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To Burn
St.Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Jan. 23.—Panic ex
ists in the darkened portion of the city.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has just returned from a trip
through the Nevsky Prospect as far as
the Moscow station.
All the stores and houses are closed
and the windows and doors are barred,
but sullen crowds of strikers continue
in the streets. The whole appearance
of the district is sinister and an ex
plosion might occur at any moment.
The police are going from house to
house warning the people to remain in
doors, an injunction which the terror
stricken inhabitants sitting in their
darkened homes, are glad to obey.
The greatest fear is that the water
supply mwill be out off and the city
burned. The military authorities are
trying to find workmen to start up the
electric plant.
The troops had not fired on the peo
ple up to this hour.
It is rumored that Emperor Nicholas
will issue a manifesto tomorrow de
claring St. Petersburg to be in a state
of seige.
This afternoonthe city again resem
bled an armed camp. Strikers continue
to drift toward the palace square and
the Cossacks and police are having
more difficulty in keeping the crowds
moving.
Emperor Nicholas is prostrated by
grief. He is reported to be almost in
a state of collapse over the situation.
In the meantime everything awaits
his decision. All the schools are closed.
Every window in Grand Duke Ser
gius' palace was broken by a mob dur
ing the night.
The vast admirality works here are
ablaze.
The police have closed all the sun
smith shops and firearms and other
weapons have been removed from the
windows and locked up in the cellars.
The city is filled as on yesterday
with sensational rumors, maoug them
one that the Grand Dukes Alexis and
Sergius are already on their way to the
frontier
M. Pobiedenostzeff, proour
arer general of the holy syrod, is ser
iously ill.
The authorities feel aesier for the
time being. Camp fires are burning in
all the streets where detachments of
soldiers are stationed,
square when the darkness fell resem
bled a vast bivouac, the glare of camp
fires being reflected against the big red
palaces and surrounding ministries.
It is now officially denied that a sin
The palace
gle regiment refused to obey orders yes
terday, and the war office expresses not
^he slightest doubt of the loyalty of the
troops.
Moscow, Jan. 23. — The people of
Moosow are greatly excited over the
news from Bt. Petersburg, which was
received voer the telephone from pri
vate sources and spread like wild fire
through the city. Last night it was
then only topic of conversation.
The workmen here are greatly arous
ed and the social democrats are resolv
ed to make the best of the opportunity.
The factory and mill owners are also
excited, as a general suspention of
work is expected January 26.
The owners and the authorities are
conferring in regard to the measures
to meet disturbances. Many shop
owners are purchasing arms to protect
their property.
BRYAN VISITS ROOSEVELT.
Is Given Hearty Welcome—Has Short
Interview.
Washington.—W.J. Bryan called on
President Roosevelt at the White House
Saturday.
He was cordially greeted by Mr.
Roosevelt, as well as by a number of
republican senators and representatives
who happened to be in the executive
office at the time of his visit.
Mr. Bryan was ushered into the cab
inet room which was filled with peo
ple. The president was engaged in
an adjoining room with Senator Proc
tor, but as soon as he learned that the
noted democrat was in the cabinet
room, went to him and grasped his
hftnd cordially.
"Come in here," said the president,
who piloted Mr. Bryan into his private
room, where, joined by former Senator
Jones of Arkansas, they remained for
over 10 minutes.
At the conclusion of the interview,
Mr. Bryan said to newspaper men
that his talk with the president had
been cordial and satisfactory, and that
they had discussed several matters.
"It was a pleasure to commend bis
attention on some things," said Mr.
Bryan.
"Not on all things," then?" he wa»
asked. "No, of course not," said Mr.
Bryan. "I believe in speaking well
of any policy that is good regardless of
what party is supporting it. '
No Strike.
Philadelphia, Jan. 24.—It is now re
garded as certain that there will be
no strike of trainmen of the Pennsyl
vania railroad.
KILLED THE RUSSIAN GUARD.
Circassians in Rev.lt in the
Caucasus.
Victoria, B. C., Jan. 24.—Captain
Orlan Cullen, representative of the
Imperial Marine association of Tokio,
has received a cablegram from Con
stantinople to the effect that 1600 Cir
cassians had revolted and killed the
Russian guard, numbering 200, at Sla
ving In the Caucasus, and that Rus
sians and Turks In large numbers were
crossing the frontier into the Caucasus
to spread revolution in Tiflis province.
Tiflis City is practically in a state of
siege, he. said, and communication is
had only by dispatch bearers.
St. Petersburg.—A letter from Father
Qopon is in the hands of the Russian
soldiers. It was smuggled into the
camp barracks by emissaries, many of
whom have already been arrested, but
the damage has been done and the
words of the proclamation are being
repeated from mouth.
"This is a holy war," writes Father
Gopon, "which is being fought in the
cause of liberty and truth. I promise
you, the soldiers of Russia, absolution
from the sin of violating your oath of
allegiance. It is your duty toward
your brothers to join in the holy cru
sade. I bless you all who will take
part in this wax for truth and liberty."
This new development is being view
ed by the authorities with great con
sternation. The correspondent of the
Publishers' Press has been informed by
a high army officer (tat this matter is
the worst blow which has been struck
at the discipline of the army since the
outbreak of tne insurrection. He ex
pressed the opinion that it will be an
extremely dangerous proceeding to ask
soldiers who have read the letter to
shoot the strikes. Last night the name
of Father Gopon was again on every
body's lips, as it wwas on the day of
the upising.
IDAHO ITEMS.
A bill has been introduced in the
house by Fuid of Blaine for the cre
ation of a state school of mines to be
located at Hailey. The measure pro
vides for a scientific school similar to
those in adjacent states where mining
is the leading industry, in which the
tuition shall be entirely free to resi
dents of Idaho. Fifty thousand acres
of state lands are set apart for the
benefit of the school. In order to get
the school established a bond issue of
$50,000 is authorized.
Considerable feeling is aroused in
Wardner over the reports, which have
been verified, that several lumbermen
from down the river are visiting tim
ber claims on the North Fork and cut
ting the timber from them, running the
same down the river to men who con
tract for the supply.
By the upsetting of a canoe, Ben Jar
vey of Enaville, A. L. Smith of Kings
ton and A. P. Powell of Harrison, had
a narrow escape from drowning re
cently in the Coeur d'Alene river. The
men are engaged in the logging busi
ness near Kingston, and were crossing
the river in a small canoe.
Gus Nelson, an old time miner and
prospector of the Coeur d'Alene vi
cinity, who has resided around Ward
ner for the past 16 years, died re
cently of a complication of diseases.
Commencing Ferbuary 1, Burke,
Gem, Mace and Black Bear will use
Pacific time, as does Wallace and
Wardner. At the present time all
the Canyon mines use mountain time,
which is an hour faster than the Paci
fic time, which is in effect at Wallace
and Wardner.
Navigation of the Coeur d'Alene
river has been resumed after a suspen
tion of two weeks on account of ice.
Norman Jackson, who for the past
two years has been chief clerk of the
state land board, has resigned his posi
tion and the board has accepted it.
Charles MoConnel will fill the position
pending a permanent appointment.
A shakeup in the Ladd Metals com
pany of Portland resulted in the resig
nation of General Manager G. W. Mc
Dowell. His probable successor will
be Dr. S. Peacock of Chicago. The
affairs of the Ladd Metal company
have not gone smoothly. The smelters
at Mineral and uandore have never
been operated successfully.
Arthur Ferguson, a 14 year old boy,
while out hunting about three miles
from East Hope, was mistaken for a
cougar by Minnes Miller and instantly
killed with a rifle ball.
An imperial decree has been Issued
forbidding any Russian club to use
a pack of cards more than once,
Every pack of playing cards In Russia
pays a tax.
Perish in Farmhouse Fire.
Iron River, Wis., Jan. 23.—The resi
dence of George Barnes, one of the
best known farmers in northern Wis
consin, was burned Sunday. Four per
sons perished. The dead: Mrs. Geo.
Barnes, Jennie May Barnes, aged 7;
Margins Barnes, aged 4; Miss Elsie
Meister of Washburn, Wis., a school
teacher.
European medical experts have come
to the conclusion that boiled and
sterilized milk is not as nutritious as
fresh milk.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEN MARCH
ED TO ST. PETERSBURG.
Czar's Soldiers Fired Three Volleys of
Blank Shots and Then Charged on
Crowd With Horsewhips and Dis
persed it—Letter to Czar Read—
Father Gopson Excommunicated.
SL Petersburg, Jan. 22.—About 10
o'clock this morning 16,000 men start
ed from the Neva works toward St.
Petersburg, but an hour later were
stopped by two companies of Cossacks
drawn up in five rows, who barred
the way.
The Cossacks fired three volleys of
blank shots and some of the strikers
fled across the Neva, but others held
their ground and the Cossacks loaded
with ball cartridges and charged the
crowd with heavy whips and dispersed
it.
It is not yet known how many per
sons were killed or wounded. Mounted
troops are now passing around the pal
ace.
In the meantime the strikers are
carrying out their original plan. The
few mills and factories remaining act
ive in the city were closed Saturday,
one of the last of them being the gov
ernment powder mill. Strike leaders
visited every shop in the city, and all
of them, even those of butchers and
bakers and laundries, were closed.
Traffic was stopped on the street oar
lines, the men having joined the strik
ers.
Active preparations for a big demon
stration at the winter palace square at
2 o'clock today have not been suspend
ed, although the leaders have been
warned that it must not take place,
and that the emperor will not be there.
The workmen all are convinced that
his majesty will appear and listen to
the grievances set forth in the petition.
The deputation which on Friday
took the invitation to EmperorNicholas
to attend the meeting having failed to
gain access to his majesty, Father Qo
pon today sent it by his secretary to
Interior Minister Sivatolpk-Mirsky.
The text of the letter follows: "Your
Excellency: Workmen of all classes
in St. Petersburg wish to see the em
peror at 2 o'clock p. m. January 22 at
the winter palace square in order to
personally express to him the need of
all the Russian people. I am assured
by all workmen, my oolaborers and
comrades, and even by alleged revolu
tionaries, that his majesty has nothing
to fear. His personal safety is assured.
Let him come as the true emperor,
with courageous heart, to his people to
receive the petition from our hands
that is demanded by regard fur his o wn
welfare, as well as for that of the in
habitants of St. Petersburg and of Rus
sia. Otherwise the moral bond hither
to existing between the emperor and
the people may he broken.
"It is your excellency's high duty to
the emperor and the entire people of
Russia to present the foregoing to his
majesty, the emperor, today, without
delay, and also the contents of our pe
tition attached hereto. Say to the em
peror that I, togther with many work
man and thousands of people of Russia,
am irrevocably resolved with my faith
in him to proceed to the winter palace
in order that he may show his faith by
deeds and not by manifestos."
The document is signed by Father
Gopon and 11 representatives of sec
tions of the workmen's union.
Father Gopon had a long interview
with Minister of Justice Mnravieff to
day, and the minister took formal cog
nizance of the demands of the strikers.
He said that everyone must do his
duty and act according to his convic
tions.
During the day Antonius, metropoli
tan of 8t. Petersburg, formally exoom
unicated Father Gopon on the ground
that he was causing the people to rise
against the emperor, the head of the
church.
Spokane Retail Markets.
Vegetables—-Potatoes, l%@2%c lb;
rutabagas, 3c lb; dry onions, 5@6c lb;
cabbage, 3@4c lb; celery, 2Vk@5c a
stalk; parsley, 3@5c bunch; new beets
3 bunches 10c; watercress^ 6c bunch;
parsnips, 2@3c lb; cauliflower, 20®'
35c head; green peppers. 12®18c lb;
sweet potatoes,, 3%@6c lb; brussels
sprouts, 2 lbs 30c; wax beans, 25c lb;
artichokes, 15c each; chickory, 5c a
bunch; lettuce. 10@20c lb; cucumbers,
2 for 25c; tomatoes, 25c lb.
•Poultry—Dressed chickens, 14@16c
lb; spring ducks, 18c lb; geese, 16®
18c lb; turkey, 25c lb.
Dairy Products—Butter, best cream
ery, 40c lb; common creamery, 30®
35c lb; best country, 25c lb; common
country, 15@20c lb; imported Swiss
cheese, 25@35c lb; American Swiss,
25c lb; cream brick cheese, }8®2oc
lb; New York cheese, 20c lb; Wlscon
sin cheese. 15® 18c lb.
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The number of timber sleepers on
the railways of the world Is calculated
to be about 1,494,000,000 and their
value
$900,000,000.
estimated to be about.
General Stoessel
Not a Hero
The London Times' correspnodent at
Pekin, whojjhas returned from a visit
at Port Arthur, describes the impres
sions he gathered there and says;
"Without seeing them, nobody could
form any idea of the stupendous
strength of the forts or the incredible
heroism displayed in the their capture.
No foreign oifioer is able to explain the
reason for the surrender of Port Ar
thur. Those who have seen the condi
tion of the fortress believe that no
more disoretitable surrender is recorded
in history; • There were 26.000 able
bodied men capable of making a sortie,
hundreds of officers, all well nourish
ed, and plenty of ammunition,! the
largest magazine being untouched and
full to the roof wtih all kinds of am
munition for naval gnus. There was
furtber, aple food for three months,
even if no fresh supplies could be re
ceived, and, beside, the waters are
teeming with fish. There was an
abundance of wine, and medical com
forts, and large quantities of fuel of
all kinds. The stroies that the Red
Cross buildings were wrecked by the
Japanese are admitted by reputable
residents to have been pure fabrica
tions to excite sympathy. All accounts
agree in condemning the majority of
the officers, who feared the failure of
comforts more than of ammunition,
and agree that no man ever held a
responsible command who less deserved
the title of hero than General Stoes
sel. ' '
WASHINGTON NEWS.
A basket ball league has been form
ed in Spokane.
A new Northern Pacific bridge is to
be built over the Columbia at Pasco.
A cheese weighing 511 pounds was
received in Spokane recently from a
St. Louis exhibit.
Governor Mead has signed the bill
repealing the libel law. The bill car
ried an emergency clause and is in
effect now.
The Northern Pacific has ordered
its train crews vaccinated because of
the smallpox in many of the districts
along the railroad.
The president has assured Represen
tative Humphrey of the early reap
pointment of George M. Stewart as
postmaster at Seattle.
Andrew Jensen, a tool sharpener,
was instantly killed and Will Fisher, a
laborer, was severely injured by an ac
cidental discharge of giant powder at
the Mineral Hill mines, near Conoon
nuly.
William Nettleton, a pioneer of Spo
kane, met a tragic death last Friday
morning by falling from the high
bridge of the Great Northern railway
in the west end of the city.
The protected cruiser Washington
will be launched at the Ship Building
Companys yards, Camden, N. J..
March 11. Arrangements are now
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being made to secure the presence rf
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Governor Mead, and as many others
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from the state as may be induced to be
present.
Benjamin B. Allen, an employe of
the United States assay office in
Seattle, is dead at the age of 69.
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More than 326 citizens of Colfax and
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vicinity attended the mass meeting to
meet Jay P. Graves and Fred B. Grin
nell of Spokane, who are there to dis
cuss the proposition of building an
electric railroad from Spokane to Mos
cow, via Rosalia, Colfax and Pullman,
The meeting was attended largely by
farmers. Farmers were enthuslastlcal
ly in favor of helping to build the
road.
The Butte Business Men's associa
tion will hold its annual banquet on
the evening of Wednesday, February
22, in honor of George Washington's
Representative Charles W Dempster
of Silver Bow county insists that his
bill establishing the whipping post in
Montana is no joke.
MONTANA NOTES.
The Livingston public schools are
closed this week because of the threat
ened spread of smallpox.
birthday.
Invitations have been received by a
number of prominent people in the
state Inviting them to attend the in
stallation ceremonies, pontifical mass
and banquet attending the arrival of
Right Rev. John P. Carroll as bishop
of Helena.
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The smallpox situation at Billings is
such as to cause fears of a general
spread of the disease through the
towns of eastern Montana, and rigid
precautoms are being taken by health
officers.
Joseph Mateusi, an Austrian, was shot
and almost instantly killed by Anglo
Perra, a fellow countryman, in Gabriel
Frankino's saloon in Meaderville Sun
day morning, and died within to minutes
after the bullet entered his body.
The house subcommittee on merchant
marine and fisheries has decided to re
port an omnibus fish hatcheries bill es
tablishing hatcheries in Washington,'
Idaho and Montana. While the report
will soon be made the bill is not expect
ed to become a law at this session be
cause of the prevalent spirit of economy,
f
h
in
SEEMLY IN GRASP OF INCIPIENT
REVOLUTION.
Thousands of Workmen Parade the
Streets—Agitators and Fanatics
Sowing Seeds of Disorder—City
Without Fire Protection—Father
John Spirited Away.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 21.—With the
Russian capital seemingly on the verge
of an incipient revolution, thousands
of workmen parading the streets, agi
tators and fanatics sowing the seeds of
disorder, half of the city in darkness ,
and without fire protection, owing to
walkouts, the situation was hourly
growing tense tonight when the author
ities decided to adopt energetic meas
ures to preserve order, prevent rioting
and overawe the violent minded, at the
same time seeking to placate the strik
ing workmen by offering satisfaction
of their demands in so far as they are
just and reasonable, thus acting with
combined firmness and moderation.
The government tonight augmented
the garrison of St. Petersburg with
2500 cavalry and 1000 infantry from
Tsarkoe Selo and filled the streets, es
pecially in the disaffected quarters,
with heavy patrols of soldiers.
The refusal to permit a delegation of
workmen to present a petition to Em
peror Nicholas at Tsarkoe Selo has
made it known that the great demon
stration planned for Sunday, with its
unlimited possibilities for an outbreak,
will not be permitted to take place.
At the same time, acting in conjunc
tion with a conference of employers, it
has deterimned to offer concessions in
terms of employment, which the em
ployes declared the groat majoritfy of
the workmen would be inclined to ac
cept if they were guaranteed protection
from the more violent fraction
Late tonight it was reported that
Father John, leader of the workmen,
had been onietly spirited away from
his bodyguard and taken into custody
in furtherance of the plan to disorgau
ize the elements that are threatening
the peace of St. Petersburg,
The authorities believe that by these
steps they have the situation well in
hand, and announce they expect a
peaceful solution of the problem.
The situation has entered an acute
stage today, and the strike had assum
ed an open political phase. The day
was one of intense excitement. Mill
after mill and factory after factory
closed. Throngs of workmen paraded
the streets, and when their colleagues
refused to join them broke down gates
and forced out the men. The whole
industrial center is idle,
„ AU U)xtjle millB and every int .
ing oftice in St. Petersburg are closed.
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One electric light plant and one water
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plant have been shut down and over
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100,000 men are out.
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A deputation of workmen endeavored
1 to see his majetsy at Tsarkoe Selo and
] ap f eal to him to come to the winter
I palaoe . &nuday *?. be preaent ttt /" lm ;
mense demonstration of the industrial
classes. It was planned to have the
workmen of Ht Petersburg headed by
their leader, Father Gopon in his full
canonical garb, march to the palace
an( j assemble in the great parade
grounds in froqt of the palace and
there present the petition to his majes
ty. The deputation, however, will be
refused admission to Tsarkoe Solo,
The government believes this will ren
der a meeting on Sunday impossible.
The employes at the same time, after
conferences with the ministry of fin
ance, which was the first to recognize
the gravity of the situation, determin
j ed to offer concessions in wages and
I other conditions of labor to individual
employes, but declared it was impossi
ble to grant an eight hour day without
general legi latiou affecting competi
tors and price regulations for piece
work. It is rumored that M.Smirnoff,
manager of the Putilolf iron works,
(where the great striae began) was
murdered in the night.
SLAY YANKEES; STRIP BODIES.
Yaqui Indians Ambush Many Ameri
cans.
I Nogales.—Four Americans and one
Mexican ambushed and killed
Yaqui Indians recently, four miler
east of Cobachl, 36 miles east of La
Colorado, state of Sonora, Mexico. The
bodie8 wlll be broll ght to this place
today Tbe dead are .
Dr / Johll K . c . C oy,'Chicago,
j John K Maf . kenzie . Chicago,
I M A McCall. Toledo. Ohio.
Walter Stubinger, Kewanee, Ill.
Mexican driver, name unknown.
H. L. Miller and a man named Tarle
ton> both G f Chicago, and a second
Mexican cochert) escaped and made
their way to Cobachl, thence to La Col
orado. Miller was slightly wounded,
but the other two were unhurt.
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The country which sells most to
Japan is British India, Great Britian
coming next, with China third, the
United States fourth and Germany
fifth.