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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
R0UVIER CABINET
CONDEMNS SPYING
Outlines Policy to Parliament
Following Lines Of the
Combes Ministry.

Paris, Jan. 27.-The Rouvier ministry
held it's first formal council at the
Elysee palace today under the presi-
dency of President Loubet. Premier
Rouvier' declaration Of policy was ap-
proved. It follows the Combes policy,
the main features being an income tax,
the separation of church and state,
workingmen 8 pensions and reduction Of
the term of military service.
The declaration severely condemns
the system of secret reports on the lives
of army officers, which brought about
the downfall of the Combes cabinet.
The first actual work of the new cab
met was its approval Of the dismissal
Of Commandant Regnicourt from the
Legion of Honor for making secret re.
ports and relieving General Peigne from
membership in the superior council of
war for similar reports.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 27.-General
Trepoff s agents, working at night, are
raiding the homes of those marked by
the governor general s bureau, and seiz-
ing the occupants, even from their beds.
Some 5000 have been thus trans
ferred to prison, a large number from
the professional class.
More than $50 women, many Of re-
fnement and education, surprised in
their beds, were compelled to dress
forthwith and accompany the police.
Hundreds of prisoners are lawyers,
who were instantly started for Siberia
without pretense of trial. These seiz-
ures are not only to. intimidate. the
people, but also to furnish hostages for
future contingencies.
The authorities are persevering in
their attempt to minimize Sunday g
massacre. Sixty victims were buried
in one grave early Wednesday morn
ing, so that it should appear that those
sixty represented the full extent of the
massacre. Thcsrenaining corpses have
been sent by the Finnish railroad to
Uspenski. The corpses sent out last
night filed ten trucks.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
THOUSANDS CAST
IN PRISON CELLS.
Trepoff's Agents Drag from Their
Beds Women and Men Marked
for Punishment.
HUNDREDS INSTANTLY
HURRIED TO SIBERIA
Fear Of the Torch In Russian Cap
ital-The Strike Spread
ing Daily.
SITUATION IN BRIEF
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

While no further encounters be-
tween the strikers and the authori-
ties have occurred, today's dis
patches from Russian points indi-
cate that the strike movement is
spreading. At Mitau bodies of
strikers marched to the shops and
compelled the men who were at
work to leave. The Warsaw strike
began today and is spreading rap
idly, but without disorder. A gem
eral strike has begun at LODI.
At Moscow and st. Petersbuf1
the authorities have the situation
under control and the day has
passed quietly. In the former city
some men have returned to work.
Advices from st. Petersburg are
tn the effect that the authorities
regard the danger of general tie
up Of Russian industries as past,
and assert that the attempt to con-
vert the movement into political
revolt has failed.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
AS IF FOR BATTLE
Kuropatkin's Report Points to
Action as Beginning of Gen.
eral Movement.
JAPANESE LEAVE TWO
TOWNS TO THEIR FOES
Fighting Was Done in Bitterly
Cold Weather and Thru
Deep Snow.

Berlin, Jan. Si.~kA uIop1GCh W INV
Lokal Anzieger from Mukden today
timed OILS am, says: "A general en-
gagement began yesterday and continues
today. Already the losses on both sides
are considerable. The fighting is espe-
cially heavy at the center.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 27.-General Ku-
ropatkin, under date of Jan. 25, tele-
graphed as follows to Emperor Mich
Olas:
1.-THE advance has commenced of our
right flank against the enemy. We
have occupied Khai-la-to-ea and Khei-
gou-ta-ya. =,
"No details have been received Of
the losses at Khai-la-to-sa and Khei-
gou-to-ya, which are seven versts south
west of San e-pas. We occupied Khai-
la-to-sa without firing, the Japanese be-
ing bayoneted. Khei-gou-ta-ya was
bravely defended, but we finally occu-
pied it at 10 o'clock at night. Our
cavalry pursued two regiments of Jap
anese dragons, which fed southeast
ward.
"On our left flank a detachment re-
pulsed the Japanese and occupied a
defile between Khan-dien- and Ex-
pan san. Another detachment sent
against the enemy's flank near Hind
ke-cheng forced the Japanese to retire
and CAPTURED 200 cattle,'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
TORCH USED IN CAPITAL
Incendiarism Feared, with Fresh Out
breaks, Tho City Is Quiet.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Paris. Jan. 27.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Echo de Paris
says that, Notwithstanding apparent
quiet and the resumption of business,
there are signs of renewed activity Of
a serious character on the part of the
strikers. Fires, evidently, incendiary,
have occurred lin several shops and
mills. .: - p.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg to
the Petit Journal says 10000 workmen
from Ivonoyo and Vosensensk are re-
ported marching upon Moscow. It ap-
pears there are not enough troops in
the Moscow district to repress serious
disturbances, a-.r
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
S4,OOO,0O0 DIAMOND
IS FOUND In AFRICA

The largest diamond ever discovered
has been found near Pretoria. The
stone weights 3,032 carats and is said
to be a pure white diamond of good
quality. 1t is locally valued at $780,
600 to S4,000,000. The famous Kohl
moor, which is valued at 100000,
weighs 12S carats, tho it is said to
have weighed 900 before it was cut:
There is immense excitement here and
at Pretoria as a result of the discovery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
FATHER AND SONS
TAKEN FOR MURDER
Crime So Long Hidden Near Mil
Ter, s. D., May Be Exposed
by Late Arrests.
Special to Tho Journal,

Special to Tho Journal.
Miller, S. D., Jan. 27.-Ed Dunn, city
marshal, will arrive here tonight from
the country southwest of Washington
Springs with three men, a father and
his two sons, arrested for completely
in the mysterious murder of George
Todd, northeast of here, last October.
Marshal Dunn telephones that the
men have Todd's team and that it has
been positively identified.
The preliminary trial will be here
in a few days. The arrest is regarded
here as of great importance.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
HOT FIGHT IN 10Y. WEATHER
Japs and Russians Clash on Hun River
in Bitter Gold.

General Kuroki g Headquarters, Jan.
27.--A heavy and continuous artillery
firing has been heard to the westward
all day. Apparently the largest en-.
gagement since October is being
fought. Reports received here are to
the effect that Russian force has
crossed the Hun river on the Japanese
against the Russians and made an at
tack.
The fighting must be attended with
great suffering from the cold. A snow
storm began Monday, following a long
period of remarkable mildness. The
Temperature is below zero and the
plains are covered with several inches
of snow. The ground~fs too hard for
rapid trenching. z #' !. =
The Russians Counter.
Russian Headquarters, Huan Noun
tain, Manchuria, Jan. 27.-After three
months of quietude, the Japanese have
resumed activity, attempting to force
back the Russian right wing. A stub
born fight began Jan. 25 and continued
yesterday, which may be a curtain
raiser for the spring campaign. Accord
ing to reports, the Japanese attack was
was so energetically pressed that a vii
lage within the former Japanese lines
of some strategical Importance was
taken.
1t is also rumored that several Jap.
anese guns were taken. There was no
fighting at the center or on the left
flank.
The Japanese advance is believed tc
have been inspired in part by the news
of the Russian internal troubles, intel
ligence of which reached the Russian
army at dawn Jan. 25.
Japanese Fire Village.
Following a sudden return of winter
weather, cannon began booming fa1
westward, and thru the morning fo@
and mist the Japanese unexpectedly ad
vanced. The rifemen on the Russian
right flank were 50 vigorously employed
in the fighting line that by evening
they had met the Japanese attack by
brilliant counter attack. The Japan
ese at once began to retire, abandoning
and setting fire to a village.
The troops all along the line wer,
under arms the night of Jan. rs. TIL,
skies were lit up by the glare of con
fagration evidently caused by the burn
ing of a village beyond the Shak-h
river, south of Poutiloff hill.
A bitterly cold wind is blowing; SNOW
Is falling and heavy frosts prevail.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
STANDARD OIL TO Kaye
RECEIVER, SAYS LAWSON.
New York Sun Special Service,

New York Sun Special Service.
Joliet, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-James n. Ferris,
tional committee and editor of the JOLT
ct News, last night made public a let
ter received from Thomas w. Lawson
of Boston under date of Jan. %, in
which the author of "Frenzied
Finance predicts receivership for
the Standard Oil company within few
months.
Mr.. Lawson thanks the editor for a
notice which appeared in the News and
then says:
"You can rely upon it will soak
them until they are dissolved.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
ISLE OF PINES TREATY
| SOON TO BE RATIFIED
From The Journal Bureau, Colorado Building,
Washington.

From The Journal Bureau. Colorado Building,
Washington.
Washington, Jan. 27.-It is probable
the Isle Of Pines treaty with Cuba will
be ratified before the adjournment of
congress. A member Of the committee
on foreign relations said today that the
treaty was favorably reported to the
senate last session, and then sent back
to the committee that certain protest.
ants might be heard. These opponents
of the treaty have not appeared, and
it was the Judgment of this senator
that there would be no further opposi-
ton.
Information has reached Washington
that Cuba has granted to the Isle of
Pines all that has been asked in the
way Of local self-government.a estab-
lishment of schools, etc, and that all
the talk one hears about opposition
to the ratification Of the treaty comes
from those who have invested in prop
erty there which would be enhanced in
value if the island were to come under
the jurisdiction of the United States.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
FRENCH ABANDON
NEW RUSS LOAN
Situation in Russia Makes It Diff
cult to Secure Sub
scriptions.

Paris, Jan. "a report of the with
drawal of the French portion of the new
Russian loan, has been circulated on the
bourse, but operators have been unable
to secure a confirmation. Inquiry at the
banks tends to confirm the report. A
prospective subscriber said the loan
would go over until April, as the recent
incidents at st. Petersburg made the
present time inopportune.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
RUSSIANS BALK
Kuropatkin Says European Russians
H.: Are Reluctant to Fight.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 27.-General Ku-
ropatkin has telegraphed to the en-
peror that his offensive power is seri-
ously hampered by the obstinate reluc-
tance of his troops from the European
provi9sehs; t to h ady naSse against the
are full of dash, the Europeans argue
that now, that Port Arthur has surren-
dered, there is no object in continuing
the war.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
BURLINGTON LEAVES
BUSINESS FOR REVIVAL

Burlington, Iowa, Jan. 27.-Between
the hour of 10 and IL today every store
and factory in the city was closed in
order to enable employees to attend
revival services. A moral wave is
sweeping the city. Many residences
are thrown open daily for prayer meet
nation urging all to close their shops
today and spend the time in divine
worship.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
nR,TlsH FREE TRADERS GAIN.

London, Jan. 27.-The free traders cap
tured another parliamentary seat in the
bye-election held In North Dorset yester-
day. A. w. Wills Qiberal) defeated Sir
Randolph Baker conservative by ma
jority of 909. The vacancy was caused
by the death of John Wingfield Digby.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
JOHN M. HALL STRICKEN.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 27.-John NJ.
Hail. formerly president of the New York,
New Haven C Hartford Railroad COM
pany. died today. He has been a sufferer
for two years or more from a chronic
disease, but his death was unexpected at
this time.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
GEORGE e. WOODWARD DEAD.

New York, Jan. 27.-George Evertson
Woodward, a civil engineer, who took
part in the construction of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad, and later
was its chief engineer, is dead at his
home here. He was the author of many
articles on architecture and horticul-
ture.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
PLAYED WITH MATCHES
Little Wisconsin Girl Is Burned tt
Death.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Winona, MIMI. Jan. a7.-The s-year-
old daughter of George Wise of Buffalo
county, Wisconsin, was burned to death
as result of her clothing catching fire,
while she was playing with matches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
Jews Blamed for Uprising.

ueHeTal lIepoH ueclareu To-Day, &c
cording to dispatches received here,
ent uprising. He declared that they
had furnished money to finance the
revolution and that money had been
raised in various countries, but chiefly
in America. >Trepoff says:
1T is morally certain and it can be
almost demonstrated that the entire
movement was arranged by Jews who
The object of these eternal enemies of
Russia was to raise up difficulties for
the cZardom at this critical period in
our history
Trepoff last night ordered the arrest.
of all members of the Novgorod zemstvo
which adopted resolutions condemning
Sundays massacre. The zemstvoists
were dragged from their beds and
lodged in cells in st. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 27.-1:50 PM
Early reports from all over Russia in
dictate that the strike situation is
f1attening out. The authorities regard
the danger of a general tie-up of Rus
sian Industries as practically over and
declare that the attempt to turn the
| movement into a general political re-
volt has failed. The government 8
| promise of shorter hours of labor has
been proclaimed in Moscow and other
cities and seems to have had effect
| upon the workmen.
The political side of the movement is
again sinking beneath the surface.
When and in what form it will again
break out only the future can deter
mine.
| The authorities everywhere seeming
Nv are attempting to treat the workmen
whose aspirations are purely economic
without harshness and are appealing
to their patriotism by pointing out the
benefit which will accrue to the jap
anese by suspension Of work at the
arsenals, dockyards, etc.
Stern Hand for Revolutionists.
On the other hand the authorities
are putting down the revolutionists
Continued on I'd Page. 4th Column.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
MERGER STOCK GOES UP
Insiders Appear to Be Gathering In
Northern Securities Paper.
,pecial to The journal

Special to The journal.
New York, Jan. 27.-Current belief
that there's something DOING in the
Northern Securities situation was
strengthened today by further adj
vance of point in the stock. Inside
ers appear to be picking up all the
stock they can get at present figures.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
NEW YORK EMERGING
FROM THE HUGE DRIFTS

New York, Jan. 27.-Recovery from
the great storm Of Wednesday was prac-
tically complete today. Railroads and
trolley lines, which were severely Grip
pied by drifted snow, had resumed
operation almost under normal condi-
tions., and even the. ferryboats which
were hampered greatly by ice yesterday,
We're running very near their regular
schedules. - ~
Chicago, Jan. 27-The Twentieth
Century Limited train from New York
arrived at the La Sale street station
here today twenty hours and five
minutes behind time as result of the
blizzard. ~. =. -. ..-..< 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
JAPs GATHER NEW ARMY

Fifth Great Force Being Organized
Navy Being Strengthened.
London, Jan. 97.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Toxic correspondent says that
Continued on I'd Page, 9th Column.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
Cars Capital Fears Torch.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
London, Jan. 27.-A dispatch from
st. Petersburg expresses fear that in
cendiarism will be continued, in which
case resumption of work will be pre-
vented. -
Witte was summoned to Tzarskoe
Selo today for an audience with the
car for the first time since the pres
ent disorders began.
It is reported that Queen Alexandra
has sent an invitation to her sister,
the czarina, to come to England as her
guest until the trouble is over. The
czarina replied that her infant son
could not be removed and she would
prefer to remain with him,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-26
He Declares There Has Been
Nothing Crooked In His Re-
lations With Equitable
ASKED NOR RECEIVED FAvoRs
Financial Transactions With the Com
pany Have Been insignificant and
Wore Made on Business Basis =
Knew Little About the Management
Of the Society.

New York. July 26.--Respecting the
Equitable Life matter, e. H. Hartman
said while no ore had pointed out
anything that required any explanation
on his part, still before leaving the
city he would make. the following
statement:
.sThere has been nothing in the re-
lations of myself or the interests
represent to the EQUITABLE Life AS
surance society and its allied COM
panies that will not bear the closest
scrutiny. We have never requested or
received a favor from them. The
financial transactions between our
interests have been insignificant, and
never on terms that could not have
been obtained readily elsewhere. On
the other hand, we have given the
Mercantile and Equitable Trust COM
panies many valuable trusteeships, and
all the transactions between us have
resulted in material advantage and
profit to the Equitable and it's allied
companies. I personally had one loan
with the Equitable Life which could
have been obtained without difficulty
at any other responsible institution on
as good or better terms. 1t was paid
because the rate Of interest was high
. or than was willing to pay and with
out my even attempting to have it re-
duced. There is nothing in the Union
Pacific preferred stock syndicate that
can be criticised. An opportunity was
awaited of by Mr.. Hyde to join myself
and associates in the acquisition Of
Union Pacific preferred stock on a
favorable basis. There was no profit
or advantage to any one member Of
the syndicate over another and neither
the Equitable nor any of its allied
companies. or anyone else was ever
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-26
URGES INSURANCE REFORM.
scathins Criticism of Present Da,
Methods by r. L. Cuttino.

N'SshSNS W . 49, S0SsISs
Boston, Mass, July 26. Scathing
criticism pointed condemnation and
fierce denunciation of the methods and
course of the big insurance companies,
characterize the annual report of Fred
erick l.. Cutting, commissioner of in
surance for Massachusetts, issued yes
terday.
The report is exhaustive in it's re-
view of methods employed by high in
surance officials during the past sew
eral years, to whom he alludes in some
instances, as "Judases," and to ono
company as the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde" company, and contains a recon-
mendation that the legislature at its
next session take up the matter OF de-
ferred dividends and the relation be-
tween insurance companies and Their
allied trust companies and other ques-
lions, with a view of compelling re-
form.
The report considers insurance in
connection with 1.-The gambling instinct
of the age" and tells of the influence
upon the officials of insurance COM
panies from the dubious schemes,
.schemes for getting enormously rich,
the graft by city officials state DILL
Gals. national officials, petty leglsla-
tors. congressman, United States SEN
ators and courts subservient to the
great Moloch, money" that they have
seen all about them, and they also saw
"tainted money eagerly sought by
college and pulpit
Censures the Big Three.
Commissioner Cutting names several
companies. OF the Equitable Life, the
Mutual Life and the New York Life,
termed the big three" and the
"racers." the report says that they
have been largely responsible for the
excessive expenses of the business
ito swell the volume of which and be-
come the biggest, has led each to pour
out money like water" and 1T recon-
mends an immediate and complete re-
form of these in respect to the ex-
traordinary deposits made by them
within few favored banks and trust
companies
Referring to the Equitable Life As
surance Society, the report says: TO
all outward appearance life insurance
has been booming along serenely and
beautifully during the last twenty
five years, with money rolling into the
treasures in broad streams.
But rude awakening came. A
chasm opened showing the hidden
secrets of a great DR.. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde insurance company. 1t had
suddenly dawned that during these
twenty five years of peaceful conquest
of millions of public money there had
been Judases at work betraying their
trusts for financial gain"
Touches FraternaI Societies.
Fraternal insurance and the case
Of the Royal Arcanum are dealt with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-26
PORTO RICO SEEKS LIBERTY.
Island Dependency Will Demand Homo
Rule of Congress.

San Juan, Porto Rico, July 26.-Porto
Rico demands radical and sweeping
changes in the government of the is
land. There is no hostility to American
rule. but congress will be asked to
give the island a new form of admin
istration.
A convention here yesterday adopted
memorial to the American legisla-
tive body reciting that this is the sew
enth anniversary of the American in
vasion of Porto Rico. and complaining
that the preponderance of power still
rests with an executive council COM
posed of heads of departments APP
pointed by Roosevelt.
These heads of departments Ii
SAYS, arrive here knowing nothing OF
the language, customs, or needs of the
country, and twenty-four hours after
discriminating take their seats in the
executive council and determine the
fate of the island"
Ask for Home Rule.
The memorial calls for no change IN
the composition of the house of dele
gates. which consists of thirty-five
members elected by the people, but de-
mands the following amendments to
the Foraker law:
First-The organization of an insular
senate. to be composed of two senator's
each from seven districts in place OF
the executive council.
Secondhand the proposed senate
and the house possess the same privi-
leges granted to the house under the
Foraker law.
Third-That the secretary of Porto
Rico the attorney general, the treas
urer. the auditor the commissioner OF
education and the commissioner Of
the interior continue in their present
offices under the present titles, but
that they form no part of the execu-
tive council.
Fourthlrhat the officials named be
appointed by the governor with the
consent of the insular senate and not
by the president of the United States.
The amendment was adopted by
rising vote, the delegates cheering for
five minutes.
Grill Secretary Of Island.
The convention also adopted petit
ton for presentation to the insular
legislature for the protection of the
municipalities and the granting to