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HIS POWER IS GONE Czar Has Been Forced to Yield to Grand Dukes. VLADIMIR AND SERGIUS RULE Rioting and Bloodshed Spread to All Parts of Empire — Revolution Under Full Headway. Libau, Russia, Jan. 24.— The imper ial yacht Standard is expected here to convey the czar and his family to Co penhagen. Reports from St. Petersburg say that the actual government is no longer in the hands of the czar. This statement is made with deliberation and with a full knowledge of the day’s doings. The grand ducal coterie, always power ful, but until very recently held in check by the people’s pathetic' faith in the power of the “ Little White Father,’ ’ is in absolute coftimand. Grand Duke Vladimir commands the troops, and every order, whether it be one of leniency or stern repression, is issued by him. Grand Duke Sergius is stated to be in control of the internal situation. The utmost secrecy is maintained as to the czar’s present whereabouts. Some have him at Tsarskoe-Selo, others at Peterhoff, still others insist that he has been at the winter palace right along. All questions put to men in authority on that score are met with the very courteous reply that they know as little as the interrogator. M O S C O W IN T U R M O I L . Workmen Force Closing of All the Large Factories. St. Petersburg, Jan. 24.— The most startling feature in the situation to night is the news that several factories in Moscow have closed and that the workmen in the old capital of Russia are repeating the tactics of their fellow workmen of the new capital, marching from shop to shop and mill to mill, de manding that the establishment shut ■down. The whole city is reported to be in a state of great excitement over the news of the bloodshed which has precipitated immediately the strike that hail been scheduled for Wednes day. The tension, which was somewhat relaxed during the morning, continued to increase during the day. Conditions api»eared to l»e omnious, when, shortly ^fter dark, the workmen in two electric light plants walked out, refusing triple pay to remain, and plunging half the •city into utter darkness, including the Nevsky Prospect. The water supply was also cut off, and a veritable panic ensued. I T IS R E V O L U T I O N . Sailors at Sevastopol Mutiny in Mass and Destroy Buildings. Kieff, Jan. 24.— Details of the burn ing of the admiralty yards at Sevasto pol have arrived here, showing that it was the result of a mutiny of 8,000 sailors, such as never before occurred in Russia. All Saturday there had been consid erable talk all over the city that the sailors in the Sevastopol liarracks had grown restive and that numerous in stances of insubordination had oc curred. Shortly after the noon hour Monday the doors of the latrracks were thrown open and several thousand sail ors forced their way out into the street. One squad of mutineers rushed to the rooms of a captain, who is said to have l>een particularly disliked. The officer was seized and thrown to the floor. They beat in his skull, and his face was mangled beyond recognition. and then they wrecked his rooms and took every weapon they could find. Meanwhile, those on the outside had set fire to the building, which, being old and mainly constructed of wood, was burned to the ground. From there the mutineers rushed wildly through the streets, setting up the cry of: “ The revolution has be gun.’ ’ | $35,881.31 for meeting unpaid scalp keep a record of addresses of taxpayers bounties. on the stub of tax receipts, one to cure Salem, Jan. 19. — Thirteen senate defects in deeds and judicial sales of bills and two house' bills w ere passed executors and one to provide that title by the house today, among them were: shall not descend to.the heirs of a de To establish a Third Eastern Oregon cease« 1 trustee or executor. All five District Agricultural society; to'estab hills were passed without opposition. Among the 18 new bills was one to lish county and city l>oards of health; to require teachers in public schools amend code on child labor, one to to give 30 days’ notice of intention to create hoard of internal commerce com t quit; to fix the fees to be charged by ! missioners and making appropriation of $25,000 for improvement of Willam county recorders. IN T H E L E G I S L A T U R E . A bill was introduced to take the : ette river, and one to provide better Salem, Jan. 17.—The following were appointment of fish warden from the method of collecting poll tax. among the 111 bills introduced in the hoard composed of the governor, secre senate today: To protect Eastern oys tary of state and state teasurer and give O P P O S E D BY M O N D E L L . ters planted in Oregon waters; to it to the governor. A similar bill will amend the law fixing the boundary of be introduced in the house tomorrow. He Will Prevent Passage of Klamath Grant count; to create the Malheur ir Among the other new measures were: Irrigation Bill if Possible. rigation district; to make death penalty To amend the code so as to change the apply to trainrobbery; to authorize the name of the State Reform school; for Washington, Jan. 25.— An effort w ill Lewis and Clark fair to condemn pri state conventions of county school su he made, w hen the opportunity presents vate property. perintendents; to compel attendance itself, to secure passage through the The purpose of the irrigation district of children at school; requiring all en house of a bill recently passed by the oi 11 is to enable the people of the Mal trances to saloons to be in the front or senate permitting the secretary of the heur country to overcome the obstacles most conspicuous place; to abolish all interior to utilize Lower Klamath, Tule in the way of government irrigation state normal schools except one; to- j and (»oose lakes and all tributary waters work. provide for creation of bureau of mines; | in connnection with the Klamath or A bill raising the statutory age of to protect railroad companies from j other irrigation works undertaken under consent from 16 to 18 years was laid ticket scalping and requiring railroad the national irrigation law. There on the table. companies to redeem unused tickets. will be opposition to this bill in the In the house five bills that had been Twelve bills passed the house today, I house, however, which may be able to vetoed by the governor were read. four of them municipal charters. prevent its passage. This was shown by One, for higher salary for Multnomah Seventeen new bills were introduced, an adverse report made on the bill by county school superintendent, was not among them being: Amending law’ as Chairman Mondell, of the irrigation sustained. The other four, authorize to support of poor; to exempt certain committee. ing additional expenditures by the mining corporations from Eddy license The entire committee, with the ex state dairy and food commissioner, tax; for holding agricultural institutes ception of Mondell, is in favor of the amending Astoria charter, to bond the and appropriating money therefore. passage of the bill ami concur in a fav warrant indebtedness of Multnomah The bill raising the age of consent orable report made by Representative count, and for executive mansion and from 16 to 18 years was brought up in Williamson. In his report Williamson other appropriations, were sustained. the senate today and made a special i quotes from a letter of the director of A joint resolution to adjourn legis order for 11 o ’clock tomorrow. Many the geological survey, urging the pas lature February 10 was referred. senators and representatives favor the sage of the bill. Among other thing* Thirty-five new bills were read for measure and it is believed it will pass the director says: the first time in the house today, both houses. “ The feasibility of the Klamath irri among them being: To make gambling gation project, from an engineering a felony; to authorize special tax for Salem, Jan. 20.—Two bills designed , standpoint, is beyond question, and it bridges in Portland; to protect coal to be in the interests of laborers were is also one of the cheapest projects that mines and miners; to compensate In defeated in the senate today by indefi has been found by the reclamation dian war veterans of 1855-6, and appro nite postponement. One of these pro service. priating $45,000 therefor; to create posed extending to all occupations the “ The hill is intended to authorize railroad commission; to create Eighth provisions of the employers’ liability the secretary of the interior to so utilize judicial district:; to create Tenth judi act, applying only to railroads. The these lakes as may he necessary for the cial district; to enable electors to vote other was to raise from $5,000 to $10,- best development of the country under without new registration when they 000 the maximum limit of damages the reclamation act. This would not move to another precinct; to amend that may he recovered for injuries caus l>e possible without specific authority local option law. ing the death of any person*. Eight from congress, on account of their navi Local option by precincts only ,is the bills were passed by the senate and gable capacity, which, while insignifi purpose of the house bill. If it be seven new ones introduced. One of the cant in value, i* such as to bring them comes a law prohibition in counties as new measures appropriates $25,000 for technically within the direct jurisdic a whole and groups of precincts will he the operation of the portage road and tion of congress. abolished. “ The devlopment of this project for another is for the employment of con the irrigation of 300,000 acres of land, Salem, Jan. 18. — The right of the vict labor on public roads. The fiercest fights in the legislature about o^e-half of which is public land people to exercise the referendum pow er is to be protected by Governor will be waxed over the proposed cre or at the disposition of the public, pre Chambjrlain and notice to this effect ation of three new counties in Eastern sents no physical difficulties of any im was today served upon the two houses Oregon. The new counties proposed portance. It may \te stated further of the legislature. In a special mes are Cascade, with Hood River as its that connected with this possible devel sage the governor told the members in county seat; Nesmith, with Antelope opment is an opportunity to extend the plain language that they are attaching as its county seat, and Hot Lake, with system to include some 90,000 acres of emergency clauses to many measures Union as its county seat. All three irrigable land in the Klamath Indian which are not designed to meet real propose«I counties had lobbies working reservation at some future time, when emergencies and that he will feel all week and were opposed by counter these lands may l>e thrown open to set xrnnd to disapprove such bills if passed lobbies from Wasco, Crook and Union. tlement.’ ’ in that form. Five bills were passed by the house. Producing Very Little Coal. Seventeen bills were passed by the One provided for an appropriation of Dortmund, Jan. 23. — About 80 per senate, all of minor importance except $15,000 for salmon hatcheries and an ing to the localities directly interested, other fixed the time for the Lewis and cent of the coal operatives are ntriking, being mostly changes in city charters, j Clark fair from June 1 to October 15, and the mines are producing very little coal. The Dortmuder iron work* are Among the new measures introduced 1905. Excellent order Nine bills have been passed by both partly shut down. were: To raise the salary of the assist ant warden of tire penitetiary from houses, 33 by the senate only and six prevails. The large mines of the Gel $900 to $1,200; to amend general road by the house only. In the senate 143 senkirchen company, located at Marten, laws; to make it unlawful to shoot bills have been introduced and in the near Dortmund, have only 15 per cent of their men working. from or upon any public road; to de house 227. Both houses adjuorned until Monday. fine rights of riparian owners fronting on the Columbia river; to provide for forming of dyking districts. More Free Coal for Japan. Salem, Jan. 23. — Three charter The senate defeated the house joint Tokio, Jan. 21.—The Japanese cap resolution asking congress to call a amendment hills were passed by the tured the British steamer Okley in constitutional convention for the pur senate today and a bill protecting wild Tsunhima strait* Wednesday afternoon. pose of adopting an amendment provid fowl. The vessel left Cardiff on November 17, ing for election of United States sen-1 Thirteen new' measures were intro carrying 6,900 tons of coal for Vladivo ators by direct vote of the people. duced. Qne of them was to provide for stok. She was brought to Sasebo. Three hills passed the house today, the publication of s|>ecial laws and an as follows: To extend the Bancroft other to provide a state l>oard of con PORTLAND MARKETS. bonding act for sewer and street im trol . provements to all incorporated towns; It seems unlikely that any of the Wheat — Walla Walla, 85c; blue- to empower corporations to act as ad normal school* will be discontinued. stem, 88@90c; valley, 87c. ministrators, executors, receivers, The appropriations asked for these in Oats— No. I white, $1.32>*<a2.35, guardians and trustees; to authorize stitution* will aggregate $221,000. gray, $1.36(31.40 per cental. county courts to appropriate lands for This would be an enormous increase Hay—Timothy, $14(316 per ton; road purpses. over the appropriations of 1903, when clover, $ 11 ( 31 2 ; grain, $ 11 ( 3 1 2 ; cheat, Twenty-seven new bills were read! the total appropriations were but $88,- $ 12 ( 3 1 8 . for the first time in the house. Potatoes — Oregon fancy, 80(396c; 000 . The first large appropriation hill a p -: Five Hills passed the house today— common, 60<376c. peared in the house to<lay carrying! one to regulate the «ale of fertilizers, Apples— Baldwins, $1.25; Spitzen- $ 133, 1 47 .42. of which $47,000 into one to provide a penalty for canting bergs, $1.76(32 per box. cover deficiencies, $50,000 the expense* sawdust and other waste lumber into Eggs—Oregon ranch, 29(330c. Batter— Fancy creamery, 26(927 of the preeent legislative session and streams, one to require sheriff* to