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THE WEATHBn.
Forecast for December 11.. 1905: ;_, '^
San Francisco and -vicinity — Fair
Monday; MrM north trest wind*.
G. H. WILXSON".
L«oca.l ror*ca»ter.-
VOLUME XCIX— NO.. 11.
CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN
SELECTS HIS CABINET
Strong Ministry Formed by the New Premier
HURT WHILE
WORKING AS
DAY LABORER
Brother of Railroad
Magnate Crushed
by Engine.
Sr^cJsJ Dlsc«.tch to The Csil. »
DENVER. Dec, 10.— Too proud to accept
%. position" on the Santa Fe Railroad,
where his brother. A- E. Kenna, is first
vice president, John Kenna was seriously
hurt at Burnham yesterday while work-
Ing with a section gang on the Denver
&nd Rio Grande. When removed to St.
Joseph's Hospital an examination of his
terribly crushed left foot and leg led the ,
eurgeons to believe that the accident, be- ;
cause of his age, M years, will result
fatally.
For several months Kenna has been as
cistant foreman of a section crew > work
ing on the Denver and Rio Grande Rail
road near Burnham. He attempted to
cross the tracks in front of a switch en-
Cine yesterday, but was run down,* and
his left foot and leg were crushed be
neath the wheels.
Kenna came to Colorado several • years
a«o from Holyoke, Mass., the family
home, and engaged in mining. He was
well-to-do, but lost his fortune, and since
then has been working as a day laborer.
He is sale* to have declined all offers of
help from wealthy and Influential mem
bers of his family and to have started at
the bottom of railroad work, hoping to
recover his lest social position through \u25a0
his own efforts. I
POWERS ASKED TO TAXCE lIP
XEW CASE WITH THE SULTAN
ItequeMted to Intercede for Belgrian
Who Has Been Condemned
to Death.
ANTWERP. Dec. 10. — A group of In
ternatlonal lawyers is seeking to in
duce the powers to intercede with the
Turkish Government in the case of
Edward Joris. a Belgian, who was
condemned to death by a native court
at Constantinople for alleged partici
pation In an attempt to assassinate the
Sultan in July last. It is contended
that the action in the case of Joris
Is an infringement of treaties with
the Turkish Government
Taltahira Going: to Japan.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.— Mr. Taka
lilra, the Japanese Minister, left Wash
ington this morning for the Pacific
vCoast by way of Chicago and' will sail
in about ten days for home on -an ex
tended lea\-e .of absence, from which
his return is problematical.- If *Taka
hira returns to Washington it will be
au First Ambassador from Japan.
The San Francisco Call.
DARK OUTLOOK
FOR BUILDING
FOR NEXT YEAR
Big Strike May Chepk
the Industry in
Many Cities.
Special- Dispatch to Th£ Call
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.— Real estate men
and contractors are much worried over
the present trouble In.' the building in
dustry. These men have planned a pros
perous building season for 1906. Trouble
during the last month In the trade, how
ever, has made them believe that unless
the matter is speedily settled 'the coming
year will be more disastrous than that
of three years ago. Then building was
tied up during the entire summer which
involved a loss of $70,000,000 to employers
and *30,000,000 in wages to workers. ,
The present trouble Is, due to the fact
that twenty-five non-union men are em
ployed by the Empire Company, which
Is connected with the American Bridge
Company at McKeesport, Pa. Because
these men were, not discharged, members
of the - International Bridge and Struc
tural 'Iron Workers through their: presi
dent, Frank M. Ryan,' ordered strikes
throughout the county on every building
in which the American Bridge Company
was in any way interested. This failed
to bring the : American Bridge Company
•to terms, whereupon Ryan ordered
strikes against all Post and McCord con
tracts, claiming that they were connected
with the American Bridge Company, and
as a result every structural Iron worker
quit, work, thus tying up more than
thirty buildings in the course of con
struction by Post and McCord, who deny
any connection with the American Bridge
Company. \
The strikers were ordered to return to
work and lay. their grievances -before the
board. ; but they declined to do so. * They,
were then read out of s the: arbitration
board ' and will . no longer be \u25a0 recognized
by the employers as a 1a 1 union. Hereafter
when they seek, employment they must
do so tinder the "open shop", plan.
A/general .strike; against -the Building'
Trades Employers'" Association, would
affect many cities. It would throw; 30,000
iron .workers out -of employment and in- ;
directly more than 200,000 workers . . in
other, trades. ?§&&!$&£&
Death's Roster on Great Lakes.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10,— According to
figures; just compiled; itie deaths list; on
the great lakes during the season now
closing" has been the - heaviest :of > any
year since ; big; steel vessels began to'
be used on the' lukes. "A" total .0f '215
lives were : lost." Of s these J ll6*- were*
lost- during- the three great 'storms
this falL ' j
SANi FRANCISCO. MONDAY: DECEMBER' H. 1005:
! Will Inspire Confi
denoe at rlonie -
7I.ONDON, Dec. 10. — It is " officially. ah-;
rioancod 'that' the n«nv i'ritish Minis
try is \u25a0made up 'as follows:
; Vrime >iJolKtPr :ind First l.ortl of the
Treasury— Sir Henry Onuiiilsell-Bnnner-'
"tars. -; "'• -v -\u0084'.!-:- -
• - ('hnnrrllor oJ Hie Kicboqafr — Hcr
~:cTt \u25a0 Henry* Aj»^i:Ji l».
Sccre<:irj- r pf Ma(<> for Uiiiik* Affairs—
Herbert ,: John \u25a0 <ilnd*ione.^
, Scf'reinry* *o?v Slate for Foreign Af
fair*-— £Ir ICdivnril Gray.
PREMIER. OF GREAT BRITAIN"
AND. MEMBERS OF THE CABI
NET HE HAS FORMED. :;,: \u25a0
' Secretary of State for ibe Colonies—
The Earl of Eleln.
Secretary of State for War* — Richard
Utirdon II:tld:u:e. ,
Secretory of State for India— John
Morley.".
First Lord of the Admiralty — Baron
TweediJiouth.
President of the Board of Trade—'
David . Lloyd : Georse. :
President of the Local- Government
Board— John Burns. ' \u25a0 ,
; : Secretory >, of ' : Stute | for Scotland—*'
John Sinclair. / .
President of the - Board of Abtlcul
ture— Karl * Currlnetou. . •'\u25a0
Postmaster General— Sydney Charles
Bnxton. ,- \u25a0.;;\u25a0;\u25a0.
Secretary \u25a0 for .. Ireland— Jamen : Bryce.
- Lord President of tbe; Conncil— The
Karl ' of ' Crewe. ' ;
Lord ; of the Privy Seal— the Marqnls
of Rlpon. i
Lord " IHsh Chancellor— Sir Robert
Threshie";Keid. . .
President 'of the Board of Education
— Ansrustine Blrrcll.': ". \u0084
Cbanecllor.'Of the Uunliy of Lancaster
— Sir; llenry^Burtley Fowler. . " ;
The foregoing constitute the ~Cabl
net.l The following Ministers are not
in the;Cabfnet:' , : :
Lord ' Lieutenant of Ireland— the Earl
of- Aberdeen.
: 'L.ord . Chnneellor -.' of ••; Ireland— the
Rißht ; Hon. 4 ; Samuel t "Walter. :[ •\u25a0 *
:' First 1 Coin'nilsslonep ; : of *' Work" . and
Public .' BuildlnKd— Lewis Vernon Har
court.';'
Sir Henry /Campbell-Bannerman'- drove'
to ' tlie \u25a0 palace a t\6 "o'clock f this '- evening
and had an audience ; with' King ' Edward
of about .twenty? minutes,': arid iatlvhich
his j Majesty signified , his approval , of i the
- new;' Government; '.' :.• *~! r : :>.\u25a0 , r ' : ,
'Upraise} for. the premier.
\u25a0 LONDON,, Dec.';-lL'-|^The3< Conservative
morning newspapers afe.lcdmpelled: to ad^
mltsthatSlriHenryJCampbell-Bannerman
has succeeded ; in". forming. aTmuchTstrong-*
er^i administration tthari" had 'j been 5 thought
possible. . The ; liberal ; papers ' ; are * full iof
enthusiasm ; andjof4 cordial ,; congratula-^
, ttoiis r to\ the^ Premier.^on J having, not I only\
ably, united {all ! sections of '\u25a0\u25a0 his j party I In '
the ; but 'oni; havingi displayed
great '/discrimination ;.' In i its ;?indi-*
Continued oi" Page 2, Column ' 2.
GREWSOME
FACTS POINT
TO MURDER
Body of Julia; &ur
nett Is Found in
Tailor^Shop
Owner of Place, Gharles
;^L Morton; Negro,
Is Arrested
Watches in Terror Through
Night Ghastly. Cadaver
on Floor
O.VKI..\.VI>, IJee.; 10. — TJie^dead !>ody
of- Mrs, Juiitt Gurnett, -a youns '-white .
nuiimn, was*: J'o::at! list* ;jnorninsr In the
shop of Churles .': I/. \ -Morton, -a ucrfo
tailor,- :tt Jill Sixteenth street. Appear-"
anffs are IJiat iilie '. \vu« choked 'to
dciitli or i suffocated. The iromau had
hern in tlie«liop throughout the. uljilit.
Itivr'ast" <mlj nller:t!:e 'rear .'door!' of ; Jho
*hop liatl lieea forced', open by i!lr». ,E.
Chainuau. ,« si«t?r 'of the- proprietor,
iv Lo hail lirca : 'denied-, admittance /to
the . place hy, Morton, , that ; the" body 'of
the; unfortiiuafe woman ,wns'«/d.lscov- <
ered, coiil in 'death ,on the floor. .. ;!
An autopsy held 'to-night at 10 o'clock;
resulted 'in;ran' announcement- "by the op- ;
eratlng physicians that death; was'not the !
result of -natural .causes' but ;was;due_to
asphyxiation. The 'woman, is believed to
have been choked to .'death or. smothered.
Morton,. tlK>«jnegrjo,' is held by; the" police. .
Mrs. Chapman.^horritied • ttt>her: dis %
covery, rushed . from the shop ; and , in-,
formed i'diceOincerMcSorloy, .who jhast
:ened,".tol the.'* tailor ?shoj>/ aml;>; aYtcrinoti-j:
•fying^e^uiij^tlf^j^^fcff^ffni^jpla^d-
Morton uniJer. arrest and?took; him* to? the.
City Prison.. 1 The negro; was '^veryjmuch
excited antV told . an> incoherent" story '\u25a0: to*
the effect . that .Mrs. iGurnett, whose sis
ter he; bad . frequently v employed^. as a
seamstress; -came to his shop .last night,
shortly after, B o'clock,; slightly- under the
Influence of :,. liquor,-- and, after. - talking
with him for some -time,' suddenly, fell
from her chair to the. floor,' insensible."
The negro -said Ihe had tried : \ to re
vive her, but failing:,. had placed a coat
under her head and waited for her; to
regain consciousness. ' When asked by
Detective Frank : Lynch,' .who was de
tailed on the case, why .he,; had not
called a doctor. Morton said he-feared
the notoriety if the woman -were taken
from his place to the \u25a0hospit.il, and; had
supposed that she was simply in stupor
and would become all-right in: a. short
time. Asked why he had refused .to
allow his sister to enter the. shop when
she came to the place in the morning'
he hesitated, and then declared that he
did not . want " her to find, th*;- body of
the woman there.'
-Officer McSorley: when he arrived at the
tailor shop found the body of I Mrs. Gur
nett stretched on the ; floor, in a position
that indicated she hadneither^fallen from
a chair nor been laid down in -a; gentle
manner. Mrs. Gurnett, who was divorced
from her husband, Byron Gurnett, last
April, was 1 the daughter of" Mrs. \u25a0 Julia
Donohue, , who . resides at 1261_Kirkham
street. Mrs. . Gurnett had been' living with
her mother and sisters. When the detec
tives went .to the \u0084Donohue- home ::this
morning' they were, informed -that {Mrs.
Gurnett had for some time been a victim
of heart trouble, and as this seemed to
bear out .the story of the negro his^ex
planation was accepted by the police, but,
he was held : pending the' autopsy. - It was
performed to-night' by Drs. O. D. ' Hamlin,
George Relnle and Carl Curdts. \u25a0.
; The surgeons declared '\u25a0 ., that -death
was undoubtedly ".due to - asphyxia
tion, but- just .what method was
used- to -: cause her death; the
surgeons were ' unable .to i stated. They said
that the heart ' and j other \u25a0 organs > of n the
body were> in .a normal;, condition;; and"
that . death '.was *; not "."; ; caused :-- by*" heart
disease. The . surgeons 'i found ? thai U the
throat and brain* were- badly^conffested,
and an examination "of Uhe;neck7revealed
several ? dlscoloratloris of . the* skin^ which,' ,
In the \u25a0: opinion of i the T Dhyslcians. ,, were
ante -mortem and ; caused probably by
pressure. .*,•\u25a0; .\u25a0 \u25a0• V v i- - \u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 V- -':
\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 Theidress worn : by ! the r woman ; was cut
high in the neck; -and iin -she
wore &' . collar and.? 1 band*' around" i her
throat, which, eveni had 'she besn^ strong
gled. would; have served to j prevent' plain
marks being left |by thY - hands'- which
took her life. ; Itis more likely. -however,.
In the ; opinion" of -those ; In 1 : charge of the
Investigation, -that ,' death ; was.' caused i by.
pressing' aV. heavy \coatj or v other. 1 cloth
over her mouth and nose/ to stifle an out
cry. \u25a0'.;'\u25a0 ; BWBBK§g^&»p!gftS^S \u25a0•\u25a0 - , ,
The case .was reported .to the;pollce'a'
few-" minutes '•-.. after £7 ' o'clock : this * morn
ing and Officer * : McSorley « reached : the
tailor I shop . in ; company with ) Mrs. 4 ; Chap
man, at ; 7:15. 'At the body '} of
Mrs. Gurnett \wasl almost; cold;; Indicating
that life; had .; been. extingt :for t some |time.'
Morton 7 ; lives :;;at^SoB:« Twenty-seventh
street,! arid has ;borne' a ! good *j reputation.':
; .The 5 physicians '-; Iwho performed 'p tKe
autopsy J on^ the -woman ; decided <Uo ,• send
her stomach -to \u25a0 Dr. 8 Pauline '\u25a0 Nusbaumerr
bacteriologist,- for trie;" city,; to - ascertain
if ;' ; poison 'of any sort ' was '- used .' to
accelerate -death. 74
Co in ea as \u25a0, I»Ie of [ Pines Envoy.
i '^HAVANA, Dec.): 1 0.— The /steamship
Monterey, which; sailed 'to^day) for.i New,
York, . had 3 among,' her "passengers * Ed-*
Ryan! and*hlsifamlly.y: Ryanlis
'golhgl;to^\WasHingtoni'Jwhere'she^wlll
endeavor,' to iihavejJCongress^recognize
hirii ? a3 'del egate ) f foiriUhe; lsle 'of Pines."'
Detroit I Attorney , Paaneti . Away.
V DETROIT,, Dec." lO.^-fMichacl?, Brcn
nan,..for' .many Jyears >, general v counsel
for the; Detroit United Railway, 'died
to : night of r ! typhoid I fever,,; aged >54
year" W^^^BBBISSSBS^
ITALIAN CONSUL
IS HONORED.
\u25a0 - \u25a0 \u25a0 «. • \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 . \u25a0
Carlo F. - Serf a Will 'Be 'Sent to Press
Claims Against Venezuela.
IT\I>IAX CONSUL GENERAL, IX SAN FRANCISCO. WHO WILL. BECOME MINIS- ,|
ISTER TO VENEZUELA. WITH THE SPECIAL DUTY OF PRESSING COUN
TRVS CLAIMS AGAINST CASTRO AS RESULT OF ARBITRATION AWARD. |
Special Dispatch to The Call.
; CALL, BUREAU, POST BUILDING,
WASHINGTON. Dec/ 10.— Official an
nouncement of the appointment of Carlo
Filippo Serra, for nearly ten years Italian
Consul-General at San Francisco, as
Italian \u25a0Minister'^ to' Venezuela, indicates
another complication in the situation now
existing- between President Castro and
the governments of^Europe, arising from
the; claims' awarded in settlement of the
revolution of : 1903. :
Slguor Serra i departs very soon, It is
said, for ' his : .new; post and his "main ob
ject in 'goinff.' is. to -press "\u25a0 payment of the
claims already awarded and to' present
, fresh .claims which \u25a0 have" materialized
since the first wer,e made.jlt is-also an
rfoiinced that France nowiappears to be
'thoroughly in accord: in 'Insisting: that
President Castro meet the payments when"
due and'glve instarit: consideration to new
ones \u25a0\u25a0 as fast as they are presented. Al
though; at the; State department It, is be
lieved *, that any;, demonstration may ?be
avoided,' yet it is -thought that in case the
one* nation acts the' other^will jassist."
' vltaly," by 'the decision of , Jackson .' H.
r ßaiston)', as umpire; was awarded • some
thing -'; like ;> 5439.673 for ; damages i inflicted
upon . the"; property. 1 of subjects at
the c bombardment iof \u25a0 Ciudad Bolivar by
.Castro In 1903. ..At thartime~ Castro's giin
;boat,"": advancing' in' disguise, : managed to.
get within pistol shot of the quay, crowd
ed with . men,* 1 women : and [children, before
it . opened fire with Its machine guns and
3000 ,3 persons f^were killed.' There- were
clalrhs; . also / arising^ f rom .: the damage J- to
the: mines'; owned ;by ; Italian subjects, .to
warehouses,^ and -, for lives destroyed. The
total ' amount of the original , claim ' was
trifle? more ; ; than '$9,000, 000,"- and'; this was'
scaled toless than $500.0W).V . .-"
.-Sigrior Serra.will'eO to^ South -America
armed,' it/ Is'; said,' " with \u25a0 instructions :to
' be '% absolutely f ; firm 1- in\ pressing for,,' pay
;ment'andrconsideratlon. -It ;is .'asserted
that. • in , case . of ; a ; naval '„ demonstration
.by* France; : its: ally will join with the
republic. *
>s Carlo F. , Serra . has ; been the Italian
: fConsul 'y General in - this city * for > nearly
, ten ; years,"; arid i during that - time \u25a0. has I be
; cbrne ; - very popular" i with \u25a0\u25a0' all f classes \u25a0" of
! people He; was: reticenti regarding -his
; new, 1 oflice.' : Hel said *\u25a0 he hadj heard of 'his
appointment' more" than ? a month ago and
was .awaiting i the": arrival {of his succes
sor 5 before 'taking 'his? departure. .: >
">u"l i really^ 1 have ;-: no : plans^and *I ; cannot
say , what : course } l ., will; pursue at^m"y, new
i post,"! said.-Mr.-SerraT last 'night. . "I ".will
! simply do i the. bidding of .my. Government.
: as ' in s the }. past,';; and -that • is : all. ; No, I
' caririot ' say^ why- 1 fwas t selected ' 4 to tgoi to
.Venezuela, /though i^l -appreciate ;^the
though tfulness :of my, i Government In
me {with such an important post,"
' thdughf I fam'; sorry j-.that: I;- will have \ to^
forsake^ San i Francisco.' \-'^\. , ....,; . ;
'\u25a0 r "I (am ~ riot sat f liberty.: to * discuss % the
policy of my; Government In regard tocher,
'claims r against^Veriezuela;: which
been » standing . no w j for, some ," time.'- i 'am
riotrin' a* Dositionito.sayj.what I [shall be
' requ ired lto 1 do. '*: : T"hat -is \ for .; the Italian
Government 2tb '.-, decide % arid; .1 ;am;"now.
awaiting rorders,'; which may, -'come: at any
,'time.lVi ' V;- > t;t\ '. \u25a0 'ji'; ': : ; \ij'J : -t't .v*V.;j
THE THEATERS.
'ALCAZAR— '\u25a0Th» S«cr«t of Pollchi-
AUIAMBRA — "Resurrection/"
' CAI*IFOWifIA-f-"3lerrr Bn»lcs<iu«rs."
Cf rETES-^-VaudeviHe. Matinee*
\u25a0^COMIMBIA— "The College TVMw."
GRAND — "Th» Fires of St. John."
MAJESTIC— "Christopher" Jr."
OR PHEUM— Vaudev IHe.
TIVOLJ — Comic Opera.
TWO SEA LIONS
FIGHT TO DEATH
— — - »
Special Dissatch to The Call.
NEW YORK. Dec. 10.— Thousands of
people who visited the New York Zoologi
cal Park to-day were saddened 'by the
death of little -Zalo, the young and am
bitious pup . of the sea lion tank. Pinni-'
pedia, the boss and chief bull of the herd,
lay in the sun and nursed ugly _wounds
on . his : scarred old neck. He seemed to
take special delight in the knowledge that
another young; pdp had come up against
him, '; challenged him to mortal combat,
and. had died like a fichter. /,
The story of Zalo, whose limp body was
fished out of the sea lion tank. Is a
common demonstration of tha survival of
the strongest, " Zalo was born on San
Miguel 'Island in the Pacific and was
brought to the Zoo while still too young
to attract : tha attention of the old bull
of the : herd.'
s ; Zalo, grown to ; a . husky lion of 170
pounds, "came, out of "the stone house on
Saturday, morning as sleek and agile as
a young warrior going to his first joust.
Old "Pinni," - blinking . and , showing his
teeth, lay. on the stone "coping across the
pool. The* whole* herd came out; to see.
the fight. With one look at his old moth
er huddled against the fence, Zalo went
boldly to the f ray.' . ; His . first onslaught
tore the veteran of a hundred ibattles"
from the' : coping and flung, him ignomi
niously Into the water. Zalo was more
active, but old "Pinni" had longer teeth.
j For^hours" the .battle raged.. The water
was " colored crimson. The females barked. .
Once or twice" Zalo's mother essayed to
join in the battle. • but she was too . old
and* she- slunk backv whining. . _
\u25a0 = Once Zalo got ; his , firm ] young teeth
deeply : fixed , in . the neck fof ' the . old bull
and , would; have \"strangled : him, : j but his
teeth .were short . arid his strength in
adequate. < "Pinni" fixed . his '=, teeth , in the
neck of - the youngster^ and it was all
over. : There was one spasmodic -tussle,
and : the ! . lithe :* young " fighter : ", fell ' away
weak -arid "bleeding. He ; swam., to the
farther; side": of; the pool," .where he tiied
desperately to climb (out to " the coping.
His - mother,- swam.around. around •\u25a0 him, '^barking
frantically, . but . Zalo sank , to \ the bottom,
a dead ; and V beaten j warrior.
Thirty-Five ; Lawyers \u0084 tor :. Packers.
'\u25a0' .CHICAGO,* Dec.', 19.' — The trial of the
indictedt packers ,will -be called,to-mor
row. "eminent, attorneys
are* ordered ; to* appear .. for! the ; packers,
while • Attorney - General ; TV7C H. Moody
will" aid \u25a0 the prosecution.
barrison's Memory Honored.
' BOSTON."; Dec. 1 0.^-The". memory of
William } Lloyd * Garrison. * the^ abolition
ist^ .was - honored";' in -'. many ', churches
throughout city, to-day. thl3 beln?
the I : hundredth anniversary of " his
birth^r: . .P :
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
COSSACKS
SET UPON
STRIKERS
Be Wittf3 Aban
dons Pacific
v folicy,
| Causes Arrest of
Chief of Revo-'!
1 lifi ryn "i ctjrn
Bloodshed on Streets
of the Russian
Capita).
Workmen's Conncil May Call
Out All Toilers in the
Empire.
XEW YORK, Dec. 11-- — A special ea
1 blesraui front St. Petersbars to - the
World aaseiris* that , Premier 'de Wltte
and four ° officers of bis Cabinet A have
tendered their reslznatlons to the
>a\*jlß JAW; -Dee^tOi-^A" rumor - 1* eiir
»ea-T;,rthat: Mni»' > *»*ho'le*'''Sfnrrt»o» of tae
Hanan citadel has mutinied. It 1» im
posslble tb verify the rumor, »» tbe
authorities refone admission to the
fortress.
"-' . . -
LON'DO-V, Dec. 11. — The Dally Tele
sraph's Tok.lt> correspondent sends ths
I first part of a lone dlspateh. front 3Xoj? t
xlvlhk accounts in circumstantial tie*
tail by ref usce> of the allesed waeblnß
and burnins °* Harbin by mutinous
Rnsshin troops, the desperate fisbtlng
between the mutineers and loyal troops
and the massacre of many Innocent
Russian and Chinese residents.
ST. PETERSBURG. Saturday evening.
Dec. 9.— Another criste is at hand, in
volving the Indefinite prolongation vt
the strike, the probable immediate pre
cipitation of a general strike throughout
Russia, and a possible final struggle be
tween the Government and the prole
tariat.
This sudden change fof the worse is the
result of the shedding of the first blooU
in the telegraph strike this afternoon, al
most simultaneously with the action of
Durno-vo, Minister of the Interior, in
throwing down the gauntlet to the labor
organizations by arresting Krustaleff.
president of the executive committee of
the Workmen's Council, without warn-
About 2 o'clock several comoanies of
Cossacks clattered through the streets
leading to the beadauarters of the Coun
cil, in Largo via street. Having barred the
approaches.' a force of troops and polieu
surrounded the building, after.. which se-
I cret service listen rushed in and seised
i Krustaleff. The latter made no resist
ance and the affair was conducted quick
ly. It was impossible for Krustaleff to
I conceal the papers of the organization.
in which the police evidently expected
to find evidence proving the ultimate ob
ject to be an armed rising against the
Government.
TWO STRIKERS KILLED.
A disturbance in which two strikers
were killed and a policeman and several
others wounded occurred at the same
hour. Immediately in front of the general
postofflce. The strikers for two days have
been seeking to persuade the volunteer
and regular » carriers ,to refuse to work.
At the door of the building to-day, tha
strikers, enraged by the refusal of the
volunteers to quit, drew knives, where
upon a carrier attempted to defend him
self with a revolver. Both the carrier
and a companion were killed on the spot.
A squad of policemen was stood off by
the strikers and workmen who sympa
thized with them. Both sides exchanged
a fierce -fusillade, during which a po
• Hceraan and several workmen were
wounded.
As,. the strikers were withdrawing, a
Cossack patrol came* galloping to the
rescue. One of the strikers turned and
threw an Imitation bomb and the Cos
| sacks wheeled, in order to avoid what
they presumed to be a deadly missile.
1 The crowd managed to get into an open
• courtway.' close to the door and escaped.
GENERAL STRIKE PROBABLE.
i The news of the t arrest of Krustaleff
! caused a tremendous sensation among
the workmen. All the Socialist, labor
and kindred organizations held a meet
ing to-night, % at which inflammatory
speeches are, being made in denunciation
of the . Government, and all urged : a gen
eral strike In' order to save their leader.'
Krustaleff,' as he is called, though that
Is not his name. Is regarded as the brain*
of .the revolutionary ..movement. He has
displayed 'genius -, in organizing both the
Industrial and the political strikes which
have terrorized the Government.- His
offer of financial \u25a0 support to the telegra
phers 'yesterday prevented~a collapse, of
their strike. .
In some quarters it i 3 believed that
the Government, realizing: that a ; srreat
atruffslo* with the workmen and the
Socialist "organizations Is inevitable. ln
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