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The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
RAILROAD REGULATION.
Presidents Policy Outlined by Senator
Knox at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg.-The Pittsburg Chamber
of Commerce banquet Saturday night,
which concluded the Founders Day
celebration OF the Carnegie Institute.
was an event of national Importance,
the roster Of speakers being the most
brilliant in the history of the organiza-
ton.
The principal speakers were Sena-
tor Philander C. Knox, Sir Chens
Tung Liang Cheng, Chinese minister;
Gen. A. w. Greeley, commander of the
United States Signal Service, and Mel
vile E. Stone, general manager of the
Associated Press.
Senator Knox in his address sal: :
1.-The President believes that the
power to pass upon the reasonableness
of a challenged railroad rate or prac-
tice should be lodged in some tribunal
upon which can be also constitution
ally cast the power to fix reasonable
rate or practice in lieu of a
rate found by it to be unreasonable
and that the rate SO fixed should be-
come as nearly Immediately operative
as possible.
THE proposition that the national
government should exercise super
Gisory control over the tax upon trans.
portation became almost self-evident
from the time the railroads began,
through various devices, to concen-
trate this taxing power in the hands Of
n few men.
"A very short and simple law would
reach the root of the trouble. 1t
should provide that the tolls collected
by common carriers and the practices
pursued by them should be just, fair
and reasonable. The power to deter
mine these tolls and practices should
rest within the railroads and not be
interfered with except upon complaint
and after full hearing before the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
The commission should have the
power, II it finds the complaint well
founded, to declare what shall be a
just, fairly remunerative and reason
able rate or practice to be charged or
followed In place of the one declared
to be unreasonable.
This order of the commission
should take effect within such reas
enable time as shall be prescribed by
the commission in the order, and
should be final. subject only to attack
for unlawfulness in the federal courts
where 1t would have to stand or fall
upon its merits
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
SLAUGHTER over.
CARNIVAL OF BLoODSHED ENDS
FOR LACK OF VICTIMS.
JEWISH QUARTERS SACKED
Unparalleled outrages in Odessa
Mutilated Bodies Line Deserted
Jewish Inhabitants.

Odessa.-It is believed that the worst,
is over. Owing to the mobs being sat
isfied with two days carnival of mur
der and destruction by flame, the re-
volt against law and order is dying
down. partially, perhaps, because OF
lack of material upon which to prey.
Almost the entire Jewish quarters OF
Moldavanha, Slobodka and Rugaiovka
are devastated, and their inhabitants
have either been killed or wounded, OF
have sought refuge in other sections OF
the town. The whole fury of the mobs
was directed unchecked against the
Jews.
During the first demonstration over
the Emperor's manifesto and the sud,
den acquisition of Freedom" tens OF
thousands of men who had hated Jews
through generations became drunk
with the desire for Jewish blood,
swarmed into the Jewish sections OF
the town and killed for the very joy OF
killing. In some instances the military
aideo instead of prevented the work
Of vengeance and fury which culmi.
mated Saturday in the quarters men
toned. Every Jew-man, woman OF
child. who was caught was slaughtered,
The methods employed in the work OF
butchery were too revolving for de.
scription. Before Sunday mornings 4
dawn the material had become eN
hausted and the men who had for the
moment become beasts, left the
wrecked sections of the city and,
though sullen, were easily driven back
before the rifles of the infantry.
A trip of investigation this evening
over the Jewish quarters confirmed
the stories Of horrors and devastation
Some bodies, mutilated, of women and
children, were still unremoved from
the deserted streets. The shops were
closed. and in the wrecked housel
broken furniture was lying everywhere
in heaps.
While it is probable that the total
number of persons killed will never be
known, the number of wounded per.
sons in the hospitals and ambulance
houses affords some guide. The s..
G57 wounded reported up to this morn.
ing were distributed as follows: In the
Jewish hospital. 3.715; in the munich
pal hospitals, 1,2G0; in the different
ambulance houses, GS2.
1t has been definitely ascertained
that only 120 of the anti-Jewish mob
were killed.
At the beginning of the massacres
the students militia rendered some as.
sistance and saved many lives, but the
police. it is said, disarmed the stud,
ents even in some cases shot them
with their own revolvers.
The disaster is unprecedented, even
in the long list of horrors Russia has
produced during the last few years,
J but the citizens. while still nervous,
are facing the situation bravely. They
are organizing relief committees and
erecting refugees for the homeless fam,
lilies and orphaned children who were
saved from the fury of the mobs.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
RIoTING AND BLooDsHED.
Violence by cossacks, Police, Mobs and
Anti-JeWish Rioters.

Violence by Cossacks, Police, Mobs and
Anti-Jewish Rioters.
st. tersburg.-Although Wednes-
days passed in comparative quiet in st.
Petersburg and Moscow. a flood of dis
patches from all parts of the empire
report disorders in many cities with a
heavy total of dead and wounded. The
people, while celebrating their new
found freedom, were in many instances
set upon by Cossacks and police, while
sometimes the spirit of mob violence
broke forth and the lower elements of
the population gave themselves to
pillage and destruction.
Count Whites task in securing fair
trial for the new experiment in con-
stitutionalism is a most difficult one.
He is disappointed at not securing the
support of the liberals, on whose CO.
operation he counted. Many Of these
are holding aloof and seem rather to
enjoy the predicament in which the
new premier finds himself
Meanwhile. the Socialists and revo-
lutionaries, who believe they have the
government stampeded, are bending
every effort to keep the movement 60
ing and to precipitate a catastrophe
from which they hope socialistic re-
public will emerge. This is consum-
nation as little to be desired by the
majority of liberals. as by the govern
ment itself, and therein lies the chief
hope that the force gathering under
the banner Of Count Witte is suffi-
ciently strong to make head against
the revolutionary movement and the
spirit of unrest throughout the coun-
try
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
THANKSGIVING DAY.
President RooseveIt's Proclamation
Appoints November goth.


Washington.-The President has Is
sued his proclamation naming Thurs
day, November Both next, as day for
thanksgiving. The proclamation fol
lows:
by the President Of the United States
of America, A Proclamation:
when nearly three centuries ago
the first settlers came to the country
which has now become this great Re-
public, they confronted not only hard
ship and privation, but the terrible
risk to their lives. In those grim years
the custom grew of setting apart one
day in each year for special service
of Thanksgiving to the Almighty for
preserving the people through the
changing seasons. The custom has now
become national and hallowed by I'M
memorial usage.
I'VE live in easier and more plentiful
times than cur forefathers. the men
who with rugged strength faced the
rugged days; and yet the dangers TO
national life are quite as great now as
at any previous time in our history. 1t
is eminently fitting that once a year
praise and thanksgiving to the Giver
of good, and, at the same time, that
they express their thankfulbess for the
abundant mercies received, should
manfully acknowledge their shortcom-
ings and pledge themselves solemplH
and in good faith to strive to overcome
them.
During the past year we have been
blessed with bountiful crops. Our bus
mess prosperity has been great. No
other people has ever stood on as high
level as we now stand on. We are
not threatened with foes without. The
foes within are our passions and fol
lies; and against these there Is always
need that we should war.
Therefore, | now set apart Thurs
day, the 30th day of this November as
day of thanksgiving for the past and
of prayer for the future, and on that
day ask that throughout the land the
people gather in their homes and
places of worship and on the render
ing of thanks unto the Most High for
the manifold blessings of the past year,
consecrate themselves to life OF
cleanliness, honor and wisdom, so that
this Nation may do it's allotted work
on the earth in a manner worthy OF
those who founded 1t and of those who
preserved it.
I'm witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
second day of November. in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and five and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and
thirtieth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
by the President:
''ELIHU ROOT,
Secretary of State"
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
BRUTAL ROBBERY
DENVER WOMAN cHLoRoFoRMEo
BY TWO BURGLARS.
MEANT TO BURN HER ALIVE
Mrs. Mosconl Finds Robbers at Work
and is Roughly Handled-House
Devastated and Valuabies Taken
Narrow Escape from Death.

Denver.-Coming unawares upon
two masked burglars in her house in
the rear of 903 Tenth street, at G:30
Sunday night, Mrs. Mercy Mosconi,
wife of David A. Mosconi of Mosconi
brothers, at 1925 Larimer street. was
beaten, chloroformed, robbed and while
she lay unconscious-in the kitchen her
home was set fire to over her head.
The culprits escaped over the roof
and vanished down the dark alley. All
the police in the city are working on
the case, but late last night the vic
time of the murderous robbers was still
so daZed that she could furnish no ac
curate description of her assailants.
With a rag soaked with the drug still
over her face, Mrs. Mosconi was found
by her husband and Patrolman Barry
and carried to the home of j. c. Rees
at 1885 Tenth street The patrolman
Immediately turned in an alarm of fire
and called for the ambulance. The in
cipient flames were quickly extin-
guished, and under the care Of Police
Surgeon McGillivray, Mrs. Mosconi
was brought back to life.
David A. Mosconi, the husband of
| the woman, is one of the three Mos
conf brothers. With his brothers.
John and Jacob he conducts saloon
at 1928 and 1725 Larimer street.
| The assault on the woman was most
brutal. She was felled by a blow in
her stomach the chloroform was fairly
thrust down her throat, and in cutting
open her stocking, where she carried
about $40 in money, one of the mes
cruelty thrust his knife deep into the
flesh of her right leg.
In their search for loot the thieves
evidently acted like crazy men. Furni-
ture was overturned, beds and carpets
torn up, bric-a-brac and other small OBJ
jects broken and strewn throughout
the house. In this search the there's
overlooked the inside of a carpet
sweeper, where Mrs. Mosconi was in
the habit of hiding her valuables. The
carpet sweeper held watch and other
jewelry.
The robbers took two checks on the
| Colorado National Bank, amounting to
| S210, and Mrs. Mosconi's wedding ring,
which was slipped from her finger.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
To Manage Girls Industrial School

Denver.-Should the recommenda-
ton of the committee appointed by the
State Industrial School for Girls to Sc
lect new superintendent be approved,
Miss Gertrude l.. Smith of Lancaster,
Massachusetts. will serve the institu-
ton in that capacity. Making its choice
from number of candidates, the com
mittee considered Miss Smith the best
qualified to fill the position. Her name
has been submitted to the board of con
troll of the school and at the next meet
ing it will be considered.
Miss Smith has had several years
experience as assistant superintendent
at Lancaster, Massachusetts, which in
stitution enjoys the reputation of be-
ing one of the best managed in the
United States.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
Reforms in Finland,

Helsingfors, Finland.-The proclama.
ton of civil liberty in Russia was fol.
lowed by the announcement of the re.
turn to a constitutional regime in Fin.
land and the abolition of the arbitrary
conditions under which Finland has
been governed since the accession as
governor general of Count Bobrikoff
who in June Of last year, was killed by
Engene Schaumann. son of Senator
Schaumann, the assassin afterward
committing suicide.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
Declare for a Republic.

St. Petersburg.-The council of the
workmen's delegates has issued no
tive pointing out the necessity of arm
ing workers for decisive struggle for
the convocation of constituent as
sembly based on universal suffrage
with view to the formation of demo
cratic republic.
The proceedings of the workmen's
council appear daily in a secretly
printed newspaper, which contains an
article says: Freedom of meeting
but the meeting surrounded by troops
freedom of speech, but the censorship
remains: freedom of learning, but the
university occupied by troops: inviola
bility Of person. but the prisons full
Witte given, but Trepoff remains; con.
stitution given, but autocracy remains
all given, nothing"
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
Oklahoma Tornado.

Mountain View, Okla-A terrible
cyclone visited this city from the
southwest at 5:45 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon and plowed its way through to
the northeast, totally destroying every
thing in its path.
Thirteen dead have been found, so
far, while more than score of
wounded have been reported. The
Manhattan hotel has been converted
into morgue. A special train was run
from Anadarko, bringing fifty, nurses
and every physician in the city. Be
tween here and Anadarko more nurses
and physicians were secured. This
catastrophe is second only to the grea,
Snyder disaster last spring.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Vicnna.-Grave disorders, in which
more than forty were injured, occurred
thursday night as the result of great
'oCialist meeting. The orators used
cry language, declaring that millions
f workers were ready to follow the
ussian example.
1t is said on good authority that
;Lpyror "'tGnc.5 Jcscph has decided
. grant 'Tcrsal suffrage to Austria
nd has instructed the premier, Baron
autsch Ncn Frank nthGrn. 10 draft n
asure on n cCWprhensi basis
d cisicn is attributed to the En-
'cr's d, sire to satisfy the Socialist
d to at the same time impress tn
..nCarian coalition.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
An Important Treaty.

One OF the most important interna-
tional treaties ever signed was that be-
tween twelve European countries for
the doing away of the white slave traf-
fic. the treaty going into effect July
18th. 1t was agreed that each country
establish bureaus for collection of in
formation and to exchange informa-
ton.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
w. c. T. U. Goes to Hartford.

Los Angeles, Cal.-The national ex-
voted to hold the national convention
in 1906 at Hartford, Connecticut. The
convention will be held Immediately
following the worlds convention OF
the w. c. 7. U. which is scheduled
for Boston some time late next year.
Mrs. Cornelia T. Jewett has been reap
pointed managing editor of the Union
Signal, tLe ch3c!yI organ
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because 1t
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
starches are put up in y pound pack
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you
12-oz. package 1t is because he has
stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose OF before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand De
1ance and save much time and money
and the annoyance of the iron stick
Ing. Defiance never sticks.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
Will coerce the Sultan.

Paris.-The exchanges of communi-
cations between the powers have
reached stage where joint naval
demonstration against Turkey is prac-
tically assured unless the Sultan
promptly accepts the plan of the pow
ers for financial reforms in Macedonia
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
Government Recommends Monarchy.

Christiania, Norway.-The govern
ment has issued a proclamation rec
ommending the people to vote at the
forthcoming referendum for mon
archical form of government, based on
the British and Italian constitutions.
The proclamation further points out
that the best friends of Norway in Eu-
rope declare that the country's rela-
tons with the foreign powers can be
the better secured by the retention of
the monarchy.
The Radicals and Socialists also is
sued a proclamation recommending a
republic.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

; Maybe the ameer of Atghanistan
really needs the dentist whom he has
summoned from distance and may
be this is merely his willy oriental
way of bidding for the worlds sym
pathy.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

eral who had kidney trouble so badly
they were agonized with pain In the
back. head and loins, rheumatic at
tacks and urinary disorders. l am
glad to recommend such a deserving
remedy.
(Signed) MARCUS r. MAYER.
Sold by all dealers. so cents box
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

A new $40 counterfeit is in circula-
tion which we are told may be dis
tinguished by its size, being longer
than the genuine note. What is want
ed is a s1O-bill that wili not merely
look longer, but last longer.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Il is kind and considerate on the
part of Mr.. Edison, but the obstinate
people of this country will go on
pounding their ears and clogging
their intakes as heretofore.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Coquelin and other
famous singers and
actors. writes:
Gentlemen: l wish
as many suffering
men and women as
l an reach to
know the excel
lence OF Doan's Kid
ney Pills. l was
greatly benefited by
this remedy and
know 1t cured sew
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

: A farmer in BerSs county, Pa, aged
90. has his third set of natural teeth.
Imagine the trouble Uncle Methuselah
may possibly have had, with thirty or
more experiences in cutting teeth.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

A Pittsburg man who is the father
of fourteen boys has adopted little
girl. This case would seem to upset
the theory that hope springs eternal
in the human breast.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

The London Athanaeum says it is
: only of late years that the Londoner
has awakened to the fact that Lon
don is beautiful. If the Londoner is
progressing as fast as that he'll soon
be seeing the point of the joke about
the grouse in the gun room.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Diamonds have gone up again, but
this is hardship that isn't likely to
bother the man whose last years coal
bill is still unpaid.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

No one need have any difficulty in
identifying New York after this. 1t
is the town that holds the worlds
baseball championship.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

A Connecticut man went out to haul
his lobster pots, and came back with
live deer. Here, here! Stop that.
If this keeps on, we shall all be in the
dizzy house.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

The "anesthetic highball' is likely
to become popular, but many chronic
sufferers will continue to take the
highball without the anesthetic at
tachment.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

A general merchant a1yerti5es for
a man who is a good say filer and a
bass singer If the man l. expected to
sing at his work we're glad we don't
have tu sit around and listen when
those two kinds of noises effect juno
ture.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Being married man, Mr.. Cleve-
and doubtless knows the only way to
get the better of woman in an argu-
ment is to state your argument in a
loud voice and then, as soon as you
have finished IT, walk out of the room
and slam the door.-Chicagc journal.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

''Eusiness is war" says magazine
writer, and Gen Sherman told us what
war is.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Now that they have fixed up a rap
prochement between France and Ger
many the sultan of Morocco will
awake to the fact that the drinks are
on him.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

AS Rockefeller says, money is not
the only thing in the world. Therl
are mumps, measles and banana
skins.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Marie Corelli is reported to be dis
couraged because she is developing a
double chin. That's where Hall Caine
has the advantage of Marie. Nobody
can TILL about his chin, because in
looking like Shakespeare he has to
have whiskers.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

A woman is suing for divorce from
her husband on the ground that he
hasn't taken bath for twenty-five
years. Naturally she wants to duck
him.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Harry Liberty is in jail at Burling-
ton. Vt, charged with stealing a
horse. Somehow the pun suggested
by his name doesn't come out right.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

The latest report of the coming mar
riage of King Alfonso is semiofiicially
denied. When you get your invitation
to the wedding you'll be sure.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Courts uphold Buffalo man who
put rattrap in his trousers pocket
and caught his wife. Dissenting opin-
ion filed by wife.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

kissing may be dangerous, as that
doctor says, but you may have noticed
that more people haven't died from
1t than have.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

People say they might as well be
hung for sheep as lamb. but that
only shows lack of discrimination in
appetite.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Miss Susan p Fowler of Vineland,
n. j., has worn trousers for nifty
years, and expects to die with them
on.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

The principal thing noticeable
about women's attire this fall is its
multifariousness.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Sergius Witte, after looking over
New York City. declared it clearing
house of undigested nationalities.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10
DEAD CASHIERS LETTER.
Lays Blame of His Undoing to Dele
gate Andrews.

Pttsburg.-The following statement
of T. Lee Clark, cashier of the Enter
prise National bank of Allegheny,
written few hours before he commit
ted suicide. was made public tonight.
Dearest Wife and Children-In ten
hours or less l will be in the other
world. You have been a dear, good
wife to me. Andrews has worked my
ruin. Dear wife, keep all the insur-
ance for yourself and babies. How
hard it is to leave you all. have
made desperate effort to keep things
going until | would get the road
financed, but it has been too slow. The
examiner is here. and am ruined. Do
forgive me; it is not my fault. have
been shamefully robbed. The bank
will get everything but the life insur-
ance. Your husband,
LEE"
Clark committed suicide the morn
ing of October 18th. and the above
statement, written in pencil on one of
the banks letter heads, was found in
the dead mans home by his fourteen.
year-old daughter and turned over to
his attorneys.
The railway was capitalized at 81,
100000 and is bonded to the extent OF
$2,50O,000. OF this $2,000,000 of bonds
have been issued, while 100000 have
been kept in the treasury for better.
mentS.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

An old man used want ad." to
get n wife and then he paid $4,000
to get rid of her. She will testify that
want ads" bring results.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

The wages of sin remain the same
as heretofore, but frequently the sin
ner has to wait long time to get
what is coming to him.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

A Chicago pugilist is writing popula'
songs. Prize fighting is fearfully de
moralizing pursuit.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

"Can a husband be cruel to his wife
by too much kindness?" Well, few
husbands are.
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

We knew it would come some day.
Somebody wants photography taught
in the public schools
The Springfield herald., 1905-11-10

Diner-Give me plate O. pork and
beans. and hurry 'em up. Waiter
shouting)-Chicago & Boston ex-
press!