I SOCIAL WAR IS ON Great Strike at St. Petersberg Is Involving Thousands. WORK ON WARSHIPS IS STOPPED A b ou t 58.000 Ironworkers and 50,- OOO Cotton Mill Operatives May Join in 8trike. 8t. Petersburg, Jan. 20.—-The strike ¡situation is becoming very grave. To­ night there are 58,000 men out on strike, and the movement is spreading to the big cotton mills, which employ •over 50,000 operatives. Meetings have been called for tomorrow, at which So­ c ia l Democratic leaders w ill use their utmsot endeavors to convert the strike into a vast political demonstration, which at the present crisis might have most serious developments. The au­ thorities are adopting every precaution - to avoid an outbreak, but the Social Democrats are spurring on the strikers, and there is great danger of a collision w ith the troops, which would be al­ most sure to be followed by red flag demonstrations, accompanied by great bkxxlahed. The community sis fu ll of sensational rumors and rioting is gen­ era lly expected. > In conjunction with the Epiphany ■•celebration, which w ill occur tomrrow, the meetings of strikers will' make the day a critical one for the police. Thus far, however; the strike has preserved s purely economic aspect. The great industrial .quarter of 8t. Petersburg presents the appearance of an armed camp. The idle factories are surround­ ed by cordons of police and patrols of v infantry march about the snow-covered plains. . ' The strikers are led by a priest named Uopon, who is idolised by the workmen and who represents them in negotiations with the emplyers. This is the first great strike in North­ ern Russia. Hitherto the workmen have been unorganised, and previous ' -strikes in St. Petersburg have not in-. vo lvM more than 10,000 men. The strike leaders claim to have funds enough to hold out for a month,> but this is doubted, and the lack o f money and the.privations of winter and per­ haps government interference are ex­ pected -to make the strike short and sharp. The strikers, who at first declined an offer of financial support, are reported to have accepted a contribution from Moscow. The strike has an important bearing on the war ip the Far East, as every d a y ’ s delay in completing the govern­ ment contracts with the iron works means the loss of precious time in the starting of the third Pacific squadron. AGREE O N. RAILROAD RATES Leaders o f House and Senate A gree to Speedily Pass Bill. Washington, Jan. 20.-—I t is asserted today that an agreement* is making be­ tween the leaders of the senate and the house Tn accordance with which rail­ road rate legislation w ill he enacted at the present session of congress. The basis of the legislation w ill be the measure drawn by Colonel Hepburn, chairman of the interstate and foreign commerce committee of the house. Th at b ill already has been considered by the president, Attorney General Moody, Secretary Taft and Secretary Morton, and by members of both the bouse and the senate. I t does not meet the approval of all who have examined it, but it is believed to l>e » good found­ ation for a measure which probably can be enacted. The probability is that the Hepburn b ill w ill be passed by the house before February 1. Smallpox Rages at Billings. Billings, Mont., Jan. 20.— According to the records of the city officials'there are at present 07 cases of smallpox here, all of which are strictly guarded. In different parts of the town there are 37 houses under quarantine. Since the outbreak of the diseam*, January 4, there have been five deaths. A new pest house has boeji erected outside the « i t y limits for the care of patients. Everything possible is being done to Stamp out the disease, and it is believ­ ed the health authorities have the situ­ ation under control. Will Save Five Vessels. London, Jan. 20.— According to a dispatch received from Port Arthur five o f the vessels sunk by the Russians and by the shells of the Japanese in the harbor have been raised. Five hun­ dred and forty guns on the forts and warships have been found to be « in good condition and easily repaired. In addition to these the prises cap­ tured by the Japanese include eight locomotives and 3,000 railroad •a «*. Put Tn Line o f Succession. Washington, Jan. 20. — The house committee on election of president in conference today favorably reported the b ill adding the secretary of agriculture and the secretary wf commerce to thè lin e of presidential succession. DEATH MEETS PLEA. Russian Soldiers Shoot the Workmen Who Would Appeal to Czar. * 8t. Petersburg, Jan. 23.— Yesterday was a day of unspeakable horror in St. Petersburg. The strikers of Saturday, goaded to desperation by a day of vio­ lence, fury and bloodshed, are in a state of open insurrection against the government. A condition almost bor­ dering on civ il war exists in the terror stricken Russian capital. The city is under martial law, with Price Vasilcliikoff as commader of over 50,000 of the emperor’ s crack guards. Troops bivouacked in the streets last night and at various places on the Nevsky Prospect, the main thorough­ fare of the city. On the island of Vassili Ostroff and in the out sections infuriated men have thrown up barri­ cades, which they are holding. The empress dowsger has hastily sought safety at Tsarskoe-8elo, where Emperor Nicholas I I is living. Minister of the Interior Sviatopolk- Mirsky presented to his majesty Satur­ day night the invitation of the work­ men to appear at the winter palace and receive their petition, but the empe­ ror’ s advisers had taken a decision to show a firm and resolute front, and the emperor’s answer to the 100,000 work­ men trying to make their way to the palace square yesterday was a solid array of troops, who met them with rifle, bayonet and saber. The priest, Uopon, the leader and idol of the men, in his golden* vest­ ments, holding] aloft the cross and marching at the head of thmisands of workmen, through the Narva gate, m i­ raculously escaped a volley which laid low half a hundred persons. The fig­ ures of the total number killed or wounded here, at the Moscow gate, at the various bridges and islands, and at the winter palace' vary. The best esti­ mate is 600, although there are exag­ gerated figures placing the number aB high as 6,000. Many men were - ac­ companied by their wives and children, and in the confusion, which left -no time for discrimination, the latter shared the fate of the men. ' | The troops, with the exception" of a single regiment, which is reported to have thrown down its arms, remained loyal and obeyed orders. But the blood «yhich crimsoned the snow has fired the brains and passions of the strikers and turned women, as well as men, into wild beasts, and the cry of the infuriat­ ed populace is for vengeance. ^ The sympathy of the middle classes is with the workmen. „O regon S hort L ine U nion P acific All the News 70 HOUR8 P O R TLA N D T O C H IC A G O No Change of Cara. TH E NEW BERQ GRAPHIC USE MNiOULEI Partis ad. Or. D ear Balt Lake, Danvar, Oitnsgu F t Worth .Omaha, Portland Kaaaaa City, at. ■esalai Loul«.Chlcsgoan '**' Corvallis & Eastern R. R. ------------------------- -----------ÜY-4-------r— TIME CARD NO. I I . I ' ll. Ve. a, lev Tequina:— Can Satisfy Them A . L. C R A M , General Passenger Agent The Oregon Railroad 4k Navigation Co. Port­ end. Oregon. v ' TRAIN HELD UP. Portland, Jan. 23.— W h ile the “ Spo­ kane Flyer” was rushing through the darkness between East Portland station and Thirty-fourth street, shortly before 7'o’clock Saturday night, four masked bandits entered the rear door of the W alla W alla sleeper, the last car of the train, and at the point of a pistol com- peleld the occupants to deliver their valuables. The rubbers then stopped the train by pulling the air cord, sprang off mto the night and disappeared. They fired several shots as the train slowed down and thus frightened away pursuit. The robbers obtained a draft for $750, several watches and about $150 in cash. As soon as the robbery became known at police headquarters officers were no­ tified to t>e on the alert, and a posse of uolicemen, detectives and railway offi­ cers left on an engine for the scene of the robbery. Officers guarded the bridges and the Vancouver ferry. The posse spent the night lroking for evi­ dence at the scene o f the robbery and in searching throughout the neighbor­ ing country, but nothing was found. Two men were arrested at The Dalles when the train reached there. They were found on the “ blind baggage” and answered a general description of two of the hold-up men. I t is believed that when the train slowed down they jumped off and ran forward before the train crew had time to get outside and discover them» Through Pullman standard and tourist sleeping cats daily to Omaha. Chicago, Spo­ kane: tourist sleeping cars dally to Kansas City; through Pullman tourist sleeping cars (personally conducted) weekly to Chicago, Kansas City; (M in in g chair ears (seats free) to the East daily. * A ll the Tim e Leaves Albany....... ...................r 11:4* P M Leaves Corvaflia........................... ' » : « P S Arrives Yequina. .................... •:*> P M Ns. 1, retu rn in g,— Leaves Yequina . t.v.'...... 6.45 A M Leaves Corvallis................. ...... U:S0 A II Arrives Alban y........... ............. 13:11 P M No. S for Albany-Detroit REGULATOR LINE Leaves Corvallis.............. .......... 6:00 A M Arrives Albany.,...:.......... . 6:40 A U Leaves Albany (or Detroit............. 7:10 A M Arrives Detroit........................... 13:02 P M N e. . 4, from D etroit:— leaves D etroit........................... a 12:16 A M Arrives Albany............................ 1:16 P M Lvt Albany tor Corvallis.............. 7:16 P 11 Arrive Corvallis........................... 7:66 P M Trains l arrive in Albany In time id connect with the 8. P. south bound train, as wen as giving two or three hours In Albany ■aloes departure of 8. P north bound train. Train No. S connect« with Urn a P. trains at Corvallis and Albany, giving direct service to Newport and adjacent Beaches. Train No. * for Detroit, via Albany, leave« Oort «fit* at l.-flOa. m. and connect« with ths P Albany- Portland local train leaving Al- n y a i 7 a m . Train No. 4 leaves Albany (or Detroit at 7 : » a m., arriving there at noon giving am pis time to reach the Breltenbuah hot spring« ths same day. Train No. 4 connects at Albany with ths Portland Albany local, which arrives there el 1 :»e aad runs to Corvallis leaving Albany al 7:16 and arriving In Corvallis at 7:56 p. m. For further Information apply to EDWIN STONE, Manager, te THOS COCKRELL, Agent, Albany. r H. H. CBONI8E. Agent. Corvallis. PORTUID AND TIE DALLES tu « h unum ••B A ILE Y O ATZER T” -I “ R E G U LA T O R * L “ DALLES C IT Y ” “ M E T LA K O ” Connecting at Lyle, Wash., with COLUMBIA RIVER IR D R TR EIH RAILWAY N , 50 YEARS* E X P E R IE N C E P atents TRADE MARKS D esigns C o pyrights A c . SEES 'MOWS ' . n —npuuhou Patenta tot sarei Inaseteute. k Mann A Co. receive to, la the ilk nolani IR K M i For Wahkiacus, Daly, Centerville, Goldendale and all Klickitat Valiev poind. Steamer leaves Portland daily (except Sunday) 7 a. m., connecting with C. K. A N. trains at Lyle 5:15 p. m. for Gol­ dendale. Train arrives Goldendale, 7 :35 p. m. Steamer arrives The Dalles 6.80 p. ni. Steamer leaves The Dalles daily e x ­ cept Sunday) 7 :00 a. m. C. R. A N. trains leaving Goldendale 6:15 a. m., connects with this steamer for Portland, arriving Portland 6 p. m. . Excellent meals served on all steam­ ers. Fine accommodations for teams and wagons. I For detailed information of rates, berth reservations, connections, etc., wr te to S. McDonald, agent, Portland. General Office, Portland, Or, Position of the Armies. Tokio, Jan. 23.— In i well informed quarters here it is said that the Russian army at Mukden was recently reinforced by four divisions. Its present strength is estimated at nine army corps, or 300,000 men of alt arms. General Kuropatkin’ s headquarters are at Fong mountain, in close touch with the Muk- den-Fushun line. At present two and a half divisions are facing General Oku, -two corps are l>efore General Nodr.u, and the greater strength of these corps confronts General Kuroki and guards the coal mines. May Flee From Yellow Fever. Washington, Jan. 23.— Unofficial ad­ vices received here from representatives of the government in the Panama canal zone dated at the end of the first week in January, are to the effect that while the current reports of the prevalence of yellow fever on the isthmus are exag­ gerated, the pest does exist there, and some apprehension is expressed that, if it continues to spread, there w ill be a [wholesale exodus of the canal builders from the isthmus. Producing Very Little Com), Dortmund, Jan. 23. — About 80 per cent of the coal operatives are striking, and the mines are producing very little coal. The Dortmuder iron works are partly shut down. Excellent order prevails. The large mines of the G el­ senkirchen company, located at Marten, near Dortmund, have only 16 per cent of their men working. LA GRIPPE-PNEUNIONIA S o many people who have apparently recovered from an attack o f L a Grippe are stricken with Pneum onia. T his is due te the fact that the Bronchial Tubes and Lungs are left weakened and unable to resist disease. F oleys H oney -T ar not only cures La Grippe Coughs, and prevents Pneumonia, but strengthens the Lungs so they w ill not be susceptible to the development o f serious lung troubles. D o not take chances with some unknown preparation that may contain some harmful drug when F O L E Y 'S H O N E Y A N D T A R costa you no more and is safe and sure. 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