Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-12-01
Receives a Quartet of
Prominent Men of
the Movement
Emperor May Grown
His Reign by Civ
ing Autonomy

st. Petersburg, Nov. 26.-The unex-
pected may happen after all. The
meeting of the zemstvoists, first Rus
sian congress" as it is now called,
may indeed work the Inauguration of
new era for Russia. Emperor
Nicholas, the initiator of the plan for
universal disarmament, may turn
back upon the reactionaries and
crown his reign by granting to his
subjects the constitution which his
grandfather had already prepared
when he fell by the hand of the assas-
sin.
The basis of such a possibility is
the significant fact that yesterday aft
ernoon the emperor received in his
palace at Tsarakoeselo, four promi-
nent members of the zemstvo con-
gress and listened at length to their
views. 1t develops that when Minis
ter OF the Interior Mirsky presented
the zemstvo memorial and resolutions
November "a the emperor was so
deeply impressed as well by the con-
tents of the documents as by the
characters of the signers that he i'm
mediately expressed a desire to per-
sonally receive deputation of four
The zemstvoists therefore went to
Tsarskoeselo by the imperial COM
mand. AT their audience it is under
stood they explained fully their posi-
ton and reiterated the views ex-
pressed by the memorial, that the sal
Walton of the empire from ruin by rev.
olution lay in the adoption of the gen
eral ideas expressed in the memorial.
While it is understood that the emper-
or gave no indication of his purposes
except the sympathy he displayed,
the depUtation, when they returned
to st. Petersburg, were in high spir-
its. Naturally they declined to say
F. anything for publication regarding the
visit.
The news that the delegation had
been given an audience by the emper-
Oh created a tremendous sensation re-
joicing among liberals and amazement
among the uncompromising support
ers of the old regime
One of the prominent liberals who
participated in the congress declined
last night to share in the jubilation of
some of his colleagues, and expressed
the opinion that victory was yet long
way off, although he said he believed
it was sure to come in the end.
May Make Last Desperate Assault.
st. Petersburg, Nov 26.-There is
entire lack of news from the front
Tho hot To
centrating their energies for desper-
ate assault on Port Arthur in view of
the approach of the Baltic squadron,
is quite generally credited in official
quarters. Such a move has been ex-
pected to transpire as soon as the ia
panese learned that the squadrons
trip was an actual war movement and
no mere demonstration. The author
tiles are prepared to hear terrible re-
ports of the projected assault While
not hazarding a guess whether the
fortress can be carried if the besieg-
ers are utterly regardless of human
life, they are confident that General
Stoessel will be able to make such an
attack one of the costliest operations
in history.
Quiet at Mukden.
Mukden, Nov. 26.-Thursday night
passed quietly, though during Thurs
day few scattering shots were heard
along the front, particularly in the
Sntheasterly direction. Skirmish-
~ continues to the southwark, but
there have been no serious engage
ments.
Cold Hampers Japs
st. Petersburg. Nov. ga dispatch
from Mukden states that the Hun and
Taitse rivers are frozen over. The
low stage of water in the Lao river
impedes the transport of Japanese
stores from Yinkow and the forward
ing of ammunition is delayed by the
scarcity of wagons. The removal of
the wounded from Liaoyang to Dalny
is being executed with difficulty for
the same reason.
Corpse of kuroki.
Berlin, Nov. 26.-The Lokal An
zeiger's Mukden correspondent tele-
graphs:
According TO a report brought by
Chinese TO Russian headquarters the
corpse of General Kuroki has arrived
at Yinkow"
Danes Clear Russians Out.
London, Nov 26.-The cruisers
Oleg and Izumrud of the second divis-
ion of the Russian Baltic squadron.
according to the Mails Copenhagen
dispatch, left Skaw the night OF No