The leader., 1905-01-28

barred the way. and fired on Father
Gopon's followers, killing and wound
ing many. Then followed a day ia st.
Petersburg which has had no parallel
In civilized community since the
massacre of st. Bartholomew. and be.
fore nightfall 1000 were killed and
5000 wounded. Among the wounded
was Father Gopon. The dowager ems
press fed from the city, and the czai
left for Peterhof. 1S miles distant
Gendarmes were called out to uuell
disturbance of liberals at Turopolla,
Hungary. and four of the mob were
killed and one wounded.
Rear-Admiral Charles Sigsbee, COM
mander of the Caribbean squaaron, ia
at San Domingo city with his flagship,
the Newark.
News comes by way Of Constantine
pie that 1900 Circassians revolted and
killed a Russian guard, numbering 200,
at Slavini, in the Caucasus, and that
Russians and Turks were crossing the
frontier in large numbers to spread
revolution in Tif1is province.
Gen. and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Annie Fitzhugh, to Lieut. Lewis
Brown, Jr.. Seventh United States cav.
airy.
Hints are rife in Washington Of a
scandal in the lighthouse service
which is likely to result in a wholesale
probing of that branch Of the public
service.
DIR. R. c. Coy, Chicago; John K.
Mackenzie, Chicago; M. A. Call. To-
ledo, o.; Walter Stubinger, Kewanee,
ILL.,, and Mexican driver, were killed
by Yaqui Indians in Sonoro, Mexico,
where they had gone to examine some
mining properties.
The jury in the case of DR.. George
R. Koch. tried at New Ulm, Mimi, for
the alleged murder Of rival dentist,
DR.. Gebhardt, disagreed and wss dis
charged.
Circuit Attorney Sager of st. Louis
has filed writ of custer against John
r. Dolan. constable for Justice of the
Peace Barney Taafe's district. Dolan
is serving a sentence in the peniten-
tiary for naturalization frauds.
A number of persons were injured,
four seriously, by the wrecking, by a
broken rail. of the Sunrise" express
on the Boston & Maine railroad near
Durham, N. H.
Frazier Mcdonald, arrested in Chi
cago with Stella Davis. noted female
counterfeiter, has confessed to passing
bogus So gold pieces in st. Louis and
Chicago, duplicating George Turner,
under arrest in st. Louis.
John w. Fleming and Henry Lund-
berg, formerly United States inspectors
of steam vessels. are on trial in the
United States circuit court in the
York city, charged with manslaughter
in the loss of life on the excursion
boat General Clocum. last June, when
nearly one thousand persons lost their
lives either by drowning or burning.
Diplomatic negotiations have been
interrupted between United States Min
lister Bowen in Caracas, Venezuela, and
President Castro.
The plant of the Terre Haute (Ind)
Traction & Light Co. was damaged to
the extent of 100000 by fire. Street
cars were stopped and the evening
newspapers were compelled to suspend
temporarily for lack of power.
1t is conservatively estimated that
at least one-half of the society matrons
of Jackson, Miss, women who are
amply able to employ help, are doing
their own cooking because they can
not find negro women willing to work.
Prof. Yamashita. the new instructor
in the Japanese system of offense and
defense, has begun his work at the
naval academy at Annapolis, Md He
instructs the midshipmen in jude, an
advonced form of the better known jiu-
jitsu.
Joint committees representing the
western and eastern railroads met in
Chicago and decided to abandon the
Mississippi river as basing point for
grain rates, and to make the base here
after on Chicago, Peoria and st. Louis,
effective February 5.
The faculty of Purdue university, at
Lo1oJ OICOs 1uu.S Adf0 dUO41oASu 4AduhS-
giving football.
Secretary of State Hay and Minister
Grip, of Sweden and Norway, have
signed an arbitration treaty between
this country and Norway and Sweden.
1t is patterned after the arbitration
treaties now before the senate.
The senate has ratified the extradi-
tion treaty with Spain.
President James B. Angel of the
University of Michigan rendered his
resignation to the board of regents,
saying that he was impressed with
the bei,ef that it would be to the ad-
vantage Of the University of Michigan
if you were to call a younger man to
the position / now occupy" The re-
gents refused to accept the resignation.
District Attorney Jerome, OF New
York city, has accomplished more in a
few days in the suppression of gam
bling and kindred vices than the police
of the city has in 20 years.
Brodie L. Duke has been discharged
from custody in New York, Justice
Gaynor declaring him sane.
Gen. viljoen. the Boer war hero
was cowhided on the street in Chicago
by Mabel Belfort, who alleges that
viljoen had promised to marry her
and had neglected to keep faith with
her.
Booker T. Washington addressed
the two houses of the Kansas legisla-
ture, assembled together to meet him,
the judges of the state supreme court
and state officers also being present.
Mr.. Washington was given an ovation.
Labor Commissioner Carroll D.
Wright says the Colorado labor fight
was two-sided affair, in which both
the state authorities and the miners
were to blame.
The government school on the Me-
nominee Indian reservation. near Ke.
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