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C o l u m b i a n . VO L . I I . NO. 34. CO L U M B IA F A L L S . M O N T A N A . F E B R U A B Y 25, 1»05. St*k C f l m m . M m SUV par Y mt . AROUND THE WORLD SHORT TELEGRAPH NOTES FROM All POINTS OF HEMISPHERE. A Review of Happenlnge In Both Eaetem and Weatern Hemispheres During the Past Week—National, Historical, Political and Personal Events Tersely Told. Six men were killed and 14 Injured at the Lytel colliery, near Pottsvllle, Pa., recently. The house of congress has passed the pensions appropriation bill carry ing $138,250,700. Several attacks have been made on Governor White and Governor-elect jPawson of^West Virginia. As the author of “ Ben Hur” the late General Lew Wallace »was known In practically every country of the globe. At Crawfordsvllle, Ind., the funeral of General Lew Wallace last Satur day was private. In accordance with blB expressed wishes. Smelting at the new plant of the Sullivan Group Mining company, at Marysville, B. C., should start with the first furnace about March 1. Word from Warsaw, Russian Poland, states that In that city hundreds of prisoners, mostly strikers and revolu tionists, are dally executed. Funds with which to prosecute the Inquiry Into the methods of the Stan dard Oil company Was asked of the house recently by the secretary of commerce and labor. In diplomatic circles at St. Peters burg, the opinion M quite generally expressed that the recent tragedy may be followed by the decision of the gov ernment to conclude peace. The empree# of Russia has received from the women'of Moscow an address piteously appealing to her as a wo man and a mother to use her Influ ence with the emperor to secure peace. The professors who gave their ser vices free to the 8L Petersburg uni versities by a vote of 111 to 2 decided rat to resume their duties until fall aniens the present demands are grant ed. . Investigation of special dispatches sent from Arizona points detailing depredations and massacres by Yaqui Indians In the state of Sonora, Mex ico, falls to develop any foundation for these stories. Five persons were burned to death In a dwelling house at Howebrook plantation, 50 miles from Island Falls, Mo. The dead: Mrs. John Chorey and daughter. Mrs. 8ampel Antworth and two daughters. The Arizona Rangers have present ed Governor Brodie the finest saddle they could buy. The governor, who leaves for the east soon, will present the saddle to President Roosevelt with the compliments of the Rangers, who are mostly former rough riders. One of the most audacious of the many recent robberies In New York occurred In the Bronx, when a high wayman attacked Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cornish In front of their home, snatched a $5000 diamond brooch from Mrs. Cornish's throat, and escaped. The German consul at Chefoo states that the taotal has elicited a confes sion from two members of the crew of a Junk that the German and the French naval attaches, Guggenheim and Cuvervllle, were murdered for rob bery and their bodies thrown over board. Harry Sllverberg, alias a score of other names, has been arrested in New York by Central office men. His ar rest was In connection with a swin dling operation which was to have reached its climax on Monday, when the prisoner was \o receive $50,000 from one of his alleged dupes. Twelve men have been held up by six armed robbers at the office of Max Mlldenberg, proprietor of the electric light, oil and gasoline delivery at Chi cago. The highwaymen fired several shots as they entered, wounding two persons. They knocked another un conscious with a blow from a revolver. They then took more than $800 and escaped. It Is difficult for an American to imagine the conditions under which the people of Russia who do not hap pen to be of the official class or mem bers of the Romanoff family are com pelled to live. They are In constant danger of molestation from the secret police, either for purposes of black mail. revenge or because of some sus picious action which might be con strued as seditious. Togal Noren of Rosaland won the championship of Canada In both ski events In Rossland, B. C.. In connec tion with the eighth Rossland winter carnival. The ski run from the sum mit of Monte Crlsto mountain to Co lumbia avenue beat all previous rec ords. In the flying Jump on Monte Cristo mountain, made on a specially constructed course, Noren Jumped 84 feet without losing his balance. RIVAL OF MODERN BLUEBEARD. Frank Busch Looks the £art of Noto rious Hoch. Chicago.—Johann Hoch has a double In Frank Busch. Saturday at a police station where Hoch once received wo- n whom he married, Busch, who al ls a prisoner, looked the part of Hoch in every respect and talked with the German accent, as does Hoch. In fact Busch looks so much like the man who has confessed to marrying. I I wo men that the victims whom Busch, It Is alleged, had robbed and who had Identified Hoch as the swindler, admit ted they had made a mistake In Iden tifying Hoch and picked out Busch as the right man. Busch, like Hoch, was not moved by the Identification. He would smile, like Hoch, and at times utter witty expres sions. Busch. It Is'alleged, preyed women, but did not bar the men. LATESTNEWS Baku, Feb. 84.—The military au thorities today adopted energetio meas ures to snpress the disturbances here. This was not accomplished without bloodshed. A ll of the official and pri vate offices are closed. Many dead bodies are lying in the streets. The wholesale killing did not have the de sired effect and the riots continue. London, Feb. 24.—According to a Paris dispatch, het indemnity asked by Japan, and whioh was reported to be the principal obstacle in the way of peace in the far east, is $350,000|000. Japan, in fixing the indemnity kt this figure, intends to retard the rehabilita tion of Russia. Taooma, Wash., Feb. 23.—The nual convention of the Washington 8tate Letter Carriers’ association.Wed nesday elected the following offloers: Preisdnet George Dewey of Spokane; vioe president, W. R.Fayler, Olympia; treasurer, L. B. Harris, Bellingham; secretary, T. W. Pieroe, Seattle; C. H. Titus, Everett, delegate at large to at- tedn the convention to be held in Port land. Spokane will be the next meet ing place. Rumors are ourrent in Bt Petersburg that General Kuropatkin has been out flanked by a strong foroe of Japanese in the vicinity of Sinmintin and oom- pellled to ertire from the Shakhe river, but official dispatches, so far as made publio, give no intimation that suoh a contingency is even remotely possible. Military oirolea scout the report en tirely,>nd say nobody of troops of sufficient strength has been reported operating on the Russian right flank to foroe General Kuropatkin to abandon hla exceedingly strong position on the Shakhe without a bard fight lasting several days. Philadelphia, Feb. 23. — Commera- Hon of Washington’s birthday by the University of Pennsylvania was made notable by the faot that repreeenta- Hveaof three world powers participated in the exercises. The United States, represented by the ohlet executive of the naHon, President Roosevelt; Ger many, represented by Baron Speck von Sternberg, ambassador .to the United States,who acted as the personal repre sentative of Emperor William, and Henry Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador. The oooaslon was marked by one of the most enthusiastic demon strations ever witnessed ih the Acad emy of Musio, where the exercises were held. President Rooeevelt was the ora tor of the day, his theme being, \Some Maxims of Washington.\ The president apparently was' not annoyed by an incident whioh ooourred in Philadelphia whilelhe was driving from the Academy of Musio to the ar mory, where he was the guest of the oity troop at ltmoheon. 2 Before the presidential party reaohed the oity troop armory an unknown man dashed into the street and get within 10 feet o f the president's carriage. There he was struok by the flat of a saber by one of the offloers of who sur rounded the president's oarriage by the foroe of the blow, he staggered back and was lost in the orowd. The man appeared to be a laborer, about 48 years of age. Those who witnessed the incident believe that he merely sought to shaked hands with the president He had run parallel with the oarriage for over a blook, and Secret 8ervioe Agent Tyree, who rode with the presi dent, had ordered him to get out of the way. Tyree final'y oalled to a who quickly drew Ills saber and, as the man refused to stop, he struok him sound blow the on baok. More Strikes Occur. Moscow.—The' telegraph operators of the Moscow-Russian railroad have struck, demanding a minimum wage Of $20 and an eight hour day instead of 12. The telegraph operators of the Moscow-Wlndau road have also walk ed out, necessitating a suspension ol train service. At Voronezh the telegraph operators and other employes of the Southwest- i railroad and 3000 men employed the railroad workshops have struck for an Increase of wages and shorter hours. PALACE PRISONERS RUSSIA’SJtOlAL [FAMILIES ARE KPT IN SAFER HALES. Czar and Grand Dukes Fear to Move About In the Open—Trepoff Is Ter rorized—Cities and Towns In 8tate of Ferment—Minor Officials Assas sinated— Strike Hourly Increasing. St. Petersburg, Feb. 21.—The czar and his Immediate family for the time being are prisoners in their own pal aces, dread of awful death by band assassin bolding them close their official homes. Even General Trepoff. who was selected to rule St Petersburg with Iron hand, fears venture Into the streets. now been definitely decided that the remains of Grand Duke Ser gius will not be brought to St. Peters burg for the present, but will be placed a temporary receiving vault of the cloister of the Cbauff monastery to iwalt the completion of alterations npw In progress In the Romanoff mausoleum In the fortress of 8alnt Peter and Paul. On account of lack of space in the mausoleum It was de cided last year to henceforth bury only rulers of the dynasty In the old mausoleum and a new sepulcher In the new wing of the cathedral Is now being built for other members of the Imperial family. This, however. Is not the only rea son for the decision to bring the mains to the capital. Even Governor General Trepoff has recognized the fact that no precautions can furnish absolute guarantee of Immunity againat an act of terror at a great funeral, where ancient custom requires that the emperor and all of the Romanoff family assemble and follow the coffin on foot, and a single bomb might wipe out the dynasty. Re gard for the personal safety of the sovereign also has led to the decision that the emperor shall not go to Mos- to attend the funeral. It Is pos sible that no members of the Imperial family will be present except those who are now within the walla of the Kremlin.' Grand Dukes Do Not 8t!r Out. So grave is the danger of a repeti tion of the Moscow tragedy that sev eral of the grand dukes have not stirred out of their palaces since the murder, and Ipstead of going to Tsarskoe-Selo to attend the requiem there, they have participated In Spe cial services held in the chapels of their own palaces. This was the case as regards Grand Dukes Vladimir and Alexis. The closing of the Fr&dfco-Russo and the PuUloff works-is a serious embar rassment to the government, as the former Is engaged exclusively on navy work and the latter In manufacturing guns and munitions of war for the army. Over 25,000,000 projectiles and shrapnel are being prepared at the Putiloff works, and the government has been compelled within the last 10 days to place orders In France and Germany for $125,000,000 worth of mu nitions. As the government owned Nevsky works the minister of finance has been able to hold the men only by conceding everything they have de- mandfd, including the eight hour day. The employers, in a letter to the finance minister, squarely disclaim all responsibility for settling the labor troubles, declaring that the strike Is economic origin,-and that the nature of the men's grievances can only be adjusted by political reforms. They claim that the conditions of in dustry In Russia renders yielding to the demands of the men utterly im possible. Paris, Feb. 24.—A semiofficial state ment appeared has relative to the work of the International oommisison whioh has been considering the North sea in cident. It ia'aaaerted that the Hall commission met this morning in the ohamber of the ministry o f foreign af fairs, and again this afternoon in order to proceed to a final examination of the report, recapitulating its conclusions. The prinoipal author is Admiral Von Spann (Austrian), but all the members of the commission collabor ated in drawing it up. The commission gives no opinion on the question of the I reeenoe of Japanese torpedo boats In the North Sea. The commissioners re fer to the Russian government's engage ment to indemnify the viotims of the deplorable inoident The report w ill be sent to the Rus sia and British governments, not be- oaoae it is liable to modifications, but the commissioners do not wish the' powers interested to simply learn tbrongh the press of the last pnblio sitting and the oonolnsion arrived at Tillman la at Home. Senator Tillman has reached his home at Trenton. S. C- after a brief stay in Philadelphia under the treat ment of specialists. Senator Tillman Is suffering from grip poisoning, affect ing one of hie nerves. WEST POINT BESTED JAPANESE ShoVed How to Conquer by the Jlu y \ Jltsu System. West Point, Feb. 22.—Though the oourteey of Japanese Consul General Ucida West Point was treated to its Ant exhibition jin jitau by Professor Tomito,Japans's most famous ed«onent fo the art, and an assistant The ex- htbition took place in the gymnasium in the presence of a corns of cadets and of the offloers and ladies of the poet A fourth class man was first picked out to take a turn. Honors were easy between him and the Japanese. Then Daly, the famous Harvard quarterback waa invited to enter thed arena. Daly held hia own until be waa compelled to retire on account of a sprained ankle. Then came Tipton, West Point’s star football player. Tipton handled the jiu jitau men at will, throwing them all over the mat, and even tossed one of them overihia bead. The Japanese admitted the West Pointers were the hardest problems they had as they had met in the Unit ed States. TERMS OF PEACE London, Feb. 28.—A difpatoh to Renter's Telegram oompany from Petersburg, confirming the Associated 1 advices of Febn^ry 17 and 18, from St. Petersburg to the effect that peace was unedr consideration, adds: ' ¡\The conditions under whioh Rnssia is prepared to make peace have practi cally been agreed upon. These are as follows: 'Korea Ip be ploaed under Japanese suzerainty. “ Port Arthur and the Liaotung pen- inaual to be aeded to Japan. \Vladivostok to be declared tC neu tral port, with an open door. \The eastern Chinese railroad to be placed under neutral international ad ministration. \Manchuria as far north is Harbin to be restored as an integral part of the Chinese empire. \The diffionlty lies in settling the qneeHon of Indemnity, upon whioh it is known that Japan insists, but it ia thought that the difference is not insu perable. “ The moet trustworthy opinion at k Petersburg is that, in view of the internal situation and the enormous dffleulty inic arry on war, peaoe on the terms above w ill be Concluded within a comparatively Short time if the indem nity queetio* can be arranged, bat it ia quite possible that Russia will riak an other battle before a decision ia reach- MINERS ENTOMBED Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 21.—By an explosion in the Virginia mine, about 8 miles southwest of Birmingham, at 'olook Monday afternoon, between 110 and 125 onion miners are entomb ed,and it ia believed the entire number suffered awful death. Scores of vigor ous reecners are at work digging into the mine to relieve thier friends and oomrades in tile inside. The explosion is believed to have been canted by an aoonmulaHon of dust, although the mine has heretofore been noted for being entirely free from dusL It ia also believed Lthat as the enitre quota has probably been killed the details of the cause off the disaster will never be known. The camp is isolated from the rest of the world, at there is no telephone sta tion at Virginia. Details of the disas ter were slow to come in. The class of mlneis employed was the beet in the distriot, and all belong-' ed to the United Mineworkers of Amerioa. Since the strike has been on in the Birmingham district, many of the moet industrious and thrifty mInara at Pratt City aDd other important min-' ing point« have removed to the Virgin ia minea, no that the mines were being worked to their full oapaolty by the moet skilled miners in the oommunity. Relief trains with surgeons and workmen were dispatched from both Birmingham and Bessemer as soon as the news was learned, i t Is thought it will be noon on Wednesday before the interior of the stope ia reaohed. The stopes are well arranged, and th-exe has never been the least trouble in the mines before. They are owned the Alabama Steel & Wire com, pany, bnt are leased and operated by Reid & Co. President Edward Flynn of the Ala bama United Mineworkers and Nation al Committeeman Fairley, together with J. R. Allier, distriot organizer, have left for the scene. President Flynne, said before leaving that there were 185 men employed in the mine regularly, but as Monday was payday he could not say whether the fall quota waa in the mine at the time of the disaster or not It Is said of John H. Langton, mana ger of a prominent New York hotel, that he can call half the hotel people and patrons in the United States by their names, but has never seen Bos ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore or Wash ington. INDIANAPOLIS FIRE WHOLESALE DISTRICT SUFFERS A $1,900,000 LOSS. Eight Buildings, Including Three Ho- ■tels. Prey of the Flame»—Firebrands Fall In a Perfect 8torm All Over the City — Serious Explosions — Small Blaze Later. Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 20.—For tour hours Sunday night the wholesale district bounded by Georgia and Merid ian streets, Jackson place %nd the Union depot sheds, were menaced by a fire which started in the wholesale warerooms of the Fahnley & McCrea Millinery company. At 8:30 o’clock three general alarms brought Into ac tion every department In the city and suburbs. When the fire was brought under control eight buildings, among which were three hotels, had been com pletely destroyed, causing a loss esti mated at $1,600,000. One fireman waa hurt by falling walla. Fire brands fell In a perfect storm over the business portion of the city on every building were stationed companies of men with fire fighting apparatus and a general conflagration is prevented. Explosions Add to Terror. In the A. Kiefer Drug company’s warerooms, where many barrels of oil and other explosives were stored, and In the Delmetsch company’s wholesale warehouse a season's stock of fire works were located several serious explosions occurred. Hundreds of spectators narrowly escaped death or serious Injury. Got a Disastrous 8tart. The fire, which was one of the most spectacular In the history of the city, was undpr full headway before an alarm was sounded. The occupants of the hotel, many of whom had not retired, escaped with out injury. Embara Fall In All Sections. Repeated exploslopa In the burning section sent skyward a veritable storm of burning embers which, fanned by a stiff breeze from the southwest, were carried into the retail district where they fell, still burning, upon the roofs of the principal business houses. Withlii four hours eight buildings in the threatened district had been to tally destroyed. - A spark from the fire In the whole sale district, several blocks away, set fire to the roof of the Grand hotel. An alarm again summoned all fire depart ments. All the guest* were aroused and because of the water were com pelled to seek other lodgings. Loss, $1600. WRECK JNMONTANA Missonis, Mont, Feb. 28.—The east bound Twin City express on the North- Pacifio railroad crashed into the rear of an east Exmud freight train at Plains Tuesday morning and several persons were injured, two seriously. The freight had pulled onto a side traok to allow the passenger to go by. The caboose and the last oar of the freight werejleft part of the way on the main line. Atlbough the paasen- was running slowly the engine carahed into the cabooae with sufficient foroe to knock it into kingling wood. Two women from Missonis, Mrs. Mid get Gilbert and May Wright, were in thejoaboose with Conductor Snyder and Brakeman Murray when the orath came. The Gilbert woman was pioked up from the pilot of the engine in a serious oondirion, her spine being bad ly Injured and her body otherwise oon- tused. The Wright woman was out about the head and body and, it is feared, sustained internal injuries. Conductor Snyder had hia right leg broken in two' plaoes and received other injuries whiob, it is ¿teared, will prove fatal Brakeman Murray waa injured atxmt the head andl body am) complains of severe internal pains. Three children in the first ooach of ie express train were thrown from theii seats and bruised. They proceed ed east while the four others were brought here and are in the hospitaL Blame is attached to the freight orew for not clearing the main line. Roosevelt to the Czar. Emperor Nicholas hits received, through Ambassador McCormick, a message of condolence from President Roosevelt, which contains a strong ex pression of the abhorence with which both the American government and people view the crime perpetrated at Moscow on Friday. Another Atlantic Cable. Another Atlantic cable is to be laid and bids for Its laying have already been made. It Is- expected the new cable will be In operation during the qomlng summer. Clarence Mackay Is to be at the head of the new company. CZAR MU8T BREAK CHAIN«. If He 8undera Iron Links of Bureau cracy All Will Be Well. 8L Petersburg.—The Russ ant] the Novostl, commenting on the assassi nation of Grand Duke Sergius, point out how impossible Is a continuation of the present conditions. The Russ ssya: \From the day of the death of Min ister of the Interior Von Plehve the fighting organization of the social rev- otutlaolsts held Its peace, and the four'months of Prince Svtatopolk-Mlr- sky’s regime waa a period of active but peaceful propaganda. Now that blood again has been shed, and al though foreigners predict all will end in revolution, the case la not hopeless. Only let representatives of the people be allowed to participate in the gov ernment and the natioo la directed to the road of peace and onr sufferings will be an at end. We do not want blood and terror, but peace and peace ful conditions. In this hope we see our only escape from the tragic events that are happening about us.” The Novostl says: “The victims of the war number tens of thousands. A hundred high officials are among these victims. People are losing their lives In the streets of Russian cities. We can not live longer under such con ditions. The happiness of the people should not be bought with their blood. Compromises of the bureaucracy can not save the situation. Enough o f this blood and terror. The emperor must honestly and sincerely meet the hopes of the people half way. The throne must join hands with the people against the bnreaucracy. This Is the only salvation from the horrors that threaten to darken the near future.” MONTANA 8QUIB8. The house, by a vote of 43 to 12, rejected a bill having for its object the repeal of the fair trial law. All hope of finding Walter Salus- berry, lost in the Coeur d'Alene moun tains for 10 days, has been abandon- 1 . Senator William A. Clark Is a bil lionaire, the richest man In the world, according to Major W. A. Mensch of Kingman, Arts. The secretary of the Interior, upon the recommendation of Congressman Dixon, has appointed Lorin T. Jones of Billings as special agent of the general land office. Richard Hartop, aged 65, who drives the United States mai( between Can yon Ferry and York, near there, waa thrown from his sleigh .during a run away and Instantly killed, hla head striking on a stump. Two years ago his «on was killed In a runaway. Mayor Morris of Bozeman has con tributed $1 to the city treasury at the Instance of Judge Smith, and he went record as the first man fined under the antl-splttlng ordinance. Miss Nellie Burke, a professional nurse from Spokane, fell dead while standing at the bedside of Mrs. T. J. Doolley, her patienL at Butte. Death Is attributed to heart disease. » Surgeon General Wyman of the Ma rine hospital. In response to a request from Congressman Dixon, has decided to send some specialists to western Montana next spring to make a study of the disease called \spotted fever” which prevails In parts of the Bitter Root valley each spring and which haa baffled medical science. As the result of sales of the old Bitter Root Indian lands, made by the government, $5500 will be distributed this week among the Flathead Indl- iow on the reservation. This mon ey will go to about 12 families, who refused to move to the present reser vation untH they'were promised by President Garfield, In 1882, that they should be paid for the lands they sur rendered In the Bitter Root valley. UNIVERSITIES ARE ALL CLOSED St. Petersburg Schools Sutpened on Account o f Strike. S t Petersburg, Feb. 82.—With the resuoltion of the student body of the great university of 8L Peterburg to sue pend studied for the remainder of the university year, almost the whole edu cational system of Russia haa entered upon a period of stagnation aa a pro test of the youth of Rnssia against the bureauoraoy and other governmental grievances. Other universities of Rus sia, gymnasia and even grammar achoo.s were already on strike, and the militia in various portions of the, em pire has been obliged to resort to foroe to restrain school boys of tender yean -ho are joining in the general move ment IS MARKED FOR DEATH. Mother of Czar Said to Bo Threatened by Nihilists.- St. Petersburg.—According to re ports In circulation the empress dow ager has received a threatening letter warning her that she will be the next victim. This is only one of the many rumors afloat, among which Is one that at the last meeting of the grand dukes it was unanimously decided to withdraw all opposition to the assem bling of a zemsky zabor and to rec ommend Its immediate summoning by the emperor.
