Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-28
For First Time in Russian History
They Combine,
PROPOSAL FOR MARTIAL LAW
May be Instituted In ST. Petersburg
VI. de Witte opposes IL for FL
nanclal Reasons.

New York, March 2s.--The World to-
day publishes the following dispatch
from st. Petersburg, dated March rs,
and mailed to Berlin in order 10 escape
the censor:
The distinguishing and the gravest
feature Of the present disturbances In
Russia is the evidence OF an organized
combination of the first time between
the students and the workingmen Of
an obstinatally revolutionary character.
The government has driven the stu
dents into the arms OF the labor party.
Bogolepoff, the minister of public in
struction who was assassinated, was
the worst type Of a Russian bureau
crat. His administration was marked
by continual petty persecution Of the
students The petition prepared by the
eminent professors and certain sena-
tors invoking the personal Intervention
of the car was another proof Of the
panic prevailing In official circles, but
the presentation Of this petition was
prevented by higher officials.
Another striking feature OF this out
break is the refusal Of large numbers
of the dyorniks or yardmen who act
RS a species of police reserve, to assist
the regular police in depressing the dis
orders, thus manifesting sympathy with
the people.
No doubt is entertained here that
the outbreak win be quelled eventually,
but It will only be done at an lncalcul-
able cost Of life and suffering.
PROPOSAL FOR MARTIAL LAW.
st. Petersburg, Tuesday, March &c.
1t is reliably reported that at a min
isterial committee meeting held In the
presence of Grand Duke Vladimir,
commander of the st, Petersburg gar
rison, the proposal to place the capital
under martial law. should the indlca-
tons pressaPe further difficulties, was
heatedly debated.
NJ. de Witte the finance minister,
was energetically opposed to the es-
Establishment Of martial law owing TO
financial reasons, not 10 mention the
disastrous effect which II would have
upon Industry, commerce and standing
with foreign capitalists. The commit
tee accordingly sanctioned the issuing
OF q circular, which has been issued by
the ministry OF the interior.
A ministerial conference has been
called for Friday at Tscarskoe- Selo.
The examination OF the 800 political |
prisoners is now being conducted in |
secret by the police.
Thirty-six prisoners who We're ar |
rested as leaders Of the students move
ment before the last riots Will probably |
be released from custody tomorrow, !,
and viii be excluded from the univer.
sity for different periods.
IL is rumored from trustworthy |
sources that the government has de.
cided to make unofficial Concession to
the students and accordingly the
regulations against student
agitators are. therefore. set aside for
the present, although there will be no
public announcement to this effect for
sometime. The prisoners will not be
drafted into the army This is one OF
the results Of the ministerial meeting
SEVERELY CRITICISED.
ST. Petersburg, Tuesday. March pa
Il is confidently expected that Lieut.
Gen. Kelgel. the project OF police will
be given a Siberian governor general
lhip. ministerial circular this
contained what is re-
sarded as a severe critislsm of
<lelgels policy OF making arrests after
he outbreaks OF the students troubles,
instead OF forestaling them. The
with Lieut.. Gen. Viasemsky In
he cathedral which caused the resig-
iation OF Yiasemsky IL also hurting
<leigel. II Is reported that Grand
Duke Vladimir is organizing q media
ion committee for the purpose OF In
uiring into the complaints Of the stu
ents and endeavoring to persuade
hem TO behave
a story comes from the hospitals TO
h effect that nineteen students have
lready died from Injuries received In
he recent riots. presumably as a re-
ut OF wounds inflicted by the leaden
ullets which the Cossacks are alleged
o have put on their whips. The stu
ents themselves report only two
eathg. while the mortality statistics do
OF give a single death last week er-
ept from disease.
The candidacy OF M. kowalebsky for
Minister OF education Is regarded as
cry serious, Senator Tagantsoff,
orator Of the Moscow district and NJ.
nrop. curator OF the Kharkoff district
70 his principal opponents.