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ON VERGE OE REVOLUTION
Crisis in Russia is Considered the
Most Dangerous Yet Faced
: by the Emperor.
St. Petersburg, May 30. The ex
pected conflict between the govern
ment and the douma has come and
as a result Russian today faces an
other crisis and perhaps the most dan
gerous that the nation has yet en
countered. Only the most diplomatic
handling of the situation and the back
down of one or the other of the op
posing forces can avoid an utter break
of relations between the assembly and
the governing powers, which may
bring about a greater revolution than
that which has kept the country in an
agony of suspense for months.
Disgusted with the tactics adopted
by the governmental authorities - in
trying to nulify their power and make
of the douma a plaything, the dep
uties yesterday took the bit in their
teeth, so to speak, and bolted. Where
they will end and drag the great
mass of the people who support them,
can only be surmised.
' Real Demands Rejected.
The speech of Premier Goremykin
in reply to the demands of the douma
of the czar, was the final straw that
broke the camel's back. While a pre
tense of reforms was outlined by the
premier in the government's program
for the douma's work, the real de
mands of the douma were rejected
outright or ignored. Amnesty for po
litical offenders, now confined in pris
ons throughout the country,- and the
expropriation of land so that the peas
ants may have an opportunity to earn
an honest living, the two vital de
mands of the douma, were refused
outright. Instead, the sop of a uni
versal suffrage bill was handed out
grudgingly to the deputies. '
Angered beyond control by this
fresh affront,- which was piled on top
of the other insults to which the dep
uties have submitted patiently during
the few days the douma has been in
session, the members determined to
assert themselves.
BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED
Birmingham, Ala. Gordon Dubose,
president cf the First National bank
of Ensley, Ala., was arrested here
charged with embezzling $40,000 of
the bank's funds.
REPORTS INDIAN BILL
Washington Mr. Sherman, from
the committee in Indian affairs, pre
sented to the house the conference
report on the Indian appropriation
bill.
400 MARINES AT GUANTANAMO
A cablegram received at the navy
department announced the arrival at
Guantanamo of the cruiser Columbia
A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO
POLITICS, AGRICULTURE AND HOME
Lincoln; Nebraska, May 31, 1906
with . 400 marines aboard. She will
take a full load of coal there, and, !
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will not state her, itinerary, it is un
derstoond that she will not remain in
Guantanamo longer than is necessary
to complete this coaling, and then
probably will start either for the isth
mus or make her way nearer to Santo
Domingo.
BRYAN REACHES BUDA PEST
Present in Parliament During Deliv
ery of Speech
Buda Pest William J. Bryan was
present during the delivery of Presi
dent Wekerle's speech before parlia
ment. GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT
Minneapolis Dr. J. F. Force, for
merly president of the Northwestern
National Life Insurance company,
was found guilty of embezzlement.
Sentence was deferred pending arg
uments on a motion for a new trial.
The specific charge ; under which Dr.
Force was convicted was the embez
zlement of 135 shares of Metropolitan
bnk stock from "the : Northwestern
Life Insurance company. The trial
brought out much sensational testi
mony.
SHO.NTS HAS NOT RESIGNED
Panama It is persistently rumored
here and throughout the zone that
Theodore P. Shonts has resigned the
chairmanship of the Panama canal
commission. , '
Atlanta, Ga. Hon. T. P. Shonts,
chairman of the Panama canal com
mission, who is the guest of friends
here, denied the report from Panama
that he had resigned the chairmanship
of the canal commission.
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS
Cameron, Mo. Joshua W. 'Alexan
der of Gallatin was nominated by the
democrats of the Third congressional
district.
Beloit, Wis. John Res of Mankato
was nominated for congress by the
democrats of the Sixth district.
APPLE CROP IS INJURED,
Nebraska City, Neb. The fruit men
report that the apple crop in this sec
tion was injured by the cold spell
early in May and many of the apples
are falling from the trees. It is feared
that the apple crop in this section
will be light on that account.'
ACTRESS UNABLE TO SAIL
New York Owing to illness, the na
ture of which has not been made pub
lic, Ada Rehan, the actress, could not
sail for Europe as planned.
ELECTER AS PRESIDENT
Budapest,- Hungary Julius von
ueth was elected president of the
lower house of the Hungarian parlia
ment. - - -
RAILROAD SOLD AT AUCTION
Harrison, Ark. The St. Louis &
North Arkansas Railroad company
was sold at public auction at the court
house here this week for $2,000,000.
The purchasers were ohn Scullin, D.
R. Francis, R. C. ! Kearns, J. F. Shap
leigh and Powell Clayton of St. Louis.
The North Arkansas has been acquired
by the committee on reorganization,
which is acting in behalf of the hold
ers of first mortgage bonds. The com
mittee on reorganization comprises
John Sculin, D. R. Francis, R. C.
Kerens, Powell Clayton and R. C.
Brookings.
GERMANY GIVES ASSURANCE
Berlin General Roca, former presi
dent of Argentina, who is now in this
city, is being treated with much dis
tinction by the German government
with the object, the Associated Press
is - officially informed, of convincing
Argentina that Germany has no pol
litical aspirations regarding their
country nor any wish to interfere in
Pan-American questions.
WARRANTS OUT FOR BANKER
Joplin, Mo. Additional warrants
have been sworn out here charging
George W. Layne, president o$ the
Joplin - savings - bank,' v which closed
Tuesday and . W.v C." Porter," assistant
treasurer with receiving deposits when
they knew the 'institution to be in a
failing conditions.
SENATE CONFIRMATIONS
Washington The senate has con
firmed "'the following nominations:
George H. Pickerel, Ohio, consul of
the United States at Para, Brazil ;
George M. Bowers, West Virginia,
commissioner of fish and fisheries.
. FEEL EARTH TREMORS
Readinf, Pa. Reports from southern
Berk county near the Chester county
line, report earth tremors and vibra
tions which has created yreat alarm.
There was a gentle rocking of build
ings. WEAKENS THE MINISTRY
Copenhagen. The general election
for members of the lower house of
the Danish house has been held. The
result leaves the ministerial position
in a precarious condition.
INCREASES CAPITAL STOCK
Trenton, N. P. The Great Western
Sugar company increased its capital
stock from twenty millions to thirty
million dollars.
NATIONAL GUARD WILL GO
Nebraska to Be Represented at Ma
neuvers at Fort Riley ,
Adjacent General Culver has an
nounced that Nebraska has accepted
an invitation to send troops to the
army maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kan.
General Culver asked that th; entire
Nebraska guard be permitted to go
bu the secretary of war has thus far
indicated that only one regiment will
be welcome. The Second regiment
attended last year and the First will
probably be selected this year. A
state encampment will probably be
held in August for the Second regi
ment and the other troops remaining
at home.
LIFE
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TILLMAN AND BAILEY
Correspondents Agree That Tillman
and Bailey Added to Reputa
' tions on Rate Bill Debate
Washington, D. C, May 30. (Spe
cial.) Congress has hardly gotten
Into regular first class working order
again since undergoing the severe
strain caused by the rate bill. When
this measure was finally disposed of
in the senate and the members exper
ienced the first relaxation all seemed
anxious to sum up the result of the
contest as effecting the standing of
individuals and parties. This has
been done by all of the experts and
the results have been announced. All
agree that Tillman acquired the most
fame and glory from the contest. He
conducted one of the fiercest fought
senatorial battles of recent years and
did it with great skill and patience as
well las dignity.' All feel that Mr.
Tillman did his full duty in protect
ing the measure committed to his
care, and that he treated everyone
with courtesy and respect. Next to
Tillman the man that acquired glory
out of the contest is Bailey of Texas,
wno is now regarded as me aDiest
man in either house of congress. That
Mr. Bailey, carried his points and not
only demonstrated that his version of
the constitution and law is the only
sound and tenable one, but that he
eclipsed Spooner and Knox in point
of ability and power as an expounder
of the law is universally conceded.
He further impressed all who heard
him as being an orator of commanding
power. .
On the republican side Spooner
seems to be the looser in prestige ,but
excuse is made that he was not in
usual health and consequently did not
do as well as he might have done
otherwise. But the conclusion is that
he has suffered in reputation and pres
tige as the result of the debate. Knox
has not suffered as much as Spooner
because so much was not expected
of him, but the consensus of opinion
is that he is no match for Bailey as a
lawyer or legislator. The one man in
the republican party who has acquired
fame and prestige of a certain kind
above his fellows is Aldrich of Rhode
Island. Aldrich was but little known
to the country at large before the
rate bill came before the senate. He
is now known to the entire country
as 'an astute and able representative
of special interests in the senate and
par excelence the leader of the repub
lican party in congress.
The bill exempting from taxation
alcohol for mechanical and other pur
poses aside from a beverage has fin
ally passed. In this instance again
Mr. Aldrich proved his -loyalty to spe
cial interests by having the date in
which the law takes effect put off until
January 1, next, thereby giving the
Standard Oil company their monopoly
for three additional months.
In the house of representatives the
members have lately been doing a lit
tle sparring for position and making
for themselves capital to use in the