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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1905
Page
1
A brief report notes continued imperial control amid political unrest in Poland while near St. Petersburg a bridge collapse injured soldiers. The siege politics include sympathy strikes and calls for self government as tensions ease in some areas.
Sanater and Veren, directors of the censorship, resigned today in Petersborg amid regulatory shakeup. Officials say the action stems from internal tensions and policy disputes within the censorship office.
Odessa reports chief police Galorine wounded by a revolutionary yesterday and expected to recover. The assailant refuses to reveal identity and warns that all police officials are doomed.
A St Petersburg worker, part of the party, said yesterday that about half the group was moved to tears by the czar’s words. The czar appeared young and grave, with no gray in his hair, as workers felt encouraged yet wary of promises.
It is stated upon good authority that a committee of ministers appointed to apply the Edict of Dec 2 calls for enlarging the senate's power over ministers and for establishing a lower administrative tribunal connected with the senate.
Chicago market report lists selling prices for wheat at 99, corn at 4.53 8, and oats at 2.93. The values reflect local trading activity and price quotes for farmers and merchants.
Paris February 2 Captain Clando told the North Sea commission the Russian failure to aid fishing vessels stemmed from the Admiral doubting the injuries were serious and the squadron, having just escaped a torpedo boat attack, sought to withdraw from the scene as soon as possible.
Jefferson City February 2 The supreme court affirmed the murder in the first degree verdict against William Rudolph a notorious banker sentenced to hang March 17 for the killing of detective Bohymaker who pursued him after a bank robbery at Usion Missouri
Petersburg reports the Czar signed the appointment of M Muravioff as ambassador to Rome. Official word also states M Manukhan will become Minister of Justice.
Thousands of workers in Hainaut-Colliers join German coal strikers as a partial strike begins in Central Belgium with about four thousand workers out.
By a cable break in the Rama mine at Butte two men, Wm McAndrews and Thos Greely, were precipitated to the bottom shaft and killed.
Trial in Auburn California is delayed to Monday as juror illness forces postponement in the Weber murder case. The move follows a February 2 report noting the juror’s illness.
Chicago endures extreme cold as temperatures run from fifteen to thirty degrees below zero. Five homeless individuals were found frozen on city streets this morning amid intensified misery in tenement districts. Relief is forecast within twenty four hours as Dakota cold snaps extend south of the Ohio River.
Sacramento district attorney recedes from arrest warrants against bribe accused and awaits grand jury action. Four accused senators, including Bunkers, Emmoma, Wright, and French, are under surveillance by detectives.
More than 1600 letters and 200 petitions with many names were sent to Governor Pennypacker in the past week on behalf of Kate Edwards who is sentenced to hang February 16. The petitions protest the death sentence.
The City of Sydney reports Montomba volcano eruption thirty miles inland near Lake Nicarágua after thirty years of quiet. Smoke, cinders, lava and rock pour from the crater as lava streams threaten nearby homes and coffee plantations. Panic grips Leon residents eight miles away amid uncertain deaths and destruction.
Reports from Makden dated February 2 describe Japanese forces abandoning Sandiapsn ten bai s talions and facing heavy fire from Russian troops. An artillery duel is said to be ongoing between centers with significant casualties on both sides.
Portland reports a four building strike with 176 workers demanding eight hours and 83.60 daily wages. Armed guards surround the government as pickets confront them and OCB Stevens is severely injured trying to pass the guards.
Madison Wisconsin February 3 The Senate today approved a tax measure already passed by the House giving the state power to tax railroads for the past six years replacing two years. The move is expected to net about one and a half million dollars from railroads.
A federal grand jury in Portland investigates a alleged conspiracy by prominent locals to remove Prosecuting Officer Heney by discrediting him. Witnesses describe plans to trap Heney and frame lewd connections, with secrecy agents uncovering the plot days earlier. Named figures include Jobn Hall, John Manning, C H Uriy, H W Ford, Marie Ware and Albion White.
Governor Hell issued a reprieve for Mary Rogers in Vermont until June after claiming her trial was unfair and that evidence against her was false. Rogers expressed relief at the delay, insisting she faced execution had the reprieve not been granted.
The senate passed a bill to relocate the state capital from Olympia to Tacoma. The vote was 26 to 12 with Tacoma offering Wright Park as a site. The measure heads to the house for consideration.
An Englishman named Arthur Boyce was badly beaten in a confrontation over a woman in San Francisco. The fight involved a paymaster EE Gudger and a crewman from the steamship Korea that arrived today from the Orient. The incident will receive attention from the Navy Department.
Sixty two people killed in the riot strike were lured to a day. twenty one bodies remain unidentified. Relatives may bury their dead as authorities note the conflict between strikers and criminal elements. Many criminals were killed and about one hundred wounded, with strikers angered by the discredit cast on the strike.
Washington DC February 2 Assistant secretary of the Navy Charles A Darling will resign next fall and be appointed collector of the port at Burlington in a move expected to affect federal administration and local commerce.
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