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Show Examiner m,PB th free reral JainWra e going Utah Weather Forecast gdn all ehsr papers th" forge this. It D"t Examiner as a paper IL morning ,,nsd- - L- f0r the circulation In the whole Jotry and in each precinct -- IL NO. VOL. ( RECEIVES PULL ASSOCIATED 353 OGDEN SHUDDER OF HORROR A CONVULSES RUSSIA CITY, UTAH. MONDAY PRESS DISPATCHES) DECEMBER MORNING suiuiut-r-t laid down liii-i-r amir and delivered up Private Schabaroff uud other lnimbci-- . uf ; he ivvui-- i i toii.iiy committee, as wi ll a civilian agitators who wne :U jhe barrack,-- . The officers Then i Mimed command of the regiment. It is expected lunt other disaffected regiments will return m diny. Ficucii iiuii.i-- now . . Petersburg, Dec. IT A shudder terror has convulsed Russia. The Lsrsmeni clalnM it lies given battle St. j the red" revolutionists. hut populace generally believes white terror has returned. jtbsdf th't leaders of the proletariat .ho escaped capture Satr edar eight at the Economic society, men of the rank of Professor nj area are In hiding from the police yiiskod rio are hunting them down. The evidently anticipates a baule and has made its dispositions R fully understands that will give blow for blow proletariat itanswer to the wholesale a rreets. h coancll end the The workmen's Saturday night UKue of Leagues gated t declaration of n general strike m begin immediately, and consequently hj au imperial ukase published this wtalsg all governors general, and prefects throughout the (sptrr who are cut off by telegraph ik clothed with almost dictatorial lover; being used without consulting ft Petersburg to declare a stage of ifen and if necessary even martial her. As most of the provincial ere reactionary officials of ihs eld regime, the advantage they will nks of such power to terrorise the populace can be easily imagined, they turn in a position to become petty own gnats and wage war each in hie prtfcular fashion against the revolu-donW- a if, u, the AU the gov-inae- n-- sl gov-uno- was the only The Noroe Vremya Offl-riliper, with the exception of the Messenger, to appear today, and h the center ot the first page is a half foiuiun of blank paper showing where da censor had forbidden an article. Tks Xovoe Vremya acceded from the fubllshenT union and was published Oder the protection of the police and fewiekt The Blavo end the Novoatl. two other tapers that hare not auapended were unable to appear, as the printers walked out In obedience to orders of the council of workmen throe papers refused to print the manifesto of the proletariat Practically all the ringleaders of the proletariat organisation attended the council today, the head of whom in M. Letent, the owner of New Ufa The editoro of the Msipapcrn suapended for publishing ke proletariat organiza lion's mani-foi- a including the famous M. Hessen of the Pravo. were, with the single exception of Professor Mllukoff, who tunned to evade nrreat. taken Into custody. M. Souvorln, editor of the Raw, furnished 1 5,01X1 ball and was pnb-KaUo- be-og- irlHaed. la addition to the general strike it is opened that the revolutionaries will hove recourse to the old methods of fining the government. It la staled Hut the terrorist organisation held a ereilng in the small hours of this Count Witte's life Is con onting. tiered to be in danger and the annex d the palace, when be is residing, Is Wvily The guarded. news comes where; In view of ta Kiolutfon of the government to PI lie foot down on the strike, a regu-- v campaigp in being conducted for Pffpose of firing the loyalty of the Mid regiments. Each day a regl-a- t from St, Petersburg Is reviewed at addressed by Emperor Nichole, it with much ceremony hie majesty Mss upend down the lines , and bMks personally to officers and men. Duke Nicholas Is present at twe tan most significant Turskoe-Sela- . "4 ceremonies. after the review of the "tatjcnky regimebt. Grand Duke 'tthola Saurday, and the officers of the regi-i-n turn, on bended knees, kissed Mnpenor'e hand, which celled forth outburst, of enthusiasm from the . Monday the Malforskl regl rojt sin go to Tsarakoe-SeloNomeehalrff, minister of bee issued orders to the Mrs of ail the railroads not to of railroad men, Wucularly cautioning them not to the passage of the leaden of the rT "yolulfon. who heretofore have been D the railway telegraph lines to Tv?1' ,Jieip instructions, (vernment has chosen a dee-Lmoment to repress the prole-il1 ' fighting for Its life in the where a revolt ie ad- mmLi in full bluet with Almost that If it cannot r! 9nainty Its flames will spread to nJlJ population of the bk.'. "fp0native of Lithuania la made n " tfcn people, f and headstrong raiwi Ibe banner of re-ih to the bitter end. A: u1 'he government ie haiytTr .v'T1. a mtiny at troops so lhaijit has been obliged to tend L com-jcatlo- n. ? ui .rJn J'i . con-wrift- frm cr? ifr nviLirr the in kitmoei,; Th at the suppression Antrim nt succeeded in tame communication abroad. able to guarantee tav'L I S hie to keep the if "il "ration. K, f'B'iiiruJ?0 !hti wWHtr Of Riga. na other places in the Salt) L Pvinces have been lr recti ved tali 7n.D,'n' Imploring it. to SinIaI Jaw. the petition Th .H!;r Inflaming the situstion. 'I1" ivii0rV Signs! and aev-taf mush- rLr"! papr tafen Prin': J.-- : ,1 mnrageons cartoons of hav" hecn'arresi- Vjf ??.? f 1 w" PEARS OF iesw mujeslP. a I li.--IK- y . MASSACRE. -- -- To e Policyholders to Prevent Adverse Legislation, hii .Nt tin- - tuu un-ul- . SO SAYS THE PRESIDENT ; e t( to.lend thcr iu e I'lTw-iiiip- b v - I m-i- Moi-uh- i Plav-ofsk- le-u- i u : I in-te- r. pos-nc- I ntodi-Thor- . - per-onug- . - ete 17,-T- : Inve-tlgatio- Attorney General Moody Is Upheld by Roosevelt In Refusing to Proceed Against Road Once Governed by Narton, Mit-Jec- to w Vink. Dec, 17. Au poiiey holders in ail tiie till iou i,-- adverse U'Fis.ii.ioii is niailc Paul Alonon ot i lie Epi'.-lablI'lTs.iivnt j l.:fe Assurance s.i.- i v u a circular leuer which is u i poli- - liultkra. Prcaidcn; sa, Hiiihui-sis certain that lie insurance to be i hi- uf yro.i: consider, lion by legislature, soon to cunveuet as a l; of whal has printed and said ubout Usurauc .hiring the MARTIAL LAW MAY BE INVOKED, last six niuiiili. "But you cannot give ni.-- ciiarartef St. p. teisburg. Dec. 17. Au nnper-no- r make them honesi i.v preamble, fa ukase Issued today, etiiMvw ei all leiR or on ac men? ihe hji And lunnicipMl itMNUiioj cinernori What th life iiiMiram-- inu-i--: iiiumi,. iu genrl the event of railway, bunneeds abov, tverj ililug is u or telegraph comm uuica lion being e esty and good business adnunisi ration. iuterefered with, to proclaim a can be no object ion iu proiicr tied martial law. I'ndrr the ukase regulation safeguarding the business. .milt,,,,,- commanders will anlomalical-bu- t 1l should be sound ami sane. The v governor, general. Martial socieiy depend upon its imlity holder ' j, niay lie ended only by the order to arc that there I no 0f iu. minister of the Interior at St. legislation enacted. It may from itnn: jvtersbuig. The provision already to time call their ntteution to made lo euforoe wllh the urea calculated to do them harm. Inn i comuiuiilcuiion rules remain in force. win n. under no circumauroceK comThe government lias Issued to any corrupt methods in pre- munication stating that it considers aim We 'strike' legislation. venting the demand and of the to meet the just requirements of every latiway employe, lo rnuiplaints a large extent Jua- ; un-dKiaie and government, and rely nirnii and that the minister of wav our policy holder to see that no iu- - ,nd communications I, therefore draft- JtiKiice is done them. mg measures for the amelioration of Any fair insurance law or unfair these ooudiiion of the nervlre. In Insurance tax measure enacted by view of the extra expenditure that neyour state legislature injure you and cessarily will be entitled thereby, the reditee the dividend earnings of your coiiimuniration stty, all the reforms policy. Your dividend would ho nearly raniinihe carried out simultaneously, 10 per cent larger if It were not for but the minister of ways and oouimunithe slat taxes and license fees titan cgtjunt. ts devoting hi at lent ion to the the society is obliged to pay." most pressing among them, and the Mr. Morton exprrosee the opinion council uf nimbler has sanctioned that, tbs Equitable ha no right to con- the inclusion of JT.r.tiO.miO In the IHOC tribute to political campaign funds, budget estimates to meet the extra and inform, ihe policy holders that expenditures under these measures. no such onauHrotlons will he made by Ihe society in the future. Hunky in I FOUND INFERNAL MACHINE, frture the society's reserve will be in- vested in real tport gages or the bc u s Journal Pari. Her. securities of other well PKiablisthcd morning that, an infernal machine corporations serving those (vet tons of Ibis found on tho train on wlilch Proid-dul- l (he country which produce the prem- vis Ijonliei was proceeding from ! ium. He assures Ihe policy holders thal Marly wuit a shooting party, ft con-In j the financial condition of the society, sisted uf a preserve can, cylindrical shape, with a time fuse attached, as disclosed by a niot careful exam- which had gone out. A appare.nl! ination by competent and disinterested nan railroad the bomb employe i accountants, excellent, and that the window of a car ai St. many economies already In practice, through and others yet. to lie made, surely will Koinla Iiroiechc while the cugine was shunted. The Versailles author rgihance Its conditions. He urges all being ties and Paris detectivea' headquarters policy holders to continue the payment were apprised of the incident and an of their premiums, and says the person. invfr.ligiitiun wan begun. Tiu public hu of convinced die eociely two CoThe revolutionaries killed THROW8 WIFE FROM WINDOW. nufcrislrate, him that there is no cheaper way than prosecutor and examining ssack. the paper says, will go to Sr. Nomla inlife to for them sound have this 8ha Falla Fiva Storisa, Yet Waa Able Hmteche today with military engineers surance. to Talk. and examine the liomb, which weighs EMPEROR SANCTIONS about a pound. MEASURES. v San Franclnco, Dec. 16. According . bomb lie The Petit Journal own statement J. W. to her Mrs, Kelley was discovered Thursday. A man and 81. Petersburg. Dee. 16, via Edytkuh-nen- , waa thrown by her husband, a private j woman were seen to deMcend from the Dec. 17. The emperor has sancmeas- detective, from a window on the fifth compart menl in which the bomb was tioned the following anti-stat- e Stales hotel in this left and tbe police are now Irarlug ure elaborated by the council of min- mory of the United woman The was city tonight picked ihein. isters: from injuries which, it ia The mJier newspaper do not. lake "Parsons who indie other to strike, up suffering believed, will result in her death. She very nf'iloualy to the story, and whethemploye of the railway and tele- has a fractured Jaw, a broken arm er the missile Is a real bomb will not Wsahingion. Dec. 17. The four da graphs who go on strike or those en- and Internal Injuries. before the holiday adjournment will ho settled until the result of the invesjoying state rights, who arbltarily stop Despite her injuries Mr. KeHey was be dedicated in the house to further tigation i disclosed. work are liable to imprisonment for Me to talk to the police. She said discussion of federal control of Insurany period np to sixteen months, her hasbmnd had been ance and io completing the enactment Persons who attempt by force or that she and separated for six months. He came of tbe Panama emergency appropris-- ; to others to strike, compel threats, by to her apartment tonight and attemptThere are mr.ny members who' may be Imprisoned for any period up ed to effect a reconciliation, but she lion. desire to talk abmtlinsuranee. Speaker to sixteen month. Nw Yoik, Dec. 17. -- The will of' Interview declared the that " 010 "Persons holdings memberships in on a quarrel which resulted in brought l.orillnrd Kon.lds. the noted , Peter r,,"n a strugof the house that tbe president si h, d kmjwn associations, which aim to torment gle during which she waa thrown from f4,tborof Amer. trikes, may be imprisoned In a fort--' the window. sixteen resa for any period from The women fell on a roof of a shed rkes prorislS months to four years, with tha loaa where her cries attracted the atten- members will not wait until ThursdayMl the wi.Iw to return to their homes for rhe holi- Mary of certain civil rights. who had lcn France Ronalds, tion of other gueete at the hoteL She from Mr. Ronald for many "Wages will not be paid daring any waa removed to the emergency hos- dy& reparated will durwork Committee progress his children, Mrs. rnnnie F, period when work has been arbitrarily pital. ing the debate. Tiie way and means year: and slopped. from her hus- committee will continue its bearings Hit chie, Pierre I sir ii lard RonaldsEliza-betWhile living apart h and also for "Employe whose health lias been band, Mrs, Kelley, who la said to have of the Konald. Reginald lari if, and Ihe apPhilippine X. niake. who for eighteen years injured by the act of strikers will originally come from Omaha, went unpropriations committee will begin the nursed and cared for him. and Gusgu If they shall be be compensated. der the name uf Mlsa Alice Selby. preparation of ihe District of Colum- Blake. permanently disabled they will be bill. The statehood bia eiuimate I niadn as io the valno pensioned and if they should be killed TAFT ADVISES INCREASE IN THE bill appropriation I to he perfected, tint will nni, of No or die of their injuries, thair families Ihe estate, although it is believed to MEDICAL CORPS, under the present, plan, lie brought into will be provided for. It Is lie huge. until wlvn house 4, tbe January adminis"The post and telegraph Mrs. Ronslds and her rixugliier. Mrs.. Dec. 17. Secretary cxpecied to constitute the first busiWashington, tration announces that the minimum have been resident of lam-doRitchie, ness. to a sent Taft letter congress today salaries of officials will be increased in for yenre, and have executed waivLconarid comWood Gen. from Maj. 1906 from 6104 to $234, while the er of citation upon (hem, m (hat means st the disposal of the depsrt- - . mending the proposed legislation to there inay h no further delay in the of medical Maffs" tbe Increase the efficiency udim- mentfOT increasing the of (he sill. A to the widow. ... probate -of c. the army. Th senate sshing'ou, vm sa,; proving will bn raised by fifty percent corpa Gen. Wood opposes the employment, will meet the aixhes of the house for ; niv present wife riiall wir-ayearly. ..jn adjournment for tbe Chrlalmaa hok-- ; vlT, mp , au1lK,rze my exermors to The council of the empire ha al- - of contract surgeons, declaring the toted a future sum of $30,000 to remu- - i .raiem A makeshift and an expensive days on Thursday ncxl. Mestiilim'. an alloini'-n- i in her up the senate will probably conu-n- t itself; j, favtr f,,r herupon neraiive officials who worked overtime ; ne J of such portion life ?! Iu The time medical lilt e with unless work department It. ively ha strike. also ccmipara ofj f mv ,11. in their Jiiiig-during the railroad i war through the employment of Inez-- there should lie difficulty In agreeing the interest to which ment, prepared a scheme for a quiennial In- j represent, with the house on The terms of the she shall le legally entitled in my crease in the salaries of well conduct- perienced medical men. These gentleat-- j j men. whatever their Panama canal profnssional emergency appropriaed officials. tainments. know little of army meth-- I tion hill. Thai measure will go to a property." ods or of handling large hodie of conference committee early in ifae MUTINY COLLAPSED. AUSTRALIAN COAL SEIZED. men. and we have always psld for week and there will lie a unilPd effort i an io reach a conclusion before the holiihtir edh cation In time of war by ' Seattle. Waell.. lec. 17. A largo and day adjournment. The action of ih Moscow, Dec. 17. The mutiny of enormous expenditure of men the Rotoff grenadier regiment col- money, with Its resuming embarras-men- t senate In attempting to eliminate the amount of Australian coat was seized in the way of inefficient troop bond provision and make a epirte by Chief Ois'om Inspector Frank lapsed ignominously tonight, owing lo law of it will probably be tbe principal Lufina lodav from the ship Abner Cointernal dissension and the discontent and a large pension list." bone of con lent. Ion in tbe conference burn, which arrived from Australia of a large port ion of the soldiers with via Honolulu a few days ago. The LOST NO MONEY committee. the program of the Socialist leaders, SALZER SAYS The reorganization of ihe senate manifest of ihe ship showed thst ahe who wished to force them to open colLa Cros-- e. Via., Dec. 17. Henry A. committees will be announced Monday was empty, but the captain of the veslision with tbe loyal troops. sel began selling several hundred nark wtio Is credited or Tuesday. After a meeting late this afternoon, Salzer. of La Cto-s- e. with losSenator Gallinger will make au ef- of the coal, on which no duty had been two battalions and a machine gun de- In a Salem. Oregon, tachment deserted. Tbe mutineers ing $30,000 by purchasing faulty land fort during the week to have iln- - mer- paid, and which had noi been declared sent a deputation to General Plavoffekl certificates from Horace G. McKinley chant marine bill made the unfinished on the rnanife!. a view of securing saying they had returned to duty, im- and 8. A. D. Puter, ays he not only business, not with ion of it before to has lost nothing, but. has made money serious consider' NEW MARINE EXCHANGE, ploring hi pardon and volunteering enter the barracks and seize the revo- in the purchase of limber land in Ore- Christmas, hut wllh the end In view i a in be Real He. Wash.. Dec. 17. -- 1 w w maporilinn to pressed lutionary commit tee so a to prove gon. "It may he that I have some of having in f rine exchange w ll lii- worthies certificates. he said tonight, when congress reconvene. ihrir repentencc. ! of I do not know that I hate, but T have ' tinder ih j Seal lie Jsnuarx The ringleader endeavored in TO WITHDRAW FROM ;he Meroiiants' exchange. IhiitoMn to hold :he mher laiiimn in noi received fins! word from the land THREATEN FRANCE. will contain Infonna inn rerrd'.nz ihe from Piper line, bur. the dpfecMon of ihelr coni-va- office. I never purchai-erariuns new charters, i a tocl; quo - took 11 he hen out f ihe and bought from McKinley only. Mh .I bought (tout him has proved a gnu d i'jiir. Dec. 17- Some large Amer- talious. etc. Ira Bioumhi lias hen maicomenr. However, the affair may ican Insurance companies threaten to elected prnldenl; W. L. Clark, .vice Upon General PiavofLki'a ulumaium investment. 'ecreiarr turn out. 1 MlLwill he ahead financisl- - wiMidraw from France a a nrui: of presiil nr, and W. T. ihat he would open fire nulesv they over tile m-ed treHHurer. the sharp ron'oiv-rji- y snrieiidered, the ANTI-STAT- NO CASE AGAINST SANTA EE lut-m- - Resides Heavily Guarded. The issue has - - The Palace Where He Danger i CENTS : St. Petersburg. Dec. 17. Au oihi-.a- . proclamation warning eapccui'.) groups opposed to the carrying o,r. uf ihe informs promised in iln- iiupei.al manifesto uf October lit), whose ten eta are revolutionary and eoeiulia ic. whose tactics are anarchii-iiand wh.i of the aim at the disorganization country by the stoppage of the and telegraphs, That should the ordinary law fail to stem the tide of revolution the government will hats ie St. Petersburg). There Is intense course to extreme measures. alarm among ihe population here over tiie news from 8i. Petersburg of the WITTE HAS NOT RESIGNED. inauguration by the government of a policy of repression. Bt. Petersburg, Dee. 17. 7:30 p. ni. Troops of the garrison are la open A report that Count Wine has re- mutiny and there are fears of a massacre by the 'Black Hundred" Tues- signed is in circulation, but it L false. It may, however, become true at. any day next. Alexis Ig- The loyal troops are practically con- moment and General inCount reserve. is being held fined to the Cossacks. The mutineers naiieff A close friend of the premier tells l, have formally presented to Gen. Associated Press thst Count Witte the division commander, a BCrtes the of demands principally relating to the had no faith In the policy of Minister service but including alao political re- of the Interior Durnovo and only consented to It on condition that It forms, and they have issued an appeal should be confined lo legal means. to to the soldiers at tha garrison Join The same informant say, that an ofin the fight for Improved conditions. ficial communication declaring a reAccompanying the demands Is an ultimatum that if they are not granted by sort to legal measure to be the policy will be issued toof the Tuesday next, the mutineers will morrow,government It la the opinion of uuuy march out to the streets and parade the city. Gen. Plavoftki has prom- Liberals as well aa revolutionaries, with the first discharge of canised lo preaent the resolutions to his that non Count Witte will go." They say officers. of The text the apsuperior It matters little whether tho premier peal issued by the mutineers is as is or Is nut in sympathy with the polifollows: reAll Russia has risen against the cy of reactlua. he cannot shirk e A for it. promiueni. sponsibility Involved the government, which has Associated said to Presv: the country In a useless war and brought step taken toward reaction it to the verge of ruin. We soldiers "The the beginning of the end and are firmly determined to break down marks policy which has been inauguratthe tyranny of our commanders and the la bound to fall. to compel reform in the army. Now ed"The governments task will uot be is the time for us soldiers to awake. arrest of a small group of Comrades, we summon you to dismiss merely the but that of the whole populayour officers and to assume command leaders, powers coufeired on the until your grievances are redressed. tion. The authorities by the Imperial 'All for one, and one for all. Hurrah provincial is tantamount to s declaration for a free people! Hurrah for the uka,e of martial law throughout the country army! and the irresponsible repression which of the in the The inclusion appeal the officers of the old regime will he motto of the Socialism, "All for one, sure to commit when let loose, can and one for all, shows that It was serve to fan the finmes. prepared under the supervision of tha only The Russ expects to come out toSocialist committee or by the Social old franchise as the lata Inside the barracks of the Rostof morrow under itsFame." meaning grenadiers. Cal. Seminovskl of the Molva, New from the interior tonight 1 grenadiers, overcome by shame, sent very serious. The reroit In the Baltic bis sword to the emperor and re has spread southward to the province signed. It is reported thst he com- of Kovno. on the border of Poland. mitted snlcide. kingdom of ,0 The formal demand of the soldiers i Deluded amnesty for all participant Llthunla. The rebellion in Kprsk I in the mutiny, freedom of soldier beyond control, and the government has information that a big uprising meeting, abolition of death penalties, is in course of preparation in (be Ural reduction of service to two years, abolition ot military courts, exemption regions. An officer who hat Just returned of reservists and their families from told the Associated from payment of taxes, increased pay and Press Manchuria, that a spirit of mutiny prevail- the return of ihe army from Manchu- ed among a large portion of ihe army ria. a serious affair in the and that the prisoners from Japan had There w saturated with revolutionary Streteuka boulevard, in the center of been the city, Inst night A squadron of ideas by agitator during their r acCossack fired on a hand of revolu- tivity and were ripe for ppen rebeltionaries, hilling or wounding a doxen lion. Life is Considered to Be in i Monday and Tuesday. PRICE PIVE aiice law tvti'oai-- ive. The ruiee have u.i et lieeu othiia';- iiroinulgau-il- . au,!, tho insuraii.-t- - con.Mi.ics arc m.,kin a ttuul tfv: : iu iiuuvc i's of :!, cahluoi nut iu penuii liuir guius iuio cfl'vwi. upiVMb'r.,g tiiai ii n.il uc j stiiuus d'iiiuit-.ii Aiuo.iiau u,cr-- i eats. The law as ongiuallv part-as- l ie-- j ipiiiwl foiv au im. i mu vmuiauies m i puix'haso auit KrcmTi snui - j lie, here as a oro uctiou for Kivnoli policy hotdvi s. Tiu American coin-- j jKiuiea are willina u tiii, a, ap-- ! 1'1 in to fur her Iuimiic. Imi no; on a polfcK alira.iv wri: representing the iiimhhhcc the embassy aud the lUMiiaiic- - com t . pauiea have aou. over iln At this cuufe;t-ii,-TO i it was Atui ruau rmiiii.iuies' cun j reject the tentiou. The entire o',iu.'audiiig American biufinet, in h'ran-- e uimiuni in many millions of dollar,. ;m.t the retroactive law coiiiis-:- , deixisii by ilu-scompanies nf a large uintumt of French bonds with ihe government a, a guarantee to French ii.rilcy liuldeie. The American enibarrv lias suuiiiiticd a lengthy writh-- pmirst asking the couuril o fatale to atipprciis the objectionable retronciive cIsum- - before the f'eniatlou, are proiuiilgnicd wh-.i-l- EXTREME MEASURES. Witte's iu!.uu rea.-ru-- i!..i:i-i- - WILL RESORT TO Count 1905. IS, sisk. owing i the :rs (.I'cur nuut ot ine iw.n !...nn fram'd mit, iniy of ficiiiiu i he under n u i Fur n E as THEY WANT TO HAMMER INSURANCE I rss xr ffl.sarxsi s? exttfT ?.rr n n 1 " csiai-ii-!)e- vio-laiio-n d I;d Dec. 17. Some import the action of Hio government again the Atchison, Topeka k. Santa Fc railway ciHiipany wa made public; toil) by authority uf It waa in the I'resident Kousevclt. form of two under dale of the 13ih and tilth lust, respectively, the one h1ug written by Attorney General Moody and the other by ihe president. The lei ter quote conn decision and contain conaiderahle Information concerning the action of ihe prcKident and (he attorney general in the Santa Fe. particularly with reference to the work uf tha counsel, Messrs. Harmon uf Uin clnnati and Judon ot Si. lands, who were employed hy the government to Inquire Into the fact uf the case and withdrew from It subsequently ie cause their recommendation a to ihe prosecution of the Santa Fe official were not adopted. The history of tli Santa Fe ease Is reviewed In the letter bv Mr. Moody, aud the attorney general position 1 approved b the picsldent in tho second letter. "You direct. ihe attorney general -replica m furuLlt you with a coo oie hlsiorv of ihe case against ihe Atchison, Topeka A Santa F railway, in which ihat. company waa charged with unlawful ratea and practice In the tranaportailon of coal from the Colorado Fuel and Iron eiNiipany and a stating uf lire liraring of the recent derision of Judge Phillip of the circuit court of the United States for the western district of Missouri, upon the case, and especially upon ihe artkin which you have heretofore taken respecting It. Th attorney gctirra! recites Hut Investigation and the report of the internists commerce commiMdion, which report suggested the roads practice ws in violation of a restraining .order Issued against the railway comiMiiy In March, ftiul, niKin a hill in equity brought liy h United M:ntes. The attorney genera tvfioned to the president that proceedings under the restraining older could uot be matu-- . M ashir-gtoc- . But since his first dsetston Ihs w preme (Miurt had decided the eases of tha MiHwourl Pacific railway company; v. the United Stales, and Swift vsi the Unib-- States, and Judge Phillips regarded these two decision aa fatal to tbe validity uf the restraining order. 1 hardly need to any that la my opinion the decision of Judge Phillip 4s a Co rct exprehhlon of tiie law, (because, aa you know. It ia In conformity with the advice given to you et tho very threshold of these proceeding and: aL all times, from then until now, believed by me to he sound. In any event the derision is final (lecanao the government has no appeal upon any question uf this kind." The president letter to the attorney general follow: Tbe White House. 'Washington, Dee. 13. 19nS. "Sir I have received your letter of December 13. 19U3. The faru (herein ei forth prove In eonrhiMve fashion' that you were abholiMcly right in the IKxdtiou you have all along taken, both as regard the proceedings prupusid against the officers of the company. Including Paul .Morton, recently a member of my cabinet, in tny letter June 12 laid, In reply to yours of June 5, In which you advic the eonrav which has annuity been taken sun which has liecn o signally Jniritfled hy the event, 1 wrote you that in my Jiidgmeui as In yonr own, yon would have been wholly without jurisdlctlui individually against the offleors. to there was not a panicle of evidrnr. am. blautry ugalUKi tlieni. 'One of the officer. Mr. member nf my cabinet. Morton, I Tills fact is not lo be allowed to shield him, nor on the other band, is it to h allowed to cause him to lie viuuled out, or tbe officer with whom he umorlai-- . ed to be afitgicd uit for attack . ' "I directed you to proceed against Indeed: tiie company and of course to proceed again-- l any Individual offirer If any testimony was produced showing that he had been guilty either by act or cunnivitiire; stating I hut I agreed with Hie doubt you expressed as to whether there whs good ground for proceeding even again) the but (hat 1 a I ho agreed with you that we .hniild try to obtain tho JudgmenL ot the court on the quoatlou aa to whether the Injunction was sufficient and whether, therefore, there waa any ground of action whaieier. The result ahowa that you were entirely right In your doubt whether the injunction wa sufficient to cover Ih case. I am much pleased with ihe remark quoted by you, In wliirb Judge Philip speaks of the attack made on Puul Morton. Your original advice to me was to direct that th evidence before tho viiccinl counsel who had advNed action sguinai theae and orh-e- r officials Indlytiiially, should he submitted to Judge Philips, .who had isere whether sued the Injuiirtsm, action could lu tukenwgainst any of them personally. J refused lo lak tills action. Judge Philips (who hud before him all Ilia evidence which was before the special counvlkln his derision, exactly cover the point which would have hern raised if 1 had folle says: "TIP lowed your advice. Instance ha a traded roiisidcrahl public attention, because of the sensational mention of the name of Paul Morion, ilip vice president of the defendant nnnpuny with (he tranaao-Mon- . The record la th (axe. however, including the evidence taken before tiie interstate commerce fails to furnlvb any foundation for imputing to this gentleman anv personal responsibility for the alleged violation of Dm ini erst ie commcitl law.' The d'nislon of tho court, therefore. Is not. only tiwt you were absolutely right in the advice you gavR me aa to tho corporation, but furthermore. and explicitly, thal there was no possible ground for actiou agfllnat Mr. Morton. No action in addlrton to that which you proponed could proprrlr have been taken. The courre actually token was absolutely proper; and the of the court, end the opinion of (lie Judge above quoted. how that to have taken the course proponed hr the special counsel would have been nnjuri. "Sincerely jour. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.' pen-oimll- tallied. Under ordinary conditions, the letter continue, the advice which gave you proJwbly would have been regarded by you as concliilve agalnNt the undertaking of any action based upon ths restraining order. But tho circumstances will Im extraordinary and very great public interest existed in the case, arouaed by 4 lie fact that Mr. Morton, a member of your cabinet, had been vlie president of the railnwd company charged with the management uf the I raffle during a part of tho time iu which the prue tiers complained of. I therefore suggested Ih enipkiymotrt of spoclal connswl of eminence and you directed tbclr employ- com-pani- ment., c, "The instructions to thst, dated y 14, last, presented two opinions: Flrat in wliat manner. If any. (lie Injunction in this case was affootad by tho decision of the supreme court in tho Mlsaourl Psclflc railway esse against the United Mtstea: and, second. In eac msl Is within the trope of the injunction st all hy reason of ih general clause in the decree enjoining the Santa Fe company from transporting any other internist traffic, s'. (es than Ita published rates, whether this general injunction to obey ihe law lias anv force or virtue In it. In view of parts of the recent lcidm of the court in the beef trust rase. riipn.-ni"Tlw apoclal couuwl." the attorney general say, "entertained an opinion tiiuin these I wo qqeaiions different from that I had expressed to you, and that opinion, hy your direction, was acquiesced in for the purpose of further action." tailor difference arose between counsel and the attorney general as to whether an information for, contempt of tbe injunction should he filed against the managing officer of the corporation. On April 11, 9ij5. counsel held liisb upon investigation nf tho charge of contempt evidence might be forthcoming to show whether th managing officer bad been guilty uf contempt or not. Attorney General Moody adds: The nature uf the evidence which might lie expected wan noi indicated. On May last the attorney general wide the special counsel that there was no testimony against any except tiie minor officials and Mr. Biddle, who STRIKE CONTINUES. miehi claim Immunity, und that a lo Messrs. Ripley and Morton, prerideii!. Piiiis. Dec. 17. Tho Maiiu's St. and vice president, of the Santa Fe at thal time, aonto evidence ought to pre- j Petersburg correspondent, in a diw of Eydikuhncn. Decent-- : tch hy cede an accusai Ion of comempt of conflirt. bciwtn the the Id. per says COII if. I . and the strikers 'congovfcrnuv.-nrThe latter review the comeuip1 red .The paper say tiiai brought against the company tinues! itself hy the president's direction and flag are seen everywhere, and that the Maraci liaise" ia being snug, it Judge Phillips' order on December 4 add.- that a battalion of (he Prcobra-jaii-k- y lust quashing the Information. Jmlgt the mwi faithful in rcgiire-nt- , Phillip riti-- in this connection the diMontent. op'nion of the supreme court of the (ho crown, has manifested y that il is Is: can United Stales in the beef trust case, , The paper alo and held the record furnished no foun- "of the mwi vulgar economic reaonns" dation for imputing to Messrs. Ripley that. Count AVitte has announced that and Morton, president, and vice presi- j lie would spend forty million roubles dent of ihe road at that, time, any per- j in l'Ui to improve ilto condition of th sonal responsibility for the alleged toldiere. The Matin also sas tlia': tbe prow violation of the interstate commerce re-law-- . The attorney general's letter j inne of Ulealwrg has proclaimed a I public n ml ill rion io ihe Baltic pror. conclude as follow: 1 hve stated that Judge Phillip inc( issued the real raining order drawn Into the question by these information for CHAS. B. EAMES ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. rotilrmu:. The order was issued by him ufter full at xnmenl by counacl fo: Ivc. 17. Charlea B. the United S:ste und for the railwav St. Ixuti-- . founder and vice presidcul of company. Undoubtedly hi decialou Earn-IjoiiI I'icdii. in the contempt esses waa inconsisteo' ihe killed tonight i. hi, with hi action upon (he original hill wjij tostiinM In equity praying tho injunction, n home by an old rltlc whlvli rcivnily cam into hi imcijon and whk-- he demurrer In wli'ch he overruled, uittg lit- - reetraininx oidfi wa eviiintniiig. Fell-ruar- cmn-mlssl- on I I I , S-- sub--iiiti- h . |