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VOL. XLV.- XO. 1,056.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1905.
PRICE FIVE CENT'S.
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Revolt Springs up Hydra-Headed.
SLAIN NUMBER . THOUSANDS
Deadly Volleys From Machine
GunsMow Down Mobs.
RESULT STILL UNDECIDED
Barricades Arc Xo Sooner Destroyed
Than Xcw Ones Arc Built Bombs
I'lung at Troops by Dare
devils -City in 1'lamcs.
ODESSA. Dec 25. (Special.
Russian soldiery is unable to over
come the dauntless spirit of the Mos
cow townspeople, and despite superior
arms, enormous advantages in mili
tary training and a complete supply of
all warlike appliances, the troops arc
hardly holding their own. Fighting
is now going on in every section of
the city, and the dead number hun
dreds some reports say thousands
and the ;nd is not in sight.
A terrible slaughter of revolution
aries took place during Sunday night
and early Monday, 'when the terrorists
attempted to capture the enormous
ammunition factories held by the sol
diers. By order of General Mlstchen
ko, the famous Cossack chieftain, who
Js now in command of the garrison,
ihe artillery was Instructed to mount
rapld-flre guns at every window and
on the roof so that they would com
mand all avenues of approach to the
storehouses. The order was given
that these rapld-flrers should .not be
unmasked until the people actually
began breaking into the structures.
The result was that tho mob packed
the open street in frpnt when tho sig
nal was given to fire.
Volleys Into Dcnsc-Growds.
Immediately, as one. all of the
wooden shutters fell back and -withering
volleys poured into the crowds,
while tho guns on the roofs -were
turned on the crowd that had been
unablo to get into the' Immediate vl
cirtity. Tho carnage "was something
' awful, according to prh-ate advices
received here.
The crowd, stunned for a moment,
turned to flee, but the firing was kept
up and simultaneously there issued
from places of concealment whole
troops of Cossacks who. using carbine
and sword, rwept through the crowds
of panlc-Ktricken fugitives, killing all
whom they could reach.
Inside of half an hour the people
dispersed, and it Is declared that fully
$2000 were killed outright and Ave
time as many wounded. These re
ports of casualties are morely conjec
'ure. however, and it is Impossible to
secure any accurate details, as the
government controls the telegraph,
and all messages arc refused, on the
plea that the wires are being used for
government business.
Reservists Join Rebels.
This sanguinary defeat, while it had the
effect of dampening the spirits of the rev
olutionists for the time, was soon for
gotten, and by noon on Monday lighting
was renewed along the boulevards and In
many cross streets in the center of town.
A force of Cossacks attacked a school
house where the loaders of the revolu
tionary party were reported to be itr hid-1
Ir.g. but was driven back with srHt loss
by a company of former reservists,, who
Jo'.ned In the movement for the establish
ment of a provisional government, and
who wen detailed specially as a guard
'or the leaders. Reinforcements came up
and lighting was renewed, and at the end
of an hour the losses were considerable on
both rides. The revolutionaries retired
slowly, carrying their dead and wounded
with them.
Peasants Aid Rebels.
Thousasnds of peasants from tho sur
rounding districts are swarming into the
city und they are being pressed into
service in attacking the troops. The need
of the revolutionaries is arms and ammu
nition, as their stock Is running low, but
it is reported that large ""supplies have
been smuggled across the border, and will
soon be available. In the meanwhile new
recruits arc being armed with home
made weapons and small bombs, which
are being used with terrible effect against
the Cossacks.
Cossacks Terrorize AH.
It Is freely admitted that the infantry
and artillery would refuse to fire on the
people were it not that they, too, are In
great fear of the mounted riders, who
fear nothing and obey the- orders of their
commanding officers blindly. The 'Cos
sacks are kept constantly plied with
liquor and in a drunken state ride ruth
lessly through the streets, killing all they
meet. f
The scenes- within the city, according to
the report. Just received, are absolutely
Indescribable. Dead bodies arc lying on
ever?" street and some of them are be
ginning to decompose. The stench is
horrible and all attempts to remove the
dead have failed. There is scarcity of
food and medical supplies, and the latter
especially arc greatly missed.
Pircji Blaws Unchecked.
A number of buildings have been de
stroyed by fire and in every instance
cltbw ibe troejtt or tlie sobs kept tbe
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firemen from attempting to check the
flames. It is freely prophesied that un
less cither the troops or revolutionaries
gain the upper hand within 4S hours, .a
large section of the city will be laid in
ashes.
REIGX OP TERROR ECLIPSED
Rebels Die Gladly ir They Only Kill
Some Soldiers.
MOSCOW, via St. Petersburg, Dec. S.
(5 P. M.) (Special.) It is estimated at
this hour that the casualties during Mon
day's fighting -will reach 5000 killed and
14.000 wounded. Fierce conflicts are still
raging throughout the city, and hardly
a building remains-that is riot bullct
ecarrd or marked by shells. Provisions
arc so short that many persons arc actu
ally starving.
Horrors such as eclipse anything ever
known during the Paris reign of terror
are being enacted In every quarter of
the doomed city. God alone knows what
the outcome will be. As this dispatch
is penned the rattle of small arms, the
clatter, clatter, clatter of rapid-lire Max
ims and the whistle of shrapnel can be
heard all over.
Flock lolRcbcl Standard.
A few hours ago the revolutionary gov
ernment was again proclaimed,. and proc
lamations were scattered broadcast, call
ing upon all citizens to rally around the
revolutionary command and compel the'
soldiers to retire from the city. The re
sult was electrical. Thousands of per
sons who heretofore had remained In
thoir homes flocked to the places of ren
dezvous and demanded that they be sup
plied with arms and ammunition to help
their brothers in the "fight for life."
Burning: Out Loyalists.
The days of the Commune are simply
Intensified In these early years of the
20th century, and it now seems certain
that the troops will be unable to quell
the rioting.
During the last five hours 3000 build
ings have been destroyed by fire. Most
of them are structures occupied or
owned by loyalists, and the fires had been
set by revolutionaries who kept the fire
men from Interfering.
Shortly after sunset tonight a detach
ment of insurgents swarmed down on
the railway storehouse In which tho
troops were Cossacks were stationed
there to guard the structure, but most
of them were shot down or stabbed by
the frenzied revolutionaries, who drove
the guards from the scene and carried
away everything portable within the
building.
Bombs Flunj; at Troops.
The "murder" of revolutionaries who
were ambushed beside the .walls of the
government ammunition factories early
Monday has wrought the anti-monarchical
residents up to a pllch'so that they
don't care what happens to them. Bombs
are being used to an extent not hereto
fore dreamed of. Men carrying explo
sives of great power in their hands ap
nroaeh ranks of soldier's and throw tneir
miBsiles right In the faces of the oflF
ccrs and men. These nsen throw up
their arms and die, their bodies pierced
by many shots, but happy in the hope
that they have killed some or those re
sponsible for the "murder" of. their com
rades. STILL DEFEND BARRICADES
Struggle. In Moscow Animated by
Superhuman' Hate.
. LONDON. Doc 2C The correspon
dent of the Dally Telegraph at St.
Petersburg In a dispatch dated 6:25
P. M., December 25, says:
"Cannon firing is now proceeding in
various parts of the city, whe're to
night, very near the railroad stations,
the barricades erected by the revolu
tionaries are being desperately de
fended. "The Kursk Railroad terminus at
Moscow is being pillaged and many
cars laden with provisions are being
looted.
"The Emperor is engaged daily In
reviewing, at Tsarskoe-Selo the regi
ments of the St. Petersburg distritt.
The spirit of thc. troops 1b decidedly
loyaL
"From fragmentary accounts re
ceived from Moscow 1 gather that the
civil war has brought no decisive ac
tion, but only a thickening of the
blood cloud, an Intensifying of the
horrors and an increase of the pre
vailing bitterness.
"The driving force behind both the
troops and rebels Is no longer that of
enthusiasm or any human impulse. It Is
the forces of .superhuman hate, and henco
the deeds reported are not the acts of
patriots, soldiers ojr otherwise, but the
enormities of madmen. It is impossible
to understand how any emotion, even in
the extremes of despair orhatc. can im
part such foolhardy courage as some of
the rebels display.
"For every barricade destroyed Sunday,
two or three appeared In other places.
Orders were given by tho revolutionists
Ko shoot only when there was good hope
of bringing aan down, but otherwise
to tire out the troops until they lose pa
tience. "In the meantime, in their houses, the
bulk of the population cowers in the in
most recesses . of kitchens and cellars,
stricken with fear and trembling at
every boom of cannon or the explosion of
a bomb.
The most surprising thing of all Is the
loyalty of the troops, which" nobody here
anticipated.
"Talking with an intelligent group of
St. Petersburg revolutionists, I was in
formed that, while they believed the
strike would be victorious, they fully
realized they were slaking everything
upon tho Issue, and that failure would
st back their cause for several years.
They said they were devoting their ef
forts to shaking the foundations of Rus
sian finance, in full confidence that, once
the existing regime was overthrown,
they could as quickly build up another,
and that foreign nations would be as
ready to advance money to a. democratic
republic as to the autocracy. They em
phatically denied that. they were inciting
the peasantry to" commit -agrarian eut
ragea. declaring. that these oat rages were,
tho work ef the geckOtk-. bt they JJ
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G
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Longworth-Roosevelt Nuptials
Are Set for February
Seventeen.
GROOM'S VIGOROUS SUIT
Man Artcr PrcsldNit'fe Own Heart
and Lover of Sport Iike His
Sycctltcart Climax on the
Oriental Trip.
ORBGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. TVash
ingtonr Dec. 25. The marriage of Miss Al
ice Rooaevelt to Representative Nicholas
Longworth. of Ohio, will be the tenth
wedding ceremony performed Jn the his
toric "White House at Washington. Two
took place in President Munroe's admin
istration and two during the tepn of
President Jackson, while one each is re
corded under the administrations of Pres
idents Tyler, Adams. Grant, Hayes and
Cleveland', the last on the list being tho
marriage of jbe President himself.
The social season In Washington was
opened by the announcement of the en
gagement of Miss Roosevelt to Mr. Long
worth; the season will virtually close with
the weddlngberemony, provided it occurs,
as now contemplated, on Februaray 17.
The formal announcement of this engage
ment was not a surprise, for rumor has
persistently heralded the event for a year
or more, and the marked attentions paid
by Mr. Longworth to the President's
daughter discredited the denials repeated
ly put forth by the happy couple.
Roosevelt Likes Xcw Son-In-Law.
President Roosevelt is highly pleased at
the selection made by his daughter, for
his prospective son-in-law is a man of
the type he so much admires. "Nick"
Longworth, as he is familiarly known in
Washington, is a bright, aggressive, suc
cessful man who "does things." He is a
Harvard man. too. Though but 35 years
of age. he has made a mark In the
world, and is recognized as a coming man.
True. he. Inherited a considerable fortune
from his illustrious father, from whom he
was named, but he has not relied upon
that fortune; he started out for himself;
he has made a creditable record; he has
won a position of .distinction, both in
Congress and In the legal profession,
which he follows at home, and he gives
promise of great improvement as time
goes on.
But Mr. Longworth has other charac
teristics which appeal m to his future
father-in-law. .He . Is a "man of athletic
build and an athlete of no small attain
ments. Physically he is a good match
for the President, and in the future the
President may. turn his attention from
his young friends in the Government serv
ice and cross swords or put on the gloves
with his son-in-law. It Is an even match.
wjth the sole advantage of. weight on
"the side of the President.
Both Love Outdoor Sports.
It is fortunate for Sir. Longworth that
he is a lover of outdoor f-port. .Mies
Roosevelt, no less than her father, loves
a spirited horse and a daring horseman.
Her tastes run in the same channels as
those of her father and of her future
husband. She Is a fearless autolst; so is
Mr. Longworth. and his splencdid auto
mobiles will bring much Joy to the heart
of, his bride, for she has heretofore been
denied the ownership of a red devH.
much as she longed for a speedy machine
which she might run at wIIL Mn-Long-worth
will have to turn hli autos over to
Ids better half wben they ride 'out to
gether. Miss Roosevelt Is not content to
ride to some other's driving. She wants
to run the machine, and she will have
her way.
Representative Longworth Is a compar
atively new member, of Congre8; his pub
lic career began with the 5Sth Congress,
but his achievements in his first term Jus
tified his constituents in returning him
to the House by an overwhelming ma
jority. If he but keeps up the good
work he has started, he may be assured
an indefinite term, provided he cares to
continue in public life, and there are no
indications to . the contrary. Being a
young man, untold prospects open up to
him, and he may, in the end. be reward
ed by promotion to the Senate, for Ohio
"has a way of rewarding her faithful sons,
as she recently rewarded Representative
Dick, who was sent to the Senate to suc-nJ
ccea ice jric oenator uanna.
Had StrcnuoHS Wooing.
The winning of the hand of Miss Roose
velt was no easy task, so say those in a
position to know. Nor did Mr. Longworth
have a clear field. On the. contrary he
had many rivals, men who were worthy
competitors for the hlghvt social dis
tinction obtainable in all tbe land. It was
persistency that won; at least this per
sistency was a mighty factor in tbe favor
of the young man from Ohio. He had a
genial nature and a wondrously fond
heart, which proved to b. mighty weap
ons, well used, and he made use of an
indomitable will, which was no small fac
tor Sn his contest for the hand of the first
belle in the Nation. Miss Roosevelt. Inde
pendent of spirit, self-willed and discern
ing, was not the girl to accept the first
offer of marriage. She did not lose her
head in the big game of hearts, but con
slsdercd well -and Jong before making her
choice. And in the end xhe chose a man
who sought her, not because of her posi
tion; not because she was the President's
daughter, but because she was "the one
girl in all the world" for blm.
The Longworth-Roosevelt affair is rep
uted to be a case of- love at first sight
on the part of the "prospective groom, and
it is understood Miss Rooseylt.was early
attracted by the winsome Mr. Longworth.
theagh'- she adroitly concealed her true
1 ly csmtt. Store tba x yew wbc
TENTH IDDIN
Iit was first rumored that Mr. Longworth
had won the heart of the President's
. daughter. Miss Roosevelt entered most
positive denial, and on subsequent occa
sions she was equally emphatic in deny
ing stories of her engagement. But Mr.
Longworth was not dismayed. He had
hope, and spurred on by a hope that ap
parently was inspired, he persisted In his
attention through many long months, un
til he achieved success.
Seized Golden Opportunity.
Last Spring, when Secretary Taft was
making up his party visit the Philip
pines, it was announced that Miss Roose
velt would accompany the party to the
Orient. Immediately Mr. Longworth reo
ognlzed a golden opportunity; he Joined
the party, by invitation of the Secretary,
and there it was be gained a mighty ad
vantage over his rivals. For three long
months he had tho field to himself; there
were no rivals in that party, and results
show that the young Ohioan made good
use of his opportunity. This Is further
borne, out by the testimony of other mem
bers of the Taft party, who relate that
the happy couple were notoriously
"spoony" when opportunity presented."
The trip to the Philippines certainly hast
ened "the end; It certainly put an end to
the contest, even though Miss Roosevelt
herself declared, upon her return to this
country, that she was not engaged to Mr.
Longworth. Bat had It not been for the
trip to the Orient and the two months
spent on shipboard. It is unlikely the cn
gagementVwouId have been announced so
soon, even though the end would unques
tionably have been the same.
"Nick" Longworth proved an ardent and
a persistent wooer, and those who made
the long Journey to the Philippines and
returned look upon tbe match as an 'ideal
one from any and every standpoint. Ho
is a worthy and deserving man. and one
who will bring credit to the family he is
about to enter.
Society In a Flutter.
All society Is now laying plans to gain
admission to the "White House to witness
the crowning social event of the season.
The White House Is admittedly Inade
quate to accommodate even the friends of
the contracting couple, and there must be
many disappointments on this account.
Aside from those who are assured of
cards which will admit them to the big
East room, society leaders will scheme
and plot to gain advantage over their
rivals, and It will test the ability of the
best to outwit the many others who are
seeking this rare privilege. Those friends
who are unable to witness the wedding
ceremony will be given an opportunity to
attend the reception which Is sure to fol
low, but this Is less sought than the priv
ilege of seeing the knot tied. To be one
of the select few Is the height of the am
bition of every social leader, not only in
"Washington but rh New York and Cin
cinnati, where the contracting parties
have wide circles of friends.
And the gown. What will Miss Alice
wear on her wedding day? Rumor Is al
ready busy with this detail, and opinion
wiJy prevails Hint sho will don tbe
wedding gown of her mother, which has
been carefully preserved for Just this
purpose by Grandmother Lee Some say
she will wear a creation of Chinese silk.
Jhe gift of the Empress Dowager, but
others, knowing Miss Roosevelt's distinct
ive Americanisftn. assert that her gown
will be an American product, made by
American bands for this conspicuous
event In American history. There is a
wide field for speculation, and until the
detail are formally announced, no one
can say with authority what it will be.
Bride's Social Career.
Miss Roosevelt, though less than 21 (she
will reach that age in February) has had
a wonderful career since her father en
tered the White House. She made her
debut in the East room early in January."
1KC, and since then has been leading a
life that would tax the strength and en
ergies of the. most enthusiastic society
leaders. In Washington society she has
been the reigning belle, as she has in
other dtits where she has visited. Bos
ton and New York society know her well,
for she has frequently visited those cities
as the guest of relatives and distinguished
friends. She has spent much time away
from Washington, responding to the calls
of her friends in other social centers, and
has made hosts of friends In every com
munity she visited. Only last Summer
she was the guest of Mr. Longworth's
mother at her cottage on the Massachu
setts coast.
But under the terrible strain of suc
cessive strenuous social seasons Miss
Roosevelt has borne up wonderfully well,
seldom giving way to fatigue, as one
might expect to look upon her. She Is
apparently of frail build, but possesses a
remarkable vitality that has served her
well during more than three trying sea
sons. Home After the "Wedding.
After her marriage she will leave her
rooms at the White House -and reside at
the home of her husband, a commodious,
elegantly furnished house in the center of
the fashionable section of Washington.
There Mr. Longworth now lives with his
mother, and there he has lavishly enter
tained during the two seasons he has been
in Washington. But artcr tnis season
the Longworth home will have a new
mistress, and will become even more con
spicuous than it has been in seasons past.
Between seasons the Longworths will
make their permanent home , at Cincin
nati, though they will probably Join tbe
Summer colony at some of the resorts on
the New England coast for a part of the
hot spell. It is their purpose to make a
tour of Europe after the wedding, though
this trip may be deferred until after tbe
close of the session of Congress. Neither
Mr. Longworth nor Miss Roosevelt has
visited Europe, and the proposed wedding
trip will be a novelty for thesa both.
POPE WILli SEXD PRESENT
Special Mcs.-CHger 3Iay Bring It to
Miss Roosevelt.
NEW YORK. . Dec. S. According to a
cable dispatch to the World, Pius X has
Just declared his Intention to send a wed
ding present to Miss AHce Roosevelt on
the occasion of her marriage. The gift
probably will be a beautiful piece of mo
saic work from the Vatican factory, prob
ably a copy of one of the most valuable
paintings from the Vatican collection.
It has est beK 4etermiisd whether
Monsignore Falcon!. the-apostoUc delegate
in the United States, stall present the gift
in behalf of the Fepe. 'ec a special messen
ger shall be-dseat frm "Italy Tor the pur
pose. The latter course, will prb&Mr be
followed if line Pej is given assurance
that a papal representative at tbe wed
ding woW hrrntcmmUi ta-tbe Ameri
ca PrtsMtofs Um9k','
ST1S BALL
FOR THE INSANE
Each Gratifies.His or Her Own
Delusion in Masquerade
at Asylum.
QUEENS IN THEIR MAJESTY
Unique but Pathetic Entertainment
for Inmates ot Great Asylum.
Imaginary Adclina Paul
"Breaks Into Song.
PITTSBURG. Pa..-Dec 25. (Special.)
Clad in tinsel crowns and cheap, flashy
robes, receiving the Imaginary homage of
their Imaginary subjects. Imaginary kings,
queens and other potentates swept majes
tically through the halls of the Western
Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane to
night in a masquerade bail. It was the
night for the annual ball, and the man
agement conceived the Idea of letting each
of the 6CO Inmates gratify bis or her hal
lucination to the utmost, by making of the
event a masquerade. Elaborate prepara
tions had been made. . and the limited
number of spectators in the galleries per
haps witnessed the most fantastic array
of gowns ever grouped together.
Queens of Real Tragedy.
The affair was both unique and pathetic
It brought .together at one time all In
mates of the asylum. They were allowed
to indulge In every way their strange
hallucinations. One woman, who believes
she is the Queen ot England, majestically
paraded before her apparent subjects. She
extended her hand for the salute she ex
pected from inferiors. One woman who
killed a. mother, father and brother, who
Believes she is Lady Macbeth, mingled In
the crowd and danced the two-step with
a physician.
Tbe poetess laureate of England was
probably the strangest character Inline
strange assembly. This woman, .crowned
with a floral wreath, read to visitors,
who pretended interest in the so-called
original, lines that really had no meaning.
It was remarkably sad to hear tbe alleged
grievances aired by tbe patients who par
ticipated in the grand march. It was
sadder still when the pretty girl who be
lieves she is Adellna Pattl broke "forth In
song: There was nothing to laugh' at
when -iHTo girls dressed In blue swept
past. They resembled each other and are
sisters.
Time Slow, hut Too Fast.
Professor Brooks, an old dancing mas
ter, arranged the affair and supplied the
music The time kept by the orchestra
was slow, but still It was too fast for
the tardy feet and the weary minds that
guided them.
The Inmates made elaborate prepara
tions for the dance. All seemed to be in
a state of Intense excitement. Yet out
of all eyes there came not the sparkle
that denotes enthusiasm. butthe ball was
a great success. Superintendent James
Hutchinson has exverhrentcd in various
ways to aruse Intxest among the many
Inmates. Ho belle.-es he masquerading
enables the patients to forget their trou
bles amid the surroundings for the time
being. It Is an experiment that will be
continued at different seasons throughout
the year. He tried bis best tonight' to give
his unfortunate patients the merriest
Christmas they are capable of enjoying.
BATTLE WITH GRIZZLIES
OLD HUNTER MEETS DEATH IX
BIG nORX COUNTRY.
Mangled Body of Nebraska Pioneer
Found, in Cave Beside Two
- Monsters He Had Slain.
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec 2. Simon B. Clark,
of Omaha, one of the best-known pioneers
of Nebraska, was recently killed In a bat
tle with grizzly bears in the Big Horn
country.
Tbe news was contained in a letter from
a ranchman named Adasns. who said
Clarke's horse came to his ranch December
'1. Recognizing the animal. Adams fol
lowed bis tracks back five miles into tbe
mountains, where he found the badly
mangled body of Clark at the mouth of
a cave and beside it two dead grizzlies.
Clark, who was generally known as
"Blondy," was ah old soldier and was
well known as a plainsman and hunter.
He has held numerous public offices in
Omaha.
AWARDED MEDAL OF HONOR
Engineer Who Saved Child a ad-Lost
a Leg.
GRAND ISLAND. JCeb., Dec 25.
George Poell. County Clerk-elect of
this county, today received a letter
from President Roosevelt, informing'
him that the first medal of honorJ
given under the act of Congress ap
proved February 23, 1503. had been
awarded to him for conspicuous brav
ery in saving the life of a child at the.
risk of - his- own. and expressing warm
commendation of the deed. Mr. Poell,
who was a locomotive fireman, ran
alongside his engine to the pilot and
saatched a little child from the track,
saving It frsm harm, but himself fell
under the engine, losing a leg aad being-
otherwise baMy mjared.
DteaMreas Fire at Tfttle Rock.
L.ITTLK ROCK Arfc. Dec X. Ose C
the awt eisastrea fires in the Mstsry e
Little Hack vtefeed tms city at a eartr
tkm moosmg. TOta the mtf M
ot two small bulldlags. every building on
the block bounded by Second. Third.
Louisiana and Center streets was de
stroyed. The heaviest loser Is Fred
Roesch. whoso four-story carriage re
pository was burned to the ground, caus
ing a loss of about $30,000. The burned
district also included the livery stable
ot C L Kraft, the old Jewish Syna
gogue the" Merchants stable, six cot
tages and a number of small brick build.
Ings. Tbe entire loss Is estimated at'
about ttoo.eee.
STANDS SIEGEJN TOWER
One-Legged Flagman Shoots Till
Riddled AVIth Bullets.
PADUCAH. Ky.. Dec. 25. In a battle
between a policeman and John Tlce. a
one-legged negro flagman on the Illi
nois Central, who had barricaded his
tower at Eleventh and Broadway
streets. Patrolman James Clark was
shot twice In the hip and Tlce was
riddled by the bullets from rifles and
pistols fired by scores of people from
the surrounding streets and roofs.
The negro became- enraged at some
one's throwing bricks at his tower and
began firing from the tower at people
on the streets below. "When the police
attempted to arrest him, lie- fired on
them until he was killed.
JUSTICE VAN DYKE IS DEAD
Aged California Jurist and Forty
Niner Stricken Suddenly.
OAKLAND. Cal.. Dec 23. After, an ill
ness of only 24 hours Justice "Walter Van
Dyke, of the Supreme Court of Cali
fornia, died this afternoon at his resi
dence In East Oakland. The eminent
Jurist was stricken so suddenly that his
life of 82 years had ended almost before
there was a realisation that he was ill.
Justice Van? Dyke was born at Tyre.
Seneca County, New York, on October ?,
1S2X He was admitted to the bar- at
Cleveland. O., in 1S4S. coming to. Cali
fornia across the plains in 1849. He was
elected to the Supreme Court to serve
from January. 1SS9, to December 31, 1S0O.
RUSHES WORK TO CHICAGO
Walsh Hurries Construction on One
End or Railroad.
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec 25. In com
pliance with orders from headquarters
at Chicago, construction on the Indian
apolis division of the Southern Indi
ana Railroad, one of John R. Walsh's
enterprises. Ahas been suspended and
over 300 men are without employment.
Simultaneously with the suspension
of work on the Indianapolis division,
extra men were rushed to the Chicago
division, where the construction of the
line -from Terre Haute to Chicago
Heights. It Is reported, will be rushed
to completion.
CHINA MAKES DEMANDS
"
B'ia'mes British' for Causing Anti
Foreign Riot at Shanghai.
LONDON. Dec. 26. The correspondent
of ' the Morning Post at Shanghai says
that the Chinese Foreign Office has In
structed the Chinese Minister at London
to negotiate with the British government
regarding the mixed court dispute, to de
mand the dismissal of the British. As
sessor, and to Insist on the punishment
of the police concerned in the recent out
break. Train Kills. Two Antolsts.
NEW YORK. Dec 26. While driving in
a runabout across the tracks of the Long
Island Railroad at Brooklyn Hills yester
day. James Kelly arid Harry Galway
were struck by a train and instantly
killed.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 49
dep.; minimum. 42. Precipitation. 0.35
Inches.
TODAY'S Rln; gustr south to west .winds.
Hassla. .
Deaperate battle continues between troops
and rebels at Moscow. Page 1. .
Scenes ot French relga of terror outdone.
Tase 1-
Rebels burn out LoralUu and Are mar
destroy city. Pace 1- ,
Warships hold Riga, rebels In check. Page 1.
Je' plead to friends to bring them to
America. Page 13.
National.
President removes District Attorney Baxter
of Nebraska. Page -
Wireless and cable messages carry Christ
mas greetings to Nary. Page'
Experimental farms on Irrigated land.
Page 4. "
relUIes.
Anti-Roosevelt Senators platj to defeat Taft
for nomination In 1005. 'Page 1.
Roosevelt may control Republican convention
Jn IMS. Page 1. S
Domestic.
Story ot courtship ot Miss Roosevelt by
Longworth. Page 1.
Unique Christmas ball in Insane asylum.
Page 1.
Clash may corae in anthracite coal mines on
closest shop. Page 4.
Nebraska hunter killed by grizzly" bears.
Page J- -
Son leads mob to kill hja father's, murderer.
Page 13.
, PacWo Coast.
iTEMe'rc Oregon people start subscription to
raise dowry for Miss Alice Roosevelt.
Page 3.
Jx Angeles plans exposition In 1011 to cele
brate completion ot big water, system.
Page 5.
Tipton. Or., destroyed by lire and big buz
zard ragtag. Page 3.
Masked robbers attempt to hotd up mail
wagon In Seattle. Page 5. -Sports.
All Starii defeat Multaoaiah. 4 to 0. Page 12:
rwrtWad sul VlcfaUty.
Rough Necks, asd. the .SaJats .quarrel over
celebration of Jackson Day. Page 14.
Body of Osca Kiser fouad In the river.
Page- S.
Salvation Army finds worthy cases of
jlgsrlty. Page
CfcTOtinaa day celebrated la the churches.
"'Page 9.
Ho-ir the rsck-a-IU gang observed Christmas.
Pga-5.
"Jfedge- Carry hepetal for Columbia. River a?-
provnatMs. page t.
French Itcter .seeks port of call, either Saa-
ctsetj. J?ortU4- Ph. ret Sesad. Page-9.
CL K. 8. "FToed thtntas XoJfcettr reebuMtSe
pfieet iil fee" earriaiJ e? Page 12.
Sfwfe vr tax levy mnif s as; city
Csnasst M4r. 'Pf '.f
SENATORS AIM
ATTACK AT TAFT
Plan to Kill Him Off
as Candidate.
END POWER OF ROOSEVELT
One Man in Administration. Is
Called Dangerous.
LEADERS EGG ON ENEMiES
Outcry About Canal Salaries to Be
Followed by Crusade Against
Philippine Record Ojien
Campaign ot 1908.
CHICAGO, Dec.' 25. (Special.) "Walter
Wellman, In a. dlppatch from "Washing
ton to the Record-Herald, says In part:
" 'Taft Is next on our list. "We're going
after him as soon as Congress recon
venes next month.
" "So said a prominent Republican Sena
tor. He added that It was the Intention
of the leaders of the Senate not only to
continue their criticism of Panama man
agement, but to rllte up the administra
tion of Mr. Taft In the Philippines and
subject It to rigid scrutiny. The mean
ing, of this and of the whole course of
the Senate toward President Roosevelt
and his associates In the executive branch
of the Government is that the Presi
dential game of 150S has already opened.
There are candidates for the next Re
publican nomination in the Senate, plenty
of them, and they are already maneuver
ing to bowl out all aspirants for the nom
ination. "Roosevelt himself is no longer feared.
The flurry of a. few mohths ago, in which
there was much talk that the President
might be- nominated 'bjr both parties two
years from next Summer,, has disap
peared. Since then Mr. Roosevelt has lost
Instead of gaining; strength. He Ls still
by long odds the most popular man In
the country, but there Is no danger of
his running- for President again.
. . . Kill Roosevelt Influence.
Leading Republican Senators are deter
mined, that Mr. Roosevelt shall not ex
tend his reign over the party through an
other administration by means of the
nomination and election of one of his
chosen Cabinet Ministers and personal
friends. Hence their purpose to make
the second administration ot Theodore
Roosevelt a failure, so far as tangible re
sults are concerned. Hence their balking
on railway rates, the canal, the tariff and
a lot of other things. Hence the constant
Are of criticism, to which the Adir'nls
tration is subjected in the Senate; This
may rot be very noble politics, but it Is
effective poHtics, and It is interesting.
3Iakc It Warm for Taft.
"Xow comes the threat to 'make it
warm for Taft.' It goes without saying
that against the Secretary personally no
one has any harsh feeling. He is every
where recognized as a man of great abil
ity, ot extraordinary sincerity and devo
tion to the public interest. He is notedd
also as the cheeriest, most refreshing,
sweetest character in the public service
at this time. As a man, almost everyone
loves him. It is impossible to do other
wise. "But Taft the man, and Taft the prob
able nomlnee of the Republicans for
President in 1908 as a product and 'repre
sentative of the Roosevelt Administra
tion, are different, and the scheming,
plotting; maneuvering, intriguing Sena
tors would like to cut his comb.
Only Man Senators Tear..
"Mr. Taft is the one man now con
nected "with the Roosevelt administra
tion who is feared in 130S by the Sen
atorial cabal. Mr. Root is not much
talked of. Though generally regard
ed as the ablest man in American pub
lic life today, it is thought his past
corporation connections In "New. Tork
City, in view of recent disclosures and
the present . tendency of the public
mind, would mitigate strongly against
him as a Presidential aspirant. For
that matter, Mr. Root Is not a candi
date for the Presidency, and Is not
likely to be. Secretary Shaw does not
seem to be making much headway,
and besides is not looked upon as a
representative of the R.oosevelt ad
ministration in the sense that Mr.
Root or Mr. Taft is. There "has beer
some talk of Mr. Cortelyou for Presi
dent, but for some reason or other tht
Senators do not take it seriously.
The Secretary of Var is the only
man they are afraid of, and they feat
he has inherited or Is about to inherit
the popularity of President Roosevejt
and so they say they are going; after
Taft. He Is 'next on the list!'
3Iotlrc of Attack on CanaF.
"The recent outcry about the canal
was In par,t aimed at Mr. Taft. Kovr
scrutiny of ' the Philippine administra
tion is to be added. Immediately after
the holiday recess is over." It is- the
purpose of the Republicans of the
Senate to permit the Democrats to
start a little crusade of criticism ot'
the Philippine administration of .Mr.
Taft. Jut "what there is to criticize
has not yet appeared. All this. taHc
about canal salaries, extravagance and
executive blundering has been a mere
pretext on the part of the Senators.
It was merely a cenveafeat club
Dews la their hearts the eritfes 4 not
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