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VOL. XLIV. tfO. 13,778.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
IKED BY PARTY
House Will Act on Railroad-Rate
Bill.
MAY VOTE ON WEDNESDAY
Esch -Townsend Measure In
dorsed in Conference.
REPUBLICANS NOT UNITED
Opponents of Measure Not Bound by
Decision, and May Join Democrats
In Opposition to Rule
Some Want Delay.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. The Republi
cans ol the House of Representatives in
conference this afternoon adopted as a
party measure the bill extending rate
making powers to the Interstate , Com
merce Commission, as agreed on by the
committee on interstate and. foreign com
merce and known as the Esch-Townseno
bill. The conference instructed the House
committee on rules to bring in a rule
providing for consideration of the meas
ure beginning on Tuesday and continuing
until 4 o'clock Wednesday, "when a vote
shall be taken. No amendments will be
allowed to the bill, although the first
vote is to be taken on the Davey bill as
the ""emocratlc substitute.
Party Is Not a Unit.
The conference, which lasted three
hours, developed opposition to the meas
ure. The only test vote taken was a
motion to postpone the matter for a fur
ther conference next Tuesday. This -was
lost. Efforts were made to amend the
1)111 during the conference, but all of these
failed. Fault was found "with the bill on
the ground that it did not Include regu
lation of the private car evil and terminal
charge. The advocates of the bill con
tested these criticisms, claiming that au
thority -was contained In the bill to cor
rect the complained-of evils.
The change of the meeting from a cau
cus, as the call stated, to a "conference"
leaves members participating free to fol
low their own inclinations. It is under
stood that the opposition may organize
with the purpose of Joining the minority
in the House in the vote on the rule pre
scribing the manner of considering the
bill in the House. These plans, however,
have not been actually and definitely de
cided on.
Messrs. Mahon and Sibley, of Pennsyl
vania, wore conspicuous in their opposi
tion to any legislation at this time, both
contending that sufficient time had not
been given to the consideration of the
subject.
Cannon Urges Action.
Speaker Cannon advised his associates
that if action was to be taken at all it
must be taken now. He suggested that
s. recess might be taken until evening, but
the sentiment of the members present was
so overwhelmingly in favor of immediate
action that the Speaker did not press his
suggestion.
Representative Payne, of New York, the
majority leader, said that the bill in its
present shape did not provide for any
thing more than what was in the orig
inal Interstate commerce act, "which had
stood for ten years, at the end of which
time the railroads raised the question of
the legality of the enforcement of the
decisions of the commission as to rates,
the courts sustaining the contention that
there was no power vested in the commis
sion to fix rates.
LET COMMISSION MAKE RATES
Stickney Supports Popular Demand
and Dictates on Pass Evil.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. A. B. Stickney.
of St. Paul, president of the Chicago
Great Western Railroad, tonight delivered
an address on "The Effects of the Inter
state Commerce Law" before the regular
monthly meeting of the Washington Eco
nomic Society. Mr. Stickney's chief point
was:
"As all the purposes of the law relate
t. the schedule of rates, and as none of
the purposes can be accomplished without
a schedule. It seems evident that the most
serious defect in the law is its failure to
authorize the commission to make a
schedule of interstate rates."
After enumerating the defects of the law
Mr. Stickney took up the nonenforcement
of that part of the interstate commerce
law which forbids free transportation of
passengers and declared that "the Gov
ernors of the states, many of the Judges
in fact, all officialdom, from the highest
to the lowest, clergy, college professors,
editors, merchants, bankers, lawyers." are
guilty of misdemeanor in riding on free
passes. Said Mr. Stickney:
While Sheriffs. District Attorneys, courts
find prisons may cope with the outcasts of
society, they are powerless against the
classes which have been mentioned. Think
of tho Impossibility of committing these
classes to prison! Think of a Sheriff ar
resting himself, a District Attorney prope
cutlng himself and of a Court Judge com
mitting himself tj the penitentiary.
In England, where the laws are enforced,
these discriminations do not exist. The
members of Parliament, who enacted the
laws, have obeyed the laws, and even the
Judge, when traveling on railways, pays the
regular fare, and even if he has a special
train, ho pays the scheduled rates for Its
use.
For 15 years tbe public conscience has ap
parently been In a sort of self-hypnotic
trance of an expectancy which can nex'er
be realized, namely, that the virtues of the
railway companies will render it Impossible
for the individual to offend the law.
What tho country needs to break the
trance is an illustrious example, liko the
example of the King of England. There is
one man, and but one man, whoso example
would be effective; and, unless the American
people have misjudged his character. If he
realized that he was transgressing the law
in accepting the courtesy of free transpor
tation, Theodore Roosevelt would have the
virtue and the courage and the ability to set
the example, which shall awaken officialdom
and alleged citizens to a sense of the indi
vidual duty to obey this law.
"No one," nays Mr. Roosevelt, "can so
strongly Insist upon the elementary fact
that you cannot build the superstructure of
public virtue save on private virtues."
Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, In a speech ex
pressed his concurrence in the funda
mental views of Mr. Stickney. Ho thought
that all corporations should be under the
control of .a Federal commission appoint
ed to examine their articles of incorpora
tion to see that they were not flooded with
stock and to supervise their conduct.
FAVORS RATE REGULATION.
President of Pennsylvania Road De
clares Demand Is Reasonable.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3. A. J. Cas
satt, president of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, in an Interview on Interstate com
merce legislation, says that the manage
ment of the Pennsylvania Company has
for several years recognized the reason
ableness of legislation providing for Gov
ernmental regulation of rates under prop
er safeguards to the owners of railway
properties. He believed there was now a
general disposition to acquiesce in proper
legislation on this subject.
Mr. Cassatt said the question of pre
venting discriminations or preferences be
tween shippers by the payment of re
bates, or by any other device, seemed to
be confounded In the minds of the public
with that of Governmental regulation of
rates. Discriminations were already dealt
with by the Federal statute known as the
Elkins act, passed in 1S03, In as effective
a way as Is possible In any legislative
enactment, unless, perhaps. In the case of
private car lines, where further legisla
tion might possibly bo needed to bring
them under the provisions of the Elkins
act, and that this would be met by the
Overstreet bill, which is now pending1 In
Congress.
HITS STRAIGHT AT GERMANY
British Naval Official Talks on Naval
War Preparations.
LONDON, Feb. 3. A speech delivered in
the Hampshire village of East Leigh
Thursday evening by Arthur Hamilton
Lee. Civil Lord of the Admiralty, has cre
ated excitement. In dealing with the re
cent redistribution of Great Britain's
naval forces Mr. Lee frankly declared
that Great Britain had not so much need
to keep her eyes on France and the ifed
iterranean, but had to look with anxiety
toward the North Sea, and the fleets have
been so distributed as to enable them to
deal with any danger in that direction,
should it unfortunately occur.
If war should unhappily be declared, ho
continued, under existing conditions, the
British navy would get its blow in first,
before the other side had tho time to read
in the papers that war had been declared.
He maintained that "by recent naval
reforms Great Britain's strength as a
naval fighting power had been doubled
during the last few weeks."
The speech, which was delivered at a
railway dinner in no wise political in char
acter. Is commented on in some of tho
leading London papers as exceedingly in
discreet and likely to bo greatly resented
by Germany, at which it evidently pointed.
The Daily Chronicle suggests that Pre
mier Balfour should muzzle his Civil
Lord of the Admiralty.
TO HEAD OFF SOCIALISTS.
Purpose of Proposed Purchase of
Prussian Coal Mines.
BERLIN. Feb. 3. Commerce Minister
Moeller says that the Prussian .Govern
ment does not intend to buy the coal
mines in both Rhenish-Westphallan and
the Slleslan regions, and that his posi
tion now towards state ownership of the
fields is precisely what it was during the
negotiations to acquire the Hibernla
mines the government ought to have a
seat in the coal syndicate. As for "the
report current among bankers that the
Ministry of Commerce has asked if it
would be easy to raise money to buy
the mines, they were, the Minister added,
without foundation, so far as he was
concerned.
The Associated Press is able to confirm
yesterday's dispatch to the effect that
the Prussian Government had Inquired of
a group of financial interests if it would
be difficult to raise loans sufficient to
take over the coal mines, both of the
Rhenlsh-Westphalian and the Slleslan
regions, should the government desire to
consider such a project.
Certainly two meetings of bankers took
place, at which tho subject was consid
ered. Those in the government who favor
the purchase of the mines contend that
government ownership would be a firm
dam against Socialism and that the So
cialist party could be prevented from
organizing the miners, as they now are
prevented from organizing the railroad
employes.
STRIKERS KILLED AT LODZ.
Deadly Battle With Troops in Polish
City.
LODZ, Poland, Feb. 3. In a conflict be
tween troops and strikers at the Kounit
zer factory here today the soldiers fired,
killing six persons and wounding 48.
Shooting also occurred at the Keller lace
factor'-
Andrassy May Form Cabinet.
VIENNA, Feb. 3. Count Andrassy. a
leader of the Liberals of Hungary, had
an audience today with Emperor Francis
Joseph. The Count was not formally
commanded to organize a new Hungarian
Cabinet, but he was instructed to sound
leading statesmen of Hungary and to re
port the result to the Emperor in a few
days. Count Andrassy later in the day
had an Interview with Count Goluchowski.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, and subse
quently -visited Count Tisza, retiring Pre
mier of Hungary-
French Money in Danish Islands.
ST. THOMAS, Feb. 3. The new Dan
ish West Indian National Bank was
opened here today. Simultaneously
the new monetary system of the Dan
ish West Indies went Into effect, francs
and their fractions, styled hy this, .re
placing the present dollars and cents
currency.
New Head of Credit Lyonnais.
PARIS. Fob. 4. Adrian Mazert, director-general
of the Credit Lyonnais.
has been appointed president of the
board of directors, in succession to
Henri Germain, who died yesterday.
PUTER IS CAUGHT
Attempts to Secure Big
Tract of State Land.
FRAUD IS VERY EVIDENT
Salem Men Swear Falsely for
Small Sum Per Head.
GOVERNOR GETS CONFESSION
Prospective Government Irrigation
Scheme in Klamath Falls Would
Have Been Made to Yield
Revenue to Conspirator.
MEN WHO MADE APPLICATION.
H. C Handle.
S. E. Foster.
R. L. Penton.
R. S. Haskell.
D. A. Smith.
H. A. Smith.
H. J. Van
Bogort.
R. M. McFarlane.
David Steel.
SALEM, Feb. 3. (Special.) S. A. D.
Puter, convicted of conspiracy to defraud
tho Government in timber-land cases, and
under indictment on further charges, was
caught today in an attempt to secure
title to 3200 acres of state school
land In violation of law, and the State
Land Board has $2000 of his good money
and evidence sufficient to show tho fraud
ulent nature of the transaction.
Basil Wagner, of this city, procured the
men to make the applications for the land.
As each filed bis application ho told Clerk
Brown that Wagner would call for the'
certificate of sale.
Applications to purchase school land
near Klamath Falls were filed by nine
residents of Salem, who swore that they
wanted the land for their own use and
benefit, and had made no contract, ex
press or Implied, to convey tho land to
any other person. No certificates of sale
were Issued, but Clerk G. G. Brown called
the attention of the State Land Board
to the suspicious applications,, and an In
vestigation resulted.
Ono of the applicants was taken before
the Governor, where he was closely cross
question, until he admitted that he had
made the application at tho Instance of
an agent of Puter and made the initial
payment with a bank draft furnished by
Puter.
Governor Chamberlain immediately call
ed a special meeting of the State Land
Board to consider the matter, and Puter
appeared before the board. He asked,
leave to withdraw the applications and
receive his drafts, but the Land BoaAl
refused to recognize his right to have the
money returned.
The drafts will be returned only to the
persons who deposited them, and when
these men appear they will be brought
upon tbe carpet and questioned as to tho
truth of their affidavits. Whether the
$2000 will eventually be returned or will
be held by the board as forfeited remains
to be determined.
Puter Paid in Cash.
Twenty dollars apiece was the price
Puter was to pay the men for their serv
ices in making the applications, securing
certificates and assigning the same to
Puter or persons whom ho should name.
If the men desired they could retain a
one-tenth interest in the land Instead of
receiving the 520, but so far as learned
the men took the money rather than the
one-tenth interest.
This one of many illegal transactions
was discovered by Clerk G. G. Brown
Several days ago applications for G40
acres of land were offered signed by Maud
Coffin and her mother, and sworn to be
fore a Portland notary. Brown was sus
picious and sent back word that the ap
plicants would have to appear before him
to make the affidavits. Today the nine
applicants mentioned above appeared to
apply for the land which Puter had tried
to get through Coffin, and other lands in
the same vicinity. They appeared one or
two at a time, and each tendered a draft
on Ladd & Bush's Bank for 5200 as a first
payment on 320 acres of land.
There was nothing in this part of the
transaction to show the hand of Puter,
though Brown suspected that the famous
land dealer was back of the whole busi
ness. When Randle appeared and made
his affidavit, he was escorted to the Gov
ornor's office and put through a sweat
box. Wagner Acts as Agent
The story Randle told and afterward put
in the form of a sworn statement was that
two or three days ago Basil Wagner, of
this city, approached him and asked him
if he did not want to buy some state land.
Wagner offered to furnish the money and
give him a one-tenth interest in the land
or pay him 520 for the one-tenth interest.
Wagner told- him the transaction was all
right, and he went into it. After present
ing the application and depositing the
draft furnished by Wagner, he signed a
blank assignment, conveying his interest
in the certificate of sale, which had not
yet been issued. Then he was paid the
520.
White all this was going on Puter was
in the rotunda of the Capitol and got wind
of the trouble. When the board met in
special session he asked for a hearing
and was granted an opportunity to say
anything he wished. He told the board
that the land was being purchased for
California capitalists, who furnished the
money, and that he was their agent. He
did not deny that the applicants had neon
hired to act as mediums for the transfer
of the title to the land, but tried to make
it appear legal by representing that - the
applicants were to retain one-tenth inter
est, which he afterward purchased for
520.
Wagner appeared at the same time, but
had nothing to say. Tho board would
make no reply to his request for a return
of the bank drafts further than to say
that the drafts will be returned to no one
but the applicants in person, and perhaps
not to them.
The land sought to be purchased is in
the Klamath irrigation district and was
presumably wanted for that reason, as it
would find ready sale in anticipation of
the Government irrigation project.
TO UTTPEAT, WHEAT DRAWBACK.
Hansbrough Proposes Amendment to
Dingley Tariff Law.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Senator
Hansbrough today introduced in the
form of an amendment to the sundry
civil bill a measure which, if adopted,
would have the effect of repealing the
drawback provision of the Dingley act.
Insofar as it applies to wheat. The
amendment has been referred to the
committee on appropriations and, when
it comes up for consideration, Mr.
Hansbrough will argue the" necessity
of Its enactment on the ground that
the general drawback provision of the
Dingley act was not intended by the
framers of that measure to apply to
wheat, although under the recent opin
ion of Attorney-General Moody draw
backs will be allowed on imported
wheat manufactured into flour In tho
absence of some Congressional enact
ment. THE DAYS DEATH ROLL.
Pioneer Illinois Printer Dead.
PEORIA, 111., Feb. 3. Frank Bar
rett, one of the oldest printers in act
ive service in Hllnols, is dead here,
aged 75 years. He was one of the pio
neer printers of the West, having been
employed on tho Detroit Free Press,
the Chicago Tribune and other West
ern papers.
James M. Milne, Genesee, N. Y.
DENVER, Feb. 3. John M, Milne, for
42 years connected with the State Normal
School at Genesee, N. Y., the last 25 years
as principal, died tonight at the Oakea
Home for Consumptives, in this city.
Fire Loss of $200,000 at Shamokin.
SHAMOKLNV Pa., Feb. 4. Fire this
morning destroyed four houses, the stock
ing factorj of Aubor & Co. and a large
planing mill, causing a loss of 5200,000.
CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TODAY'S Increasing cloudiness; winds most
ly northerly.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 43
deg.; minimum, S2. Precipitation, trace.
War In tho Far East.
General Grlppenbertr. reslcns and General My.
loft will succeed him. Pace 0.
Marshal Oyoma'a account of the recent battle.
Paso 9.
Constant eklrmishlns at tho front. Pace .
Japanese" .reported to have forced breach In
Russian center.' 1 use 0.
The Outbreak in Rossla.
Czar receive delegation of striking printers.
Pago 1.
Gorky and seven other literary men to bo tried
for political crimes. Pace l.
Polish coalmlners etrlke and commit violence.
Pago 1.
Bloody conflicts between troops and strikers at
lodz. Pace 1.
Reforms In administration mean end of bu
reaucracy. Pace 1.
Nobles of Moscow petition for a Parliament.
Page 1.
Sevastopol sailors condemned to death, and
mutiny may be renewed. Pace 1.
National.
Interstate Commerce Commission finds Santa
Fe road cullty of willfully violating law.
Pace 0.
Senate committee given explanation of Indian
school question. Page 3.
Foster and Cushman will flght to a finish for
Tacoma Postofnce. Pace 3.
Poster tries to conciliate Ankeny. needing his
hi-lp in Tacoma Hunt. Pace 3.
Judse S wayne answers charges before Senate.
Page 0.
House Republicans decide to support Esch
Xownsend railroad-rate bill. Page JL
Politic.
Democrats breaklntr down evidence of fraud In
Colorado contest. Page 0.
Public investigation, of boodle charges to be
made In Illinois. Pace 0.
rorelca.
British, naval official hlntn at war preparations
against Germany. Page 1.
Albanians preparing to flght for independence.
Page U.
Domestic.
Cold wave snredds southward to Texas and
east to the Allechanles. accompanied by
heavv snow storm. Pace 3.
Ico gorges block Ohio. Hudson and other great
rivers. Pace 5
Delugo of rain in Arizona. Page 3. )
Pacific Coast Leslslaturea.
legislative committees expect to limit Oregon
state expenditures to S2.000.0u0. Pace 4.
Capital removal and railroad commission are
active Questions before the "Washington leg
islature. Pace 1.
Pangs are removed from Washington bill at
tcting foreign banking houses. Page o.
Pacific Coast.
S. A. D. Puter caught In attempt to obtain
state land near Klamath Falls by fraud.
Pace 1.
Washington County farmer jroes Insane and
trie to kill family with an ax. Pace 3.
liood Itlver school children co on strike, and
teacher has her aalary cut oft. Page 3.
Idaho timber tbievco duck aged witness in ley
water to scare him out ot tbe country.
Page 5
Commercial and Marin.
January trade better than year aco. Pace 13.
Active speculation continues in stock market.
Pace 13.
Jul? option most active In Chicago wheat pit.
Pace IS.
Ureak In grain future at San Francisco. Page
12.
Steamer may be put on Portland-Gray's Harbor
route. Page 12. 1
Small tug capsizes at Ai-torla. Page 1C.
Portland and Vicinity.
Count Arthur "Wilson, the well-known Swedish.
Norwegian Vice-Consul, succumbs to attack
of heart trouble. Pace 7
Governor McaG and official "Washington party
oamn to dedicate site of "Washington build-
toe at Lewis and Clark exposition. Pace 8.
Chlnrse begin the celebration of their New
Year's. Pago 12.
Federal grand Jury Investigates Rosebrirg land
ofdee. Pace S. .'
Ch!t o Pollen Hunt Issues order 'forblddlnc
women to frequent or sell liquor In saloons.
Pace 1.
Walter W. Rlgc3 and Albert Overman, or
Welaer, Idaho, asphyxiated by jra-' Paco H.
Fcntuded poker games found In operation by
Sheriff "Word. Page 10.
January receipt of County Clerk's office for
this year beats all previous records. Page 12.
5. J. Hney formally calls city's attention to
the fact that the channel at the Morriran
wtrrct bridge docs not meet Foderal require
ments. Page S. 1
TALK WITH m
Delegation of Printers
at the Palace.
LEARNS OF THEIR WRONGS
Meanwhile Riots and Strikes
Darken Poland.
TO TRY GORKY AND OTHERS
Political Charges Against Literary
MenProposed Reforms Well Re
ceived, but Moscow Nobles
Ask for Parliament.
SAVAGE UGHT AT LODZ.
BERLIN, Feb. 3. The Lokal Anzel
gers "Warsaw correspondent reports that
at Lodr there was a bloody encounter
on Friday, tho military Urine on strik
ers and causlnc great havoc In the
flght several days ago, the correspond
ent pays, 10 strikers were killed and 7S
wounded, of whom 38 were severely In
jured. SPECIAL CABLE.
LOXDO.V, Feb. 4. The Odessa corre
spondent of the London Dally Mail
wires that 3S of the Sevastopol Bailors
who participated la the recent outbreak
which led to the burning: of several
building of the Admiralty yards there
have been condemned to death, aad that
as a result a renewal of the mutiny Is
threatened. The correspondent de
scribes the situation as extremely criti
cal. SPECIAL CABLE.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 4. For tho sec
ond time within tho week Czar Nicholas
has conversed with workmen and shaken
them by tho hand. Friday afternoon a
committee- of Ave, representing: the em
ployes of the state printing department,
arrived at the AlexanQer Palaco In one
ot the imperial carriages and was escorted
through the corridor and up the broad
staircase to the Czar's audience-room.
His Majesty received them cordially;
With the Czar were at the time Minister
of Finance MokovzofT and Prince Solitl
zlno, tho manager of the department.
The Czar questioned each of his visitors
personally, and In a manner which plainly
showed his desire to find out for himself
whether tho grievances of the men justi
fied their recent defiance of the authori
ties bf the government. He spent much
time questioning the men about the na
ture of their work In technical details,
their working hours and the number of
years they have spent In the employ of
the department. -
At the conclusion of the audlenco the
Czar expressed his satisfaction with the
conduct of the delegates during .the inter
view and their determination to bring be
fore the throne their grievances. In do
ing this, ho said, "they had only done
their duty honestly and conscientiously."
He charged them to thank their comrades
In his name for the confidence with which
they had turned to their Emperor in the
hour of their need, and Intimated that it
was his Intention to visit the works in
the future.
After tho audience the delegates were
entertained at dinner by several high
court ofilclals, and later they were shown
around the palace and its various build
ings. It Is stated upon good authority that all
tho workers of the printing department
are satisfied with the result of the audi
ence, and feel certain that the Czar will
grant all reasonable concessions. The
same element, however, which character
ized the recent visit of another working
men's delegation at the palace as unrep
resentative is dissatisfied with Friday's
event, and says that the deputation was
neither authorized to speak for the strik
ers nor- had It secured a single promise
which would warrant the hope of a gen
eral amelioration of the condition of the
workers.
SOSNOVICE . MINERS OUT.
They Bind Officials, Drag Them to
Meetings and Stop Trains.
SOSNOVICE, Feb. 3. About 40.000 men
aro now put on a strike. At a meeting
of the strikers today the men forcibly
dragged officers belonging to the man
agement of various concerns to the place
of meeting. All the speakers insisted on
the preservation of public order.
The men's demands include a minimum
wage of 75 cents a day, eight hours to
constitute a day's work; various reforms
in factory management, and old-age
pensions.
After the meeting 12.000 strikers
marched six miles to the Dombrova
quarter in perfect order, but everywhere
persuaded workmen to strike.
This afternoon strikers went to the
railway station of Streshemeschiz, seized
and bound the officers, wrecked the sta
tion buildings and stopped trains in . both
directions.
ON RUINS OF BUREAUCRACY
Committee of Ministers Build Bul
warks for People's Rights.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 4 (12:30 A. M.)
Official reports of the deliberations of
the committee of Ministers on guarantees
for tho observance of laws and for the
prevention of arbitrary conduct by offi
cials evoke general satisfaction. The
proposal to restore the Senate's original
character as the chief guardian of the
laws is described in some quarters as the
corner stone of the new edifice which Is
building on the ruins of the bureaucracy.
Special commissioners of the Ministries
of the Interior. Finance and Justice are
husily studying the questions of equality,
peasants' legislation, strikes and state In
surance for workmen, which were out
lined by the imperial ukase of Decem
ber 25.
EIGHT WILL BE TRIED.
Trepoff's Plans Regarding Gorky and
Other Literary Men.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 4 (2 A. M.)
It Is the intention of the government to.
bring Maxim Gorky and seven other au
thors and publishers to trial on political
charges. Governor-General Trepott, who
received the Associated Press correspond
ent Friday afternoon, said:
"The whole case is now in the hands of
the Ministry of Justice, which is conduct
ing the investigation, at the conclusion of
which the Procurator-General will decide
whether the prisoners shall be tried by a
civil or a military court. The story
spread broadcast that I have ordered
Gorky to be tried by court-martial and
shot Is a baseless fabrication. Invented by
persons who are grossly Ignorant of Rus
sia, or else they would know that it is
impossible for a representative of the
Russian administration to order any pris
oner to be executed, or to even decide the
form of trial. Yet I am In receipt of let
ters daily from abroad Imploring me to
spare Gorky's life.
"I repeat that I am In no wise con
cerned In this matter; I even do not know
whether the Procurator-General may de
cide provisionally to release Gorky, as he
did in the case of Hessen, Miakotin and
Karieff. I cannot, of course, reveal the
exact terms of the accusation against the
prisoner; but you may emphatically con
tradict the version of the discovery of
documents implicating eight men who
were to have comprised a provisional gov
ernment." Turning to the question of the present
aspect of affairs, the Governor-General
said:
"We have every reason to feel satisfied.
Masters and men are now on excellent
terms, and work Is proceeding everywhere
quietly. The reception of the workmen's
deputation by the Emperor has created
the best Impression. ' As to Insinuations
that tho workmen who wero received at
Tsarskoe-Selo were not representative,
you may say their selection was not In
fluenced in any way by tho government.
The selection of the men had to be made
within a day. I summoned the principal
managers and asked them to choose their
most trustworthy and influential men,
and this was done."
SOLDIERS ATTACK AMERICAN
Rush on Him With Drawn Swords,
but Others Rescue Him.
LONDON, Feb. 4 (3:30 A. M.) A wan
ton attack upon "a peaceful American by
Russian Uhlans Is reported by tho War
saw correspondent of the Standard. Tho
correspondent says that the American,
who had been In the city only a short
time, was leaving a cafe Friday night,
when he was attacked by a party of Uh
lans, who made for him with drawn
swords.
Two officers rushed to the American's
rescue. They hurried him out of harm's
reach and then escorted him to the Hotel
Bristol.
BREAKS OUT IN NEW PLACES
Polish Strike Cuts Off Sugar Supply
for Army Riot at Lodz.
"WARSAW, Feb. 3. Warsaw newspapers
reappeared this morning after eight
days suspension of publication. They
are subjected to the most severe censor
ship under the orders of Minister of the
Interior Bouligan. Most of the shops
reopened today, but only a few of tho
strikers returned to work.
Scattered instances of violence wero
reported today. A student of the univer
sity was killed this morning by a striker,
and strikers killed a workman who had
been in communication with the military
authorities.
The workmen of a cutlery factorj at
tempted to resume their employment to
day, but strikers entered the building
and demolished the machinery. Most of
the strikers, apparently, are not yet will
ing to return to work.
Workmen In all the sugar factories of
Poland, which number 42, struck on Feb
ruary 2. These factories hitherto have
been working day and night to supply
the troops in Manchuria.
The employes of the iron works at Sos
novice struck today.
Later reports from Lodz say the dis
turbances there ended quickly. The mili
tia fired one volley, killing two and
wounding two, and the rioters Immedi
ately fled. The town is now quiet. The
authorities have taken extraordinary
precautions to maintain order.
There is a report from Radogoszez that
a mob there killed one officer and two
soldiers.
A general strike began this morning
at Pabianica.
STILL ASK FOR PARLIAMENT.
Nobles of Moscow Province Voice De.
mands of People.
MOSCOW, Feb. 3. At a private meet
ing of the provincial nobility today, after
a discussion of the reform proposals, it
was decided to vote for a modified form
of an address to the government to the
effect that the members of the nobility
are eagerly awaiting a word from the
mperor which would show that the
bonds uniting the throne and the people
are still unbroken and that the Emperor
would, when he deemed advisable, sum
mon elected representatives of the people
to participate in the government.
GORKY'S HOPE FOR LIBERTY.
V
It Must Be Based on intercession of
'Foreign Writers.
SPECIAL CABLE.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 4. It was
seml-officially admitted today that
Maxim Gorky, the author and agitator,
has not been released. No information
was vouchsafed as to the purpose of
the former announcement of his libera
tion. Every conceivable pressure is
being brought to bear upon the gov
ernment authorities to release Gorky
from prison. Those Interested In his
fate feel, however, that appeals eman
ating from Russian sources will avail
little" and their hopes are based upon
whatever action, may be taken by Ht
crateurs In other countries.
BOGIE HAS LIFE
Olympia Likely to Lose
the State Capital.
DEMAND IS VERY STRONG
Tacoma Considered a More
Central Location.
SEATTLE LENDS INFLUENCE
Railroad Commission Bill May En
counter Shipwreck Unless Light
ened of the Heavy Load Car
ried in Its Present Form.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 3. (Staff
Correspondence.) The much-dreaded
ennui which was feared when the Sen
atorial fight came to such a sudden end
Is not yot in evidence nor are there any
Immediate signs of its appearance. The
Washington Legislature Is confronted
with two decidedly live questions,
either of which would afford sufficient
diversion to liven up the dullest ses
sion. The Railroad Commission bill, which
was, of course, the legitimate succes
sor of the Senatorial flght, crowded
into the center of the stage as soon
as the Senatorial matter was out of
the way, but before the first burst of
applause that greeted its appcaranco
had died away another real live Issue
appeared on the scene. This second
attraction was the capital removal bill,
and the effect of its appearance was
not unliko that which follows the ar
rival of a swiftly propelled brickbat
In a thickly populated hornet's nest.
The matter was hinted at during tho
Senatorial flght, but since territorial
days it has been a favorite pastime
for members of the Legislature to send
cold shivers up and down the Olympia
back by dragging this bogleman into
view, and it was at first thought this
was only a new appearance ot an old
scare.
Capital Removal Bill Will Pass.
There is more behind this capital
removal bill than was expected, and
tho ease with which it was railroaded
through tho Senate as well as tho per
sonnel ot the men who voted for it,
disclosed a sentiment in favor of re
moval that Olympia never suspected
was in existence. To make matters
worse, Thurston County's delegation in
the Legislature fell outside the breast
works in the Senatorial flght and is
now without influence with tho domi
nant faction in state politics.
Senator Ruth, who Is leading the
fight for retention of the capital, has
always until the present campaign
lined up with Baker, Stevenson and the
rest of the crowd who engineered tha
Sweeny-Piles deal to such a success
ful termination. Ruth refused to train
with them on the Senatorial flght, and
now they are reciprocating by refusing:
to stand in with him to prevent tha
passage of the capital-removal bill. A
motion to reconsider the bill will bring
It before the Senate again, but will
have but little effect on tho final re
sult in spite of the heroic lobbying that
Is now being carried on by every man,
woman and child in tho city.
Strong Demand for Removal.
It would, of course, be impossible to
pass the bill simply because, as is
charged, tho politicians desire that it
should be passed; but back of all this
Is a desire on the part of people from
all over the state, irrespective ot po
litical belief or affiliations, to have tha
.seat of state government located at a
more convenient point.
The disadvantages of Olympia were
intensified this session by the burning
of the big- hotel and by the wretched
train service of the Northern Pacific.
Both of these handicaps could, of
course, be removed without tho ne
cessity ot taking the capital to Ta
coma, but the Legislature is in ;no
frame of mind for temporizing, and
unless something unforeseen happens
the bill will go through the House al
most as easily as it paffsed the Sen
ate. Seattle Helping Tacoma.
The passage of a resolution by tho
Seattle Chamber of Commerce favor
ing the removal of the capital to Ta
coma Is a most striking Illustration of
the powerful sentiment that Is behind
the movement. This is said to be the
first time on record that Seattle show
ed a disposition to give Tacoma any
thing but a black eye. The reason for
the Seattle Indorsement of Tacoma at
this time is the fear that if a free-for-all
race for a new capital site was pre
cipitated no one city could secure the
necessary vote, and the constitutional
amendment would be lost.
King and Pierce Counties, combined,
have about one-third of the members
of the Legislature, and with the capital
located at Tacoma nearly every mem
ber could live at home, excellent elec
tric car service enabling the Seattle
members to reach their homes within
an hour or two after adjournment.
Railroad Bill Next Week.
While the Capitol removal bill has tem
porarily crowded the railroad commission
bill to one side, the latter will blossom
out In the fullness of its strength as a
peace-disturber early next week. There
was nothing doing today in the commit
tee or the subcommittees having the mat-
XConcluded on Third Pago.)