A HARD TASK TO FACE
RISING IN IIALTIO IMtOVINCES NOl
EASY TO QUKLL
Ultter Attack on I'remler Wltte antf
All Members of Ills Cnblnet
Knergrtlc Action by
. Government
ST. PETERSBURG. The situation
in tlio JUiltic provinces i3 stil
critical. The military at Keval
Mitau and Kiga are adopting tho
most energetic measures. A station
master who refused to send out
train atJDrloff has been hanged. The
insurgents made several attempts to
derail a military train between Libau
and Ilasenforth.
Arrests of extremists in St. Peters
burg continue. An editor and others
charged with distributing revolution
ary literature among the stores hnvd
been detained by the police. Tho
Molva (Russ) says Count Solsky'i
commission has decided to change
the council of state into an upper
house consisting of 100 members
fifty of whom Will be appointed and
hfty elected.
Lhe Narddnaia Svoboda, tho
former organ of Prof. Paul M,
Milukoff, makes an ardent appeal to
tho electors to prepare for the cam
paipn and to organize meetings for
tlii' propagation of the program of
Vne constitutional democrats.
.ZlTlie Slovo. the conservative orcan
which recently turned upon Count
Witte, delivers a broadside, not only
impugning the motives of tho
premier in the present war against
the "reds" but openly attacking the
records of members of the cabinet
It says:
'Russian society supports the war
ngainst anarchy, but refuses to be
lievc that Witte is making a fight in
the interests of freedom, as all his
life ho has been the prince of bureau
. crats. Witte is a good deal of a
broker and something of a journalist,
but at heart he is a political gambler,
and lacks the ring of sincerity. No
government without honesty can
inspire confidence.
'Viine nice unit one minister was
cltgbt in a shady grain operation
that another was found to be supply
ing railroad ties; that another whs
engaged in questionable transactions
in commercial paper; and that
another was selling national secrets
justifies tho nation in distrusting the
ministry.
"The revolutionists are to be con
ilcmned, but when the. unwritten
history of the past twenty years is
called, it will be seen that their
methods of robbery, violence and
falsehood were only the usual
methods of tho bureaucracy. Could
the lies of the revolutionaries exceed
those of tho foreign office or their
Village equal ten years of the admin
istv.-ition of the ministry of finance?
Wo d'n't want geniuses, but clean
m mi such as the douma only will bo
a 'le to giVo us."
It is expected that railroad and
telegraphic communication with Riga
will be resumed soon.
The government 's strongly worded
announcement that it purposes to
pursue to tho bitter end the policy
o" putting down the "reds", follow
ing on the heels of the crushing of
tho revolt 'at Moscow, demonstrates
the confidence of Premier Witte's
government that it has the ability to
complete the task it has undertaken.
Tho main cause of this confidence is
ths fidelity displayed by the troops.
That the government was uncertain
of how far tho extensive propaganda
conducted by the revolutionists in
the army had shaken the loyalty of
the troops is unquestionable, but tho
events of tho last fortnight, it seems
to believe have proved completely
reassuring on this point.
Despito the rigorous, ruthless
fashion in which the war against tho
"reds" is conducted, tho government
pis taking every opportunity by word
rind act to try to prove to tho publio
that tho repression of the revolution
ists does not involve the abandon
ment of tho roform program but on
the contrary their suppression is
necessary in order that tho new
regime may bo realized.
It was learned by tho Associated
press, through Premier Witte him
self, that tho report that he was
urging the immediate promulgation
of a constitution is incorrect.
"until tho douma meets" hf
said, "I stand firmly on the mani'
festo of October 30. Not one ste p in
advanco nor one step in the rear will
I go till tho douma reassembles.
MANY DEAD IN MINE
OVEK A SCORE KILLKD 11Y WEST
VJIUUNIA KXl'LOSION
Whole Country Is Shaken
Have Succumbed to Accumulation
or tins It Not Killed In
stantly llescuo Work
ib niriioult
liijUiui' ii'iM). i wenty-ono minors
in tho Coaldalo company's shaft at
uoaldalo, W. Va., were probably
instantly killed by an explosion that
took there. There were three white
men ana eigliteen colored men
entombed, and no hope is held out
that any of them escaped death. Tho
explosion was of terrific force and
caused intense excitement throughout
the surrounding country, many
people behoving an earthquake iiad
occurred. All hopo of recovering
alive the entombed miners has been
shattered by the pouring forth of
gases from the different entries. If
the twenty-one men were not all
killed instantly by the explosion it is
believed that they must have sue
cumbed to the great accumulation
of gas following the explosion.
Great crowds were attracted by the
disaster and a largo roscueing party
soon began work.
At -i o'clock one man Was brought
out. He was II. C. Conard, and his
body was literally torn to nieces
Up to a late hour at night no other
uouies were recovered. There was
considerable smoke and gas in the
entries, and notwithstanding the fact
that the big fans were in good
order and were working with full
capacity the gas and smoke were not
being driven out very fast.
Lock HI ler In
NEW IIAVEN.Conn.-Allan Maxcy
Miller, brother-in-law of Charles A.
Edwards, the New York man who
was shot to death in a mysterious
manner while at the home of Charles
A Hiller, another brother-in-law
here, was locked up at police head
quarters for a short time by order of
Ooroner Mix. It was later explained
by this official that he wanted to
have .Mr. Ilillcr handy on the re
sumption of the inquest later in tho
evening, and that Mr. Hiller was
simply held as a witness. This
action was taken at the end of a
sitting of the coroner's inquest of
about five hours.
The news of the coroner's action
spread like wild fire and the general
supposition was reached that Mr.
Hiller had been placed under arrest.
For this reason Coroner Mix made
the definite announcement that
Maxcy Hiller's detention was simply
temporary.
The inquest was resumed and
among the witnesses called were
Mrs. Maxcy Hiller, Charles and
Maxcy Hiller. Tt is understood that
the examination of witnesses did not
develop any special features, the
questioning was mostly as to familv
affairs of the Hillers. and it is un
derstood that admissions were mado
that the disagreements between
Maxcy Hiller and his sister, Mrs.
Edwards, were very bitter, and that
the alleged enmity of the former
extended to Mr. Edwards. It is un
derstood that tho coroner in tho
course of l is all day inquiry has
found that Mr. Edwards had often
told his friends that Maxcy Hiller
had made threats against him.
Medical Examiner Uartlett who
was in charge of the autopsy, has
prepared his report. It is stated that
tho report will show that Mr.
Edwards was killed by a bullet of a
L'i'-calibre, which penetrated his
lira! n. The weapon used must have
been held very close to tho head.
lhe point whether tho pistol was
held by Mr. Edwards or another per
son is not yet made clear as the
coroner has not announced the medi
cal examiner's verbal report, but it
is understood that an opinion has
been expressed that such a wound
might havo been self-inflicted, but in
this instance, it was unlikely. The
coroner has not yet found the weapon
used in tho shooting, in spite of tho
rigid search made for it, even to
overhauling tho old Hiller home
stead by aid of plumbers and car
penters.
At tho close of the inouost there
seemed to be more mystery attached
to the case than at any previoui
timo. It is understood that no direel
evidence bearing upon the actual
shouting has been produced
KILLS ALL IN HOME
MUftDEUOUS FKKMZr ATTACKS
MICHIGAN FAKM1CK
Allows No One To Escape
Izo Vtcil In SlntiKhter or Member
or KniMlly Caldwell, Idaho, I'o
lice (let New Kvldrnce
Acnlnit Hogan
ROCHESTER, Mioh.-Alarined by
the deserted appearance of the farm
house of Clarence A. Harnuin, who
recently located here, neighbors
broke into the house, and found Bar
num, his wife and his daughter
Louise, aged twenty, and son
Clarence, nged sixteen, all lying
dead. The wife and son and daughter
had apparently been murdered with
an axo. A single-barreled shotgun
lying near tho corpse of Barnum and
the fact that his head was almost
entirely blown off, showed how tho
farmer himself had met his end
Mrs. Harnum's body lay in the wood
shod. It appeared that slio had been
able to resist the murderer for a
brief time, or at any rate had sue
cceded in eluding him long enough
to reach the shed. Hut here she was
struck down and met the same fat
that had befallen her son and
daughter.
The appearance of the house iz i
cated that the family had just,
finished breakfast when the murder
ous frenzy of the father broke out.
Evidently there had been a terrible
struggle as the- mother and children
battled for their lives. The dining
room was all bespattered with bloo.1,
even the ceiling. Under the dining
room table lay the father's body, a
gun across his knee. Apparently
ho had taken the muzzle into his
mouth before pulling the trigger.
Three extra cartridges stood on the
sideboard as if in readiness to over
take any member of the family who
might succeed in escaping tho mur
derous axe. There was blood on the
handle of tho axe, but tho blades had
been washed.
In the dining room where the
body of the father lay, was also that
of the daughter. The kin's corpse
was in the kitchen. It is thought
that the boy was tho first attacked;
that tho mother was killed in the
woodshed next and that the father
turned last to the. daughter im
prisoned in the dining room where
the disturbance had apparently
begun. The wife and son and
daughter all had their heads terribly
cut and crushed with the axe.
Harnum sold a farm near Homer,
Mich., only a few months ago and
located here late in the season. It
is said that the harvest In his now
home did not meet his expectations,
and that he had become despondent.
This was mado very evident in a
letter he had written to a brother in,
Waterloo. N. Y.
Two other sons ftfi'd a dailghlcr were
away trom Home wnen t lie tragedy
occured. William Harnum is the
editor of tho College News Letter,
an official publication of the univer
sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor; John
Harnum lives at Coldwater, Mich.
The surviving daughter, Mary Har-
mini, resides at Albion, .wioiiigan.
IIdiiiIi Mudn At. 11 IIn,''l
CALDWELL, Idaho. Police Cap
tain Swain says; '"We have conclusive
evidence that the mob used in the
assassination of Governor Steuenberg
was manufactured in room 10 of the
Saratoga hotel (the room occupied by
Hogan), and that tho details of the
plans
were
probably
Hogan 'b
formulated
here."
Vessels in
room, said
Swain show a
sediment of plaster of
paris. It was
further stated by the
captain that
the evidence accumu
lated against Ilogau was overwhelm
ing. He did not feel justified in
making much of it publie, but one
feature was the finding of Hogan's
shoos that he wore on the night of
tho murder. Tho shoes had nails
in tlio soles and these nails were
found to fit perfectly into tracks
which are be Moved to have been
mado by the assassiou while escaping
from tho scene.
Hogan was brought into court and
formally committed to tho custody
of tho sheriff. There aro two other
suspects in jail, and two more will
arrive from Council soon.
Those at Council are F. Campbell
and Harold Warren.
The latter two were in Nampa when
Hogan was thero and they all
registered at the local hotel.
WAS IN FEAR OF PANIC
WALL 8THKET OIVEN A MCAltK
HANK Kit 3CHIFF.
IIS
Declnrm Knorny or I'rfnldont J'nrllj
MlnitlreoUd No Immedlmo Fenr
of Trouble Hut llounrt
to come In Time,
NEW YORK. Unless there is cur
renoy reform a panic, beside which
former panics will seem insigtiillcnt,
was predicted by Jacob H. SohilT,
head of the banking linn of Kuhn,
Loeb it Co., in a speech before tho
New York chamber of commerce.
Mr. Sohiffsaid he did not regard such
a panic as imminent, but believed it
will come unless something is dono
to remedy tho loss of elasticity for
the present currency system,
declared that lib did not favor
plan proposed by Secretary of
Treasury Shaw for relief of
He
the
the
the
that
situtation, it being his opinion
the secretary's plan would
aid
speculation ra'hor than legitimate
business.
Mr. SchilT favored a currecy based
on commercial paper as more helpful
to the general business interests 1)1
tho country.
Ml i .
ino speecn createa a sensation in
financial circles, and caused a sharp
break in prices on tho stock
exchange The meeting of the
chamber was attended by a large
number of business men and
hmincicrs and a resolution on the
subject offered by Mr. fachilV was
unanimously adopted.
This resolution was:
Resolved 'Mint, it b? referred to
the committee on finance and cur
reney to consider the reconinienda
tion of the secretary or tho treasury
made in his report to congress to
permit national banks to issue a
volume of additional government
guaranteed currency, equal in
amount to 50 per cent of tho bond
secured currency maintained by
them, but subject to a tax of 5 or (J
per cent until redeemed.
"Resolved, That the committee on
finance and currency submit a report
at the next monthly 'meeting of the
chamber on tho afore-mentioned
recommendation of the secretary of
the treasury, together with any other
different measures which the coin
m nice may uo auio to suggest, as
efficient and practicable for the at
t . i i iii
tainment of the purposo for which
the recommendation of tho secretary
of the treasury has been submitted
to congress. "
When the tenor of Mr. Sohiff's re
marks became known in Wall street,
the effect was shown almost instantly
in tlio stock market. more was a
pressure to sell and support to prices
seemed entirely lucking, resultine
in an uninterrupted decline up to tlio
close, which was active and weak.
me snares most vulnerable were
those which have been tho leaders in
the recent bull speculation, especially
the metal stock.
Aft er the closo of the market Mr.
Sc.li i IT made this supplementary state
ment:
"My remarks wore dictated simply
by the conviction that something
must be done to correct our inelastic
oiwronoy system, if wo aro not to run
in time into great disaster. If the
president could bo made to see that
this is a question of vastly more
important to tho material interests
of tho country than that of railroad
rate legislation to which he has
devoted himself with such admirable
energy, congress would soon set t
work to remedy our circulation evil
in a manner which would safeguard
our prosperiy. "
In tho courrio of his remarks at the
chamber of commerce Mr. Sohifl
said :
"Wo have witnessed during tho
past sixty days conditions in tho New
York money market which aro noth
ing less than a disgraco to any
civilized country. Thero must be o
cause for such conditions. It.cannot
bo tlio condition of tho country
itself, for wherever you look there if
prosperity prosperity as we novei
had it before. It cannot be that the
speculation which prosperity always
bring forward can bo tho solo reason
for tho conditions. Other countries
havo had widor speculation than tho
United States. " In France, in Ger
many, in England, speculation is
rampant. The cause is tho insuffi
cient elasticity of our circulating
medium. Last year I went to Iho
secretary of the treasury and saidi
"Tho national bnnks are gorged
with thoir deposits, Take out some
of thoso deposits and prevent thh
condition, or olse money will seel
other countries."
NEBRASKA NOTES
R. A. Maloney has sold his hard
ware store at Madison to John Horst
and will again engage in tho abstract
business.
The German bank of Millard has
commenced suit against M. and V.
Stevens to recover the amount of $200
on two notes.
Some persons broke the door anil
entered the slaughter house of Kuntz
iiuin Ramage of I'lattamouth anil
took a dressed hog.
Frank MeClaren, late night opera
tor of the Northwestern passenger
depot in West Point, has been ap
poiutcd;stntioii agent at Superior.
Daniel Williams, of Wymoro, has
been adjudged an inebriate by tho
insanity Hoard of Commissioner:!
and ordered taken to the asylum.
Clarence, the 15-year-old son of J.
10. Hritain of Auburif, accidentally
shot himself in the foot with a .rlflo
while out hunting. The wound la
not serious.
The biggest land deal mado In
Heat rice in years was the sale of tho
Abraham (loosen Ifarin of 400 acres to
Herman and William Roimer of that
vicinity for $21,000.
During J. R. Wilson's reglmo as
?ounty Judg? of Sarpy county ho luu
issued over -lul) marriage licenses anil
hns married at least 00 per cent oi
that number.
.afe Iliggins, a grain dealer at
Auburn, had his saddle horse stolen
from a hi teli rack. A. reward of $75
has been offered for the capture of
the thief and their return to tho owner.
The fire department of Grand
land has, within the past two
weeks, been called out three times
to extinguish prairie lires coming
into the limits of that city. Tho
long season of dry weather has put
the dead grass in such condition that
it burns like powder.
A 12-year-old son of Prof. S.
Kostlan of Fremont fell olT the north
mil of the Great Northern bridge, a
listance of sixteen tcoi, to tho
ground and was quite badly injured.
riie boy was riding his bicycle over
the ties, which are only about tlirco
inches apart. The wheel turned- a
tittle, throwing him headlong over
the side of the bridge.
The new warehouse for tho Domp-
iter factory at Heatrice, is nearly
finished. The building is OOxMO feet, .
two stories high. The west half of
the ground floor will bo devoted to
the manufacture of steel tanks, which
is a branch of the business that haa
been added to the plant during tho
last year. At present tho Dompstor
factory is turning out about 500 tanks
a niontii.
The public library board of Grand
Island has finally accepted tlio
uiimegie library building and expects
to occupy the same in tlio near
future, some of the furniture being
nlready installed. Ground for tho
building was broken over two yearn
ngo, President Roosevelt, upon Win
visit there, digging up the first
spadeful cf soil for tho excavation.
Auburn is to have another bank.
articles oi iuuuriui iiuun in uiu uui-
1 .
i . i i : r ii... r ..
man-American bank oi Auburn navo
been filed with the county clerk and
the state banking board. At a moot
ing of the incorAjrators Peter Herlet
was elected president, C. E. Ord vico
president, and J. M. Wright cashier.
Business was commenced the first
the year.
An important business change oc-
eurrou at i.eign recently in mo
linn of Halm Rros. k Held, which in
engaged in the iinphunent business,
Ilahu Uros. purchasing the third
interest of Mr. Held in tho business
and building. The building, which
is a large two-story, double brick,
was just completed last fall and in
the finest in that town. Haim will
ontinue the business and Mr. Held
will retire.
Miss Derby, aged 18, from
Ottumwa. S. D., lies seriously in
jured in Norfolk as the result of
stepping ofT a moving turain through
tho mistaken idea that a railroad
crossing where the train had stopped
for a moment, was tho railroad
station. In falling .Miss Derby
struck tho base of the brain and for
several hours she was unconscious.
Fireman F. W. Kraft, was run over
in the yards at Allianco and had both
legs and his right arm so badly
crushed they had to be amputated.
Ho will not live. He was riding on
the tank of an engine backward to.
tho round house, when, in some way
ho fell and went under tho wheels.
Kraft is 21 years of nee. sinulo and'
lives at Howard Lake, Minn. Hii
patents were udvised of his crlticall
condition.