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AUSTRIA PUNISHES OFFICER WHO SUNK THE ANCONA 7 Forty-ninth Year. No. 14. The Associated Press News. MINNEAPOLIS DECEMBER 31, 1915.

The United Press News. Price One Cent in Minneapolis. Governor Hammond, Suddenly Called by Death While on Visit in Louisiana, Paid High Honors by the People of the Southland One of the Most Recent Pictures Taken of the Late Governor of Minnesota Austria Ready -to-Pay for All Americans Lost Burnquist Is Sworn In as New Governor Called From Sick Bed to Assume Duties of Dead Executive. Body of Beloved Executive on Way Home Under Escort Delegation of Minnesotans on Way to Join the Cortege in Chicago Asks Details, but Is Willing to Indemnify Even If These Are Lacking. WISHES TO RETAIN FRIENDSHIP OF U.

S. CEREMONY IN ROOMS OF SUPREME JUSTICES This Morning. WHOLE ST A TE MOURNS 0 VER TAKING OF ITS GOVERNOR Alleged Actions of Crew of Italian Boat Blamed for Many Deaths. Refuses to Make Statement of Future Course at Present Time. The body of Wiufield Scott Hammond, stricken governor of Min nesota, is homeward bo.und this morning; under military escort of the respective Dixie states through which the funeral car is passing.

With the body of the governor is but one Mmnesotan, James A. Nowell of St. Paul, who made the trip South with the governor. But, At two minutes after three yesterday afternoon Joseph Alfred Arner BumquiKt, standing in the reception room of the justices of the state supreme eourt, raised his right hand ami took the oath ot" office 89 governor of Minnesota. Only a few hours before Winfleld Scott Hammond, Minnesota's bachelor, as the body of the dead governor journeys northward, so southward to meet it speeds a party of Minnesota political leaders who wiHr escort the remains of the dead executive back to the Minnesota capital.

1 Governor Hammond, entirely unwarned that fate threatened him 4 it -I I 7 4 I rK 5 'f, ft fi' -bJ-ff -f 1 I 5 I 1 v- i i -f I 1 1 A -vi; i 1 with any serious malady, died yesterday morning in his hotel in Clinton, La. Apoplexy, aggravated by a slight attack of ptomaine poisoning, is given by the Louisiana physicians as the cause of his death. Washington, Dec. 31. Danger of a break in diplomatic relations between the United States an Austria-Hungary over the sinking of the liner Aicona probably has been cleared away.

Punishment of the submarine commander for failure to take into account the panic prevailing aboard the Ancona before torpedoing the vessel apparently meets the principal American demand. In effect, it might be regarded as a disavowal of the act London, Dec. 31. The Austrian reply to the second American note on the Ancona states that the commander of. the Austrian submarine has been punished for not sufficiently taking into account the panic aboard the Ancona which rendered disembarkation more difficult.

The note, while announcing the willingness of the Austro-Hunfjarian government to pay an indemnity for the American victims of the Ancona, declares that the government "cannot ad mit responsibility for damage caused i LEFT MINNESOTA DEC. 23. The governor, believing himself in splendid health, went South December 23, just two days before Christmas, with Mr. Nowell, to seek rest, pleasure and to look over some of his lands and lumber, interests in the East Feliciana parish, Louisiana. In the South the governor ate something which disagreed witn him but believed his illness to be but a slight attack of indigestion.

Seemingly entirely recovered, he stepped into the washroom of his hotel in Clinton about 9 a. m. yesterday. Mr. Nowell a moment later heard him groan.

Mr. Nowell burst into the room and found the governor lying on the floor in a state of collapse. "Jim," the governor exclaimed, and that was his last word. DIES BEFORE PHYSICIANS ARRIVE. He was carried to his room but was dead before doctors reached by the justifiable firing on the fleeing vessel, or by the capsizing of the boats before the topedo was fired." The reply of the Austrian govern ment is forwarded to Keuter's Tele- (Continued on Page 4, Col.

2.) him. rr Democratic governor, had been stricken by death in far away Louisiana. Ha fat thrust the governorship of Minnesota on Mr. Burnquist, young St. I'aul lawver, Republican, supporter in a somewhat conservative manner of the doctrines of temperance and reform.

Not a Gorgeous Spectacle. Tt was not a gorgeous spectacle, this inauguration of the young governor fate decreed to give Minnesota. He had been in bed in his home, sick yesterday morning. The telephone bell rang, Mrs, Burn-mist answered it and, upon urgent demand, consented to call Mr. Burnquist to the telephone.

He responded 1o be told by Julius A. Hehmahl, of state, that Winffeld Scott Hammond bad been stricken by death iinrr hat-it had thereupon become imperative that Mr. Burnquist, as lieutenant governor, dress and journey to the state's capitol to take his oath as the new governor of the North Star state, Then, turning from the telephone to his wife, Mr. Burnquist gasped: "Governor Hammond is dead. I am ailed to take the oath of.

office as his successor. Hardly lees dramatic, was his inaugn- aflon but a few hours later. He entered the capitol building which was stunned by grief. First Mr. Burnquist talked to the general and then joined the little group which was to escort him to the supreme wt chambers.

Group Bowed In Grief. That group was constituted of men bowed In grief, largely of the personal friends, the most intimate lieutenant of the governor who but a few hours 1-efoTe had collapsed in death. TheT were hardly more than a score in the room when Justice George Bunn called upon Mr. Burnquhjt to raise his right band to receive the oath. When Sir, Burnquist took, that onth he became at once the fully qualified governor of Minnesota and George H.

Hullivan of Stillwater, president pro tern of the state senate, became lieutenant governor. Then an there the political complexion of the state shifted, for the late overnor was a Democrat, the new governor is ft Bepublican, as is the new lieutenant governor. Governor Burnquist would not make any statement as to his future plans or possible changes In his official family (Continued on Page 4, Col. 3.) OSBORNE QUITS POST AS SING SING HEAD The former governor posed for the photograph in his offices at the state capitol about a month ago. WASHINGTON LEADERS EXPRESS DEEP GRIEF CONGRESSMAN JAMES R.

MANN, Rpublican House leader: "I had a great personal admiration for the Governor and his death moves me deeply. He was a fair fighter at all times and wise in council and debate. Minnesota has suffered a gTeat loss and so has the country at large. It is a pity that such a man should have been stricken in the flower of his manhood." SENATOR OSCAR W. UNDERWOOD of Alabama, Former Democratic House leader: "I am greatly shocked to hear of Governor Hammond's death.

He was an ideal representative and performed excellent service as a member of the House. As a member of the ways and means committee I knew him well and had great respect for his judgment on publio questions." JOSEPH P. TUMULTY, Secretary to the President: "I knew Governor Hammond well and had respect for his good common sense, his poise and the deliberative judgment that he brought to bear in the consideration of public questions. He was a fine type of American, a faithful public servant and a loyal friend." Three Indicted Lansing Invites Latin Republics to Join in Pad as Conspirators Russian Prince Talks of War on Twin City Visit Agent of Czar Says His Government Is Prepared to Continue Conflict Indefinitely. Will Surrender Washington, Dec.

31. Bench war rants were received at the department of justice yesterday for the arrest of four of the men identified with Labor's iom that moment, the did all in Us power to honor Minnesota's dead governor and to express its sympathy with those who mourn him. The Clinton lodge of Masons Mistimed temporary carge. Governor Luther K. Hall of Haton Rouge, some miles away, wss notified.

afternoon the body whs sent to Wilson, and at Inst night started northward accompanied hy-Goveruor Hall, a Louisiana military escort and 'more than 100 Louisiana Masons who, on first call, laid aside their respective ditties and hurried to the side of their noted Masonia brother. This Louisiana did in honor of the governor of Minnesota and to lighten the burden of Mr. Nowell, the ol companion of the governor when he was stricken. Mississippi Pays Tribute. The example set by Louisiana was followed through the night journey northward by the other Dixie states.

The Louisiana delegation stayed with the 'funeral car until it reached Vic.ks-luirg, where Governor Karl Hrewer of Mississippi at the head of another military cscott and with another Masonic gimrd, took over the duty of escorting northward the body of i the stricken governor of a sister state. This sitnie liestitiful example of Southern courtesy whs taken up by Tennessee when the Mississippi escort arrived in Memphis early this morning to deliver over the body to the governor of Tennessee, who was prepared to provide it with an escort overbite line into Kentucky. Minnesotans to Meet Body. While I bo Month was showing its age to Minnesota's governor, who had died practically as a stranger in a strange land, Minnesota was sending a delegation of its most prominent public officials of both parties to Chi-csgo where the body is due to arriv tonight. In fact the first official act of J.

A. A. Burnquist, after taking the oata of office yesterday afternoon as sue-censor to Governor Hammond, was to appoint this delegation to hurry to I'hicfigo to escort the body of to stricken executive back to the state capitol. The party which arrives in Chicago this morning is constituted of Samuel I). Workx, Carlos N.

Hovuton, C. M. Andrist. A. II.

Turrittin, .1. A. l'reus, Julius A. Schmahl, frank K. I'ord, T.

J. MeDermoM, J. U. Armson, J. F.

Kan-ell, A. .1. Kush, Judge Ira H. Mills, J. C.

Nethaway, Justice Albert Hchaller, A. L. Sorter and Adjut- National Peace Council, indicted by the federal grand jury at New York or SGhmidt Is Convicted of Being AGCompliGe in Times Explosion Health Is Dependent on Wage Standard, Army Surgeon Says conspiring to interfere with shipment of war munitions from American ports. Later counsel for former representative Fowler of Mlinois and Hermann Shu-teis and Henry B. Martin of this city announced that his clients would go today before the United Htates commis sioner here and give bond for their appearance in New York when wanted.

Washington, Dee. 31 In a new step for the preservation of peace on the American continent and the development of Pan-American unity, the United States has formally invited the Latin-American republics t-join iD a convention to compel arbitration of boundary dispute and prohibit shipments of war munitions to revolutionaries. Secretary Lansing's proposal, delivered with the approval of President Wilson to the resident Pan-American diplomats here for submission to their home foreign offices, has for its object the preservation of peace in Pan-America that it may faee the Old World free of internal dissension, Klihu Root, former secretary of state, speaking before the international law section of the Pan-American congress, said: "80 long as the spirit of American freedom shall con tin Be it shall range us side by side with you, great audi small, for the maintenance of the rights of nations, the rights which exist as against and against all the rest of the world. We hail the smallest state, be it upon an island of the Caribbean or anywhere in Central or South America, as our equal in 'dignity, in right to respect end in tight to treatment as an equal. "Russia has sufficient men, food and clothing to continue her side of the European war indefinitely, with no thought of stopping short of victory," is the opinion of Prince P.

Leveti, special agent of the Russian government, who spent half an hour in St. Paul yesterday on his way west on the North Coast limited. The priuce is accompanied by Colonel Golukhvnstbff and a secretary. They are engaged in the purchase of large quantities of wnr supplies, to be shipped fTom the United Htates to Vladivostock and thence to the front by way the trans Siberian railway. They have been in the United "States for the past three months.

Saddles and shoes make' up the bylk of their purchases thus far. Navy's Discipline System Success. Washington, Dec. 31. The probationary system of discipline adopted in the navy during the past year is described in the annual report of Advocate General McLean, made public last night, as having proved "a distinct sneerss, both from a humanitarian and from a disciplinary view point." Former Dean of Columbia Law School Is Named Acting Warden.

"Representative Buchanan of Illinois had announced his intention of claiming constitutional immunity fTom Los Angeles, hoc. 31. Mathew A. Schmidt, was convicted Inst night of first degree murder us the accomplice of James H. McNnmara, in the blowing tip of the l-os Angeles Times building here five years ago.

The specific charge was of hsving murdered Charles lingcrty, one of the 20 victims of the Times The jury vvss out 4ti minutes, and fixed Schmidt's punishment at imprisonment for life, tlio smite penalty imposed on James H. McNainara. David ('apian, another alleged accomplice of MeNamnra is in jail awaiting trial also on the charge of having murdered Chnrles llsgerty. Washington, Dec. 31.

Better wages mean better health and until a way can be found to eliminate extreme poverty physicians are battering against a brick wall in their endeavors to improve the general health standard, Major General Gorgas, surgeon general of the United States army yesterday told th American Civic, association. "Physicians have located the greatest general cause of ill-health in poverty," he said. "The best work that civic and social organizations can do now is to co-operate for better wages which will bo followed immediately by better living conditions and better health." arrest, but after Representative Harney of Illinois, acting in his behalf, had consulted officials or the department of justice he said he would not determine upon bis course until today. At Mr. Buchanan 's request no action toward serving the warrant will be taken in the meantime, but G.

C. Todd, assistant to the attorney general, informed Mr. Rainey'that the department was satisfied that Mr. Buchannn was entitled to no Albany, N. Dec.

31. Thomas Mott Osborne last night relinquished Ml duties warden of Sing Sing prison pending determination of the indictments charging him with neglect of duty and immoral conduct. George W. Kirchwey, former dean of Columbia Law school, was appointed acting warden. GERMAN SOCIALISTS ACCUSED OF TREASON Nine Men and a Woman Are Arrested, Charged With Peace Propaganda.

The Closing Year in Review, the Coming Year in Prospect The Tribune tomorrow, Saturday, January 1, 1916, will print a striking and comprehensive review of the activities in various lines of 1915, with a forecast by prominent local, national and international business men, financial experts and professional 'authorities on the outlook for 1916. The Tribune has been fortunate in obtaining for this edition the co-operation of the New York Evening Post, the recognized national authority on matters relating to finances, crops, banking and the various forms of industrial activity. These articles, prepared by experts, will be of intense' interest to every business man of the nation. They include special reviews of Rotterdam (via London), Dee. 31.

The Berlin Vorwaerts announces the arrest for high treason of ten German Socialists, including a woman, named Clara Zetkin. They are charged with engaging in peace propaganda. Three Tons of Milk to Be Sent by Mail for Use of Teuton Babies VALUE OF THE COUNTRY'S M'ilton Hammond, the late governor's brother, found himself unable trt mske connections at St. I'aul with this party and went direct from St, James, the governor's home, to Chicago. Funeral Date Not Fixed.

The funeral services are still nv decided. It is believed that the body of the late governor will arrive ia St. Paul Saturday morning. Certtia it is that it will "be met by a Minnesota militnry escort, members of the late executive's staff and other guard of honor to march with the body ta the state capitol. There, it is expected, the body will lie in state for a period following which will come whatever funeral arrangements the late governor's brother may decide upon.

Whole Stato Mourna. Last night Minneapolis in fact, th state of Minnesota strove with poignant regret' to comprehend the new which came over the wires yesterday from the little Louisiana town, where the noted governor of Minuesota met his death. Not a word; not a suggejtion of ill health preceded the lconie message which flashed over the trirw ri; befort aooa jrMUwday it the form Hew York, Deo. 81. One hundred THE WHEAT REVIEW OF THE YEAR.

REVIEWS FROM EUROPEAN CAPITALS. THE YEAR IN THE DRY GOODS TRADE. THE MONEY MARKET. THE FOREIGN TRADE. THE NATIONAL RESERVE BANK.

THE COUNTRY'S TRADE IN GOLD. BANKING. RAILROADS. STOCKS. CROPS.

THE FOREIGN OUTLOOK. FARM PRODUCTS. VIEWS OF RAILWAY MEN AND BANKERS ON THE OUT-LOOK FOR 1916. 3-pound cans of milk powder, equiva lent to three tons 01 mint, were pacaeu yesterday by the citizens committee for food shipments to be sent by registered msil to German and Austrian babies. The milk powder will be shipped today on the steamer Stockholm sailing for Gothenburg.

These reports will be supplemented by reviews of trade and conditions in Minneapolis, a chronological record of the big events of the year, the year's review of the-war and a general summary, of events of one of the busiest years in history. No other newspaper in the Northwest will have so complete a review of the world's doings for 1915 as will be found in tomorrow's Minneapolis Tribune. WEATHER Fair today sod probably tomorrow; wanner Friday in Vest of state. wr..