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The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

I in the confusion, which left no time
for discrimination, the latter shared
the fate of the men. The troops, with
the exception of a single regiment,
which is reported to have thrown
down it's arms. remained loyal and
| obeyed orders. But the blood which
crimsoned the snow has fired the
brains and passions of the strikers
and turned women as well as men
into wild beasts, and the cry of the
Infatuated populace is for vengeance.
The sympathy of the middle classes
is with the workmen.
If Father Gopon, the master mind
of the movement, aimed at open revo-
luton, he managed the affair like a
genius to break the faith of the peo-
| pie in THE Little Father" who, they
were convinced and whom Father
Gopon had taught them to believe,
would right their wrongs. Gorky, the
Russian novelist, expresses the opin-
ion that today's work will break this
faith of the people in the emperor.
He said this evening to the Associated
Press:
To-day inaugurated revolution in
Russia. The emperor's prestige will
be irrevocably shattered forever by
the shedding of innocent blood. He
has alienated himself forever from
his people. Gopon taught the work
men to believe that an appeal direct
to The Little Father would be heed
ed. They have been deceived. Gopon
is now convinced that peaceful means
have failed and that the only remedy
is force"
Midnight Bulletin-Firing continues
on the Vassiliostrov. 1t is rumored
that the workmen there have seized
a dynamite factory and also that
10000 or 10000 armed strikers from
Kolpino, sixteen miles distant, are
marching on st. Petersburg. Barri-
cades erected on the Island of Vas
sill Ostrov late tonight were destroy
ed by troops almost Immediately,
with the loss of thirty workmen
killed.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
IN RUSSIA
That Is What the City of St. Pet
ersburg Is Facing.
BLOOD FLOWING IN THE STREETS
Workmen and Their Supporters Strive to See the
Gar and Are Slain by the Sodiery.-5O0
to 5000 Reported Killed.

ST. PETERSBURG-This has been
q day of ~unspeakable horror in st
Petersburg. The strikers of yester
day, goaded to desperation by a day
of violence, fury and bloodshed, are
in a state of open insurrection
against the government.
A condition almost bordering on
civil val exists in the terror-stricken
Russian capital. The city is under
martial law, with Prince Vasilchikoff
as commander of over $4,000 Of the
emperor'S crack guards. Troops are
bivouacking in the streets tonight and
at various places on the Nevsky
prospect, the main thoroughfare of
the city. On the island of Vassilli
Ostrov and in the industrial sections
Infatuated men have thrown up bar
ricades, which they are holding. The
empress dowager has hastily sought
safety at Tsarskoe Selo, where EN-
peror Nicholas II is living.
Minister of the Interior Sviatopolk-
Mirsky presented to his majesty last
night the invitation of the workmen
to appear at the Winter palace this
afternoon and receive their petition,
but the emperor's advisers already
had taken a decision to show a firm
and resolute front and the emperor's
answer to 100, 900 workmen trying to
make their way to the palace square
today was a solid array of troops,
who met them with rife, bayonet and
saber.
The priest, Gopon, the leader and
idol of the men, in his golden vest
ments, holding aloft the cross and
marching at the head of thousands OF
workmen through the Narva gate,
miraculously escaped a volley which
laid low half a hundred persons. The
figures of the total number killed or
wounded here at the Moscow gate, at
various bridges and islands and at
the Winter palace, vary. The best
estimate is 500, although there are ex-
aggerated figures placing the number
at 5000. Many men were accompa-
MED by their wives and children and
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
HOLDING TWO POSITIONS.
Dismissal of Postmaster Pogue OF
Texas Explained.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gen.
eral Wynne has advised Representa-.
tive Beall of Texas, who recently
asked for the departments reasons
for removing Oscar Pogue as post
master at Blum, Tex, that Pogue has
accepted the position of president of
the association of national fourth
class ~postmasters at a salary of 81, 900
a year, and that he came to Wash
ington last November and remained
several weeks during a session of
congress, presumably in the interests
of the association. The department
felt it clear that he had not been at
tending to his duties as postmaster.
Mr.. Pogue remains at the head of the
fourth-class ~postmasters' organiza-
ton, although not himself a post
master.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
Deny Violation of Neutra,itv

ST. PETERSBURG-The govern
ment has not renewed the state of
siege in Manchurian cities, at the
opening of the new year, civil law in
such places replacing military rule.
The Russian papers protest against
the imputation that General Nfstchen-
Kos cavalry violated Chinese neutral
ity, even if, of which there is at pre.
sent no evidence, they crossed the
Lao river above New Chwang. claim.
ing that a small strip on the west
bank is distinctly reserved as ipc,mt.
ed in the sphere of hostitties
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
SENDS A MESSAGE.
President Wants Action on Export
Trade Scheme.


Trade Scheme.
WASHINGTON-The president sent
a message to the senate recommend
ing favorable action upon a sugges-
ton made by Assistant Secretary
LOOMS for cooperation by the De
partments of State and Commerce
and Labor in collecting information
concerning trade conditions in foreign
countries. The president recommends
that provision be made for the ap-
pointment of six special agents to be
called commercial. attaches, who shall
visit the different countries and make
a study of industrial conditions with
a view of suggesting notifications
and changes in the existing plans of
our foreign commerce.
Mr.. Loomis, in explaining the plan,
said that this plan can be put into
execution at a very small cost, in
fact he places the cost of the test at
$4,000 per annum. Six commercial
attaches or special agents will be stf-
fcient to inaugurate the movement.
They would be allowed salaries at
$4,000 per annum and travelling ex-
penses and would be assigned, one to
cover Austria, the Balkan states, Ger
many, Switzerland, Russia and other
countries of northern Europe; n for
France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and
other countries bordering on the Medi-
terranean; a third for Great Britain
and dependencies; the fourth for
Mexico, Central America, the West
Indies and South America; the fifth
for Asia, more particularly Asiatic
Russia, China and Japan, and the
sixth to be held in reserve for special
service in any part Of the world. 1t
is not proposed that these attaches
should have a fixed residence at any
particular capital, but that they may
be transferred from point to point.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
HOMESTEAD BILL HEARING.
Fate of Martin Measure Depends or
Working of Kinkaid Bill.

WASHINGTON-The successful
working out of the so-called Kinkaid
bill giving homesteaders $40 acres of
land in the west section of Nebraska
will be a factor with the house com
mittee on public lands in determin-
ing whether the Martin bill, now be-
fore it, giving $40 acres in a large
section of South Dakota, should be-
come a law. The committee has
been having hearings on this mea-
sure, as well as similar ones intro
duced for Montana and Colorado.
Congressman Burke of the South Da-
kota delegation were before the COM
mittee. Senator Gamble made the
principal speech for the delegation,
urging the passage of the Martin bill.
He stated that the lands included in
the great Sioux reservation had been
opened for settlement for fifteen
years, while the Black Hills cession
had been subject of entry for twenty
four years. These lands in all
amount to about Z 1000, 900 acres, lit
tie of which had ever been entered
upon. He contended that under the
bill the land could be taken advan-
tageously and this great region set
tied and occupied. He showed that
$40 acres was not disportionate, as in
early days settlers had the right to
enter upon $50 acres under the home
stead, timber culture and pre-emp-
ton clause the latter having since
been repealed.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
RULES FOR SHIPPING STOCK
Department of Agriculture Prepares
Plans to Stop Spread of Disease.


Plans to Stop Spread of Disease.
WASHINGTON-The Department of
Agriculture has issued regulations es-
tablishing, on February 1 next, a fed
eral quarantine against a large part
of the south and parts of other states
to prevent the spread of s%plenetic or
southern fever among cattle. The
quarantine lines are largely the same
as last year. The guaranteed terri
tory will embrace the eastern part
of North Carolina all of South Caro-
linalina, Indian Territory, Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana; that part
of Virginia below the James river
and running to the northeast corner
Of Bedford county; all Of Georgia but
Union. Towns and Rabun counties;
all Of Arkansas, except the two north
ern tiers of counties, which are left
outside the quarantine lines during
February and March, but are placed
within the quarantine during the rest
of the q%uaratine period; part of Ten
nessee and Oklahoma, most of Texas
except the Panhandle, and the lower
part of California. The quarantine is
declared to be in force until Novem-
Der 1, but this date is subject to
change.
The regulations allow cattle in the
quarantined area to be shipped north
in placarded cars, if shipped for
slaughter, and placed in quarantined
yards on arrival at destination. If the
stock is unloaded en- route it must be
at yards reserved solely for southern
cattle, and after unloading cars must
be disinfected before being used for
native stock.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
Homesteads in South Dakota.

WASHINGTON-The house com.
mittee on public lands heard Sena.
tors Kittedge and Gamble and Repre-
sentatives Martin and Burke Is. d.
in favor of a bill increasing from $50
acres to $40 acres the amount of land
that may be taken up under the
homestead act in that state. The argu,
ment was made that without this in.
crease the settlement of the state
would be materially retarded. The
committee took no action.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
CHICAGO GETTING SCARED.
Because Grain is Going Abroad by
Southern Route.

southern Route.
CHICAGO-The Chronicle today
says:
Diversion of grain shipments from
Omaha and Kansas City to Eurenean
ports via western lines, through New
Orleans, Galveston and other gulf
ports, is being inquired into by the
interstate commerce commission. The.
commission will try to learn whether
secret rebates are responsible for the.
diversion Of western grain shipments
from Atlantic ports via Chicago to.
the gulf ports.
1t is claimed that the use OF the.
special rate, which is less than the
normal tariff, has been directly re-
sponsible for shipments of corn
amounting to over 1000, 900 bushels
from Omaha and Kansas City By local
and Omaha grain shippers by way of
New Orleans instead Of Chicago zud
the Atlantic ports.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
RUMoRS OF YELLOW FEVER.
Isthmian Canal Commission Wants
Official Report.

WASHINGTON.-The isthmian ca
nal commission has cabled to Cover
nor Davis of the canal zone calling
attention to reports of the preva-
lence of yellow fever on the isthmus,
and asking for a report IN the con
ditions. No answer has yet been re-
ceived, owing to interruption Of the
cable service. The commission &C.
credits the cases that already have
occurrerd to carelessness of the pa.
tients in going into the Chinese quar-
ter or into other unsanitary sections,
and is anxious to secure an official
report showing the exact conditions
at this time. The commission is ship
ping a large amount of medicinal sup
plies to the canal zone to aid in the
sanitation of that region.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
JAPs T CITY.
Victorious Army in Possession Of
Port Arthur.

VICTORIOUS Army IN possession OF
Port Arthur.
Headquarters Third Japanese Army
at Port Arthur-The victorious army
Sunday formally entered Port Arthur.
General Nogi, with his staff, entered
first through the old town and took
his stand in the public square OF the
new town. The army was represented
by n regiment from each brigade.
The procession, which was five miles
long, was three hours passing the
saluting base, after which the troops
passed out of the city through the
new town. The correspondents then
visited the captured city for the first
time. The old town buildings were
badly smashed by shells, but in the
new town the damage was slight. All
the shipping in the harbor was badly
damaged by shell fire, the warships
being practically useless, owing to the
injuries they had sustained by shells.
Proposals for the surrender of Port
Arthur were first made December 20
at a council of war. General Stoessel
was in favor of surrender, but some
of his general officers were bitterly OPP
posed to it. The regimental officers
and the troops were not consulted.
The first news they had of the sur
render was January 1, after General
Stoessel had communicated with the
Japanese.
The scenes following the surrender
were disgraceful. Drunken soldiers
filled the streets and refused to obey
their officers. Many of them destroyed
the guns upon the positions they had
defended and anne into the city with
out permission. The infantry loudly
protested that the fortress had been
given away. They threw their rifles
and ammunition into the harbor and
proceeded to break into warehouses
and loot and drink vodka until in a
helpless condition. 1t was evident that
the surrender "a not necessary, as
there were 81, ZOO effective men in the
fortress. The supply of ammunition was
short, but it was not exhausted. Food
"oo oSdISSs UuC pll'dtC 5COACc WcAO
not requisitioned by the military.
There is no difficulty in getting good
meals in the city even without stores
in private warehouses.
1t was the opinion of the non-com-
batants at Port Arthur that the sur
render vas unnecessary, as the troops
were able and willing to fight to the
bitter end. General Stoessel was much
blamed for what was characterized as
a d~isgraceful conclusion of a splendid
defense which ended with the death
of Major General Kondratenko, who
was loved by the soldiers and was the
life of the defense.
Memorial services were held in
honor of the spirits of the Japanese
dead, upon the plain north of the viii
lage of Shuishi, a snort distance from
Port Arthur. Regiments representing
the entire Japanese army were pres.
ent. A shrine was erected on the crest
of a small hill and, the troops formed
a circle around it. General Nogi and
his staff were present. Lunch was
afterwards in the open to all
the officers present. 1t was a splendid
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
Merchant Found Murdered,

LARAMIE, Wyo.-George Gerber, a
merchant, was found dead in his
store with his skull crushed and
throat cut. An iron bolt with which
he had been struck lay beside the
body and the knife with which he had
been stabbed was still sticking in the
WOunt,
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

George Meredith comes out now
with the discouraging declaration that
America has never produced a great
writer. And still America doesn't es-
peeiafly regret that George Meredith
wasn't born over here.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
Talks on Statehood.

of
the statehood bill was continued in
the senate Thursday, and Mr.. Stone
spoke for two hours in opposition to
it. The bill for the remuneration of
American fur sealers who suffered
losses because of their suppression
also was debated at some length buc
no action was taken.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

"Woodman, Spare That Tree." is
not enough. Somebody ought to write
a new song, Farmer, Plant a Tree!"
and teach all the country school chill
dren to sing it.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

1t appears that Mrs. Chadwick
struggled over $4,000 through the
gates Of the custom house at New
York. This fact is likely to cause
certain ladies who occupy high social
positions to regard her with admira-
ton rather than contempt.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

Unce Sans experiments in the
matter of worlds fair postage stamps
have convinced him that a busy peo-
pie does not take kindly to the idea OF
licking an unnecessary area of mucil-
age when about to mail a letter.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
Cowboys GOING to Washington.

DEADWOOD, S. D.-A party of
Black Hills cowboys, thirty to sixty
strong, is being organized to go to
Washington for the Inauguration of
President Roosevelt March 4. The
men will take their own horses and
be dressed in cowboy costume. Cap
tain Seth Bullock, who has just re-
turned from Washington, is organic
ing the party.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

Prof. Perrine of the Lick observa-
tory has discovered a sixth satellite
of Jupiter, but as a telescope of 10 to
~ inches in diameter is needed to
observe it, Comparatively few of US
will eyer see it.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

The economical New York editor
whe addressed a New Years cable to
the Emperor of Japan, "Mikado, To.
kio." might have saved four bits more
if he had cut "Mikado" down to
Mike"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

Ninety years ago the first great bat
tie Of New Orleans was fought. Every
body will recall the fact that the sec
ond great battle of New Orleans was
between Sullivan and Corbett, many
years later.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

Gov. Pennypacker," says the Pitts
burg Post, will now show whether he
is a man or a mouse" 1t must be
gratifying to Mr.. Pennypacker to
know that there is, after the record he
has made, a, doubt on the manor
mouse question as it relates to him.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

objection to the marriage of King
Alfonso of Spain and Princess Victo-
ria Of England has been raised in
sone high places. This being the
case, ne is pretty sure to marry her
il She will have him.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

The Connecticut candidate who
c~ourteously voted for his opponent
and thereby elected him has expert
enced a change of manners.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
Burkett Tenders RESIGNATION.

LINCOLN, Neb.-Congressman E. ].
Burkett of the First Nebraska district
rendered his resignation as member
of the lower house, to which he was
reelected last November. He will
serve out his present term.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

DR.. r. Heber Newton not only ex-
presses his faith that the spirits greet
the living, but he declares also that
men possess halos. We all know men
who think they do.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

Alexander Hilton, formerly general
passenger agent Of the Frisco system,
and prior to that, assistant general
passenger agent of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott and Memphis railway (now
absorbed by the Frisco, has been adj
vanced to the position of passenger
traffic manager for both the Frisco
and the Eastern Illinois systems, with
headquarters in st. Louis. Mr.. Hill
ton, besides being a broad, intellectual
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

The valued st. Paul Globe dis
courses pessimistically on Christmas
horrors. Nothing but neckties, match
safes, pen wipers and smoking sets in
its stocking this year?
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

A Boston scientist has discovered a
new kind of grip germ. One unsatis.
factory thing about the new germ is
that it is no improvement on the old
kind.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
LAsoRED AMONG THE INDIANS
Abbot Felix de Grasse Dies in Okla
homa,

Abbot Felix de Grasse Dies in Okla.
homa.
GUTHRIE, Okla.-Abbot Felix de
Grasse, a granddaughter of the distin
guished French admiral, Count de
Grasse, whose fleet co-operated with
Washington's army in the revolution
airy war, has died at the Benedictine
monastery of the Sacred Heart in
Pottawattamie county, aged 60 years
according to advices just received
Fatherj de Grasse was born at Ba
court, France. For thirty years he
lived among the Pottawattamie and
Usage Indians, at first sleeping in
their wigwams and eating at theil
camp fires. He established numerous
churches and schools in Oklahoma ano
Indian territory.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

That movement to eliminate the
ragtime song may be worthy, but it is
somewhat late. The world has passed
the "Bedelia" stage and is now in the
deadly embrace Of Teasing"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

"Whe are most beautiful-large
blondes or small blondes, large bru'
nettes or small brunettes?" Well, it
depends more or less on which you
happen to be with!
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

Two Frenchmen fought a duel the
other day, in which both were severe.
ly wounded. Accidents will happen
ever in French duels.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

Tom Lawson says he once kept Ad-
dicks from committing suicide. The
strange thing about it is that he
makes the statement boastfully.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

Helen Mathers," the English writer,
who is owe here, says that she likes
American ONE immensely. So do
we.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

The tax list shows that Mrs. AS
tors diamond stomacher is not one
Of the permanent institutions of New
York.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

A Chicago man says wood alcohol
has ain agreeable taste. 1t is noticed
that when once a man drinks it he
never goes back to the other kind.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

But perhaps that st. Paul paper that
spoke Of the "enormity" of a dead mill
~lionage's estate meant precisely what
it said.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

Perfumed gasoline for automobiles
is the latest innovation in Paris. The
world will wait with bated breath to
learn how it works.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

The biggest sea lobster weighs
eighteen pounds. The species that
travels on land usually weighs about
300 pounds.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27
Home Defeats schaefer.

DENVER-Willie Hoppe the
SO0-point 18-inch balk line billiard
contest with Jake Schaefer by max
ing 585 during the second nights
play.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

A Paris doctor says that kissing
IS heahhful, but how can anything so
pleasant be SO?
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

Next we shall be hearing that the
oargain-counter fiends are taking les
sons in the noble art of jiu-jitsu.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

A noted sporting writer says the
race OF fighters is disappearing. Still
the fit survive, so to speak.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1905-01-27

and well-endowed gentleman, Is also
widely known as a successful and mas
ter railroader, respected in business
for sagacity and fairness. AS q pas
senger traffic man he has been widely
known and justly popular. During the
late worlds fair he made a most en-
viable record, and is now president
of the st. Louis association Of general
passenger agents. Mr.. Hilton succeeds
Bryan Snyder.