NEWS OE THE WORLD EOR PAST WEEK
By Cafclo to The Daily Gateway.
Srutor Mfyb'jro tlJS tpprndicitis
Washington, Ik ‘KVb. 3 Senator
Hey burn of Idaho has appendicitis anti
it is probable that an operation will l*e
necessary for his relief.
toientls Ship Subsidy Bill
Washington. I>. <\. keb. 3 hi the
St . ate today a t i c • in t"hip sub
sidy bill provhiif.u' that no vessel
should rawive a subs''dy for more than
ten years was stricken out*
Bfliovr 1*0:'a I o indered
s, 'tie. ;•’< b. 3 an e!V *a, which
sail' . west c.
Im i . i" b ev. to have foundered.
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sw C" -i
mann ye.u - . • !ii
b< cu reported, even*1 ..ern 1 a- i*
forniu. I tie ivc- ■ H * a> ' • ’ L* l;it~
tore at the entr m to Pujol Sound,
slums that many vessels have bt en
cot ;» lied to stand et. for days, unabl<
to ent- r. Several are outside now anil
others are missing.
Cothom* Resi t OffUidls
I»aris, Feb. 3 When government
ofliei.tls attempted \esterduy to take an
inventor.' of projiorty iu t atliolic
churches the memhecsof tlie coniftv- ■
jfiition," gathered anil threw’ red pepper*
in the ey* ' of the 1 cticers. Uiotinir fol-!
lowed in which many pdleenuri and
Mar,, of tie* rioor- were severely
rlnhbv d.
T. « oldeia!" sucet - ed in making a
scl ' duie iii only one church. 1 he oF
\niu (ioiiitf Quits the Court!
Pari". h\>!». .1 After watching? her
tntni iity the 1 <o!:il‘*-s past el lane, me
Mi"- Ann 1 < i u'.d, Lei: her hU"hand ami
sued for divorce. Tfee couple have
been " painted for "Otue time. The
whetvnlwnit" of t he oo-autoss i." unknow a
amt it i" r**p- :■ e,t \ *> »t -ie* has ".uled
for N w 'i ork.
Rare'ess separated tasteuanes
ParK Ke >. •*» ' appear- that the
separation of the < in? and t ouut. --
r.t-?- me w- t .« to the count’- u
hite r n f, r ii; i • le had trie
to break away troiri her and when she
was mable to h ■ >'• himshe an ted i. iu
to e-'ill at he;- hoi.-. ,>r; -eeeial inter
view tin : -. it am Oil in 1 - . •;»
to ;.. ■ e*eiitie— : ' g h «1
. , ! in'
r
togelTi..
hi- Wt •■■■ to re: lira t ■ ntii.
Sira Pawn Shop a:;d Inmates
n.t >\ . -i up, w. r- tn ;
Which « cu
all ia-i. a* v.. f »• cr •-«. . - v .
lo Ranqjrt (i nvr.or Vfclrnes
Seatt a. .. A l -ka e.■ .
arran ; r ft, a »ai , .e? and !■• eeptiott
to (5ov. Mel; a. - ol v'nu t ten tory,
pate in t’nu eo-tt.:.;, ■»>■. oar.- for toe
Alaska- Yukon - uu 1
Talk of to^cr ;ivcr SoaJ
San Franc isc> . • sb. 15 It is announc
ed here that 1 y t Mm-ym. H. t .
llavemeicr and : • G'tiggenheimers
have formed a syn». cat-.* to build the
Copper Kiv u* and . a rail
road from Value/. ! » - to ; in
terior of Alaska,
have Cash for (o per River Road
Seattle, Feb. (» 'It :- announced hi ,v
that Morgan and lhe Cuggeuheimers
will furnish the cup u i me —sun to
start construe? ion <•; tin Copper River
A* Northern r;ult*o ,•< from Value/, du
st: m met*. as given out troin San Fran
cisco last week.
Gifts for Alice Worth >1.000,000
Washington. D. C., F d>. •"> Wedding
present- for Alice Re >-eve!? already
flood the White Hou-e. and their value
is more than $l.i,oo.i o. The gift
range from jewels and gold to barrels
of potatoes. Til’ my*-. ?he great New
York jewelry house, has - >ut presi uts
worth $100,001). The art icle- are ex
pensive jewels anil a solid gold Krag
Jorgensen rith*.
The Wont airs Christian Temperance
Fnio i has sent a formal mjue-t that
wine he kirred from the wedding
function. The wedding will take place
February IT in the cast room of the
White House.
foreigners in China Scared
Hong Kong. Feb. Foreigners at
Canton are apprehensive. Residents
there and Rev. Mr. Beatty, a mission
ary at Fati whose mission was looted a
4< few days ago, have appealed for the
protection of an American or European
gunboat and one is now on the way.
The Chinese boycott is being revived.
The viceroy of Chili province has dis
missed Prof. Tenny, the foreign di
rector of education, because he is an
American. Minister Itockhill at Pekin,
the American diplomatic representat
ive. today appealed to the Chinese
mercantile classes to defer all hostile
action until Congress could have tinte
to moilify the exclusion law, but they
refused. Strong pressure has been
brought t1' bear upon the Chinese gov
ernment to remove Commissioner
Kivu , Nupervisoi’ 01 customs for foreign
i ,.),;s w iucii have claims grow ing mil
s.'i b> 1 .oxer war.
The fecliug # uneasitv ,v an; mg
ci -igtiers is growing throughout the
, tv i :uui mini, predict an attempt at
i'ii-:. tar imposition
' ' . . ’■; .*< ct !!!li! : «•' ' ! .fix
n i to diroot the Alaska
i , . u i■ x i.i~ on which is to bo i id
■ ^ \ .. itHHl, and tho exposition
, ■ (mi:i\ »„!.* been incocporatetl. ’no |
. t< , . \ !•(■,•. i an i/.\ ita i*>u
: . . i ; u i.r '.• 'town, \ irj-inia, i
o .position in mi.
Jeffrie* May fight Again
San Francisco. Fob. •’» l>*cal sports
boliovo t hat Jim .IotTrics may be in
huecd to liiyhi once more to clear tho
board of tho string of aspirin*: cham
pions. Hilly Delaney, his old manager
is now try in*: to arrange a final match
but it is uncertain wln> will.be chosen
.js.h u’s antagonist. Tho plan most in
avor i> to huvt the aspirants settle the
question of supremacy union*: them
solvt-s and let the winner fitfht the hi*:
follow.
Balloon Crosses English Channel
London, Feb. t> A bulloou sent out
i*\ an ai ropian club yesterday sa fely
crossed the Knvflish ohanmd and sailed
twenty-live miles into France from tin*
shore.
Cable Receipt* Increase
Seattle. Feb. i. I'be : eeeipts of tin
Alaska cable atm telegraph lines for
! .January were large r by i?2.t!00 than
those of .January I!hC>.
tuiifisti iiect to Sail April l
Seattle. Feb. 'i Tite Alaska eodish
h.g tloet is preparing to sail for Ber
; e ,ea in April. The tloet will be
larger than ever before.
Senator Hey burn Horse
Washington. D. i ., Feb. •> Senator
Hey burn of Idaho is in a critical con
dition. lb- lies iii a constant stupor.
Iwo New Boats for Some
Seattle. Feb. 6 The t ook company
will charier two new boats to place on
the Nome run this summer. The
N«aue tloet this season will be the
largest ever known.
Camera f iends \nnoy Miss Alice
New York. Feb. ft l’lmtographers
m . .,;nded the Chiclet mansion yestei
,. . .i« n. \vhei o M .ss A! ic- •
I. v» 1: was staying, to get a snap
- , >i of her :i> she was going oot.
U tit a she appeared outside the door
>ih' i.-iced a battery of cameras. She
s;: ; ' i the ehetographers that she did
t.ot \ -i to aojiear o;sagtv«reabl« but it
was “u.vfuiiy annoying*’ to be photo
_t*it . eu every ten s« conds and she
woa.d greativ appreciate the kindness
it t. wo all stop. Too anv.v. r
w •> a c • a'. > of dicks of tlie ifist ru
men: s ami tit 1’re-ident's daughter
' ■ r> u„ *‘ .a the h use ami did not
appear again in day light.
for Hilled in from Collision
F ■ Mont. Feb. (» A runaway
; . .. • r:. :t er si , o into a passenger
! train h.-t togiit ki.ling live persons
ami injuring ten others. The dead are
.1. tu ’ h.s.in of ma. Charles
BtieMe. conductor: i\ •). Jessup, ex
pre-s messenger: and two buried under
the wreck who cannot be identified
until the bodies are taken out. hov
el a! ears were demolished.
Dolphin is Two svnois i aster
Seattle, Feb. (i Steanier Dolphin
wiii be prepared to resume her Alaska
run April !. Wneu she is converted
into aa oil burner and overhauled her
speed w. i be increased two knots per
hour.
to Ikild from Denver to Seattle
Denver, Feb. ft—The Denver, Yellow
stone v\ Colorado Kaiiroad Company
today tiled a mortgage for sS,.‘»oo,oih» to
secure Ixjtuls to raise funds for building
from Denver to Seattle.
four Monthly dads to Valdez
Washington, D. C., Feb. ft—A eon
tract has been made with the Nort li
ves; orn Steamship Company to carry
four mails per month from Seattle to
Vakh The four-year contract calls
for SoI.ftOO.
ta.itornians hnoik Seattle
Washington, D. C., Feb. ft—At a
hearing before the House judiciary
committee upon the bill to have Alas
ka va-rs in the circuit court of appeals
heat'd in Seattle instead of in San
Francisco, a delegation of Californians
mace t if statement that San Francisco
has more business with Alaska than
Seattle. Congressman Humphrey of
Washington will tile statistics to prove
the contrary.
A>ks toast Road for Protection
Seattle, Feb. ft—The Chamber of
Commerce today adopted a resolution
asking the federal government to con
struct a road along the ocean beach
from Bray's Harbor to Capo Flattery,
with light houses and life saving sta
tions to aid in the protection of vessels
in case of storm.
Modifies Chinese Restrictions
Washington, 1). Feb. ti Secretary
Metcalf of the department of commerce
has issued an order to immigration
officials designed to prevent delay in!
dealing with Chinese seeking to enter
and to permit those entitled to ad
mission to eome in without annoyance.
The order eliminates restrictions
which have given offense to Chinese I
'merchants anti it is hoped that toe;
! change will he the means of stepping
the Inn colt.
Upi. Mealy tiab. Up l§ai;t
Seattle, Foi». 7 t ’apt. John I Italy |
announced today that tie* llussian gov-j
eminent is about to grant a frua chi si
for he* proposed railroad line to Be •ing
*4rail. 11*' states that in* has completed
iinauctal arrangements to construct
I he project ml tunne! road under Bering
strait and to build an American rail
road from the strait through .vlasku to
By sot n. wiiere it will connect with the
Brand Trunk Pacific.
lo Abolish japanrse fad
Washington, 1>. C., Feh.7 Admiral 1
Sands today ordered that the Japanese!
sv.stemof wrestling called iudio. which
* .
lias been in vogue for some tune at the ;
Annapolis naval academy, he abolish
ed in pursuance of a recommendat ion i
of the President to that effect. It is
not considered that the Japanese sys
tem of wrestling is preferable to the
American.
tarthquake Jars Samoa
Tntuila. Samoa, Feb. 7 A sharp
shock of earthquake was felt here
yesterday. For some time a volcano
on the island of Savaii has been active
and alon£ the coast where fifteen
fathoms of water formerly existed a
i ruif^eil elifT of lava stands above the
surface.
Postoffjce at Gakona
W::shir.;'t0:1, [). C., Fell. 7 A new
I postotlice was established today at
: Ca tena, thirty miles from CopperCen
| ter. Alaska, at.d Ceora'e 1 hirer was
I appointed post master.
I wo More Boats for Nome
Seattle, Feb. 7 Tim Host on Steam
ship Company will p!ac two addition
!al boats on the Nome run next sumther.
Proposes to \mend Haring l aw
Washington. I). C., Feb. 7 I’resi
dent Roosevelt recommends to Con
•rress an amendment of the form of the
[•resent lui/.inir law. I nless it. is
changed the secretary of the navy wih
; be forced to dismiss thirty-three more
'cadets in addition to ei;>iit already
•Xpelled. *
rrtipuM. 5 i uumi nasno juuyc
Washington. I). (., 1*»1 *. < Con
gtvssnun Jones of Washington today
i;i. >eneed a hill ill the House provid
i ,, lor a > .•>>.ui judge for ttte Third
judicial district o. Alaska. This will
iu supported iu place of the iormer
lull providing' for a Fourth judicial dis
1 trjct which could not lie enacted with
■ out ohang'ng the Alaska code.
Jjjy til Burners Ire Dangerous
Seattle. F«-b. 7 The Merchants" F.x
change of thU city w ill protest to Con
gress against the u*e of oil as fuel on
passenger steamer-1', if is dftiriotid
j that oil as fuel is very dangerous.
Steals $20,000 off Ca..k beik
1 Hong Kong, Feb. 7 l rider the nose
i of the receiving teller disap
peared from the money counter of tin
Hong Kong and Shanghai bank yester
day.
Tiie police are utterly unable to
fathom tin; mystery but suspect an
American who was standing beside the i
counter a short time before the money j
was missed but. was gone when the;
loss was discovered and has not been j
! seen since.
Steamer Santa Ana Saifs
Seattle, Feb. 7 Steamer Santa Ana
sailed for Seward last night by way of
the inside passage, leaving hundreds of j
tons of freight upon the docks, while I
i much larger consignments were not
taken from the wholesale houses bc
! cause of notice that they could not be
: carried.
Presents for Miss Rooseveit
Washington, D. C., Feb. 8- Miss
Alice Roosevelt lias just received as a '
wedding gift from the French govern
ment a magnificent Gobelin tapestry
carrying the figure of Justice. The
President lias advised foreign govern
ments mat it will be agreeable if they
will not send expressive gifts. Cuba
lias sent a collar of pearls, which is
now on the way.
To Vole on Hepburn Kate Uni
Washington, I). t’., Feb. 8—The
i House will vote this afternoon on the
! Hepburn railroad rate bill. A hard
' light is anticipated and the vote will
be close.
Portland Sails Under Own Steam
Seattle, Feb. 8—1The steamer Port
land is on the way to Seattle under her
own steam. The news was brought by
the Farallon yesterday evening.
Resumes Smoot Hearing
Washington, I). C., Feb. 8—The
Senate committee on elections resumed
the Smoot hearing yesterday. Prof.
Wolfe, a former teacher in Brigham
Young academy at Logan, Utah, was
on the witness stand a long time. lie
declared that the Mormon church im
plants the seeds of treason in the oblig
tion taken by members, “You and each
of you convenant to pray and never
cease to pray (lod to avenge the blood
of the Prophet on this nat ion.”
Jap Officers in Seattle
Seattle, Fob. 8 Twelve officers of
the Japanese navy arrived on tin*
Shinano Main this morning. They are
on their way to England to take charge
of two new battleships just completed
there for the Japanese navy. The
vessels are t he Kashima and t lie Kat nri.
Challenger Crew Arrives
Seattle, Eel). 8 Eleven members of
the crew of the hark < hallengor,which
burnt d and then was scuttled on the
Japanese coast four months ag' >, arrived
this morning from Japan on the
Shinano Mam.
for Keeovcry u wages
Washington, I). C., Kel». S senator
Nelson introduced by request unlay a
bill pro’. i iny*’ that an action lor wa^es
in tin* inn of -1,>() or less in Alaska
may be instituted before a l . S. com
missioner.
Focal lawyers are somewhat puz
zled by tin1 !orejoin." niessr e. \t
iln* present time an action for wayfes
op to !>1(mm) is within the jurisdiction
of a I . S. commissioner, so the new
measure, if correctly reported, con
fers no advantage upon laboring men
over the present statute.
Seattle Gets C. E. Cunvention
New York. Feb. H The executive
cm . nil tee of the Society of Christian
Kndeavor decided today to hold the
biennial convention for 11*07 in
Seattle. The decision followed a
lively contest in which Los Angeles
and several other cities liirured.
To Inuil ElCancy Monument
Washington, D. C., Feb. Pho
army transport Sumner sailed this
morning for Cuba with a distinguished
parly who u’o to the island to witness
the unveiling of a monument on the
battle field of I'll Cat:ey.
Plan for life Sa>ing Ship
Seattle. Fel>. 8 Hubert Moran of
[Moran l»ros. Company, the shipbuild
! ('is. today forwarded to Senator Piles
a plan for u life saving ship for coast
| um*. (me built in Seattle has been
i tried and was unatVectwd by llie rolling
I of waves over it. It lias a cable with
I an anchor to attach to a wreck, so
J that passengers can be carried in
baskets along the cable from the
wreck to the rescue ship.
So More Lieutenant-Generals
Washington. I). C.« Feb. 8 The army
j appropriation bill just introduced con
tains a clause for the abolitinn of tin*
i rank of lieutenant-general. For several
S soars the ranking oflicers of the army
j *
have arranged to bold this rank in
| turn for a few months or weeks before
i retirement forage, which is placing a
larg< number of them on the retired
i list with that rank and pay.
Drunken Crew Mutiny
San Francisco. Feb. - tVa/.od with
I liquor sixteen sailor of the crew of
! the steamer Indianapolis, hound trout
!:his port to Seattle, broke out in mu
tiny shortly after the voyage begau.
'Armed with guns and spikes they
| made a murderous assault upon Mate
i Martin, who barely escaped with ie>
! die after being frightfully b aten.
Other oflicers captured the leader
of the mutineers. John Heising. and
j placed him in irons, 'i'hu inuinmus
sailors then rallied and reeup.utvd
Heising. One sailor with a hatch'd
attempted to cut the hands on Hei
sing's wrists and cut <>p one ol He.
siug's thumbs instead. The mutiny
was finally quelled and the ship pro*
! reeded on her voyagt.
life Station for flattery
; -hiiigt i n. !). < r oh. " It is
probable that the life saving station at
Cape Flattery at tlie entrance of l’uget
Sound will bo established, but the de
partment of commerce does not consider
an ocean-going tug to be attached to it
necessary.
A new revenue cutter to replace the
Crant has been ordered. The Grant
is unsea worthy.
Trying to end Smoot lasc
Washington, I). Feb. 1) The
testimony of the protestants against
the retention of his seat in the Senate
by the Mormon apostle, Reed Smoot,
will he concluded today. The com
mittee announced that the defense
must put in all its testimony in time
for a decision to be made in tbe case
before tbe end of the present session
of Congress. II. W. Lawrence -of Salt
Lake, a Mormon apostate, testified to
day that when a member of the church
he was compelled to swear that be
would avenge the deaths of Mormon
leaders killed by mobs.
To Make fleet of Russian Ships
Kobe, Japan. Feb. 9 The Japanese
government has decided to make a
separate Meet of the twelve Russian
warships captured in the late war.
Want Cable Station at Nuchuck
Seattle, Feb. 9—Steamship men here
are considering a petition to the war
department to make a loop in the
Alaska cable at Nuchuck island, at tbe
entrance to Prince VV illiara Sound,
with a station there to report all vessels
as they enter the sound. They will
ask indorsement of the project from
Southern Aluska ports.
fails to Identify Pat Crowe
Omaha, Feb. 9—Pat Crowe is on
trial upon the charge of kidnaping
I Northwestern Steamship Company
CARRYING U. S. MAIL AND EXPRESS
STEAMSHIPS OPERATED:-Victoria, Tacoma, Santa Clara, Santa Ana.
Excelsior, Dora, Oregon, Edith, Pennsylvania,
STEAMERS FOR—Seattle, Kayak, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet. Pnalaskn.
Nome- -intermediate points and San Francisco. Exclusive line; to N. V.
Siberian ports.
Fxprcss Steamer “ORl GON” Sails from Seward for and Seattle Valdez,
outside route. January 5th and every 2o days thereafter.
Str. SANTA CLARA Leaves Seattle 1st of each month. Same trip as San la
Ana, connecting at Seldovia with S. S. Neptune, etc. returning leave*
Seward 12th of each month.
! Staam.ship "SANTA ANA" Leaves Seattle Kith of eaeh month for Juneau,
Kayak, Yakutat, Ellemar. Valdez, Seward, Seldovia connecting at Sel
dovia with S. S. Neptune for all Cook Inlet points ret arninir. leaven
Seward 2?M11 of eacil month.
S tr "DORA" L< •aves Seward 27th of each month foe i nalaska, Dutch
Harbor, and all way points, returning, leaves Seward a-wntt li li. ot
each rnont h.
For transportrtioi:. berth reservations, Ireigltt rale etc.
rail on S. P. BROWN, \gt.. Coleman flou ", S-wue.l. Al;,-i-. .
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SEATTLE, WASH.
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Sails from Seattle via. Juneau. 10th and ‘.'oth of eaeh month
Sails from Seward via. Juneau, Jith and 22nd of eaeh month.
Connecting with Steamers at Seldovia for al! points on Cook Inlet
Passenger Service unexcelled
, For Rapid Delivery of Freight and for Passenger Rates aud Perth*
Apply to
JOHN J. McMANUS, Agt.
At Brown and Hawkin’s Store.
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J10 Sansome St. (). J. HI Ml "I I HA , Seattle Aj;*
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“Is The Water.”
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OLYMPIA BREWING CO. Seattle Office 106 Jackson St.
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The Washington Trust Co.
Corner First Avenue and Madison street, Seattle, Wash.
Invites Business by Mail or Express.
Pays Interest on all Accounts
PAID CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $525,000
vo’,::i:.' Kdward < ‘udahy i:i tin suuimei
uf l'.irtt). Vounjr < udahy was unable
(» identify him positively as one of Hie
In the time that has since
elapsed ('rowe lias p, really cnatljjp'd
in appeal a nee.
U tssian Polar Ci'.i’f nilied
St. 1’etersbur:'1. i’**b. 9 fhe chiefs
of polio*1 at IVn/.a and at K uais were
:;s,a.»inated hist nivflit. No details
nave l)*ien received. Huron Fcrzen
was named today to succeed as com
mander of the military forces at
V ladivostok.
Votes $139,000,0C0 for Pensions
Washington, M* C., Feb. 9 Tin
Mouse to*lay passed a pension appro
priation bill carrying $139,0t)0.0o0.
Swamped by lida! Wave
Manama, Feb. 5 An earthquake
caused a tidal wave on the coast of
Colombia yesterday which completely
wiped out the city of Ventura and de
stroyed .3000 lives. All wires leading
to the region of the tidal wave are
down and details are difficult to obtain
but it is reported that the disturbance
extended down the coast of Kcuador as
far as the river Guayas, and up that
river thirty miles to the city of Guay
aquil. In that case the disaster must
have entailed the deaths of almost
countless people.
The wave is believed to have been
caused by the explosion of a submarine
volcano.
ORGANIZE REALTY FIRM
Building to Be Erected as Office
For F. X. Gowans & Co.
A real estate and brokerage office
will open in a few days in Seward. A
lease has been secured from T. H.
Jeter of his property adjoining Clayson’s
on Fourth avenue, and an office build-1
ing will be erected at once by Frank
X. Gowans & Company, which will be
the style of the new firm.
This is one of the many signs show
ing the progress of Seward in the real |
estate lint'. The completion of this
building will make a solid block from
the Northern saloon to the railroad
hospital.
Already several important deals have
been consummated by this firm, and
they start out very auspiciously.
F. M. Brown, a Valdez, attorney,came
over on the Bertha on business and
returned on the same boat.
Postmasters liidc** Instructions
Decline to Cash Orders Sent
From America
Ey C;\Mo .o TTac Dr.iJy Gateway.
Portland, On . Feb. 9 Dr. .Most's
Sohn. a prominent Jo-wish rabbi, states
that-money orders which he sent t«
Russian Jews :m being returned with
th. stat'-ment that the Russian post
office officials refus - to cash them.
This statement is corroborated by
local post office officials who say they
have been notified hy the Russian
post offices at which tlie orders wer*
made payable that instruction- hac
been given hy the Russian govern
ment to refuse to cash the orders.
Russians Shot Without Trial
St. Petersburg, Feb. li The mo
fearful slaughter since the days of Ivan
the Terrible is now in progress through
out Russia. In every province people
are being shot without trial. The
usual charge where it is desired to
make example of revolutionists is that
they are disseminating insurrectionary
literature.
In a ease where the municipal
treasury had been robbed the people
of the town were required to make
good the deficit promptly or the town
would he burned. The town of Gomel
has been totally destroyed by fire and
thousands of Jews murdered. The
IxKlies of the dead were afterward
burned in huge heaps. Similar scenes
have occurred in other places.
Bogus Emperor Run in
Elizabeth Grad, Russia, Feb. " The
bogus emperor and suite who have
been stirring up the people in the
Volga region, were arrested today.
The pretender was dressed in purple
and crimson of costly texture. In his
train were three men who claimed to
he ambassadors of foreign countries.
Samuel Untermyer, a noted corpor
ation lawyer of New York, says that
great combinations of capital are un
wieldly and will gradually fall to
to pieces of their own weight.