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. 1 I I A A. O . L .11 L,iCi C-rcIL... .Li 1. :cr3 in Circulation. E' : B&LEIGS ; EVENING' iTlMES. VOLUHE27, RALEian, ir: a, TiiuirsDAY, jawuaey 3, 1907,. , 1 W i FOLK GOVERNOR fiLENft SA STAKDAiiD GIL HIT DY LAHDIS CULBERSONtTO BLOW ifiMLEVBLED BY AN ASSASSIN'S WL: : : BLACKBURN'S S SRT THE iHlilu 1, J 4 I : Lev ItdSAGE IK. ! k I 1 -;-ii -At ISJOT 4 ML Vfjpects to invesiiyhe Hat- J- - ter; Thorccghly acd ' . hod Dot Facls : J SPEBGEK BLACKBURN TO Tho ' OoWraor Writes' to 'Solicitor Brooks la llogard to What Course Ho Peslres Pursue States That if He Finds Congressman Black burn Did Not Tell tlie Truth In Re gard to the Letter That He Will Ho More In ; Mood to Prosecute Than Ever and Will Not FaU to Do So Way in Which the Wash' ineton v Correspondents - Got , the Letter. i The Blackburn episode Is not a thing ' of the past by any means, nor Is it yet ' settled. . Asked this morning If' there were frnyj further developments in re ' - gard to the matter. Governor (.Qlenn i ,h replied that there were not, that he V would take no further action for the present but In the meantime would In vestlgate the matter fully and see If 'fVmlrrnuiman .T31a r.lr hltrn had ffTlAiln a '.... .... 1- a .h.Uore . . out, "I am writing a letter to Bol'.ct j tor Brooks now," the governor said, . . -tn .reirard' to the .matter. If I And th.U Blackburn haa not told the truth. - l"iflr lo th? 'tatemenjt,TtjiIU be ' finore in 'ai mood. Ho prosecute him than ' . "ever, and Will not tall to do ao.'V The governor' elated further that he was tiotv satisfied with the statement made, by Blackburn and that It was not aro ma' to prevofit him from using evry f effort to. And out the facts. ; -,- : TI10 denial of Blackburn did not ' ciatft any great surprise, for many expected that such a course would be pursued.' Tho cohtroversy has created 1 lmercst al$ over the state and the flnu' f . rntult is bolng anxiously awaited. For tlte present all Is quiet, at least quiet compared in yesterday but there le.no v telling when further interesting ' flo " vclopittcnts will take place. Bomethlr.g 1 may happen , at -any time. V Congress "'man Blackburn "is ' supposed to be. In ' . Washington at the-:pro3ent timo!P' lug left Greensboro, last night,! and ,if 9. ho la, .In Washington he cannot f be -placed under arrest, even should th) " governor desire that It be done, until ' '' l)o' leaves tho District ;of Columbia, Governor' Glcrtn would make hp f ur , ther statement m regard to the mat- t t..ter-.faday than that, given above but , - , ho showed plainly that he was aot sat . IsflBd with the statoment tnhde by ' ' . IJlackburn. i.He said this morning that 'he was going to get.flown to work to "..MaS and complete his message; which 'ti' sc means as far as he' lHlperaonalry. con ' corhod, thi Blackburtf matter will be - .relegated to the background fori a day 1 ..: or two, but thr will be at work on , itKBTtfteHrtnili to find out th0 ,true . fac'tH, If It , Is possible to And theftyout. ' V w,at tillebrandHais.j , The following special toj the 'Char , lotte Observer by W. At IlUdebrand gives hlr account Of. the wai fn whlclti he secured tHS Blackburn' letterf -. . . , The .taformettooi nwielved ' here this afternoon -thati Blackburn' had r dls ' .claimed authorship of the .letter reput- v v ed tp have been written by him last Rft'turday to Congressman-elect pack ' "" t' cttV "conveyed ''a sensation of astpnlsh rt tohner tO"tH -Observer's Wasthlngton 1 f stnfcreau,fcot -this emotldn Waff Ifisocent i; vof -ny'ieellBgiof .IferrorW. ' -5 Tip letter cameito th .Observer bu- rrau here unsolicited, Saturday Black , :' bun filed his notice, .ff" contest whh' T " 'be clerk of the house of representai. Of. '.!" tlves," and that'nignt' the letter In . "'vittcstlon-was delivered to; the writer by young Perkins, who served Black ' burri In the capacity fcf press agent during the iat campaign, ; but - who :-ame back to Washington with Black , bum and Is low serving him. It Is as-.-sured, . here In the capacity of secre tary. At the same tima be delivered : i'j! two copies of the letter to seveVai other ..,' a correspondents and made the statement 'v that alt were copies of a letter whfeh. Blackburn would mall that, night 1 to Mr. Hackctt. He said it would be ob served that the letter contained some mighty hot, sensational reading mat ter. ' Said it Came From Copers' Office It w$s agreed that this was true, and tho writer remarked that he sup- posed Blackburn had more sense than to muVe anv such chfli ce unless he hail evidence to substantiate it,V to which Perkins replied that I'.iaokhurn was well loaded, and that, hi produce democratic eviiif-'-? t could prove nil he had said, lie snl.l th.it ! l--".ir had JtiPt been prepared nt t : i e r SATISFACTORY Blackburn's attorney. Capt. John C. Cuptr and Perkins added that it was the Intention of Mr. Capers to call up the Associated Press and give them a copy of Blackburn's letter; and that they1 thought that ' the association would carry at least part of the state ment ; The writer tried to 'prevent this, thinking to keep the story from the papers In the Observer's territory, but Perkins , explained . thit "they" wanted the letter to get SjW the alrlnj possible, , ' - -Hj i Capers Hwn't Denied. Mchan one reporter has discuss ed this subject with capt. Capers since Governor Glenn declared It to- he his Intention to bring suit against Black burn, on the charge of criminal, libel. He has not once intimated ,thai any other person than Blackburn wrot.tho letter. The , writer had a talk with him this afternoon. This, was before the news came that Blackburn had denied the paternity of the-npw fa mous document. ' It was pointed out to Captain Capers that tho totter -wa causing all sorts of a stir,' and, he was asked If he would make some state ment regarding the proof which Black burn expected "to produce to - make good his very serious accusation against Governor Glenn and Mr. Hackett He replied that he did not care to make any formal statement about the case, as Blackburn had gone to the state to confer with Judge By-i , num. and go over matters which he and Blackburn had already considered. - Time Is' All That's Needed. - He then made this statement: "'All you can say for me Is that Capt. Capers says that Governor Glenn can hardly have Mr. Blackburn arrested while he Is on his way to resume his seat in the house,: and all I ask for taf client Is that we be given a little time in which to make gooa nis It will- doubtless be noted that Cap tain Capers referred to the charges As Blackburn's charges.-.. Tonight Capt. Catxirs had hoard about Blackburn's itsntirt ln,-ter.hu '-iiifi'ikly ld - he had gotf sojae ,irf-aboi Itho! ,sBa tlon down thfe 'State and'he was inov loneer. communicative." tie Old not, f However, support Blackburn In his dis- clalmer-of respopslDinty ror ine icuer. 'V ji' mm left v , ; STATE, SUDDENLY (By Southern Bell Telephone.) . Oroonsboro, N.-C, 'Jan. 8. Mr John , Crouch, former, privato socre taryr6f jCongrcanian Blackburn hut for; .Several months past ? business manager and editor of his pappr, the Tar Heel, was about th only, man her this morning who was surprised to loanr that Congressman Black burn1 hail left tho city. Mr, Crouch was with him all day yesterday,, and loft him at 1 fe'elock this morning in bla room at the McAdoo Hotel, with several engagements during today to arrange-some .business matters with the Tar Heol rPuWBhlng ; Company. Mr;" iBlackburh's ' rial t ' bore Was for this ' purpose, lie being president of the company. V, -, They, had been expecting him for severs dayjk but for some reason be had failed to come. ,.- ... . . ?v ' Congresslian-elect R. . N.uHackett, Who has been sick in Wilkesboro for the' past few days, reached, here last sight on a belated train from Wllkes bOrp;, expecting to .meet' Governor Glenn and - Join In the prosecution. He had not known of Blackburn's denial nor .-anticipated It, until he reached'' Here.". Mr.' Gordon Hackett also tft rved-"f "0!n Raleigh, and the fact'tha .the'rbrothersVere here was communicated - to Blackburn, who did not i leave hlB room in the bote! during; the night. " , .. J ,;,ti BpeaklTig of' the contest, for a Beat in congress, Mr. Hackett says he has never received ' ttny notice Whatever from Mi". Blackburn. r Section 105 of the Revised Statutes, regulating th$ law pt contests,- requires that the notice of the contest, with certified charged on which it Is baoed, shall be served on the contesteo within thirty dayarom the" time at which the re sult of the election snail- nave Deen announcedT The board of elections, on December 1906, at Raleigh, announced the result of the election, and from .this It can be seen that the time expired Monday, December. 31st,' at noon. ,t , , " 1 : There was a report enrreat this V. .1.. tin.4 Iibcn an ."-' " agreement reached last night be-; j tweea Solicitor Brooks representing j I tho governor, and Mr. Blackburn, thnt if the latter would go to Wash in-.r. ntirf nprmnnpn 1 1 v rpldfthero. (Continued On Tcse Seven.;. j2C"s Tht Eighf In- Czz::k Mi ELKINS LAW .VIOLATED The Charge is Tbat the Standard Oil Company, shipped Its Product Over Itoads at Jjoss Than tho lBb iishrd Kats of the Carriers That Transported IL '' , ' ' ' i (By the Associated Cress.) Chicago, Jan. (.Judge Landis In the United motes district court today over ruled tho demurrer of tha gtnndarl Oil Company to ' eight indictments pending against that -corporation, but sustained the demurrer as to two other Indictments because of I schnlca.1 de fects, o- . VThese prosecutions," -Sld the" conn, "are for alleged violation of sectloi 1 of .the fcet approved Fcbruarr 19. -1903, known srs the Elklns -law. ; The charge is that the defendant- obtained 11k transportation of Its property by var-. ious railway companies at rates-: iees than those named in the carriers' pub lished schedules. The offenses are legeu to have been committed prior t" the enactment of tho- 'law approved June 9, 190S, known as the- rate law. The, indictments were returned August 27, 1908." ' ' , : The ourt ruled against . the defend ant's contention that the Elklns' la v was enacted really to prohibit the -em ployment) of indirect metnoas to to tain preferential rates. It being the .de fendant's contention- that It was not a violation of tho law, if a railway com pany dealing directly with a -.shipper gave tbat shipper a cut rate.- , vv : " . Tha court' also ruled against the defendant's claim that the provis ions of tho Elklns, , law, requiring snappers to adhere- to a published rata was .,61d as, TMng against, that rtrOvlsloihjlilKUiij- thiye law Which required carriers to trans port property for reasonable rate, the court holding that carriers and shippers, were . both 'required to ad hero to the published rate until such rate was publicly .' changed in the manner prescribed by law.. The court further ruled against the defendant's contention that the indictments were bad because the interstate commerce law did not require railway compa nies to publish rates between points beyond Hhe Jcarrbsrs" own line of road. , ; - ' The court ruled against the de fendant8 contention that the provis ion of the interstate commerce law requiring .carriers' to' publish , termi nal charges was not operative Upon consignees' holding that In respect to such terminal charges,' inasmucn as the consignor would have only lit tle If any Interest In the question, the law plainly was intended to bo bind ing on consignees, . , i ' When the Act. Becomes Effective., i 1 "It is fontended in benalf'W tha United States," said the court,; "that; the act Of June 29, 1903, did not go Into eflect . until af ter these. Indict ments wore returned.. It is urged that- the postponement was effected bV the adoption of the. Joint resolu tion 'Dvieoneress. approved June 30! 1906." That "resolution provides that the rate law shall take effect ami be In force after Its , approval by the president of the, United States, . "Of course the purpose of this resolution is obvious. But it was wholly Ineffective until approved .by the president. This occurred , June 30.- and by its - own terms the "act became effective on Jts approval by the prealdeat'one day before. Plain ly,, thorefqre',' on June 30 'the resolu tion was powerless to postpone, that which had, already occurred on June $9. While possibly- on June 80 the resolution might . operate tosuspend the act for 'a ported o,timep (and as to : this I' express: ho opinion), , the questions presented by the demur rers to these indictments are . to be determined as though a' postpone ment or suspension of tho act had not been completed." :,'-:a.,: ...... ,s--i v... ; ..v't-. - SAYS SHIVELY WOULD EE VICE FilESIDENT '. " (By the Associated Pre 1m Porte, Ind., Jan. 3. A close friend of Benjamin F. Shlvely of South Bend, formerly congressman from the Thir teenth Indiana district. Is authority for the statement that when the proper time arrives Mr. Shlvely will formally announce his candidacy far the demo cratic nomination for vice president of the United States, i . . ," Two Cent a' VM Fares m NO fiETTL .S ON RACES He RejK)ainiei)(iJgisbtion to 8ui- ' press Jlnckt fihops, Rigid, CWld ' Labor JiSWH, PHniu I'uiiitdinient , for yloLilioiji pf Antl-Tinst Laws, Penalties' for1 Hebatrs. j By the Associated Press.) ri Jefferson Cityt Mo., Jan, 3. Gov ernor Folki ' In,- his message to the legislature . today, recommends a number of acts relating to the insur ance . 'eoaipaniesAamong others a standard, policy for; all life compa nies, prohibiting' dlscrlmlnatioa and rebating, regulating the election vof directors and i requiring non-resl- dent companies to keep at least i70 'percent . of the premiums received from 'Missouri policy-holders Invest ed within the state.' v ' ,$.!; a- He also recommends the enact ment of a law making it a crime for any -one; for 'compensation, to lobby with' the members of the legislature. The railroads,; he said, should bo required to carry passengers ; Within the state for wq conts a mile, ' v ; There' should "bo a state primary law for the nomination of all elect ive officers', including United States senators. Tho -election Of senators by the people, he said, has long been demanded, but Jt cannot be obtained until tho " federal ' constitution.' is amended.' 1 Public opinion will ulti mately :force, this roform,"but in the1 meantime the pextr best thing can be WSOiJiltJuw dates voted for at a state primary, Horse- Artclng und IWUipfH ' .As to horse racing and book-mak ing, ho recommended a law making It a felony to rcgl.ster a bet ; upon a horse race, either on a blackboard or any- other substance, or tp telephone a bet on -a horse race to any other state, orsto telegraph or use any de vice to accomplish the registration of bets. He also- recommonded legislation , to- suppress "bucket. Shops," rigid, child labor laws, prohibiting a con cern or corporation from selling higher In one part of the state than ,1n - another, adding prison punish ment for violation of tho anti-trust laws, and making the penalty for thft' ' violation of the maximum freight law apply to persons, corpo rations and partnerships! also stat ute providing proper; penalties for railroad corporations.' or the direc tors, employes or agents of any rail road giving rebates on shipments within the Btate. ; " Every corporation,: be said, should be -required to furnish, each stock holder with a balance sheet of Its business once a year. . The state should regulate the. charges of pub lic service corporations in order to prevent extortion, t : He recommended itha't the people of each city or town be authorized to purchase or own ' or. operate any utility of any nature whenever they shall . vote to do ' so, and - to issue bends in payment thereof. ; . . ' He urged the 'adoption of a reso-; lution for- a constitutional . amend ment providing for the initiative and referendum in legislation, regarding this as of such .importance in the final elmlnatlon of ; corrupting and the establishment of true representa tive, government. "-'- -- j 1 In'' concluding . nis message, , the governor Invited consideration of the propriety and advisability of the adoption of a resolution making ap plication to congress to call a con-; ventlon for proposing amendments j to the federal constitution, particu larly with reference to the-election of senators by the direct vote of the people,' the establishment of . the principles' ot the initiative and ref erendum, and for a just income tax.: THE SUICIDi: OF r -v. . AN IltSTRUCTOB. ' (By the Associated Press.) : : Cambridge, Mass., , Jan. 3. Wal ter Dana Swan, - an instructor1 in architecture at Harvard University, died today, after having shot himself over the heart.-' No cause for the suicide is inown. Swan was ap pointed assistant In architecture at Harvard in 1897 and Instructor in 1901, He was 80 years old. ;, i Rouseil I ng Negro Troops - . -al ;2 to NO QUESTION OF COLOR .f.! . Catberson Beclares That the Conduct of the Negro Troops- at Browns- ville Before .Shooting Fp the Town una jiecu Most mtniig to the People There. ' (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan.- 3. The senate re sumed the work f the session at noon today having been in holiday recess for two weeks. Public Interest was man ifest in the proceedings to the capacity of the galleries and senators evinced more than the ordinary interest in the opening ceremonies. . Senator Eaynor gave notice today that he would ask the senate to con sidor resolutions commemorating the life and character of the late Senator Arthur Pue Gorman on Saturday Jan uary 26. Senator Oearin gave notice that on Monday next he would all up his re solution advising,, that negotiations be entered into with th Japanese govern ment wnn a view to securing a modi fication of the existing treaty with Japan. , . , ' . . The Foraker Resolution. Soon after the senate met today Senator. Foraker's resolution provid ing for an lnquiryby the senate into the discharge of the negro troops .of the Twenty-fifth Infantry on account. of the Brownsville, Texas, episode was laid before the senate, and Senator Cul berson made ' an address on the sub ject. He said that be would have kept, quiet .but for the, fact that great In justice had been done the people of Brownsville. ' - Mr. Culberson said that the conduct beenvery.lr ri tan rig 10 tnnuiinuwuttvuio. peopio ana especially so to the women. , He re lated that on August 4, last, the day before the ."shooting up of the town," a criminal assault had been committed by ope of the soldiers on the wife of a reputable citizen and said that no ar rests had been made for the crime. Air. Culberson defended Captain Mc Donald of the Texas Rangers, to whom Mr. Foraker had referred because of Major Blockson's reference to him as would ot nealtat0 t0 chaofe hell with a n,o m nrKt ... d fo Knva that, ha a bucket , of water."' Mr. Culberson also Bald that he knew Major Block som to be a gentleman. In defending President Roosevelt for his dismissal of the troops,' Mr. Cul berson said the fact that the troops were negroes had had nothing to do with their discharge. Confusion as to the legal questions Involved was, he said, responsible for the statement that the president had no authority to make the discharge. The president's constitutional authority and the au thority given him by ' the articles of war clearly' covered the case and made his action legal, he declared. He con tended that discharges for criminal of fenses are covered In the articles of war, as are also discharges made to effect 'punishment. Mr., Culberson said that there was a distinction between a "discharge with out honor" and "a dishonorable dis charge.". In the former case the pres ident could exercise his-discretion as he had done in Jhis instance, -. while 4 hlshonorable discharge could only be made as the result of a court martial! He Instanced several cases to Bustain his position. . . . . i : . Finds the. Motive. ..To establish the motive actuating the, negro soldiers In creating the al leged disturbance,' Mri Culberson read resolutions, recently adopted by negro citizens of Boston which admitted that the soldiers "shot. f UP; the town" , and said they "were determined to do for themselves ,what the uniform ot their country ' would 4not do protect them from Insults and punish 'at the same time the'authors of their misery.? " Disclaiming any partnership for the president Mr. Culberson created a war ofc, merriment .py saying: ., ,"I have nothing to do with the pres ident in this matter. I care hothlng about himi. My personal ' relations with him are about as cordial as those of the senator from Ohio." (Mr. Por akei) riX v-.fi---.. .. . - In all fairness Mr: Culberson said, the country ought to' know that the report made to the president was re liable. .He read much of the evidence in' this' report, to "sustain his conten tion that the soldiers and not civilians had been responsible for the shooting, remarking 'that senators might go to their, luncheon If they dl dnot want to hear It. . Mr. Culberson declared that the peo ple of Texas would defend tyie honor of their women with their lives and advised strongly against any action that; would lead to a conflict between, the races. :' "" . - ". .,' -! ' h. He concluded his speech of an. hour and a half by a brief reference to the negro question in - general, saying It had etlsted from the early'sWory of the country down to the present time, ' V... ' ' : and still continued tni the most-Important and the most. 4 iuigerous' ques tion which (.confronts -itae Amerleait people. He referred, to the growth of this question-to the civil war, whareln 'nearly (' willllon white men lost their lives. Vodasflhe said the condition of the black race with its agres of slavery, its ignorance and poverty ezeited the keenest svmoathv of the ereat body of M'.e white people pf the south. But." he continued. "In spite of .the fciast, with lis conflicts and aacslflces, sorrows and destruction of life and property, this problem Is still . the greatest, with, which we have to deal." Thej sinate agreed to postpone fur ther action on Senator Foraker's reso lution until next Monday. ' , Senator (Lodge introduced a bill to day to improve the consular service by providing for filling the higher po sitions by promotion from the lower grades. . The senate passed a house bill ex tending the time in which entrymen on land in the Crow Indian reservation In Montana may comply with the reg ulations. TWO NEW MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE ABE SWORN. (Br the Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 3. The house con vened today after trie holiday rncess and adjourehed after session of fif teen minutes. Immediately after the approval of the journal the credentials of W. F. Englebrlght of the first Cal ifornia district, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of James NOrrts Gtl lett and Charles G. Washburn, of the third Massachusetts district, vice Rockwood Hoar, deceased, were read and these 'two gentlemen proceeded to the bar of the house, where the speaker administered - the , usual oath. -:No quorum being present and no commit tees being ready o report adjournment was then taken, until tomorrow. , BY 13 COUNTIES For the Purpose of Building New Schools TOTAL COST IS $61,000 Amount Loaned by the Btate Is Something Over $11,000 Town of Franklintou to Hare 15,000 School House and Sanford $14,000. Principally Rural School Houses. The department of education has an arrangement whereby , schools may borrow a certain amount rot money from the state , for ' the - purpose of building school bouses and during the past year many districts have taken advantage of this. As a general thing the districts have money- enough to pay about two-thirds of ; tee-cost, it carylng to some extent,' f course. Thirteen counties have been .granted loans and the notes are being made out and as soon as they are Signed and returned the amounts which they ask for wll) be forwarded. ' .?! The counties applying tor loans and the cost of the buildings to be erect ed are as follows: . Uncoln, cost of building, $500; loan, tit Moore, cost of new school building- at Sanford, 14,000; loan, 1 1,700; '. Chatham, loan, $1,000; Wake, cost,, 2 ,440; loan, . $400; Ruther ford, cost, J4.84S, loan, i,450; Carteret, cost, $300; loan, $160; Franklin, new building -t Frankltntoh, $15,000; loan, $4,000. ' Robeson,' cost, $1,250; loan, $560; Stohes, ' -eest .t f new . building, U0; loan for same amount; Clay, cost, $3,000; loan, $400; Catawba, cost, $266; loan, $130; Jackson, cost, $8,000; loan, $1,000; Camden, cost, $300; Joan, $100. This makes a total to bV spent on new 'school buildings -of . -something over $61,000, and Is for schools almost altogether in the rural sections, :; The loans can be applied for at any time but have to be passed .upon, by -the state board ot education, and Kie above were received prior to the last meeting of the 'board and hence , were -passed upon when that body was In session. Of the above amount, $49,563 Is to be raised by the various counties and the remainder, $11,793, Is loaned by the state, . i , - he' UabUItU Are 'fer-pndfaW. j (By the Associated tPross.). ' -London, Jaa. 3. -All 'the British Insurance companies have repudiated their liabilities -rislng -from the enrthqQate at Valparaiso jat 'year... .ir. The " Prefect cf Sf. Fc.:. . tcrg's Pcllce r.:t la ;?: Brain, Erc:sC:: ms sLKYEn cut t;::: BKMBLOnCF VZl Tlie Activity of the Official, General ' Von Der, Latuilts, ' . Upon Whom Had Been Conferred ,. . Extraor dinary powers Over the Liberties of the People, Led, It is Believed, .. to His Assassination . Some of the Acts of the Man Murdered. ' . (By the Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, Jan. Major Gen eral Von der Launlts, prefect of pollcs of St Petersburg, as shot and killed ' by a young man at the Institute of ex- Von der Launlts at the Invitation of Prince Peter Alejcanderrlteh, Duke of . Olden berg, brother-in-law ot the em peror, was attending the consecration : of the Institute chapel. During the services end while mingling with sev eral high offlclals the prefect of po'Ica was approached from behtmf by, a young man who drew a revolver and shot him in the base Of the brain. Von sder' Launlts fell forward and died in two minutes.. As the suuaasln turned to flee one of the officers present drew his sabre,, cut him down and killed him. ' ' -t i - The identity of the assnstln hat tint era estaWlshi;.!."' " ' The assassination of the pn-rct cf; thr police was-preoeded by an at-; tempt to kill Dr. Dubrovlrt. presld.itit of the reactionary league of the Rus sian people. ' A revolutionist attack ed him on the street, hlle he' was re turning Ijome last night, firing several shots without effect , ; Gendarmnes on duty at the Tsars koo- : Selo railroad station last bight arrest ed a suspect who was disguised in & police uniform,.'; The ' prisoner la thought to be a member of the organ ization which is responsible for the as- . sasslnatlons -of General ' Alexis ; Igno-' tleff and Prefect Von der Launlts, and It is believed that he was going to Taarskoe-Selo on a similar, errand. ( After the dissolution of the Rus sian: parliament extraordinary, pow ers were conferred upon Prefect of Police Von der Laanits. These in cluded searches and arrests without process of Jaw, suspension of news papers and deportation without trial. Some idea of the recent activity of the late prefect of - police may be gathered from figures -which he caused to be published recently an- Anfltn tti,t Wa . f'Avlntr . Bontlin' of the secret police had made C88 arrests in St, Petersburg during the 4f three days preceding - December 28. On November 23, last, Von der Launlts, acting, it was said, under a. bint from a higher authority, dis persed a -meeting of Constitutional democrats in St. Petersburg which he himself ., had v previously sanc tioned. , , " . The police authorities explained their action by saying that the speak ers Vould not confine their remarks to answers to their political , omio nenta. The leaders Of the constitu tlonal democrats counseled qu! t submission to the police la order u avoid a premature clash, hoping 11 : meetings of the party would be i -mitted later on, as "was the case 1906.: . ! - : On Kovember -14, -last, Von LatlnlU suppressed Che Russ b, of .the publication of an articl' M. Karavaeff,. a Well-known jui deploring what 4h ' writer ten "the debasement ot all moral r -sctousness in Russia," 'instancing t o executlohs of women and children. ' INJWACHSTnME'O . (fCu,.T TOD' - A negro named Ed Petson, but b known as Ed Hight, was before Ju of the Peace Serark this nopi"r ' charge of beating his 'v I.e. t a' warrant against Ms mi r In for asSault and battery Jn t t sh kept his Wife frbm'l im,' Y e v mother 'proved that her'- fin -gone 'to her and fremalr 1 v voluritarlly to escape hi t lm rough treatment. It was h'iimh the woman had been unfaithful -rltffTxifid, and the justice let 1 with the costs.
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