The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31

Michael, president OF the imperial council
whcreupon his majesty pertinently de-
mundcd, according to good authority, what
NJ Supaguicne, who Is head Of the POLICE
had done to forns,an the troubles Some
people even hold that police agents pro.
vokod tho affair.
The publication Of the petition OF twenty
eight professors 30 tho czar in an English
paper has been the means OF bringing the
petition before the car, us the czarina
reads the paper referred to regularly.
Eight professors Of the ST. Petersburg uni.
versty. three Of the Moscow university,
three Of the mining academy and FIVE Of
the engineering institute signed this ap.
peal, which was for more libcrT university
and political institutions
The present university statutes, which
viii probably be revised, were adopted in
1884 The liberals then predicted their
failure.
Prof Bibossoff is publishing scathing
criticism Of the statutes, predicting more
serlous troubles than those which have re-
Gently occurred.
New York. March 30--Prince Peter A.
Kroptlln. the famous Russian anarchist
was In this city at the Gerard hotel last
night The first effective blow has been
dealt to autocracy In Russia" said Prince
Kroptkln In discussing the affairs OF his
country. 1T has been struck within the
past fortnight The ministers OF state have
notified the car that a law he promul-
gated could not be enforced This is the
hrst time 1t has ever been done. II marks
the FIRST step In the progress which VIII
eventually make Of Russia q federal gov
eminent such Is that OF the uaited states.
This law Of the emperor's was the cause
of the recent student uprisngs In 81.
Petersburg The trouble all arose ont OF
an incident Of the University Of Klein. A
student had become unpleasantly Involved
ln some scandal there and the other stu.
dents held meetings to decide what should
be done TO protect their fellow.student
from notoriety The dean Of the university
arrested a number Of students and the
matter was reported 10 the minister ot
nublle instruction, who told IL an 10 the
car. The car is an irresponsible and not
very clever young man, and he promptly
issued an order according to which all
students who participated IN meetings 81
any kind would az once be sent 10 the
army for service for two or three years,
as the case may be- Up to the present
time 1900 university students Of the EN-.
pire are exempted from army duty.
under this new law 1s3 students from
tho university at Kien have been sent 10
the army. The new law Is unconstitution-
al for while the ear may cause a law 70 be
made 10 one OF two ways, the old law must
be drst repealed before o new law Is made.
The old law exempted students from army
| service. II has NOT been repealed and the
ministers Of state were NOT consulted in
The formation OF the present obnoxious de.
cree
4 have a letter from a woman Of high
/ rank IN Russia which says the public
prosecutor At Kien. the general Of the gen
safnes and a military general who beioags
10 The commission appointed 10 draw the
! stndepts. have Joined IA a memorial TO the
car In which they say thar II Is impos
sible 70 condeInn young men In This ruthless
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