Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-02-01
POLITICAL NOTES.
.zar remalns in hiding

iuSSld placed fuS1 OTueF IOT
500 machine guns vita a German
firm of ordnance manufacturers.
Prof Reussner, a Russian libeiay
leader now in Vienna, predicts a re-
volt in the cars very palace.
The car while theoretically
allpowerful, is really the tool of de-
signing men in the court circle
A squadron of cossacks dispersed a
crowd OF 1900 workmen in Moscow,
firing into them. Many were wounded.
The dowager empires of Russia
exerts. great influence over Nicholas
and is a potent ally Of the grand du-
cal clique
A higa Russian official in Washing
ton says that revolution has been be-
gun in Russia which will overthrow
the government.
Two more ballots for United States
senator were taken without result
yesterday by the Washington legisla-
ture at Olympia.
Meetings of sympathizers with the
Russian reformers were held in sew
eral cities of Europe and the czar's
government was bitterly denounced.
The general assembly of Colorado
adopted a memorial to congress sup
porting President Roosevelt in his po-
sition regarding the regulation of rail,
road rates.
The deadlock in the Delaware senate
was broken by the election of A. B.
Conner, union republican. as presi.
dent pro tenn This is regarded as a
victory for Addicks.
The revolution spread to Moscow,
Odessa and other important cities.
The pope told the ears new envoy
that he is praying ardently tor the
pacidcation of Russia
Andrew d. White, former ambassa-
dor to Russia, says important changes
III the empire are at hand and the
czar. weak and kept in ignorance, ia
unable 10 cope with the peril.
Katherine Bereshkovsky, a Russia,.
revolutionist who is in Chicago, says
the shot fired on the car from q
fortress was not an accident. she
foreteIls the coming Of a revolution.
NJ. De White is suggested as thu
man for the crisis in Russia. He is
a firm believer in autocracy and the
toe of every democratic tendency but
Is opposed by the grand ducal clique.
Thirty Firms were shot down in
tine streets of Helsingfors by cossacks
and police during a demonstration,
The big works in Reveal are all closed
and there are other disturbances in
the Baltic provinces.
The Colorado joint legislative COM
mittee bearing the Peabody-Adams
gubernatorial contest yesterday ex-
amined NOR experts who testified
that in eight boxes they found 72I bal
lots written by two or three persons.
Elections of United States senators
We're ratified in joint sessions OF state
legislatures as follows. Wyoming.
Clarence Don Clark: West Virginia.
Nathan Bay Scott; Texas. Charles A.
Culberson. New Jersey. John Kean.
The strike spreads in Moscow,
waere 10000 workmen marched
through the streets and into factories.
compelling their fellows to join them.
The. city is patrolled by a strong force
Of soldiers Other important indus,
rial centers become involved in the
growing dissafrection.
a proclamation issued in St Peters
burg by authority of the emperor
pleads with the workmen to return to
their labors and end the insurrec-
tion. and pledges Widespread reforms
for then The men taking part in
the disturbances are declared TO he
the tools Of ravolutionists and the
firing OF thu troops into the crowds
was held Unsuitable.