The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-12-23

"B"h' VIC insurance investigating committee Will
confne itself this week to the lesser New York conf
panies. These 1t will try to get out Of the way
before the inquiry closes with the first of the New
Year. The committee dies natural death with the
opening of the legislature The members do not
expect their work to be continued. The Provident
Life is now in hand and there are half dozen more
OF the small companies, some, however, of consider.
able Importance, which they also wish to examine
This will take all of the coming week and will pre-.
vent any examination of the various assessment com.
panies or of the many companies incorporated in
other States The foreign companies are anxious
to be included in the record and many of them have
pleaded earnestly with the committee to be examined
AS they cannot be heard on the stand they have
been asked to send in written reports and these are
are now being put into shape to be included in the
record The committee regrets that its investigation
has been so restricted. It wished to 90 into many
departments of insurance, especially the technical
side of the actuary's work, that has found itself
unable to touch on that large amount of ma
terial however, has been collected outside of the tcs
timony taken on the stand and this also will be
used by the committee in formulating its report
Jewish relief work continues not only undated
but shows increased vigor The commissioners de-
scribe the awful conditions which they are combat
ing with all possible cxpediency and the obstacles
which they encountered in their work They express
the opinion that it would be utterly impossible to in
vestgate the claims of each place The facilities for
travelling through the country are so poor that it
requires day to reach place fifty miles from the
railways. Figuring this basis year would be
required to make the rounds of rot,stricken towns
The mail and telcgraphic facilities are likewise slow
means of communication. 1t became necessary to
start the work simultaneously Mt the various centcrs
At Kieif, city where the Jews probably suffered
the most, the commissioners found that 275,OOO
rubes had been raised locally as relief fund Ber-
lin had sent $4,000 marks and the commissioners
contributed 81 800 more until further Investigations
1t feared that there may be further riots there
AT Jusoeka three hundred families were destitute
while at Woronka fifty families without bread
Those who lost large amounts through the riots will
receive money enough to make them sefsupporting
The Emperor of Russia has sanctioned the fol.
lowing anti.strike measures devised by the Council
of Minister'S persons who incite others to strike
employees of the railways and telegraphs who 20
on strike, or those enjoying state rights who arbi-
trarily stop work are liable to imprisonment for
any period up to sixteen months. Persons who at
tempt by force or by threats to compel others to
strike may be imprisoned for any period up to six
teen months. Persons holding membership in asso
Citations which aim to foment strikes may be i'm
prsoned in fortress for any period from sixteen
months to four years. with the loss of certain civil
rights. Wages will not be paid during any period
when work has been arbitrarily stopped. Employees
whose health has been injured by the acts of strk
ers will be compensated. If they should be entirely
disabled they will be pensioned, and if they should
be killed die from their injuries their families
will be provided for"
To bankrupt the Russian empire is what the pop
ular leaders urge their followers to do in that they
direct the destruction of the nations credit. The
proletarat organizations, through the invisible
government" threw bombshell into the camp Of the
official government last night by issuing manifesto
following the form of imperial document, announc
ing the bankruptcy of the Treasury, ordering the