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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20
shot HIM FIVE times.
TRAGEDY IN 1.-THE BEAR" ST.
PETERSBURG RESTAURANT.
The Great Crowd Was CELEBRATING
New Years Coming-Studen Davi.
doff Refused to Rise When National
Anthem was Played by Band and
Count Sherometeff Killed Him.

St Petersburg, Jan. 15.-A tragedy
in which a student paid with his life
the penalty of refusing to do honor
to the old regime took place in the
famous restaurant THE Bear" shortly
after midnight. The annual ceremony
of watching the old year out was be-
ing observed with something like the
old time festivities. The great hall
was crowded, and the orchestra of
Mile. Rigo, a sister of the paramour
of the Princess Chimay, upon the
stroke Of midnight, burst forth with
God Save the Emperor"
The guests. with the exception of
a student named Davidoff, a member
of an aristocratic family rose to their
feet and demanded an encore, deter
mined to turn the celebration into a
loyalist demonstration.
Count Sherometieff, a relative OF the
notorious Moscow reactionary, applied
an epithet to Davidoff for refusing to
encore the national anthem, and pull
ed his chair from under him.
Hot words followed, when suddenly
in the midst of the joyous reclamation
of new year, the guests were startled
by five shots in rapid succession and
the corpse of the student lay on the
floor. Indescribable confusion follow
ed.
Count Sherometieff, in addition to
killing Davidoff, wounded two women.
Three companions of Davidoff, arm
ed with champagns bottles, attacked
the murderer, who, with blood stream
ing down his face, managed to fight
his way to the door. Women Shrek
ed and tainted.
The confusion eliminated in won
derful dramatic controversy across the
| body of the dead student. The impas-
stoned spectators of the tragedy hav-
| ing ranged themselves according to
their political opinions on either side
of it. elimination and recrimination fol
lowed each other hotly. A well known
courtesan, her head proudly in the air,
stamped her foot as from the side of
| the loyalsts she declared the student
had met his due. The climax came
when an aunt of Davidoff, who had
tainted when the boy was shot, half
regained consciousness. rushed for
ward and threw herself between the
disputants and upon the body, pas
sionately kissing the cold, bloodstain
ed face. A regular panic followed.
The guests at "The Bear" many Of
whom were the most prominent soci
ETY. of st. Petersburg, including mum
Der of diplomats, fastened away in or
der to avoid being summoned as wit
nesses. Meantime Davidoff's body was
covered by the walters in order to
conceal the CHASTITY sight, but it lay
for more than two hours and until the
police arrived to draw up formal
complaint. A representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press, who was present was
informed that Sherometieff is a retired
officer of the guards.
Davidoff, when he was attacked, at
tempted to draw light rapier which
students carry, but he was dead be-
fore the blade left it's scabbard.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20

In a speech before the Commercial
club of st. Pual, James j. Hill, presi-
dent of the Great Northern railway.
made some pungent observations re-
garding commercial conditions in the
nation.
1.-THE nation at large" he said, els
prosperous. We are cutting wide
swath, there is no doubt of that. IL
we get down, however, to a closer
examination, we will readily see that
the nation is living profiigately. We
are selling out our natural resources,
exploiting them as fast as we can with
out building up industries and trade
relations to take their place when ex-
hausted.
ut is only a question of time till our
timber is exhausted. Our public do
main is all gone and the nation can no
longer boast that it has homes for all.
our shores to end up. We have no
more to offer them. They must crowd
into the cities.
when this nation has 100, 900, 900
people they will have to do something
else than to exploit natural resources
to earn living. We will eventually
have to meet the commercial COMPETE
ton England is meeting today and
have to face such problems as she is
now facing with 800, 900 unemployed
crying for bread, and with no bread to
feed, save as charity doles it out to
Them"
MI. Hill ended his address, by ex-
pressing a hope that steps would be
taken to conserve the national resour-
ces before it was too late and to estab-
lish better trade relations so that
foreign markets might be had for the
increasing output of our industries. He
ESPECIALLY urged better trade relations
with Canada.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20

ST. Petersburg, Jan. l6.-Though
the government is reasserting pre-
carious authority in the cities along
the railroads in the Caucasus, official
advices received show that the noun
taineers are under arms in large Sec
tons of the viceroyalty. The govern
ment Of Kutais is entirely in the hands
of insurgents, who have inter dicted
taxes and are levying their own import
duties.
The reduction of the inaccessible
districts of Gori and Osurgeti, whose
mountain strorgholds with their fierce
warriors have been the despair of all
conquerers, will involve a campaign
of weeks and even months with the CO.
operation of mountain artillery, in
comparison with which the operations
are child's play.
The troops in the Caucasus being in
adequate, the government has coded
to send large force composed of the
veterans returning from Manchuria,
perhaps seven army corps.
No figures regarding the force now
in Manchuria have been given out, but
the inclusion in the budget of an esti-
mate of $2O, 900 900 for the construct
ion of barracks for these troops gives
some indication of their strength.
Though the process of the revolu-
tiona,y propaganda among the troops
has largely been nullified by the events
of December, the red" leaders are
renewing their campaign and are dis
seminating thousands of copies of the
appeals of the Saratoff peasant league,
the union of ibreal leaders and other
organizations declaring that the gov-
eminent has persisted by its own hand
and that the loyalty of the soldiers il
duet OF hec hampions thep eople.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20
Tenth Victim of West Hotel Fire.

Minneapolis.-W. s. Amsden, super
intendent of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
company's system of elevators, who
was so badly injured in the West ho-
tel fire recently, died Saturday after
noon. His death is the tenth as re-
suit of the fire. Within a few hours
of the time Mr.. Amsden received his
injuries in the fire his mother, Mrs.
S. S. Amsden, died in Los Angeles.
The news was kept from him, how
ever.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20
PROTECTION is KILLED"
Winston ChurchilI's Comment on Bal
tours Defeat.

London, Jan. 1--we have killed
protection. This is the beginning OF
such a political upheaval as has not
been seen in England since the days OF
the great reform bill. Manchester has
saved herself by her exertions; she
will save England by her examples"
Thus spoke Winston Churchill
Saturday night, and his opinion that
free trade has gained victory is the
opinion of the more responsible of the
unionist and newspapers, though many
of them attempt to explain the result
of the election on Saturday as due
more to questions like Chinese labor
in South Africa, war taxation, etc.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20
HOME FROM FOREIGN STRAND
TwentySecond Infantry Back From
Dhiiinntna lie,

TWenty-Second Infantry Back From
Philippine Islands.
The army transport Sherman has
arrived in San Francisco from Manila,
bringing the enlisted men of the Tween
ty-second infantry, numbering $50 men
and their officers. They will be sta
toned about this bay. A passenger
is General w. H. Carter, who has been
for the past three years in command
of the department of the Visays, in
Guiding the islands of Mindanao and
Samar
He is en- route to Chicago to take
command of the department of the
lakes.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20

thern Pacific railroad bridge across
the Columbia river at Vancouver, has
been commenced. AS soon as the con-
troversy with the government over the
projected bridge across the willamette
has been settled that structure will be
commenced. The estimated cost of
the two bridges is $4,000, 900.
o. w. Coffman. marshal of Pendle-
ton, is said to be the youngest officer
holding a similar position in the west
Mr.. Coffman is % years old.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20
rour Killed in New York.

tnn ow York, Jan. 1.-two negro
. tunnel workers were killed by suffoca-
droa ana caisson disease, two were
ovs,nu oo, two others were seriously
ass;s. me and the white foreman and
inc ,has suffocated severely in rescu-
prs. Muse who survived, when a COM
tunos,I AR pipe burst in the East river
Forss'.on Man o. War reef, opposite
second street, last Tuesday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20
Bomb at cherniqov's Chief.

The governor OF Chernigov and his
wife are the two latest victims of at
tempted assassination. Both were
driving in a carriage when an an
archist threw a bomb. His aim was
bad and the explosion only injured
the two occupants OF the carriage
severely. The assassin has been ar
rested.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20
FOR CHILDREN OF A DRUNKARD.
Damages of $17,5oo Given Against Chi
caqo Saloonkeepers.

Chicago.-Damages in $17,500 were
awarded by jury to the children of
drunken father for redress against
the saloonkeepers alleged to have
MAGE drunkard of him. The verdict
establishing a precedent which will
result in the institution of many sim.
nar suits was rendered in Judge Tut
hills court.
me plaintiffs were the five children
u John Hedlund; the defendants, Os
u e, deyer, Louis Lundquist and Ernest
inofen' saloonkeepers. The verdict is
"salhst them separately and jointly.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20
IDAHO NEWS.

IDAHO NEWS.
That there are two Harry Orchards
can be no longer doubted, says the
Boise Capital News. The milkman at
Wallace is now definitely ascertained
to be an entirely different individual
from the Harry Orchard confined in
the jail at Caldwell charged with the
murder of Ex-Governor Steunenberg.
Moscow lodge No. 249, B. P. o. E.,
dedicated their new temple Friday
with elaborate ceremonies.
Senator Hepburn of Idaho may de-
eide to exploit his proposition for the
annexation of Santo Domingo
A laborer named Steinmiller, en-
ployed in digging a sewer at Occur
d'Alene, was buried in a cavein re-
Gently and had a narrow escape from
death.
The Northern Pacific has lost out in
its fight to prevent the classification
of timber lands valued at 81 SOC, 900 in
Shoshone county, Idaho, as mineral
lands, the railway company being de-
cided against by the United States
land Office at Occur d'Alene. The com
pany gets but certain nonmineral
lands. The decision Is signed by Reg
lister r. N. Dunn and Receiver C. d.
Warner.
At the present time the United
States geological survey is maintain
ing II gauging stations on Idaho
streams. Seven of these stations are
essential in connection with the rec
lamation projects now under way in
the state.
The Nez Perez Indians will ask con-
gress to pass a bill to declare them
competent to transact their own pri-
vate business without the consent of
the Indian agent and the department
A new railroad between Mountain
Home and Bruneau, Idaho, distance
of 20 miles, will probably be construct
ed.
Senator w. b. Hepburn has been
busy at this session of the senate, and
word comes from Washington that he
is likely to succeed in putting his
pure food bill through the senate this
winter. The bill, while generally sup
posed to have much merit, has beer
beaten by one scheme or another ses
sion after session, and if Senator Hey
burn succeeds in making it law i
may rank as a notable victory.
The news that the o. r. & N. com
pany has filed articles of incorpora
ton at Olympia, Wash, for rout
down the Salmon river was good new
for Lewiston and the tributary cour
! try.
In an accident at the Hecla min
near Burke, B. B. Alton sustained il
iuries, by being crushed between a.
ore car and the timbers in the tun
mel, from which he died in the hos
pital six hours later.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20
ABE HUMMEL GIVEN APPEAL.

WIN Lawyer Is Out OF
Bail.
'uslice Woodward of the appellate
ulvision of the supreme court in Brook
~ mas granted a certificate of rea-
ENABLE doubt in the case of Abraham
TUNNEL, the lawyer convicted of con-
suacy IN the Dodge-Morse case. This
s ,sans that the case will go to the
1ppelate division on appeal.
A.. r. Hummel is now at liberty un.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20

A dog show which opened at the
Crystal palace. London. recently, con-
tanned 1903 entries, valued at $780,
600.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-01-20
COMING.

January Attractions at The Spokane
Theater.
January 21-"When Johnny Comes
Marching Home"
January 23-24-"Bohemlans."
January 30-31-"County Chairman"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-16

one could construct out of 1t the man who wrote 1t. How many of us, stlll rejoicing in the bump of reverence, long to know the author of some story or poem that grips us, and, the coveted privilege being attained, we are crushed with a sense Of abject dis appointment The author of delightful stories and fascinating fiction in his work feels more often than not that to be also delightful in himself is a waste of good material that would be much more profitable as copy" So he declines Ito be delightful, The man witty on paper one finds often enough to be dull and dense; while the man whose books one reads breathlessly through to the end is a dreary person, with a cold and fishy eye, who won't talk about anything but himself Not so Harland. He gave of the wit and charm with which Nature had so law ishly endowed him with overfiowing generosity, He didn't care a pin if he was squandering enough originality and humor to start another author in business! Give he Would
 Who can ever forget him as the guest at an intimate dinner-party among a chosen few, worthy of his steel?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-16
CONDITIONAL.

Why is it that the performances of so very few musicians please you?"
 Well" answered Mr. Cumrox, "to tell you the truth, I don't know much about it. am merely going by what the musicians say of one another. - Washington Star.
 Indignant Playwright (to leading ac- tor, behind the scenes) Confound it, n an, you've absolutely murdered the piece!'
 Leading Actor-'Pardon me, but think the foul play is yoursv sv'-Punch. Well, Herr Lemmohen, how do you like the married state?'
 "Oh, oh I daren't smoke any more. I darent drink wine or beer. I daren't go out"
 Guess you rue your rash step, eRl?"
 My stars, man. I darent even rue anything '-F'liegehde Blatter
 Nurse-"Tommy, dear, don't you want to come and see the sweet little sister stork brought you?"
 Tommy-"No, l want to see ehe stork, ,"-Woman's Home Companion.
 First Doctor-'Y You're treating Jenks for insomnia, aren't you?"
 Second doctor-"Yes."
 First Doctor-"H Have you rendered him your bill yet?"
 Second doctor-"No; of course not. I want the man to be able to sleep.'- Denver Post.
 Well he's not such fool as he looks.' That so? He's got something 10 be thankful for, then, ,"--Scraps.
 Has your son arrived at years of discretion?" "Oh, yes He's about to be married" How you contradict yourself! Cleveland Leader.
 Clara--"I was so confused that I don't remember just how much he kissed me-" Maud-"What! With the thing going on right under your nose l"--Life
 First Artist-"But you love art for it's own sake?" Second Artist--"Why, yes. I'm coming to the conclusion that that's all there is in it. .'--Brooklyn Life.
 Papa-"No, I shall not allow Gwen dolin to marry young Skadds." Mamma But why not?' Papa" Suicide is hereditary in his family" Mamma But so is $1O,OOOoOO." - Cleveland Leader.
 That chicken you sent me for yes- terday's dinner was very old, said the bride to the poultry man. You are mis- taken; that is young chicken, madam" replied the dealer Don't tell me it was young! Why, 1t didn't have a single tooth in it's mouth!"--Yonkers Statesman
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-16

96 sittings of the whole House. The customary hours of sitting are from 1 to p. n., but the average period of daily attendance is about four hours. In the Austrian Reichsrath the Houses be- gin work in October and continue sit- ting with breaks of three or four weeks each at Christmas and Easter, until June. The lower chamber meets three or four days a week. and in ordinary times the business lasts from Il a. m. to or 5 p. m. Sittings of the Hun garian House of Deputies are, as a rule, permanently held, except during the Christmas and Easter holidays, and for about three months in the summer The deputies meet at 10 a. m. and ad- journ at p. m, while the magpates assemble at eleven o'clock in the morn ing. The Belgian Chambers meet on the second Tuesday in November un- 4Ooo NdllSu lOS6lHtT dl dL SSllASl uehtS by the King, and must remain in ses- sion for at least 40 days. The Chamber of Representatives usually sits four times week, from 1;45 to about 5:SO p. m., but sometimes it sits from 10:3O a. m. to 12:45 p. m. as well, to expedite business. In Denmark the average number of yearly sittings of the Lands- thing in a recent decade was liz, and of the Folkething 70,
 We notice with interest that the Connecticut legislature can consume about as much time in legislating as any of them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-16
EnROPEAN LEGTSLATnRES

A London journal furnishes some in- formation concerning the length of the sessions of various European legisla- lures. The French Chamber of Depu- ties sits from 11O to 13O days in the year. In 1900 there were 152 sittings, but the increase was due to the fact that in November and December the House was frequently at work in the morning as well as in the afternoon. The usual length of sitting is four or five hours, from to 6:30 or p, m. The Senate sits on an average 90 times in one year, and the length of it's sit tings is much the same as that of the Chamber of Deputies The session of the German Reichstag usually begins in November and lasts to the middle of the following summer. In 1900-1901 it extended over total of 1S3 days, but as there were S7 days when the Reichs-
 tag did not meet, there were in all only
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-16
NEW HATEH NOT BEHIND.

It is decidedly pleasing to notice that even the big city of London is not ahead of our own New Haven in Leagues and things. A new organiza- ton entitled the Citizens National League has been launched in London. The primary object is combating all forms of State or municipal socialism and munich pal extravaganza. Sir Edward Sas- soon, the well-known Anglo-Indian merchant, and the Marquis Douro, eld- est son of the Duke of Wellington, and a number of members of Parliament are among the organizers who expect the league to exercise considerable in- fluence in shaping legislation. A wide, democratic net has been spread to catch members. Every adult British subject is eligible to membership.
 Of course we do not mean that the Associated Societies of New Haven is like the English Citizens National League. It wasn't formed for the pur- pose of fighting Socialism, but we sup pose it will fight it if Socialism doesn do right, as it will fight all other things that are wrong. We only want to call attention to the fact that in the general mental and moral stir New Haven is keeping right up with the procession.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-16
Here's the Reason.

I work quite hard, but often Have asked myself the reason why. Why should I rise with dawns first
 blush
 And eat my breakfast in rush? With boiling coffee scald my throat While hustling on my oVercoat? Then with an indigestive pain Run like the dickens for my train? Why in an office should I fix Myself each day from till 6. Just taking time enough to munch A sandwich and some pie for lunch? Why, reaching home and having fed. Stink off at 10 o'clock to bed? My whole existence. I protest, Is but to work and eat and rest. To lead life that's so intense Would not appear to show much sense It isn't really to my taste, I'd like to have some time to waste Why do I do 1t? Whats the use? Where is my logical excuse? The only reason I can say Is, if l quit, they'd stop my pay,
 Chicago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-16
SOME qHrLrhS lS NEw YORK.

There are, it appears, and it has long appeared, thieves in New York. Some of these thieves have peen in the habit of stealing bits of table silver from prominent hotels of the city, to be treasured up as souvenirs of social out ings, wherein dinners at these hotels figure as part of such functions. Many Iof the bigger and best known as well as expensive hostelries of the city have been made the victim of this class of thief. One of the proprietors of a lead- ing hotel suffered so long from this spe- cies of petty theft that he grew desper- ate. He finally had his silver made in such unique form and so marked that while the marks would escape general inspection, they would be plainly dis cernible to both the manager and his steward. He then so arranged matters that not a single piece could be given away or sold without his permission or knowledge, adopting system of check ing also which enabled him at once to trace when and from what table in his dining room any article went astray. He then appointed agents in every sil- verware repair shop, to whom he prom ised reward for every case reported of any person bringing his property to be altered to conceal its true owner- ship. Results have already been ob- tained from this somewhat complicated scheme, and it is thought that it will be adopted by hotel managers in gen. eral
 Success to those who are after these thieves and all thieves. If all the thieves in New York could be caught and punished some people would have more, and the stock market would not be so queer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-16
ENCOURAGING TESTIMONY.

These are reform days, and reform is even affecting business methods, though those who get cheated in business are apt to think it is the same old story. But notice this testimony given by a drummer before a committee of the Massachusetts legislatures: The old habit of taking customer out to paint the town after he's given you big order is on the wane. I find that now adays it doesn't pay to do that. For one thing, man who has dined and wined well with you is bound to be in pretty bad shape the next day, unless he can stand a good load of booze. If he's on the blink next day you may be sure he's likely to blame you for it. Ten chances to one he gets a good lec- ture from his wife, and that, added to his general down-andout condition, isn't going to do you any good in a business way. The man may conclude you're too swift for him, and that the best thing is to cut you out altogether.
 This is good testimony and good req .soning. By and by perhaps business men will believe that no method of bribing customers is profitable in the long run. Then there will be no trad ing stamps and other more or less ques- tionable devices for influencing trade.