VOI. NO. -$31.
Scstlfe Ilea Given Entire
Repita. Vctc, All
Otters mttim;
SCENES OF A7ILDEST,
ENTHUSIASM PREVAIL
Combination Mad With Sweeny
Whereby Railroad Commis
- sion Is Assured and East :
- - - Side. Looked After. v
(Special Dispatch te The JauraaLI u
TTOympia," "Ja.' l7.Amia wmi of
wildest errthuslaam, SmuerH. Piles ot
Seattle- waft elected - aeiuttor. : receiving
13 out of ft total ( lit votes. A com
blnatlon was effected last- night and
Foster. Sweeny and Wllsoa . withdrew.
rile made a ringing speech -while flags,
.handkerchiefs 'were waved and waate-
bascketa wildly thrown In ,healrrjr
Ctomblned With - Sweeny. -
-- The- lecttoni of. Tilt : waabroaght
about through a combination with the
foreea ot Charles Sweeny of Spokane.
Sweeny seeing that US election was 1m
- possible' made a combination with Piles
throwing hint his support. Negotiation
- loading to the coup ware conduotad very
qUietir and U jyaa midnight- before the
... arrangements, were completed
ff A meeting of the Sweeny people was
held last night -at . 19 bclock and all
z- I signed an agreement te vote for Tiles.
. At 1 o'clock this morning pledges had
been secured from It more men who
have been voting for Wilson, Jones fld
Fester, assuring Piles" election,
" Wkat wweer tm.
Details- of the arrangement for the-oft-
jr ftllulation o( the Sweeny forees snd their
- -going- to the camp Jtlen gnd ' Win
7 count Include g ntmbsr pf wms6rs
' tlona earnestly; flefrfCrlf" PPl
east of the Cascades. These include
The federal districting of the state
Into east and west, "which will give Spo
kane the federal offices of the eastern
district. -.'
The co-operfctfooTof theTSjng county
' people with the east side in giving sup
. port to President Roosevelt! in his ef-
. . forts to extend- the- scope' of the utHjortty
1 of the Intsrstate-sommerce1, commission.
The absolute 'promise of an adequate
" -- railway cemmission-bWl jatllf,'Session
- - f the legislature.
7 - Along With . this -is supposed to have
" bcttn some agreement tor the support of
Sweeny for the United States senate to
sucoeed Senator Ankeay, - though euct
details of this part of the agreement are
not obtainable at this moment.' r- ''- !
This morning before, balloting began
rTos ter said that he did not see how the
- ,t weeny-Pilea combination had won and
,' that the ballot would not show for any
' candidate today. The PUea, men -claimed
' 7 legtslaters -pledged to the program.'
. all but our of whom had signed a pa
: per to that effect. ".- "!' : .;: 57? ... V
wP4,'ntmnsla a. '":".f ;.l;y
H!V Amid " a soens , of wild enthusiasm;'
Sanruet H. Piles - wa- hosen. ' United
r .' Htatea senator shortly after noon today
j by a vote of -14 out mf Ha.Charlcal
, sweeny was second In the scene, for he
j .'. Is given the credit for making a Piles
- victory possible, when last night he
withdrew from the contest and asJcea bis
supporters to go to the King eounty
, The first flemonstration in the house
chamber came six minutes- before the
iolnt eesslon -opened.- Mr.- Sweeny had
I- entered the chamber ana was peswo iw
t v-tween Representatives Doolittle and
4 Mndsley. , Soon a salvo .of cheers tore
, down from the gallery and cries of
j -Sweeny! Sweeny I" rent the air. Rep-
- reeenUUves Tushei. to his "side nd
Speaker Megler asked him to. the roa
? .-trum; Mr. Sweeny declined wlthMianks,
'""" preferring ft seat beside his wife. ..'
V: . -,;.' BaUotiag Tedious, y 'T"'"'
Lieutenant Governor . Coon nd .the
'- senators Hied tn -end took their places.
, i Representative Llndsley of -Bpohane
, srose and addressed the house, saying
that at the request of Mr. Sweeny
(cheors) he withdrew his name In favor
, Vof Mrs, Pile eheera)u- ' Then Senator
: ' Christian withdrew the name of Sena
;. tor -roster and Representative TaTconer
,i performed like service for Wilson,-
: At this point Governor -Mea'was
ratle to the rostrum from his seat tn
"'the gallery.. Thwsrtfottng: was tedious.
The work had been done and Charles
, "' Sweeny given credit for the coup. ,
-The six Democrats -cast -thrtr-ballots
, for George Turner, while Representa
. - tlves lvtn and Sheets of Taooma voted
i , ,for,Fofter. :;
'JU.'"!. Chssrs'- fse''lMtos.tt.v -'
V The senator select wss sent for and ap
' seared amid shouts and throwing of pa-
prs. With deep emotion be thsnked the
lefctelsture for. the honor. He thanked
V ;' his supporters ee-xn-lally and told those
$ who in the early stases of theyisht had
v opposed him that he had riot one thought
ef blame for them. - To the people of
-X. -Washington he said that bs would be ft
senator for the whole-state.
.There wns ft coll for Sweeny, but not
until he felt that the call wae more than
foam on the cup t excitement' which
wea st every oite's lip. did he respond.
With his first move from the aide of
- his wife the thunderous cheering begsti.
-As he passed by Senator Vandevanter
that gentleman heaved a waste baskst
.LLlhlgh Into the dome of the chamber in s
trsneport' of thankfulness to the man
. who had made It possible for & H. Plies
- fo win.
- :
trnuel H. Piles -of Seattle, Elected
dlTY
SHAKEN BY
QNEr BIG SNEEZE
Crip Has Become Epidemic, and
rin Incipiencyr it )s UKery
. A: 1. Recmended by
. . - ' " -fj
YA4ianj u u th, ,it,fAhu.Af ttit wr In. -
Hundreds sre. prostrated., and. there isTby Severev headaches ' and colds. 'ti.'-
scarcely a home which has escaped the
malady, .In many, instances vtw-and
three members of. the, household,, and ifv
many caaes wholefamlliea, are"trlcken.
A., fever. sharpT aching, pains in. the
legs and back, accompanied : by a head
ache, ere the Initiatory symptoms of the
disease; these are followed by 'a severe
cough. , lr X , W.. Moore-said yester
day! .';.:-- ,'V;
"A great. many . people, are- attacked
wtththe aViif in this efty. Tery f e"w
families have escaped.- la many-' In
stances three br four In ft family are III,
while In several cases , whole v families
are afflicted." "In most CaieS It' la mild,
but if i the patient 1a not ' given -the
proper care the dlsesse may develop Into
pneumonia.. Jf clear, cold weather should
come there would be many ' cases ' of
pneumonia and fatalities would remilt"
Dr. IL C, Wilson says he has found
an unusually large number of cases, vf
Srtp."V; '' -,-v.--r--.J fc.f. ' ' 'kJ. jt,
"It Is epidemic,'' said he. The cases
which have- oome - under my-' attention
are not, of f a serious: nature. Those
stricken' are first seised : with, ft fever
end 'Sharp pslns In ths limbs and back.
BOtH ENGINEERS DIES r
IN HEAD-ON; COLLISION
.v'- ' tJoarnsl special Serri.) '. , r
-' Ksnhvllle, Tenn.. Jan. '27. A. passen
gefand freight on the Nashville.' Chat
tanooga at 'St. -XjOUIs railroad collided at
Tullahoma at mldnlghL Four v were
killed and six, Injured. The- dead -are
William Ray, engineer of the passenger;
Joseph' 8uggSrng!neer- of the freight;
H. J. Suggs, fireman, of the passenger,
and John Burrell, a colored-porter.
T sosao. totb rom sbkatob. .
---tjs!.-.' (Jooraal Special Snit ' -
Sucramenta. . Jan. H.-!rhe-aonats
committee on - federal relations today
repoited favorably on the bill providing
for the election of TTnlted States sena
tors by direct vote of the people. :
LAWSON THREATENS
STANDARD OIL CO.
I'Oaarset sseelel lnrle.) . " '
-Joltet," Ilt-Jan.-17.In-t letter to
James H. Perries, president of the Joliet
News eompsny, Thomas W.' Lawson pre
dicts that he will force a -receivership
of the Standard Oil company in ft short
time. - '- - -" -v ' ' J-
He says: "Tou esn rely that"! will
snak 'em until fhey . are dissolved An
other thing, and It may sound this min
ute boastful, but will not ft few months
from now, .some morning there will be
no Standard Oil company. -
Rockefeller, Rogers and the rest of
'' :" i-, , "
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PORTLAND, OREGON. FRIDAY " EVENINp, JANUARY".
- - -i
XS. S. Senxfor to Succeed A.Q. Foster.
Ddctors Say Unless It-Is Checked.
to tna fatally -Kemeay ,
.Eminent Physician .- t .'! " fc
'1-1 L-i'-- .
flnivi At lma tbe AIm as - ! aollnhanled
"There is considerable 'grip," said Dr.
Hr'R. Blersdorf, city health ...officer, yes
terday, -."but It is of 'ft mild form."
" Btatistic would -show 'that i with. "the
Increase of grip there' is a marked in
crease in the demand for Wquor., A'oold
has served as-sn excuse -for a lag more
often tpaa a banquet or the. first-born.
.- Rut there ' are remedies - other vthaa
the nightly hot -Scotch-or rock , and rye.
Grip,' according- to physicians,' Is 'to be
regarded as a very serious proposition.
It, carries 'Off many t old people. and la
likely to permanently affect children.'
r"The .best means, of ' protection,! said
Dr. Wood1 Hutchinson,-when -asked "Oon-
oernlng ths epidemic, 1s te avoid' expo
sure to prsvlous case. Nine tenths or
what we call 'oolds do not oome from
weather conditions. They are the result
of direct .Infection, r A person with grip
should be Isolated tn a warm room' and
remain very quiet not' go out of doors
and defy the .disease. The best way to
prevent a cold Is- to have the bedroom
welt ventilated and use plenty -of cold
water on the skin...- The theatre,tbe ho
tel and the Pullman sleeper are the most
common means, of spreading grip." - f-
SIX ARE INDICTED FOR
. t PODGE-MORSE DIVORCE
-.ji. -..,- - r. . ' in -v...: '':"Vi,
-' j- tJoeraat Speelsl 'serrlee.) :
-New Tork.s Jan-.- tT,. The grand Jury
this afternoon returned blanket 'In
dictment 'against six persons' connected
with th Dodge-Morse divorce case. In
cluded are Judge Purnara ot Troy, coun
sel for' Mrs. Horse, and Abraham Hum
mel.. - counsel t fo -1odgst Furnam la
charted ' WIIK conspiracy and Hummel
with subordnstlon of perjury, - . -
.:." r
OXXXABfUr OTxatTU UT ZJtMP.
- Bpeels Ptapsteh te The Joanwt.) "
. Oakesdale: Wash: Jan 17. While the
parents were at church, the children -of
Rev. Mr. Spauldlng tipped-ever ft lamp,
badly burning -ft 14-year-old boy and
causing damage. - . ,
them, will be ordinary, everyday people.
A receiver and assignee Just the same
as Is appointed for everyday people will
assume charge - of the company's bust
ness. , ..
. "He will take charge of their affairs
because they Jiave on hand hundreds of
millions of pspef 'stuff they manufac
tured t soak -the-people wit h. He -will
take charge of it because 'it cannot be
sold berk to ths people even In suffi
cient quantities to pay their debts. r
1 "Kindly wstch out Whether'" I make
good ob this or Mk- y v r
' ! '
. ; - . . . . ..' '. .y- 1 - " "
Miiw HUNDREDS llIftEDVIW
OR RACK aSMT MH-SlMEfe
SuperintcndentvtiflBoys
and Girls' Home Is
' 1 y -V , an ,". v-'V
!.Qairtlw4&vS
EXPENSES AND ESCAPES j
BURDEN OR INQUIRY
UgislaturetookingarpilntQ
"Methods of the Portland In-
stitution Gardner Prom-
rises -Statement Rlondayr I
CBy Prank Perkins.)
Salem, Jan. 27. Placed in attitude of
self-defense. Wednesdsy night by mem
bare of the ways, and means commit'
tec ot both house and senate,-, meeting
in loint . session. Superintendents W. T.
Gardner of the Coys' and OirlsT Aid so
ciety ot Portland spent a most uncom
fortable bout JJo further aetlon will
be- taken -until next- Monday, la erdee -4
give Oaidaer time to prepare an item
ised statement of aooounts of the so
ciety, sxuLretumjto. Salem, .when the
document, will be laid-before the Joint
committee. - He was asked bow long it
would take .him to prepare such a -stater
ment, and replied that he thought It
fbvuld be made ready in three -days.
Nottlnahsm , was -today appointed a
senate member of-the committee to -Investigate
the .Boys and Girls' Aid so
ciety. The house members are Col well
and- -Kay. :': :.,?. ... '-'- -"' ' rr; r---
The Boys and Qirls' Aid society has
received'- annual appropriation Jit the
hands of the legislature. ..This yesr
Superintendent Gardner made a report
to the legislature,- specifying the work
of -the society for ths two; irears sndlng
Januarr 1 10B. He asked for an ap
propriation of 18,000 and -gave facts and
figures which he claimed warranted such
aav-appreprlaUen, - One ef -thefetilldJBge
wee represented as- being-sn-aw -tweom
pleted eeodition.-- Plnlshlng this isiruo-
ture. It wassald, would require ft.gfed
part of. the tund ; . ,.v- ,
V-.-'- ".-. Oardaey Tndar Pire.
v "Appearing bforo the committees on
ways gnd means of both houses, sitting
jointly, Wednesday night. Superintendent
Gardner -euppiemeniea me iniormation
furnished" in, his report and explained
why the appropriation , of 18,000 was
necessary. He was allowed to - talk , as
long as he deslred.when Representative
Hermann .expressed ths desire to ask
him a few questions, at the same timer
produeing-several slips of paper covered
with notes ----' j-'--w-,.r? -"v
'Mt. Gardner," -, he began, "io' it jiot a
fact that alnos the tlms you received the
last legislative appropriation you 4ave
added a number ftt employes st the re-,
eeiving bom of - the Society T - , i, ',
The superintendent answered that one
or two had been i added.- He asserted,
however, , that' all now employed are
needed. . ' . . ; ' ' '. -
"Isnt It a fact 'that you have ft so-,
called traveling- agent employed who
spends three fourths of his time ai -the
receiving home and. othr plaoes -in Port
land, and is on the Toad . very small
part of the timer ; - h
-In renlV thft BUnerlrttendent Bald thtYnnatva hv tha ttialatu uulh nf Wnk.
iravei wig agent is on me rosa mosv-orrden. In the. right flank two hamlets
uiv unit, iwrnHuium zacnxM,uu Mtuj
he would prove before he was through
that the traveling agent did not spend a
fourth of his time at the receiving home
of the society. '' "' i- r -. -
"Have you not padded your bills to
Multnomah county . In , such - a manner
that Judge Webster had you appear be
fore him in open court and explain mat
ters -
to Xhndalm BDJa.
Gardner admitted that he had beim
obliged te itplaln certain thlnga- to
Judge Webster, but -that this was due
io tne court not understanding the situa
tion.", f ... .., -.-.a -. ., ,
"If that la so,- continued his inter
rogator, "why was It that Judge Web
ster had your Btlls held ud for some time
n that -yon never got, some of the
money r Why is It that the Court In
formed you that you -would tn future
be allowed only so much monthly?" -
"Well, the bill handed the county
might have been 'huge that month, but
on other months they were mlmost'nptb
tng,' waa the answer," -.-
"Please answer my question," insisted
Mr: Hermann. , ,' '-
Gardner then . admitted that Judge
Webster bad informed him the bill pre
sented the county must not exceed a certain,-
figure monthly. He denied that
the Judge had told him. ha would not
be allowed pay for more than a specified
number of new inmates esch month. -'- -X
Taking ft. new tack. Mr. Hermann went
Into the finances of tha institution and
elesely ' questioned the-superintendent
relative to ekpendtturaa. On many Iteme
the memory of Gardner was badry at
fault He wss asked If he could not pro
cure the exact figures an replied that
h COUld. . - '
"How-long will It take-you to prepare
sn itemised statement of your expendi
tures Tor tne period covered in your re-1
port T' asked the representative.
The superintendent said he ttiough he
could have such s report ready in three
days.' . He will really have f gur, as the
Investigation- by the committee waa con
tinued nntU Monday next.,- By that time
Representative Hermann will have other
queries to be answered." r -t -"
Way Se Kaay Bscapssf ...
Representative - Coshow wanted to
know why so many hoys escape from the
Institution. He said he had beard that
there had been as many as five or aix
escapes in one month.. . - .v
These, the superintendent replied, were
unavoidable. He was asked If It Is true
thst older boys had been left In charge
of younger boys, snd thst the lads with
iContinued oo I'll Two.)
27. I90b SIXTEEN PAGES. .
lcr -
1
Types of tht Russuin Mob
U
ALONG HUN RIVER
J apanese Troops;-lnsplred."v by
". News of Russia's Troubles .
- Renew AcbVity
REPULSED IN ATTACK ; !
J Jl-BY. KURORATKJN'JS ARWfY
Czar Sends Six Sacred Pictures
. , ' ......... .
to -the ThirdJLBaltic .
Squadron, , i
P
(Journal Bpeelal Bervlee.)
tiondon,. ' Jan. 2fA' dispatch -- from
Manchuria- states that the- Japanese, In
spired 1 by -news -!of Russian lnternsl
troubles; resumed sctlvlty- on- January
21. attempting to force back" the Tight
wing of Kuropatkih'a Srmy 1from the
Hun river. ' : The fight . still continues.
It--Is reported the attack, was ' repulsed
snd a -counter attack resulted in loaa to
the Japanerse of" village previously oc
cupied., and several, guns,
A' St. Petersburg dlstiatch states that
Kuropatkln reports a resumption ef -of-
were oceupiea ana ve came captured,
Dispatches state-thxtTiCuropatkin Is
seriously, hampered by ..the obstinate
reluctance of his troops, who are un
willing to fight longer, stating they can
sse no .object in continuing the war,
Apparently another big battle has be
gun near Mukden.'. The Russian force
has , crossed rthe Hun "river ' on the
Japanese left wing and the Japanese ad
vanced to meet them
Japans -pTeparlngro-bund seVeimmrinr thft iu;tsserf engagement
more, warsmps ana organizing a nrtn
army to go to the front. The .blockad
ing or Vladivostok is imminent. ".- ,
' . The cssr has sent six sacred pictures
to the third Baltjo squadron str Llbaa,
whoh- it is now announced will sail to
morrow. He also. sent s telegram ex
plaining that he cannot personally bid
God speed to the officers and men., The
announcement ' that .the squadron 'will
aail tomorrow 1 is' given no credence
here.:- ";,''.: - . . -
V i im r ,'',' ,'.'-::
FOB XLAXUTX BOAD. 1
-.tv
irilMH-lsl PtafMtcb ta The Joerssl.) '
Klamath Falls, Or., Jan. 17. Nearly
100 business men discussed:-raising a
1 100,000 bonus demanded for the build
ing Of the eo-oal led Weed railroad by
the . Klamath Development company
Committees wete.set to.ttrork to raise
ths sum - : . ,
V - , , - a I i ", ' " 1
' OIBXi IM gOMATOSB OOBXJTIOir
tapeclat Dlspateh te the J
Wallace. Idaho, Jan. 27. Gussle Snow,
an employe or a local theatre, reii la a
dead swoon yesterday, snd for 24 hours
hss been in a com tosecondltion. AU
restoratives have failed.. . V t
PLAYS VANDERBILT -
m :0 AT ) $3 A M IN UTE
r"
, ' (Juarnal gperiel Sorvlee.) '
ritubui g. Jsn. 17. It Is long since
sny one hss had so murn iun at tne
expense of a city full of people as ft cer
tain slim young man had In Plttaburg
recently, personating Alfred G. Vander-
bllt.i who according to reports la lying
III at. his horns In New York.
Who the man Is nobody knows definite
ly, but he Is thought to be a Mr. Mcln
tyre ot New Tork or Mr. Msstcn, both
friemls of Mr. Vsnderbllt.
isorge Harris, . colored porter, who
?
1
HELD BY-OaEGOM
We Have the Town That Has the
Greatest Rainfall in
the Country.
WILSON IS ITS NAME; AND TT
TILLAMOOIC THE COUNTY
One Hundred .and i Thirty-Six
Inches on an Average :.r
; "In the Year. . ,
:WttBon,l1n -Tillamook county.-ls-the
wettest tewftln the United States of
whlchl jhe weather bureau lias any rec
ord. - Rain falls there to the depth of
Itt-facheaevery- lambnths.lt mists,
patters, rains snd -occasional) pours
from beginning" to "brid of. the iresri
Fearing, -that something might be
wrong with the gauge or measuring the
precipitation at ' that place. Assistant
District Forocastsr Wollaber of tbla
city made" a special trip -tor Wilson to
make thorough ' inquiry 'into the' sit--uatlon.
The. instruments w-jre found
tree and -the'onlr reason for. the- large
amount of moisture wfcleh they ahowedl
was heW-. to-be due to-rain, rain, rain.
, Th, station ia in- charxe of Mrs.
t Jennie Reohr. who has been meaBUrtng
lthe fatting waters, at thft-same spot for
tne past, is years, aar-, tvvukww paj
that - she Is one of the most dipabU
persons lit the service careful aild con
sdentkms. - - Moreover, the gauge and Ja
struments used st the station are per
fect.; 4 - '" ..-"i o'N (; - -i
Wilson nestles In -ft csnyon, on -each
aide of which- the mountains rise -toa
height Of J. feet above the level f
the townslte. The weather experts are
of the opinion" that the topography of
the country contributes vary jargeiy io
the excessive rainfall. . .'
"There jnay be other points in Tilla
mook county." said W, Wollaber. "at
which there Uan,.equeL.ftnKint Of pre
cipitation, but thejrare mot favored with
a government-ram aituion. j. m pro
ahla that there are points tn southeast--ern'Alaska
where the annual rainfall Is
heavier, but of course tht ,1s merely
conjectural Clear Watet. Jefferson
oduntv.. has an ,-annual rainfall of 130
inches. That Is the next, to the highest
on record In the United States. althoua
Neah Bay. Wash.. 1 ft close second," 'r
JACK LONDON HAY- V;
WED BLANCHE BATES
iReported Young Author Is to Be
Engaged 4o-4hascinat5;
v ' Jng Actress.
.- ' iJoursal SPtctal serrlee.)
" San Francisco, Jan. 27.--It is reported
her todar - that Blanche- Bates .' 1 en
gaged to' be married to Jack lawdonw
In thla city at the Grand opera-house it
wss . understood that she had pugntea
her troth to Richard Hotaling, a young
millionaire of San Francisco, and mem-
tr ot the famous Bohemian ctuD. - au
though she never confirmed the state-
' . Mr." Hotaling presented Mr. London to
the actress apd shortly attar the intro
duction the couple -discovered that they
had knOwn seen . oinec. ana viMyma , to
gether children some years ago in
- The marked attentions pId by both
men to -Miss states, aunng ner. ocai en
gagement' were the .subject j of much
comment In society and - club f circles,
rtiiriiw -the nest- few. year" Mr. Ixmdon
his msde rapid. Strides, in' the fields of
Journalism - and- literature. . . Mia most
smbttlous work. Thr Sea Wolf, 'j was
recently published.'. . .t.v.'" v
-r . 1 a j'. ".-,;-
- - axxaroxs to bz:
(Joersat SBsetsf ervles.) .
SpringfleldHL.-.Jarti.27. VponlhB
recommendation of Gdvernor Deneen a
hill will be Introduced In both houses
of the legislature for an appropriation
of ISfr.000 for an- Illinois exhibit at the
Lewia and Clark fair. - . - '
T
years ago Worked for the Vsnderbllt
family, claims the credit of -discovering"
Vsnderbllt. Hs approached the
atranger. calling him "Mlntah Alf . Snd
was at once rewsrded with a 124 bill
snd urged to ssy nothing about Van-'er-bllt
being in town. The news trav ,0.
the evening papers had columns out
Vsnderbllt. wlth his picture. 'It la
claimed the "man who I rpvor -- - 1 -n-dorbtlt
In two hours ir "I l-.i ii I .
J He fooled f-e BKKk y I
heaot":-- - 1 -
PRICE FIVE ; CENTS.
Twq Pitched: Battles Oc
.cur at RadomwithDis-f
. astrcarResiilts.
zemstvoists Jailed; . --
for making protest!
Troops Uself TumdurrFBulIets tn
Suhday.'s Firing and! Death
Q Ust Has Reached Over
I : Seven Hundred 'f:.
, ;speciatJHpt ts.TbS Joaraal.t
St. Petersburg, Jan., 17. News of bat
tles snd disorders continue to corns from
alt parts of- the empire. Outside of St. -Petersburg
the wtrike is rspldly grow
trig and .conditions sre Slarinlng.
Two battles have been fought between
workmen and troops In Radom. Poland.
IH' ths first officers, J soldiers snd.
over 100. workmen were killed and many -persons
wounded. IJ the second 60
workmen were killed, many soldierf and
workmen wounded. ' - -
. At Kovrii thgwerior hai Issued an
pther proclamation, further warning the
strikers not'to Indulge In Violence and
promising assistance to peaceful- work
men. - - - -' h -. -'' . -
At Moscow the strike situation has
taken on a more menacing: look.- Em
ployee in' 1 more factories. quit work ..
this morning. The men are demanding : ,
a. JO-bour- workday, and a -per sent
increase in,- wages. : '. v '
- :: r -: siss4e ftl UTsftft. ' -
At IJbau the strlkefiaa spread "l the,
Benner ' workingmen : this-- morning, and
some disorderly scenes followed. Gov- -
eminent-bffielalB ftssert that- the thfrd -
Baltic fleet Is almost- ready to sail, but '
if the strike spreads to the- dockyards .
ie,delsyi-4ts deperturt will beioTMa-
WML .rr- 'r - . - ... " ' : , -
,' 'While s, military escort 'was conveying
(S corpses,, victims ef Sunday's trouble,
to Obokoff. -eight miles out f St. et- -erebirrg.
for burial last night, they were
attacked by- several thousand workmen. ,
Who attempted to seise the bodies and
bu rw-taem themselves. In the flrht r
coffins were broken open and the bodies
roiled out. lire trooDa flnallv reoelleti
Khe .assailants and concluded ths burial.
Authorities Inst lilgh Issued tele- -gm
plrlu-orders to srreat all members of
the Novgorod Zemst vo . which adoDted - .
resal utlone tfohtfemning -' Sunday's mas- J
aacre. Th'Zemtvotats were drnggedv
from their beds, and lodged In cells.- -
The government this morning issued ft
communication . intended to convince '
Russian cltlsens abroad that the appoint- .
ment ef Trrpoff as governor, ganerttl of
St Petersburg , Is not a reactionary
movement Trepoff is described-as a
mild and benevolent administrator.
., .It is estimated that ths losses on ths . .
St. Petersburg bourse aa - result of ths
disturbance have reached 119,000,000, '
-while the bourses at ether Russian cen
ters have lost 1 10,00000. Unless normal-conditions
are resumed Immeduitely
the country faces, flnfthcial disaster r ..
Troopa. Wit'adrftwra,
At Reval the night passed quietly". The-city-
was In darknees. -, Two - factories -Opened
today, . many, workmen having
abandoned the strike movement, '
Troops at St- Petersburg have been
further withdrawn. This Is in fine with
Trepoffs policy to give the city Its nor
mal appearance in order to have a quiet
ing effect on the minds of strikers. The , .
number of . workmen who -returned to -work
increased this morning.. ' .
- The absence of resolute leaders' snd
the powerful tncentlveMtf.huger U-liav- K
Ing an effect -npon the more Ignorant
workmen.: The intelligent classes, how
ever, sre determined to continue -the
fight fdr liberty., . . . '
It was learned today that nearly half
of those wounded In Sunday's , massacre
have, since died at the hospitals.
: Seven Mniadjreft Bead, - " ' " .
The total dead now exceeds TOO. '" It
appears that bulleta Used by the troops
had old cases, and exploded In the bodies I ,
of the victims, making recovery impos
sible. ' -1- ...c.' W - .. .'' -
The Official Messenger this morning
asserts thst 'th'' strikers in the' city re
turned to work, in considerable numbers '
yesterday, Theatre- performances were
held under normal conditions 'and or
der was restored at MeSoow end Rig
last night. ' Students broke up the tnea- ,
tre-performances. - -:.- - -- . "
1 In ft collision of parader and" police
at Helslngfors. Plnland, a constable wss
killed end many stalkers wounded snJ
many arrests followed.'. - ;' ; . . .
- Strtke Beaehea Warsaw.
"Af Warsaw the strike is spreading' '
rapidly. Several factories are closed.
, Agitators have roused the workmen
at Mltau to go on ft -strike. Troop
have been' summoned. Strikers' are pa
rading the streets. -
At 8C Petersbtirg the ' nepers were
not able to publish aft edition today as '
they ihad expected to, not having jinf . '
Detent printers. The employes of the
Ksssn Railway ' works and ' Mllltirhs-
Wagon works have Joined the strikers.
It Is estimated that fully oae hslf of lbs
strikers In the city have returned Vt
work," In: 'many esse without having .
their demenda gran4. '::-: i
The printers at Minsk have Joined the
Strikers.. ...
The fighting at Riga hss resa'tM In
It cssualtles.
Thers continues, fle-" ' '
measures of Oovernc
a feeling or mrvr--amonf
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