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EMPORL4, KANSAS. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY ao, 1905. NUMBER RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY Students and Proiessors loin in Denounced in Bitter Closed Til! Fall, St. Petersburg, Feb. spirit of revolution had possession of a great 1 meeting of proies- students and directors of St Petersburg university, whicH assembled today to discuss the question of joining in the-geaeral strike inaugurated arid decided 'to close till 'fall.

In anticipation of possible when 'itie- meeting broke up, of Cossacks again paraded the especially the Nevsky prospect 1 'and the neighborhood of the Kazan cathedral, which is always a poiiit' for student demonstrations. Senator Shidloviski president of the commission appointed by the to ascertain the dis- among the working classes of St Petersburg, in a is'sued to- invites 'the employees and work- (Contintted on Page Eight). AFTER LEGISLATURE Emporia Business Men's Association Met This Morning At the Way to Discuss Situation. THE GARVER RAILROAD BILL IT HAS ALREADY PASSED-THE Committees Appointed To Urge Sen ate To Pass-'This Bill In preference To the Smith Railroad BUI, Which Was Introduced as a Substitute: A called meeting of' 1 the Business Men's its friends was held this morning in the sample room' to, ways and which be brought to bear on the" member's of trie-state le-gis eV' vote for the Garyer' railroad which, has beejt passed by the house, an'd is now in -the-senate for consideration The'meeting was called to order by the president, J. E.

Evans. Representative jC.rA. present made a few remarks on the'difference "between 'the Garver" bill, pre'pared by the ests and iri 4jid the bill mont Smith in the' Senate.aud 'intro- du'ced as a substitute for. the; Garver LT 'v bill. In "his opinion the.

interests of tkft shippers Over the state, jvgould be' better-protected' by'the toad. law, than -they, would 'be, Smith Mr. forced catch the' o-'ciock train- fur' Topeka', his 'remarks' we're neces-. sarily shbit. After he hid finislied Bobert L.

Jones made a talk o'fi the necessity of action of some kind on this' matter; aml.read a personal letter which' had been prepared to send to of urging tn xrnl an 'the" of his ram "ilhV businesa men all over the state should bciagainst the Sfnith Evans then called on Postmaster Hamer for a comparison of the Garver and 'Smith bills. With two''exception's -the'bills are almost the. saine. The Garver bill provides that the board'of commissioners may take up railroad matters, either on their on accord.or on complaint from an injured party while the Smith bill that any one injured' by discrimination or unjust take matter to the board of commissioners, and-the board have the to give them redress. In other the Garver bill makes it possible for the board to bne case and make ft 'apply to instances of the same kind all-'over'the stajte, while the.

Smith b'ill'only makes impossible to settle'' individual The' Smith bill provide'; for the appointment of an assiciaht attorney general, whp shall -charge of railroad'legisla- tion, "and" shall spend all time studying the railroad-laws of'this'and other and' in the prosecution against the'i'oads. The Garv- ei' bill makes general the q.dv'is9) of the board of commission- trS( gave "it, as his opinion that oycr the witjf the prei ent railroad law. which is generally understood than with the Smith law, which do no material good, and would mean of several points by the bupreme court After a short sketch of the row in the Toneka Commercial club by which that body sent in two reports, one favoring the and one the bill, O. Hardcastle urged the convention to stir up Senator Tucker as jto the wishes of his constituents, and to all in their'power to the otner members of the legislature. It was finally "moved and carried, that the president be empowered, to 'appoint a committee to go to Topeka Wednesday, "and use all their infiuelice in getting Senator Tucker and any other senator possible interested in the Garvei bill.

A good many of the responsible biiaines's and professional men'of the town were" present, and were all much interested in the reports of the different members on SV3S being made, and all were anxious rhat be passed by the senate as they believe that it is the only law so far introduced that the'-senate any power in railroad rqatters. AGAINST LOW NECK 'GOWNS. i Catholic Women hi New Yofk organ-, Fight Divorces, Also. -20. The hotly' coh- te'sted effort of Miss Eliza O'Brien Lummis to organize a society of Cat- olic" for the condemnation of loww-necked dresses and the ostracis- ing divorcees has at last the stamp of papal authority mid the society has been 1 regularly the name" of "Daughters T)f the 'FaithV Miss Lummis began her prqpoganda'against low-necked dresss es and divorces a year ago.

At ''her own house she called a meeting of Catholic women and prop'osed that a Society be founded for the purpose of condemning the wearing -of lete costumes and ostracising! -from Catholic sc'oiety all wortieh who had "Miss 'Lufa miljl-eturned from -Rome with her the- a meeting ofltHe olic women who had "orf? iginally championed her plan held at Archbishop Farley's residence last weelc and 'this brief read. The brief approved the plan proposed by Miss Lummis and expressed a hope that the young men of this city would unite with the women in a crusade against divorce. ALLEGED BOODLER ON TRIAL. Krantz Is Charged With Taking a Bribe While Member of St. Louis Assembly.

Butler, Feb. trial' of Charles Kratz began here today. He is charged with' accepting a bribe while a member'of, the St. Louis-as- an agent of a street railway coinpany to pass a'bill surrendering its extensive franchise- The attorneys for the defense moved that the case be quashed. This was pvet ruled.

The' defense then, submitted a petition asking'that the'state be' compelled to furnish the defence with a transcript of the. testimony taken before the St. gratid jury, which" ieturned the indictments agTurtslt JSratz, Attorney Harvey 1 hr- support of the 1 A. O. left this 'GAY YOUNG BRIDEGROOM.

This morning in his office Pro- bate Judge'Evans married George W. Chandler, of Olpe, aged 64 years, and Ida Ellis of Olpc, aged 48 years. Mr. Chandler on a farm near Olpe. He has twenty children ranging in a from forty-five to man, after President Roosevelt's own heart.

A STATEMENT FILED Vicc-President Drake, of the Panama Railroad, Gives House Committee Some Figures. FEES AND DIVIDENDS MEMBERS -HOLD STOCK. IN COMPANY. On Investigating Committee From the House of Representatives Was Appointed Last Week to Look Into Alleged Crookedness. Washington, Feb.

statement showing the-; fees paid to members of the canal commission for services as directors, of the Panama railroad, was filed today with the investigating committee of the house committee.on interslate and foreign commerce hy Vive-president Drake, of that 'road. The, statement shows the dividends received on stock of the road'held-by the commissioners. Admiral WJalker received $250 for attending ten board meetings, 'and as dividends on ninety-five of stock. Commissioner W. S.

Burr received $250 for ten board meetings, and $3 dividend on one share of stock. C. Grunsky reseived $350 for ten meetings' and a five dollar dividend; W. Parsons $395 for meetings and $5 dividends. B.

M. Harrod received $125 for meetings and $5 dividends. BISHOP W. E. M'LAREN DEAD'.

The End, in New York to the -Head of the Chicago-Episcopal New York, Feb. The Right Rev. E. Protestant Episcopal bishop of Chicago, died here tonight, j- Death 'was due to heart disease. had been ill for more than a month, during-the greater part which time he was to his bed.

The. members of the bishop's family) -with a few friends, were at the bedside when the end came. Beside widow, Bishop McLaren is survived bj'ra son and 'tvvo daughters. -Bishop McLaren was born, hi Geneva, N. In 1860 he entered the -Presbyterian ministry arid eleven years embraced the faith and was ordained, in Detroit in 1875 -McjLaren the cago 1883.

"He'Vas'thVaut'hor 'of many religious works. ONE Nevr Jfrrsey; Trairf'Jumped Track amd 'n Em'bankment. Patersonr N. 2o east- on the Erie 'jumped the track three 'miles east, of here Five cars -were ditched and'spme of down embankment. The train is known as the'Middletown fiyer and was coming from Middletown to Jersey 'City.

An official report says that one man was killed and forty-four injured. BULGARIANS AND TURKS MIX. The Village of Kuklitch Burned and Fourteen Women Lost Feb. a fight between Bulgarians and Turks at the village of Kuklitch, near Etrtimit7a, on February 16, the Bulgarians lost twenty killed or wounded. The Turks subsequently burned the village.

commission of inquiry sent to the spot "discovered the charred bodies of fourteen and several children. MURDERERS ELECTROCUTED Paid- the Penalty For Their Crimes At Sing Sing Today, Ossing," Feb. Rimieri, who murdered Jaco Pinto, a Brooklyn jtmk dealer and Adolph Koenig, -strangled Mrs. Mary Kauffman to death ni her home in Kfew York, were put to rfeath in, tlte electric chair at Shigsing WISCONSIN GETS IN LINE. Madison, Feb.

Wisconsin legislature (will soon take up the subject of the Stand- ard Oil company. Two measures will be presented, one a joint resolution asking for an investiga- tion of the methods of that cor- poration in Wisconsin and the other condemning the stringent anti-trust legislation, RUSSIANS ARE MOVING Division -of Army Taken From In Front of Japanese Center Yesterday. CAME UP FROM TA MOUNTAIN ARE SHELLING THE JAPANESE LINES. They Seem to Be Wasting Their So the Japanese The British Steamer Powderham Captured. Tolvio, Feb.

20 of the Japanese armies in the field report lh.it the Russrms 'yesterday moved a division from the front of the Japanese; center to the front of-'the 1 left, and advanced from Ta mountain. Tht Russians continued to shell portions of the Japanese lines Saturday, and tho Japanese frequently failed to respond ti" the bombardment, which of ter entirely ineffective arid is described as being largely a waste of nitiohn. British steamer Powderham, for Vladivostok, with a cargo of coal has been captured JUDICIARY COMMITTEE NOT READY TO REPORT Discrimination Bill Goes, Dm In The Kansn House Until With the Senate Brewing, Topcka, Feb. anti-discrimination bill, which was set for hearing in fthe house today, was carried over trntil -Friday for further hearing-. Owing to the fact that the judiciary committee of the house was not ready to on anti-discitinJnation bill is one reason- why the bil! over pTid another the house desires to (ind out what action the scn.Ue.

will take its lailroad bill. There Is glowing feeling between the two branches of the legislature that may result in trouble. Senator Fitzpatrick has prepared 5 for introduction this afternoon a resolution calling upon the president, the'? secretary of the interior and to annul the "Foster lease" of Osage Indian Reservation. FEAR FOR RUSSIAN "DYNASTY. The Body Of.

the Grand Duke to In Dukes Are Keeping Indoors. 1 St. Petersburg, Feb. 20 (12:30 -a has now been definitely de cided that the body of Grand Duke Sergius, will 'not be brought here fot the present, but will be placed in temporary receiving vault of ter of the Chaudoff monastery to await the completion of the Romanoff mausoleum in the cathedral of St Peter and St. Paul, where the permanent interment will occur among the tombs of his ancestors.

On "account of lack of space in the mausoleum it was decided last year henceforth to bury only rulers of the nasty in the old mausoleum and a new scpukher in the new wing of the cathedral is now being built for other members of the imperial family. This, however, is not the only reason for the decision not'to bring thtf body to the capital now. Even Governor. General Trepoff has recognized the fact that no precautions can furnish an absoluta guarantee of immu- ruty, against an act of terrorism, and gr.eat state funeral, where an- custom requires that the em- and all of the Romanoff family assemble.and follow the coffin on foot a single might destroy the dy nasty. Regard for the personal safety of the sovereign also has led to the de that the emperor shall not go to Moscow to attend the funeral.

It possible that no members of the im perial family will be present except those who are now Within the walls of the Kremlin. Grand Duke Con stantirte and Grand Duke Paul probably will represent the emperor at the service. Constantine is personal ly popular, never having participated in the politics of the court, preferring to devote himself to the sciences and arts and to his work at the head of the militaly academy. He weijt to Moscow immediately on receipt of the news of the assassination of Grand Duke Sergius. So grave is the danger of a repetition of the Moscow tragedy that several of the grand dukes have not stirred out of their palaces since the, rourdcr-and instead of going to Tsar- skoe-Selo to attend the requiem there they have participated in special services held jn the chapels of their own palaces.

This was the case as regards the Duke Vlandimir and'Grand Duke Alexis. special requieni alsp was hai in the winter palacd, that Governor'Trepofi might attend. ei'al Trepoff is said to be nnoler sentence by the fighting organization of the, Social Revolutionists, and so' far as can be ascertained has not left his Quarters since the assassination of ram! Duke Sergius. Dispatches from the interior say that requiems for the grand duke have throughout Russian. The public-is greatly concerned jvcr the development of the immediate future: Other terrorist crimes are generally anticipated.

According to reports many cities and towns are in a condition of political ferment and several officials have been assassinated in Southern Russia. According to a'telephonc message from Moscow the students there are afraid to appear on the streets in their uniforms. In addition the strike situation has again grown menacing, especially in, the'matter of the railroads, th'ree of which entering Moscow arc almost completely tied up. In St. Petersburg the strike has assiimed the form of a Piniloff iron works, the Franco-Russian works, the Russo- American Rubber works and a few smalle! concerns havittg discharged all their employees with the notice the works will be shut down indefinitely.

Consequently there are many alarmiiig reports afloat as to what the will do. With 30,000 or 40,000 men out of v. "-K for ,111 finite period, utcn 'f 1IU l.Tl ij.v. n't noting- and collisions with arc feared. From the attitude of t)fe men, many of masters are convinced that they have received financial assistance from some source.

The closing of the Franco-Russian atid.the PultilofI is a serious embarrassment to the government, the former is engaged exclusively on nvy work and the latter in manufacturing guns and munitions of for the army. than 25 million projectiles and shrapnel are being prepared at the Putiloff works and the government has been compelled within the last ten days to place ordes in France and Germany for 125 million dollars' worth of munitions. At the government-owned Nevsky works, the minister of finance has been able to hold the men only by conceding everything they have demanded, including the eight-hour day. A telegram from Svchun reports a serious riot, workmen wrecking the house of a suspected political informer. Several of the rioters and police- mn were NO FIREMEN'S STRIKE SOON.

A Count of the Vote of jNew York, New Haven Hartford Firemen New Haveji, Feb. strike of the firemen on the Ncsv York, New Haven Hartford railroad will be declared except as a weapon of last resort. This in effect; was the announcement made by the second vice grand master, Timothy Shea, tonight at the close of what was practically an all-day session of the adjustment committee of the brotherhood. The committee was called to discuss the situation" and count the ballots cast recentSy on the question of giving the committee power to act, According'to Mr. Shea the ballot was the largest ever cast on any question by the brotherhood of this system and it is overwhelmingly in favor of giving the committee full authority to act as it sees fit.

The figures are not given out Mr. Shea in an interview said that it was a determined fact that there could be no strike this week. CAMPBELL STILL BUSY Kansas Representative and the President Confer Regarding Standard Oil Situation. WILL REFER TO GARFIELD PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONER TO START INQUIRY, Statehood Bill Discussed In Senate Today, Again Without Committee From Cotton Belt Roosevelt Washington, D. Feb rc srntativc Campbell of Kansas Conferred with the "president today regarding the proposed oil investigation.

Standard oil, Campbell informal! thfi president, already was preparing its defense and would resist to the utmost the government's investigation 'Campbell' assured the the president that neither he nor the of fllSlV'i' I I) It I. -I iK I II i i i ai ki iavc i'h larfield, and map pjau u. inquiry. The sonate today considered thft motion for a conference or- state- There was a long discussion on the appointment of the conferes, and Foraker maintaining thxt confercs should jcprcsent the of the senate as shown by he b'jlI which finally, passd that body, jnil.which provided for the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one btatc and New Mexico as another, caving Arizona 'as a territofy. No action was taken at 2 o'clock when bill wab displaced by the case.

The President today received the committee appointed by the recent southern interstate cotton convention at New Orleans, to urge the creation of a commission to extend the foreign markets for cotton products. The delegation consisted of a dozen members, headed by Former Senator Mc- Lnuriti, of South Carolina. The committee urged immediate action, looking to congressional action for this purpose in behalf of the cotton interests. The President discussed the tion with the delegation and stated that he would take it Up with the men who represent the cotton belt in congress. He.assured the committee tiiat he would do all he could to facilitate the movement.

McLaurin Htibmitted an address of the comsnit- tee to the president, in which they reviewed the situation. The board amendment prohibiting the use of Indian funds for sectarian schools was incorporated in the Indjan appropriations by the senate committee on Iridian affairs today, Representative Hearst introduced bill today placing pipe lines for transportation of oil under the interstate, commerce acb for regulation, as Miss M. C. Dickens rcpresentng th AVilliam Small Memorial Home of cavemvorlh, is hero in the interest of for, a few days. 'common carriers.

Miss Florence Myers, a missiqnary on her way to China, will spak at the Free Methodist church tomorrow evening at 7:30, The public is invited, At the offiqp. of Iltttchinsoti, Commercial, afternoons from 3 to 4 typewriting work is done by Peart Terms reasonable..

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