Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 21, 1905, Page 1

VOLUME 2. NUMBER 224. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1905, TEN CENTS PER WEEK ST. PETERSBURG IS TERRORIZED City is Beleagued With Military While Strikers Continue to Parade The Streets. St. Petersburg—Jan. 21-—St. Peters- burg this morning presents the ap- The on and pearance of a beleagured city. military is in complete posse the streets ave lined with troops while galloping squadrons of cavalry ave seen everywhere. Despite the ener- getic measures taken the inhabitants of the city are in a state bordering on terror. The strikers continue their agitation with unabated activity. They are actively parading the streets in the center of the city and are fore- ing the closing of every industrial establishment. AFFAIR STILL A MYSTERY OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS THRQW NO LIGHT ON ATTACK ON THE CZAR. St. Petersburg, Jan. 21.—Nothin better illustrates the conditions in Rus- sian jonrnalism than the appearance of the St Petersburg papers on the moin- ing atter an occurrence which nearly added violent death to the history of the ruling family of Russia. There are prominent headlines but al- most no editorial reference and the most brief mention possible of the un- expected hail of grapeshot around the little chapel in which the emperor and the Romanofl family had gathered for the great religio festival of the Epiphany and blessing the waters of the Neva. The account of the stately monial prepared by the court marshal is long and rich in detail. Appended o this court cir are short para graphs from-various papers, alluding in the most guarded torms to the un- expected danger in which his majesty stood. These add practically nothing to the knowledge of the event in spite of half & day’s opportunity for iny gation and inquir another The bvoe Vremya, which pub- lishes the most extended account, shows that chief interest in the inci- deiit followed the second and thivd shots, but offers o explanation. The paper editorializes briefly on the inex- cusable carelessness ol permitting so perilous @ happening and on the gen- eral joy at the escape of his majesty and the reliel to strained nerves. It concludes by expressing the hope that the miraculous escape of the emperor from morial danger while engaged in the pious rites of the faith may be an omen that Russia is under like protec tion; that Providence is watching over those who tve by faith and that she might e ge in equal safety from the i ch she now stands. cere- | —I-;l]B ATTAGK ON MITCHELL MINE WORKERS' ORGANIZATION EXPELS DELEGATE RAN- DALL OF WYOMING. Indianapoliz, Jan, 21.—Robert Ran-| dall, delegate to the United Mine| Workers' convention from Dietz, Wyo., | who charged President Mitchell with having sold oul to the operators dur- ing the recent Colorado strike, was | expelled {rom the organization during | the day by the national convention. Randall took the floor and made a statement which W arked by an absence of the abuse of President Mit- chell which he used on the previous day. President Mitchell replied to him and demanded that either himself or Randall should not be in the conven- tion. In his statement President Mit- chell said: “This man Randall says that my ac- cusation that he made false state- { ments in his local forced him to his +att If anything were neeced to prove his duplicity that statement does it. Rrother Randall, you should not Lt cos enieviu aastasRatiEa i more successtully from Dietz, Wyo. The president of your district has said he does not believe a word you have said. | e one charge that this delegate { akes is (rue 1 am unfit to occipy the | place T ao. 1 should be deposed. If they are not I have a right to protec- Zither this man or T should not { be heve. One of us should leave this i convention. T leave it for the dele- gates to say which it shall be.” tion. Given an Increase in Wages. Pittshurg, Jan. 21.—Announcement { was made during the day at the Schoenville plant of the Pressed Steel company that the wages of the em- ployes in all departments had been ad- vanced 10 per cent, the increase to date from the first day of the new year. Five hundred men are affected. GONTINUES TO SPREAD RANKS OF STRIKERS AT ST. PE- TERSBURG AUGMENTED BY THOUSANDS. MANY INDUSTRIES FORCED TO CLOSE BIG DELEGATIONS OF STRIKERS VISIT SHOPS AND COMPEL SUSPENSION. St. Petershurg, Jan. 21.—Employes of the Sangalli & Kolinkin spinning mill ceased work during the day and considerable further accessions to the ranks of the strikers are expected in the course of the day. The men al- ready out in pursuance of the plan to enforce a general strike are parading the streets of the Basil Island distriet, compelling workshops, printing works and small shopkeepers to close. They have broken into several factories and into the printing works of the Acad- emy of Science, forcing the employes to join them. The management of the printing works, which is a government establishment, acting on the advice of the police, agreed to the men giving up work so as to avoid a disturbance. As the day progressed the ranks of | the strikers were rapidly angmented. Delegations each 200 strong visited all the fuctories and printing shops, threatening to compel a cessation of work unless the employes voluntarily Jjoined in the strike. Practically all the small establish ments in St. Petersburg are alread: closed in response to the demands of the st , while the printing works and tobacco factories are followin, @ suit. One of the deputations of st ers visited the oflice of a recently e: tablished news agency and informed the printers that ugless they joined the movement the lding would be wrecked. The printers, numbering about 100, promptly quit work and the agency is now sending out its news in stencilled sheets instead of printed. The troops have been called out. Situation Becoming Serious. r A detachment of the Moscow regi- ment was called out during the afte; noon o of 500 strikers at Shapchal's tohacco factory. The employes of the factory decided to join in the strike move- ment, but the military did not inter- vene and returned to their barracks. The factory was closed. The crowd then proceeded to a bookbinding es- tablishment, where the employes also joined in the movement, The strikers are freely making threats of violence. The police do not interfere, but in any case they would not be capable of controlling the agi- tation in the proportions it has at- tained. Troops are held in readiness at various points for any emergencies. Reports from the interior are to the effect that efforts are being made to induce workmen in other cities to joiu and make the strike general through- out Russia. The managers of the big concerns here have formally decided to refuse ng to the threatening attitude |- to treat with any persons except their own workmen. 3 ‘ ¥ The printing establishments and the newspapers may hbe torced to suspend publication. The greatest danger lies in the possible shutting down of the electric plant, which would throw the city: into darkness, when a reign of terror might ensue. There is a general fear that the strike has entered a po- litical phase and that turbulence and ‘bloodshed are ineyitable, Over a hundred thousand are now out. < WORKMEN APPEAL TO CZAR. Prefer Death to Continuation of Pres: ent Conditions. St, Petersburg, Jan: 21.—A petition to Emperor Nicholas, now circulating at workmen’s meetings for signatures, bitterly complains of the desperate condition of the wotkers and their “deprivation of human rights.” The petition expresses devotion to the em- peror and concludes: “Be mercitul to us; let us live, If thou leavest us in this position we pre- fer to die.” TO. SAVE RUSSIAN SHIPS. Japs Will Dam Port Arthur Harbor and Pump Out Water. ‘Tokio, Jan. 21.—It has been pro- posed to dam Port Arthur harbor at the entrance and pump out the water prevaratory to salving the Russian war vessels. Discussing the matter a naval officer said that under ordinary circum- stances such a great work would be unprofitable, but in view of the num- ber of ships possibly salvable and the shallowness and smallness of the har- bor it may be the most economical method. Fire Paralyzes Business, Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 21.—Tire en- Riling a loss of $150,000 occurred early in the morning in the power plant of the Terre Haute Traction and Power company and business is paralyzed to a considerable extent. No street cars are running and the evening papers have abandoned their-earlier editions Army of Sick and Wounded. Tokio, Jan. 21.—It is stated that there are 18,536 sick and wounded Russian prisoners at Port Arthur. Of these 3,657 are cpnnecied with the navy. WANTED IN {IMANY CITIES. Alleged Bill Raisj_Arrested by Secret S se_w;.,t Aaw Chicago, Jan. 21.-Representing him- 851t {n biswifo of a<year.as a_gavern: ment secret service agent and living in a luxurious apartment in Prairie ave- nue, but in reality declared to be the cleverest bill ser who has worked in the West in recent years, having made, it is said, $8,000 since last Janu- the story of the career of W. S. has come to light. 's bail was raised by Judge San- born of the United States district court from $5,000 to $10,000 after Thomas I. Porter of the sécret service had testi- fied to his operations and exhibited his implemerts and raised bills. Kirk was arrested 4n Aurora, giving the name of Chailes Ciemons. * He wag brought to €hicago and his young wife learned that she had been de- ceived. Kirk is wanted ir almost ever large city of the West of a charge of pass- ing raised bills. H¢ has worked under the name of Charks Clemons, W. S. Kirk, Eusendrath, (arson, Larson and W. H. Lehman. SMooT o THE"*SIAND UTAH SENATOR TESTIFIES IN HIS OWN BEHALF IN FIGHT TO RETAIN HIS SEAT. ASKED REGARDING MORMON OATHS NOTHING IN MONY AFFECTING I\OYALTY TO HIS (_ZOUNTRY. ENDOWMENT CERE- ‘Washington, Jan. 21.—Senator Reed Smoot was put on the stand in his own defense during the day in the investi- gation of protests against the senator retaining his seat in the senate. He said he was born in Salt Lake City in 1862. His father and mother are both dead. His mother was a plural wife. Concerning his own family he said he was married Sept. 17, 1884, and has but one wife. They have six children. | He said that at the time of his mar- riage he did not take the endowments, but that in 1880 he had gone through the endowment house at the request | of his father. He said he told his i father at that time that he did not care much about taking the ceremony. Senator Smoot said he had been en- gaged in the mercantile business most { of his life. The only office in the church that he has held other than that of apostle was counsellor to the president of the Utah Stake of Zion and he declared that he had taken no oaths of any character when he became counsellor nor had he-taken any oath when he became an apostle. Mr. Worthington asked Senator Smoot about the endowment ceremony i and he replie “I could not give it if T wanted to.” “Why not?” “Because 1 have no distinct recol- lection of the ceremony.” Mr. Worthington read what wit- nesses have alleged to he the “oath of vengeance ¢ enator Smoot if there wa i (i i { that charac- ter-in the ce =i “There. »f vengeance 3 “Was.tha the blood “There w3 very sti . hout.avenzing mith?” nd it would have! there had been. Joseph Smith e instigator of the endowment ce ony and it would have been very $irange if he had asked his people to avenge his blood when he was alive.” “Was there anything in the cere- mony which would affect your loyalty to your country?” “There was not.” Smoot’s Entrance Into Politics. Mr. Smoot related at length his en- trance into politics and his decision to become a candidate for senator. “Was the Mormon church a factor ics in your candidacy for the asked Mr. Worthington. “Not in the least. No more than the Presbyterian or Methodist churches.” The senator explained that he had no intimate acquaintance with the families of the other apostles at the time he became an apostle in 1900. ‘When asked about their general repu- tations and whether he had made any protest “against those reputed to be Hyving in polygamous relations he said that the government of the United States had accepted the existing condi- tions; that there had been no prose- cutions and that the attitude of the people was that of toleration. He de- clared that the people felt that the best and, in fact, the only way to set- tle the conditions was to let the pos Iygamists die off. Mr. Worthington asked if that sentiment of toleration extended to plural marriages which have occurred since the manifesto. “Oh, not at all,” replied the senator earnestly. “I do not believe there is a good citizen of Utah who would con- done new plural marriages.” “Have you recommended to the pres- ident the appointment of a polygamist to a federal ofiice?” asked Mr. Worth- ington. “No, sir, and T do not intend to,” replhed the senator. “To the best of my knowledge there is not a federal office in Utah filled by a polygamist. I know that .the postmaster at Provo was removed on that ground and there have heen other cases of that kind.™ In er to a question by M ‘Worthington Senator Smoot said that he had never advised or countenanced any man or woman to live in polyg- amy. : SAY BUILDING IS Workmen on Columbus Skyscraper Quit in a Body. Columbus, O.—Jan. 21.—Declaring the Columbus Savings and Trust com- pany’s skyscraper, now in course of erection, to be “hoodooed,” all work-: men on the structure quit during the! day. X There have been twenty-one acci- dents nce the building was started; and the climax came when a bricke layer fell nine stories to his death. | “HOODOOED.”| ! our SITUATION IS STRAINED UNCLE SAM MAY BE COMPELLED TO USE,FORCE IN DEALING WITH VENEZUELA. CASTRO TERMINATES NEGOTIATIONS LEAVES CARACAS WHEN AMERI- * CAN MINISTER REJECTS IM- POSSIBLE TERMS. ‘Washington, Jan. 21.—The informa- tion respecting the situation at Ca- racas received by the state department from Minister Bowen in a cablegram of Thursday's date is to the effect that President Castro has made a proposi- tion for the‘settlement of the asphalt claims and other issues between the United States and Venezuela of a na- ture that makes it impossible of ac- ceptance by our government and, be- ing notified of that fact and having left the capital for an indefinite period, He has terminated the negotiations at least for the fime being. The effect of this action is to place the relations be- tween the United States and Venezu- ela under a decided strain. 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