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t STORM STOPS MOTS V Russian Capital Held In Grasp ol Fierce Blizzard. FOREIGNERS TERROR STRICKEN Fear Ecpe May Ue Cut Off Are Advised to Leave Country Without Delay. Kt. Petersburg, Nov. 111. A llerce northeast hlir.r.nrd hihI snow, whirl blow down on Kt. Petersburg tonlnlit rivtMitil bloodshed in tin ICiimmIhii capital. The bitter colli, liy forcing the strikers to remain indoors, did more to preserve order tlniii nil tin Cosxnck cavalry patroling tint streets lli'iivy military reserves are stationed in nil ititiiiHt mil districts, lint ii to midnight there was no rioting I tier were rumors il collisions in 1 ifTiTi-nl purls ol,! In" city, Inil on in Vcstigation they turned out to In false Tim Sue in I I icitiocrat n IihI an imp rM- sivo ri'NMiiiH on tln part of nil organis atloii of woikmcn to their summons (or h general political strike to de mount rate their solidarity with tint fl ro'H Ut of their Polish comrades for autonomy, ami to protest against tint execution i.f tint niiitinoiiN sailors at f ronstudt. The situation Iihh caused a renewal of tint panicky feeling among tint inhah itatitH, whose nerves went already rtlnit tered y tlm events of tin IhnI fort' night, ami hundreds of persons who liad jnnt loturiiod ae again leaving for inland. Tint foreign residents are be coming more and morn alarmed, and many of them are tinittily preparing to vi aliroud for tln winter. In case lint l inninh Socialists should loin their Kiihn ia ri comrades and tin up tin Kinn inli railroad, tint only egress would I mi I y wiater, and tint freezing of tint gulf of Finland a fortnight hence would dose tint Inttt exit. MAY DUY OUT THE SETTLER Possible Compromise, as War Depart' ment Committed Itself. Washington, Nov. Id. Kenor Qu. sada, lint Cuban minister here, called at tint State department today and seemed to Ik considerably agitated over tint new) of tlit movement in the Isle -of Pines to oppose the formal transfer of the Ulano to Culm. The contention of the American resi dent in that, as they own in fee simple five-sixths of the ground, and as the re insining one-sixth is in the hands of ino or two Spanish families, the 1,200 native residents being non-property -owners, they should have a right to lx beard by this gvernment. A sugges- tlon has leen made here that in known to have received serious otlicial conoid era t ion to the effect that, in view of the fact that the War department act nally did at one time give ground for a belief on the part of some persons that the Isle of 1'inea wan American, it would be only just for this government to puy these settlers for the land. TAFT IN WASHINGTON AGAIN Denlss Story He Will Transfer Canal Affairs to Root. Washington, Nov. 16. Secretary Taft arrived in Washington from Hampton lioads at 7 o'clock this morn ing. Immediately after he called at the executive ollice ami saw the president when the (jitter came to the ollice. Secretary Taft made it clear today that lie bad no intention of relinquish ing supervision of Philippine affairs. During his temporary altHence in Pan ama it was reported that matters relat ing to the Philippines were to be trans ferred to the State department and hereafter be under the direction of Sec retary Hoot. "That story," said Secretary Taft, ''originated in the mind of the man who wrote it. There is absolutely no foundation for it, whatever." Colorado Is Dammed. Los Angeles, Nov. 16. 1x-al South ern Pacific oflicials state today that the ngineers and riprappers who have been at work for months past at Salton sen, in an effort to check the flow of water from the Colorado liver, have been successful and that he wateis are now practically under control. Exper iment after experiment has proved tin successful, and the railroad company lias been compelled to build several successive new trackB to get away from the encroaching waters, at a heavy oxpense. Favor Low Level Washington, Nov. board of consulting Panama canal had an today and continued Lock Canal. 16. The full engineers of the all day session the work on the different types oi canals. The result was a general impression that a large number of engineers, especially the for eign, at present favor a sea level canal, but an intimation has been given that there might be a compromise on a low level lock canal, which would be very satisfactory. Battleship Oregon Ordered Home Washington, Nov. 10. Orders have been given by the Navy department for the return of the battleship Oregon from the Philippines to the United States at an early date. Two cruisers of the Denver class will be sunt to the Philippines later on. The Oregon will bring back a crew of men whose enlist ments are about to expire. IRRIGATION MUDDLE. Oregon and Washington Suffer From "Too Mny Cooks." Washington, Nov. 15. "Tho Mal heur irrixntioii project in KhhIitm Ore gon Is recking with graft," said a high ollicial of lint Interior department to day, "and until this graft has been eliminated the government will not adopt nud build the project which tin Keclamal Ion service has prepared. The government docs not propose to be held up." This statement was made by an offi cial very close' to Secretary Hitchcock, and In, apparently, knows whereof he speaks, for he but recently returned from Malheur county, where he mad 4 careful Investigation into the entire ir rigation situation, and found such con ditions as warranted him in recom mending against the immediate con struction of that project. It is his candid opinion that the time is remote when tint government will undertake tin construction of tint Malheur project ; indeed, hit has doubts whether thst project will ever be built by govern merit aid. 1'hcrit is no just reason'Jw by the Umatilla project should lie delayed one day. It has been demount rated that there. Is money available; the technical objection 1m trivial and ought to be waived. The Maxwell company mere ly asks to retain HOD acres, w ith water right, but Mr. Hitchcock rules that, under the law, this company can have but 110 acres, with water right, over looking the fact that the three members of the Maxwell company, should they mskit entry individually, could each hold DIO acres, or 4H0 acres in all, with water rights attached. Tint same thing is true of the Sunny slilu project in the l akima valley, in Washington. The Sunnyside canal owners are w illing to sell out for $1, 000,000, hut they ask to retain mora than D0 acres of the land they now own, with water riifht attached, anil the secretary is unwilling to grant them this privilege. So he holds up that project, which in the opinion of the re clamation engineers is very attractive and can Im acquired to advantage at this time. Kepresentative Jones, through his secretary, today made inquiry as to why Mr. Hitchcock refused to approve the Tirtan and Okanogan projects, and found, as previously stated, that both were sidetracked iiecause there is no money." Neariy a year ago Mr. Hitch cock allotted 2,H00,O00 for the con struction of the Palouse project, but the reclamation engineers recommended indefinite postponement of this under taking, and it has Ix-en temporarily abandoned because of excessive cost It has been decided to withdraw this allotment, which contains enough money to build the Tietan and Okanog an projects, and purchase the Sunny' side canal as well, yet the department still cries "no money." There is much quibbling among oflicials over the exact status of irrigation projects in Oregon and Washington, but the situation is as represented: There is money enough in both states for immediate work, but Mr. Hitchcock refuses to authorize its expenditure. Bargain In Irrigation Works. Washington, Nov. 15. A nonpartis an delegation from New Mexico called on the president to discuss with him the proposed sale to the government of an irrigation project which has been built to irrigate the Pecos valley. The dam and its contingent system were constructed by private individuals at a cost of $750,000. Last spring a flood carried away a part of the dam and left the reservoir practically dry. The farms, orchards and gardens, which were irrigated ty the system, are threatened with total destruction uiiIubs the dam is rebuilt. The delegation proposes to sell the entire plant to the government for $160,000. The presi dent promised to give full consideration to the proposition. Unrest Stilt Prevail in Odessa. Odessa, Nov. 15. Considerable un rest continues to pervade this city. Ixtoting and attacks on individuals are reported to have occurerd in various quarters. The new prefect up to the present time has not taken any drastic measures and in inconsequence the peo ple fear to leave their homes after nightfall. The university opened today. A numlier of policemen have resigned, and it is openly asserted that they secured sufficient plunder during the disturbances to make them inde pendent. Suez Route is Favored. Washington, Nov. 15. The Navy department lias been informed that t he charges for the passage through the Sue canal of the floating dry dock built for the Philippines will be about $20,- 000 or to give favorable consideration to the Sue route, and, in fact, all preparations contemplate that route. Work is being hurried on the colliers CaeHar and lirutus and the supply ship Glazier, which are being fitted with towing machinery. Mutiny at Vladivostok. St. Petersburg. Nov. 15. The latest advices from Vladivostok, received at an early hour this morning, state that the mutinv there is now under semi- control, although the danger ia by no means over. The Chinese nuarter has been entirely destroyed by fire, and the loss ol life is reported to be very large but, owing to the strict censorship, it IB impossible to secure aeians. POINTS OF MESSAGE Measures President Will Recom mend to Congress. RATE QUESTION FIRST OfUIST Will Be the Longest and Most Re markable of President Roose velt's State Papers. Washington, Nov. 14. The proofs of tint message that President Koosevelt will send to congress on the first Mon day in December are now in his bands for final revision. It is said by those members of kjis cabinet who have heard portions of it read that it will be the longest and most remarkable document that has been written by President Koosevelt. Among other topics that have been treated in a striking manner are the following: Correction of the rebate evil and the regulation of railroad rates. Telling what has been done toward building the Panama canal and advo cating legislation that will expedite the work. I'rging the reorganization of the dip lomatic and consular service. Advoctiting moderation in Chinese exclusion laws. Suggesting methods for cementing up the cracks in the immigration laws. Recommending administrative re forms in governmental departments and the adoption of business methods in operating the government. I'rging the ratifl nation of the Santo Domingo treaty. Recommending better tariff relations with the Philippines arid Porto Hico. Explaining the government's right to inquire into corporations engaged in interstate commerce. Pointing to the lenefits of a greater navy. Preservation of Niagara Falls from the encroachments of cemmerce. Statehood for territories. Federal supervision of insurance companies greatly desired. Other topics touched upon are: Treaty of Portsmouth, trade in the Orient, treasury deficiencies, public lands, forest reservations, rights of la Ixir, Venezuela and economy in govern ments expenditures. AGAINST THfc RAILROADS. Washington State Commission Up holds All Complaints. Colfax, Wash., Nov. 14. "Found guilty as charged on each count of the indictment. This is the verdict of the State Railroad commission rendered yesterday evening in the State Railroad yommission vs. the O. R. & N. Co., the (treat Northern Railroad company and the Northern Pacific Railroad com pany. Shipments from Pueet sound for points on the O. R. & X. in Eastern Washington must not lie routed via Portland unless requested by the ship per. Coal rates from Roslyn to points on the O. R. & N. in ICastern ashing con muBt be lowered to that existing before the cancellation of the joint rates January 1, 1902, and joint rates must be re-established between all the railroads of Washington. In fact, the railroads have lost every point, and the commission has arbitrarily announced its intent to fix the rates to favor Puget sound at the expense of Portland. The O. R. A N. Co., by its attorney, James Wilson, announced just before adjournment of the commission, after all the testimony had been taken, that it would grant a rate of $2.55 on Ros lyn coal from Wallula to Colfax, mak ing the total rate on both roads of $4.45, thus placing Roslyn coal on an equal basis with Wyoming coal. Commissioner McMillan asked if the O. R. A X. and Northern Pacific would make the same rate on Roslyn coal to Colfax that the Northern Pacific makes to Garfield an 1 Pullisan. Mr. Wilson stated he has no authority to make such a rate. Concessions to Peasants. St. Petersburg, Nov. 14. The gov ernment has decided to make an appeal to the peasants. With the workmen of the cities completely estranged and Liberals refusing to aid the authorities, there is nothing left but to turn to the pennants, and the emperor has approved ukase informing them that measures for the amelioration of their condition will receive immediate consideration. The discontent of the peasants and the danger of the spread of the agrarian movement largely contributed to the government's decision. Troops in Finland Mutiny. Helsingfors, Nov, 14. A revolt broke out jesterday in the garrison of Svea borg. Hundreds of the men assert that they have been retained with the colors from two to three years beyond the legal period of their service, and also complain of their conditions of life. The mutineers refused to obey orders, expelled the civilians from the pre cincts of the fortress and in several of the barracks threw beds, chairs and kitchen apparatus out of the windows. Reviving a Dead Scheme. Mexico City, Nov. 14. The Mexican Herald p-ints a story claiming it has information that the governments of Great Britain and Japan have practical ly decided to construct a ship canal of their own across Nicaragua, practically on the lines of the plan rejected by the American government, Great Britain to furnish the capital and Japan the labor. I SELL ADULTERATED SEED. Agricultural Department Blacklists Long List of Dealers. Washington, Nov. 11. While the air in full of talk about graft, Secretary Wilson, of the department of Agrioul lure, is going ahead quietly puncturing one form of graft that is imposed upon lint farmers t,i the country that oper ated by the fraudulent seed men. Un der a epccial set of congress Mr. Wil son's department makes an examina tion and analysis of seed sent in by farmers who are suspicious that dealers are selling them adulterated goods. As a result of investigations recently made, the Agricultural department has issued a warning to farmers against buying red clover or alfalfa seed from a number of dealers who have been found disposing of adulterated seed. The dealers named on the !ist are: W. W. Rawson A Co., Boston ; Ross Bros., Worcester Mass.; W. If. Small A Co., Fvansville. Ind.: The W. E. K.I.; E. Barrett Company, Providence, Bartehles A Co., Denver, Colo; man Bros., Rochester, N.Y.; Dailwig, Milwaukee; J. A. I Everett, Indianapolis; James Gregory A Son, Marblehead, Mass.; V. Crossman, Pe tersburg, Va. ; Hamilton Bros., Cedar Rapids, la.; Huntington A Paige, In dianapolis; Jacob F'. Kirchner, Pitts field, Mass.; McMillan Seed Company, Atlanta, (ia.; B. E. Martin, Salem, 111.; I.. L. May A Son, St. Paul, Minn; National Seed Company, Louis ville. Ky.; The Fank 8. Piatt Co., New Haven: Rush Park Seed Com pany, Independence, Ia.; Steckler Seed Company, .few Orleans, and Young A Halstead, Troy, N. Y. The names of these dealers are pub licly posted by the department, in reality they are blacklisted. This note is a warning to farmers who are in the uiarket for red clover or alfalfa need. ITS WORK A FIASCO. Committee on Public Printing Does Not Fix Blame for Waste. Washington, Nov. 14. Judging by results so far obtained by the "joint committee on printing," the public printing graft is not going to be checked by congress this winter, as President Roosevelt had hoped. After giving hearings to officials of the government printing office, officials in charge of senate and house documents and some of the men in charge of publications in the various departments, the committee arrives at the conclusion that there has been waste. It is not able to analyze the waste; it ia not able to point out the manner in which the waste can be checked; it is not able to fix the re sponsibility. In short, the committee lias brought to light nothing new. And now it has taken an indefinite recess. But this class of investigation is typ ical. It is about as effective as the average congressional inquiry. It is parallel to the inquiry held in the last congress for the purpose of clearing senators and representatives of charges made against tiiem in the famous Bris tow postal report. NO BILL, SAYS BURION. Congressional Appropriations Must Be Kept at Lowest Figure. Washington, Nov. 14. The Post tomorrow will say: No general river and harbor bill will be passed by congress at the approach ing session. This forecast was made by Representative Burton, of Ohio, chair man of the river and harbor committee, before he left Washington for Hot Springs, Va., for a short vacation. There are two cogent reasons for not enacting such legislation next winter, according to Representative Burton first, because a large bill passed last session carried appropriations for all projects deserving of immediate atten tion from congress; second, the neces sity of holding down appropriations to the lowset figure to prevent, if possible, another deficit in the treasury. Boycott is a Bugaboo. Washington, Nov. 14. "The Chi nese boycott on American goods cer tainly cannot be carried to the extent of seriously affecting our commerce in the Orient," d clared Charles Denby, the new chief clerk in the State depart ment, today. He recently completed a 20-year official residence in China, and has arrived in Washington to as sume his new duties. "When I left Pekin last Marh, there was no apparent dissatisfaction over the exclusion law, and there was no talk of a boyott," he said. Strikers Call to Arms. St. Petersburg, Nov. 14. The etrike leaders, after a conference which lasted until 1 o'clock this morning, drafted an appeal calling on all citizens to arm in iefense of thei.' homes and families. The delegates to the union of unions decided to again stop all traffic be tween Warsaw and St. Petersburg, and orders to that effect were issued. All workmen have been commanded to work not more than eight hours a day beginging this morning. Buy Mountain of Iron. El Paso, Tex., Nov. 14. News has come irom Mexico tni ine united States Steel company has purchased the famous Solid Iron mountain, the rich est of its kind in the world, at Du-rango. UST OF THE RUSSIAN AUTOCRATS. V 1: -- Ml r Us Czar Nicholas, who ha signed away sf 45 ' witch, who is destined to rule over Free Russia a limited monarchy. Russia at last Is free. Nicholas, Emperor of Russia, has signed the death warrant of the Romanoffs. He gave the empire Its civil liberty In the hope of bringing to an end the revolution spreading through all his provinces. He has proclaimed freedom of the ballot for all. He promised that the new Parliament should be supreme in its legislative capacity and that the govern ment would not Interfere either with It or with the elections. He declared religious liberty throughout Russia, absolute freedom of the press, the right of meeting and the protection of the courts to the humblest person within hlr domain. The newspapers may say what they will, either of the Emperor or those who make up his council. No order of the government shall go into effect abridging the liberty of the people, except with the concurrence of the Parliament that Is to le created. The act of Nicholas may save his own life and continue his term as a sovereign, but In St. Petersburg It Is recog nised to be a confession by the Czar and the members of his bureaucracy that despotism in the empire is at an end. Hereafter the people are to rule. CROWE A DARINQ BANDIT. Kidnaper of "Eddie" Cndahy Captured After Five Years' He arch. After five years' search by the police In every section of the United States Pat Crowe, kidnaper and train robber and one of the most daring criminals in the land, was placed under a r r e st at Batte. Mont. Crowe had been a fugitive from Justice since the kidnaping In December, 1900, of "Eddie" C u d a h y , son of the million aire packer, Edward A. Cudahy, Sr., of FAT CROWE. Omaha, Neb. The senior Cudahy paid $25.0(10 at the time for the release of his son, and Crowe, sfter the division of the money with his confederate In crime, disarjpenred. Although in the aggregate $100,000 was offered for his cnpture, and notwithstanding that at Intervals Crowe would show himself In some large center of population, the police were utterly unable to capture him until he was taken at Butte. Immediately after his arrest Crowe told a highly sensational story relative to the kidnaping. He says he was a successful butcher In South Omaha when Edward A. Cudahy built a pack ing house there and drove him out of business. He then entered Cudahy's employ and became acquainted with the family. It was young Cudahy him self, Crowe asserts, who suggested the kidnaping in order that they might "work the old man" for some money. Crowe Indorsed the proposition and selected another man as an aid. Young Cudahy, he claims, was never a pris oner and proposed that the father THE "PAT CKOWK HOV8E, should be asked to pay $50,000 as a ransom. This amount was cut to $-5,-(O0, and when the latter sum was paid the money was divided among the throe, young Cudahy getting $t!,000 as his share. The kidnaped boy denies this story absolutely. Crowe is a remarkable clrmlnal. Murder seems to be the only crime that has never been laid against him and that apparently Is not his fault. At the very lnceptlo i of his career, so far as it is known publicly, he shed human blood. How ninny persons he has shot or stabbed no one but himself can tell, for he worked with only him self for counselor. Like the notorious Black Bart of the Sierras, and the more ancient prototype, Jack Shep pard, Pat Crowe seldom had a con federate. He wanted all the spoils, and trusted no pal. Crowe went to the publics chools In Chicago and acquired an education that would have enabled him to make a good honest living. Ha was SO years old when, after a series of petty thefts, hs leaped Into criminal annals as a MiiilBi ' f ' 4tf -it',l I' - VI ";'! , U r r i, f T ft his despotic powers, and the Czare desperate character In the spring of 1890, In Chicago. He seized a woman and proceeded to tear her diamonds from her. She fought desperately and screamed. Crowe drew a revolver and shot her In the arm. Two policemen, attracted by the shots ami cries, ran up and one of them was wounded; thei other overpowered the young thug. For this crime Crowe was sentenced to eight years in the Jollet penitentiary. After serving two years, however, h was pardoned. nis next crime of note was the snatching of a tray of diamonds from the window of a jewelry store In Den ver. He was arrested, but a saloon keeper gave ball for him In $2,500, and Crowe disappeared. Not long after that. In the latter part of 1893, he was suspected of tbe robbery of the safe of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad In Dennlson, Iowa. He admitted the robbery, but William A. Plnkerton, who visited him in his cell, said that Crowe confessed, merely to escape being sent to Denver for trial on the Jewe!ry robbery charge There was ample evidence against him In the Denver case, but not enough to convict on the railroad robbery charge. It was decided to send him to Denver, but he saved the officers the bother Dy escaping. In 1894 several daring train robber, les were committed by him In the vi cinity of St Joseph, Mo., but for a long time he was not suspected, so carefully did he work. After the Cudahy kidnaping Crowe says that he traveled around the world, and fought with the Boers against England in South Africa. All the Bad Ones Sold. "I want a dozen eggs," said young housekeeper, "if you're they're fresh." "Oh, positive, ma'am," replied the sura th dealer; "we haven't any other kind to-day. You see, there was an 'Uncla Tom's Cabin' show in the opera house, next door, last night" Philadelphia Press. Hope for Him. "But," said the lawyer, "your casa seems hopeless. I don't see what I can do for you. You admit that you beat your wife." "Yes," replied the defendant, "but my wife's testimony will discount that. She'd never admit that she was beaten." Philadelphia I'ress. Latest Bcheine. Magazine Publisher Yes; our new department has about doubled our cir culation. Casual Visitor What department is that? Magazine Publisher Our chaperon, department for young Indies on vaca tion. Louisville Courier-Journal. A Chalet Transaction. "George, you know that mamma said you mustn't disturb thos cookies." "Well, didn't I tako my shoes oft Just so's I wouldn t disturb em." Cleveland Tlalu Dealer. An Autocrat. "Public oplulon counts for a great1 deal," said the earnest citizen. "Not in a baseball game," answered the umpire. A, good many people are like little birds In a nest: When you praisa thein, they He still with their mouth wide open for mors.