Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
| LETTER CARRIER IS \ IN SERIOUS TROUBLE e For Freedom---Mescow Still Controlled °°: By the Revoltionists---Witte Likely to ’* Be Deposed By the Czar MOSCOW, De F aided by v with und today 1 energy Casualties a » troope are worn out by the cor Stant conflicts. Reinforcements are arriving ST. PETERSBURG, Dec Fifty arrests resulted today because Of the discovery by the military of & plot to terrorize the city by t rebeln. Cossacks charged th strikers at the Putiloff Iron Works, injuring three. LONDON, Dec. 27.—Lo: chante are suffering fron ditions in Russia. MOSCOW, Dec. 27.--Firing cor tinued until midnight last night Governor G 1 Doubasoff has GEN. DOUBASOFF. Who Has Appealed to Moscow People to Maintain Order. fasued an appeal to the peopie not to “leten to the teachings of the Incendiaries, who want only to mis- faterpret the recent manifesto.” He calls upon the people to aid the soldiers in restoring order. 8T. PETERSBURG, Dec. Newspapers appeared this morning. Communication with Moscow has Been restored. Government officials Monopolize the tines. News from some outside points is Rot no encouraging. Abnormal conditions still exist tn ‘Warsaw and Lodz. 8T. PETERSBURG, Dee Charged with delaying and opening letters fn his charg tier H. H. Randall w & o'clock yeeterday afternoon ¢ulmination of a three weeks’ In Westigation by the postal authori the A bundle of more than 50 letters “were recently found in a woodshed sat 311 8. 28th, where Randall for qperly lived, by F. 3. Hargrave, who irs in the flat above. Hargrave -@iaima he telephoned Randall to dome and get the letters before he weported the matter. Randall did ‘go, and later tarned in six of them to the postoffice. Many Complaints. Many complaints had been re ¢eived, ani several from persons Who had not received checks and drafis sent to them. Hargrave stat @d that in several of the letters there were drafts. ‘The carrier's defense is that he placed the letters in the shed one Right when he was lute making his founds, intending to deliver them Bext morning, and he says he will d guilty to delaying the letters it not to opening them. Some of the lotters are more than six months Old and the dates differ, which throws discredit on ifs story Postmaster Stewart sa: thas no further spiaints have been mud Against Rendall, or against any oth- @F carrier in the city. The entire City Mail Car-} arrested at} Righty thousand atrikers x ed ton 1 y hin th next 24 hours, te led and ate by t hat since insurgents hav oat their} 4 that fully 00 have bullets of the that ontrol of t ab and that are becoming more loyal to the emperor r in pa are city | t eror, since the attack upon them by the people As the work of bringing In the dead nd wounded at Moscow goes on, the cruel attack upon the peo- ple by the Coseacks become more horrifying. Thousands of young school boys and giris were found among the killed and wounded in the public streets, Capital Expects Moscow Horrors. This city momentarily expects a reign of horror which will pale that which recently drenched Moscow | with the bload of the nation. Gov- ernment officials report that they have authentic information that an attack upon the government may| be expected at any time. i Telegraph and telephe wires and all bridges leading to-thin city} have been destroyed by the strik~ ers. The general strike is spread- ing continually, and the men galn- ing strength every day. ‘The rebels, in order to Incite thelr adherents to greater efforts, are making what {s considered fustfiable Statements to the effect that if Count Witte succeeds in breaking the general strike, the czar will never voluntarily grant freedom to hin people. 5 Letters addressed to Witte, Tre- poff and other high offictals of the overnmerit, and e¢ontaining deadly | explosives, were found In the malls day, before any barm was Warsaw Sees Fighting. Warsaw and Lodz rikers are forg- Reports from indicate that the s { matter fe in the hands of Inepector | Wayland, who is personally con ducting a thorough investigation all is out on $1,000 besl fur nished by his father. He will ap- pear for a-hearing in court at 3 p. m, tomorrow WILL HOLD AUTOPSIES | Coroner Carroll will hold an au} topsy on the remains T. W.| Shoewe, who was found dead ip the rear of Edward Corfee’s restaurant} at 10:30 o'clock last night, at th Boney-Watson morgue this even-} | ing. The body was discovered by ‘C |S. Hagaman, a switchman, whol | stumbled over it as he was entering) the restaurant by the back door. | There were no marks on the body to suggest foul play and it is b Heved that Schoewe. fell from the | first floor balcony. | Up to a few days ago Schoewe was employed by the Seattle ee com- pany. It is believed that he came here from Sandusky, O., where at one time he was engaged in the fur niture and undertaking business. This evening the coroner will hold an autopsy on the remains of Gray, AGAINGT CZAR FORGeo Wives, Mothers and Danghters Fighting’: The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News 1905 VOL NO. 260 S HAMILTON’S STATEMENT PER MONTH 4 |plosion of soveral sticks of dyna-}ihe ground, and a portion of th mite late last night In (Be rear of| stable was wrecked the residence of Juatte of the Peace® The police are investigating, but Haldwin. ada to the bellef that the# have ne clew | deed was inspired by some one @1th|} Hajdwin is convaleseing from an gtud@ againat that official iinels which nearly proved fatal 1%, EW YORE I " sae oe [uocaii, wcretaiy of che sew Sork{ Professional Insurance Lobbyist, Now ane th morning H H WHO tk TO [coyg, (aie morning ion mf Nearing Death In Paris, Makes Public | Pa that } ondition sewlc . . * The street ral jand that tne sobmired a cortiae) — MiSs Services For the Largest Life Com- cr) McCall said 4 ton decits H H st BL AME? | _iSieall sald Hamiton panies in the World ee ae SOMEONE TAMPERBO WITH FRANCHISES LAST NIGHT, BUT nen ‘ me 2 MURPHY PREVENTED OUTRAGEOUS TRICK et h f ' on Ww t « » ¢ tly en city might purchase, at a price! ayw that in 1899 he made an A e t nce! re egded by ihe 5 . unell f ' er, it ol ar ed a v e An led the t he areh "a ne ft Election Laws Farcica tions cor the r ine | chine mere ' abt te Refers to Gov ‘ tration, and further prov t postpone of the 4 ah ” ma pose a-} 66 D @ 99 ; companies| > d" taxed out | hat If we « 174 | perly guard the t ¢ i 2s ar A) 4 the Ife insurance business | y w York state NO NEED FOR FURTHER) W/o Se tile Gan 1 wen ‘kis b0 aes RAILROAD REGULATION ! 40h Pia ll a se rp y Men corph WE wilt Gwe NO Ws & retainer were It known that they MORE REBATES! / V4 nee eee ee y ij 4 f Powerful Men Hired. A /) “Their employment was known 4, onty to “ne ¢ i always kept my word with them and even the companies did not know who they were “The. protection of the companies became ample “Each company was supplied daily with a list of legislative propo 4 sitions and progress, with complete th particulars i The seal of legislators unfemi).| THE MAN UPON WHOSE STATEMENT THE FATE OF THE LIF far with legal and ine ce mat hend:.thems to ethenat to. chan yo INSURANCE COMPANIES HANGS Pacific telegraph connected company The loss by od as high as firm stated t ing the past lost 000. Tho fight the Standard to be respons wi Se ie a Terr erned * sentenced ® Hart today * see eae who ts believed to have beem mur- dered. 4 PORTLAND IS Charles Nelson, which are greater than the captain will| fate of the steamer Clallam. Tacoma for San Francisco admit | Officers of the vessel say they, |morning put into port dur Oscar Carlson and wife, of Se-| have never experienced such heavy | night, having been driver passengers, left the vessel here! weather in the straits. fever ast and « having their money refunded.| The steamer Chalmer, plying be- — -~ * off Cape Flattery The other passengers also asked for! tween Vancouver and Victoria, also ; Mombers of Crow of Wrecked Vessel Ar- |. Pets ras tiie morning | reruna, Which they say was de-| hut’ trying experione, She Yas j that the weather was the worst that) nied them. | more than five hor la Usually riv With D f il of C t t h he had ever encountered, and he ad - this vessel makes t in six oO SAN FRANCISCO, Storms Pound Steamer Until She Is ero erica HAENE CRN Gk ee Dremel . Repairs are also necessary in the! ton. When 30 m es off © a | Worst Storm in Years. z engine room. Sunday, August, Rolland, able sea Ep Tee * — Twisted Out of Shape Be a 14 puasengers, and eanenre Aun, Rotiand. able O2-| one ateamer Rainier timped Into Ded. 31.—The} jthey say the vessel le & heavy sea and fell to the dyok.| Port akter « ee ae n and Stock exchange] and that the fire crew breaking his neck. sone > nee business exchange William and John O'Brien, f CRAMP! % break In July of last yea School Diet. Mo. (\ded memomgg toe ierpet portion gaing to Kent and insurance bills and diserimin-! Ste against the masses not resident! io thelr particular state.” fe were! 19 ling his own salary, and » hos-| excepting $250,000, which Hughes “The best ye: devoted to det * of my ating leginiath Hamilton that whenever he/ tile to policy holders, The injunc-| asked to have explained learned of proposed legislation he| tions of the president of the New! In 1899 the expenditures were always stopped it, believing preven- | York Life were always unmistake- | $76.050; in 1904, $104,100, and in 1908, tion better than cure. able and explicit, to the effect that | $147,200. He also said the use of the pubtic| I should confine my work within the! In regard to the $250,000, Hamil- press Gid much, but was expensive, | law of the land. | ton was entitled to apply luding, Hamilton said;. “I Regarding accounts no vouchers | that to other accounts. He niso says have found in my work among! were taken from me nor by me, in) that obligations incurred were to be legislative bodies in the United/ consequence of an agreement to| paid from it | States an large @ percentage of hon-| have the proceedings secret He is willing to place in the cuss ent 1 as in any walk of life Hamilton appended a table show- | tody of the company $100,000, to be ing the expenditures from the time] paid back in the future, wholly or in lof the Prussian report of 1899 to/ part, as the auditors may determine, I never found it feat blackmatiers. ferent to de- SHIPS BLOWN INTO PORT BY TERRIBLE OCEAN STORMS the vessel at once set to work with @ will and after hours of labor, under trying circumstances, succeeded Im repairing the injury. While the | machinery stopped,the vessel drifte® | toward the northern shore of the» straits. The engines were fixed in time or she would have shared the REBATES WILL BE GIVEN---NEWS ITEM STEAM SCHOONER CHARLES NELSON AND COLLIER SCOTTISH LOCKS BUFFETED AND DISABLED BY MIGHTY GALES in ges in PORT TOWNSEND. The lumber carrying ste jtheir waists say the dam water, They also the engine room TOTAL LOSS the fresh water tank burst, neces-|reached port this morning, 142 days stmed more than 10 hours ot wh he steamship cial ec work orm by The Portland the | bulged out, upper being n Seat. was operated never hy} Alaska Comm: Mp severely damaged and t the nd be x ; I mer been as rators, w ly| ran on the rocks, Dec at Spire] strain. | ¢ har oan oy” haa Gas fe also| island, nine miles south of Ketch The forward portion of the vessel | witha, Hetzel| kan, while en routp to Seattle, will] is twisted badly to starboard, giv eamship masters’ say many | be a total le ‘ |ing her a #hape in appearance some-| | schooners and sailing vessels were the fallure is estimat-| The first detail ount of the | what Ike the letters “8”, | | seen attempting to beat off shore in th the F. ¢ $76,000. A clerk of the| Wrecking of the Alaska liner reach-| ‘The véasel has broken in two at e vicinity of Cape Flattery. The this morning | mad th bis morning that dur-| © this morning, when elght/a point about 60 feet from the bow h of seas off the cape, three weeks, thé firm| Me of the Portland's crew ar t never been exceeded. et ween awaon nr ecordl to the ad ce received 8 fe s o s « betwee: Lawson 6nd] 2S Oapatn Lindquist ‘master of | y Neatly y seam has opened Will not be able to make the Seay Oil company ts 1 f, Cas indq' " | When the tile recedes, water jsea and will mtually be driven 1 ble for the failure the Portland, has given up all hope ¥ and ible 1 of waving the vessel, She is lying |#reamd from @very portion -of the —_——— on shor 4 PR 8 . i ecked craft. Her forward mast in about 90 feet of water. At high|%" mai . i sd ntiaadge begets tide only her bridge and masts aro|'® straibed aud leaning aft at an} Intense anxiety. prevalle among, tween Seattle and Vancouver, owned Sere ee eee 4 | 7 je Of 20 degrees. The vesse! | en and p- |b: Ste Navigatior n CLE PO, Cal, Deo. 27..4{ Visible. Her bow is securely wedg- |*2gle OF 30 degrees. The vessel it-| the local shipping men and slip by the Western Steam Navigation |) BANK CLEARIN( * i Fini as # {ed in between the rocks, Hor stern self, extept that portion wedged in| ownore to hate reseels at sea at the | company, while enroute from Van-| 4 1.. 198 31 ond ; ner Finlay, who was we} wFye ato cny foot | th rocks, has a list to starboard of| present ume. Mariners arriving in| couver-to this port broke down and Dec 0 79 : in the Folsom Jai rd by Feating on the bottom many feet! 45 degregs. Each day the condition| port nt Mfhat mot in many years | was five hours late in getting to this ~ gel aga : z was eto | “ . ~aphi * eather © ec 0! m “nae te dae dihen tn: Mess: |Of the vessel grows worse, Should! jay such heavy weather pr vaile a] port a teniecliies Sib Wns “se another storm like that of last Sat-| gq the its of Juan de Fuca and Ramona Disabled. * date last year As a result of a severe storm| Urday occur, the vessel would fort Cape Flattery as during the past r - Fe. Segoe A shiver Oft Point Wilson the eccentric| urred last Saturday, tho| to pteces. week * which 0 eR RRR RRR RR RK * SPDR EE steamer is twisted and bulged all| Nothing will be done by the@™-| Buffeted by seas over 40 feet} strap of her engine snapped and for : 2, near Kent,|out of shape pany until a report is receig@ from | high, vessels are in danger of being | @ time it looked as though the vessel steamer Cottage City leaves to~ other disweicts, Hee hurricane deck, forced tp ia - driven ashore by the flerce gales. would not be able to’stem the heavy | night for Skagway stpicts, . The steamer Ramona, plying be- seas and wind, The engineers of | Steamer Jefferson due Thugsday, : wosd by the mvare pressure velow, (Continued op-#8® 7) iy ag cE,