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Newspaper Page Textv w: :. : .. . " ;,,'17: 7 7 .:v7'7.7:y . .'.7''--; ..vTi,,.-.; v;-v - 'I G ood evi nwa 4 L t. -Tho) Circulation ; j n )V .' : The Weather. Tonight And Sunday, rally south 3.'. erly wlude. ' f. v v " " Yesterday v1 i a.. : VOL. Ill: NO. 76.- - 7: V ' PORTLAND. ; OREGON. SATURDAY EVENING. JANUARY 21. 1905 SIXTEEN PAGES. :!';'v;. I.V;" i' 1 " PRICE FIVE , CENTS. ' iCl!C?llilllliiIIEllUp i ' ' : rfl DOOM OF REVOLUTION Bellinger Demands an Inquiry Into f licting Statements; Jurors Adkins and Northrup Who Alon Voted to. Acquit Sorensen ing Statements Qeorr 6ornMn' trial for brlbrrt ,cin to a naatlonaI and tt)U mornlot -whn Ju4c-BUiDCr diamlaaeoUJhe - Jury. Inatruetad tba dtatrlct attorney to invetlat the defendant ou a, cbarr i of perjury, .and DUtrict Attorney Heney t 4bTMmf-m. began 'proDin- am uapkilos tbat the. trlui, Jury baa ooen influeqoed. r--r '; " - " Ten lurora made damacins tatemenU acalnat tbair two., atubborn . aaaoclates. tndleattnt that the latter, wen to meir dellberatione deteraiiaed to aet aatda-the ' law and evIdeBoo. Ohe of the- men who aved, Borenaan temporarily from, tba penitentiary read hla - own law In Ibe jury room. and. was not inciinea to c .cept tba prealdlng Judge's InstrucUona, jlo further aald that it was nothing to ioffer $J)0to,tho dtatrtct attorney.- - Judge. Jielllnger'a - scathing; rebatte f when. hCdiacharged the- Jury "will not b forgottoa soon' In tbo federal courts, fie - openly oharged - Borenaan, with i. perjury, noting; ,4htdooumentary,'"a,rJ- -dence was m the court disproving tne ' wltnesa - statements. - As hisr honor directed the flrrr of Judicial wrath gainst- tba defendant, Sorensen hung is bead, and quickly left the, building upon ' adjournment "of court. :J-.---4-. In the grand Jury room thera was great animation. Jndictmenta were evi dently presented against Sorensen. and from the exhaustive scrutlnymad Into details whUe the trial jury, naa - oeen :' deliberating and the records o Jurymen JShn-Northrup of The Dalles and A. O. : Aflkins of Polk eounty these men were also charged, They were befora the district attorney a few moments and were followed by tbs other Jurors. - t : - fm luotl te Bad Xdgh. : 2 . fcharges- are msda that piaca tha two men in a baa lignt, ana mow praam . durlns the morning hours would not be i J surprised if . indictments were returned -s gainst tnem .osioro nigni. cunon, iu ' all probabllityr- will be Indicted early this rternoonon tha charge of perjury. I ' when he will Ond that the discomfit of the preoeding -dayn-arsoversnaoowea by a mora serious case. In which; the rcourtTold damaging documenUry fvi .ecx.T - -' ' .- '.. ' " The climax cams at 10 d clock, when Mho hung Jury appeared bafora.. Judge ' Bellinger.' reporting ina xney wm ti unable to agre&r Tha Jury waa dls- ' charged with caustic abruptness, when -t ha - court - ent - f or-DlstrlctAtlorney Heney and said: .- ' ' "' WaM h Oonrt Said. ' y "UrTHontr. I have sent for you for the purpose of Disking a request. I de sire that you present tha manifestly falsa testimony of George Borensen , to the grand Jury at your earliest7 con- venlancn. for. such action as me grana J"my KLfiS: l apert to it I refer particularly to bla testimony with referenca to tns ao know'edgmant of tha George Howa deed ' of relinquishment. That testimony wss - demonstrably falsa. I am satisfied that his- testimony wss squally falsa when -he didn't remember that ha had made the atatement to you that no did try to brlbo John Hall. Ha forgot that ha for got 'that statement when be appealed to the "court to know whether- ha -must answer the question.. I am also con vinced, that hie testimony as to tha reason- why he requested to know when the grand Jury waa to meet waa false. But my suggestion 'has special reference to - tha teatlmony In reference to the George Howe deed Of ' relinquishment, i as i lhavs already said, that testimony' Is demonstrably falsa, arid it is time' some- I ..thin. was dons to prevent the commis sion of suck perjury.7 Mr. Xeaey o ths Jurors, ' When tha Jury -was discharged Mr. rHeney-sald to tha members: '""I would , like to request the members of this Jury .to csll-ai ths district attorneys oriice. 1 would like to talk with some of you ibout mstters thsi T thinr you snow something about, and also- some matters that I think you ousht to know some thing about, in relation to soma of your members. I want yon all. 1 you wiU." "' ' . - Aaxtat aad sTortaru o. ' Tha conference In tha district attor- rey's office with- the - members, of the jury wss too hot tor Adkins snd Nor thru p. They were questioned closely re- I carding their Uvea, relations with the snd Northrup did not cars for-mora of ' this Inquisition, and abruptly lsft ths offlre; leaving tba other 10 Jurors there. ;v These Jurors stated that they made Wery effort to srgue ths matter with Northrup and Adkins, and learned that they were not open to raaon and -would not listen to any argument. Northrup was reading tha statuts oa bribery, and discredited tha Judge's Instructions on, the law. Juror Huffman -said: v From 'the Bench Prisoner's Con-: Are. Objects of Damag-' . by FelloY jurors. "Do you think, iir: Northrup, that you can get more law 'from what .you are reading. lathat bookthan 1 Ju4g B;4- anger Knows from bis long experience In his profession?" or words to that Tf feet.. And Nortrup replied that Jf the judge i were, allowed ..to decide the there would V no use for a Jury. .Tbourbt Brlberr Vaa Vothlns-; f "rJurymattJSlS. Austin of Woodburn heard .MrJNortbrup ..make the statement something like this, -What if no did make ;the-orrer-r 15,000,- It was notjaccentedland - nobody ywf s '. injured. There is no "barm done.' ": t-vs, A. Blev)ns. C C Andraws, Thomas C. Watts. : WH.TOlley. A. J. I Cator. J. P. Huffman and, Benjamin Dlmmlck all. said "that they heard thla - same statement, -wtiieh snggested -?tha Ahn pressiort that Northrup liad gonsrtrStc the Juryroom with bis .mind set t4 put sMacxna.viaenc. . - I, &. Kenton, who rooms at 3 19 East Eighth street liv thla. city, j made' even a stronger" statement . against -Northrup Ha mild: - -v' . - . . . ) .v . . . - "On Thursday, . Immediately af ter-the Jury retired and when we took tha first NMtflot 'Just'-a Short time after we' bad taken this ballot, in answer to a ques tion - which I put to Mr. Northrup, - ha said. 'Pooh! What if be did offer 16.000. That la nothing.'" . j - ,.. ; ... tv Significant of tha statement of the 10 Jurors tn -"regard to- their, recalcitrant brethren,' all were; heard ilo applaud vigorously by clapping their hand when the. stinging rebukes of District Attor ney Heney were administered, and they took tbeir departure It was - evident that tha 10 men had a sense of bitter nesr sgalnsf Adkins and Northrup,-and neartuy approved ine course or xne ats. trict sttorney. - . Miss Margaret "A. Fleming. - oourt stenographer, was 1 called into the dls. trict attorney's office and took tha state ments of the Jurors as they wero questioned..- It is understood, that all avail able witnesses will be put before tba grand. Jury this afternoon, 4o give that body opportunity - to consider . details. snd prefer a charge If It le found .that umawiut inuuence was used. ., rir Defendant and Attoraey, TAt th4 Urns of examining the Jury for this trial, Northrup stated that he did not know either the defendant, George Sorensetw- or -Attorney JT.I P. Mays, who is indicted in tha land operations, and that be knew of nothtnsr to nrevent his deciding the issues. - of fact according to the Jaw delivered by tba - court and tba testimony - given.-'- His . statement to, other Jurors regarding the Judge's In. structlons leaves a bad reflection. . Also, it is alleged that ha la a friend of many years' -standing to both Sorensen and his Usthen and ha. had bu.lnaas relation. with Attorney F. P. Maya Secret service men allege that they And ths foregoing 'to be facts easily proved." If such is ths esse, It is prob able that Northrup will be brought be- fore the court on tlie charge of perjury and subornation of perjury. It is tho purpose of tha government to. .sift this matter with great care, 'and If sufficient data la not already at hand. It will be gathered from-'Tho Dalles and country where tho juryman naa uvea. . Adkins admitted that ha had been con victed of soma offense tn his early life. and bad worked on the street while serv Ing time. His relationship to the de fendant whom he aided in protecting will also; be thoroughly Investigated, - WAIT ON GRAND JURY. People Xera -Front Fossil Tasttfr te &aa Fraaaa. ,' A dosen Or mora witnesses, appesrad this morning at tha room of tha federal grand jury to-testify. Hi regard to the operations of. tha Butts Creek Land. Lumber A Livestock company. Among thoae subpoenaed from FosslU Wheeler county, wera O. T. Sooggln, Amos King, W. M. Hawk. Hi B. Brown. Clyde Brown, Smith. L. .H. Morris, Clyde Glass, James Johnson snd Mrs, Sofia Colonne. W. t. Shepard. who formerly resided at Fossil, but IS now ' In Washington county." was also called. These wit nesses wera called during' the morning session when tba Jury deliberations were Interrupted by the necessity of consider ing the Sorensen perjury charge. After this case la disposed of tha Butte creek oompsny case will again be oonaldered. Some bf me wunesaas m attendance have taken land, presumably -for tba com pa nr. ""A portion. ' perfected tlUe, while others concluded not to carry tha matter through, -and - allowed . their f p (Continued on Page Six) Smoot ping to Be Poly- gamist, At me Lord TollHlm klJ BELIEVES REVELATIONS -BINDING ON RECIPIENT Plac Word Received From God Above the Law of Land and Would -Follow ; It Plural - Marriage - Permitted. , Washington, D. C, Jan. 21. -Senator Smoot resumed the stand this morning and corrected his- testimony of yester day, saying that he had learned since that a quorum of the epoetins did have ths right to try one- of : its -member. Attorney Taylor tried to make him say that majority rule prevailed Id -the Mor mon church, but the witness demurred. fimoot said 'that he voted to austalp President Smith onOctober last, and upbn, every occasion' since, although he was cognisant 'Wf the testimony given by Smith atha committee' hearing.-;.-?ll- .BaUeraa U evelations. tr " Inanswer tla a . question ' by Senator Overmanttbe' witness -said: ' "1 believe tke. leaders of - fho church Can' receive revelattomi Jnm ' OudI-'" Any good inai can .receive revelations, but only 1 the president of the church carl recelva those which . would bind tba : . church. . 'They would be binding upon -President Smith above the, law of tba land,: and. If II re- fceived such a .revelation it would! be binding upon me. . If it confliotad with tha -law of tba land J. should obey it, but I would-Xlrat go to some other country.' . I Would .Marry, slogajs".? C" Asked: whether 'the 7 revelation oom. maodlng polygamy was the law of God, the witness said, "Tea, if you- will make it sv revelation, permitting plural wives. not ' "cemmandlngv..' Gpd did ' make it mandatory en Joseph BmltB,' and ba is the only onei1 -If he made a similar oom mand on me I would obey it" Witness thought God could recall or amend -a revelation. The hearing ad journed until Monday.a---."..;...-', ., .:.,, i 1THIRTY-TW0 LIVES LOST-; IN INCENDIARY, FIRES - ' '' Uevraal Special Servles.).' "'":' T Madrid,!' Jan. tl. Thirty-two. persons lost tbeir lives in a. fire of incendiary or igin at Centlnl last night" Seven houses were fired, supposedly as the. result of a long standing feud. . . -: . i PAVT S U SFal sTOsV-p - Uosraal BoeeUI Berrlee.) Lancaster. Pa., Jan. tl. The City Sav ings Fund and Trust company suspended today, Ths capital Is 1140,000... Depos its are estimated at 11,100,000. PUBLIC SENTIMENT FORCE MEN INSIDE CARS T know or only wa thing thai can-be done' to "abate tbe Street car. platform nuisance and that' Is to create a pub lic sentiment that wilt drive men inside the ears," said Franklin I. Fuller, mana ger of the Portland Consolidated Hall way company, when asked today If the company had a remedy for the evtl hat has become extremely obnoxious to Portland women. The company has - a rule providing that conductors must request - sll pas sengers to go inside the car. and if this were observed It would prohibit noft only standing on the platforms, but smoking. -'. . .I.'.. ' i .t I" .' '": ' 'f "' . . - - , v w . , r rV 1 X 'VjOUHt l iyox , X OlfltOl- ot nutny digtinguisnea wnttrg Special LSCu " "'1 O iTinted on ths only nre-story color press in Ore on, the biggest LiOlOn VjOmiC -DCCtlOIl brought into the stats. -. r ' T They don't, pretend to teach the whole art of mosic but any . X VjJTOVC ..lyiUSlC, JJC5S.OIl$:'on who o a good foundation for piano study can . An half tha time usually reouired. edge o( music to learn to-play by ' ' mm' ', -'-,.',., - CWeSt 1 hCatriCell I J THE 'SUNDAY JOURNAL 1: :-' ' Mi u Kir mm E vPOrtls JkftI. Tdrh BflTtaref Ths Jourasl-Ylils'm . gonlan contains a statement purporting to come from Washington-to the t effect tbat .Senator .Mitchell will return here to insist' upon an early trial X i because lpformatlon has reached hint that the prosecution is In no: hurry T -; to ftrlKr tilin' to -trial, and that an official verv cloeelv connected jvith.iha T - proaa-ol the ' lsnl;fr vd cases Is said to have advised frlehds In' thisl ; cltyat. Senator Mljchell would nqtbe brought ,tO; trial j for at. least year. If sny person-made , such a 'statement. It Is utterly without founi . i datlon. Tfiirproseeu'tlon refrained Jrpm causfn'g'tbe arrest" Ji either , Pen1 . ,ator Mitchell ,or Congressman Hermann' because .both', of .them. expressed . anxiety to reach Washington tq attend c to public itiuslness.'LvAsi the next"; 'term- of court will commence "on te lOth'dayfof A'prll,. 106,' and as.nel- ' tber ' Senator'' Mitchell' nor" Congressman Hermann Indicated, any desire to 4 return here ''fog4rliili''iyinr te."'tha nexttermoLcoui Judge ;feefllnger,d.lsl charged' the' Jurora In attendance ..The niwspapers had previously announced 'thatSenator Mitchell might t J take bis seat, and': -that Congressman Hermann' had" already taken his seat. ' ' "AOr0W'-sTicer, Lxoncluded'to swalt the adjournment, of congress ! I ' before pressing their case for'trlal. I I am ready nd more than' willing to TTsTtye. ,"ach of-these. gentlemen a. speedy the next term, commencing A'fcrll 10, 1805, artd po postponement whatever XTwlH be aske4 for by the government, 5; X am. more, anxious to complete the . trial' of ..these; cases and return to - Mitchell of any other defendant can ' ' .' '.. -. "'-..' on the carr.aa a rule- against smdklng Inside the csr Is .enforced.. . . " f "Conductors request passengers to go inside of the car. but that la all that can be done," said Manager Fuller. "It Ja "up to the people' to go inside. There Is no law by which we can enforce the request and I do-not see that any law on tha subject would be advisable or effective.- The only thing that' can be done Is to secure co-operation between the street car company and the public by ,. which the platforms will be kept clear and women may have no unpleas ant experiences in boarding a car. '' ' :.: ' -,,::.-, ..'-..'"' ':-. ; ' ; ContriDutefl to tomorrowH issue -The Joarnat's' pages. t- News acme, too only service irC 'Journal readers supplied with, ' world. ' - "v -. ' VT' ' kuii h ii; uui iiiiuhhi. 11 icunn su un rji inn meir coorot and with none of the ex Dense, You dont have need of srevions knnwl. this system.. :j J .' Frnm N Vul, INCWfl rao,t, entertaining of . Stinday V - r. 44 READY-TO SENATOR I upon this term of court on January 19. trlayxid'1 the "prosecution will urge " my own private business than Senator possibly be to obtain a trial. : ' L . -; " ' FRANCI8 J.' HENET," MIGHT --...-. . . . ., -it . i "It seems to me that there Is less courtesy, among men than there, was years ago. ' It IS either that or there .has been a , great change n customs with the growth of the city. Men are now In more haste, and pay less ' attention to the amenities. I hsve noticed that not more than half of the men who stand on the oar - platforms are smoking. It makes no difference whether a man la smoking or not- he seems ,to prefer to stand on the platform. . There are two reasons lor . this the mild weather of Continued enPegej.Two;) ': '- v:':-' ::"-.... w-., S. ' ' .,"(. .. otThe Sunday Journal. He ia only whose articles appear weekly of its kind in Oregon, keeps Tho the latest and live news of the - ''. - V- ." t- '',' " . ' . : . - - ', . I..Im P.Lm rl. I. a., .1 L. ' the many features presented in . 1 X rts : Demonstration May Prove Birth of MovementThat Will Shake Empire to Its ifetionsffi Plahc toPventiS IjTomorrow Gatto .... j. , (Xmnuri SpeeUl Service,)' r:.r-. St. Petersburg, 4'ui. 21. Labor dlsaf-' tectTon-Tont tiona. It Is estimated that fully 150,000 workTnen.havs. already quit work In the vsribus' towns.- : - Delegates from' ths worktngmen of Moscow and Llbau -arrived at 8t. Petersburg this moraine to secure th -cooperation, of Fathar'Copon in .calling out the employes or tnpse towns.. 7 Iti'is beTleve'd't hat Sunday's pro posed demonstration will prove an in-. dustrtal ,crllMvC tbe beginning Of 'a revolutlJnWtrtlirhake Russia to Its fouftfoKs3v- t-";' :' -"The- gffvrnrfient ,l,"taktbg very pre caution to crvy-toiE!trn,c.' 'Mirl' tary forces'-wini"b poied't strategie points, but- concealed aSTmuch ,as pos sible.-In order not to sxeifiB-lbe jAflkfrs try Joo open. a display at forbe. -J-" - - .'to Beslst pemands. ' The csar Is 4jow In consultation with his-ehlaf advisers as to tha. advisability of showing himself, in front of Jthe-pai- a0 during the demonstration. : itjs un derstood thd cxar is Inclined to appear, but a deetsldh has not yet been reached. Ontnton ts raDldly STOwtng-that tha caar will be eompelledto yield-to the qjunanas of the strikers. . -r: The poirce"naCH)Ssncitssurrounarre f actor leawhich are closed, troops are everywhera. The plan of the authoritleawcrii attire and carrying" a cruclflx. is' is to prevent the workmen f rdm entering the city tomorrow. "The Industrial situa tion beVohd the Nevn arm tne Moscow and Nevaky gates will be cut off -by troops and all bridges gusroeo,, ' -.It is rendrted that at a conference toi day between tha ministers, police au thorities and employers u was oeciaea rtTslr the Strikers' .demands, , r ' Body nar bt trUtero.:i; f '.- Ths strikers have1 notrf led -tbe govern- nwn that' they: have selected a .corps fill iOO picked men who win act aa a Doay susrd for, the cxar.'ln the event of his agreeing to" confer with their leaders. The, members ' ot this bodyguard have sworn to sacrifice their lives' for the rsar In fulfilling this guarantee of his safety. : z.:'-. ..'"..'-W-j ; Nona of the nrinters who quit yester-. day has returned to his post, conse quently St. Petersburg s today without a newspaper! - ( . r- . " Violent Socialist proclamations ' r'are being circulated today calling for a, gen eral uprising. - As no plans are propoaad, proclamations are having no effect' oh the strikers.! :'" r". '' '- Sewa Wltk the War.. . ' A regiment of Uhlans wera today dls patched to the Winter . palace for the further protection of. the: csar. Several guns are being prepared 'for ' mounting In the palace court yards. Hundreds of students are today Joining the ranks of ths strikers. At, a meeting of students snd strikers last night -the ' cry was raised. "We want no more war. -What Is Manchuria to usT" The strikers assembled bri the i streets this morning early. They continue to snow a complete lack . or truculence. They are marching about quietly, dele gations visiting the various factories and persuading the 1 employes to quit Secret police are following the strikers In order to keep tbe authorities In formed. There have beonj no clashes. ' '- I Factories SmaahedT The report that Smirnoff;, manager of the putllofl iron works, was murdered last night has proved Incorrect The re port however, greatly increased the ex citement. - Father oopon. , who was re ported kidnaped last night Is understood to be going around today organising the- workmen for tomorrow's demonstration. He says the workmen must attempt to see tbe csar at all hasards, and has ad vised ths . worklngmen to take their wives snd chlldre to tlie palace square tamoreew and so ai uied -prepared 16 fight if necessary This afternoon a ..number of strikers forced an entrance to several factories, smashed the machinery and maltreated the employes,. Further violence .is i - - . . . 'The Strikers 'have notified the mint, ter . of the - Interior- Svlatopolk-Mlrsky, thst It Is their Intention to meet the em peror-and hand a petltlofTTrom the work- tngmen to Mm persnnanyA ' Should ho refuse to accept or, act in this vital mat ter a terrible uprising Is' threatened. Fivs hundred thousand persons will as semble In the palace square on Sunday and .Father Oopon. the priest strike leader, states that he is convinced that -(--bloodshed, if It comes, will bring liberty ' - - Besolatioa Threaten a. ." Tho Russian government ia In a ter rible predicament. Troopa are guardlnc the palace and all public buildings, ami tbe country is on tbe tfve of a greut Foundations. revolution, ; unless . the demands of the, workmen are" complied' with. The sud trermewi or tH6 strike ftnaeTwr:re(;h--ing- nature of .the workmen's orjcanlxa tlort is a great surprise to both employ ' ers and tbe 'government. ' Starting with a walkout of a few thousand employe at, tba Tutlloff Iron works, it has spread like-lira through the ; labor 'nuuuus of St. Petersburg. '" ;:.-' I 'x.' ' .' - r A petition has been drawn up largely , signed -Which bitterly sjasalls the -present Bovernmetttiss one -of bureaucracy and-demands . rejqrm, i asserting that death,. is preferable to?exlstence under present epnd ltlons. j- ( st night -the. Marcus cardboard fae---;- tory waa attacked and - the . manager t- :'i thrown" from -"the wlpdow.7 Seven thou- '" aantt machinists lol,ned. the strikers, us i did' th employes f tha Baltic cartridge - fabtqry, owned by -the government the : cloth, factory- employes, tbe distillery---Workers, tbe . paper, jnlfls employes and ". many other: workers h,ave gone out and : each hour sees additions to the 1st . Stt Pewrsbtifg Is In -total darkness. ' " 1 owintrtd the ; strike of electric light m- pioyes. . ir.,.'. ... .w-n-'f:;.-, 'Theleader of the workmen.iFa'aervi--I Gopon, an orthodox priest, whoi-heads i--r the J Strikers''-. ' fiMMuLm mha an? Interesting personality acd idolised ' -by the workmen. '-;.;. r...,.,. Princes Droutsky. ' "Sakollnsky, Diu bansky. Klraakoff and Bhamannlty, rep- resenting the nobility of the govern-' ' ' ment lnTKIhsk. have peUtionert Minister " ' of the- Interior . SviatoDolk-Mlrnkv.. n- behalf of the whole, of the northwestern district of Russia, for equal fights for , all naUonaUtles and classes In the em- H plre. . - s --. r" -- - -: - . .... ..i The minister has-- replied - that tha' questtan has already ,bor decided. Z A' deputation ' of ' strikers, went to Taarkkoslo yesterday evening In an- ef . ' fort to. deliver tbe workmen's petition , , to the csar. In order that the csar might 1 have -a - full day to consider-tt before the demonstration on Sunday. '"It has not-transpired -whether the deputation saw the csar. Socialists have hrsued av ' manifesto ss follows. . , , ' We have suffered enough. Comrades. let us Join ths workmek who have re-"" solved as on man to'1 Stand firmly for their jMst" rights. W want elect We -legislative aaaemDliea. - Down with autocracy! . Down, with- the war! Long live Ihe Russian Socialist party!". pitiful petition!" . , .7' Xeb or We Ferlsa. the Ory of th ": Feopl of tbe Csar. i Tho petition to be presented by the : Russlan strikers to the csar at 8t Pet em burg follows In part: r - r; - -,-"We, worklngmen, InhabiUnta Of BtS Petersburg,- of all classes. - our , wives. children and indigent parents,' corns to . you. our sovereign, asking for protee-. '. tlon. We are poor, burdened with labor beyond our etrength. We are Insulted. . treated not as men. but as slaves, who ... might to bear their cruel fata In silence. , W havs suffered, but we are . being . :, plunged deeper In the mire and deprived .... of our rights, .i "Unmatru'uted.:,. stifled bV destitution and injustice, wo srr perishing. W have no strength left Sire, we bsve arrived at thw extreme limits of endur ance; -we have reached the terrible mo- ment when death ts te be-preferred t" . ings. We have left our work sod ln-T formed our employers that we will not . . - resume until our demanda are conceded, " We have not asked much; we have ; asked but for means of llvelinood. with- out which life Is a bunlen 'gpd eonnroaT torture. - "Our first request Is that cur masters should Investigate our case. They have refused. .We have bean denied tbe right to put forward Our claiuis, it being held that such right la not recognised by law.' , . 'V. ' h.T' '.' ' "Any one of ua who dared raise his voice In tha interests of the working classes has been thrown into- prison or transported. .Kindness and good feeling have been treated as a crime. Tbe bur reaucraey has brought the country to ths verge of ruin by a shameful way.. It la turning It to Its downfall.- We have no voire In the heavy burdens Imposed; we' do not know to whom or why this money is wrung from, sn tm.-1 ' povertshed people, and win do- n-t know how It IS expended. .7 . "Thia state of affairs, rnnlrsry t divine law. renders life mno" . were better that we all shi; ' Continued on I