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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-02
ODELL AND PLATT,

B. B. Odell is in a position t8 appre-
ciate the story told of the man who,
accompanying his wife's remains to
the cemetery. was considerably sur
prised to. learn from the pallbearers
that the lady had come to life and was
inquiring for him. He took her home
and she lived ten years and died once
more. At the second funeral he eau
toned the pall-bearers on entering
the cemetery gate, saying: BOYS. it
was just here we fell down the last
time"
Odell is a creature of Platt. He was
an upstate grocer whom Plat die
covered and promoted from stage r.
stage until he became state chairman
To round out his career he was made
governor, but Odell refused to he
rounded out He had other views.
Like the gentleman in the Marco Roz-
Zaris poem. In dreams. through camn
and court he bore the trophies of q
conqueror." Then pressed his mon
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-02

arch's throne, a king" At this point.
the Turkish gentleman's term Of or
flee expired.
Odell was not to be satisfied with
term as governor. He saw himself
cutting a swath in national politics.
He looked at Platt and he seemed
feeble. But he was slow of dying and
when at last Odell did think the old
man was dead and went with him to
the cemetery, Plat of1iciously revived
and asked Odell what ne could do for
him.
The cold blooded septgeranian who
has not drawn a painless breath in a
dozen years proved too much for the
hot -blooded grocer. When Odell was
governor he had the lust for money
and he was let into the ship building
trust, where re dropped all he had.
Odell was furious until he got his
money back, but to do so he mad to
settle a suit against the ship trust.
Why he settled that suit Platt had to
learn, and whether he ever learned or
not he did learn that James Hazen
Hyde would testify that he paid Odell
in the face of a threat to have the
Mercantile Trust company's charter
revoked. The publication of this tes-
timony is enough to finish Odell.
Platt's second funeral is as big a
disappointment to Odell as the first. >
Men like Plat have their uses in
the economy of nature. Their very
frank adherence to a scheme of poll
tics which excludes moral considera-
ton entirely has a tendency to accent
uate the need of an ethical basis of
political association.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-02
TOWN TOPICS


Going Farmins-Harvey Mcdonald.
formerly in the real estate business
with T. G. Davis, has retired from
the firm, and will hereafter attend to
his farming interests.
Choir Entertained-Mrs. j. w.
Cookery entertained the choir of
the First Methodist church last night
at the Cookery home, 341 First
street. About "a were present and
the evening was pleasantly passed
with games and music. The hostess
served luncheon at II o'clock.
who is taking a course in the law de-
partment at Ann Arbor college, was.
ed class numerals for good work in
their studies. This is quite an honor
ferred for excellent work and de-
pertinent.
Bad Day for Farmers-Slippery
roads and a drizzling rain kept
good many farmers from coming to
town today to do their usual Satur-
day trading. A heavy sleet last
night put the country roads in a
slippery condition. Pavements were
a glare of ice this morning and made
travelling extremely difficult and
dangerous.
Lawrence Dramatic Company
Del Lawrence of the Redmond Dra-
matte company will sever his con-
nection with that company at the
close of his engagement in, Walla
Walla and will endeavor to organize
a vaudeville company of his}own, to
play first in Lewiston. IL Mr.. Law
renee mas many admirers and follow
ers and will no doubt be able to sur
round himself with much versa
tile talent in the dramatic line.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-02
GREAT MEN DIFFER.

Engineer Thomson estimated the
cost of twenty-inch wooden pipe for
Walla Walla's proposed gravity sys-
tenn at $40 lineal foot. Engineer
Weile says that Spokane recently
bought twenty-four inch steel pipe
for $2.09 a lineal foot and that twenty
inch wooden pipe, including the dig
ging of the trench, should not cost
more than $1.65 a lineal foot Engi-
neer Thomson estimates the cost
of the gravity system without a res
ervoir Or filtering beds at $3.50, 900.
Weile estimates the cost of a system
with 100000 gallon reservoir and
fiytering beds at $4,000.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-02
GOV. LA FOLLETTES WORK.

If Governor La Toilette is really
committed to the program of legisla-
ton accredited to his intentions in
recent dispatches, his presence in
Madison will be needed for some time.
The governor is said to contemplate
not only an investigation of insurance
companies, but the appointment Of a
committee which will probe the Mil
waukee Street Railway company as
we'll.
pany was under the fire of a recent
grand jury, but the results obtained
were meager, compared with what La
Toilette hoped for. None of the high
officials of the company was touched,
and this fact saddened the governor.
He has profound belief in the cor
ruption of the Milwaukee Street Rail-
way company, and he has many rea-
sons in his own political experience
for holding that belief tenaciously. 1t
was Pfster and the street railway
company which delayed for four years
his arrival at the governorsnip 1t is
Pfster who has been his arch enemy in
politics.
Governor La Toilette has also in
mind a revision of the election laws
which will do away with straight par
ty voting. Undoubtedly this would
tend to keep the La Toilette faction
in power in Wisconsin. After every
great victory like that won by La
Toilette there comes a reaction, and
this reaction might be sufficient to re-
move him from the state house. He
can prevent such a catastrophe by
making recruiting from the democrat
ic party easy This, the individual
ballot would do.
La Toilette has always had, and al
ways deserved, considerable demo-
cratic support. He has stood for the
people, and the people, irrespective of
party, have stood by him. The value
of the pure Australian ballot is that
it permits a man to vote for a favor
lite sacrificing either his party regu-
larity or the remainder of his own
ticket. 1t loosens party allegiance and
this is just what La Toilette needs in
Wisconsin today. If he should be a
candidate for fourth term as COVER
nor, he would need every ounce of po-
litical strength he could draw from the
minority party to overcome the nat
ural antipathy to fourth terms, and
the weakening effect of having stirred
up enmities among those VINO have
suffered by experimental legislation in
favor Of the under dog.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-02

These comparative estimates are
certainly very much in favor of Weile.
Thomson has been accused of. hav-
ing some connection with the sale of
pipe and the high price he places on
it would certainly lend color to the
charge.
1t is worthy of notice that neither
Thomson nor Weile makes any es-
innate of what it will cost the city to
settle with riparian owners along
Mill creek and the Walla Walla
river who will bring suits for dam
ages. Very likely the cost OF set
Ting these claims will amount to
more than the cost of constructing
the new water system. But Walla
Walla must have an adequate wa
ter supply regardless Of cost
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-02
RUSSIA'S LAND SYSTEM.

Belief in the sincerity Of the cars
reform measures will be greatly
STRENGTHENED if the report that he
means to make a new distribution of
crown lands among the peasants
proves true. When, in 1861, Alexander
II. abolished serfdom, he gave the
emancipated peasant enough acres to
support his then frugal scale of llv-
ing. Since that time the peasants have
doubled in numbers, while their lands
have not increased in area. The COM
mon people OF Russia are today suf-
fering for want of land and of a de-
cent system of holding and tilling it.
Nearly all land in Russia is still neld
under the communal system with the
mir or village as the center of social
activity. The peasant has the right
to till strip of land awarded to him
by the committee and he holds it until
another distribution is made. the
farmers live in the villages and travel
again after a days toll Few Of the
peasants have the courage to leave
the commune and strike out for them
selves in individual ownership of land.
They huddle together in their miser
able villages. where the stronger may
be able to do something for the
weaker
Volumes have been written upon
this communal system Of Russia, many
authors extolling 1T as the point of ex-
cellence Russia shows over all her
neignbors. Other concede a very an
cient, almost divine origin and wor-
ship it as a fetch. The truth is that
during the past 300 years peasant
proprietorship has been gradually
abolished in Russia. The communal
system is contemporaneous with the
growth of the central bureaucracy. 1t
was a mighty convenience to the gov
eminent in controlling the people and
collecting the taxes. The joint pro-
prietorship of lands was most siren
uously protected by the government
when the government was at it's worst
Count White, who is now the dictator
of Russia, is on record against it, and
the present reformation period may
see its abolition. 1t is known that
Russian officials have made an inves-
LEGATION of the American homestead
plan with view to settling the
soldiers Of the late war on lands in
Siberia and giving them cash induce
ments to set up as peasant proprietors.
Perhaps the same idea may be carried
out in the wider distribution of farm
land among the peasants.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-12-02
WILL MOURN THEIR DEAD

Tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at
st. Paul's Episcopal church the Wal
la Walla Elks will hold their annual
memorial services All arrangements
for ceremonies were completed last
night by the committee. These SER
vices are to be public and the citizens
in general are invited to attend. The
program of the exercises is as fol-
lows:
Program.
Opening Ceremonies. by the Lodge
Opening Ode
Anthem Comes at Times) ......
..... st. Paurs Choir
Invocation ..........B BY the Chaplain
Vocal Solo (Singing in Gods Acre)
Guy Allen Turner
General Euology. Rev. Andreas Bard
Anthem CAS- Pants the Heart). .Spohr
st. Paul's Choir.
Closing Ceremonies. BY the Lodge
DOXolOgy.
Benediction.
Roll of Dead.
The following is list of the deceased
members of Walla Walla Lodge No
2S7:
J. H. Coblentz, Allen H. Croker, A.
A. Blanchard, Hugh J. McGratn, John
Albeit, John Dolly, Charles E. Bur-
rows, Jr., Charles F. Pickard, Thomas
Moore, A. S. LeGrow, Fred Howard,
James McInrOe, p. J. Cavanaugh, G..
w. Preston, o. N. Wheeler.
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NOTICE 70 ADVERTISERS:

Copy Of change Of advertisement
aust b delivered 70 the business o.
Zee by the hour Of 10 o'clock q. m 20
Insure inssrtien in the issue Of even
i0to.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

MUST BE SOLD WITHIN ONE
WEEK..
We offer 800 acres Of 80 bushel
wheat land, with 800 acres tillable, all
to be in crop next spring for
ONLY $500.
16 Prescott farms have sold at $25
per acre for the tillable land and at
that rate this should anG will bring
in six months time with crop over
$4,000.
This is the biggest bargain in wheat
land that can be found, we are sure
of it.
BAXTER REALTY CO., 27Iz w. Main.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-23
Petersburg Endeavo Lay Their Demands Before the Slaughter the Consequences Follows Boodshd Threatens Destroy Rssas Bureaucracy and Even the Monarchy
 self-Toops Loyal the Government with Exception of Few
 Infantrymen==Dynasty of the Romanofs in Jeopardy.

We have suffered under the sway of Chinovaniks. ("Down with the Chinovaniks. We hoped for redress. but hope is no longer possible; we can win our rights only by fighting. (''Down with the autocracy," yelled the crowd) Our only chance of redress is from of the people ('Tiong live the constitutional assembly.D Then all I have to say is, to arms, com rades, to arms.'
 ITO arms~ was the thunderous re- sponse.
 The crowd, now aroused to a state of frenzy at the sight of the wounded who were brought out of the drug store and placed in an ambulance. salutcd them as martyrs. Every head was pn- covered as the victims were conveyed away.
 The widest of the crowd had now got the upper hand and proceeded to attack every officer in sight. 4 general, driving up the Nevsky Prospect, was mobbed with shouts of 'Murderer!" His sword was carried as a trophy, the crowd shouting "Hurrah!"
 Another general was nearly dragged from his sleigh. but caused his driver to lash desperately, and in escaping was struck on his bald head by glass bottle and stunned. Swords were wrenched from several passing officers and the crowd shouted, Break their swords. but do not beat them"
 The appearance of several companies of Infantry restored order, but the crowds refused to disperse and several volleys were fired and a numbe1 of peo- pie were killed.
 Half q dozen policemen were sur rounded by acrowd In a neighboring side street. The policemen drew thefl revolvers and fired and one of them was killed by comrades misdirected fire.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-23
DAY OF UNsPEAKABLE HORROR.
Revelation and BIoOdshed in the Rus
 sian Capital.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 22.--This has been 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 insurreetion against the government. A condition almost bordering on civil war exists In the terror stricken Russian capital. The city is under martial law with Prince Vasiliehikqff as commander of over 50,000 of the Emperors picked guards. Troops are biyouacing in the streets tonight and at various places on the Nevsky Prospect, the main thorough fare of the city. In the island of Vas siloostrov and in the industrial sec- tions infuriated men, have thrown up barricades which they are holding. The Empress Dowager has hastily sought safety at Esarskoe-Selo, where Emperor Nicholas is living.
 Minister of the Interior Sviatopolk- Mirksy presented to his majesty the invitation of the workmen to appear at the winter palace this evening and re- ceive their petition. but, the Emperor's advisors already had taken a decision to show a firm and resolute front and the Emperor's answer to the workmen trying to make their way to the palace square today was a solid array of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-23
cAssINI WAS CALM.
Russian Ambassador Read Dispatches
 With Visible ARfectatiOn.

Washington. Jan. 2z.-Prayers were offered in many of the churches to- day for the Russian empefor and for his people.
 Intense interest in the struggle at the. Russian. capital. was. manifest. Count Cassini. the Russian ambassa- dor, arrived here tonight from New York and was driven at once to the Russian embassy, accompanied by Col Raspoporff, the Russian military att, tache. The ambassador Immediately on his arrival received from a corres- pondent of the Associated Press copies of the dispatches which had come since the ambassador, left New York early in the day. Disturbing as were the facts told in these telegrams. Count Cassini was never more calm than as he carefully scanned their contents. Officially the ambassador has heard nothing of the situation and for this reason he would make no comment
 Apparently there Is serious strike in St. Petersburg" he remarked, 'but have no news except that which has reached me in these dispatches"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-23
AT vAssnOsTRov ISLAND.
strikers Used Electric Wires for Bar-
 F1cadlng Purposes.


 St Petersburg, Jan. 22.-(2:30 a. m.) The Associated Press correspondent was present when the first barricade was erected at Vassilostrov Island, where fighting occurred later, resulting in the killing of thirty of the defenders of the barricades-
 The strikers, driven from the river front, had gathered in front of the union headquarters out of sight of the soldiers. Buzzing like nest of angry hornets, a hundred men brandished sabre blades secured from a junk shop. which were the only weapons seen in the hands of the strikers during the day. Others swarmed up poles and cut down telegraph, telephone and electric light wires which were strung from lamp post to lamp post across the street to break up charges of cavalry. At first none Of the leaders seemed to have any plans.
 Suddenly two men appeared carrying ladders and others pushed up with more ladders, timber and lumber and with old sIeighs In the twinkling of an eye a substantial barricade had been con structed, bound together with wires and ropes. On these water was poured, which immediately froze AS last contribution, Christmas trees were ada ed to the pile and the crowd rushed to repeat the process at the other end of the block. Meanwhile others were bringing on brick and breaking them for missiles. When the troops advanc- ed the strikers lined the barricades and offered what resistance they could, but while half of the infantry rested their rifles on the barricade and volleyed. the others demolished the obstruction and marched over the street. which was then encountered with fifty dead or wounded lying on snow crimsoned with human blood.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-23
REBUFFED BY MIRSKY
EDITORS RECEIVED VERY COLD
 GREETING FROM MINISTER.
N. wftte Tried to Persuade Autocratic Diplomat to See JournaIists, hut Only Ironical Ret0rts Were
 Results.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 22.-Two hundred journalists and professional men met in this city Saturday evening to discuss means to avoid bloodshed.
 A committee consisting of Authros Kahrenharoff. Kariako. Annsky and Gessen. several professors and the workmen advocate. Kedrim were ap- pointed to interview Minister of the Interior Sviatopoik-Mirsky.
 They arrived at the Ministry of the Interior at 10 o'clock last night, but were received coldly. the officials there declaring that 1t was impossible to see them that night. They expressed their intention to wait until the Minister would see them. They were persuaded to summon Assistant Minister Rydsef- fsky who being told their errand was to prevent bloodshed, resolutely refus- ed to call Prince Sviatopolk- Mirsky and ironically told them they had better persuade the workmenA from their plans of visiting the palace.
 Thus rebuffed, the committee pro- ceeded to M. Witte's residence. M. Witte received them affabiy and offer- ed them tea. which they deebned. Having heard theEas Nj. Wltte express ed himself in great sympathy with them, but maintained that all measures had been decided without consulting him. adding: T am nothing in the administration"
 M Witte then referred them to Min ister Sviatopolk- -Mirsky regretting his inability to do anything, and advising to have the demonstration abandoned. He said the workmen had taken a wrong course. which was incompatible with autocracy.
 The Emperor could only receive a deputation by application through proper channels. He then telephoned to Minister sviatopolk- -Mirsky and tried to persuade him to receive the commit tee. The Minister. however, still de- clined, and deputation departed. Later tonight at a conference of editors of St. Petersburg newspapers it was agreed to address to the administra- tion a protest against the censorship of the days events, and it was also resolved to send deputation to nego- tiate with the workmen's union regard ing the resumption of work by printers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-23
SOLDIERS ORDERLY
REFUGEES FROM PORT ARTHUR
 REACH CHEFOO.
Japanese Did Little Looting, Connnine Their Takings to Small Sou- venirs of Bloody Siege--Strict
 Discipline Maintained.

Chefoo, Jan. 22.-Twenty-seven men and women, comprising the first party of refugees from Port Arthur, arrived here in a junk today.
 They stated that twenty-two other junks bearing more than 500 non-com- batants were also coming. Several launches irnediately left with the idea of assisting the junks In reaching Che foo.
 These refugees including men, women and children, had been waiting for a steamer at Pigeon Bay. They were without shelter and were obliged to sleep in the sand. The expected steam CTS failing to arrive, permission was secured for them to use junks.
 The refugees state that since the first few days following the surrender Of Port Arthur, there has been practical ly no disorder. the Japanese dealing Sternly with all offenders. The Chi nese were more culpable than the Jap nnese, who generally confined them selves 10 taking small articles, which they probably wanted chiefly ass sou- venirs. The consensus of opinion that the soldiers behaved with remarkable Eelf-restraint compared with the con duet of others in similar situations in the history of wars.
 Roughly estimated, 200 civilians lost their lives during the siege. The refu- gees generally exhibit no signs of ill health from fheir subsistence on a roast corn diet.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-23
GOPON LED RIOTERS
BRAVE PRIEST NOT AFRAID oT
 BULLETs.
Purposefy Spared By Infantxynlen Who Fired On His Followers
 Who Are Arming Themselves
 For Future Affrays.

St. Petersburg. Jan .s3s--lThers was a very dramatic scene at the Narva gate whom Father Gopon. in Golden vestments. bearing aIoof an Ikon anu flanked by two ciersymen carrying religious banners. appeared at tha head of a procession of 5000 work- men.
 ] Troops were drawn up acros the en- trance. Several time an offcer called upon the procession to stop. but Eathen Gopon did not falter. Then an order was given to fire. first with blank cartridges The volIeys rang ont but the lines still did not waver.
 Then, with seeming reluctance am officer gave the command to load with bail and the next voliey was followed by shrieks and cries of the wounded. As the Cossacks followed up the volley with charge, the workmen fled be- fore them. leaving about one hundred dead or wounded. It was evident that the soldiers deliberately spared Father Gopon. One of tn eclergymen by hin side was wounded, but he escaped un~ touched and hid behind a wan until the c9ssacks passed and he was soon spirited away by worknaen. During the evening there were more foot pas- sengers in the streets than might have been expected. but nothing like tha gaiety and hustle of an ordinary Sum- day evening.
 Comment on the action of the troops and authorities Is very bitter and sarcastlc remarks are made that of- ficers are braver against the defencea less public than against Japanese. and that "ammunition may be scarce In the Far East, but 1t is too plentiful here"
 Returns from only three of the nu- merous hospitals give thirty-two dead ed have been taken to their own homes.
 Broken swords and embedded bullets are found at long distance from the scene of the firing. The rioters broke windows in the palace of the Grand Duke Alexis.
 The workmen tonight are arming with every available weapon for a renewal of the struggle. They have few hre- arms but are inprovising trade impie~ ments Into weapons.
 The following is the text of letter. addressed by Father Gopon to ErnperoE Nicholas last night:
 "Sovereign-I fear your ministera have not told you the full truth abcue the situation. The whole people. trust~ ing in you, have resolved to appear a& the winter palace at p. m. In order to inform you of their needs. If. vac< ellIating. you do not appear before the people then, the moral bonds between you and the people who trust in you will disappear. because innocent blood will flow between you and the people Appear before your people and receive our addresses in a courageous spirit I and the representatives of the labor and my brave worSIngmen and comz rades guarantees the inviolability oN. your person."