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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
EXPECT RIOTS
At THE POLLS
Election Day in Russia
viii Be Marked by Blood
shed If Rumors Be True
HOLIDAY is DECLARED
The COnstitutionalists Claim
They Will Carry Country
Against All Opponents

ST. PETERSBURG. April I-Tomor-
row the city OF st. Petersburg will
choose electors to the municipal con-
gress, which in turn will elect six mem
bers TO the national parliament The
banks will be closed and business sus-
pended in order to give voters an op-
portunity TO cast their ballots.
Many rumors are afoat 10 the effect
that the revolutionists intend 10 create
disorders and throw bombs in the poll
ing places with the purpose of discred-
iting the elections. but the authorities
declare that nothing Of the sort will
take place.
The close Of the campaign was
marked by great activity and consid-
erable excitement but these did not
compare with the scenes at American
political meetings. Speeches were pro-
hibited. but hundreds Of thousands of
circulars were mailed TO voters. and
the Constitutional Democrats employed
the eXpedient OF the dfspatching of
their reading matter by messenger in
order that il would reach the person for
whom II was intended. Newspapers
are fllled with appeals TO the voters.
The strength Of the Constitutional
Democrats has compelled the Moderates
and Conservatives TO pool issues With
the Octoberists and Progressive Econ
omists. Nevertheless. the Constitu-
tionaIists claim a certain and sweeping
victory, and the indications are that
they will carry the day.
They enjoy the advantage of playing
their cards. above board, having openly
announced that their delegates are
pledged TO vote for six of the following
nine candidates for Parliament: Ked-
rine. the well-known lawyer; NJ Rodi-
cher : -
mittee Of the Bar Association; Baron
Petrunkevitch, a brother Of Ivan Pet
runkevitch. the Zemstvoist of Tver;
N. Naboukoff leader of the Liberal
party; NJ. Hessen. editor. of Rech; NJ.
Ninevr. NJ Petrojivsky, NJ Federon and
NJ. Karoff.
The block" ticket on the contrary,
Is carefully concealing the names of
their parliamentary candidates and are
ecntenting themselves with the plbli-
cation of a list of their 160 candidates
10 the municipal congress. 1t is evil
dent they fear that If the names are
revealed the Radicals Will concentrate
70 defeat them by rallying to the cry
Of Block"
The Emperor and the Liberty and
Integrity Of Russia party, a. so-called
party Of domestic reforms, has thrown
il its lot with the Constitutional Dem
Ocrats. The reactionaries, realizing
that IL is too dangerous to be divided
in strength, have not placed a ticket
in the field and viii vote for the
block"
With the exception of the Novoe
Vremya and the slovo. which are sup
porting the block" all the news
papers have declared for the Constitu-
tional Democrats. The Novoe Vremya
viciously attacks the parliamentary
candidates Of the Constitutional Demo-
Gratis characterizing them as rene
gades" and Poles"
The city Of St. Petersburg is divided
into twelve districts, each with a single
polling place which elects from FIVE to
twenty delegates. The polls will be
open from a m. TO 8 .. m.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
ACTOR AND MANAGER
FIGHT OVER WAGES
Members of Pauline Halls
Company Join in Fray and
All Are Arrested.

DENVER. Colo. April John Ken
nedy. manager OF the Pauline Hall Opera
Company. and ]. C. Stein. an actor.
fought Saturday night behind the scenes
in the Taber Grand Opera House over
alleged unpaid wages.
Today they fought again il the union
depot and feminine shrieks masculine
Oaths. guns and clubs were features OF
the fray. Several Of the company were
arrested and placed in the city Jail and
will appear In police court tomorrow to
explain the disturbance.
The company was about to take a
train for New York, but the departure
Of all except the star, Pauline Hall, was
postponed until the quarrel between the
heavy" and the manager Is decided by
Police Magistrate StapIeton.
Stein has been pronounced a "bad
actor" by members Of the company, no
matter what his repusstion on the boards
may be.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
UPSET on NAPA RIVER.
Three Men HIVE Close Call While
on the Stream.

John Rohrer, \. Wood and Charles
SneeIe had a narrow escape from
drowning in Napa River, near Trancas
bridge, this afternoon. While out
boating in a gasoline launch the men,
when short distance below a dam,
suddenly struck a large snag, OF which
there are a number in the channel. and
the launch capsized. The three men
were thrown out out into the water,
and Wood managed with difficulty to
swim TO shore. Rohrer and Sneele,
however, were unable to get to shore
and clung to the branches of trees
growing on the island. Owing TO the
swift current and steepness of the
banks. people were unable to rescue
Rohrer and Sneele for three hours, and
the men nearly drowned. They were
finally rescued by officers from Napa
by means of a rowboat. The launch
sank to the bottom of the river soon
after the accident
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
BIG RESERVOIR FILLED.
Beautiful Falls Result Near City of
San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, April 1.-For the first
l-me since 1895 the big Sweetwater
reservoir back of the Sweetwater dam
is filled to the overf1owing point and
as handsome a waterfall as is to be
found outside the Yosemite is dropping
over the face Of the dam to a width OF
about 100 feet. The reservoir contains
a little over 1000. 600, 900 gallons Of
water when it is filled and something
over 1000 acres of land are covered.
This is but one of the five filled reser-
voirs in the county
The overiowing reservoir and the
handsome falls made thereby formed
the Mecca for several trainloads of
sightseers this afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
SLIDE BLOCKS TRAFFIC..
Trains stalled for Hours Eight Miles
Above TehachapI


TEHACHAPI, April 1.-The entire val
ley division of the Southern Pacific was
tied up to-day until shortly after 6 o'clock
in the evening by a landslide eight miles
north of Tehachapi. Five northbound
trains. including a freight, were brought
to q standstill south of the slide, and
three were stalled on the north side. The
northbound trains held up were the first
and second sections of No. Z, Southern
Pacific, which left Los Angeles at 1130
o'clock last night; No. II, Santa Fe, and
a Santa Fe special carrying Vice-Presi-
dent Kenricks of that road. On the north
side of the landslide the southbound
owl and No. and los of the Santa Fe
line were stalled.
Lack Of dining cars on one of the north
bound trains laid up at Tehachapi drove
all the passengers to forage food and
the limited supply of eatables in this
town was soon exhausted
A large gang of men was kept at work
shoveling of the tracks from early morn
ing, and shortly after o'clock this even
ing traffic both ways was resumed
BAKERSFIELD, April IA heavy storm
has been in progress in the mountains
during the day and much snow has fallen,
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
OPPOSES CHANGE
OF PET BILL
Senator Tillman SaysAmend-
ment to Railway Rate Meas
ure Nullities Its Object
WILL VOTE AGAINST 1T
Declares Proposed Legisla-
tiOn Will Lack Support of
Democrats in the House

WARRINGTON, April l. Senator
Tillman. who has charge Of the rate
bill in the Senate. said tonight he was
not satisfied with the court review
amendment measure which was agreed
on yesterday between President Roose-
Welt, several Republican Senators who
are supporting the bill and members OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
He said he would oppose it on the floor
of the Senate and he expressed the
opinion that not half a dozen of his
Democratic colleagues would support
the amendment
Senator Tillman declares the amend
ment does not meet the situation fully,
inasmuch as II makes no provision set
ting forth practically that there shall
be no suspension of the railway rate
fixed by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission pending the judicial determina-
ton OF any case which may be appealed
from the rate established
This is a contention which TiIlman
and number of Democratic Senator'S
have urged. as they argue that a fall
ure to provide absolutely against a sus-
pension of the rates operates % nullify
the objects for which the legislation is
desired. The Senator added that he
would prefer to vote for the House bill
as 1t stood than to accept the amend
ment, for the pending measure gave the
right OF review where constitutional
questions are involved.
The proposed amendment was dis
cussed generally today among groups
of Democratic Senators, but there was
no conference on the subject among
them.
Senator Spooner was at the White
House tonight in conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt. presumably on matters
connected with rate legislation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
AIM TO IMPROVE
THE NAVY RATION
Flexibility of Appropriation
Bill Will Permit Variety
of Diet.

f1exibility Will be given the navy
ration after the passage of the naval
appropriation bill, which will soon be
reported to the House.
Sections of the revised statutes will
be amended In order to permit substi
tuition of various foods and provisions
for regular rations This will cut off
the considerable practice Of committing
rations.
The navy ration is now considered
the best in the world, and the change
will further improve it.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
JAPANESE PREMIER DECLARES
CHINA'S TROUBLES ARE LOCAL
Saionji States That Outbreaks I'm Flow
cry Kingdom Do Not show Anti
FOREIGN Spirit I'm Government.

LONDON. April 2.-The Daily Tele-
graphs Toxic correspondent says that
Premier Saionii in an interview grant
ed to the Kobe Herald, regarded the
outbreak in China as purely local and
not Indicative OF an anti-foreign spirit
in the counsels of the governing au-
thorities
Marquis Saionji also said that both
Russia and Japan were moving their
troops home with reasonable celebrity
and when thai task was completed and
the negotiations with China for the
opening UP of Manchuria were con-
cluded the territory would be thrown
open to the industry Of all nations.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
SETTLEMENT pLEAsEs LONDON.
Press Looks Upon Agreement at Al
geciras ms Removing Conditions
Menncing Europe's Peace.

LONDON. April 2.-The London
newspapers In their editorial articles
this morning welcome the settlement
of the points in controversy between
France and Germany over Morocco as
removing the anarchical conditions in
Morocco, which have constituted a con-
slant menace to the peace OF Europe.
They consider that although France
may be disappointed in her aspirations
for the pacific penetration" OF MorOc-
co, she has secured all her immediate
and solid interests in Morocco, besides
establishing on a flrmer basis than
ever her prestige in Europe and that
therefore she has no reason to be dis
satisfied with the results of the con-
ference.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
FOUR BADLY HURT
IN TRAIN COLLISION
Twenty-Five Other Passen-
gers on Missouri Trains
Receive. Injuries.

ANNAPOLIS. Mo-, April LA north
bound passenger train on the Iron Noun
tain road. standing at the station this
afternoon. was run into by a south
bound passenger train which was slowing
down. Twenty-nine persons were in
jured, four seriously
Among the seriously hurt are: Mrs.
e. 8. Maxwell. St Louis. back wrenched:
W. H Taylor. Tekamah. Neb.. internal
injuries; two cooks. The others suffered
sprains and bruises.
1t Is stated the brakes on the south
bound train refused to operate properly.
The engines were battered, but the cars
were not damaged.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
CANDIDATEs INFESTED.
SiXty-Sfx Jailed for Displaying Too Lib
cral Tendencies

ODESSA, April lon the eve Of the
preliminary elections among the work
men OF sixty-six factories all the sixty
six candidates were arrested because
they displayed too liberal tendencies
and the authorities directed the voters
to choose the candidates belonging to
the reactionary parties.
b Professor Ivan MichaeIovitch Zan-
chevsky, rector Of the university here,
viii be placed on trial before the Sen
ate. He. is charged with organizing
tile student militia which defended the
Jews during the massacres last Novem-
Der. Governor. General Kaulbars has
prohibited all election meetings, alleg-
ing that he fears disorders might re-
suit.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
FATALLY HURT WHILE
ON WAY TO HOSPITAL
Mrs. j. NJ. voss. Wealthy Los Angelo.
Woman, Succumbs to Her
Injuries,

Los ANGELES. April Mrs. ]. M.
yoss of 1892 MccIintock street, who
while being conveyed in a carriage to
the Good Samaritan Hospital last night.
was run down by an electric car at JEFF
ferson and Figueros streets and ter
ribly injured. died at the California
Hospital today Mrs. Voss leaves an
estate in Michigan valued at $40 00D
and $4,000 shares of Amalgamated
Copper stock. Mrs. NJ. B. Hubbell and
r. L. Lott, who were injured in the
same accident, will recover.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE
CELEBRATES FOUNDING
Southern School Observes It's
Twenty-Fifth Anniver-
Safy.

TUSKEGEE, Ala, April The ceIe-
bration OF the twenty-ffth anniversary
of the founding of the Tuskegee Normal
and Industrial Institute was begun here
today. Rev. William Croswell Doane.
Bishop Of Albany, N Y. preached the
anniversary sermon. Other exercises.
when prominent speakers from different
parts OF the United States viii be pres
ent will begin Tuesday afternoon next
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
STEAMER NEWSBOY
HAS TURNED TURTLE
Efforts Made to Drag Her
Into the Harb0r at
Eureka.

EUREKA, April 1.-The steamer News
boy turned turtle last night after she
was abandoned. Efforts were made at
slack water today to drag her into the
harbor. She lay at Black Can buoy.
The Newsboy was wrecked yesterday
near the harbor and assistance was given
by the tug Ranger and steam schooner
Wasp. The me mbers of the crew were
saved.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
FATHER JOHN ATTACHED.
Assaulted With Loaded Cane in Church
at CrOnstadt.

CRONSTADT, April Father John
Sargteff, better known as Father John
Of Cronstadt. was attacked in the ca
thedral here today while descending
from the altar to administer the sacra-
ment.
His assailant struck az hinf with a
loaded cane. but Father John lodged
the blow. which smashed the cup. The
man was arrested The penalty for
violation Of the sacrament in Russia is
death.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02

An Arkansas City man who had twice
been divorced took his third wife to the
theater recently. His two earlier wives
have become good friends. and when
the couple took their seats the man
looked around. and to his CONSERVATION
saw he had three wives in row beside
him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
HnIIatorm in sam Ione.

SAN JOSE April IA spasmodic
hailstorm visited the city this after
noon. The temperature has fallen as
far as 3S degrees and only a strong
wind prevents a frost.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
GAPON DEMANDS TRIAL.
Patriot Declares He Wants His Posi-
tiOn Declared by Court,

ST PETERSBURG, April Father
GapOn. in a letter 10 the Procurator.
says ne is only living in St Petersburg
by tolerance, and demands to be pat on
trial IN order TO defend his son or le-
galize his status, or. if guilty, to be
condemned
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-05
Double Murder and Suicide,

Caledonia, Mimi. Jan. 4.-Infatuat-
ed with Pearl Wheaton, daughter of
S. N. Wheaton. one of the richest
farmers in southern Minnesota, and
rendered desperate by her refusal to
marry him, Matt Styer. denta' stu
dent at the University of Minnesota,
broke into the Wheaton home near
here last night and shot Pearl, her
sister. her mother and himself Pearl
IS dead. The others injured are ia
tally wounded When he entered he
was met by Ruth Wheaton. who, with
a revolver. attempted to protect the
remainder of the family. Styer wrested
the revolver from her and shot her
He then turned on Mrs. Wheaton
shooting her twice, and bounded up
the steps to the room of Pearl. Break
ing in the door of her room, he shot
the girl and then shot himself. When
help arrived he was found with his
head on the girls breast, barely alive
The other inmate of the house. child
OF 10 years. escaped by leaping
through a window.
Mr. Wheaton was away from home
at the time.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-05
Funeral Of J. n. Zimmerman.

The public funeral of ]. H. thinner
man occurred from the Masonic tenn
pie this afternoon, says the Fargo For
UNI. The simple but impressive Rose
Croix services were conducted at
o'clock and then the body was escort.
ed to the Great Northern depot.
The popularity of the former Fargo
musician was evidenced by the large
attendance at the funeral. Notable
among those present from out of town
were six charter members of the
Tower City band. organized nearly %
years ago by Mr.. Zimmerman.
The body arrived in the city this
morning on the Great Northern and
was taken at once to Wasem & Gard S
undertaking parlors. At / o'clock the
body was escorted to the Masonic
temple, where it lay in state until
o'clock. Hundreds Of people viewed
the remains in the temple and many
beautiful floral pieces were placed on
the bier.
Elks and members of other organ
izations attended the services.
A large band, composed of members
of the musicians union and other mu-
sicians from Fargo and other towns in
Cass county, escorted the body to the
Great Northern depot after the SER
vices in the temple.
The body will be shipped to Addison
this evening and from there will be
taken to Chaffee, where the family SER
vices will be held.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-05
ASSESSORS
VALUATIONS
AGREEMENT UPON WHICH THE
ASSESSMENTS WILL BE MADE
THIS YEAR.

Assessor Frank Pick did not attend
the meeting of Montana assessors at
Missoula last week. but the general
agreement reached by the officials at
this gathering will form the basis for
the assessment here this year. There
may be some slight departures from
it. and the board of equalization will
have the final say about it anyway, but
in a general way, Mr.. Pick will ac-
cept the figures decided upon at Mis-
soula, which are as follows:
VaIuat ionsAereed Upon.
Lvestock-Range and stock cattle.
SIG per head; coming 2-year-olds, $12
and upwards; yearlings, 50 and up
wards; beef cattle and 3-year-olds, val
uation left to the judgment of the as
SCISSORS, but the value to be not less
than $25; dairy cows, $50 minimum.
The valuation of cows commonly sty-
led milch cows was not placed. Sheep,
all ages, 50; buck sheep, $5 and up
wards; Angora goats, 50 and upwards;
hcgs, 81.
Lumber-Dressed, $12 to $25 per
thousand: rough, 81 to SO per thous'
and: logs. 50 to $3.50 per thousand.
according to location; no value plac-
ed upon shingles and laths. Timber
lands will be assessed at Sc, 81 and s.
for first, second and third classes.
respectively.
The meeting next year will be hell
in Helena.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-05
ODELL BOWLED OVER.
The Former Governor is Badly De-
feated in New York,


Albany, N. Y, Jan. 4.-James W.
WadswOrth, Jr., Of Livingston cOun-
ty. son of Congressman w. Wads-
worth of the Thirty-fourth congression-
al district, and son-in-law of the late
John Hay secretary of state, was nom-
mated by the PepL olican caucus to-
night for the speaker of the assembly,
and will be elected to that Office to-
morrow, when the assembly convenes.
Mr.. Wadsworth had IS out of 1O4
votes cast in the caucus. The vote
was taken by open roll call and there
was no attempt to secure a secret
ballot, as had been expected.
This result brings to close one of
the most remarkable speakership cam
paigns of recent years. characterized
by marked factional bitterness and
scme unusual features. Mr.. Wads.
worth was not among the candidates
originally in the field, but was propos-
ed by Governor Higgins in formal
statement. In addition to the support
of the governor and his friends, he
was regarded as having the approx
al of President Roosevelt.
After learning the result of the eau
Gus, Governor Higgins said:
II am neither disappointed nor sur
prised. The voice of the people and
of the press has been heard here, and
the representatives of the people have
in my opinion, followed the sentiment
expressed"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-05
SPEECH 6Y CUMMlNS.
Makes Attack on Roosevelt's Rate |
Regulation Program.

Makes Attack on Roosevelt's Rate
Regulation Program.
Des MOines, Ia, Jan. 4.-GOvernOr
Cummins made a sensational attack
on President RoOsevelt's rate regula-
ton program in carefully prepared
speech which he delivered here. It
was over the shoulder of Senator DoL
liver, whose bill Governor Cummins
denounced as rank subterfuge, care
fully designed to eliminate serious op-
position on the part of the railroad in
terests in congress, that the states
executive hit at the president.
In support of his charge that the
bill would in no wise remedy the ev-
lis that now afflict Iowa stOckraisers,
the governor explained that it is nec-
essary to empower the interstate
commerce commission, or other SINH
lar body, to make minimum rate,
else the railroads can continue to IA
vor one locality quite as much as now.
ANY town, Des Moines, for in
stance" said the governor would be
enabled by the DOlliver bill to CON-
plain that it's own rate was too high,
and have the commission pass upon
it's claim. But the commission could
not rule at the same time that the
Omaha rate was far too low and must
be raised. There is nothing to pre-
vent the railroads yielding to pressure
from any interests in behalf of -Oma
ha to reduce correspondingly the Oma.
ha rate and thereby continue the
grossly unfair discrimination
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-05
READY FOR THE BOXERS.
Uncle Sam Will Not Be Caught Nap
pjnu This Time

Washington, Jan. At is not gen.
orally known that the war department
has for some time past been care
fully preparing for a possible military
campaign in China, in view of the box
er agitation in several provinces, the
persistency of the anti-American boy
colt and other evidences of ill-feel-
ing against Americans.
An emergency call for troops to pro-
tect American lives and property in
China, in the event of nativev upris-
ing there. would find the war depart
ment fully prepared.
The situation in China has been
more serious than represented in the
press, and the precipitation of a sud
den crisis will occasion no great sur
prise. Since the former Boxer trOu-
bles. methods OF warfare have been i'm
proved, both in transportation and mob
ilization and efficiency of field equip
ment for scattering and destroying
resisting forces. The experience of
the Russo-Japanese war taught mill
tary experts a great deal, and a COM
parisOn of results there with our SER
vice in Cuba is generally regarded
as disadvantageous to this country.
But many improvements have been
made since then in the equipment of
the American army, and all of them
should not be credited to lessons
learned from Japan.
Machine guns, for example. that
played SO important a part in the ia
panese attacks and which the Rus
sisns are utilizing in driving revolu-
tlonists from the streets of Moscow
and dessa. have been provided for our
troops.
The war department has available
1HO of these field guns, with complete
outfits.