Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-07-18

Moscow, July 17.-In spite of Ire
poff's police the projected congress of
delegates from the zemstvos of the
municipalities of all Russia certainly
will be held here. In the attempt to
prevent it the authorities throughout
The empire are making announcement
that the meeting is not sanctioned
The executive committee of the
bodies that are jointly arranging The
meeting met yesterday in the house of
the president of the Moscow district
zemstvo to draw up plans for the dele.
gates action.
Delegates Defy Police.
The subnrefect of police sent officers
tp the presidents home with the de-
r1and that the meeting disperse. The
delegates refused to obey, informed
the prefect that his order was illegal
and continued the meeting. The po-
lice having served on the delegates a
written order to disperse. retired. The
whole affair has been referred to the
minister of the interior.
Already delegates to the congress are
arriving here. The executive com.
mittee has under consideration these
three points for presentation to the
general congress.
1. A critical analysis of Minister
Bouligan's plan for a popular assem-
bly,, of which the details are fully
known to those most interested. not
withstanding the secrecy thrown
around them.
@ Plans to oppose the Bouligan
echeme, which is unsatisfactory to the
zemstvos.
3. Measures that must be taken tc
realize the unanimous popular desire
for freedom and a government repre-
senting the people.
This last is really the combative
proposition wherein lies the chief i'm
portance of the congress.
Moscow, indeed, all Russia. feverish
" anticipates the outcome of the con
gress, whose aim is to rescue the
country from the tolls of corrupt NAL
Administration
Gloat Over Foes Death.
The fighting organization of the so
cial treyolutionists has issued a procla
nation announcing that the death sen
lence pronounced against Major Gen
sral Count Shuvaloff.. chief of police
here, who was assassinated July II
'on account of the black and cruel &C
ivity of this satrap at Odessa, wher,
Count Shuyaloff was formerly prefect
n and his subsequent return to the ac
tive service of reaction at the call o
Trepoff the pan-Russian dictator. t.
stamp out the revolution in Moscow.
The proclamation concludes: lie
This e3ec.-.ion serve as joyful sigma
to the Russian millions in revolt ant
as the death kne,l of the dying auto
cracy. Let it remind all dogs of tn
autccracy Of national Justice
Japanese Patriots Die Willingly.
Tckio, July H. Correspondent
Associated Press) = The story Of tn
loss of the japanese cruiser Takasag
last December only published sine
the destruction of Rojestvensky's fee
Is military classic.
After the Takasago struck a min
and began to sink, the crew assemble
in perfect order on the upper decl
there to await the battle with
stormy sea and death Capt. Ishibast
ordered every man to use a life be-
and directed that no one jump owe
board until the ship actually sank.
The crew then joined in singing tn
national anthem, cheering the empe
or, and lastly they sang Gallant Sal
I prs, s,''their 500 voices ringing out abov
the storm After that, as relaxatio
the men were allowed to smoke an
thus they went calmly to their DEATH
Of 500 who went down only 1873 wer
rescued.
An officer who was aboard gives th
following account of the disaster an