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BLOOD MUST FLOW Russian Revolutionists Try to Provoke Conflict. ST. PETERSBURG IN FULL PANIC -Streets Are Deserted Except fo r the . Troop s and Lights Are Out— Shops Are Closing. St. Petersburg, Oct. 28.— That the f resent situation cannot end without bloodshed is the conviction prevailing in the higher government circles, which from moment to moment are expecting a conflict between the troops and the revolutionists in St. Petersburg, and news of trouble in the provinces, espec ially at Kharkoff, which has been de clared in a state of siege. Governors have been instructed to take ail neces sary precautions to preserve order. One of the most important members of the emperor’ s council received the Associated Press representative today and said, with every evidence of deep em otion: “ The situation is a grievouB and painful one, and I see no way out of it except by the employment of armed force. Please do not misunderstand me. I look upon the prospect with tears, but it is becoming more and more evident that the troops w ill be com pelled to fire. I can see no other pos sible outcome. The revolutionists and terrorists arc absolutely bent on forcing a conflict upon ns, and nothing we can do w ill satisfy them. The extension of the suffrage and the right of assembly w ill be nothing to them. They are de termined to have bloodshed and we cannot avoid the issue. It is a fright ful disease from which Russia is suffer ing, and sad and painful as it is, the government must act with force.” In the city, in spite of the absence of disorders, there is a condition of actual panic. Half of the population is com pelled to rely on candies or kerosene lamps for light, while the street lamps in a large part of the city have been extinguished. The streets are deserted except for the squads of infantry and cavalry which are everywhere. The shops begin to close in the after noon in even the Morskaia, Nevskj and other central streets. Many of the in habitants shirt themselves in their houses, scarcely venturing out to make neceseary purchases of food, which has mounted to famine prices. G R E A T I N C R E A S E IN T R A D E . Exports and Internal Movements of Grain and Cattle. Washington, Oct. 28. — Decided in creases in trade movements are shown during September, as well as in the total for the nine months of this year, compared with periods of last year by summaries issued by the department of Commerce and lab or. The grain ex ports for the nine months this year amounted to 105,219,893 bushels, as compared with 48,673,706 for tbe same monrhs last year. This year the corn exports have been 82,753,212 bushels, as compared with 34,441,771 bushels for the corresponding months last year. The September exports of grain this year amounted to more than 10,000,- 000 over September of 1904;. The domestic movement of trade dur ing September shows the same in creases. Nearly 2,000,000 head of live stock arrived at five of the largest dis tributing centers in excess of Septem ber a year ago, while thff increase in the receipts of grain in 12 important interior centers aggregated over 27,- 000,000 bushels more than the corres ponding month last year. NO A P P R O P R IA T IO N . Taft Will Not Recommend Money for Bar or Celilo Canal. Washington, Oct. 30. — Secretary Taft, in his estimates this year, will not recommend any appropriation for completing jetty work at th-> mouth of the Columbia river, nor w ill he ask for an appropriation to continue the con struction of The Dalles-Celilo canal. Army engineers who have been advised of the secretary's attitude are of the opinion that, unless some special legis lation is enacted making appropriations for these projects, work w ill have to be suspended befote another river and harbor bill can pass, something that is deplored by the engineers as much as it " i l l be by the people of the North- vest. Mr. Taft iB not discriminating against the Columbia river in refusing to ask for an appropriation this winter, for he has decided to recommend no appropri ations for river and haibor works. Those projects known as continuing contracts w ill be eared tor in the sun dry civil bill without any recommend ation on the part of the War depart ment, but, unfortunately for the Co lumbia river, neither the bar project nor the Celilo canal is in this class. Had Oregon full representation in congress this winter, a good strong del egation, it might be possible, with the aid of the delegations from Washington and Idaho, to have the bar project made a continuing contract and thereby provide means for getting annual ap propriations until the work is complet ed. But with only one representative in Washington and no repesentation in the house, where such legislation usu ally originates, this accomplishment is considered impossible. W IT H O U T A HEAD. Czar Vacillates While Russian lution Grows. Revo St. Petersburg, Oct. 30.— W hile the day passed quietly without bloodshed in the Russian capital, and while the city is outwardly calm, today’s devel opments all indicate that a crisis is imminent. Although the streets are filled with troops, and reinforcements are now pouring in from Finland, the government seems utterly powerless to cope with the situation, and many calm observers seem seriously to^believe that the present regime is tottering to its fall. Differences have developed between Count W itte and General Trepoff, and while the precious moments pass, the emperor, surrounded by the imperial family, remains shut up at Peterhoff, seemingly still hesitating as to what course to pursue. The situation cannot well be exagger ated. W ith tbe present indecision of the emperor, the government has neither a head nor a policy to meet the crisis, and things seem to be drifting toward anarchy. The revolutionists openly declare that the government has ceased to exist and that nothing re mains to his majesty except to abdi cate. With a firm head at tbe helm, however, all might quickly be changed. Representatives of the Associated Press drove through all sections of the city today. Troops were everywhere in evidence, as if to overawe the peo ple, but although there were many ru mors of bloody collisions, none of them could be authenticated. There were great crowds of workmen in tho indus trial quarters, but they were orderly. W HERE M UCH M O NEY GOES. Buildings Are Full o f Useless Gov ernment Printing. Washington, Oct. 30. — In hiB testi mony before the joint printing commit tee today, Foreman Brewer, of tbe Senate folding room, said that there were 475,000 uncalled for publications stored in his department. Amzi Smith, who has been in the Senate document room for 30 years, said that the supply of documents there has quadrupled during his incumbency, but there are not too many to meet the de mand. J. R. Halve-son, superintendent of the House folding room, testified that there are no fewer than 1.000,000 doc uments stored, including 200,000 bound volumes of *he Congressional record. Sergeant-at-Arms Ransdell, of the sen ate, stated that the senate documents are stored in an abandoned car barn, Invest in Central America. New York, Oct. 28. — Cable advices and that it is almost full. today from Berlin announce that the Datto Ali No More. Deutsche bank and the Deutsche Ue- berzeische ban* of Berlin, Lazard- Manila, Oct. 30.— Troops under Cap Speyer-Kllisen of Fankfort-on-the-Main tain Frank R. McCoy, of the Third cav and the Schweizerische Creditanstalt alry, has surprised the Datto A li, o f Zurich have founded a bank with a head of the Moro insurgents of tbe capital of $2,500,000, to be called the island of Mindanao, who has been on Bank of Central America, which w ill the war path for some time past, and have its head office in Berlin. The killed him, together with his son and business of the bank w ill be started in ten followers. Forty-three wounded Guatemala with the ultimate intention Moros were made prisoners, and many o f opening branch offices in the sur arms and a large quantity of ammuni rounding Central American countries. tion were captured. Three enlisted men of the Twenty-second infantry Warned to Avoid Friction. were Killed and two wounded during Washington, Oct. 28. — W hile the the engagement. most vital points in the Newfoundland Germany May Help Nicholas. fisheries controversy apparently have been settled, a letter from Secretary London, Oct. 30. — Germany has Root to Secretary Shaw, made public massed 100,000 troops along the Rus today, points out that there is still sian frontier. Tbe kaiser, it is be ground for possible friction and ex lieved, has offered to intervene in Rus presses a wish that in the negotiations sia to restore the autocracy and to over now in progress fishermen and local au throw any revolutionary government thorities avoid any precipitate action in that may be set up. It is feared that tbe assertion of wbat they conceive to as a last resort the czar w ill accept the be their rights. kaiser’s offer. Should the kaiser un dertake to reconquer the czar’s empire for him, there would be created a situ Sun Spotted on Puget Sound. Tacoma, Oct. 28.— From Puget sound ation of appalling complications. points a large spot on the snn was clearly visible today. A heavy fog Decrease In Pension Roll. this morning caused tbe snn to appear Washington, r*ct. 30.— The Pension as a red ball about the size of a dinner bureau reports a loes of 2.003 C ivil plate, and the spot was very distinct, war pensioners by death during Sep about the size of a dollar. As the fog tember. The net decrease of pension lifted, people viewed the strange sight ers was 941, leaving a total of 990,270 through smoked glasses. on the pension roils September 30. MUST HAVE LIBERTY Witte Will Take the Helm and Seek to Rule Storm. CZAR MAY LEAVE THE EMPIRE Social Revolt Shakes Russia From End to End— St. Petersburg Cut O ff by Strikers. St. Petersburg, Oct. 26.— Confronted by a situation more serious than any since the beginning of the political and social upheaval of Russia, which at the time this dispatch is filed, shows no signs of amelioration, the emperor’ s ministers, under the leadership of Count Witte, spent almost all of yes terday in conferences in the hope of finding some way out of the crisis into which the revolutionists have cast the country. The general strike on the railroads is complete except in a few border provinces, and St. Petersburg, Moscow and other large cities are al most as closely beleaguered as if they were invested by besieging armies. At the same time the industrial strike has assumed large dimensions and tbe tur bulent elements in several localities are forming open resistance to the troops. The ministers who had been in session during tbe day resumed tbeir meeting after a short interval for din ner and continued deliberations until long after midnight. The result of these deliberations is not known. After a night of inexpressible terror, Russia today is plunged into the deep est gloom. Following the declaration by the workingmen yesterday afternoon of a general strike to reinforce the rail way strike which has paralyzed the in dustry of the country, rioting and street fighting kept the city in a state of terrible unrest all last night. What makes the situation seem hopeless is that the crisis, apparently, is not yet reached. So serious are the conditions that it is' said the czar w ill soon leave Russia, paying a two months’ visit to Den mark. The czar’ s visit w ill be osten sibly to recuperate from the strain of the last two years. In reality, it is said, those behind the government de sire him out of the way and in a place of safety should an uprising evolve itself out of the present labor difficul ties. Count W itte, according to in formation f'om Peterhof, w ill hold an office equivalent to that of regent dur ing the absence of the emperor, and w ill hold full powers as head of the government. REFORM P U B L IC LAN D LAW S. Tim e is Opportune fo r Congress to Act at Coming Session. Washington, Oct. 26.— There is some doubt in the minds of members of the Public Lands commission as to their abiltiy to make a final report to the president before congress convenes on December 4, but there is little doubt that the president, in his annual mes sage, w ill forcibly remind congress that it has a duty to perform in redrafting some of the public land laws which are now so drawn as to foster and encour age fraud. If the Public Lands com mission makes its last report during the coming session, the president will send that report to congress with a special message, and w ill renew and re inforce what he has to say on that sub ject at the opening of the session. The president is more determined than ever before to have the land laws revised, especially the laws that permit tbe disposal of timber lands at a nom inal price, and which, furthermore, offer so many opportunities to specula tors and thieves. In light of the con victions at Portland and of other con victions soon likely to follow, both in Washington and in Portland, it would seem that the coming session is the proper time for land law reform. With several notable examples of land thieves clearly fixed in the public mind, there w ill be more incentive to remodel the laws now than a year or two hence. Will Approve Separation Bill. Paris, Oct. 2 6 — The senate commit tee on the separation of church and state has considered the program for the discussion of the bill at the opening of the senate on October 30. The chairman has submitted a draft of the report, setting forth the necessity for tbe abolition of the concordat and tbe resumption of the state’s complete po lice powers over all civil and religions organizations. The report approves the bill, which has already passed the chamber of deputies, as ensuring liber ty of conscience. Shonts III From O verwork. Washington, Oct. 26. — Chairman Shonts, of the Isthmian Canal com mission, has been confined to his resi dence in this city for several days, al though yesterday be had been transact ing the more important business con cerning the canal. Secretary Taft called on Mr. Hhonts this morning, but did not undertake to discuss canal affairs. Mr. Shonts has been working hard and hi* indisposition is due to tbe close attention to business. FEAR P A R A L YZ E S C A P IT A L . General T re p o ff Placed in Command o f St. Petersburg. PITH OF ROW BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. Hungary, at present, does not seek independence from Austria. It wants a separate Hungarian army. It demands that the Magyar tongue shall be tbe language o f command. Ultimately the intention la to maintain a mere alliance between the tw o countries, dissolving the commercial partnership. The link between the two would then consist only of the Emperor- King's personal sovereignty. Emperor Frunz Joseph has steadfastly resisted all demands curtailing Austrian power. Tbe result is a deadlock, which threatens a war of secession. Should Hungary revolt It Is probable Bohemia will follow. A breaking about o f the Austrian empire would probably throw tbe old duchy o f Austria Into the German empire. Franz Joseph Is Emperor of Austria and King o f Hungary, commanding the common army. Naval and military matters, foreign affairs, customs and currency are supposed to be administered In common. This dual system was adopted by the ausglersch (agreement) o f 1867. Franz Joseph has only been able to maintain the ausglerschs (agree ments) not only between Hungary and Austria, but between the seventeen crown lands represented in the Relchsrat Rt Vienna, by personal Influence, and by playing off the different factions against each other. The ministers are practically the servants o f the Emperor, though In law they are responsible to tbe Parliament. Partisan strife has frequently allowed the Emperor to block all legisla tion for months at a time, thus affording him opportunity to make laws and Issue decrees us he pleased. To all Intents and purposes, owing to the manipulations o f the Emperor and bis minister-servants, Hungary Is now a country without any govern ment recognized by the people. At present the army, while recruited among Hungarians. Is commanded mainly by Austrians, commanded In German, and the colors are Austlan. In tbe eyes of Hungarians this army ninkeH Hungary look like a con quered country. In 1900, Hungary and Transylvania had a population o f 16,768,143; Bohemia. 0,318,280; thq, rest o f the empire, 22,224,412. Area In square miles: Hungary and Transylvania, 108,258; Bohemia, 20,060; rest of Austria, 220,882. St. Petersburg, Oct. 27 — St. Peters burg was in a panic today, but to a large extent without reason. The most sensational rumors were in circulation, and the shopkeepers on all except a few of the principal streets closed their stores and boarded up the doors and windows, while peaceful minded inhab itants kept within doors. Anxiety was evidenced in the whole atmosp ere of the city, but so far nothing has oc curred to justify these fears. There were no disorders. General Trepoff, who has been placed in command of the St. Petersburg gar rison, and given an additional division of reinforcemeuts, declares that he is amply able to maintain order and the police ar9 allowing the strikers to vent their enthusiasm so as to avoid a demonstration. General Trepoff in structed the police not to interfere with the parades so long as they were or derly, but he gave notice tonight that he was prepared to cope firmly with any disturbance. He had printed in all the evening papers a notification that the troops would tomorrow be or dered to use ball cartridges in case there should be any outbreak. The situation, however, cannot be regarded as much improved. The strikers at their meetings today were as determined as ever to continue the strike and the full force of the govern ment railroad battalions is almost help less in the face of the general strike on the railroads. Tbe most encouraging F IF TY YEARS AFTER. feature of the situation is tbe absence of any widespread disorder. A n E ng lish W r i t e r T ells o f a R ecent V i s i t to th e C rim ea . DEM AND S M O O T BE EXPELLED . Petition o f T w o Million Women Will Go to Congress. Philadelphia, Oct. 27. — More than 2,000,000 women, representing the leading women’s organizations of the United States, have adopted a memot- ial calling for the unseating of United States Senator Reed Smoot. This was announced by the executive committee of the National Congress of Mothers which inet here today. This memorial w ill be presented when congress con venes. United action was decided upon at a meeting of the executive commit tee of the National League of Women’s Organizations, which was held in New York yesterday. The women declare that Reed Smoot, who is an apostlo and in direct line for the Mormon pres idency, has pledged first allegiance to tbe Mormon hierarchy, which lias broken faith with the government. Smoot, the women declare, controls the vote of eight other senators, and fear ing that his power w ill increase, they ask that action be taken at the conven ing of congress. It was decided to hold the next na tional congress of mothers at Los An geles May 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1906. On the 8th o f September, 1855, the French captured MalakofT, a strongly fortified hill which commanded the town and harbor o f Sebastopol, an.1 that same night tbe Russians blew up the Forts Nicholas, Quarantine and Al exander, and the Flagstaff and Gar den batteries, scuttled their fleet, and, nfter setting fire to the town, crossed by a bridge of boats to the north side o f the harbor and evacuated the place after a siege of ten months. Tills prac tically terminated tbe Crimean war. London Black and White lias published some Illustrations of tbe present state of the Crimen. The Hay o f Sebastopol, four miles in length from east to west, and nearly a mile across at Its widest part, with an almost uniform depth o f nine fath oms, Is one o f the best harbors In the soon after the conclusion of peace, col lected their dead and reluterred them In cemeteries specially set apart for the purpose: but for years the graves o f English dead suffered from neglect and the constant desecration o f the Turtar herdsmen, until the reproaches o f trav elers roused a few Englishmen, ably supported by tbe I’rlnce o f Wales (now King), who visited the Crimea In 1869, and by their efforts the tombs of their countrymen, such ns could be Identi fied, were removed to the English cem etery on Cathcart Hill, named nfter the gallant Sir George Cathcart, who was killed at Inkerman. Here are monu ments to tbe Brigade of Guards, Sir George Cathcart, Cantaiu Hedle.v- Vlcars. and many other heroes o f the war, surrounded by beautiful trees and gorgeous flowers, all kept In tbe most perfect order. On the field o f Inkerman we visited the obelisk erect ed by Englishmen “ to the memory o f the English, French and Russians who T H IN K R U S S E LL W ILL W IN. France Hopes He Will Settle Dispute With Venezuela. Paris, Oct. 27. — The officials here are gratified at the action taken by the American government in instructing T H E B A T T L E F IE L D OF B A L A K L A V A . its minister at Caracas to endeavor to This obelisk, erected by the British, Is said to mark the spot whence th«» arrange the Franco-Venezuelan diplo ,lght Brigade started on their famous charge. matic incident, and are hopeful of the success of Minister RusseU’s efforts, which are similar to those of the world. The handsome town of Sebas fell In the battle,” tbe Sandbag bat French minister at Morocco in behalf topol Is now entirely rebuilt and great tery, named by tbe French tbe “ Abat ly enlarged, with Immense docks, forts toir," where the fight raged fiercest, of Ion Perdicaris. barracks, magnificent public ami other notable points o f Interest I t is said that Mr. Russell’ s repre and sentation w ill take the form of show- buildings, boulevards, garden and up- we read o f In Klnglake and Russell. ins President Castro that it is tbe de to-date hotels. There Is also an excel The whole plateau Is covered with sire of the United States to have the lent museum In the Ionic style, which small trees, brushwood and wild flow French controversy adjusted. Tbe ques contains many Interesting objects re ers, the gentian, crocus, sweet pea, tion which it is necessary to adjust is lating to the war. Here are numbers veronica and many others. the withdrawal of the offensive action o f English. French and Turkish guns, T h i s Pum p W orks Iiself. taken by the government of Venezuela j helmets, lances and sabres, and many A device which will save the auto- toward M. Taigny, the French charge engravings from well-known English and French paintings— notably, “ The mobillat much annoyance and trouble d’ affaires Thereafter the question of compen- Roll Call" and tbe “ Bnlnklava" of Is the automatic tire pump recently In This sating the French Cable company for Lady Rutler, and "The Thin Red Line troduced by n Western firm. pump Is so fashioned that It may be its losses, and redress for expulsion fastened to any artillery wheel and from Venezuela, of M. Brun, tbe man- | «“■ the Inflating operation la performed by ager of the company, remain to be ad- | the turning o f the wheel, so that the justed. No difficulty is apprehended in arranging the commercial features of ! tire may be Inflated while the car la In the case, if President Castro first cor motion. The apparatus consists o f a rects his discourtesy toward the repre plunger pump that la fastened to one sentative of the French government. o f the spokes, with a rubber tube con necting with the tire valve. The pump Is opera ted by meana of an eccentric Municipal c «r r in N'-w Y ork . arrangement which surrotinda the N e w Y o H rT o c t^ ijT ^ ^ O u e '^ J f >Jew wheel bub, and one member o f the de York city’ s most conspicuous ventures j vice Is held against rotation by a coni in municipal ownership was inaugurat- | which may be fastened to the mud ed today when the new ferry line be gunrd or some other fixed portion o f tween the Battery and Staten island was the car almre the wheel. pnt into operation. It is owned and | The npparntua Is equipped with a operated by the city, and its five splen j cutout appliance by which It la thrown did ferry boats are the largest in New out o f action after a pressure o f 110 York harbor, aggregating nearly 2,- pounds Is reached, and the pump Is 000,000. They replace an antiquated i private ferry line against which there said to be capable o f maintaining tho was a great protest, The new serviec pressure at that point In the face o f a M O \ L M L . N l T O A D M I R A L K O K .M I.O W . was started with ceremony by Mayor leak o f any ordinary proportions, so at Inkerman.” The landing stage Is that It Is possible to make a run home McClellan and 4,000 guests. a particularly handsome structure of or for help In the event of a puncture M ore Taxes for P oor Germany. white marble, with four flights o f steps without the necessity o f stopping to Berlin, Oct. 27.— The committee of and a Doric colonnade at the top, make a temporary repair. With the the bundesrath has accepted the plan of flanked by reproductions o f antique use o f this device the tire may he Baron von Stengel, secretary of the im- ’ statues. maintained at a uniform point with Ktsndlng srnld tbe crumbling bas out attention. For Inflating the rear perial treasury, for increase of the im- j perial revenues. These plans embrace tions, with the town snd harbor o f wheels the device may be applied, and an inheritance tax, which, however, Sebastopol spread out like a map be the rear part of the vehicle being Jack w ill not affect tbe hnsbands or wives low, It Is easy to understand how ut ed up, the tires may be filled by start and descendants of decedents, and an terly untenable the place tiermne when ing the engine.— New York Herald. extension ot the taxes on tobacco and once the MalakofT was In the hands of N o t I'M s s e il, A f t e r A l l . tree*. An increase of the stamp tax on the besiegers and their guns swept the Ricker— So you’re not going to m ao the listing of and sales of stocks is also port. Surmounting the highest (mint contemplated. o f the hill stands tbe monument to Its ry her? Wicker— No, she's a woman with • most gallant defender, Admiral Kor- Mail Service Is Stopped. nllow, who was killed during the siege past. Bicker— Rut you told me she said Washington. Oct. 27.— The Htate de by a round shot shattering his left the past was dead. partment received a cablegram from thigh. He Is represented wounded, but Wicker— True, but I ’ ve ¡Recovered || Mr. Ed ly, tbe American charge d’ still giving directions to a gunner. During tbe campaign, soldiers who was one o f those cases o f suspended affairs at St. Petersburg, stating that j owing to the railroad strike mail com fell were buried In small Inclosures on animation.— Detroit Newt. Not Seeking Presidency. Washington, Oct. 2. — The Poet to morrow w ill say: Secretary Taft has announced: " I have no intention of resigning from the cabinet to make a campaign for the presidency, and, fur thermore, I have no intention whatever of making a campaign for tbe office of munication was cut off from 8t. Peters- i tbe battleflelda. or within the lines of the nation’s chief executive.” bu rg. In vest is ant Tbe French and Russians, To most people a man la worth what ho will let loose of.