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The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05

&dmi1als sunk Russian warships or
handed them over to the Japanese.
The czar confesses his inability to con-
tg,l the Cossacks,' who resent the Jews
aad crowds, and fire without orders :.
Court Witte still hopes to establish
paace. He is daily issuing appeals TO
nen os influence and is perfecting his
organization as rapidly as possible.
y Meantime the life of the empire IS
pSralyzed and the resources of the
government are at low ebb. The pro-
\ ieeted loan has failed, the invited bank
eIS have fed from Russia on
chartered boat. The coupons on out
standing bonds are soon to fall due, and
it will be difficult to meet the obllga-
Z tian. After the artificial rise In con-
soils there has come a bad slump.
Witte Pleads for Time.
From delegations that have called on
him, Witte has asked for three months
time to fulfill his promises, declaring
that he is anxious to hand over his
power to the douma. An armistice has
been concluded with the Liberal forces,
+ and though the committee has called OIL
the strike, mutual suspicion still pre-
walls. The revolutionists suspect, that
Witte wants time" to prepare for.
= struggle, while the government fears
: that the revolutionists are meditatlng
= some heavy blow. The latter say that
only a satisfactory constitution can save
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05
EXPERTS TESTIFY
BARON 0 IS INSANE
Defense Makes Strong Case in
,Anua@
Train Wrecker's Trial at
Marengo.
Special to The journal.

Special to The Journal.
Marengo, Iowa, Nov. 4.-Expert wit
nesses and associates of Baron Won
Kutzleben, in the county Jail, were put
on the stand today to prove that the
man who wrecked the Rock Island
train at Homestead, last March, is in
sane. .,.. H.,
Sheriff Detrick testified that the de-
fendant has had three visions Of wrecks
since he has been in jail. One wreck,
he said, the Lord had commanded him
TO. accomplish in Nova Scotia, and an
other at Blue Earth, MINI. These
wrecks, the prisoner said, he will ac-
complish as soon as released. e. =
s>sBaroness Kutlzben, mother of the de-
'fendant, testified that her boy often
had fainting spells when young. She
said. she had suffered; much from her
children because she had married a first
done the same. DR.. Gershom Hill, state
expert, testified that Kutzleben is I'm
doubtedly insane and was not respon-
sible for the wreck as it was the result
Of diseased mind. .. I'LL.
Ferdinand Kutzleben, father Of the
young baron, testified that he had paid
the penalty of marriage with first
cousin by having an insane son, He
said that he had often had fainting and
epileptic fits himself following his mar
|riage, and that the children were SC
affected at times Kutzleben IS alleged
confession of the wreck was permitted
as evidence by the court, but the de
tense will introduce testimony to show
that it was obtained under duress.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05
New Patents.
Special to The Journal.

Speelal TO Inc journal. = .
Washington, D. c., Nov. 4.-The fol-
lowing patents were issued this week
to Minnesota and Dakota inventors, as
reported by Nv illiamson 81 Merchant,
patent a;,, t,,ista attorneys, as25- 1873 Guaranty
=. Harry d. Bernard, Warren, Mimi,
gun; Charles H. Bigelow, Jr., st. Paul,
Mimi, building hanger; III. Q. Bjorne,
by and A. 0. Brager, Fertile, n. D.,
self-locking lever; Williams.J. Browne,
Minneapolis, MINI, disk drill; John j.
Danner, st. Paul, Mimi, feed box;
Nellie G. De Laney, Grand Forks; n.
D., dishwashing apparatus;Ss Gustavus
A. Du'ncan, DeadWood, s.. D., miner s
lamp; Daniel J. Flanagan, Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, strap fastener; Peder E.
Lund, Beyrout, ND, lifting lever;
Robert w. Menke, Sanborn, N. D., fur
mace; Henry IT. '@, Monson, Mayville.
N. D., cultivator and planter; William
W. Post, Valley View, FSSDs9 rail joint;
Wilfred Salmon, Brainerd, Mimi, mill
ing machine; Charles A sSeanson, Min
neapolis, Mimi, ak rack; Helmer N.
Thune, Neby, MINI, nail driving ma
chine; Edwin c. Washburn, Minneapo,
lis, MINI, freproof shutters; Gordon
s. Willett, Sioux Falls, S. D., bed
spring tightener.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05
CIVIL WAR NOW
RIFE IN RUSSIA
Continued from First Page.

the German army to secure the safety
of the Romanoffs is considered quite
superfuous in Berlin.
There is no serious doubt of the
loyalty of the. Russian army to the
throne, and the troops have been per-
suaded that in the conflict with Japan
i the result was drawn. @ #
!. More important from. an international
viewpoint is; the bearing of the domes-
tic tdissensions upon Russia's financial
position.
: It is now known that the concessions
were not made until the min-.ter had
declared in an impassioned speech to
the czar that it was not Russia but the
opinion of the world outside with which
his majesty had concerned himself.
ST.. Whites Plea to Gear.
"My lifelong ambition, sire,' said
Witte, according to the st. Petersburg
correspondent Of tn Neue Freie Presse,
the great industrial and trading coun-
tries. To place her there we must have
| foreign capital. We had reached the
limit of our borrowing capacity when
the peace of Portsmouth was effected.
Ever since then we have been parleying
for new foreign loan, and today the
American and English capitalists are
leaving st. Petersburg without arrang-
ing to give us the money:
eff they go, sire, I do not believe
they will return to US, and the RESPONSE
bility for the collapse will not rest on
me. The civilized world has it's eyes
upon your majesty.'
Profoundly moved by the outburst,
Nicholas exclaimed. "If I make the
concessions you advise I am no longer
a ruler worth ruling.'
"Pardon me, sire,' was the reply of
Witte, "you will begin to be ruler
modern civilization. -
Then the imperial signature was af-
fixed.
twas q, scene for great painter.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05
Population Of Nearly Three Millions
Including Many Swedes.

Finland, which has won freedom from
the czar, has an area of $4,000 square
miles and population of about 2,70O,-
900.
The larger cities are Helsingfors, the
capital; >Abo, Viborg and Tammerfors.
Finnish is the language of the common
people, but Swedish is spoken by many
about IS per cent, of the population. :, -
Finland was under Swedish rule for
500 years, enjoying an aut utonomous con-
stitutional government. By the treaty
of Frederickshamn in 1909, the country
was ceded to Russia, but it retained its
laws and practically it's own system of
home rule until in 1898, when the pres.
ent czar began his policy of repression
with a view to completely Russifyine g
the duchy.
Russia Gained Supremacy.
In 1902, the last vestige of Finnish
autonomy was destroyed and a Russian
governor rgeneral was put in charge
Within the last few years Helsingfors
and other cities in Finland have beer
the scenes OF many assassinations anc
disorders.
Farming is one of the principal in
dustries Of Finland and large amount
census of 1899 showed that the farmer.
owned ao8,4s6 horses, 1857 ,42s cattle
j OBJ, ,ls5 sheep and 204, ,2O6 swine. II
the northern part of the country, whicl
is occupied to a large extent by nomadi
Firms and Laplanders, there were 119
| 9l7 reindeer. The leading export of tn
,duehy for many years has been timber
the value Of that shipped out in 100
amounting to $22,7SO,OOO. The chic
manufactured products are wooden al
ticles, textiles and leather, -four, iro1
and paper.
Best Known Cities. a ~
Helsingfors and Abo are the bes
known of the Finnish cities. All th
steamers from Stockholm touch at thes
places on their way to st. Petersbur
and they are frequently visited byStou1
| lists. They are also connected BY ra
with the czar's chief city. In appear
ance the Finnish towns resemble thos
of Sweden except that they are usual
dominated by one or more large churche
of the characteristic Russian type.
Helsingfors has close to 100000 il
! habitants, Abo 10000, Tammerfors 35
900, and Viborg 10000. The populatio
is overwhe elmingly Lutheran in religion
In 1899 there were .2,62O,92l of tina
faith, 1882 orthodox Greek, 1920 Bal
fists, $50 Roman Catholics and 80
| Methodists. Nearly all their people al
educated, there being numerous publ,
parochial and travelling schools, beside
universities and colleges.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05
KAISER WOULD AID CzAR
German Army Would be Used to Secure
Safety Of Romanoffs.
BY Publishers Press.

Special Cable to The journal.
& London, Nov. Alarming as are
the events Of the week in Russia, it is
mot believed in London Or Paris that
the imperial government will be over
thrown; and s. the statement that
Emperor William stands ready to use
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05
FREE FINLAND-ITs PEOPLE Z:

ItSwas a scene for a great painter.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05

The First East Surrey regiment of
the British army is never without mu-
sic. When its band is not playing,
thirty men who are experts on the
whole Regiment M whistling an 0ss: accom-. IN.
paniment
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05

E# A$hearse had to be specially made
at; Rawtenstill, England, for the burial
l.ofs James Nuttall, 1.-THE largest man in
Lancashire. = The coffin, which was
six feet, four inches long, three feet
wide and two feet deep, carried
by twelve bearers. .
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05

No minister need hope to preach a
sermon that will attract half as much
interest as the few words he says at a
wedding. 80 - -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05

The German empress is an early riser,
and sits down to breakfast with the
emperor, winter and summer, punetual-
'ly at 8 clock. &&G& -. 's,%.s & i
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05
Shippers Action Forced.
BY w. w. Jermane.

The fact seems to have been that
the railroads, exercising the control
they are known to exert over the big
shippers at terminal points, sent those
shippers to Chicago with instructions
to Illustrate the Bacon plan and to hold
a rump convention if necessary. The
opinion here is that the occurrences of
last week in Chicago have clearly es-
tablished a line of cleavage between
the big shippers and the little shippers.
brought out in the testimony before
the senate committee last spring, are
almost solidly opposed to increasing the
power Of the Interstate commerce COM
mission, SO that thes commission may
fix a ratesga and have;it go into Effect
|. Immediately; the latter, Few OF whom
are at terminal points, are, on the other
hand, almost so1idIy in favor Of such
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-05
THE MINNEAPOLIS ToJJRNAL

# 80 4 b F ( &
an increase of power. Obviously, the
big shippers, who, by reason Of their
location, have for years been enjoying
the discrimination which the president
wants TO abollsh, are standing by the
railroads who have given these dis
ordinations; and, quite as obviously,
the small shippers, most Of whom are
located in the small cities and towns,
which location has prevented them from
sharing IN these determinations, are
demanding legislation. The equities Of.
the case are so clearly with Che small
shippers, who are only demanding that
they be!treated as we'll as the big ship
pers, that the presidents arm is
strengthened by all such occurrences as
those which took place last week in Chi
cago. This is what Washington thinks
about the matter. es't' 1. i5asf
Ricketts, Friends Disappointed.
The pres grsdsidsnt disappointed great
make Oscar J. Ricketts public printer.
Mr.. Ricketts, had strong and disinter-
ested support, and it is probably true
that he knows more about the govern
ments printing office, by reason Of his
long service there, than any new man
could possibly know, and that in every
other essential particular. he is well
qualified to give fine administration
Of the office The president, however,
while admitting these things, and that
he had high regard for: Mr.. Ricketts,
personally and as a public official. felt
that the public service demanded that
the new public printer be some man
who has not been connected in any
way with the recent controversies that
have arisen in the printing office. Mr.,
Ricketts, connection with. those con
troversies was entirely creditable to
him as a man and an officer of the gov
l'ernment. ,a.3 s.c- :;
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-05
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

Dreading an operation for an alb
cess, Frank Perley of Harlem, ILL.,.
committed suicide.
Arthur H. Marsh of Blair, Neb., 81
years old has been awarded a Cecil
Rhodes scholarship.
William e. Hammond. one of the
most prominent real estate men of
Boston, committed suicide by shoot
ing.
Governor Frazier of Tennessee has
vetoed the bill increasing the salary
of the Governor from $4,000 to $5,-
900 a year.
The United States state depart.
ment has notified the Russian govern
men that two of the three officers
of the Lena, who broke their parole
at San Francisco, have returned.
1t has been definitely ascertained
that the whole Russian second Pa
cific squadron left the waters of
Madagascar March G for an unknown
destination.
A string of freight cars running
wild ON the Louisville & Nashville
railroad crashed into a freight train
near Clarksvile, Tenn. Engineer
John Murray, Fireman Patrick Fox
and two unknown negroes were kill
ed.
Two transatlantic, ocean liners,
the Pariso and the Albino, heavily
laden with passengers, collided at the
entrance to the harbor of Halifax, ~
3, and panic among the passengers
of the two steamers occurred, but no
INJURY or loss of life resulted.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Special Assistant Attorney General NJ.
d. Purdy, r. X. Campbell, of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor, and
Gaillard Hunt chief of the passport
bureau of the State department, mem
bers of the commission 20 investigate
and report to Congress on reforms in
the naturalization law.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-05
FARMER AND SON WOUNDED
Neighbor Put in Jail on Suspicion
of Attempted Burglary.
REVoLER LEADS TO ARREST
Scene of Attempted Robbery only
Short Distance from Place Where
Lanz Tragedy Occurred.

A desperate encornter, in which two
men were each shot twice and
dangerously wounded, took place at
the home of William Huff, near Fair
view, w. Va. The shooting was the
result of an unsuccessful attempt at
robbery, the Huff family being sup
posed to have a large sum of money
in the house.
The scene of the attempted rob-
berry is only short distance from the
Lanz homestead, in Beaver county,
Pa, where similar tragedy was en-
acted two months ago.
Stewart Steele, well-hnown char
acter of Fairview, and a neighbor of
the Huffs, was arrested charged with
doing the shooting. He is in New
Cumberland jail under a strong
guard. A bloody revolver was found
on him and he is said to have con-
fessed.
William Huff is 20 years old, and
occupies the homestead with his aged
wife, who is an invalid, and son,
Frank, about SO years old. The
father and son were aroused from
their sleep, discovering robber in
their room. Frank Huff was attempt
ing to grapple with the intruder when
the latter heard him and fired upon
him. Young HUFF received the bull
let in his neck. 1t passed through and
entered his shoulder. Despite his
wounded condition he jumped upon
the burglar and seized his gun.
Before he could get the revolver
out of the robbers hands the latter
fired again, shooting the young man
in the wrist. The elder Huff hasten
ed TO his son's aid, only to receive
bullet in the right leg. The burglar
made for the door, the wounded men
pluckily pursuing.
AS he got outside the burglar fred
once more, the shot striking Mr..
Huff, Sr., in the arm. Owing to the
infirmities Of Mrs. Huff she was un-
able to give any alarm and the
plight of the father and son was not
discovered until this morning, when
Mack Huff, married son who lives
some distance away, called at the
homestead to see the old folks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-05
PEACE TERMS OUTLINED
United States and France Said
to Have Used Influence.
APPEAL MUST COME DIRECT
Japanese Minister at London Denies
That Conflict viii Be Settled
Through Intermediates.

Russia has outlined the conditions
under which she is prepared to nego
tiate peace. 1t was stated tonight
with every semblance of authority
that, thanks to the good offices of the
United States and France, the ques-
tion of peace has assumed practical
shape.
1t is positively known that a step
in the direction of peace actually has
been taken. Russia has indirectly
made known to Japan the negative
conditions upon which peace may be
concluded, namely, no cession of
territory and no indemnity, leaving
Japan TO determine whether nelso-
tiations can be begun on that basis.
No reply from Japan has yet reached
the Russian government.
a telegram from a northern Euro
pean capital, received in London,
says:
Il have just learned on reliable
authority that Russia has asked Del
casse to act as an intermediary and
open peace negotiations with Japan.
Delcasse has signified his willingness,
but considers that Lansdowne's CO.
operation is essential to success"
when peace negotiations COM
mence it will be between Russia and
Japan direct and not through any in
termediary," was Minister Hayashis
comment tonight, when shown the
foregoing dispatch. Minister Hayashi
said he attached no importance to the
statement, but believed France was
trying to influence Russia to open ne
gotiations for peace.
80 far as | know" he added, mo
negotiations have been begun, but
when Russia is ready to make terms
Japan will be happy to consider
them"
At Foreign Secretary Lansdowne's
residence tonight il was stated it
would be useless to ask Lorll Lans-
downe for an expression of opinion
at the present juncture, on the sub
ject Of peace.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-05
JAPS MOVING FORWARD
Enormous Stores Sacrificed by Rus
SLAMS About Mukden.

The Japanese are again moving
forward and the Russian rear guard
has fallen back from its position
about 13 miles north of Sipinghai, "a
miles north of Tie pass, to Chaoumia-
odiz, which is situated 40 miles below
Gunshu pass.
Practically complete reports show
the Russian army sacrificed general
commisariat stores to the amount of
$1,250,000 and stores Tor an army
corps amounting to 100000, held at
Mukden. The boots and uniforms,
which the whole army was in need,
arrived from Europe four days before
the Russian retirement from Mukden.
Gen. KuropatIin ordered the remov-
al of the stores, but his orders were
not executed. An investigation will
be made to establish the RESPONSE
bility.
The Japanese army near Mukden
is clearing the battlefield, sorting
enormous quantities of stores and ma
terials captured, and attending to the
prisoners. Engineers are rapidly re-
pairing the railroad bridges across the
Hun river, and will reach Mukden in
a few days.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-05
SAN DOMINGO AFFAIRS
Americans Will Take Charge Till
Senate ReassembIes.

An American receivership for the
Dominican Republic will be an ac-
complished fact in a very few days.
modus vivendi to last until the
Senate disposes of the treaty left un-
acted upon was agreed to, and will be
Immediately put into effect. Ameri-
cans will take charge of the custom
houses on the southern coast as soon
as Secretary Taft selects them.
President Morales will give them
Dominican commissions, so that
nominally they will be employees of
that Government.
The American Government is al
ready in charge of the custom houses
of the north coast. The Americans
VIII send 55 per cent of the money
they collect to a bank in New York
and turn As per cent over to the Nor
ales government.
The money deposited in New York
will remain there until the treaty is
disposed of. If it is ratified this
Government will distribute it among
the creditors. If it is rejected the
money will be turned over to Santo
Domingo and she will make the dis
tribution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-05
NEGRO RESIGNS
Several Times He Was Thrashed by
Mississippi Mob.

M. J. Hornsby young negro who
twice passed civil service examina-
tion has been appointed to clerkships
in the postofilce at Yazoo, Miss, has
complained at the White House that
he is prevented from holding his posi-.
tion by reason Of the brutality of white
citizens of Yazoo.
According to the negro's story he
entered on his duties at the Yazoo
postoffice, whereupon certain white
patrons of the Office thrashed him
when he was caught going to'and from
his duties. At another time, he says,
he was overtaken and carried off to
an oil mill, where some of the men,
bers of the mob counseled lynching
and others whipping the negro.
Hornsby agreed to write out his resig-
nation and leave Yazoo, never to re-
turn. The resignation was sent to
Washington and Hornsby followed it..
He says he is afraid to return to
'Yazoo.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-04-05
TERR0RISTS ARE ACTIVE
st. Petersburg Officials Discover
and Foil Plots.
SUSPECT FIRED AT POLICEMAN
Trunk Fun of Bombs Discovered in
Room of a Straneer-Man
Was Arrested.

An assemblage Of w9rRmen IN the
st. Petersburg quarter demanding the
liberation of imprisoned strike lead
ers, almost led to a riot. Mounted
police and troops were summoned
and surrounded the malcontents, who,
seeing that resistance was hopeless,
sullenly dispersed, a few being in.
jured in the scuffle.
The authorities continue to find evi.
dence of Terrorist activity, and in
spite of the precautions of the police
another tragedy may occur at any
moment. The fighting organization
is known to have on its condemned
list 80 persons headed by Grand Duke
Alexis and Governor General Tue
,/poff, but the police have been COM
pletely baffled in their efforts to dis
cover the Invisible hand which is di-
recting the campaign Of the terror
lists.
The police by chance foiled what is
believed TO have been a plot to kill
Governor General Trepoff Accord
ing to the latest details of the affair,
a man was observed during the morn
ing loungng at the corner of Great
Morskaia streets, about block away
from the entrance to Gen. Trepoff's
chancellory. A policeman approached
the man with the object of interro-
eating him. The man thereupon drew
a revolver and fired at the officer, but
missed him. The policeman then
overpowered his assailant and arrest
ed him. Almost at the same hour the
police discovered several bombs of
the T"g. 1rist pattern in a trunk be-
longing to a stranger who occupied a
furnished room IN a house in Pushkin
street, but who was absent at the
time the police searched his apart
ments. The man was promptly taken
into custody when he returned, and
two individuals who called to see him
were also arrested. All the prison
ers decliled to give any account Of
themselves.
The man captured by the. police on
Great Morskaia street probably was
on the lookout for some mark by
which to distinguish Gen. Trepoffs
carriage. When he drives out car
riages circle around and leave in diff
ferent directions, so that it is almost
impossible IN the confusion to de-
termine definitely which carriage con-
tains the governor general. 1t is said
that Gen. Trepoff a fortnight ago re-
ceived a letter informing him that
this ruse was unavailing, as he would
be killed in his bed.