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THE
OREGON
VOL. XXII.
ST. HULKNH, OUISUON, FRIDAY, JANUAJtV 27, 1905.
NO.
MIST.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
In a Condensed Form lor Our
Busy Readers.
happenings of two continents
A Resume pf th Las Important but
Not Let Interesting Event
of the Pl Walk.
A new French cabinet has lawn
li.miml by Itutivlur,
All printing work In Ht. Petersburg
ie tliaml and no lewer arn being
iaaticd.
Fx pert examining th Invr bah
I. .la ideciar nnellilrd ol them are
Iniii-iti lent .
T. J. O'llrlen, of Grand lUpl.h
Mich., Im ait'Kttl an offer to become
minister to INmmark.
Th etit will confirm th nomlmv
lion ol T. C. Powell, ol Portland, to b
umrahal al Nome, Alaska.
The
On-gon delegation la confident
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A Huwlaii ailuilral who waa In Port
rthur when It surrender! denoting
lii'iicral HLieel aa Im-aiiahl and th
aiirremler aa a ttiagrare.
Four tuihlUhera ol larne 8t. IVlera-
I'H'K ' r ilerlar their Intention to
iwne their awra au m aa men ran
l iHx'iireil, in ilrdamti ul the renaor a
onlrra.
Die ( alilurnla leglalalur liaa ariH
i.rilr. f 70,(MW forth lle ami (lark
Uir Alr.a.ty JW.IKMI haa Imwu given
ami with lli la taut turn that atale la
mite ul a fine allowing at I'ortlaml thia
ll I. in.w nvanlet aa rertain that
i,ftn will l li" atrike ol th ru.iyia
ul the reiimiylvama railr..l.
il.o t'llv Havinga Fun. I A Tniat rom
uiiiv a Iwnk, ol lAtu-aatrr, I'a.. haa
i Ixml iluwn with ili.Ml ol aUint II,
DOtl.lMMI.
r.mr Amerirana ami one Metirau
.'tp inl.iiliis ih Kill)) hy Yaiti
In. liana .19 mile mat ol I Colorado,
ite ol Smura, Meiti, Meairan rav
airy haa In-ell onlereil lo the arei.e to
ra.lure the Imliaua.
It la i-Iainir.l that the government
llu lain invratigatilig 'lie Oregiui laixl
Iran. I. have unrarthel a hal in whit'h
Mtli-hrll, llrrmann ami Maya Went Im
lllialil hy which the government
i. nl. I have lawn rohtx! ol SlM.UiMl
a. ri In Hotithwratern tlregi.il through
Mi.l.lle Orrgi.ti. The n.flta ol the
l.-nl w.tul.l have Inn 5lK),(X)0.
The .rim l.al rauae ol the oulhrvak
1. 1 IdiMiiaii workingmen ia the ruinoiia
inoiietary Imnlrna ta.riie hy the Mnile.
Die main it.-iii. are; National ilrht,
i.mMi.tHHi.iHHi; annual Itilerret on
ihl.l, Iho.wio.IMM); ewmh-.lon SIImtI
n ami Mamhtiriau nla, l,n(M),tMM),
HI; ( .al. I t.y iHaaanla in 1MHI,
l.il,lHI,(HM); ham hy imttlatrial le.ri
urn iii tiirec year, ,'liMJ.tHXl,iNm; war
h to ilale, t(,lXH),00. There are
lin,IKK.l00 Uiiaaian ieaanta ami the
av..ruKf ilmly earuiligii ol rn. h ia 8 to U
rent.
Williaina, ol Miaalaalppl, may reelgn
M IN-ima'ratle leader In the holla.
The Hal lie fleet la not rilwlod li
H'ui li the aeat of war for three mouth.
Heimtor Mitrhell, It la aald, will
".me home ami demand a eedy trial.
The 1'nited Hlti-a may nai fore
atinlnal Vem-iiiela in th altalt ilia-
1'iile,
I he JaiMtneae talk of iimdng out
INirt Arthur harhor to reai-hthe aunken
ruther ionin, th i.rieat whoia liad-
ing the ht. IVtrralmrg atrikera, haa
la-i'ii arret.
A I'iii'IiIo grand Jury aaya a great ma
liilly ol hnllota in th NovemlMr elir
H"ii were illrgul.
Hiajiltn the efforla ol th imllre and
military many Incendiary Urea are re
l"irli. ihrotighoul Huaaia.
A strike ol all workmen In Ht. I'ulers-
''" ia threaleuml.
It I rumurv.1 that M. Hmlrnoff. man-
"er o the Iron works where the great
Kt. lVtorHhurg strike lMgan, has been
murdered,
Kuiaer William Is angry with the
r""l mlnn owners ol Oermany ami
l'".iilnr aymputhy Is with the miners.
i, I . , , . , I
reaiuiuiiuiMii is trying to paicn up
II
'ti trouhle lM.twn.tik t....i..lMi.rB of the
i. . - - .
' rnilllin
Tint hlg guns uad hy the Jupaueae at
"orl Arthur have Imen aeiil north and
' now turned aguinat Ktiropatkln's
army.
A charge, ol gram, shot fired by eon
"liiruiois at
the cxar narrow ly missed
''"'I. It wus alined to kill
off the en-
mi Imperial family,
, Hi Haiti and Hussla are giving their
le ol the Dogger hank affair to the
urtli hcii eommlasloii.
Hw ietary Hay has secured pledges
''"in the power w hich assure the safe
' "I China front Ixdng pnrtltloiied
ni"ii peace is finally restored In the
rr I'liiHt.
Numerous lurther disidosures are
'lng made In coiiuiH tlou with the (Jol
"fadu election frauds. One nmn even
Voted in his dog's name after using his
"w often as Kisslhle,
. vwiiiua in UUNUHI85,
Tuesday, January 17
lit til MlllRtH UlllftV flvl.i.m .......
K;;ziml$ZLZJ:ZT;
ch tomorrow on hi resolution fur
n investigation of tli.rttiworM.rrin.
lion In the caimmluii of IHim
I1HM. Isidgn presented the conference
!a,",,:;:,1v;;:Krur;t
BllieillllhMIl,
Henator Mitchell ai.lHwred on tl.
lliH.r ol tli senate and l..f..d.wl I.I....
self In regard t- the Indictment In eun-
nectinn wlili ih Oregon land fmiula.
lid railed Ms accuser llyra ami I..
Juror ami will tlittmiuj an Investiga
tion. Many of his colleagues crowded
around him to welcome him.
Another htacl haa arisen In tint
way ol tlm Klamath irrigation nroiect.
Chairman Mondell, ol Wyoming, ol the
house committee on Irrlgatlaoii la limit
ing Urn hill, II,, , ho la not in
favor ol expending a single cent ol th
reclamation fund in either California
o Oregon until la.lh atta "pans a
decent set nl water laws," llu would
take more of the its-tarnation luml lor
ua In hla own stale riuardlr ..I
iinouiit contributed.
Wsdnasday, January 18.
Tlii holla today s.lni.ted thr 12 art!
C " " ."- .""I ""K
U.srles Hwsyii. The shaker was an-
tliorlsed to appoint mmlci lo present
th raw. to the seual and eoudiM-t the
iiiipwhiiieiil proceeding before that
body.
Senator Htone occupied considerable
lima with hla H-n h Baking an invrali
gatioit ol the campaign ol.lniiil ami
1104. Clay i.k In oiiiMwltion to tlm
lali'lioxl lull, id, ,, mi ol. wtion
to the CDiiaolliUtiiin ol Oklahoma
ami Imlian Territory.
Thuraday, January 10.
The houan ol reprewmUitivt-a IihIhv
l.fiinilrlixl rauaiileratii.ii ol the army
aiinrialioii hill an.l w ill vote on It
lou.i.rrow. A vigorou at tar k wa
made on the army IranaiH.rt ..rvlY
hy Humphrey and offered an aim n.l
melit aladlahlng it. The homw fUeil
Friday, Fehruary 17, aa the date lor
holding appropriate exert-iae in Htal-
uary l.all awpttng the atulue ol Iran
K. Uillard. A hill waa imk-.I ei
lending th extradition lawa of the
I nile.1 Male to the Philippine.
Coliaiileratiou ol the alalehiK.d hill
waa roiiliniieil in the eei.ate tialay aiul
Stone ake lor two ln.ura inopauiitiou
to it. The hill lor the remuneration ol
Anient an fur araler who .offer.! Iihm
lan-ailae ol their upprnweioii, wa alao
detailed at aome length, hut no action
aa taken.
Friday, Jan. 20.-
The atateh.aal hill aiul the fur aral
imlrmnity hill again divided the alien.
lion ol the aeiiate talnv, and hoth went
over ithoiit a.-lloii, Fulton aiMik in
upia.rt ol the iii.leiuiiitv hill, and Me-
Creary and Hate In oiaiition to the
tatehood Ineaaure,
Immnliately after the aoiiale waa
rM to older I'rejident Pro Tern Fry
laid Uhire it a telegram Inuii the gov
ernor ol New Meiieo, trniiamitting a
memorial adopted hy the htiiahiture of
that territory protecting aguiiiat the
union of New Mexico and Ariiona In
one atale, and urging (he admiaaion ol
New Mexico aa a atate acconliug to
preaeul l'iindarlea.
The holla paiwed the army appn-
priation hill. The Indian appropria
tion hill waa rolialdered lor the re
mainder ol the day, hut wa not con
cluded when I lie house adjourned until
tomorrow .
Monday, January 23.
Th aoaaion of the houae today waa
levoted entirely to th eonaiderat ion of
I.I tin relating to the Ihetricl of Colutn
hia. Keverval efforta were made to take
illiiial notice of the rioting in Ht,
I'eterahurg, hut they were all turned
down.
lIcvrridiMi made another ineffectual
effort In the acnate to have a time fixed
lor voting oil the atateliood hill. The
lort i Ileal lona appropriatioiia hill waa
ed. A joint reaolutloii approplat
Ing 7,lH)l to pay the neceaaary ex-
Hiiea ol the maligna! cereiiioiuea en
paaand.
Italy Suspicious of Austria.
Home. Jan. 21. I'neaaineaa I felt
here at the concent ration on the Italian
frcnller ol Auatrian troops, the Patrla
uointf an fur aa to v that AiiHtna ia
urei.ar Inn for war agalnat iiaiy. on
the other hand, the Tiihuna puhliahes
a statement to the effect that Its oorro-
aiMindenl at Vienna has lieeil aamiriHl
hy the Auatrian forlgn ollice uiai ine
III I run" III ii"'""" '
i....-.... ... ii.d tiiiinikjir in i iihi rimi
lrt)tUM ,, the frontier of Italy was
........... .i.A H,..M,i ,.r H.,l.llnra to
iiktciv ...in m um .-hm.i m. ..... ..
their post after having leen
along the liuaslan frontier.
duty
To Include Swamp Land.
Waahlugton, Jan. 21. Uepreaenta-
llve lie . of Calllornia, t.Hlay intro
duced a hill authorixlng the secretary
,.( the Interior to Include swamp and
overflowed land III any irrigation pro
ject that may he undertaken under in
national Irrigation law, wherever it
may I deemed practicable and advisa
ble to do so. Much laud, w hen roliilm-
ml, shall be disposed of In. me same
manlier as oilier minis iymg oooci me
government Irrigation projects.
More Free Coal for Japan.
Toklo, Jan. 21. The Japanese cap
tured the Itrltish steamer Okley in
Tsushima straits Wednesday afternoon.
The vessel left Cardiff on November 17,
carrying 8,1100 tons of cool for Vladlvo.
stok. Bhe was brought to Sasobo.
HIS POWER IS GONE
Czar Has Been Forced to Yield
to Grand Dukes.
VLADIMIR AND SERGIUS RULE
Rioting and Bloodahed 8prad to All
Parta of Emplr Revolution
, Under Full Headway.
I.ll.au, Huaaia, Jan. 24. The imper
ial yacht Hlandard in expected here to
convey the ar and hla family to Co.
Hiihagim.
eM.rta front Hi. ruterahiirg any that
the actual government la no lonm-r in
the hamla ol the caear. Thia atatemeut
ia mad.! with ilelilM-rallou and with a
full knowledge of the day'a doim.
The grand ducal coterie, alwaya power-
nil, hut until very rcntly held in
check hy the eople'a pathetic faith
in the power of the "Utile While
Father," ia in almolute i-ommand.
(rand Duke Vladimir couimaiida the
tni, and every order, whether it In
line ol leniency or atern repreaaion, ia
iaaued hy him. (irund Duke hcrghiH ia
alaleil h. la) in control of the internal
aitiiution.
The utiuiMt au-rccy ia nutintuiiie.l aa
h the rxar'a preaeiit wherealMHita,
Home have him at Taarakoe-Kclo, othera
at I'cterhoff, alill olliera inaiat Unit he
haa lai-en at the winter palace right
along. All qu.wtlona put to men in
authority on that arore are rm-t with
the very courteoiia reply that they
know aa little aa the interrogator.
MOSCOW IN JURMOIL.
Workman Fore Clo.inr of All th
Large Factorial.
Hi. reterahurg, Jan. 24 The imt
atartllng hat lire in the aituation ti
nighl ia the new a thai acveral fucloriea
in Mia-ow have chaa-d and that the
uk men in the old capital of Uitaxia
are rejMwtlug the lactic of their fellow
workmen of the new capital, marching
from aluMi to ahop and mill to mill, de
maudiug that the eatal.liahment nlint
town. The whole citv ia rcH.rted to
he In atate of great excltcmeiit over
the newa ol the hliHalahml which haa
precipitated itniiiiHliatuly the atrike
that had Ueii chmltilel for Wcduc.
da v.
The lenaion, which waa aomewhut
relaxed during the morning, roiitinued
tu increaae during the da v. Conditiona
apNrel to he omniotiK, when, ahortlv
after dark, the workmen in two electric
light plant walked out, refiiaing triple
pay to remain, ami plunging half the
city Into utter durkneaa, including the
.Nevaky l'niwt. The water aupply
waa alao cut off, and a veritahle panic
enamel.
IT IS REVOLUTION.
Sailors al Sevastopol Mutiny in Mais
and Deitroy Building!.
Kicff, Jan. 24. Details of the hum
ug of the admiralty yards at Scvaato.
nil have arrived here, showing that it
was the result ot a muviny ot s.uuu
sailor, such aa never ladore (a'eurred
n Ituasia.
All Halurdav there had lecn conaid-
erahle talk all over the citv that the
sailors in the Hcvaatopol barracks had
grown retive ami that numerous in-alsni'.-s
of iusulH.rdiiiatioii hal ;
nrnil. Hhortlv after the noon hour
Monday the ihairs of the barracks were
thrown open and aeveml thouaand sail
ors' forced their wavout into the street.
One suusd of mutineer rushc.1 to
the rooms id a euptnin, who is said to
iave lan'n particularly dialikod. I he
ollicer waa seined and thrown to the
MiM.r. They beat in his skull, and his
face was mangled lieyond recognition,
ml then they wrecked his rooms and
took every weapon they could find.
Meanwhile, those on the outside hud
set fire to the building, which, being
old and mainly constructed ol wood,
was burned to the ground.
F'roni there the mutineers rushed
wildly through the street, setting up
I he rry of: "The revolution has be
gun." One of the Horrors of Revolt.
Hi. Petersburg, Jan. 24. Among the
authenticated horrors of yesterday is
the ease of an aged general, whose
sledge was stoped by the infuriated
people as he was driving in the direc
tion of the tnsipa. "Are you going to
order them tu lire on im? yelled the
crowd. The general ordered his coach
man to drive on, when he wa iiiNtantly
atriick on the head by a well dresaed
individual in a sable fur coat. The
general was then thrown out of the
sledge, brutally lientcn and finally
nunpl.ll to death.
Ready to Tak Charge.
London, Jan. 24. The Daily Tele
graph's Ht. Petersburg correspondent
reports that, aa the outcome of the
meeting of the lteloim party of (lorky,
Anneiiaky, ArseniefT and others ami
their adherents Haturdny night ami
Sunday, a laxly of men bus been consti
tuted who regard themselves as the fu
ture provisional government of Kusxiu.
As yet, the correspondent says, thoy are
political ciphers; but they hope to
overturn the existing regime.
To Loot for Provlilont.
Ht. reterMburg, Jan. 24. A report
has gained currency that the strikers
intend to storm the market in Vasmill
Osrloff and seise the provisions there.
PUT IN CHARGE,
United States to Managa Finances of
Santo Domingo Qovarnment.
Hanto Domingo, Kepuhlic of Banto
Domingo, Jan. 2ft. A protocol hctween
the Don'iinlcan government and the
American mlniater, Mr. Dawaoti, and
Coinmunder A. C. Dillingham, 17 8
in ix-hnll ol the American govern
meiit, waa aigned yeaterday. The prin.
eipal conditiona are that the American
government guarantee the complete
integrity of the Dominican territory
agreti to undertake the adjuatment of
all ohligatioiia of the Dominican gov
eminent, foreign and domeetic, and
tliecomlitii.ua of payment; to adjuat
iinreaaonul.le clalma and to determine
the validity and amount of pending
clniiiiH. In the caau of the apiMintment
of one or more immmieaioim lo reach
an adjiiatmeiit the Dominican govern
meiit ehall U- rcpnwcnted in order to
protect i tu reaM.iiihiity,
The American government will tak
charge of the exiating ruatoma houae
and tluwe hereafU-r to lie created, and
will nuiim the employe neceaaary to
their maniiKemeiit, the dutlea they will
ext-rciae and their right. Theee will
l roiiaidereil iHiminicana and auhloct
to the lawa of the repuhlic. The Do
minican government will have at each
malum houae iiiaiMi'tor in l)ehalf of it
interextM, and from and after the date
the con tr net take effect. The preaent
einiiltiyea are to Im coiiahlered a acting
under Ha provlaiona.
Out of the revenue wllwted at the
cnntoiu houae of the repuhlic, the
American government will deliver U
the Dominican 45 per ivnt of the total
gnaui amount for the pin iioae of attend
ing to the neceaattu-a of the hudget.
(hit of the 6fi per cent, the American
government wil pay the employes of
the cuatoiii houae, and the interest on
the amortixalion of the foreign and do
mestic del.ta. The whole surplus may
remain and each Uacal year will-he de
livered lo the Dominican government
and devoted to the payment of its del.ta
OPPOSED BY MONDELL.
Ha Will Prevent Passage of Klamath
Irrigation Bill if Possible.
Washington, Jan. 25. An effort will
be made, when the opportunity present
itself, hi secure piuwuge through the
house of a hill recently passed by the
senate permitting the secretary of the
interior to utilise Itwer Klamath, Tule
and (loose hikes ami all tributary waters
in con nn.vt ion w ith the Klamath or
other irrigation works undertaken under
the national irrigation law. There
will be opHition to this bill in the
house, however, which may be able to
prevent its mssugv. This waa shown by
su adverse report made on the bill by
Chairman Mondell, of the irrigation
committee.
The entire committee, with the ex
cepti.ui of Mondell, ia in favor of the
iassuge of the bill and concur in a fav
orable report made by ltepresentative
Williamson. In his report Williamson
quotes from a letter of the director of
the geological survey, urging the pas
aiigi! of the bill. Among other things
the director save:
"The feasibility of the Klamath irri
gation project, I rom an engineering
standiauut, is beyond question and it
is also one of the cheapest projects that
has 1h-cii found hv the reclamation
service.
"The bill is intended to authorize
the secretary of the interior to so utilise
these hikes as mav he necessary for the
Is'st development of the country under
the reclamation act. This would not
I, possible w ithout specific authority
from congress, on account of their navi
gable capaeitv, which, while insignifi
cant in value, is such as to bring them
technically within the direct jurisdic
tion of congress.
"The devlopmeiit of this project for
the irrigation of 300,000 acres of land,
ul mnt one-half of w hich is public land
or at the disposition of the public, pre
sents no physical dillicnlties of any im
portance. It may 1 stated further
that connected with this possible devel
opment is an opportunity to extend the
svstem to include some 110,000 acres of
irrigable land in the Klamath Indian
reservation at some future time, when
them lands may 13 thrown oien to set
tlement." Tiflii in State of Siege.
Victoria, B, C, Jan. 25. Captain
Orlan Cullcn, representative of the Im
perial Marine association of Toklo, re
ceived a cablegram from Constantinople
tonight to the effect that 1,500 Circas
sians had revolted and killed the Rus
sian guard, numbering 200, at Slavini,
in the Caucasus, and that Kussinns and
Turks in largo numlMrs were crossing
the frontier into the Caucasus to spread
revolution in Titlis province. Till is
City Is practically in a state of siege,
he said, and communication is had
only by dispatch liearers.
Women Trampled in Rush.
Chicago, Jim. 25. Several women
were injured here tonight in a stam
pede of thousands of excited Hussion
subjects w ho clamored for admittance
to the West Hide auditorium to hear
the news from St. Petersburg and to
listen to an address hy Mine. Katherine
ltreshkowsky, the Socialist worker.
Before the doors of the auditorium
were required a detail of policemen to
keep the crowd from stampeding and
pushing those who struggled.
Cuban City Shaken Up.
Santiago, Cuba, Jan. 25. There
huve lieen three distinct shocks of
earthquake of Increasing force within
tli last 24 hours, causing much excite
ment. No serious damago was done,
but there is feared that there will lie
more shocks.
REVOLT IS AT HAND
Strike Spreads to Every Industry
In Russian Capital.
ANGRY MOBS PARADE STREETS
Alarm Is Greater Than Over Newa or
Defeat In Far Eaatarn War
Czar Is Guarded.
8t. Petersburg, Jan. 21. With riot
ous strikers to the number of hundreds
of thousands parading the streets of
the capital city, and the continual
spread of the feeling of unrest through
out the empire, the Russian govern
ment ia in s terrible predicament.
F.ven worse than the news of the disas
ters in the Far Kast is the alarm felt in
official quarters over the dome tic sit
uation. Troops are guarding the pal
ace and all public buildings, but it is
not deemed wise to call upon them to
suppress the disorder, except in ex
treme cases.
late Friday evening aa organized
mob attacked the Marcus cardboard
factory and attempted to throw the
manager from the window, and it was
reported that the strike fever had ex
tended lo the Alexandrovsk machine
works, where 7,000 men are employed;
the Baliic cartridge factory, owned by
the government, and Baron Btreglitz'
cloth factory, the latter employing
3,000 people of both sexes; the state
distillery and the Kaller and Beckman
distilleries. The employe of the
Russo-American rubber company, the
Youkoff hoop factory, and a new cotton
spinning establishment were the latest
acquisitions to the tied-up industries
At the latter works the police were un
able to control the mob of strikers and
the military were ordered to their
assistance. It waa learned late Friday
night that the employe of the State
Playing Card factory, the Vagounine
puiier mills, employing 1,000 hamla.
the Atlas machine works, the Wolff &
Ma printing works and numerous other
large plants had joined in the atrike.
The city is almost in darkness, owing
to the strike ol electric light employes,
and it is stated that new spaper publica
tion will be suspended.
The situation grows hourly darker,
and the pnwacta for a settlement of
the difliculties vanished when the min
ister of finance refused to receive a del
egation of workingmen.
PROVIDE FOR ALASKA NATIVES.
President Endorses Emmons' Report
on Effects of Immigration.
Washington, Jan. 23. In transmit
ting to the senate today report bv
-ieutenant U . T. Emmons, of the navy,
on the condition of the native of
Alsaska, the president sent a message
saying:
'Lieutenant Emmons had for many
years peculiar facilities lor ascertaining
the facts about the native of Alaska,
and has recently concluded an investi
gation 'made on the ground by my
special direction. I very earnestly ask
the attention of the congress to the
facts set forth in this report as to the
needs of the native people of Alaska.
It seems to me that our honor aa a na
tion is involved in seeing that these
needs are met. I earnestly hope that
legislation along the general lines advo
cated by Lieutenant Kmnions cau be
enacted."
In his report Lieutenant Kmmone
says that the inrush of white men into
Alaska has caused a complete change in
of conditions; that the game is rapidly
being killed of! and the food supply of
the Indiana rapidly exhausted; that
they are like grown-up children and
incapable of taking care of themselves
the new conditions, and that it
will be necessary to do something sub
stantial for them at an early date to
prevent actual Buffering.
May Tie Up Big Railroad.
Philadelphia, Jan. 23. Though
both sides are firm and not disposed to
leld anything, developments today in
the controversy between the Pennsyl-
ania railroad company and the Bro
therhood of Trainmen indicated that
an amicable settlement of the dispute
may be effected shortly. The chance
of a strike was temporarily averted by
the decision of Vice Grand Master Lee
nd his associates to send for Grand
Master P. 11. Morrissey for the purpose
of consultation with the railway oltl-
iols in the hope of a settlement.
Russia Reiterates Her Protest.
Washington, Jan. 23. Count Cas-
sini, the Russian ambassador here,
ailed at the State department today
and presented to Secretary Hay the an
swer of the Russian government to the
secretary's last note respecting Chinese
neutrality. The Russian communica
tion, it is said, consists of a repetition
of the matters of complaint set forth in
the circular note to the powers, but in
this 'case they are supported by argu
mentative statements.
Minnssota's Great Exhibit.
Minneapolis, Jan. 23. It is pro
posed that the Minnesota educational
exhibit, which won the grand prise at
the Ht. Louis fair, be sent to the Lewis
and Clark exposition at Portland.
DEATH MEETS PLEA.
Russian Soldier Shoot Iff Workman
Who Would Appeal to Czar.
Ht. Petersburg, Jan. 23. Testerday
was a day of unspeakable horror in St.
Petersburg. The striker of Haturday,
goaded to desiKiration by a day of vio
lence, fury and bloodshed, are in
state of open insurrection against the
government. A condition almost bor
dering on civil war exists in the terror
stricken Russian capital.
The city is under martial law, with
Price Vasiichikoff as cominader of over
50,000 of the emperor's crack guards.
Troop bivouacked in the streets last
night and at various places on the
Xevsky Prospect, the main thorough.
fare of the city. On the island of
Vassili Ostroff and in the out sections
infuriated men have thrown up barri
cades, which they are holding. The
empress dowager has hastily sought
safety at Tsarskoo-Helo, where Emperor
Nicholas II is living.
Minister of the Interior Hviatopolk-
Mirsky presented to his' majesty Hatur
day night the invitation of the work
men to appear at the winter palace and
receive their petition, but the empe
ror's advisers had taken a decision to
show a firm and resolute front, and the
emperor's answer to the 100,000 work
men trying to make their way to the
palace square yesterday was a solid
array of troops, who met them with
rifle, bayonet and saber.
The priest, Goja-jn, the leader and
idol of the men, in his golden vest
ments, holding aloft the cross and
marching at the head of thousands of
workmen, through the Narva gate, mi
raculously escaped a volley which laid
low half a hundred persons. The fig
ures of the total number killed or
wounded here, at the Moscow gate, at
the various bridges snd islands, and at
the winter palace vary. The best esti
mate is 500, although there are exag
gerated figures placing the number as
high as 5,000. Many men were ac
companied by their wives and children,
and in the confusion, which left no
time for discrimination, the latter
shared the fate of the men.
The troops, with the exception of a
single regiment, which is reported to
have thrown down its arms, remained
loval and obeyed orders. But the blood
which crimsoned the snow has fired the
brains and passions of the strikers and
turned women, as well as men, into
wild beasts, and the cry of the infuriat
ed populace is for vengeance. The
sympathy of the middle classes is w ith
the workmen.
TRAIN HELD UP.
Passengers on O. R. & N. Robbed In
City Limits of Portland.
Portland, Jan. 23. While the "Spo
kane Flyer" was rushing through the
darkness between Kast Portland station
and Thirty-fourth street, shortly bf.fore
o clock Haturday night, four masked
bandits entered the rear door of the
Walla Walla sleeper, the last car of the
train, and at the point of a pistol com
peleld the occupants to deliver their
valuables. The robliers then stopped
the train by pulling the air cord, sprang
off into the night and disappeared.
They fired several shots as the train
slowed down and thus frightened aaway
pursuit.
The robbers obtained a draft for s . 50,
several watches and about $150 in cash.
As soon as the robbery became known
at police headquarters oliicers were no
tified to be on the alert, and a posse of
policemen, detectives and railway offi
cers left on au engine for the scene of
the robbery. Officers guarded the
bridges and the Vancouver ferrv. The
posse spent the night linking for evi
dence at the scene of the robbery and
in searching throughout the neighbor
ing country, but nothing was found.
Two men were arrested at The Dalles
when the train reached there. They
were found on the "blind baggage"
and answered a general description of
two of the hold-up men. It is believed
that when the train slowed down they
jumped off and ran forward before the
train crew had time to get outside and
discover them.
Position of the Armies.
Tokio, Jan. 23. In well informed
quarters here it is said that the Russian
army at Mukden was recently reinforced
by four divisions. Its present strength
is estimated at nine army corps, or
300,000 men of all arms. General
Kuropatkin's headquarters are at Fung
mountain, in close touch with the Muk-
den-Fuxhiin line. At present two and
a half divisions are facing General Oku,
two corps are before General Xodzu,
and the greater strength of these corps
confronts General Kuroki and guards
the coal mines.
May Fie From Yellow Fever.
Washington, Juu. 23. Cnoflicial ad
ices received here from representatives
of the government in the Panama canal
zone dated at the end of the first week
in January, are to the effect that while
the current reports of the prevalence of
yellow fever on the isthmus are exag
gerated, the pest does exist there, and
some apprehension is expressed that, if
it continues to spread, there will lie a
wholesale exodus of the canal builders
from the isthmus.
Producing Very Little Coal.
Dortmund, Jan. 23. About 80 per
ent of the coal operatives are striking,
and the mines are producing very little
coal. The Dortmuder Iron works are
partly shut down. Excellent order
prevails. The large mines of the Gel-
senkirchen company, located at Marten,
near Dortmund, have only 15 per cent
of their men working.-
SOCIAL WAR IS ON
Great Strike at St. Petersburg Is
Involving Thousands.
WORK ON WARSHIPS IS STOPPED
About 68,000 Ironworker and 60,
000 Cotton Mill Operatives
May Join In Strik.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 20. The strik
situation is becoming very grave. To
night there are 68,000 men out on
strike, and the movement i spreading
to the big cotton mill, which employ
over 50,000 operative. Meetings hay
been called for tomorrow, at which So
cial Democratic leaders will nse their
utmsot endeavors to convert the strike
into a vast political demonstration,
which at the present crisis might hay
most serious development. The au
thorities are adopting every precaution
to avoid an oatbreak, but the Social
Democrats are spurring on the atrikera,
and there ia great danger of a collision
with the troops, which would be al
most sure to be followed by red flag
demonstrations, accompanied by great
bloodshed. The community ia full of
sensational rumors and rioting is gen
erally expected.
In conjunction with the Epiphany
celebration, which will occur tomrrow,
the meetings of striker will make th
day a critical one for the police. Thus
far, however, the strike haa preserved
purely economic aspect. The great
industrial quarter of St. Petersburg
presents the appearance of an armed
camp. The idle lactone are surround
ed by cordons of police and patrol of
infantry march about the snow-covered
plains.
The strikers are led by a priest
named Gopon, who is idolised by the
workmen and who represent them in
negotiations with the emplyers.
This is the first great strike in North
ern Russia. Hitherto the workmen
have been unorganized, and previous
strikes in St. Petersburg have not in
volved more than 10,000 men. The
strike leader claim to have funds
enough to hold out for a month, but
this is doubted, and the lack of money
and the privations of winter and per
haps government interference are ex
pected to make the atrike abort and
sharp.
The strikers, who at first declined an
offer of financial support, are reported
to have accepted a contribution from
Moscow.
The strike has an important bearing
on the war in the Far East, as every
day's delay in completing the govern
ment contracts with the iron works
means the loss of precious time in the
starting of the third Pacific squadron.
AGREE ON RAILROAD RATES
Leaders of House and Senate
Agra
to Speedily Pas Bill.
Washington, Jan. 20. It is asserted
today that an agreement is making be
tween the leaders of the senate and the
house in accordance with which rail
road rate legislation will be enacted at
the present session of congress. The
basis of the legislation will be the
measure drawn by Colonel Hepburn,
chairman of the interstate and foreign
commerce committee of the house.
That bill already has been considered
by the president, Attorney General
Moody, Secretary Taft and Secretary
Morton, and by members of both the
bouse and the senate. It does not meet
the approval of all who have examined
it, but it is believed to be a good found
ation for a measure which probably can
be enacted.
The probability is that the Hepburn
bill will be passed by the house before
February 1.
Smallpox Rage at Billings. '
Billings, Mont., Jan. 20. According
to the records of the city officials there
are at present 67 cases of smallpox
here, all of which are strictly guarded.
In different parts of the town there are
37 houses under quarantine. Since
the outbreak of the disease, January 4,
there have been five deaths. A new
pest house has been erected outside the
city limits for the care ot patients.
Everything possible is being done to
stamp out the disease, and it is believ
ed the health authorities have the situ
ation under control, v
Will Save Five Vessels.
London, Jan. 20. According to
dispatch received from Port Arthur five
of the vessels sunk by the Russians and
by the shells of the Japanese in the
harbor have been raised. Five hun
dred and forty guns on the forts and
warships have been found to be in
good condition and easily repaired.
In addition to these the prizes cap
tured by the Japanese Include eight
locomotives and 3,000 railroad
cars. .
Put in Line of Succession.
Washington, Jan. 20. The house
committee on election of president in
conference today favorably reported the
bill adding the secretary of agriculture
and the secretary of commerce to the
line of presidential succession.