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to the Vftign CAMPAIGN FUND AS DEMOCRATS9 WAR IN CONGRESS ON REPDBLICANS Financial Affairs of 1904 Cam paign to Be Exploited by Democrats. INSPIRED STATEMENT AN INDEX TO WORRY Vublication Made for Cortelycra Taken as Evidence of Nervousness. Journal Speoial Service. Washington, Dec. 4.Walter Well man, in a special to the Chicago Rec ord Herald, says tbo republican cam paign fund will be the demorcratie tar get at the opening of congress. Ho says in part: "Tho a good many democratsin the opinion of Mr. Hay of Virginia altogether too manyhave been 'fol lowing the lead of President Roose- velt,' the old spirit of partv zeal is not yet dead. vVe have not come to any millemum of non-partizanship in congress or in the country. Tt is tm doubtedly true that the democrats as a wholf feel little courage or hope so far as the immediate future is con cerned, but the best proof that they are going to gird up their loins and do the best they can is found in the fact that the congressional leaders of the democratic faith have alreadv decided tipon a program which produces not a little nervousness the republican camp. "The financial affairs of the 1904 campaign are to be exploited on tho floor in both houses. Congress will not Lave been many weeks in session be fore the democrats open up their bat teries with an attack upon the republi can party in general, and Postmaster General Cortelyou in particular. Hughes to Summon Cortelyou. "According to newts from New York city, Mr. Hughes, the insurance inquis itor, proposes to summon Mr. Cortelyou before his committee to answer ques tions asuads $ indwhicth cam- wermanner procure las year Statements are made in New York to the effect that eighteen big corporations were assessed so much each and that ail paid their assessment into the re publican coffers. "Evidence of the republican nervous ness over the campaign-funds matter is found in the fact that the Washington "Post vesterday appeared with what is manifestly an inspired statement con cerning tie last year's campaign. As if anticipating the rumored insurance inquiry and the threatened democratic, attaek on thp floors of congress, Chair man Cortelyou, or some one for him, offers an "explanation in the columns of the Post. Carnegie's Contribution. "One of the most interesting state ments made this inspired and semi authoritativo defense is that one man subscribed between $75,000 and $100,- 000 to the Eoosevelt campaign fund. The n'i'no cf that man is not given, and it is said his name never appeared on the books of the committee. But it is easy to guess that this generous sub scriber was none other than Andrew Carnegie. In these dispatches last year, 1 announced the fact that Mr. Carne gie had sent word to Mr. Eoosevelt that he would not see the president defeated by the rich men who were inimical to him, provided he (Mr. Carnegie) had enough money to counteract their in fluence and offerings. The Hyde Contributions. Another interesting statement made in this inspired publication is one that concerns the campaign contributions of James Hazen Hyde and his ambition to become the American ambassador to Paris. Chairman Cortelyou is on rec oid officially as having made no prom ises of any character to contributors of the republican fund. At the same time it is undoubtedly true that when young Mr. Hyde gave his money to the rppublican managers he expected to get the French ambassadorship in return. Someone, not Chairman Cortelyou, must have misled him. "Young Hyde probably had heard stories of how foreign missions had been bought thru campaign contribu tions in the past. "One of our present ambassadors JSurope, and probably two, secured pre ferment in the same manner. Young Mr. Hyde's misfortune was that he put up the cash and failed to secure delivery of the goods. All these facts the democrats are expected to dig out and make the most of when they open up their batteries in congress." What the Post Printed. The Washington Post prints, under a New York date, the article that pur ports to give an account of the funds collected by Chairman Cortelyou and Treasurer Bliss of the republican na tional committee for use the cam paign of 1904, when President Eoose velt was elected. The Post says the story is authoritative. It is claimed that the figures given are the same that will be sworn to by Treasurer Bliss and Chairman Cortelyou if they go on the stand in the insurance in vestigation New York. The total fund of the national com mittee in 1904 is placed at $1,900,000. The largest single contribution was $75,- 000 or $100,000 from an unknown source. The fund of $1,900,000 is compared with $2,800,000 said to have been raised for the election of Mr. McKhi'lev in 1900 and $3,800,000 for his first cam paign in 1896. The fund expended by the democratic national committee for the election of Mr. Cleveland in 1892 is placed at $4,100,000. Balance in Treasury. The republican national committee is credited with havin'g a balance of $100,- 000 at the close of last year's campaign, the remainder of the fund being ac counted for as follows: Remittances to state committees, $700,000 for literature, $550,000: main taining speakers' bureaus, $175,000 for lithographs, advertising, etc., $150,000 salaries and expenses at headquarters, $100,000 miscellaneous expenditure, $50,000. While more than 4,000 contributors to, the campaign fund are known, they are said to constitute but forty per cent of the total number furnishing money, the identity of the other 60-per cent not be- Continued on 2d Page, 4th Column. TARGET GREAT PROBLEMS BEFORE CONGRESS Session Opened Today Confronted with Unusual Number of Diffi cult Questions. SENATE AN OBSTACLE TO PRESIDENT'S PLANS Railroad Rate Bill in for Opposi tion by Capitalist's Friends in Upper House. Washington, Dec. 4.The first session of the fifty-ninth congress convened, today at 12 o'clock, vice President Fairbanks called the sen ate to order, while the house was called to order "by Clark McDowell. $ By W. W. Jermane. Washington, Dec. 4.The session of congress which begins today will be the most important of President Roose velt's administration, and one of the most important of recent years, except The German Situation. The German situation will reach a crisis during the life of this session of congress. The attitude of stand-pat republicans does not promise that it will be possible for us to meet Ger many half way on any proposition she may assent to, and yet the equities seem to be almost entirely with that country. Our failure to do the fair thing at this time not only threatens to deprive us of one of our most important export markets, but it may pave the way to German aggression in South America. In Brazil and Argentine Germany has been colonizing^for many years?not by send-, ing. her citisen.su to those countries to "become part arid parcel" of the local population, as has been the case with Germans coming to the United States but by having them retain their ties to the fatherland. A German movement toward any part of South America would at once arouse more than 200,000 Germans of soldier age on that conti nent, who, at a word, would hoist the Ceiman standard. Our amicable understanding with Germany in the past has prevented any outbreak thus far added to the impor tant fact that perhaps Germany nas rot felt that the time was ripe for demonstration but once let a break come, thru our own offending, and it is feared the way would at once be open for aggressive action, resulting, possibly, in a demand that we defend the Monroe doctrine by force of arms. ing the one which declared war against mer Governor Fif er of Illinois on the Spain in defense of Cuban liberty. It interstate-commerce commission. At will be a session in which grave ques- the conclusion of the conference the tions of internal economy will come announcement was made that the presi- up, and questions concerning our atti- dent woul dappoint Franklin Lane of tude toward other countries, and it will. San Francisco to the vacancy created require the wisest statesmanship to I by Mr. Fifer's resignation, which takes steer the ship of state safely thru all. effect Jan. 1 next. the difficulties that may beset it. Congress will be called upon to pass upon eight questions of more than usual significance, three of which are inter national, and five purely national. The three former have to do with Germany and our trade in that country the Eoosevelt corollary to the Monroe doc trine, as illustrated in the Santo Do mingan situation, and the isthmian ca nal. The five latter embrace railroad rates, insurance, statehood, the federal deficit and Eeed Smoot. Two Questions Linked. This South Americans is bound up with trade matters as will come before congress this mind oquestion and i W1 diplomats hGerman 5the.y ter and others who have given the ques tion careful thought, there is the high est necessity that we so act as to in sure a continuation of the era of good feeling with Germany, unless we are prepared to take any consequences that may follow failure to do so. Commercial disputes will, of course, not be the cause for such action on Germany's part as is here hinted at the cause will be one of long standing, namely, the importance to Germany or colonial possessions but these same commercial disputes may easily the immediate occasion should Germany believe that the time has come for ac tion. It is well known that the presi dent is impressed with the seriousness of the German outlook, and that his anxiety to have the trade question set tled in a spirit of fairness 4 that country has back of it considerably more than the considerations which that trade question alone involves. Santo Domingo Affairs. The senate, it is hoped, will be prompt to ratify the treaty with Santo JJommgo, thus indorsing the plan which the president has put under way in that country for preserving European respect for the Monroe doctrine. Fail ure to ratify this treaty would seem to be the height of folly, and yet there is so much latent opposition to the treaty in the senate as to make it out of the question for definite predic tions to be made. The senate, controlled largely by the financial interests of the country, can be depended upon to the last to favor those interests. The American money market is not a unit on the Santo Domingan case, and it is quite possible that affairs may take such a turn during the winter as to carry ratification over at least another session of congress. This delav is exasperating to the European creditors of that small coun try, and would try the patience of the Roosevelt administration almost to the breaking point. There is so much more involved in this case than Santo Domingo, or any purely financial question, as to make serious delay on the part of the senate almost a crime against the whole of the new world. And yet these immense interests seem to weigh very little in the senate scale when there is opposed to "them the selfish interests of a few American money lenders or traders. Thus the Monroe doctrine, which has to do directly with the Santo Domingo case, may also come into the question of our trade relations with Germany. These two questions are, therefore, of the highest interest and importance, not only to our people, but to the countries to the south of us also. The Canal Question. The isthmian canal question may come before congress in a way that will reopen the entire matter, and again indefinitely delay the work of canal construction. The enemies of the Pan- Continued on 9th Page, 2d Column. %%%rAr%%a^x%r:ox:t,K4^ BALFOUR TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION Campbell Bannerman, Premier Presumptive, Is Summoned to Meet the King. Londcn, Dec. 4.-Premier Balfour visited King Edward at Buckingham palace this afternoon, and, it is under stood, tendered the resignation of the cabinet. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, was soon after summoned to an interview with the king. It is expected that an official an nouncement of the resignation of the ministry and the king's acceptance of the resignation will oe published to night. Sir Henry arrived today from Scot land, and the liberal statesmen were hurriedly summoned from all parts of the kingdom to confer with him pre sumably on the composition of the new cabinet, John Morley. James Bryce, Herbert Henry Asquith, Sir Edward Grey and Herbert John Gladstone, all of whom are believed to be slated for secretaryships, were closeted with Sir Henry early in the day. LANE WILL SOGGEED FIFER ON COMMISSION Washington, Dec. 4.Senators Per kins and Flint of California called on the presidetn today to discuss with him the appointment of a successor to for- $16,500,000 IS ASKED. FOR WORK ON CANAL Washington, Deo. 4.Representative Hepburn today introduced a bill to amend the Panama canal law, so as to facilitate the sale of bonds ana appro priating $16,500,000 to be immediately available for canal construction. The bill provides that the $16,500,000 ap propriated shall continue available until expended, but it is provided that all expenses from the appropriation shall be reimbursed to the United States treasury out of the proceeds of the sale of bonds. The bill provides that a detailed statement of the expenditures from this and subsequent appropriations for the construction of the isthmian canal shall be made annually to congress at the be ginning of each regular session. COTTON CROP REPORT MAKES PRICES JUMP Washington, Dec. 4,The cotton crop bulletin issued today by the department of agriculture estimates the total yield at 10,167,818 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, not including linters. The area picked and to be picked is estimated at 26,117,153 acres, a reduction of 882,- 399 acres or 3.3 per cent reduction from the acreage estimated as planted. It was officially announced that the delay in the issuance of the report was caused by a wide divergence in reports of ^yield per acre, which caused pro longed discussion. New York, Dec. 4.The first sale fol lowing the announcement of the govern ment figures was made at 25 points or Jc a pound higher than the price just before the announcement. New Orleans, Dec. 4.Cotton jumped up 31 to 40 points on the reading of the government report. Mareh was 12.31 cents at 1 p.m. mmm*m Defective Page SETBACK IN COURT REBATE CASE ,_ Federal Judge Decides His Court Without Jurisdiction Over Government's Action^', Kansas City, Dec. 4.Judge John F. Phillips in the United States district court for the western district qf Mis souri today delivered tin opinion hold ing that his oourt was without juris diction in the cases brought here by the federal ^ov^rnment charging the Missouri Pacifie-jl the Santa Fe and other railways twtth giving rebates on shipments of saltan Kansas and on coal in Colorado, anebnther products in vio lation of the EJkins act. The motion of the railways to quash the jproceed ings was granted. On March 25j 1002, at the instiga tion of the attorney general's office at Washington, Judge Philips granted a temporary order restraining the Mis souri Pacific,/the Santa Fe, the Alton, the Burlington and the Rock Island companies from giving alleged rebates on various products. Last summer M. D. Purdy, assistant attorney general, brought additional proceedings, citing the officials of the railways named for contempt OH the allegation that they had violated the court's order in con tinuing to .give ^rebates. The contempt proceedings were ar gued in Judge Philips-' court on Nov. 18, when the attorneys "for the railways moved that the proceedings be quashed, claiming that the court was without jurisdiction. Judge Philips today, in delivering his opinion, which sustained the motion of the railroads, went into detail in cov ering the points involved. LA FOLLETTE STILL WORKSON MESSAGE Administration Leaders Plan to Take Recess Immediately After Calling Session to Order. Special to The Journal. Madison, Wis., Nov. 4.Governor La Follette was still at werk on his mes sage this morning. It is understood the plan of the administration leaders was to organize at 3 o'clock and then take a recess till this evening, when the message will be read. It was said by an administration leader today that the plan in insur ance matters is to appoint a legislative investigation committee rather than at tempt any legislation at this session. This committee will report to the next legislature, but, of course, if any vio lation of laws should be discovered, the attorney general could act in the meantime. LIEBTE5|5W -CEBt tlllS N1TM1werh Gebtt, P. I.. Dec. 1.Via Manila. Lieutenant Charles Pendleton of the constabulary ordered four native sol diers into the vehicle in which he was7 driving. A native policeman stopped him and ordered him to light the lamps on the vehicle, when Pendleton shot him dead. He then continued on his way, but returned later and obtained the body, which he delivered to the police, asserting that he had found the man dead on the road. The soldiers accompanying him confirmed his story until today, when they broke down. Pendleton had been drinking. Pendle ton's family lives at Atlanta, Ga. He was formerly a sergeant in the Seven ty-first regiment of New York. He has been held for murder. DR. VOir LETTTHOXD DEAD. Berlin, Dec. 4.-Professor Dr. Von Leuthold, surgeon general of the army and the emperor's body physician, is dead. SHOT WHITE SPOT -AHB KILLED A MAN A Minneapolis Hunter Chief Actor in an Itasca County 1 Tragedy. W. E. Gilson, a well-known young sportsman of Minneapolis, may have to face a serious charge in the courts of Itasca county for Bhooting Ole Evebo, whom he mistook for a rabbit in the brush. Evebo died Saturday at St. Mary's hospital, West Superior. The residents and authorities of Itasca county are stirred up over the matter. The state law now provides that a man shall be charged with manslaughter if he kills a human being thru carelessness in hunting. Gilson, who is employed in the "bag gagerooms at the Minneapolis union passenger station, was hunting about two weeks ago with a party of friends near Spring Lake, Itasca county. On the last morning of their hunt they went out to bring in their deer and pre pare for their return home. On the road they shot rabbits for the sport of it, and as the underbrush was thick, they had to shoot quickly. Suddenly the hunters thought they spied a rab bit in the brush and Gilson raised his rifle and. shot with the usual alertness. He was horrified to hear a scream of pain from the bush and, rushing into the thicket, he found Evebo uncon scious and the blood flowing from a wound in his groin. He had been work ing for Dempsey & Dougherty, con tractors, and his white skin had been mistaken for the rabbit seen a few min utes before. The hunting party carried the man to the camp and a physician was summoned, who ordered him sent to the Superior hospital. His thigh was shattered and he was badly injured in ternally. He lingered in an uncon scious state until Saturday. Altho the shooting was purely acci dental and witnessed by Gilson's friends, George H. Spear, the county attorney of Itasca county, will prob ably prosecute according to the law. Mr. Gilson is almost prostrated by tho affair, and he even remained some time with Evebo at the hospital. Before he died, Evebo said he did not blame Gil son, as he might have done the same thing himself. TWO BABES SMOTHER UNDER BED-CLOTHES Two small babes, too carefully wrapped up in their cradles, because of the cold, were smothered to death early yesterday morning. Mildred "Widing, the 1-year-old daugh ter of J. Widing 4453 Lyndale avenue S was found dead in her bed and the heavy bedclothes over her face showed that she had been suffocated. The other case was that of the 3-week's-old child of J. W. Smiley. 1620 Fifth street SE. The mother left the child in the cradle to go to breakfast aa/l returned to find it dead under the heavjjr quilts. ^Ceroner Eastler was summoned in ot cases and decided that inquests unnecessary. RIDICULES REPORT OF ACTIONS BY POPE Journal Speoial Service. Omaha. Dec. 4Father ColaWeri, chan cellor or Omaha diocese, speaking for Bishop Scannel, said last night that the report sent out that the pope had con firmed the excommunication of Miss Hamilton and other Cathalics who at tended the Pritchett-Kennedy weddhug was a canard. "The report is utterly ridic lous," he said. London, Dec. 4.An official memorandum is sued by the admiralty states that as the result of the recent reforms the next estimates for the nary will show a reduction of $7,600,000 beyond the redaction of $17,500,000 made last spring. The admiralty considers that the present stra tegic requirements will necessitate the building of four large armored ships annually. &< CRAWFORD GOES^ifr. TO THE GALLOWS Murderer Leaves St. Cloud for Elk River with His Execu- tioner. LAST EFFORT^ TO SAVE HIM ABE UNAVAILING Condemned Man Refuses to See Woman Believed to $e His Mother. Special to The Journal. St. Cloud, Minn., Dec. 4.The last effort to save C. D. Crawford, con demned to be hanged tomorrow morning for the murder of Heine Lundeen, was made today. It failed and Crawford leaves today with Sheriff Ward for Elk River. The train is due there shortly after midnight, and the death sentence will be carried out at once. A writ of habeas corpus was secured from Judge L. L. Baxter of the district court by James Cormican, Attorney Cary's law partner, on the ground that there were irregularities in the trial that the fact was not proved a murder was committed Sherburne county that the par doning board acted as an unconstitu tional body in granting the reprieve last August, and that a judge, as-chief justice and member of the pardoning board, was acting in a dual capacity. The writ was made returnable imme diately and at the hearing the petition was denied. Last Hope Shattered. Notice of appeal was made to the supreme court and Attorney Cormican asked Judge Baxter for a stay of sen tence pending action on the appeal. Mr. Gary appealed to Attorney General Young to advise granting the stay. He refused, and the stay was denied. This shattered the last hope of saving the condemned man, as no one thinks it possible that the supreme Court will grant a stay. Thruout this exciting period, when every effort was being made in his be half, Crawford maintained wonderful composure, hoping to the last, and when informed that nothing more could be done, he displayed no evidence of break ing down. The first time Crawford gave way to any feeling was when he received a let ter from Rev. Mr. Wilkinson of Minne apolis, stating that a woman had called on him, who he believes to* "be the mother of the condemned man. Craw ford begged that the woman be kept away, fie said he did not want to see iJhat he jffa^rflftdrtaiiforftftA 4 not want to see any of his relatives. It is believed here that tEe l*cjtttttt is Crawford's mother. Search for Governor. Crawford's attorneys tried to find Governor Johnson at St. Paul today, but could not reach him. Under the law, the entire pardon board must concur in granting a reprieve, but the attorneys claim that the pardon board is not a legally constituted body, and that the governor alone has the power to re prieve or pardon. As the governor has no authority to pass on such a constitu tional question, it is not,, possible that he will take any action. The pardon board is distinctly provided for in the constitution itself, and Attorney Gen eral Young said this morning: "It will not accomplish much to try to argue that the constitution is uncon stitutional. Under the very shadow of the gal lows Crawford changed his mind re garding religious matters and on Sat urday night was baptized and reoeived in the Catholic church by Father Goe bel, pastor of the St. Cloud cathedral. Crawford explained his reasons for his change of heart to a Journal repre sentative who visited him in the Stearns county jail at St. Cloud yes terday. "Ithave always had more respect for the Catholic church than for any other," he said. "'When I was a boy I attended both Methodist and Baptist Sunday schools, but they always evaded questions, with long talks about some thing else. I was too bashful to press them for an answer, but just the same I never forgot the question I asked, and was not fooled by their long talk. I asked a Minneapolis priest to come to me, and he sent Father Goebel, who answered my questions right off in plain language. I am very glad that I nave joined the church*." Crawford spoke calmly about his im pending doom. The only manifestation of the anxiety he must have felt was his eagerness to talk and his evident ?'ho leasure in having someone to talk to. he was in a talkative mood he carefully evaded the points upon which he has maintained silence thru out. Speaking of Attorney E. S. Cary'c motion for a writ of habeas corpus, he said: "Gary has treated me like a priicev I don't believe the motion will save me, but if it will do Cary any good, he is welcome to make it. He can do anything with my case which will help him in any way. I won't interfere, it is the only way I can repay him. Per sonally, I should prefer to have it over with as soon as possible. Sheriff J. P. Bernick and his assist ants have treated me fine. I think the climate here agrees with me, for I am getting fat." L. M. Balch, the turnkey at the jail, says that Crawford is one of the best and most accommodating prisoners who have been in his charge. Crawford's coolness and good nature have won a large measure of the respect and lik ing of all who have been thrown in con tact with him. y- t/,'l~px "*r Sheriff Changes Flans. I, Sheriff Ward arrived from Erk River late today. He was accompanied by Sheriff Palmer of Anoka and With Sher iffs Bernick, Stearns and Tanner of Little Falls will leave with Crawford on the 4 o'clock train on the Northern Pacific. Plans for the trip have been changed, and instead of taking the prisoner past Elk River, to avoid a possible crowd there, the sheriffs, with their man, will get off at the watertank, a mile outside of the village. A conveyance will be waiting ana the party will be driven into town and direct to the station, which connects directly with the en closure containing the scaffold. Craw ford will be kept there under a guard of officers till between 12 and 1 *clock tonight, when the execution will take place. Father Goebel went from here on the same train. A IMEE TONIGHT AND TUESDAT. WORLD^INTHE DARK Read the "Wants*' Ton Will Always Find Soma*/ 1 ^i4h%AGESFIV thing of Interest in the Jour- nal's Classified Page. O'CLOCK. AS TORUSS REVOLT CZAR'S :r CAPITALOFFTCP STILt No Tidings from St. Petersburg Since Saturday Dispatches by Courier. TELEGRAPHERS HOLD CURTAIN ON RUSSIA Demand from League of League* probably Delivered to Pre mier Witte. '?&*& *&.**.* London, Dec. 4.3:52 p.m.No dis patches from St. Petersburg or eisA where in Russia, with the exception 64 a brief message from Warsaw, nave ar rived in London, since those dated Sat urday, which came in via Eydtkuhnen East Prussia, during the night. Th latest messages received by the Russiar embassy, also dated Saturday, came bj the same route. They contained n information in regard to the situation, The foreign office has heard nothing from the British embassy at St. Peters* burg, since communications were sev ered. A dispatch from Haparanda, Swe den, via Stockholm* .says there are no indications of the probable duration of the telegraphers' strike. No disturb ances have occurred in Finland. A news agency telegram from Liver pool says a cable message has been re ceived there from Odessa, stating that all was quiet and hoping that the teleg raphers'' strike will end Dec. 4. The date'the dispatch was sent from Odes sa is not given. The St. Petersburg correspondent of^ the Times in a dispatch dated Dec 2,' says that reaction is rapidly gaining the upper hand at Tsarskoe-Selo. Troops are being drafted to St, Petersburg as bloodshed appears to be imminent, with Count Witte powerless to stem the tide. The people are hoping for a miracle to avert the cataclysm. Plans for New Demands. Warsaw, Dec. 4.A decisive meeting of the League of Leagues is expected to be held today in St. Petersburg, where a project for a constituent as sembly will be adopted and a demand for its acceptance will be presented to Premier Witte. The league will wait for an answer until Wednesday, and in case the government refuses to grant the demand the League of Leagues is resolved, it is understood, to act iade pendentiy in accordance with what it declares to be the wishes of the peo ple. As* StocfcaJftgHpi Over. J*i Berlin1, Dec. 4.Prices_on the bourse today were very weak. Russians fell sharply, but partly recovered. Ameri cans we're steady. Russian bonds had one of the worst days of the year on the Berlin bourse. Enormous quantities of government and railway securities were thrown upon the market apparently at whatever they would briteg. A slight improvement in the middle of the ses sion proved but temporary, and the downward course was soon resumed with greater intensity than ever. The heaviest fall was state rentes of 184, which lost 5 per cent. The Rus sian loan of 105 subscribed for in Ger many fell 3 points. The drops in tail* way securities were somewhar less than in the case of government securi ties. Speculative selling of St. Peters burg exchange assumed new dimen sions. December bills sold down to 213.25 and January down to 210%. Paris 216. Fear is expressed least the St. Petersburg treasury find it neces sary to avail itself of the reserves of the Imperiau bank to such an extent as to impair the gold standard. Various rumors were circulated on the bourse in regard to ostensible nego tiations of the Mendelssohn bank with German and other financiers to raise money to meet Russia's interest pay ments on her foreign debts, all of which are most probably false. The Berlin market has grown exceed ingly nervous about the Russian situa tion and holders oabout deeply concerned1 mk Russian bonds are the future de velopments. The Russian section of the bourse monopolized the traders' atten tion today. Transactions in Russians were effected with the wild roar cus tomary in Wall street on exciting days. Outbreak of Troops Feared. \-^4 St. Petersburg, Dec. 2, via Eydt kuhnen, Dec. 3.The most elaborate precautions have been taken against a feared outbreak by the troops as a result of the Sevastopol mutiny. The naval battalions have been com pletely won over by the revolutionaries and are almost beyond control. They have been deprived of their arms. The striking telegraphists declare they have ample funds and that they will not yield, even at the risk of dis missal. Telegraph officials on the railroads refuse to forward government or pri vate dispatches, but are willing for the present to send and receive tele grams relating to the railroad service. The banks here are having all ordi nary letters addressed to them for warded from the postoffice at Edyt kuhnen by their own messengers dur ing the interruption of communica tions. 5 Military Outbreaks^ Reports have reached several of the embassies of military outbreaks in the Baltic provinces, particularly at Reval, where the reservists are said to be in,, open mutiny. Confirmation of these re ports cannot be obtained. Citizens from Nikolaieff, Ekaterinos lav and Odessa arrived today bringing overwhelming evidence of the con nivance and even the participation of the military and the police in anti Jewish excesses. The members of the unions are greatly incensed at this and speeches have been made at their meet ings calling on the proletariat to ereet barricades. It is expected that a railway striks will be declared either tomorrow or Monday. Monday is a holiday, which fact will enable the workmen to meet and decide on a common plan of action. '"**t^ More Hopeful View. St. Petersburg, Saturday Evening, Dec. 2.By courier $ Edytkuhnen, East Prussia, Dec. 3.There is per ceptible a more confident feeling in government circles ^tonight. It is be eved that the danger of an immediate general political strike and railroad, tieup is past and that the workmen's council will stand by a compromise un-' der which governmental and private Continued on 2d Page, 2d Colnma. |_* HMigHttisaflia fc a6