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Washington County News U»u«d B», b Week FOREST GROVE.............OREGON NEWS OFTHE WEEK I d a Condensed Form (or Oar Bssy Readers. A Resum e o f the L e ts Im p o rta n t but L e t t Interesting Events o f the Past W eek. Not Montenegro lias adopted a new con stitution. Poland is again the scene of rioting and troops cannot be spared to suppress the trouble. Denver has not yet disposed of all its election fraud cases incident to the preidential election. Secretary Bonaparte has found that he has not the power under the present laws to dismiss the Annapolis hazers. A Des Moines, Iowa, baby show broke up in a row because the first prize was given to the baby of a Jcwesc. Hawaiian planters have completed plans to bring 1,000 families of labor ers from the Azores or some other European source. Governor LaFollette, of Wisconsin, has resigned to accept a seat in the United States senate. The resignation takes effect the first of January. Thorough reorganization of the man agement aid methods of the Mutual Life Insurance company is demanded by its .'10,000 British policy holders. Admiral Rojestvensky has returned home. He has not yet entirely re covered from the wounds he received during the battle of tbe Sea of Japan. A bomb hurled through a window of the Allied Iron association in New York wrecked the room used for tele phone purposes. The concern is non union and this iB given as the reason of the outrage. Balfour declares himself as a free trader. Martial law has again been pro claimed throughout Poland. Japan is angry because China delays the new Manchurian treaty. Insurance , investigators are now at work on the small companies. A British fleet is to maneuver off the coast of Morocco while the conference is on. France, Germany and Russia are said to he backing China in her move aganist Japan. A San Francisco woman has secured a divorce from her insane husband and married his keeper. The chief sanitary officer of the Pan ama canal says yellow fever has been almost exterminated. The Chicago brick trust has pleaded guilty to illegal combinations and the members have been fined. Chinese boycotters have attacked for eigners at Shanghai,. An American warship will be sent there. A Russian troop train was wrecked by rebels and half its occupants sur rendered to save their lives. Three Chicago banks, all ol them controlled by John R. Walsh, have suspended. Depositors are fully pro tec ted. The sugar brought into the United States during the year about to end will exceed $150,000,000 in value. About $50,000,000 of this comes from our island possessions. King Edward plans to make Ger many powerless by surrounding her with his allies. There is danger of friction between France and Germany in the Moroccan conference. Germany has assured the sultan that she will assist Turkey in resisting fur ther demands by the powers. Contributions to the relief fund for Russian sufferers has reached a total of $1,172,080 in the United States. General Mackenzie strongly recom mends an appropriation for continuing work at the mouth of the Columbia. Miss Roosevelt’s Oriental gifts are valued at $20,000 according <o the amount of duty she paid on them. The plan of the Russian rebels is to bankrupt the government by stopping taxes and refusing to take paper money. A defiant manifesto of Russian revo lutionists has been met by the govern ment arresting the leaders and publish ers. Castro uas withdrawn his insult to France. A massacre of Christians is feared in Egypt. The Montana legislature will lie call sd in extra session to pass a railroad rate regulation law. Thomas Lawson, of “ trensied fi nance” fame, has given a $1,000,000 mortgage on his property and admits he may go tiankropt. A ton of gelignite at the Central Star mine, Roaeland, B. C., exploded, wrecking the mins buildings and shak ing the entire coontry. One man was killed and several score injured. New York's employing printers are preparing for war on ths Typographi cal union January 1. Russian L e a d e rs O p e n ly D efy G o v ernm ent by M anifesto. OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST M A D E P L A IN T O M R . S H O N T S . Panam a Canal A ffa irs D is c u is e d at W hite H ouse C on ferenc e. DEFEND THEIR LIVES Washington, Dec. 19. —.President Roosevelt tonight took up the matter of Russian Troops Fight Insurgents tbe Isthmian canal scandals as devel S E R V I C E IM P R O V E D . oped by debate in the senate during the G U ID E T O E L E C T IO N S . in Many Provinces. past three days. He is determined to E x p la n a tio n o f C om p lic a ted P rim a ry S o u th e rn Pacific A rra n g e s N ew W est prevent further criticism of tbe char acter put forward by Senators Tillman, S ide Tim e C a rd . S yste m by S e c re ta ry D u n b a r. and others. Senators Alli SMALL DETACHMENTS DEFEATED Salem—Tbe adoption of the direct Portland—Requests for better freight Culberson son and Hale, both members of the ap primary law has given Oregon such a service on the Southern Pacific between propriations committee, were present. complicated system of elections that not Portland and Corvallis have been fruit The president made it plain to Mr. even the accomplished politician can ful, for the company has arranged a Shonts that the literary bureau in Rebels H ave M ilitary O rg a n iza tio n and carry in his mind all the details of the charge of Secretary Bishop must be at supplementary timecard which will A re W ell A rm e d — B arb arities proceedings leading up to the general once discontinued, and Mr. Bishop con election oDstate, district and county give that territory a daily freight in fine his service purely to administra Inflicted on the Dead. officers.” ¿One of the most difficult each direction instead of a tri-weekly tive matters. He also discussed the things to ascertain and remember is the service. of reducing his salary from dates upon which the various steps in Simultaneously with the inaugura advisability $10,000 now to $5,000, or. some Mitau, Province of Courland. Dec. the nomination and election of officers tion of the new train, the 8t. Joeeph- other moderate paid sum. 19.—The troops, in order to avoid an must be taken. In (act, the ordinary Lafayett« cut-off is opened, and this It was also made apparent to Chair nihilation the hands of the insurg citizen cannot figure out the dates if means the eight and one-half miles of man Shonts that if he still has an ofli ents, have at been to abandon the he has the statute before him, for the track between and Whiteson, cial connection with the Clover Leaf country districts forced and to concentate at language varies and different methods on the Yamhill Lafayette division, will not be railroad, it must be severed immedi Riga, Mitau and Libau, they of computing time must be adopted. used to any extent and may be aband ately. Senator Tillman declared that actually are standing on the where defensive, The following list contains all the oned entirely. Mr. ShontB is still active president of unable to make head against the in dates of interest to the voter and the The principal advantage in the new the and neither Mr. Shonts nor surgents. Several detachments have candidate for offices as figured out by passenger time schedule will be that any system, of the administration senators have been defeated. Secretary of State Dunbar: residents of Dayton and Newberg can entered a denial of the declaration. The garrison of Tacum (Uniucknin), Registration— ride into McMinnville, th* county §eat, The president further gave Mr. consisting of dragoons and Registration books opened by county and return home the same day, as the Shonts much advice regarding the con a company of of a squadron infantry, not being able clerks Tuesday, January 2. trains will be operated via Dayton and duct of affairs on the iBthmus. It is to depart in time, was Bet upon at Registration bookB closed tor primary McMinnville. prescribed in the president’s order that night and lost its commander, Lieuten election April 10, 5 p. m. are no stations on the Yamhill the canal commission must leave at ant Colonel John Mueller, and 30 men. Registration books opened after pri line There between Lafayette and Whiteson, once for that place. The insurgents, evading the sentinels, mary election, April 25. and but two spurs, so it is figured no hill appropriating $11,000,000 penetrated the town and laid wire en Registration books closed for general particular harm will result if that por for The the canal work, passed by the sen tanglements in front of the houses in election, May 15, 5 p.m . tion of the road is torn up. The deter ate on Saturday, provides that which the wounded soldiers were quar Iniative petitions— mination of the Southern Pacific to 90 days the secretary of the tered. They then set fire to the houses Number of signers required to initiate place a daily freight train on the route within treasury must furnish estimates to the and tbe troops rushed out and were laws or amendments, 7,480. W IT T E O N L Y T IT U L A R R U LE R . pleases shippers, both in Portland and senate and appropriations com shot down from the roofs or cut up in Last day for filing initiative peti along the West Side division. For mittees of all house salaries paid those em the narrow streets. tions, February 8. eome time a strong effort has been on canal work, except laborers The soldiers retreated in confusion, G o v e rn o r W h om H e R em oved G ats Last day for filing pamphlets oppos made by the shippers of McMinnville, ployed and unskilled workmen. This feature leaving H ig h e r O ffice . dead. The latter were ing measures, February 6. Dayton, Forest Grove and Hillsboro to of the bill was discussed with Senators horribly their mutilated, by the insurgents, Boston, Dec. 20.—A communication Direct primary election— secure a better service, but this could and Hale. who gouged out their to Russian revolutionist branches in County clerks give notice of primary not be satisfactorily arranged until the Allison It is believed that many reforms will their ears and hands. eyes and cut off Boston 1 as been received by mail from election not later than March 21. which cost $43, be instituted in the administration of The insurgents, who are formed in Russia. It is issued by authority of Last day for filing petitions for plac cut-off was completed, ________ the canal before another appropriation bands, have a regular military organi the League of Leagues, and in part ing names on ballot for state, congres 647. is requested from congess. This work zation and are well armed with military reads as follows: sional and district officers, March 30. G o o d L ib ra ry at A sylum . of must begin at once, as Secre rifles and bayonets. Our suspicion of an inner and secret Last day for filing petitions for Salem—The lack of a supply of good tary reform Taft says the $11,000,000 new be government superseding that of Count county offices, April 4. for the prisoners at the state pen ing obtained will last no longer than Witte has been confirmed. A case has Date of primary election, April 30. books D E A I H B L O W T O S E A T T L E D IT C H formed the subject of comment April 1 at the outside. just happened that proved the truth of Canvassing votes of primary election itentiary in the report of Secretary Cornelia Mar In the meantime Senator Tillman our assertions. The governor of Odessa, for state offices. May 5. vin to the Oregon Library commission. will begin a strong agitation after tbe S econ d A d ve rse R e p o rt by B o a rd o f Meidgard, who organized massacres in General election— is true of tbe prison is true also holiday recess for a thorough investiga A rm y E ngineers. that city and province, was dismissed Last day for filing certificates of of What other institutions, and Miss tion of the entire canal situation. He Washington, Dec. 19.—The Lake by Witte for the hand he took in the nomination for state offices by assembly Marvin is state leading a movement to pro will be opposed by the Republicans Union and Washington canal, better work; he has now been appointed gov of electors, April 19. the state’s charges with good read but supported by the Democrats. Even known as the “Seattle ditch,” is dead, ernor of Nijni Novgorod. Count Witte, i.ast day for filing nominating peti vide ing matter. At the insane asylum a eome of the Republicans favor an in so far as this and several subsequent on being asked how he could give a new tions for state offices, May 4. large library was found, but it is used quiry, and Mr. Tillman threatens to congresses are concerned. Chairman and even greater and higher appoint Last day for tiling certificates of by comparatively few patients. Miss cause much trouble unless matters are Burton, of the house committee on riv ment to such a notorious villain, re nomination for county offices by assem Marvin remarks upon the fact that the put on such a basis as to prevent just ers and harbors, today received the re plied that the appointment was made bly of electors, May 4. insane asylum has a large library of critcism. port of a special board of army engin not only without his consent, but even Last day for filing nominating peti unusually good books without gieat eers, which examined this project last without his knowledge. tions for county offices, May 19. use, while across the way, at the prison, summer, and the report is decidedly The eomunieation relates that in sev General election, June 4. T R A D E W IT H ;P H IL IP P IN E S . there is nothing to be used and a great adverse, and carries such weight that eral of the provinces the czar’s mani It should be explained that petitions demand. congress will not think of building this festo of emancipation was withheld by for nominations for district offices, such S h o w n O v e r Last Y e a r famous artificial waterway. Several order of the secret government. Had as circuit judge, district attorney, joint W e ye rh a u se r R oad fo r L u m b e r. G re a by t Increase Departm ent o f C o m m e rc e . years ago another board turned down the manifesto been made public, the senator and joint representative must Klamath Falls—Following the defi Washington, Dec. 19. — Estimates this same project as too expensive. letter says, wholesale massacres would be tiled in the office of the secretary of nite announcement that the Klamath made by the bureau of statistics of the The new report, coupled with the re have been prevented. state, and not with county clerks. Lake railroad interests have been pur- department of Commerce and Labor, port of the previous boards, places the chaseJ by the Weyerhaeuser Lumber based on the returns for ten months “ Seattle ditch” on the congressional O R G A N IZ E S C H O O L L IB R A R IE S . W R E C K E R S D R A W S P IK E S . company it is announced that the Wey ending with October, are that the ag blacklist, and means that, when anoth erhaeuser people do not contemplate gregate commerce between the United er river and harbor bill is passed, there S m ash in K ansas C au ses T w o Deaths State L ib ra ry C o m m issio n Passes an building to this city, but will only aim States and the Philippines for the cal will be no provision for it. In fact, Im portan t R esolution. to use the road as an outlet for the endar year 1905, will amount to about the only way an appropriation can be and T w o Fatal In juries. Salem — The State Library commis large timber interest, they hold in this $20,000,000, against about 415,000 in eecured will be to first secure a report Reading, Kan., Dec. 20.—Santa Fe sion, composed of Governor Chamber part of the country. They will remodel 1896, $1,000,000 in 1900, $4,000,000 of some board of army engineers favor train No. 17, west bound, was wrecked lain, W. B. Ayers, President Campbell, the roadbed, cutting out the switch- in 1898 and a little more than $4,000,- ing the project, but such report is not at Badger creek, five miles west of of the State University; Miss Isom, back in getting from the Klamath river 000 in 1897, the year prior to the likely to ever be secured. Reading, at 8 o’clock this morning. librarian of the Portland library, and bottom to Pokegama, by driving a long American occupation. One express car turned over and caught Stato Superintendent of Schools Acker tunnel. Prior to 1899, the exports from the T W O N E W I R R IG A T IO N W O R K S . fire. Express Messenger E. E. Der man, met in bi-monthy last United States to the Philippines, the rick, of Kansas City, was killed out week, and Miss Marvin, the session Bank Takes O v e r Sawmill. secretary, bureau reports show, had never ex Under Way Will Water I,- right, and Engineer Henry Davis, of an elaborate report dealing Weston—The largest sawmill plant ceeded $250,000, while in the present Projects 303,000 Topeka, was bo badly injured that he submitted Acres of Land. the work of the commission from in Umatilla county, 12 miles east of year they will aggregate nearly $6,000,- Washington, Dec. died soon after being taken out of the with bulletin is its organization to date, and with the Weston, was recently taken over ny the Imports from the islands, which sued by the geological 19.—A wreck. Two other express messengers methods to be employed in the organ Farmers’ bank of Weston, the Fletcher 000. survey the ranged between $4,000,000 and $5, approval of by the secretary of says were probably fatally injured. Two isation of local ilbraries. *"» In company, which had become involved 000,000 per annum prior to 1899, were passengers in tbe smoker were slightly With regard ^o school libraries, the with the bank, retiring. W. II in 1902, $10,000,000; in 1903, $12, terior of the Rio Grande reclamation injured. in Texas and New Mexico and decided to ask for bids for Fletcher, manager of the company, has 000,000, and in 1905 will be about project It is believed the train was ditched commission the Carlsbad in New Mexico all school libraries to be submitted been in the sawmill business for 16 $14,000,000, according to the bureau will bring the project by wreckers. The spikes securing one next June. A rule was adopted by the years on Weston mountain. Included estimates. number of reclamation rail had been removed. Three other commission prohibiting schools from with the property are 1,000 acres of The imports in 1905 are chiefly hemp projects up to 24. Of these 11 are passenger trains, including Superin under way. They provide for the re dictionaries, sets of supple fine timber, which will be cut into and sugar. Hemp imports for the first clamation tendent Fox’s special, had passed over purchasing of 1,303,600 acres of arid mentary readers and general encyclope lumber. ten months of 1905 amounted to $10,- the same tracks a short time before No. dias with money belonging to their li lands, at a cost d $37,028,571. 376,528, and sugar $2,212,249. 17 was wrecked. On June 30, 1905. the total cost of brary funds. P O R TLA N D M AR K ETS. construction and engineering work per Miss Marvin reports that several D o w ie G ive s U p S c e p te r. G re a t F ire on B lackw ell's Island. formed by the reclamation service, to in the state would soon employ Wheat—Club, 72c; bluestem, 74c; Chicago, Dec. 19.— John Alexander gether with the administration ex New York, Dec. 20.—Fire broke out cities trained librarians to look after their li red, 68c; valley, 73c per bushel. penses, amounted to $5,462,169. On Dowie, head ot the Christian Catholic in the women’s wing of the city work braries. Oats—No. 1 white feed, $27; gray, church, has given up his rule a..d will that date the reclamation fund had house on Blackwell’s island, situated in $26.50 per ton. the Kaat river off Seventy-ninth street, soon leave for one of the islands of the reached a total of $28,028,571. It was B uys C h ittim T re e s . Barley—Feed, $22®22.50 per ton; shortly before 3 o'clock this morning. Eugene—Realizing that the supply brewing, $22.50®23; rolled,$23®23.60. Caribbean sea, there to remain until estimated at that time that the receipta spring, in hopes of regaining his health. for the fiscal years 1906-1908 would Calls for assistance were sent to fire of chittim bark (Cascara Segrada) will Rye—$1.50 per cental. headquarters in this city and several be exhausted in this part of the state Hay — Eastern Oregon timothy, Announcement of the abdication of the amount to $9,000,000, and that the engine companies were sent over by within a few years, Dr. L. W. Brown $14 50®15.50 per ton; valley timothy, leader of Zion City was made at Zion sum of money available for reclamation ferry. A fireboat also was sent. Hun recently contracted for 1,000 sprouts $11®12; clover, $8®9; cheat, $8.50® City today by Overseer John C. Speich purposes up to the end of 1908 will be dreds of women are confined in the in of er. Saturday Preeiude_z Dowie made $37,028,671. chittim tree, which he will set 9.50; grain hay, $8®9. stitution, which is only about a quarter out the it known that be would transfer all au on his farm southwest of this city. Fruits—Apples, $l®1.50 per box; thority of a mile remover! from the city peni The sprouts, when planted, grow very pears, over to the church, unreserved In surgents H o ld G ro u n d . $1.25(31.50 per box. tentiary. The women were removed rapidly, and it will not be very many Vegetables ly, to a triumvirate and leave for the Dorpat, Dec. 19.—Tbe southern part — Beans, wax, 12c per safely. of Livonia and the greater part of Cour years until they are large enough to pound; cabbage, lQ l^ c per pound; south as soon as possible. land are ccmpl tely in possession of the peel the bark from. The last load of cauliflower, $1.25 per dozen; celery, 45 M o re Riot ng in Shanghai. C o n fe re n c e at W hite H ouse. insurgents. The military is still much the young trees on the contract has (376c per dozen; cucumbers, 60®60c Washington, Dec. 20.—The State de been delivered and in tbe early spring per dozen; peppers, 6c per pound; Washington, Dec. 19.—Senators Alli too feeble to cope with the situation. son and Hale, who are members of the The region between Riga and Wenden partment was informed by cable from he will plant them. pumpkins, * @lc per pound; sprouts, committee Shanghai today that there had been on appropriations, and is a wilderness. The buildings on all 7c per pound; suash, (31c per pound; some further disturbances there and a Chairman Shonts and Secretary Bishop, estates have been plundered and burn W eston P ro p e rty T ra n s fe rs . turnips, 90c®$l per sack, carrots, 65 few casualties. The naval forces which Weston—J. B. Hart has purchase*! (375c per sack; l>erts, 85c® $1 per sack. of the Isthmian Canal commission, ed. The heavens to the south of Dor- were lander) from the warships and were in conference with the president pat tonight reflect tbe glare of fires. acres of alfalfa and wheat land in Onions—Oregon, $1(31.25 per sack. at the volunteer guard of various nation 82ls the white house tonight. It is pre A number of German barons and their the Walla Walla vallev near the state Potatoes— Fancy grade*! Burbanks, alities, however, control the situation. line from R. O. Fitch for $5,000. The 65<375c per sack; ordinary, 55(360*’ per sumed that the ease of Secretary Bish families are held prisoners by the in The Chinese authorities are also en place is locate*! about two miles from sack; Merced sweets, sacks, $1.90; op, whose duties as agent *or the com surgents and their safety is feared for deavoring to suppress the disturbances the ranch recently purchased by Trajan crates. $2.15. mission has been the subject of discus bv friends. and at the hour of report the city was Tucker. Mr. Fitch will go to Alberta. Butter—Fancy creamery, 27 L,® 30c sion in congress.was among matters talk quiet. ed of, but no statement was made. C o ssa ck s W reck Station. Frank King, a prominent farmer form per pound. erly of Helix, has purchased the Weav Eggs— Oregon ranch, 32®33c per 8t. Petersburg, Dec. 19.—A dispaten O n ly G u n s P revent Bloodshed*! G e n eral S trik e is Im prob ab le. er property in this city and will soon received from the station master at St. Petersburg, Dec. 2 0 — A big loy become a resident of Weston. He has dozen. London, Dec 19.—The correspondent Archredy states that the Cossacks are Poultry — Average old hens, 111*<3 alist demonstration had been planned been making extensive imrovements 12c per pound; young roosters, 10® 11c; of the Daily Telegraph at St. Peters not willing to return fo St. Petersburg. f ir lodav, and was abandoned at the springs, ll® liv se; broilers, 12 It® burg, in commenting on recent events They smashed all the windows in the request of tbe pref.ct of police, who lre S u rve yin g W eed R oad. 14c; dressed chickens, 12®12^c; tur in Russia, says he is still optimistic station and wrecked the contents. The lieve 1 that it might provoke bloolsheil. Klamath Falls—Some excitement was keys, live, 16®17c; and is convinced of the impossibility station master urged the Cossacks to turkeys, dressed, of Batteries of machine guns are stationer! caused in Klamath kails recently by choice, 18 ® 21c; geese, an organize*! general strike, because leave in peace, stating that otherwise a live, 9®10c; at se< sral points cf vantage throughout the arrival of Engineer D. D. Griffiths ducks, 14®l5c. public opinion and the peasantry are wholesale destrut iion of the town will the city, and infantry and Cossacks are with a crew of a dozen railroad engin Hops — Oregon, 1906, choice, 10® s'rongly averse to it. He insists that probably occur. Reports from Tashk- everywhehe. A specia'lv heavy guard eers and surveyors and the announce 11 Sc; prime, SV^Otjc; medium, 8c; the military outbreak at Moscow is in end and Astrakahn state that mutinies is stationer) in the neighborhood of the ment went forth that they were the ad olds. 5®7c. no way an indication of general disaf are in progress there. Jewish market. vance guard of the California North Wool—Eastern Oregon, average best, fection in the army. eastern Railroad company, enreeseor to 16®21c; valley, 24®26c; mohair, G re a t Im portation o f G e m s. C u b a W ill K ill O f f M osquitoes. Furs Go Up in Smoke. the Weed Railroad company, which is choice, 30c per pound. New Y’ork, Dec. 19.—Imports of dia Havana, Dec 20.— President Palma to receive a bonus of $100,000 to build Beef — Dressed bulls. 1 ® 2c per New York, Dec. 19.—Two hundred monds and other precious stones have has authorized an additional expendi a railroad into the town. pound; cows, 3®4c; country steers. thousand dollars’ worth of furs were reached the remarkable total of $77,- ture of $200,000 for sanitary purposes destroyed by f re today in tbe establish 000,000 at this port for the present 4®4 Re F ru it Man Meet at L a G ra n d e . in Havana. Although yellow fever is veal—Dressed, Stt ®8c per pound. ment of Max Paiaeeki A Co., wholesale year. Not only has the annual increase disappearing, the extermination of I a Gramle — The next annual meet Mutton—Dressed, fancy, 6®6'*c per furriers and manufacturers of automo of from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000 been mosquitoes will be continued. One ing of tbe Northwestern Fruitgrowers' pound; ordinary, 4®5c; lambs, 7® bile garments, 37-39 East Twenty first kept up, but the banner year of 1904, new case of yellow fever was reported association will beheld in La Grande 7 Sc. street. Other tenants in the building with $66,092,275 worth of gems, has today. anuary 3-5. Pork—Dressed, 6ig07c per pound. will suffer heavy damages from water. been beaten by nearly $11,000,000. 8t. Petersburg, Dec. 20.—A call for a general political strike throughout Russia, to begin Thursday at noon, was issued tonight. The call is approved by the Union of Unions, the Union of Peasants, the General Railway union and the Council of Workmen of 8t. Petersburg and Moscow. A response received from the railroad men of Mos cow is unanimous for a strike. The leaders have declared their abil ity to stop every train in Russia. The strike order renders every member of the unions signing it liable to arrest and punishment under the new strike law, and Minister of the Interior Dur- novo attempted to telegraph orders to Moscow to arrest members of the Rail way union and of the workmen’s coun cil, but the dispatches were held up try the railroad telegraphers. The members of the St. Petersburg Council of Workmen had been notified by the General Railway union and the Moscow Council of Workmen that in principle they were ready for a strike, but that they hesitated on practical grounds. The St. Petersburg leaders, however, felt that their prestige would suffer severely unless they could answer the government’s determined offensive with a counter stroke, while many who were committed to full revolution e*e- retly decided that the ground would be swept from under their feet should the government promulgate a law granting universal suffrage. 4 J4