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9,052 AT RECEPTION
Hew Year's Day at the Vhite
House
1
large fiamber of Children Passed the
! : v Receiving Line
This Wa$ a' Feature of the Reception.
The President First Greeted the Vice
President and the 'Cabinet Officers,
and TiieseJoined the Receiving: Xiine.
Tlien Came the Members of the Dip
lomatic Corps, Followed by the Su
ipreme Court Justices, Senators and
Members of the' House Officers of
the Army, NaVy and Marine Corps
Were Then Received, After Which
the Public Reception Began.
: Washington, January 1. New Year's
3ay was observed at the . White House
today with al lthe traditional brilliancy
of the President's reception, crjsp, sun
shiny weather brought out" crowds and
by actual -count 9,052 people shook the
President's hand. .Last ydar . .7,115
were received. ''Mrs. Roosevelt remain
ed until the end of tbe reception.- A
feature tof the public reception was the
larsre number, of childi-ejn vho p'assed
the receiving line. . J ' Z . ,
I Miss Roosevelt and-Mr: Lonsworth
mingled with the guests in the east
room. Miss Roosevelt wore a gown-of
Slate blue chiffon over piiik silk, cut
low. She also wore a , diamond neck
- t' tace and iendant. and k huge" bunch of
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OCCASION
E,v:i :V 'i:" ';:f" , '5rphids. ! Mrs; Roosevelt wore a gown
;Tpal.e blue chiffdn, built oveiwhite
-'f ;gilk.1JThe bedl skirt. was trimmed with
- v'rOws or ruffles which fell from shirred
girdle. The waist was trimmed with
white lace and her only ornaments,
-were a few diamonds. She carried a
- bouquet of roses and lillies of the val
. ley. - " ' , '"iv- ;
! Shortly before 11 o'clock the Presi-.
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt preceded' by
the military "and naval aides to, the
President and the- several White
House aides, 'ail in special uniform
dress, descended the niarble stairway
leading to .the second floor.. Entering
the, blue room they took up their posi
tion to the right-.of the-door, lea ding-fi-om
the red room. " The first to wish
them a happy New Year were the Vice.
President and Mrs. Fairbanks, "who
passed behind the receiving line "arid
stood to' the right of Mrs. Roosevelt.
Next -came Secretary and Mrs. Root,
and the remaining members of the-cab-?
.inet; who went behind the receiving
line. . ". .
? At the President's left was4his mil-;
itary aide; Colonel Clias. S, Rrom
well who made the presentations to the
President. Nearby was the President's
aide; Lieutenant Albert L.. Key. Op
posite Mrs.. Roosevelt was Major Chas.
JL. McCauley, U. S. marines, who made
! the v presentations to her.- In single
lines facing the President and the re-;
ceiving party were members of; the'
! I President's staff, young officers of the'
tnrmy, navy and marine . corps. The
i-ftides weretl ; " $ '
'1 Capt. A- E. Harding,, U. S. marines;
i Captain, DanJT. Moore, of the artillery; -;
! Captain' Flthugh Lee of the tavalry;
Lieutenant Robert L. . Berry of the
navy; Lieutenant Ulysses; S. Grant,
third of the engineers corps; , Lieuten-
-nnt Philip H. Sheridan, of the cavalry
and Ensign Adolphus Andrews of the
navy. .
The members of the diplomatic body
were headed by Baron Hengelmuller,
acting dean of the . corps. An innova
tion was the presentation of ; the em
bassy and legation staffs-by the amba
sadars and, ministers. .This follows
the custom; at other capitals. " For the
first time in 5 years,the familiar figure
of Count Castini, the- former Russian
ambassador, was missing. This, was the
'third New Year's i-eception attended
by, the ambassador from France, and.
Madame .Tusserand who were next pre-'
rented. ' . -
c. The Ambassador from Germany and
Baroness Sternburg returned from
.Aiken, S. C, where they spent the hol
idays, in time to attend today's recep-'
jtion. The. picturesque uniform of .Ba
ron Sternburg, of sky blue cloth, with
silver trimmings, with the.Tartar cap
and white aigrette, was perhaps, the
most unique worn at the-J"eception.
Wearing not only decorations con
ferred for diplomatic victories but- a
long row won - for. service . in the
ield, Sir Mortimer Durand, the British
" . . " : ambassador, looked the soldie as well
v z. -as the dipjlomat as he entered thebnie
; ' t5, room with Lady Uurand on his arm
C f""f& ? d followed by Miss urahd, and the
HJv'sUir members of tiie embassy staff.; '
-T r; iv -Frpm first to seventh place-he Rus
'' y r;slan embassy 'P. lias passed 'since last
'.'.1 rH-- & -New Year's day owing to a change of
f - , f v;vt .mniissjiriorsa iinrrn . irnsp.n nif nfw
ambassa'dori appeared at his first re
ception" today. 4 Next in line was an
other new, ambassador, Senor Don Joa
quin D. Caaiis, the -ambassador from
Mexico. - i
When the' ambassadors- and their
staffs had passed into the green room,
the ' President begah his" reception-of
the ministers. andcharges who follow
ed in quick succession.- From this
number the face of "Minister. TSkahira,
the Japanese minister, was missing for
'the! first time in this administration
and Japan was represented -by . the
charge d Affaires, ! Eki . Hioki. i The
elegant silk robes of the Chinese, min
isteirare always aa object of attention
at the -WTiite House on New Year's
day, and Sir Chentung Liang Cheng
with his staff, were conspicuous in. the
picturesque- dress i of their .nation.
Among the new. faces noticed today in
the ranks of the ministers 'were those
of Leo Vogel, the minister from Switz
erland: Senor Don i Apiafiano Portela,
the minister from the Argentine Re
public; Senor Mendoza, the minister
from Colombia, who is the first Colom
"bian representative "to appear at the
White House, on New Year's in several
years... ,' . . ;
A new nation made its appearance
at the White "House today, that of
Norway, which was represented by the
charge "d'affaires, M. C. Hauge, and for
the first time Mr. -"Grip was today an
nounced . merely as the minister of
Sweden. As soonj as the diplomatic
corps had been received, the Secretary
of State and Mrs. J Root left the re
receiving line, and returned, to their
residence where theyj entertained the
corps at "breakfast, j . j
The right of precedeii'-e having been
awarded to the ambassadors over the
supreme court, the members of the ju
diciary came next.followed by the Sen
ators and Representatives in congress.
"They were followed by the officers of
the army, navy and marine corps. At
the head of the column stood the chief
of'the general staff of the army, Lieu
tenant General Edna" R.' Chaffee. An
other veteran was at .the front of the
navy, Admiral George Dewey, and at
the head of the marine corps, a third
officer who has won distinction fn bat
tle, Brigadier George E. Elliott, com
mandant of the 'corps.. In the wealth
of sunshine and gold lace, epauletrs and
aigretts of the uniforms' made a dazz
ling spectacle. I . f ..
( Various local military and civic or
ganizations came f.next and then the
public reception began.- This ended at
2:44 p. m: . i , (U ;'- J . ' . .
FIGHT FOR SENATE BEGINS
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Adherents of-. Judge Paynter Won the
rFISkirmislBaltotihff
.Tonight. :' lJ ; I '" ' ' , -; ' v
Frankfort, Ky.', January 1 The first
skirmish ' in the' battle for United
States Senator T. C. S. Bfackburn's.
seat was "won by
tlie adherents of
Judge Thomas HJ Paynter, in the cau
cus of the Democratic members of the
house . today, v RepresentatiTe WAJ.
Gooch. an , adhere'iitj .of .Judge Paynter
was eleeted 'chairman of the daucus
over' a - rival put forth by Senator
Blackburn and William B.' jHaldeman
senatorial saspirants, by arvote of 41,to
.The result indicated' "that" the
Paynter supporters would be - able' to
organize the house. - Adherents of
Blackburn and-'j' Haldemah.. said'that.
Paynter"s vote.wasj ihsuflicient io elect
him as Senator, and that several mem
bers who voted fQr Gooch for chair
man would not vote for Paynter for
-Senator. ' i .
was nominated f 01; .speaker, receiving
39. votes over ; R. I W. Miller who' re
ceived the combined vote of Blackburn
and Haldemah. amounting" to SO. Fiv
representatives 'who voted on chair
m an did not vote for speaker.
- The first ballot on the senatorial race
will occur tomorrow nignt, when .the
Senate and House, will' meet jn joint'
.caucus.- v!.";. -:. - , ".- . r j,
The Kentuckyt'legislature consists of
08. representatives -and 38 . senators.
Of the total of 13G votes in the two
branches, the 1 Democrats control 105,
thus making 53 'votes necessary to
nominate a senator in joint caucus.
FUNElAL OF
CHARLES YERKES
Simple Services Conducted by a Quak
. er MiajterInterment in Green -'
wood. f .
.New York, JanuaEry 1. The funeval
of Charles T. Yerkesr the late traction
promoter, took place from his home on
Fifth avenue today. The funeral ser
vices were conductea by a - Quaker
minister They were very simple, and
attended only f by
members of the
family- ind a few
close friends of Mr.
Yerkes. The body was placed in the
Yerkes mausoleum in Greenwood
cenietery. 1 ;
White the f uneral service was being
conducted, Charles Yerkes of .Tohns
ville, Pa., who said he is a son of
Samuel Yerkes; a brother of the dead i
man,, arrived ana requested permission
xc aiwuuie wee uul xue nu
if i uitru . ztuxuix mm to uae xiuue.
Four coaches followed the hearse from
the house. The second was occupied
by Mrs. Yerkes, wife of the deceased,
Mr. Yerkes's daughter, Mrs. Bella
Rondinella, and Clarence H. Knight,
Mr. YerkesA former legal adviser. A
block from the house the procession
was 1 joined by a hack In which was
Charles; Yerkes -of Pennsylvania. "He
was' not present at the mausoleum.
Loonard Knocks Out Gardner.
Buffalo, N.-Y.i January, 1 Joe Leon-
nrd. of Buffalo, today knocked out Gua
Gardner, of Philadelphia,, in the sixth
round of what - was to be a fifteen
round battle,-
BEGINS SECOND TERM AS MAYOR
mcCIellan Says His Ambition is to Give
a Clean Administration
SATISFIE3D THEN . TO RETIRU
Member of New Heads of Departments
Sworn in Protest Against the Seat
ing of President McGowan on the
-" Board of Aldermen New - Police
; Commissioner Bingham Formally
Takes Charge of the.Police Force.
-New York, January 1. Mayor
George , B. McClellan began today his
second term as mayor, this, time for
four years. A number of new heads
of departments" were sworn in, includ
ing; General Theodore A. Bingham, the
new. police' commissioner.
- After they had taken their oaths
Mayor McClellan called them and told
them his ambition is to. give the city
a clean, efficient and honest govern
ment. He alluded to his present office
as "the last public office which, in all
probability, I shall fill," and said:
"If at the end of six years service
as mayor, I can retire into private
lif conscious that the city has ad
vanced in good government nd in
righteousness, that municipal stand
ards have been raised, and that I leave
New York -a. better city than I found
it, I may find that six years pf hard
work has not been in vain."
At the installation of the new board
of aldermen -today Clarence J. Sheam
presented a protest against the seating
of President McGowan, elected on. the
Democratic ticket Mr.' Shearn acted
in behalf of J. G. Phelps Stokes, the
municipal ownership candidate for that
office. Mr. Shearn is counsel for W.
R, Hearst,- "
William MacAdoo today retired
from the office o police commissioner,
and his successor, General. Theodore
A. Bingham; formally assumed com
mand of the police force of the greater.
city. General Bingham s first official
act was to address the inspectors and51"
captains of the department, who had
been summoned to meet him.
" "We start a new year and a new deal
right here," he said. "I've been sent
for to come here and do a certain piece
of -work. - I'm going to do it I haven't
got anything 'against you to start on
no sxispicioh-'-an'd we'll rbegin on, the
level. But by the nine' gods of war
you've got to deal with me on the level,
as I shall deal with you. Therewill
be no spying on the men of this force.:
If you are manly men, sportsmanlike
men, you'll appreciate that and treat
me the ame. Don't go back on the
hand that I stretch out to you."
.One,pf the first official ,acts of the
new police commissioner was to abol-.
ish the ""shooTfly". suad aadf the- vice
squad.'-' The. former "was composed of
"plain clothes" men, detailed to wartch
the uniformed 4 force. The 'vice, squad
Lwas the. creation of the retiring com
missioner,-, and was detailed to secure
evidence against questionable - resorts;
The "shoo-fly" squad .was'.first put into
existence by Theodore. Rooseyelt when
h'Z was nolice commissioner, but was
abol'shed. by Chief ; De very,
vived by General .Greene.
and re-
" VALUABLE PICTURE STOLEN
Giogione's "Christ , With; the Cross"
Disappears From, the -Loschi Palace.
Reported That it istNowin the Gard
ner Collection at Boston.
Rome. January 1. Excitement has
been caused by the reported disappear
ance of the previous picture lChrist
wfth the Cross" by Giogionez originally
preserved.'in the Loschi palace at Vin-
cenzaL It is reported that the picture
is How" in the Gardner collection at
Boston, but its disappearance is not
yet certain.
Boston, Mass., January 1. Mrs. John
John L.. Gardner, who owns the are
collection in the Fenway, thiscity,
would not discuss today thev despatch
from Rome concerning the disappear
ance of the picture "Christ with the
Cross," by Giorgione,. except to say
that she knew nothing -"of. the disap
pearance of a noted painting from Vin
cenza However, the public catalogue
of Mrs. Gardner's art collection indi
cated that it contains Giorgione's pic
ture "Head of Christ," and that this
picture , came from Casa Loschi, Vin
cenza. . .
An inquiry among artists In this city
today developed- the opinion that the
picture by Giorgione contained in Mrs
Gamer's collection is unaouDteojy re-
f erred to as having disappe'ared from
' the 'Loschi palace. It was pointed out
that in a book upon Giorgione the
statement is found that the picture
known as "Christ Bearing the Cross,""
formerly in the Casa Loschi at Vincen
za now belongs to Mrs. Gardner of
Boston and the sanie book dealing
the works of Giorgione points out
In the catalogue of his works that! the
picture is now in the possession of
Mrs. Gardner.
Rescued From Bark WTiUe Sinking.
Havre, January 1. Captain Shep
pard and .the crew of ; the bark Ed
ward L. Mayberry, of New York, have
been landed here, having been rescued
at sea while their-vessel was sinking.
The bark.whieh sailed: from Pas Ca-
goula. Miss. Nov. S,bound for Philadel-
phia, was abandoned in . a- waterlogged
condition on Decemberber, 15, in latl-
tude 36 degrees north antl longitude
degrees west ( in gulf stream, about
250 miles east otjCape Hatteras.) - - .
BELIEVES GERMANY WANTS WAR
French Fear that Recent Controyersy
t will be Resumed - s
AT THE MOROCCAN CONFERENCE
German Foreign Secretary Says French
Apprehensions AVere Wholly With
out Caus? In Every Well Posted
Quarter in Berlin, the Statement- is
Made That iWar is Incredible. Un-
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less France Has Designs Which Have
Not Yet-Been Disclosed. '
. Berlin, January . 1.- The German
foreign office has been aware for some
time jp that nervousness existed in
France, both among the cabinet minis
ters' "and people, over the possibility of
a renewed .; controversy with Germany.
Bardh Von RichthofC, the foreign sec
retary was informed a forthnight ago
thatlthe French cabinet had serious
fears of Germany's intentions. The
secretary replied to his informant, who
was fresh from Paris, that such ap
prehensions were wholly without
cause, adding?
"What could Germany gain by . a
war?
Inquiries were made here by French
financial interests last week as to the
possibilities of Germany provoking: a
war with France, and German bank
ers who are extremely well Informed
politicially replied that there was not
the slightest indication that the Ger
man government contemplated aggres
sive; action towards France. It was
pointed out by one powerful interest
that "A thousand reasons existed
against war for one which existed for
it.'ri , : - j .-
The apprehensions in France ap
pears to be due to a reasonable cer
tainty that Germany will oppose
France's, position, at the Moroccan
conference, now only a fortnight off,
and also to the feeling that France's
yellow book .on Morocco went rather
too far in accusing Germany of assum
ing a provocative attitude and charg
ing her. with j bad faith. British influ
ence, it is stated, in Berlin, is known to
be adding to jthe feeling of mistrust of
Germany existing in France. But in
every well posted quarter here, diplo
matic, financial, and military, the
statement isi maik that war between
Germany and France is incredible, un
less France has designs which so far
havenot been disclosed. V
' CONVENTION OF SCIENTISTS
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Interesting and 'Ifgelyi Attended
v Meetings Ilcld--New Orleans VFevei
Fight Discussed. : . . ;- .
- New Orieans, La., January 2. By
far the largest sectional meeting of the
convention of scientists was that which
attended therymposium on yesterday
afternoon and .other sections on phys
iology and experimental medicine this
afternoon. The ; experiences of the
fight in New Orleans last summer and
the lessons 1 to be drawn, from it, . and
a descriptionof the original develop
ments uhde the Reed s commission
proved subjects of great interest to the
visiting; delegates.- At the conclusibn
of the symposium 'there was practical
ly unanimous acceptance of the doc
trine that yellow fever is alone com
municated by the stegomyia fascila.
! Surgeon J. H: White, -of the marine
hospital service, who had .charge of
the fever fight here gave the results
of Dr. Reed's findings as they were ob
served in ; New Orleans. Dr. James
Carroll, who- was a member of v the
Reed commission, declared that with
out mosquitoes there could be no yel
low fever and detailed at length bis
experiences in. Cuba:
Others interesting papers on the
"Progress of Negroes of Virginia as
Property Owners," by Charles E. Ed
gerton, 'of the bureau of corporations
at Washington,and the "Southern Cot
ton Mill Workers and their Condi
tions" by Rev. J. A Baldwin, of Char
lotte, N. C.J were! read.
Professor W R. Warner, of Cleve
land, who 'accompanied ! the Congres
sional committee to the isthmus read
a report in which he said that unless
a sea level canal was built in. Pana
ma, all the work - now in progress
would be. invalid. - '
TO ESTABLISH S-IIOUR DAY
General Strike by I. T. U. Where Em-
mands. j ' - " -
NeAV York. January 1 For the first
time 'sine'ej the organization of.' the In
ternational Typographical Union, a
general strike wifl go into effect to
morrow in every shop in the United
States and. Canada, where the employer
refuses to grant ah 8-hour day.
Several times before the union prin
ters in various parts of the country
have ordered strikes to enforce a bet
terment of their conditions, but these
strikes have always been sectional, and
in many.cases have' been won by the
employers. Now, with a treasury fund
of more than sf quarter of a million
dollars, ohtained by assessment on
every union printer, a determined ef
fort is to be made to establish the '8
hour dayj universally. Out. of; the six
thousand members , of -typographical
union No. 6. in New York, it was es
timated tonight that fewer than 900
will be obliged to strike tomorrow. y
Respects to President Diaz.
, Mexico ; City, January 1. President
Diaz today received the congratula
tions of the member of the diplomatic
corps, magistrates of the codrt. mem
bers of ihimfl-ip.i'nf deputies. . gov
ernment Officials, army and navy of
ficers , and. hundreds of dJstmguisnea
personas who, call at national palace
to pay their respects to him. The pres
ident was in excellent health.
OBJECT TO SECRET BALLOT
Supporters of Wadsworth Favor an
Open Roll Call for Vote - on Candi
dates for Speaker. .
Albany, N. YJanuary 1. The test
of strength in the caucus of Republi
can assemblymen tomorrow night will
probably be taken,not directly in vote
upon the candidates for the nomination
for speaker of the assembly, but upon
the. question whether the vote on the
speakership nomination shall be secret
vote.' - - - . " ;
At last accounts tonight the best
informed observers j on both sides
agreed that in an open ballot or roll
call of Republican assemblymen in the,
existing condition of affairs James W.
Wadsworth would be- elected. Both
sides agreed also that j upon a scret bal
lot the result would be very different.
That Mr. Wadsworth's supporters
view the proposition jof a secret ballot
with solicitude is evident from a
statement made late in the evening by
Superintendent of Public Works N. V.
V. Fraiichot, one of Governor Higgins'
closest advisers. Mr. Franehot said:
"There is no change in the situation.
A desperate effort has been made by
the friends of Mr. pdell, including J.
Calvip McKnight, recently Mr. Ilarri
marfs private secretary, to commit as
semblymen to a secret ballot. The
friends of Mr. Wadsworth are able to
put but one construction upon this
scheme, and that is, the. desire on the
part of those opposed to him to use
money for the purpose of encompass
ing his defeat." I
ATTACKS NEW GOVERNMENT
Joseph Chamberlain Issues His Elec
tion Manifesto An . Exposition of
His Fiscal Policy.
.. London, January 1; Joseph Cham
berlain issued hisj election manifesto
today. : After vigorously attacking the
uew government, which he describes as
being essentially a "Home rule, little
Englander governnent," depending for
its existence on Irish votes, he devotes
himself entirely tof an exposition of his
fiscal policy, especially to the object of
colonial preference, which he spealks
of as the first item in ! the constructive
progranl - of the f unionist - party, the
second item, closely connected with the
first, being the. policy of retaliation.
Continuing Mr. Chamberlain; says:
"I believe our objects can be fully
attained by a moderate, general tariff,
scientifically adapted to the existing
conditions of the) trade, and so arrang
ed as to secure the largest amount of
employment at fair wages for our peon
pie. It would "necessarily provide for
the free admission of raw - materials
a nd of articles which . we Ao not make'
ourselves, while it would place a toll
on the manufacturers of those, coun
tries which do not treat us fairly.
"Our policy isfconstfuctive and prac
tical, while thej policy of our oppon
ents is destructive and theoretical."
ROWDY NEGRO PROOlSSION -
Great Discord Marked th Ceelebra-
" tion of Emancipation Day in Savan
nah. x
Savannah, Ga.. January l.-r-Thous-
ands of negroes paraded here today in'
honor of the signing of th emancipa
tion proclamation. The parade was
marked by" the greatest disorder, Cap
tain J. G. McBride, a former officer in
the - United States army, and how in
the. newspaper j business in Georgia at
tempted to cross "the line and was set
upon and badly beaten. A street car
conductor who endeavored to run a
car, through the line-which ; extended
about twelve blocks was also set .upon
and forced to jleave his car, painfully
hurt. A photographer who attempted
to take a picture . of the parade was
run from his .post by the negroes who
objected to the taking of the picture.
This was the first time in a quarter of
a century that negroes have paraded
on the day without military escort, the
negro companies having been disarmed
by an act of the legislature at its last
session. I - . .
MISS BUSCH NOT MARRIED
" :
Her Father Asserts That There is No
Engagement With Ueutenant Schar
"ren. "
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St, Louis, Mo.. January i.--The an
nouncement last Friday of the frus
trated elopement" of Miss Wilhelmina
Busch, daughter of Adolphus Buscb;,
with lieutenant Eduard Scharrer, ;pf
Stuttgart, Germany, that they would
be.married at the Busch mansion to
day was not carried out. i Instead Miss.
Busch has gone to her brother's farm
to spend some time, and her fath
er has asserted that there is no en
gagement between his daughter and
thf lieutenant. Scharrer, when seen
today at his hotel apartment, declined
to discuss the matter.
Adolphus Busch said he had nothing
to make .. public. All that he would
say was: i .
- "laeuteant Scharrer and I are still
very good friends." ' ' 7
" . Wreck on ? the Big Four. - ;
Columbus, Ohio, V January, 1. Three
persons are reported , killed and a num
ber Injured in a wreck on the Big Four
railway.near i Columbus. No details
yet obtainable. ,
Mississippi legislature Convenes Today
Jackson, Miss.,7? January 1. The
Mississippi-legislature will convene to
morrow in session. -Among other im
portant leirislatIon to be considered
are a riewcode, and a bond Issue of a
millfon dollars- - Governor Vardaman
has announced that he will place no
limit on the time of the session.
TO
CRUSH
ANARCHY
Russian Gonnt Fears an
Armed Remit
'AT
Czar urged to Promulgate a Moderate
, Constitution
Such a Step at the Present Juncture,
Wittc Thinks Would be a Master
Stroke The Czar Is Said to Favor
This Action Policy; of
Repressing
the Revolutionists Continues Exag
gerated Reports of the Slaughter at
Moscow Notices Posted in Warsaw '
Summoning the People to Assemble
for a Massacre of the Jevs.
St. Petersburg, January" 1. It is
learned from a high sourjie that Pre
mier Wltte is again strongly urging the
emperor to immediately promulgate a
moderate constitution -forj the double
purpose of reassuring the liberals that
the present war against the "reds"
does not mean reaction,' and blocking
the attempt which undoubtedly .will" ,
tje made when the national assembly !
convenes to. transform that body into
a constituent assembly.! Moreover;
the emperor considers backing and is .
showing an inclination to j accept. The
premier is understood to yhave informed
his majesty that such an act would be .
a master stroke at the present juncture,'
and might rally the wholebody of !coh-
servative and liberal opinion to be, the
side of the government.
Warsaw, Russian Poland, January 1.
.The police today discovered in a flat '
on .Kac-za . street, occupied by Jews
several -loaded and unloaded bombs, a
quantity of explosives and a number of
revolvers. The police closed the street;
and made a search Of all the houses in
i t ' Many arrests r followed. Notices
have been posted in parts of the city ,
summoning the people to assemble for
a massacre of the Jews, who are ac- '
cused of provoking the strikes and disr.r
turbances and bringing distress to the
workmen.
- St: Petersburg, January 2. Count
Witte has received ;the following, dis
patch from General Count Sollogub,
the new governor general jof the; Baltic
provinces: ' ' -
"I arrived at Riga yesterday morn
ing.' - - ;; ,;
"General Bendt's troops occupy the
railroad from Krou tzburg to Remer
shof. ;''. .. ; ; . . - v : ' :
"There have been; many arrests of
leading agitators and confiscations of
armsj. -;.. . ' .. , j-'
"A detachment under General Mey
enherdt will commence operations, to
morrow in the district north of Stock
manshof. . ' ) - "
"General OrlofTs detachment is'.un--dertaking
an expedition to the suburbs
of Walk. , ). . i- : .;
"A strike, movement, which was be- .
gun on the Devinsk and Riga railroad
under the threats of armed bands and
of Jews has been easily stopped. The
line has been repaired and traffic par
tially restored." y
TERRORISTS
CAPITAL
St. Petersburg, January 1. The pol- '
icy of repressing the revolutionists
continues with a vengeance. Their an- -nouncement
that they proposed to car- ,
ry on a guerilla warfare until a gen
eral armed revolt is prepared has stim
ulated the government to ' redoubled
energy. A band of terrorists is known
to be at work here, and last . night '
there were wholesale searches for sus-
pects. ,. ; . , -' . " ' ..
The papers" publish terrible- pictures
of the conditions prevailing along' the ,
Siberian railway. There are ' no rail- ;
way officials on duty and on the .sec- '
tion as far as Oheliabinsk, the govern
ment of Orenburg, all the stations
have been pillaged. Complete anarchy,
prevails at - Irkutsk. The military
trains are running without order or .
proper engineers.
A gentleman who. has just, returned
here from1 Moscow accounts for, the .
great exaggeration in the reports of
the slaughter there by the fact - that .
the troops and artillery generally used -blank
cartridges for the . purpose of
frightening the strikers and revolu
tionists. - - , . '
Riga, Government of Livonia,. Rus
sia, January 1. Three policemen were
killed during the. night..
The railroad men ,are again threat
ening to strike in order' to obtaia-tho:
release of the arrested delegates.
.' General Count Soulogub, ; the new
governor general of the i Baltic prov
inces, 'who is marching ton ..this city
with a large force of troops, is expect
ed here today.. It xwas reported that he
will issue a proclamation advising jthe
population of the consequences 'of the 1
violation of martial law, and threaten- ,..
Ing to try offenders .by court martial
and : exile the enth-e- population. af
communities which decline to yield. -
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