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IT IS SAID TO BE THE OLD ESCH
-. TOWNSEND BILL,
*3n REDRAWN
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SUEE IT WILL PLEASE
Representative Townsend Declares
That the New Measure Is In Accord
With President Roosevelt's Recom
mendatlons—Lacey Likes the Mes-
sage.
"Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—
(Special).—Congressman Lacey in
troduced a bill today to establish
a bureau of mines and mining in
the interior department, with a
chief at $5,000, the object of the
bureau. to be to make a study of
mining and investigate its various
phases with a view to improve
ment and to the prevention of ac
cidents.
Major Lacey is much pleased
with the President's message.
Asked what he thought of the
President's views on the tariff, he
said: "Delighted." and he looked
that way when he said it.
A prominent congressman speak
ing of the President's message this
afternoon said the views of the
,' President on the tariff have been
frequently and persistently mifi
represented and he was gratified
that the President had indicated
that he was thoroughly sound on
the tariff along the lines Lacey
and others have advocated for
years.
Washington, D. C., Dec! 6.—
(Special).—Senator Dolliver intro
duced a hill this afternoon to re
peal the bankruptcy law. The bill
is similar to that introduced by
Congressman Cousins. He also
reintroduced the Hepburn-Dolliver
biil for the control of interstate
liquor traffic.
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'^Washington, D, C., Dec. 6.—•
The senate adopted without debate
ft resolution directing the commit
tee on judiciary affairs to inquire
into and report whether under the
constitution congress has author
ity to revise marine, flre and life
insurance.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—The
senate today confirmed the nom
ination of Ellhu Root to be secre
tary of state, Robert Bacon to be
assistant secretary of statee, and
ex-Senator Louis E. McComas to
be justice of the court of appeals
of the District of Columbia.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 6. The
Esch-Townsend railroad rate bill,
which passed the house at its last
session, has been redrawn and was re
introduced in the house today by Rep
resentative Townsend. The bill em
braces all the features of the former
measure, but is drawn so as tp spe
.clfy particular things which may be
done by the interstate commerce
commission.
Provisions of Bill,
In addition to this the bill has the
publicity feature and gives the com
mission jurisdiction over refrigeration
and terminal charges. It also directly
prohibits a carrier from granting any
shipper the privilege of collecting his
product and then getting a special rate
under a short term provision for
changing the rates.
Townsend Explains Bill.
As explained today by Townsend,
the bill "expresses the ideas of the
President as detailed in his message
and will, if enacted into law, amend
the. interstate commerce law so as to
make it more effectual in securing ex
act justice between carriers, shippers,
producers and consumers.
What the President Asks.
"The President in his message calls
^particular attention to three matters,"
said Mr. Townsend' today, "which
should be included in any measure to
amend the interstate commerce law:
"First—To provide against the so
called midnight rates.
"Second—To empower the commis
sion with authority to fix, upon com
gtplalnt and full hearing a reasonable
||maxlmum rate in place of one found
Yby the commission to be unreasonable
and have it go into early effect.
"Third—To compel the widest pub
send bill fully accomplishes."
Canal Bill First of All.
The session of the house committee
on rules was held just before the
house convened today and resulted in
the preparation of a rule which will
force consideration of the canal ap
propriation bill should una.nftnous
consent be refused. The rule pro
vides for unlimited debate. McNary,
of Massachusetts, introduced the bill.
frigato constitution to Castle Island,
iCuntlnued on Paj 2
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CHEERFULLY FACES DEATH.
Albert T. Patrick Will be Given Death
Sentence for Murder.
Sing Sing, N. Y., Dec. 6. —Albert
T. Patrick,the lawyer convicted of
the murder of William Marsh Rice
the aged millionaire was today
taken from the prison to New
York to be re-sentenced to death.
He appeared cheerful and self-con
tained.
PUTS END TO
FREE RIDES
THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
ISSUES A SWEEPING ORDER
AS TO PASSES
_.
Po^i°,r?er ji,ust,
TT
elPhia, Pa., Dec. 6. Under a I
lss}f by
Tlie
u?r«er
af£ect
P.°!
In explanation of the drastic action,
the management of the railroads says
the decision was reached, not as a re
sult of the recent attitude of President
Roosevelt, nor as the result of the poli
tical situation, but because the railroad
has come to the conclusion that the
spirit of the interstate commerce law
does not favor free-passes and that
the custom shrould be abolished.
The management of the Pennsyl
vania intimates the action will be fol
lowed by similar action by the Read
ing railway.
SETH BULLOCK APPOINTED.
Rough Rider Sheriff Made Marshal of
South Dakota.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—Among
the appointments just sent to the sen
ate by the President is that of Cap
tain Seth Bullock, sheriff of Redwood,
to be marshal of South Dakota. Bul
lock led the cowboys in the inaugural
parade, and is a picturesque charac
ter. The President also appointed his
body guard, Frank Tyree of the secret
service, marshal for West Virginia.
PACE IS FAST
SIX DAY RACERS ARE CLOSE TO
GETHER, THE BEDELLS
LEADING
New York, Deft. 6.—At 10 a. m. the
score in the bitiyole race, at the end
of the fifty-eighth hour, was as fol
lows:
Bedell-Bedell, 984 miles Vander
stuyft-Stol, Root-Fogler, Kegan-Logan,
MacLean-Morq.n, Downing Bowler
Hopper-Sollister, .983 miles, 9 laps
each Galvin-McDonald, 983-8 Fore
flingcr-Dussot and Achorn-Downey,
983 miles, 7 laps each.
Still Behind Recbrd.
The Bedell brothers, the leading
team, with a score of l,0b0 miles, 8
laps, were 173 miles behind the rec-
:r
P'ttsbu P^'-
J*city of railroad book-keeping and band, William Ellis Corey, succeeded the Coreys ever sii
-taiethods. Charles M. Schwab as president of the party" hein here fou
'All of these the new Esch-Town- United States Steel corporation, have. when Mr Corev
id bill fullv anmmniishos announced that. Mrs. Corey has left Gilman in
.. the west, where she will establish
Before leaving her home, Mrs. Corey
received a settlement of ?™0,000 and
loya!
s.
jp
fj
rt&lr
..'l.
It is understood that they will
make their residence in Nevada.
to his
of providing for the transfer of the! went to New York and took apart-.
SENATOR
ACCUSED
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ILLINOIS STATE OFFICIAL AR
RESTED IN CONNECTION
WITH KOPF MURDER
DEEP PLOT IS ALLEGED
Frank C. Farnum, Leader ol Faction
Opposed to That Which the Late
J. V. Kopf Headed, Is Said to Have
Planned Killlrg of Kopf—Farnum
Gives Bail.
Chicago, Dec. 6.—State Senator
Frank C.. Farnum, charged with being
an accessory to the murder of County
Commissioner John Kopf, was today
held to the grand jury in bonds of $20,
,000 for hearing December 16.
Farnum, who represents the nine
teenth district in the upper house of
the Illinois general assembly, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon and locked
all night in a cell in the Warren av
enue police stau3n.
I The charge brought against Farnum
by tt,e cjty
the mutated, the accusation is that of
i, railroad, all free trans- being accessory before the fact to the
nortation. .nH fatal stabbing of County Commissioner
John V. Kopf eight days ago. George
portation, rebates and concessions on
the eastern system will be abolished
after January 1, 1906.
The announcement was made last
One of the officers of the Pennsyl
vania road last night said the plan had
been in contemplation for the last
three years, and thartfte" ffeftfSton-wafl "^Roberts Held As Actual Slayer,
the natural outgrowth of the general
agitation against railroad rates and for
th6 abolition Of all forms of rebates
and concessions.
Gill Roberts, a clerk at .the republican
ward election ln the thirteenth ward,
°®ce is held for the actual stabbing, which
£lans' pewspapers-ev- resulted in the commissioner's sudden
erybody, with the possible exception of death on Sunday.
the President of the United States. It
will necessitate every member of the
legislature who attends the special
session at Harrisburg in January pay
ing his own fare, -which is a decided
innovation.
The arrest of Farnum was the start
ling outcome 6f the murder, whl.ch in
turn was the culmination oi long con
tinued bitterness between warring fac
tions of Lorimer and Deneen republi
cans in the thirteenth ward.
Evidence Laid Before Collins.
Captain Peter M. Kelly of the War
ren avenue station, who has had
charge of the case from the day of the
ward club election, held a conference
with Chief Collins early yesterday aft
ernoon and laid before him the infor
mation that had been secured. The
result was ..the decision t? arrest Far
num at once. Then Captain Kelly con
tinued to maintain strict' secrecy.
The police, continue to hold that be
yond a doubt Roberts, the 'election
clerk, was the only man who had a
hand in the actual stabbing, which
took place in the voting room at 1460
West Madison street. Numerous wit
nesses have stated this to Captain
Kelly, and there is no,reason for be
lieving that Senator Farnum will be
accused of taking physical part in
the riot which occurred about the
judges' table during which Rooerts
thrust his pocketknife into Kopf's
side.
Congressman Lorimer arrived in
the evening from Washier ton to at
tend the funeral of Mr. Kopf, which
took place this morning.
Denounced as Result of Plot.
The stabbing of Commissioner Kopf
attracted widespread astonishment in
political circles throughout the city.
The entire Lorimer following at once
denounced the entire occurrence as a
deliberate plot on the part of the fac
tion led by Senator Farnum, W. J.
Jackman and Fred F. Bullen, which
supported Deneen in the last election.
The severity of their criticism and
the general indignation on''the west
side stirred the Warren avenue police
to speedy action, which resulted in
Farnum's arrest.
Such an arrest has not before been
made in the history of Chicago poli
tics. Late Straday evening, sifter 411
efforts to draw from Roberts a con
fession that the Etabbing had been
planned had failed, Callahan, the oth
er election
clerk,wr"
arrested charged
witn complicity in the crime, and was
locked up in the Warren avenue sta
tion.
No
ord at 1 clock the Bixty-flrst was tb be prosecutec, and he said ne
hour of continuous riding was
pleted.
ln the
her residence and begin an action for Bird," which fiiled
diyprce. I ment
at
her son. Allan W. Corey one of ?300.- smittpn hv rild
000. Tt ,-c that'
broken.
formal charge was entered
against him, and it:was known that
the police hoped and expected to
frighten him by threats of prosecution
rumor went Out
idto "squealing." A
that Callahan had irned state's evi
dence, under the pressure which had
been brought agains
tempt
to
com- had not determined
de
ward that prisoner.
STEEL MAGNATE LEAVES
WIFE FOR PRETTY ACTRESS?
»ec- 6-,- Relatives] Pittsburg clubmen
_._ of Mrs. Mary Cook Corey whose hus-'trons liave talked of
him. In an at
belief, Captain
state if Callahan
verify
tbi
Kelly ?was asked to
3n his action to-
and society ma-
the home life of
romic opera.
MlSb Gil^
made Reverai
She
the,
Worti
succes
.ful
tQ be
Corey declaring that he will remain Oilman, who was a§mpanied by her
mother. Mrs. Corey first mother
mentr, at the Hotel Lorraine
left there October 1 bound for
west. ... ......
was not until|
night that an
day
jOTTUMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1905
ELK1NS HAS
Mm,
RATE PLAN
WfeST VIRGINIA SENATOR OP
POSES THE VIEW OF THE
PRESIDENT.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—For the
first time since the agitation regarding
railroad rate legislation became acute
Senator Elkins, who voices the railroad
view- of the situation, last night gave
an outline of his views and propose# a
measure, which'he believes would be
a solution of the problem that has been
vexing the country tor a long time.
Senator Elkips, who is cbalrinftn of
the committee on Interstate com
merce, after reading the President's
message, made the following statement
regarding rate legislation:
"As I understand it, the President
does not desire to vest the compiission
arbitrary and uncontrolled pqwer to
fix rate$. He has repeatedly stated
hoiri tn sminH inw in vtnnAa rtf *ofi fixing a rate should top subject to re
view by the courts and that th^ r«il
olt A/9
police is that of murder.
uitVepe^ea\y
GEN. SHAFTER NEAR INJURY.
Stone Is Hurled Through Window of
Train In California.
WILL FICKT
PROTECTION
•'9
London, Dec. 6.—Sir Henry Camp
bell-Bannerman Is prime minister of
England. His acceptance means anew
cabinet composing all phases of liber
al opinion in support of peace, re
trenchment and reform. The aim of
the liberal party will be to hold the
fort against protection.
The liberal Imperialists, however,
will endeavor to organize a party' of
unionists to push the extreme radicals
into a hostile camp.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's
cabinet will stand solidly against the
Chamberlain policy of protection. His
cabinet will work to secure reform in
Great Britain and then endeavor to
give Ireland effective management of
its own affairs.
... Apropos the appointment of the
new
week's engage
eatre. Cory at
ce on the first]
is apparently
the Alvin
tonderi the DerfcrIJ
night.
Mond.v and
mlu sml«eil-by
following Fri
Dportunity came
I .'/ (Continued «Page 2.)
Hw
ln
way companies should be furnished
legal protection against any injustice.
'That being the case, a law giving
to the commission power to fix rat$s
should not be drawn in such manner
as to give to the commission purely
legislative discretion in fixing rates.
It should give to the commission
power to change an existing rfite only
if the existing rate be unreasonable
or otherwise in violation of the inter
state commerce acts and it should give
to the commission power to change a.
rate that is unreasonable or other
wise unlawful only to the extent that
such change may be necessary in or
der to remove the unreasonableness
or other illegality of the rate.
8enator Outlines Bill.
"In other words, It should oniy
HOLD-UP BY
IOWA MAN?
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INSURANCE INVESTIGATION WIT
NE8S DECLARES COMPANY
WAS VICTIMIZED
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ACCUSES MAX BEEHLER
Vice
give to the commission power to re- Eldredge, first vice president of the
duce a rate to the maximum that Mutual Reserve Life was again a wit
would be reasonable and lawful if ness before the-insurance tavestigat
originally imposed by the railway
company. A statute can be drawn to
effect this result.
was sitting inside, and gave rise to a r„
report thitt an attempt had been made
to shoot General b_after.
ECKERSALL ELECTED CAPTAIN.
niJhf
1906
Llttle Quarterback Will Guide
Chicago Football Eleven,
^Chtcago 111., Dec 6.—Walter Ecker- ir"of'$3«""toTl'ax Beeb{er"fo"r verifl-
Unlv©rsity
W4.as
night elected captain of the team for
190fi. Next year will be Eckersall's
last year In college football. J"*
EXCITEMENT IN SAN DOMINGO.
Political Situation in the Island Cre
ates Consternation.
San Domingo, Dec. 6.—Great excite
ment re a a
political situation. Men are under management and demanded his re
arms, but peace so far has not been
CABINET 19 OP-
NEW BRITISH
pvPOSED TO CHAMBERLAIN'S
PLAN .S.....
minister, Joseph Chamberlain,
ce a Bwimcplng announces that his party Is prepared
years ago, iand t0 plunge into a campaign with the
M.ss Mabelle hattle cry of "Preferential treatment
he was starring j0{ the colonies for imperial purposes."
'The Mocking
W. H. THOMPSON IS DYING.
8t
tTouis
Exposition Company's Trea-
n's charms. Hei surer Victim of Pneumonia.
which were un-j St. Louis. Dec. 6.—Physicians at
duced to Miss tending William H. Thompson, presl-
dent of the National Bank of Com
merce and treasurer of the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition company, who
has been ill for some weeks, stated
today that he Is i.ying. Septic pneumo
nia developed tocl
s»
Il
resident Eldredge of the Mutual
Reserve Life Insurance Co. $ays
Aggregate' Amount Paid Alleged
Grafters Was $£9,900, Distributed In
Several States. V.
''i.
Waablngtqp, D. C., Dec. 6.—
Senator Chauncey Depew will
tender his resignation as a direct
or pf the Bquitable Life to the
boayd of directors at Its next
meeting.
&
New York. Dec. 6. At the an
nual meeting of the Equitable
Life Assurance society today, Sir
William Mather of Manchester,
England, Alexander C. Humph
reys and J, Edward Swanstrom of
"New York," Tom Randolph of St.
Louis, George B5. Vieter, Wallace
L. Pierce, Thomas T. Eckert, Dan
iel A. Tompkins, T. Dewltt Cuyler
Thos. Spratt, Frank S. Wltherbe,
James McM^hon and Eben B.
Thoms, were elected directors. All
the directors except Eckert and
Cuyler were nominated by Grover
Cleveland and his co-trustees and
all are policy holders.
1?ew York, Dee. 6. George D.
lng committee today. He was exam
ined regarding the legal, expenses of
the company and its foreign invest
ments.
Instances in which the Mutual Re
serve Life Insurance company
paid an aggregate of about
$20,000 in what Vice President
George D. EMredge of that company
Francisco, Cal., Dec.6.—A stone called "hold-ups'' were related to tne
thrown through a window of a coadh ji{es jng^ra'n^ i^^gtlg^tlng^^ committee
on a Santa Fe train leaving Bakers- by Eldredge
field Monday night Bettered glass all one. Instance of "hold-up" Eldredge
of cation of his previous examination
'®St order to get perniission again to do
who.has been active in organizing the
policy holders pf the Mutual Reserve
Life Insurance company into a move
ment which charged President Burn
ham of that company with mis-
mova1'
The
Eldredge" declared Hoffecker was
not dismissed until he had demanded
an Increase in. salary from $35 to $100
a weiek and practically Baid It was
safer for the company to keep him
than to let him go, ln view of what he
knew about the company.
"Illegal Fees" In Missouri.
Eldredge told also how he tried to
secure a license xor his company to do
business in Missouri in 1898 and found
th&t'|t woujd have to employ W. II.
Phelps as attorney before it could do
so. Phelps got the license for the
company in three days and was paid
$3,500 as "Illegal fees," Eldredge said.
(Continued on Page 2.)
Harvey, president of Harper
&
.afac
tM,
clusi°n
charges also reflected
upon Eldredge's management as vice
president and the threat was made to
ask for the appointment of a re
ceiver for th© company.
Engaged in this movement of pol
icy-holders also was J. S. Hoffecker,
former t^udjtor of the company, who
had been dismissed or who had re
signed: Before leaving the company,
Hoffecker informed Burnham that he
resigned because their ideas as to
cojhmon monesty differed so much
ana b«ftause he Jot*w of so many ques
tionable traniattlons of which Burn
hatti had'approved.
dress delivered last night by Mark of ni Jg?ed
Twain at a dinner given in his honor. statesmen
at Delmonico's by Colonel George
t:
Broth­
ers. The dinner signalized the world
renowned humorist's seventies birth
day.
The guests were almost exclusively
writers of Imaginative literature.
About 170 authors were present, near-.. ........
ly half of them being women. It was'throw aside the decent
the first time in the history of the
country that a large literary dinner
was attended by members of both
sexes. Nearly every well known
writer in America greeted the cc'.e-
&
'As 'f
CODKT WITTE'S DOWNFALL
IS EXPECTED IMDSS
DISCUSS IMMIGRATION.
Delegates to National Civic Federation
Take Up Important Question.
New York, Dec. 6. —The United
States Immigration question was
taken up for discussion today by
the National Civic Federation In
session here. The delegates to
this meeting have been appointed
by the governors of forty-orte
states.
HUSH ARE
HOPEFUL
STILL HAVE COURAGE TO BE
LIEVE HOME RULE IS WITH'
IN REACH
Dublin, Dec. 6.—The Irish national
convention was opened at Mansion
house this morn.pg under the presi
dency of John Redmond. Special in
terest was taken by those present ln
the advent of the new liberal adminis
tration at Westminster.
otfer Gen. William -It wb«n~MiEa .Beehler,
"a so-called examiner" of the Ic
durante department cittie to New other"missile's! 'The attack Some mail matter is being carried" oUt
a so-called examiner' of the Iowa in-!
York with h)s son as an assistant, ex
amined the'Mutual 'Reserve Life insur
ance company and presented to it a
bill for '$489 for the examination.
Rather than pay the yil the company
withdrew its business from Iowa, but
a little later paid that bill and anoth-
Redmond Is Hopeful.
Neither William O'Brien nor Tim
othy M. Healy was present but their
absence did not seem to affect the
cheerfulness of Redmond, who paint
ed the prospects of the Irish in rose
ate hues and said the realization of
their hopes depended almost entirely
on. themselves.
A Home Rule Resolution.
A home rule resolution condemning
the present system of governing Ire
land was carried by acclamation.
MOB AFTER BERNHARDT.
Slighting Remarks by Great Actress
Precipitates Bitter Attack.
Chicago, Dec. 6.—A Tribune's Que
bee dispatch today says: "Sarah Bern'
hardt and her company left Quebec
m°b
An
business in the state,
Paid Lawyer $15,000,
In another case, in 1898, Eldredge
testified, the company paid $15,000 to TT^it^'Ht/t^
John MbDonald. a Philadelphia lawyer,
was the result of uncomplimentary re
marks rdade by Sarah Bernhardt about
French-Canadians and the influence
of the clergy."
TO EXCLUDE JAPANESE
from the United States of Jap-
anese and Coreans. The bill will say
that the rapid influx og Japanese is
a menace to American labor.
SIEGE ENDS
INSANE WOMAN IS FORCED TO
SURRENDER AFTER LONG
FIGHT
Girard, Kan., Dec. 6. Mrs. Ina
Berry who since Friday laftt had held'!
the town officials at bar fr6m her fort
ia the toilet rood of a Frisco railway
coatsh on the tracks here, was remov
ed today shortly before noon, after she
had been partially overcome by am
monia fumes. Before surrendering,
Mrs. Berry fired one shot at her cap
tors but it was without effect.
Emaciated by Long Fa6t.
Mrs. Berry was removed 1n a car
riage to the jail and placed under the
care of the city physician. Emaciated
by her long fast, and weakened from
loss of sleep and from exposure, the
woman presented a pitiable appear
ance. Her clothes were torn, face
and, hands badly soiled and her hair
disheveled. She will be delivered Into
the custody of the probat,e court this
afternoon.
MARK TWAIN TELLS HOW HE
I HAS RE
ACHED THE AGE OF 70
New York, Dec. 6.—"How to Get to brated humorist, either personally or
Be Seventy and Not Mind It." (by letter or poem. During dinner a
That was the subject of the ad- cervfdatfrom°rL(
ilnier1
v™?"re"
fcTty
dlstlngulslleu
Btatesmen and
British
men of letters.
Humorist Reveals His Secret,
Mark Twain's speech, describing
how he had reached seventy years of
age, was in part as follows:
"The seventieth birthday! It is the
time of life when you arrive at a new
and awful dignity when you may
reserves which
have oppressed you for a generation
and stand unafraid and unabashed
upon your seven-terraced summit and
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STRIKERS' COMMITTEE URGES
TELEGRAPHERS TO KEEP
UP FIGHT
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ST. PETERSBURG QUIET
The Capital, However, la Filled Wltti
Anxious People, Who Are Arming'
Themselves and Preparing for Trou»
ble Mall and Telegraph Servlea.
Still Interrupted. "ji
St. Petersburg, Dec. 6.—(Via .y
Helsingfors.)- Jhe situation do4
not clear. The worst features of k
the extension of the troubles in
the army are coming in slowly
from diverse regions. The mutl
nies at Kieff and Voronezh
not yet quelled and it is now re
ported that outbreaks have o^
curred among the various regl- 't
ments in Poland.
Wltte's task Is hourly becoming
harder and many persons sincere
ly believe that his downfall is
imimnent. Reactionary influences
are now openly clamoring for re
presslon and a dictator."
last night under police escort after a ^e. has been stopped,
ous atta!ck uponi
the French players, throwing rotten Petersburg continues uninterrupted.
Berlin, Dec. 6.—A Tageblatt's St. Pe-^
tersburg dispatch (via Eydtkuhnen
Dec. 6), says: "The Central bureau ot
the Moscow telegraph and postal em
playes has sent the following telegram
to all cities in Russia:
"''All your demands will be granted.
Continue the strike and trust in vic«
tory. Prospects are/good. Wltte
agrees to everything and only Durnovo
opposes. Remain firm.'"
Communication Still Interrupted.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—State:
department advices. just received are
to the effect that St. Petersburg was
quiet yesterday, but that the people
were secretly arming themselves. All
the mail and telegraph service out of
but th®
had made a! vicious attack upon itrain eerviaMwAs^w.JJ^n-and St.
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PetRrsbiirc rontinnprt
Bill
California Delegation Agrees on
for Congress. j,
Washington, D. C., Dec. 6.—
California delegation in the senate
and house held a meeting last even-
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of St. Petersburg oh torpedo boats.
Protection for Americans. V'
St. Petersburg, Monday, Dec. 4.—•
(via Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia)— A
guard for the American embassy, con
sisting of marines under a petty offi
cer from the United States cruiser
Minneapolis, arrived here today.
Gopon to Czar's Aid.
St Petersburg, Monday evening,
Dec. 4.—(via Eydtkuhnen, East Prus
sia.)—The present conditions are un
bearable. Sympathy with the poorly
paid post and telegraph employes-is
now turning into indignation against
the strikers and the public is sup
porting a formidable movement which
has been started by Father Gopon and
joined by all classes to throw off tha
yoke of the revolutionaries.
The government undoubtedly is en
couraging the organizing of tha
forces. The "law and order' party"
took the lead, which is now being fol*
lowed by the "Society of Strikebreak«
ers," but the most important move
ment has been started under the. lead
ership of Father Gopon, the former
idol of the workmen, who since hli
residence abroad has become con
vinced that Russia is [not prepared for
a republic, and is appealing to his
old comrades to cut loose from the
to the cause of the people.
Gopon, however, is sincere, and
influence undoubtedly is great.
This being a holiday Father Gopon
attended meetings of eleven of tha
organizations which he controlled be
fore January 22, ("red Sunday") at
which his words were cheered to tha
echo. At these meetings the social
ist orators were howled down and la
some cases forcibly ejected.
Gopon's Influence at Work.
The principal meeting was held in
The social democrats were thorough
ly discomfltted. After their departura
the meeting proceeded to,discuss tha
organization of monster unions, which
it was decided will be formed in ac
cordance with plans outlined by Fath
er Gopon at a previous meeting.
General Fear of Outbreak.
Although there appears to be no
foundation for the prevailing fears
that an outbreak is imminent, the pop
ulation continues in a state of anxious
suspense.
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revolutionary agitators. The latter I
already charge that Father Gopon has
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large hall known as "Salt City" and
was attended by over a thousand per
sons. Father Gopon was in the audi
ence, but he was not recognized.Whea
his name was mentioned by the speak
er it was received with great cheering
Among those at the meeting were sev
eral social democrats who urged upon
the workmen that their economic sal
vation depended upon the realization
of the political program outlined by
the' socialists. The workmen refused
to listen to these appeals, which wera
received with shouts of "Enough,*
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