VOL. XLV.- 0. 14,055.
PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECE3EBER 25, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
RISINGS TO TEST
RUSSIAN TROOPS
Revolutionists Hope to
Create Republic,
ARMY HOLDS KEY TO SITUATION
Revolt Means Immediate Over
throw of the Czar.
OMINOUS CALM AT CAPITAL
fctrlkcr Gaze Sullenly at Blchly
Clad Aristocrats as They Enjoy
the Bright Winter Day in
Smart Equipages.
THE DAY BEFORE CHJUSTrAS.
ST. PETERSBURG Crowd with out
len faces watch the sable-clad aristoc
racy enjoying a bright "Winter day in
their sumptuous alolgha.
tVARSAAV Railroads arc running,
but the situation Id serious. Dynamite
stored in flat wrecks building.
SIOSCOU Barracks destroyed by sol
diers spring up again in many places in
the city. Xo public meetings are al
lowed and the jails are crowded with
revolutionary leaders. Rioting con
tinues all day.
ODESSA Political strike has begun.
The inhabitants are In a state of panic
Revolutionists expected to capture the
city.
LIBAU Mutineers reported to have
fired on Hamburg-American steamers
oent to carry oft German refugees.
ST. PETERSBURG, Doc 24. (8:30 P.
M.) With Moscow's baptism of blood,
the revolutionaries made good their
threat to transform the strike into armed
rebellion, and the next 4S hours should
determine whether they can marshal suf
ficient strength to plunge the country
into an actual state of civil war and se
riously threaten .Jhe Immediate -downfall
of the government.
The government professes confldeude
that the whole attempt will fail, owing:
to the woeful Insufficiency of arms In pos
session of the proletariat and by reason
of the loyalty of the army as a whole:
but Its calculations might again be rude
ly upset. A few arsenals might be seized
to furnish arms, or the open support of
a few regiments might start a landslide
on the army. Certainly the shrewdest of
the revolutionary leaders fully appre
ciate that the issue must be decided by
the attitude of the army, which is yet
to cast the die.
Instructions have gone forth that ris
ings must occur everywhere in order to
test the troops, and if a foothold can be
secured It Is the intention of the revo
lutionaries to set up a provisional gov
ernment and proclaim a republic.
Glutinous Troops Locked in Barracks
Thus far reports from Moscow do not
clear up the vital point as to whether
any of the troops there actually refused
to obey commands, although there arc
persistent rumors that they did. Revo
lutionary leaders here claim to have con
firmation of a report that a grenadier
brigade and some Cossacks mutinied and
are now locked up In their barracks.
While the military succeeded every
where in driving the insurgents from
their barricades in Moscow Saturday
night, the defeat evidently was not a de
cisive one. as barricades were again
thrown up In dozens of places this morn
ing, and lighting was renewed before 11
o'clock. The Associated Press under
stands that orders have been Issued for
an uprising here, but the government's
mcaturcs seemingly rendor this impos
sible. No meetings, public or private, are al
lowed, which makes an assembly -of more
than five persons in a private building Il
legal The prisons and Jails arc filled
with leaders of the revolutionaries and
agitators. Two caches of arms have been
?Hzed and an entire organization, con
sisting of 300 "crujlna," as the student
militia is called, has been captured.
Calm on Surruce ait Capital.
Rumors .were purposely circulated that
a conflict would be inaugurated at a
demonstration of workmen in the Nevsky
Prospect this afternoon, but they proved
to be unfounded. The city in fact was
unnaturally calm on the surface, and a
stranger dropping down the Nevsky
Prospect this afternoon would have seen
no cvldcncos of ferment. It was a bright
risp Winter day, and smart sleighs and
equipages of the aristocracy, -with their
occupants cloaked In sables and other
rich furs, were out in force. Only the
sullen faces of the crowds of strikers on
the sidewalks and foot patrols on every
block looked ominous.
If the plans of the revolutionaries to
produce an uprising in St. Petersburg
fall, as It Is believed they will, an at
tempt certainly will be made to terror
ize the government by guerrilla warfare,
in which bombs will play the chief role.
The government having embarked In a
war against the "Rods," it is difficult to
see how it can draw back one step.
The acceptance by Governor-General
Boubassoff. of Moscow, of the offer of
tho notorious reactionary. Prince Tchcr
batoff. to organize the loyalists as a
militia has created a shudder or horror.
Mutineers Fire on Foreign Steamers.
SPECIAL CABLE.
PARIS, Dec. 23. A dispatch received
early Monday morning from Llbau, states
that the mutineers there have fired on
the Hamburg-American steamers Batavla
and Kchrwlcdcr. which had been, pent
there to take off German scfugeea. The
rcjwrt has not yet been confirmed.
POLITICAL STRIKE AT ODESSA
City Is Expected to Fall Into tlic
Hands or the Revolutionists.
ODESSA, Dec. 24.-A general political
strike began here today. The bakers and
waterworks employes, however, arc still
at work. The garrison maintains a pas
sive attitude, and grave fears are ontcr
talncd that the city will fall completely
Into the hands of the revolutionists. The
inhabitants arc panic stricken.
DAY OF TERROR AT MOSCOW
Scenes of the Frcncli devolution Are
Rc-Enactcd at Old Capital,
SPECIAL CABLE.
MOSCOW, Dec. 24. -Terrible bloodshed
and slaughter marked thif Sunday at
Motcow. The bloody Sunday of St. Pe
tersburg was repeated. All day the city
was In .a state of rioting, revolution and
constant clashes between the troops and
revolutionaries. The loss of life Is not
estimated, but It was great. Tonight
corpses arc strung about the streets and
In many homes.
The fighting .started when the ar
tillery opened fire on the barricades
erected by the strikers in Tverskaya
and Sadovaya streets. As a result of tills
firing the slaughter was Immense. A
large force of Infantry fired simulta
neously with the artillery, and the barri
cades were bombarded by the big guns,
The rifle fire -was the most deadly. In
one Instance a squad of artillery occu
pied a church steeple and fired on the
people of all degrees.
Insurgents pillaged two large ammuni
tion factories today. Notwithstanding
the repulse of Saturday, the revolution
ists continued the conflict, and clashes
between the troops and Insurgents con
tinued today. Scenes such as were
enacted In Paris during the French revo
lution were practically re-enacted, and
actt of coldblooded murder and pillage
were committed.
Individuals fought individuals, as the
war of the loyal troops and the revolu
tionists went on. and the fighting forces
were scattered from street to street. Can
non and tho crack of small arms made
it a day of terror. No attempt has
been made except in a few instances to
pick up the dead, and the wounded have
not in all Instances been cared for.
As barricade were battered down by
the artillery fire in one portion they were
rc-crected In another, and the rex'olution
Isis continued to meet the attacks of the
troops. It Is hard to appreciate the
frenzy of tho Insurgents. Loss of life
seemed only to add to the fury of the
conflict. The revolutionists surprised a
large force of gendarmes in an isolated
part of the city and went to tho attack
in large numbers, killing and wound
ing 20.
A large number or Innocent persons
were slaughtered owing to the patrols,
which made it Impossible for them to es
cape death In their own homes. The pa
trols directed their tire Into raanj' houses
suspected to lodge revolutionists. If the
flrt fire from the street was not ef
fective the patrols entered the houses or
battered the residences with the artillery
pieces. The residence of the Prefect of
Police was besieged among tho others.
SOCIALISTS SUMMON TO ARMS
News From Moscow Js " Rousing
Fighting; Blood at Warsaw.
WARSAW, Dec 24. The railroads arc
still running, but the situation Is .serious.
Owing to the news from Moscow all the
Socialist parties have issued proclama
tions summoning the people for an armed
rebellion.
An explosion this morning destroyed a
flat in which was stored a quantity of
dynamite. The entire house was un
roofed, but there were no casualties.
STORM THE SARHIGADES
DRAGOONS CHARGE AT MOSCOW
AFTER HEAVY CANNONADE.
Revolutionaries Apparently Worsted,
but Do Not Give Vp the
Bloody Struggle.
MOSCOW. Dec. 24. (5 P. M.) Artil
lery, rifle and revolver-firing contin
ues throughout the day. but the noise
of the battle has now somewhat
abated. The guns have been bombard
ing one barricade nftor another, the
cannonade being followed by charges
by the dragoons, who set tire to the
debris.
The area of the fighting today was
more extended and included Trabnois
Square. Sadovia. ICaretnal and many
other streets. The revolutionaries ap
parently have not in the loast lost
heart, notwithstanding Saturday
heavy casualties. It Is now known
that 500 is a moderate estimate of the
losses and many more persons fell
today.
The revolutionaries had few suc
cesses. Thoy surprised a foree of
gendarmes on tho Karetnai treot to
day, killing or wounding- 20 of them.
Since then artillery has been firing
uninterruptedly In that section of tho
city.
In many cases dragoons fired into
private houses, -where they suspected
revolutionaries had taken rcfugo. In
nearly every district large numbers
of innocent persons were accidentally
killed or wounded.
Late this afternoon it was reported
that fighting was proceeding In the
outskirts of the city, und that there
wore heavy losses on both sides.
During tho day bombs were thrown
in the streets. The troops hold the
railway stations, but the plundering
of freight cars continues. Three hun
dred of these cars have been entirely
stripped on the Kazan Railway siding
alone.
Body to Be Brought to United States.
MEXICO CITY, Dec 24. The body
of the late American Consul -General
J. H. Russell Parsons will be taken on
Thursday, accompanied by his family,
to the United States. His fellow-countrymen
hers will take appronriato
action.
DISTRIBUTE GASH
TO STO C WEBS
Lewis and Clark Corporation
Will Pay Subscribers 25
Per Cent.
FEW EMPLOYES CONTINUE
Final Payments May Be Delayed
Pending Removal or Buildings
Front Site, Which Must
Be by March 15.
concltjiie Exrosrnox affairs.
Stockholders of" the Lewis and Clark
Exposition win receive in the term of
a dividend about 25 per rent en the
capital stock of $ 402.500 ef the cor
poration that m paid up. or a total
approximating filX3.CH. The distribu
tion may net take place until after
March IS. when the lease en. the
ground expires and by which date tho
property Included In the site must be
turned back to its owners in as good
condition as when leased te the cor
poration. Sale of the buildings te
Lafe Pence has been confirmed by
the Oregon State Commlnien. which
makes final dlsporltlon ef all except
the Forestry and a few other build
ings. The State Csmrolwlen will
recommend to the Legislature the
granting of an appropriation to main
tain the Ferestry bulMlng perroa
recommend to the Legislature the
purchase ef the ground en which it
stands and a small are adjacent.
Stockholders of the Lewis and Clark
Exposition will have to wait at least a
month more before the money which they
arc to receive, amounting to about 25 per
cent of the subscriptions, will revert to
them, and it Is probable that tho distribu
tion will not be made before March 15.
The directors arc anxious to have all the
affairs concluded as soon as possible, and
It Is hoped that the money will have been
distributed by February 1.
Secretary Henry E. Reed, of the Exposi
tion, stated last night that the records
will be complete within two or three
weeks, but unless the owners of the
grounds arc satisfied that the tracts will
be put Into as good condition as they were
bofw tho lea&y ""as granted. . tho dl5ttX:
bulloa will necessarily have to be de
layed. The lease on tho site expires
March 13.
Lafe Pence, who purchased most, of the
buildings, will complete the work of de
molition before March 15. With the ex
ception of two or three of the state build
ings and the Forestry building, all of the
structures have been disposed of. The
California building has not been sold, as
It is being held awaiting the settlement
of a lawsuit which is pending .before the
court. It Is understood that this oaae
will be terminated by March. The diffi
culty lies between tho contractors and
the California State Commission, which
was not satisfied with the work that had
been done.
Secretary Reed says that from the pres
ent outlook the stockholders wHl receive
about 25 per cent bf the original invest
ment. It is not thought that the percent
age will be less. The subscription to the
stock amounted to J417.0M. and iWZJM of
this amount was paid into the corporation
treasury. If 23 per cent is returned to
the stockholders, they will receive a total
of J100.CS.
There seems to be but little doubt that
the subscribers to the stock will receive
back their money Instead of other usage
bolng made of lu Some bellct'e that It
-should be devoted to the erection of a
Ccntonnlal building in commemoration of
the Lewis and Clark Exposition, but It
was found that such use of the funds
could only be made by unanimous consent
of the stockholders, and It did not meet
with their general approval. Th conver
sion of the grounds Jhto a park was also
agitated, and the city authorities arc still
contemplating acquiring tho Forestry
building.
The latest suggestion is made by M. J.
Walsh, president of the M. J. Walsh
Company, who is of the opinion that the
money should he devoted to the estab
lishment of a line of steamers to ply be
tween Portland and Alaskan porta, sug
gested in an Interview n The Sunday Ore
gonian, yesterday.
Not until after the affairs of the Expo
sition have been wound up and the cor
poration is In readiness for dissolution
will the distribution be made. Nearly all
of the departments have been closed and
the bulk of tho office employes dismissed.
Director of Exhibits Henry E. Dosch is
about through, and practically all that
remains for him to do is the distribution
of the 50CKI medals and prixrs which were
awarded the different exhibits. Secretary
Reed expects to finish his official duties
by January 25. Director of Works Oskar
Hubcr and Auditor W. R. Mackenzie will
remain until the final MttlcmcnL The
office force Is small and does not total
half a dozen employes.
At a meeting of the Oregon State Com
mission Saturday afternoon the sale of
the buildings to Lafe Pence was con
firmed. Mr. Pence made another payment
and there is no doubt but that he will
carry the deal through.
The State Commission is reluctant to
have the Forestry building destroyed, and
at the next session of the Legislature, In
January. 137. an effort will be made to
secure an appropriation to make the
building permanent. President Jefferson
Myers was delegated custodian of the
building Saturday afternoon and he will
consult the owners of the property upqn
which It stands to ascertain If they will
allow it to 'remain until the next Legis
lature convenes. If nothing, can be done
la that regard, it will probably be sold
for the material which It contains. City
officials do not seem to favor the pur
chase of the ground upon which the build
ing stands, and It Is not known whether
they will decide to take it. The Coney
Island amusement promoters, who were in
Portland while the Fair was open, and
who said they wanted to purcltase the
structure, have' not been, heard from
lately..
No admission is now charged for visit
ors to the Exposition, and' on Sundays
many persons can be seen' wandering
about jthe grounds. The Fair looks as
though It had been In the hands of van
dals, as everything J topsy-turvy. The
exhibits have been removed from the
buildings, and they are now nothing more
than vast architectural plies. In which
the pigeons and sparrows roost
Tlie children from the residences close
by have great fun playing In the empty
buildings. The Trail Is a scene of desola
tion. Some of the buildings have been
dismantled, and debris and waste lumber
are everywhere. The Government and
Forestry buildings arc about the only
structures that have retained their art
pearstnee The Forestry building Is alt
pretty as ever, and stands out In contrast
to the other deserted palaces. From a
distance the Government building still
appears magnificent and beautiful, al
though a few signs of deterioration are in
evidence.
TALKS WITH PRESIDENT
J. W. VAlSVORTII AT WHITE
HOUSE FOR AX HOUR.
HIgglns" Candidate for Speakership
of New York Assembly In Fight
lo the Finish.
WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-Jamcs W.
Wadsworth. Jr., the announced choice
of Governor HIgglns for the Speakership
of the New York Assembly, was In con
ference with President Roosevelt at the
White House today. The conference was
by appointment, and Mr. Wadsworth re
mained for about half an hour with the
President There was full discussion of
the events which have preceded and fol
lowed the selection of Mr. Wadsworth
by the Governor as the party leader In
the lower house.
"The President was anxious to know
all about the situation," said Mr. Wads
worth. "I gave him all the facts In
the care, and, so far as I know, there Is
nothing to add to what has already been
said on the subject. Neither the Presi
dent, my father, nor I knew T was to be
a candidate for the Speakership when I
left here about a week ago for Albany.
"I reached there Saturday pledged to
support Assemblyman Hooker for the po
sition. It was after I arrived that I
learned thai Governor HIgglns desired
me to make a contest for the position. I
am In the fight to stay, and I have even
confidence that I will win. . There is to
bo no compromise."
Mr. Wadsworth said he thought the
President's attitude was amply set forth
In Ileprerniitlrc Cook's statement Is
sued last week.
Civil Service Commissioner Cool-y left
the White House with Mr. Wadsworth.
VESSEL IS IN DISTRESS.
Townscnd Inlet LlfesaTcrs Start at
an Early Hour.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Dec. 25. At 2
A. M. the Townscnd Inlet life-saving crew
went to the assistance of an unknown
vessel.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TBSTERDAVS Maximum temperature. 40
deg.: minimum, 42. Precipitation, trace.
TODAVS Rain and warmer; gusty southerly
winds.
Ruta.
Revolutionaries hope to swing army Into
line by roanr uprisings. Page 1.
Everything quiet on the surface at SL Pet
ersburg. Page 1.
Moncew revolutionaries are driven from bar
ricades. Page 1.
Desperate courage of fighters in Moscow
streets. Page 9.
Reign ef anarchy started by he revolu
tionaries in Russia. Page 9.
Foreign.
Yuan Shi Kal rails heir to position in China
held by LI Hung Chang. Page's.
Anarchist attempts to stab Cardinal Cas
sanas at Barcelona. Page 1.
National.
Great Increase In export to China and Japan
in all lines but flour. Page 2.
Admiral Dewey sends CriitiriAj. piaga to
the American Nary. Pe
United States District Attorney Baxter to
lc summarily removed at Omaha. Page 1.
J. TV. Wadsworth. candidate tor Speakership
of New York Assembly, confers with
PreMdent. Page 1.
Domestic.
Majer Miller denies that he has eleped with
Robert Fitzslmmons' wife. Tag I.
Auto cpMts while running at high speed.
killing James IZ. Mar tic. a New York
clubman. Page 4.
Pollth Catholics at St. Louis In. riot over
pastor appointed by Archbishop. Sf .4.
Italians and negroes In bloody race riot la
Chicago. Page I.
Pariae Coast.
Van Xuys Broadway hotel is burned at Los
Angeles at an early hour Sunday. Page I.
Forty persons injured In collision of three
street cars at Los Angeles. Page 0.
Washington Board of Control unwilling te
talk of naaco at Vancouver. Page 9.
Ontario raises bonus for Vale & Malheur
Valley Railroad terminus. Page 3.
Masked robbers hold up a Pasadena, Cat,
electric car. Page 3.
Mark-.
Shipping In Portland harbor celebrates the
holidays. Page 13.
Another severe storm Is raging oft the Co
lumbia River bar. Page IX
v Tertlaad ad YlelaHr.
Lewis and Clark corporation wilt repay 23
per cent of stock subscriptions, probably
by February L Page 1. ,
Seng cervices and sermons la Portland
churches. Page 8.
Hew the tax levy will apply to new valua
tions. Page 14.
Two men are killed by accidents. Page 13.
A. F. Overman gives advice to farmers re
garding how success may be achieved In
poultry -raising. .Page IX
New Tork court decision does not affect
local Royal Arranunx. Page S.
'What "Would Jesus Do If He Came to Port
land on Christmas. the topic "of Rev. W.
F. SmalL Page S.
Dave Forbes. East Side saloonkeeper, puts
robbers to rout. Page?.
John Delano. Italian , victim of vcadetta,
U-ibbri Itc tlaat,raxe IX. ,
MILLER IN FEAR
OF RUBY ROBERT
Pennsylvania Millionaire De
nies He Has Stolen Fallen
Pugilist's Wife.
"PERFECT LADY," HE SAYS
Jealousy of Fitzslmmons Was Roused
"When the 3Iajor Escorted Mny
Gifford to Steamer for Trip
to Paris Last June.
FRANKLIN. Pa.. Dec 21. (Special.)
Major Charles Joseph Sibley Miller ar
rived here this morning from New York.
He had not eloped with Mrs. Robert
Fitzslmmons. as Bob had accused hlra of
doing. Major Miller fears bodily harm
at the hands of Ruby Robert. He has
armed himself, and threatens to kill the
pugilist If be molests him.
Major Miller was accompanied by the
Marquis dc Tcrrc Hcrmoso, of Madrid,
who also accompanied him In New York
on his recent trip. Major Miller was at
tended by his attorney, William P. Ford,
and gave out the following statement:
"Robert Fitzslmmons must be going
crazy if he accuses me of eloping with
his wife I have not eloped with her, I
have no Intention of eloping with her.
and never did have any such Idea for a
single moment. I have not seen Julia
May Glfford. the wife of Fitzslmmons, for
some time, certainly not on my last trip
to New York City.
Learned First From Newspapers.
"The first intimation that I had of
Mrs. Fitzslmmons leaving her husband
was in the newspapers of this morning.
There Is no better proof of the fact that
I am not eloping with anyone than the
fact that I am here at my home, where
I should be, to spend Christmas.
T have known Mrs. Fitzslmmons for
about eight years. I knew her before
Fitzslmmons did. I knew her to be all
that Is nice, and knew her to be a per
fect lady. The last time I saw Mrs. Fitz
slmmons was In June of this year, when
she was going abroad to Paris to study
vocal. I accompanied her to the Reamer
In New York and saw her off. She had
no one else to go with hr. and I went
to the dock, tho same as I would with
any otbrr friend.
Made Fitzslmmons Angry.
"Fitzslmmons knew that I accompanied
his wife to the dock. He was mad about
It, and lias never gotten over It. He gets
mad every time ho thinks of It.
"Fitzslmmons Is Insanely Jealous, and
when word came from here that she was
leaving for all time, he evidently Jumped
to the conclusion that I was going with
her. He and Leon Friedman, his mana
gcr, have It In for me. but they are fool
Ish.
"The fallen- pugilist would better keep
In hbj own path. If he cornea bothering
around me with any of his talk about
me eloping with his wife. I'll let day
light through him I mean what I say.
and will not tolerate his circulation ot
such scandalous reports about me."
DEWEY GREETS THE NAVY
3IESSAGE WILL HEACII EVERY
WARSHIP CHRISTMAS DAY.
All Stand Together for Good of
Country and Service, Snys
the Admiral.
WASHINGTON. Dec 21. Admiral Dew
ey has prepared the following Christmas
message to ! the officers and man of the
American Navy throughout the world,
which, it Is expected, will reach prac
tically every American warship some time
Christmas day:
"My Christmas greetings to the officers
and men of the Navy.
"Let us have neither cliques nor grudges
but all stand together for the good of the
country and the service.
"GEORGE DEWEY."
This message was prepared, by the Ad
miral of the Navy at the request of the
Associated Press, and was started on its
trip around the world early this after
noon. Christmas will be celebrated by the
American men-of-war In home and foreign
ports with the same enthusiasm that has
always characterized the day aboard ship
and ashore. As many warships as can
be spared from other duties have put In
at home ports that officers and men may
celebrate the day in the homeland.
In addition to the message or Admiral
Dewey, the "Merry Christmas" will be
flashed late tonight from every wireless
station under the control of the Navy
from Rcar-Admlral Manncy, chief of the
bureau of equipment, the greeting trav
eling far up and down -the coast and to
the ships at sea.
THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD
James A. Lockhart.
CHARLOTTE. N. C.. Dec 21. James A.
Lockhart. a member of Congress from the
Sixth North Carolina District from 1S3I
to 1K5. died In the hospital here today of
gastritis, after an Illness lasting many
months. He was a classmate of Senator
I. M. Ditnmons at Trinity, and was a
member of the State Senate and House of
Representatives several terms.
Daughter of Revolutionary Soldier.
NORTHAMPTON. Mass., Dec 21. Mrs.'
Drnisllla Hall Johnson, the daughter of
soldier, of the American Revolution, died
at her home in this city today, aged 109
years. Her father, Aaron Hallt was- tak
en prisoner by the British during the
struggle for Independence and carried to
England.
Mrs. A. B. Dibble.
GRASS VALLEY, Cal.. Dec. 24. Mrs.
A. B. Dibble, first president of the Na
tional Women's Christian Temperance
Union, who, with Frances E. Willard.
founded that organization, and one of the
early settlers In this state, died today at
her home In this city, after a long ill
ness. '
Cotton Factory Damaged.
NEWBERRY. S. C. Dec 24. The plant
of the Carolina Cotton Manufacturing
Company was damaged to the extent ot
T5.(00 by fire this morning. Several
smaller concerns suffered damage aggre
gating about 5.000.
Dr. Thomas Ahy.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 24. Dr. Thomas
Aby. surgeon in the Twentieth Infantry
at the Battle ot Santiago, and a Civil
War veteran, died suddenly today.
Lewis Graham.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 24. Lewis Gra
ham, aged S4, a Mexican and Civil War
veteran and . president ot the New Or
leans Typographical Union, died sudden
ly today.
SAVES CARDINAL'S LIPE
CAXOX WARDS OFF THE KNIFE
OF AX ANARCHIST.
Attack Made on Bishop of Urgcl as
He Is Leaving the Cathedral
at Barcelona.
BARCELONA, Dec 24. An attempt
was made tonight by an anarchist to
stab Cardinal Cassanas y Pages, bishop
of Urgel. as he was .coming out of the
Cathedral. A canon frustrated the at
tempt, and the would-be assassin was ar
rested. Italian Cabinet Gazetted.
ROME. Dec 24. The new Italian Cab
inet was officially gazetted today. In
make-up It is the same as given In these
despatches Saturday night, with the ex
ception of the Minister of Agriculture,
which portfolio Premier Fortis assumes
ad interim.
BAXTER WILL LOSE HEAD
Hcfnscs to Ttcslgn as United States
District Attorney at Omaha.
OMAHA, Dec 24. The Omaha Bee to
morrow will announce that Irving F.
Baxter will be summarily removed from
the office of United States District Attor-
ney by order of the president. Mr. Bax
ter refused to confirm or deny the state
ment. Mr. Baxter, however, made public
tonight a letter which he sent on Decern
ber 21 to the Attorney-General in reply to
one asking for his resignation. In his
reply Mr. Baxter said: .
Having faithfully and honmtly performed
the duties of the office to which I was ap
pointed In April, HHM. for a four-year term
and being In no way responsible for the sen
tence Imposed In the Richards and Comstock
case, out of which the request for my resig
nation lias come. I decline to resign, while
I am mindful of the President's power sum
marily to remove me. I cannot, under the cir
cumstances, recognize the Justice of such act
by tendering my resignation. -
The removal of District Attorney Bax
ter Is one of the results of the prosecu
Hons started by the Government three
years ago of Ncbnuka cattlemen for Ille
gally fencing the public domain. Bart-
lett Richards and W. E. Comstock, two
of tho wealthiest cattlemen In the state.
were Indicted on the charge of unlawfully
fencing about 22.000 acres of public land.
They recently entered a plea of guilty
and were fined 5C0O each by Judge w. H.
Munger. and sentenced to six hours In
the custody of the United States Mar
shal.
United States Marshal Mathews deputy
seized the prisoners to carry out the lat
ter part of the sentence, and the time Is
said to have been spent at the Omaha
Club. The President is said to have been
dissatisfied with the results of the prose
cution, and week before last Marshal
Matthews was removed, and last week
the resignation of District Attorney Bax
ter was asked for.
RACE RIOT IN CHICAGO
Police Clubs Ttaln Blows on Italian
and Xcgro Heads.
CHICAGO, Dec 21. In a race riot be
tween Italians and negroes at Eighteenth
and Dearborn streets tonight, two Italians
were shot and severely injured. The po
lice of the Twenty-second street station,
after liberal use of their clubs on the
heads ot both factions, forced peace be
tween them.
As a result of the riot, which lasted for
more than 20 minutes and In which more
than 300 people participated, both races
are on the alert and the police fear a re
ncwal of the fight. The seriously injured
are Vito Umbreilo, Fortunato Broutucclo
and Charles Amos (colored). Many others
suffered slight bruises, but the police
were unable to I earn their names.
Twenty persons were arrested after the
fighL For some time III feeling has ex
isted between the colored and Italian
residents In Dearborn street and several
fights have occurred recently.
RAID ON THE CLUBROOMS
Governor Folk Determined to En
force Sunday Law in St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Dec 24. Nearly 100 club
rooms were raided by tho police today,
and persons found selling liquor were ar
rested charged with violating the Sun
day saloon-clorfng law. Since the strict
enforcement of the Sunday closing stat
ute clubs have sprung up like mushrooms
In all parts of the city, and the raids
were made under direct orders of Gov
ernor Folk, who has declared that he will
suppress all of the so-called "Hdllftlng"
organizations.
In many Instances the club? were raided
two or three times. Upon their first ar
rest, the proprietors, after being released
on bonds, would return immediately to
the club rooms and reopen. In several
instances three different persons were ar
rested in as many raids on the same club
room. Ai soon as one was arrested an
other would take hla place selllsg drinks.
GUESTS ROUTED
FROM THE R BEDS
Los Angeles Hotel on
Fire at Early Morn.
CLOTHES AND BAGGAGE LOST
Floor of Van Nuys Broadway
Collapses During Fire.
SIX FIREMEN ARE INJURED
Precipitated Into the Basement, the
3Icn Arc Badly Bruised, Burned
and Shocked One Death
May Hcsult.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24. In th
largest hotel fire In tho history of Los
Angeles the Van Nuys Broadway Ho
tel, one of the first-class hostclrles of
the city, located at 412-422 South
Broadway, In the heart of the business
district, was almost completely de
stroyed today. One hundred and ten
guests, most ot whom were still In
bed at the time the fire broke out,
leaped In their scant clothing Into the
street. Many of them got out In their
night-robes and practically all suf
fered the loss of their entire baggage
and personal effects. ,
Six firemen were Injured during the
progress of the flames In the collapse
of the rear of the second floor. They
were precipitated Into the basement,
and all suffered more or less serious
Injuries. Following Is a list of the
Injured:
List of the Tnjurcd.
J. Larson, fireman. Hose Company No. .
C. M. Stewart, fireman: shocked, bruised
and cut.
J. L. Alnds. fireman: lacerated scalp and
bruised about body.
W. C Phillips, fireman: bruised, burned
and cut.
Thomas Lane, fireman: shocked, bruised
and cut. still unconscious; may die.
Rlrharrt Hnty. fireman; bruised, cut and
sutlering from shock.
Fire Chief Lips was also severely
cut by the broken glass, but had his
Injuries dressed without leaving the
scene of the fire. The total financial
loss will approximate about ?200,00J.
The following are the Individual losses
sustained:
Loss. Insurance.
Martz estate and August
"Winstel. owners ot the
hotel building -100.000 $75,000
Clark and Forsythe. les
sees of the hotel 33.000 20.000
Calif ornla'Wall Paper Co..
C. J. VIerre. Pres. 35,000 S.000
H. c. Eagan. proprietor Van
Nuys Cafe 13.000 2.000
Loss of guests of the hotel
in baggage, valuables and
money (estimated) 20.000
Few Guests Save Any Property.
Very few of the guests were able
to get out any of their effects. Some
of the baggage In the rooms in the
front of the building was taken out
after the fire had been extinguished,
and was found to have sustained but
little damage. T. H. Benton. ex-State
Auditor of Nebraska, wife and daugh
ter, occupied rooms on the fourth
floor, and barely escaped with their
lives, losing all their valuables, bag
gage and money estimated at $5000.
Mrs. P. Hanlsch, of Chicago, escaped
from her room on the fourth floor,
but lost effects valued at $4000. Sev
eral other Individuals lost heavily In
amounts ranging from 525 to $2000.
The origin of the fire ha3 not been defi
nitely ascertained. It was discovered by
Night Clerk Harry Mertz. at 6:55 o'clock
He Immediately turned in an alarm and
summoned the bellboys and porters to
arouso the guests. The flames appeared
to come from the basement or engine
room of the hotel, although the hotel
management alleges the fire originated in
the store ofthe California Paper Com
pany, on the. ground floor of the building.
Gncsts Housed by Employes.
The hotel employes worked valUntly In
arousing, the sleeping guests who were
barely awakened in time. The flames
spread with great rapidity, and in 20 min
utes from the time the first alarm was
turned InUhe whole building was ablaze.
All of the guests were able to escape by
way of the stairways and elevators, al
though the hall3 and corridors were
densely filled with smoke and many were
nearly suffocated. Two women guests
fainted, but were carried out in safety.
The elevators were kept working, and
moat of the guests from the four floors
were taken out by this means, until final
ly the engines in the basement were shut
down and the elevators stopped, the re
mainder of the people In the hotel making
their way out by the stairways. Several
attempted to re-enter the building and
save their effects, but the spread of the
flames was so rapid that there was no
chance.
Lost $220 in the Air.
One guest threw his trousers, containing
$3, to the street from his room, and
found them when he got down with only
$80 In them.
Although a fire engine was on the
ground four minutes after the first alarm
was turned in. the building burned like
tinder, and there was no chance to extin
guish the blaze. Soon practically the en
tire downtown section of the Fire Depart
ment was at work. The fire was with
difficulty confined to the hotel building.
Another brick, building, occupied by com
mercial houses, was adjoining on the end.
and It was only with much effort that
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