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fJAlTOART 27, 1905
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The Commoner. 7
News of the Week
Trouble seems to bo browing between the Ser
in government and the peoplo, for the failuro
the former to get rid of the regicides. A pam-
tlet which has had a wide circulation advocates
l dethronement of King Peter and the massacro
the regicides.
Gessler Rousseau, the fanatic in whose posscs-
m was found an infernal machine which he in-
frided to use in destroying the statue of Frederick
re Great, has been adjudged sane and will be
iken to New York for trial. Several physicians
isited tho man in his cell and without making
town their mission, talked with him and con-
luded that he is sane upon all 'matters except
larchy and dynamiting.
Five miners were killed, and a score of .others
idly injured in a Are in a mine at Decatur, 111.
Mrs. McKinley has accepted an invitation to
ttend the McKinley birthday banquet to be given
ty the. Young Men's McKinley club of Canton,
muary 31.
The sixteenth annual conference of the United
ino Workers of America opened at Indianapo-
Ind., January 1G. President Mitchell is in
large.
For the first time in ten years the city of
tome, Italy, has been visited by a snow storm.
TCmnornr AXmUnm Vina o1aorroTVJir1 flan Cfnro
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si saying in part: "You will on my conferring
his order see an expression of tho unlimited ad-
kiration that I and my whole army feel for your
ieroic resistance as a leader of a true-to-the-death
lost." Gen. Stoessel replied as follows: "Your
iajesty's telegram reached me in the heaviest
lour of my life. I and the garrison are deeply
loved and honored by tho bestowal of the high
?rder."
Emperor William sent a telegram to General
logi in which he referred to "my admiration and
that of my entire army for the brilliant leadership
rpu have Bhown ,at the head of your brave troops
luring thedSiege and capture of tho gallantly 'de
fended fortress-" General Nogi in a- brief .tele-
ram thanked tho emperor -with, deepfelt thanks
tor tho order bestowed "in spite of the slightness
of my service."
On January 11, 211 Russian refugees were de-
ported from New York harbor. This is the larg-
tes't number ever deported in proportion to the
Ihumber of arrivals.
An important bank merger will be consum-
lated in a few days when the "Wells-Fargo com-
any bank and the Nevada National bank of S'an
Francisco will transact business under tho name of
the Wells-Fargo Nevada bank, with a capital of
50,000,000 and a surplus of $4,500,000. The corn-
mined assets of the two banks after consolidation
twill approximate $30,000,000.
The governor of Nagasaki nas received from
I? Gen, Nogi t- a following letter: "A3 to the treat
ment of Goneral Stoessel, you will be advised by
the nroner authorities, bnt it may not be out of
K place to point out that General Stoessel now is
neither a prisoner of war nor an enemy, out a for-
Iveign gentleman who meritoriously served his
ft, country and moreover so honorably performed
k. without unnecessary delay tho complicated task of
transferring the forts and munitions of Port Ar
thur, that ho deserves to be accorded military
honors, and commend him to your consideration."
An Associated Press dispatch dated Mexico City
L January 16, say3i "A heavy shock of earthquake
was felt early in the morning of January 14 m tne
city of Jalap, the capital of the state of Vera
Cruz. Tho whole of one section of the infantry
barracks collapsed, but fortunately, at the time,
e the building was unoccupied.
grounu that tho decision of tho United States su
premo court deprives tho senator of his usefulness
as a representative of the state of Kansas. It was
tabled.
One man was killed and 'thirteen persons in
jured in a wreck of a. passenger train on the Santa
Fe road near Derby, Kansas.
. Thomas H. Carter was re-elected United States
senator from Montana January 16.
Bishop John, Bryant, one of the oldest and best
known negro bishops in tho United States, died
at York, Pa., January 16. '
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Mrs. Cath-rino Lubaw's , of MUwaukee, Wis.,
died January 16, at, the age'of 1Q7 years. She is
survived' by eighty-nine descendants In five generations.
While fighting a fire at Chicago, 111., fourteen
firemen wero overcome by ammonia and had to bo
carried out by their companions.
The Cook county building at Chicago, 111., was
almost destroyed by fire January 16. Threo
painters were seriously burned by tho explosion
of some of their materials.
"The Rocks," the beautiful homo of Robert
G Shaw, second, tho famous pony polo player, in
Brookllne, Mass., was destroyed by fire and his
two little children were rescued by him with great
difficulty. "
An Associated Press dispatch dated penver,
Colo., January 16, says: "Tho supreme court an
nounced its decision in the case of fivo election
officials tried on the charge of contempt In connec
tion with tho election in Denver precincts, over
which the court had assumed jurisdiction. Guy
W. Wheeler and Charles B. Reuve, election
judges, wero found guilty of refusing to allow
republican watchers to examine tho registration
books and of permitting persons to vote on regis
trations from vacant lots, and wero sentenced.
The thirty-fifth annual meeting of the national
board of trade convened at Washington, D. C,
yesterday. About seventy delegates of constituent
bodies are in attendance.
Of the $1,807,300 spent last year by the United
.Mine Workers of America for relief of strlkera,
$437,575 went into the Colorado district. Iowa made
the greatest gain in membership for tho year, 6,-
936, with a, total membership of 16,752. All four of
,the central competitive districts Western Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, show net
gains. Pennsylvania show3 heavy losses.
An Associated Press dispatch dated London,
January 18, says: "Coincident with rumors that
the government intends to dissolve parliament
early in the coming session, comes another report
. that it is intended to stop further importation of
coolies in South Africa. Lord Teynham, presid
ing at a meeting of a big Rand company yester
day, publicly announced his fear that such was tho
case and the rumor caused depression In kaffirs on
the stock exchange. Being interviewed, afterward,
Lord Teynham said he had good reason to believe
the rumor was well founded. He supposes that if
it is so it is in anticipation of a general election,
the coolie proposition having greatly embarrassed
tho government candidates at recent bye-elections.
" While driving a wagon owned by the Central
Union Telephono company, which contained dyna
mite explosion caps and tools, two men were killed
and four others injured by the explosion of the
material. Tho jarring of the wagon caused the
accident.
An Associated Press dispatch dated London,
Jan. 18, says: "A dispatch from St. Petersburg to
a .news agency reports that an earthquake at She
makha, seventy-six miles northwest of Bagu, bur
ied hundreds of, people in the ruins of buildings in
tho lower part of the town, which wa3 densely pop
ulated, despite the decision after the earthquake
of threo years ago, that no more houses should bo
built there.
An avalanche which plunged into Loenvand
lako in. Norway, caused an immense wave to sweep
the neighboring shores and fifty-nine persons are
believed to have lost their lives.
The Combe3 ministry presented its resignation
to President Loubet January 18. The president
will begin consideration of tne formation of a new
. cabinet at once .
Those opposed1 "to Senator Burton, of , Kansas,
drafted resolutions asking his resignation, on the
What seems to have been an -accident, nearly
'caused the death' of tho Czar of Russia a few day
.ago; While the emperor and royal family were at
tending the feast of tho Epiphany and blessing the
waters In Nova chapel, a salute waa fired. Imme
diately tho church was ponetrated by a rain of
grapo shells. It Is said that a charge of grape
was Inadvertently left in ono of tho guns arter tho
target practlco of tho previous day. However, tho
Associated Press says that it cannot bo said defi
nitely whether tho affair was an accident or tho
result of design. Tho general belief is that a wide
spread plot didtnot oxist, but evidences of design
aro so apparent that tho statement attributing tho
presence of a loadod shell to previous target prac
tlco evoked smiles in many quarters. It Is pointed
out as being highly improbable that the gun had
not been cleaned for two days, and it Is impossible
that a second cartridge could have been Inserted
for saluting purposes bchli-d the first, and it la
certainly a startling coincidence that tho gun- con
taining this misslo should havo 'been trained di
rectly on Iho imperial ,hupol. Whatevor may bo
the solution, It Is a strango fact that the shot camo
from tho Bourso Esplanade, where was stationed
the First Horse artillery of tho guard, tho premier
artillery organization of tho omplro and one of
tho most noted regiments In the wholo Russian
service. The roster of this organization of aristo
cratic traditions has included grand dukes, princes
and somo of tho most illustrious names of Russia.
On January 18 12,000 men of tho Neva ship
building works at St. Petersburg went on a strike.
This Is a serious affair for tho Russian government
just at this time, as tho work on war vessels is at
a standstill.
Unarmed workmen, numbering perhaps 100,
000, under tho leadership of Father Gopon,
marched toward tho winter palace in St. Peters
burg Sunday, January 22, and were attacked at
various points by tho troops. Great slaughter re
sulted, men, women and children being slain. Tho
estimates of tho casualties aro conflicting. Tho
lowest figures places tho number of killed and
wounded at 500 and tho highest at 5,000. Tho
workmen brought their wives and children with
them and their professions wero most peaceful.
Father Gopon, leading a host of 8,000 tollers, es
caped unhurt, tho soldiers fearing to kill him,
although they shot down many of his followers.
At some points the workmen, desperate in their
weakness, secured Uandless saber blades and
fought against--the soldiers armed with modern
rifles.
It Is proposed that the Minnesota Educational
exhibt, which won tho grand prize at the St.
Louis exposition, bo sent to the Lewis and Clark
exposition at Portland
John D. Rockefeller, Attorney General Moody
and Comptroller of tho Currency Rldgley may bo
called as witnesses for tho defense of La Gourdaln
and J. H. Dalton, charged with conducting a lot
tery scheme by the use of the mails at Chicago.
La Gourdain asked that subpoenas for tho distin
guished trio named bo made out.
Tho attitude of Speaker Cannon toward tariff
revision was indorsed by tho American Protective
Tariff league at Its twentieth annual meeting held"
In New York.
Tho session of the convention of the United
Mine Workers held January 19,. was a very stormy
one. Delegate Randall of Wyoming made a bitter
attack upon President Mitchell, charging that
Mitchell had sold out to the operators in tho Colo
rado strike. Mitchell denounced Randall in tho
most" bitter language and said '(';at he Intends to
make Randall prove ills assertions
An Associated Press dispatch dated Chicago,
111., January 19, says: "The local board of trado
has won its first 'battle for what it considers more
equitable grain rates for Chicago. The Missouri
Pacific and other roads which, it is alleged by the
board of trade, have been diverting grain from Chi
cago have agreed to get rid of existing contracts
by January 3L In addition to this assurances wero
given that tho eastern and western roaas will meet
in a short tlmo and agree to abandon the Missis
sippi river as a basing point and make all grain
rates base on Chicago.
A decree abolishing slavery in Italy's East
African colonies has been signed by the Italian
government.
Three trains, collided in London in a,denso
fog, causing tho death of six people, and injuring
twenty mbro.
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