwelling Again..
Lapses Into Coma After Rjddina
Wife FareweIl.-stanley
Still Missing.

M'hAettpoAlS.- w llllalH Drew wash
burn, former United States sen
| ator from Minnesota and pioneer mill,
err. lumberman and railway builder.
is dead at Fair Oaks" his Minneapo
| lis home Death was attributed to all
ments due to old age, superinducea by
n cancerous growth on his left side.
He was 81 years old
| For sc hours Mr.. Washburn Law in
an unconscious state prior to his
death. He died without recognizing
the members of his family, who were
present, excepting Stanley Washburn.
a son. Stanley is still in the noun
tains Of British Columbia, it is we
sumed, as no communication has heen
received from him.
The former senator's death eame
after a suspense of eight days 6Dl
lowing his arrival home fron Euunpe
on Sunday, July p, during which no
hope has been held out for his reapy.
cry. Doctors said the mars remark
able vitality had prolonged his life for
almost week longer than they had
expected.
While making the Journey from
Quebec to Minneapolis. Mr.. Washhurn
| began to sink rapidly. He had ex-
pressed wish to die at "FaR Oaks."
e. G. Washburn, who had Joined his
parents in Canada telegraphed b w.
D. Washburn, Jr., telling him q his
fathers request. Arrangeme2As wexe
made for special train to bring the
former senator to Minneapolis ever
the Minneapolis, st. Paul and Sault
Ste. Marie railroad, which Mr.. Wash
burn himself had founded.
At the senator's bedside, besides his
widow were c. E. Washbura, Mr.. and
Mrs. William d. Washburn, H.. OF
Minneapolis, Cadwallader Washharn of
Mexico City. Mexico. Mr.. and lfrs.
Albert Baldwin of Lakewood. N. j..
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton WrisAt of
Washington. u. c.. and Mrs. Slashry
Washburn. Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs.
Wright are daughters.
Mr.. Washburn. known best through
out much of his long reside4se in
Minneapolis as "Generar' and "Sen-
ator" had been one of the pseaeer
builders of the city.
stricken w IN Europe.
He was taken suddenly i'll nearly a
month ago while travelling with his
wife in Europe. They left Minneapolis
last February for Europe, principally
in the interest OF Mrs WashhasS7,s
health which was poor at tho tin.e,
After visit in Naples they travelled
to Carlsbad.
To " 1A
bad and consulted physicians there.
They advised him to hasten home. He
and his wife went Immediately to HR4,-
land and sailed on a steamer over Gle
shorter northern route for Quebec.
Mr.. Washburn's official and political
relations had been varied and tnaS0r-
tant, eliminating in the highest OIL
cial position below the presidency. in
the nation--that of senator q Tire
United States. He had taste for pol
itics like all his brothers and belong
ed to the radical wing of the Repub-
lican party. Strongly anti-slavery in
the ante bellum days, when that was
an engrossing political question, siren
nous for the rights Of the frcemen,
he yet tempered his sympathies by IL
regard for practical craftsmanship.
He was protectionist in theory, and
yet recognized the need of practical
views in the arrangement Of tariff
schedules. In short, he subordinated
strong sympathetic impulses to prnc-
tical measures in craftsmanship.
As early as 1853 he was elected to
the lower house of the Minnesota es-
islature, but the members elected that
year never took their, seats owing to
a change of apportionment. In 1870
he was again elected to the same po-
sition and served through the impor-
tant session Of 1871, giving his influ,
ence and vote in favor of subjecthg
the railroads to public authority. He
served on the school board of Mime
apolis for two terms beginning with
1866.
In 1873 Mr.. Washburn was elected
to congress, carrying the district by
some 5000 majority. He was re-elcct.
ed in 1880 by $4,000 majority, and
again in 1882, serving three consecl-
tive terms. He was an influential and
mucn respected member. Through his
| influence the government erected the
present postofiice building and under
took the system of reservoirs at the
sources OF the Mississippi river.
| Dixon Takes Issue With Hilies.
New York, N. Y. ~ Senator Dixon.
chairman OF the National Progressive
committee. issued a statement In
which he takes issue with the admin.
istration's defense of the PROCEEDINGS
of the Republican national convention
| at Chicago.
| Population Over 100000.
Observation-Disclosures that are nov
in the hands 70 city directory enulae<a
tors Indicate that Minneapolis han a
population Of over 100000 inhsbit-
ants.