New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
FOR THE BUSY MAN.
Constant Reader Tells Him What
He Missed in Last Weeks Paper.

II just SKINNED the first pages last week and
about all l saw was uprising in Russia and bz-
zard, said Busy Man TO Constant Reader II
remember the blizzard because I went out into the
country and was marooned there for two days. but
Tn a bit hazy about the chief points of the Rus
sian insurrection. Is ii rebeliion?"
Hardly that yet, replied Constant Reader. at
began when strikers tried to present to the Car
personally at the Winter Palace in ST. Petersburg
the wrongs they wished righted. The Car had fed
outside the city, and the troops shot down the
strikers in various parts of the city. Over hun
dred, including women and children, were killed
the exact number not being known Thereafter
the Admiralty works at Sebastopol were set on fire
and the strike uprising spread to Moscow. Kovino
Wilma Radon and other cities in the provinces and
Finland. Scores of strikers shot down at
koIpino when they tried to march to the palace
where the Car supposed to be-
Blood was shed in Moscow and in Warsaw. and
IN Helsngfors, where the uprising took politi-
cal nature, the people fired on the troops. Conces-
sons of shorter hours and higher wages were prom
ised the ST. Petersburg strikers they continued
to parade the streets, and the city practically
under martial law. Prominent reformers. among
them Maxim Gorky the novelist. We're arrested as
soon as General Trepoff. the tyrant of Moscow,
made Governor General OF St. Petersburg. These
men had announced themselves as a provisional
government. While the demonstrations continued 20
spread all through the provinces, the authorities
were conceded to have the situation well in hand
Europe shocked at the initial massacre of work
fngmen, condemned the Gear as a coward and the
bureaucracy as tyranny, and predicted that the
present trouble would be succeeded by a calm to
De followed by a revolution that would wipe out
the rule Of despotsm New-York Russian reform
ers voted money TO aid in the uprising"
Fighting has been resumed at the Shakhe River
and Kuropatkin has reported that he has driven
the Japanese back. Secretary Hay has received
assurances that the powers have no designs on
China bat he has suggested an international con-
ference to consider the Chinese neutrality question
Stoessel was dubbed a coward for surrendering
Port Arthur it being found that there were $500
men still able TO fight and plenty of food and
ammunition"
I'VE are going to protect santo Domingo, aren't
weT' asked Busy Man
I'VE have signed protocol. subsequently to
be ratified by the Senate in the form OF a treaty
whereby the United States guarantees the integrity
OF the Dominican Government and is to take charge
OF its fiscal affairs, readjusting the tariff and ad-
ministering the custom house,
Guess that's about all but the blizzard" said
Busy Man. II the loss was 100000 equaIIing
that of the giant storm of 1888. Towns showed
n railroads and streetcars blocked the fresh food
| supply held up. people killed by exposure, and
"Oh, no" returned Constant Reader there's a
lot got by you, Earthquakes destroyed villages in
citizenship, President Castro of Venezuela broke
States and European Claims. NJ. RouVier formed
new Cabinet in France. which Will continue the
-Four Americans were killed by Yaquis in Sonora,
Reed smoot refused to tell the Senate committee
| the endowment house oath of the Mormon Church.
| polygamy law to account The summing up of his
case began. The Senate was sworn in to try Judge
judges. including Judge Lacombe of this district.
ms tbs being asked alleging violation OF
oathsi were made to the House Judiciary Commit
Grave charges were made against Judge Good
now OF the United States Consular Court at Shang-
| investigate them. He is charged with manufact-
| miSdemeanOrS.
After a conference between the President and
lnent by Congress bill that no injunction should
pc issued In labor eases until the adverse party
| Abraham H Hummel, Benjamin Steinhardt
c. F; Dodge were indicted for conspiracy as the
result OF the grand jury,s investigation of C. W.
Governor La Toilette was elected United states
| Senator from Wisconsin. Niedrnghaus, thought
! sure of being elected Senator from Missouri was
losing votes in the legislative deadlock The dead
lock in the Delaware Legislature was ended by the
| election Of an Addcks man as president pro tenn
| IAN Increase in wages averted the threatened
| strike on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Charles L.
murderng Miss Mabel Page Ten steerage passen-
| gers died from pneumonia in the steerage of the
| Naderland. The trustees of the Peabody Educa-
tiona Institute voted to dissolve the fund, Of which
Highway robberies and house hold-ups continued
to increase in New-Y9rk City to such an extent
| meeting at the Chamber OF Commerce to act on
Adoo reduced Mclaughlin from a borough to a
district inspector made Cross borough Inspector
| tectve bureau. putting O'Briep in his place.
| The city decided to light the williamsburg
| Bridge from experimental municipal plant using
city waste to generate power. Controller GroUt
| need of a gas investigation and the Mayor
! had two bills introduced. calling for 75-
cent gas and the other for local supervision
| of meters. The courts decided that James Will
Jams, assistant secretary of the New-York Edison
Company. must answer questions put in the Grout
gas inquiry go TO jail
| Corporation Counsel Delany announced his in
tenon to sue the telephone companies for franchise
| violations
! Coroner Jackson was twice indicted on a charge
| of Offering to get the discharge Of a doctor in
an alleged malpractice for bribe Frank
Croker killed In automobile accident at
Daytona. Fla, and his father Richard Croker,
sailed from England to be here at the funeral.
| The disappearance Of L. s. Andrews and books
| of the Ogden and Andrew II. Green estates was
noted at the same time. Andrews was supposed to
be in Mexico. The danger OF a strike in the sub
| way was averted by concessions to the motormen.
| Attorney General Mayer decided that the barge
canal bids were legal and that the contracts could
| be awarded. He announced his intention of taking
to the United States Supreme Court suits against
| Warren B. Hooker asked for a legislative inquiry
| into the charges against him. Mrs. B. l. Duke was
arrested on a charge of Swindlng a Texas bank.
| Her husband did not go to her aid. Steamboat
| INSPECTOR Fleming indicted for mansaughter a
| result of the Slocum disaster discharged by
| 1.-THE sale Of the Thomas z. Waggaman art col
| lection the result Of his bankruptcy, went The
| Board OF Health ordered the number of standees
| in the Metropolitan Opera House reduced.
THE death list included the British diplomat Sir
| r Pakenharn, Charles Lockhart Of the found
| ers of the Standard Oil Company, and Edwin Elm
1 stein"