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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
RUSSIAN REFORM SCHEME.
Rerort OF The Committee Of the Minister'S
Plans Proposed.

London (By Cable).-A dispatch to
a news agency from St. Petersburg says
the report of the committee Of ministers
appointed to devise the best means Of
giving effect to the Emperors reform
ukase OF December 25 makes mary I'M
portant recommendations, especially III
regard to increasing the powers Of the
Senate over the ministers and safe
guarding its independence, urges that
the right already belonging to the Sen
ate OF legislative initiative should be
enlarged and favors the establishment OF
lower administrative tribunals connected
with the Senate.
The committee OF ministers distln'
guished three fundamental points as
bases for defense Of the laws
First-Prevention OF violation OF laws
Second-Investigation of the powers
and methods of action of those respon-
sible for the administration Of the laws,
Third-Responsbility Of officials.
AS regard the first point, tile commit
lee decided that it was necessary to pre-
vent ministers exceeding their legal pow,
ers by means Of imperial ordinances, and
that consequently all exceptions TO the
ordinary course of laws must be for-
hidden, and that in exceptional cases,
where the Emperor has ordered minis
tiers to deliberate concerning changes, the
decisions of the committee must first
be submitted 10 the Senate.
The committee decided 10 ask the
consent of the Emperor for the issue
of an Interpretation of existing laws
and other points affecting the method
ical carrying out of existing laws. The
committee also agreed upon the neces-
sity Of independence OF the Senate. as
opposed to all ministers and the inter
nal reorganization OF the Senate.
In order to accelerate the course OF
Justice in administration OF affairs il
was decided to be advisable TO facilitate
access to the Senate by persons wig
have suffered from the arbitrary acts o.
administrative bodies. and also to At
ford the right of direct relations between
the Senate and the Emperor and th'
extension of the Senate'S existing l'gh
/ of legislative initiative
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
FARMERS CENSURE HEPBURN.
Congressman Hanged In Efflgy Near His Iowa
Home.

Des Moines, Iowa (Special) News
has reached here that the Farmers Al
lance of Cass County, Iowa, hanged
Congressman Peter Hepburn, of the
Eighth Iowa district, in efigy at Cum
berland,
The farmers had big meeting and
the railroad problem was one Of the
principal questions under discussion
Congressman Hepburn was severely cen
sured for the bill he has introduced and
his attitude toward the railways. The
next morning all efigy, bearing the name
"Pete Hepburn" was found hanging
from a telephone pole near the hall.
A number of farmers associations in
Iowa have censured Congressman Hep
burn severely for his attitude on the
railway question, asserting that the bill
he recently introduced was drafted by
J. w. Blythe, general counsel of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail
way Company.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
For the jamestown Fair.

The House Committee on Industrial
Arts and Expositions authorized, by a
vote of 7 to 4, a favorable report on the
bill prepared by subcommittee TOR the
holding OF all international naval, marine
and military exposition at Jamestown
Va, in 1907. The amounts OF the aappro-
priation to be hereafter made, II the
bill passes, were not named.
The bill contemplates the appointment
of national commission Of five by the
President. Foreign nations are to be
invited to participate in the military
and naval features. A second feature
of the plan is Government participation
in the land exhibit and the construction
of either permanent or temporary build
ings for this purpose, in the discretion
of the President.
Secretary Shaw informed the COM
mittee that the estimates for these pur-
poses would be prepared and furnished
as soon as possible. The date OF expo
sition was fixed from May II to Novem-
her 1907
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Sea.Leyel Canal 10 1905.

In view of the lack OF public informa-
ton as TO the status Of the work Of
canal digging on the 1sthmus and as
10 the exact amount of work executed
so far by the Americans since they took
Up the task, the American Minister to
Panama has, after consultation with
Chief Engineer Wallace and personal
inspection of the route OF the proposed
canal. submitted to the State Department
report upon this sub ect. The most
important statement i'll the report is this
Of the next six months show prog"
gress corresponding to that of the past
six. it is the conviction Of the best engi-
neers on the IstfmuS that a Sea-leve
canal can be constructed i'll 10 years
and be ready for large vessels by Janli-
arv I. IoIs."
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Attack on Russian Left Repulset.

Mukden (By Cable).-After the Rus
sian bombardment of Sandepas the Jap
anese tried to drive them off, but failed.
The indications are that the Japanese
will abandon Sandepas.
The usual artillery duel is proceeding
at the center.
The latest returns of the Russian
losses during the recent fighting show
that 1900 men were killed or wounded,
General Kondratsvitch being among the
latter
The japanese offensive in the neigh
borhood of Dziantcfan, II miles south
cast of Tsinkhetchen, has everywhere
been beaten off. The Japanese left their
killed and carried off couple OF hun
dred wounded.
The Russians subsequently found a
hundred frozen corpSes Of japanese
wounded who had tried to crawl OH
from Chenhatin Pass. The appearance
of these corpses was frightful. The
bodies were scantily clad.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
TEN KILLED IN A SLEIGH
Passenger Train Crashes Into a
Merry Party.
THEY WERE ALL MARRIED WOMEN.
Thirteen Members OF the Ladies Aid Society
Of the Uuiversast Church OF HorneiisVite
Were Returning Home 10 Sleigh "ns" d
Passenger Train, Going at High Speed snnek
Them and Everyone Ia Sleigh Injured

Hornellsville, N. Y. (SpeciaD. - A
passenger train ON the PittSburg, Shaw
NUT and Northern Railroad crashed
into a sleigh containing IS women, Kill
ing 7 of them outright and so seriously
iniuring the remaining E that 3 OF them
died after being removed to the hos
pital. OF the other 3, 2 are in serious
condition. The accident occurred near
Airport. The sleigh was one OF three
carrying a party from the UnlverSaliSt
church of this city.
Members of the Ladies Aid 80
ciety of the Universalist Church went
to a farmhouse near Airport to spend
the afternoon It was nearly night when
they started on the return trip to the
city. The occupants of the leading
sleigh saw the train approaching as
they neared the Shawmut crossing.
The driver urged his horses ahead and
the sleigh passed over the tracks IN
safety. The women in the first sIeigl
then attempted to warn those in the
one following of the danger, and they
did succeed in directing their attention
to the rapidly approaching train.
The driver pulled tip his horses put
he could not check the heavy bob SLED
quickly enough, and when it came to a
standstil the box of the sleigh was d.
rcctIv across the railroad track. The
pilot of the engine struck the sleigh
with great force, reducing it to spin
tiers and hurting the women III all dircc-
tons. Every woman in the sleigh was
killed or injured.
The other members of the party hur-
ried back to the assistance OF their UNI
fortunate companions and the train was
stopped and backed up to the crossing.
The bodies Of the dead were placed
upon the train and the injured were laid
upon iInprovised cots i'll the baggage
car. The train then proceeded to Hor-
nellsvile. The news Of the accident
had been telephoned to the city and
hundreds of friends and relatives OF the
unfortunate women were waiting at tht
station. Inc dedu were dI OhNN '"e
to the morgue and the injured were
placed in ambulances and taken to the
Mercy Hospital.
Elisha Quick, driver Of the secont
sleigh, was badly hurt, but was abl'
TO make the following statement:
81 was driving along at a sharp can
ter, when I suddenly saw the flash o
the headlight and heard the ladies ii
the front sleigh call out not to attemp
to cross. The women in my sleigh saw
the train at the same time, and, reallz
ing their peril, began to scream an'
shrek for help. Their cries and tn
glare OF the light SO frightened tn
horses that I was unable to stop them
and they sprang upon the track. The.
succeeded in clearing it, but just as tn
sleigh was half way across the engin
struck us with a terrible crash. and
remember nothing more until toun
myself being picked up out of tn
snow. | simply could not control M
horses"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Foreign.

With the close OF testimony before the
international commission into the North
Sea incident, there is diminution of
confidence in British circles, and the
French newspapers intimate that the
Russians have virtually won their case.
The French Minister of Agriculture
has laid before the Chamber of Deputies
a bill similar to the American Homestead
Law, which it is hoped will stop the
French rural populations from migrating
to the cities.
In view of the recent victory Of the
Hungarian Independence party, Emperor
Francis Joseph has invited Franz Kos
suth, son of the Emperor's most bitter
enemy, to meet him for conference.
A London report that Emperor Will
liam considers it opportune for Great
Britain and Germany to join in an effort
| for peace in the Far East is not credited
in Berlin.
Demonstrations in sympathy with the
Russian strike victims, and especially for
the liberation of Maxim Gorky, the au-
thor, continue to be held throughout
Italy.
Joseph Price, formerly vice president
of the Grand Trunk Railroad, and for
merly connected with railroads in the
United States, died in London OF paraly-
/ sis.
The British Foreign Secretary has def
nitely proposed to the European powers
the appointment of a Christian governor
general of Macedonia.
Maxim Gorky and seven other Rus
sian authors and publicists are to be
tried OH political charges, but Genera
Trepoff says not in connection with any
reported discovery of documents impli-
eating men who were to have comprised
a provisional government
President Castro has not yet returned
to Caracas from his tour of the coun'
try. No progress has been made in the
settlement of American claims.
Prince Ghca of Roumania, who ha:
been elected chairman of the Albanian
independence Committee, says he viii
start a general revolution in Albania
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Advocates Whipping.Post

every married man who does not
support this bill in Congress lays him
self open to suspicion" This was the
statement OF Representative Adams
Pennsylvania before the House Com
mittee on the District Of Columbia, in
advocacy Of his bill establishing whip
ping post in the District jail for wife
beaters. Mr.. Adams said that three
years ago, when this subject was first
brought to his attention, he was inclined
to treat it with levity Since then he
has made the matter subject OF care
full and conscientious study, and is thof-
oughly in earnest. He did not give sta
tistics regarding wife-bcating,, but as
serted that jail sentence made no i'm
preston on a wife-beater.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Disease On the lsthmt,s.

Secretary Taft received report from
Governor Davis, of the Panama Canal
zone stating that reports of health con-
ditions on the Isthmus are "cruelly exag-
gerated," and that the sanitation of Pan
anna is progressing all efficiently as that
of any city in the United States.
General Davis says that the total NUM-
Der of yellow fever cases originating IN
the zone since the Americans ASSUMED
control is 81, of which nine were fatal
and six are convalescing. He says that
in the opinion of Colonel Gorgas, chief
sanitary officer, the material and appli-
ances for controlling the yellow fever
situation have been sufficient for all re-
uuirements.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
THP BANDIT LADR0NES.
Troops Will Remain Ia cavite Until All Are
Captured.

Manila (By able).--Govefnot Cen.
eral Wright; accompanied by the native
members Of the Philippine Commission
visited Cavite, capital of the Province
of Cavite, and held conference with
all the presidents Of the province; After
the conference Tie Governor GFnera;
announced that the federal troops would
remain in the disturbed area until all
the bandit ladrones had been captured
The trial Of Major Darlington, who
commanded the Philippine scouts sent to
the St. Louis Exposition, but who was
ordered back to answer charges OF falsi-
flying vouchers Of the civil government
to the amount Of $500, will lie finished
by the military couft-martial without
regard TO the decision of the civil court
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
STEEL TRUST EARNED MORE.
Last Quarter Showed Increase Dividend on
Preferred Stock.

New York (SpeciaD. A regular quar-
terly dividend Of 1M per cent. on the
company's preferred stock was declared
by The directors Of the United States
Steel Corporation. No dividend was
declared on the common stock.
A report was issued showing that net
earnings for the quarter ended Decem-
Der 81 were $2I,45S,734, all increase OF
$6,42r,s33, as compared with the same
quarter year ago,
The untitled orders on hand December
Al last were 46o6,2o3 tons, all increase
of t,4St $50 tons, as compared with Uni"
filled orders OH December 81, 1908.
Net earnings for 1904, subject to slight
changes, aggregate $72,932,27z a de-
crease OF $36,23S.S75, as compared with
1904.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
WOUNDED FOUND FROZEN
Aggregate Losses in the Recent Figit
ing 10000.
JAPANESE CASUAL TIESSAID TO BE7,OOO
-Four Regiments Of Russian Infantry Nearly
AuulhlIated- Companies Reduced
to Twenty or Thirty Men-Frozen Corpses
of Wounded japanese Found Near the
Chenhatln Pass.

The latest reports OF the casualties III
the recent three days fighting in the
vicinity of the Shakhe and Hun Rivers
say that 1900 Russians and 1000 Jap
anese were killed and wounded. Foar
regiments OF Russian infantry were near
ly annihilated.
Russians report the finding OF hun
dred frozen corpses Of Japanese wound
ed who persisted from cold near Chen
hotin Pass. The Japanese battalons
which attacked the Russians left were
repulsed with heavy loss.
The artillery duel continues at the
Russian center.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
A Terrific Explosion.

Montpelier, Ind. (SpeciaD.-By the
explosion of 2,25o quarts of nitroglycerin
in one of the magazines of the American
Glycerine Company, three miles north
of here, two of the company's employees
were seriously injured but probably will
recover A hole 80 feet deep was torn
in the ground. Several farmhouseS
within radius of two miles were slight
ly damaged. Trees 500 feet away were
uprooted and stripped. The explosion
was heard distinctly at Ohio City, so
miles away.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
DEATH WARRANT READ.
Neither That OF Reprieye Excited mrs
Roger.

Windsor, Vt. Especially Mrs. Mary
NJ. Rogers, who was to have been hang
ed here Friday for the murder OF her
husband, but was reprieved by Govern,
or Bell, had her own death warrant read
TO her. The document recited the CRIME
and gave directions regarding the hang
ing.
II. |. Walters, private secretary OF the
Governor, arrived with the reprleve. lie
was met by Sheriff Peck, and later went
with him to the penitentiary -,
Mrs. Rogers was called TO her cell
door by the guard. and the death war
ant was read, after which the reprieVe
was read. She merely thanked Sheriff
Peck and again declared that Governor
Bell was a good man. She did not seem
unduly affected.
She is a hna-looking woman; IT
would have broken my heart TO hang
her" was the first thing Sheriff Peck.
I the interchangeable defender OF wonan'
hood, said after reading the official re-
orieye to Mary Rogers i'll her death cell
1t was tie first time he had ever seen
her
Sheriff Peck is a widoWer. and has
already received several offers OF mar
rage. If what his friends say Is true,
he received a letter from a rich Yer
mont widow offering him her heart anc
hand and home.
When he received the reprieve from
Governor He'll over the telephone the
Sheriff jumped up and down like boy
He hurried to the prison and told the
news to MIS- Rogers in her cell. Alter
he had told her the good news lie re-
turned 10 his foom at the Windsor
Hotel and had Deputy Love bring out
the rope and the black shroud lie held
them up before him and smiled cynical
ly He exclaimed:
"You are cheated out Of a hideou:
crime A fangman's moose and a GLIB
bet shroud for a woman-that belongs
to the Dark Ages and not to modern
civilization" E.
Mrs. Cakes, the superintendent wife
was so overjoyed that she was able t(
get out OF sick bed and entertain
some of her neighbors for lunch. Th'
matron, Miss Nurky, was made happ,
and with Warden Harpin, she visited
the cell of the reprieved woman anC
shook her hand.
Sooner Of later Mrs Rogers hope'
I 10 be able to write book OIL her sal
experiences, sort of message to TIT
Young women OF America. She has al
ready outlined her ambitions and desire
TO make some restitution for her mis-
spent fife iii helping others.
The book will be addressed to girls
It will teach the INCONSISTENCY OF Man.
will review the temptation OF young live
| ard the recklessiiess Of marriage.
Governor Bells reprieve of Mrs. Mar
NJ. Rogers will probably result as foi
lows: :.
, The Supreme Court Of Vermont WI,
5 probably, i'll May, hear her counsel
: application for a new trial on the ne'
t cvidence-tt,e confession of Perhan
/ now serving a life sentence-that he pei
t iured himself at the previous trial
. the court grants a new trial, it may I
necessary for Governor Bell to graz
further reprieve, unless such trial ca
x be finished before June 2. If at II
trial she is acquitted that will end ii
matter. If the Supreme Court refuse
d to grant a new trial then, unless Go'
4 ernor Bell extends the time of the r
: prievc, Mrs. Rogers must hang on Fl
dav. Iune 2.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Thief Killed By Sentry.

New York Especially James Sebery,
one of four men caught in the act of
robbing the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was
shot and instantly killed by Private
Laurence T. Milton, a sentry. Sebtry'
three companions escaped. Milton came
upon the four men before daybreal,
while they were Sinking along the yard,
carrying a large piece of copper pipe.
When he ordered them to halt they
dropped the pipe and ran. One of four
shots fired by the sentry brought Sc
berry down.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Darling Gives Up His Place.

Charles w. Darling, assistant secre-
tary of the navy. rendered his resigna-
ton to the President, asking that it take
effect near the expiration Of his four
years term of service, which expires IN
December, 1905. The President stated
in letter to Mr.. Darling that when his
resignation took effect it was his purpose
to appoint him collector of the port at
Burlington, VT.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Gooduow to Retire.

II is understood that CCnsul-General
Coodnow, who is now in this city, has
decided to retire from his office as Con-
sui General at Shanghai and a change
in the post will be announced next week
It is stated charges had been preferred
against Mr.. Goodnow.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Family Perish 10 Fire.

Johnstown, N. Y. Especially. The
family Of Jay Ants, consisting of Ants
and his wife and two grown-up daugll-
tiers, are supposed to have persisted in a
fire which destroyed their home in this
city. The house was completely envel-
oped in flames when neighbors discov-
cred the fire, and owing to the density
of the smoke, all efforts to gain admis-
sion to the burning structure were futile.
Ants and his wife and daughters were
known to have been at home, and %
tsseAa Of them have been found
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Woman Killed In Plre.

Buffalo, N. Y, (Special).-Fire de-
stroyed part of the Inglesde Home
for Women. in a panic among the 50
inmates of the placefonc woman was kill
ed and four were seriously hurt.
The fire was discovered while the
women were preparing for supper. Most
of whom were on the second and third
floors Of the building and they became
panic stricken as the smoke rapidly filled
4hn hollis
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Notes OF the Departments.

George B. Robbins. president of the
Armour car lines, explained his COM
Dany's side of the controversy before the
House Interstate Commerce Committee,
DENYING all charges of unfairness made.
President Roosevelt has written a let
ter to Secretary Hitchcock on the sub
iect of granting contracts for the educa..
ton of Indians to UNCONVENTIONAL
schools.
Secretary Taft was heard by the House
Committee on Ways and Means in ia
voy Of a revision OF the Philippine tariff.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Sent Adder 10 Actress.

Munich, Bavaria (By Cable).-Frau-
lein Reubke, of the Court Theater, who
is playing the juvenile lead in Haupt-
mann's "Bergschmiede," found OH her
dressing table a beautiful bonbon box
with a note requesting her to open the
box before going on the stage. The &C
tress was. too much occupied to do so
until just before the last act. When she
opened the box an adder darted out aud
tas.eaed its fangs in her dresS
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Train Crashes Into Csr.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Specialists
persons were injured, four probably IA
tally, when a Grand Rapids and Indi-
ana northbound passenger train crashed
into a street car on the West Leonard
street crossing. The street car was toss
ed 20 feet.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
FINANCIAL.

Mexican Centra's net profits in De-
cember increased $123,o4S.
Morgan and his friends are openly
bullisl on nearly all good stocks.
It is officially denied that President
Ramsey, of the Wabash, is to resign.
Bethlehem Steel will spend $4,000, 900
on improvements, says President Nc
Twain. o,..,.
mo increase in Baltimore 4 ONO S
dividend" says leading railroader who
ought to know
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1905-02-10
Hawley to Be a Brlgadler.

Senator Platt (Ct.) introduced bill
authorizing the retirement OF Gen. Jo-
seph R. Hawley, the retiring senator
from Connecticut as a brigadier general.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-03-04

The action at San Francisco, i'm send
ing two detectives here, as well as the
coming of Morse detective and of Da-
vid Starr Jordan, is regarded by many
as evidence that at San Francisco, at
least, it has been pretty certainly de-
cided that Mrs. Jane L. Stanford died
of poisoning. This decision, II 1t has
been reached, may be based on cables
High Sheriff Henry has sent from Ho-
nolulu, though the sheriff refuses to
give out here any information that he
may have, and denies that he has any
thing of Importance pending the re-
port of the chemists.
1t Is well known, however, that II
does not usually take three days to de-
velop the presence or absence Of stry-
chnine in a human stomach under
analysis, and Henry though he has
not received the chemists reports, may
have received some fairly definite pre-
liminary statements from them. 1t
is not thought that the police are sim
ply waiting for the chemists as far as
the stomach is concerned and it is
thought that there is some reason,
developed by Henry's cable communi-
cations with San Francisco, for delay
ing any action here. II was even re-
ported this morning that the chemists
would not be able to report tin Mon