The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-06
AMERICAN MARINES IN RUSSIAN CAPITAL
MEN FROM CRUISER MINNIE APOLIS TO GUARD .. s.
 EMBASSY.

Population Still Fears an Outbreak
 Heavy ReinfOrcements Arrive-Czar
 AbandOns Lunch to Decorated Soldiers
 for First Time Since Order of St.
 George Was FOunded-Taken as Evil
 dence That He is Practically Pris-
 Oner at TsarsIkOe seIO-SOcIalIsts
 Preparing to Set Up Provisional
 Government.
 St. Petersburg, Monday Evening, Dec. 1, via Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia, Dec. 5.-A guard for the American embassy, consisting of marines, under petty of- ficer, from the United States cruiser Minneapolis, arrived here to-day.
 St. Petersburg, Monday Evening, Dec. 4, via Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia, Dec, 5.-Although there appears to be no foundation for the prevailing fears that an outbreak is imminent, the popula- tion continues in a state of anxious suspense.
 The garrison has now been reinforced by forty-two battalions of infantry, ten squadrons of cavalry and twelve ma- chine gun batteries. The city is divid- ed into four districts under Generals Osaroff, Dubenski, Sterma and Trodski, respectively.
 The government, it is reported, mar rowly frustrated plot whereby thou sand armed men had arranged to raid the state treasury. One of the conspir- ators, it is said, betrayed his fellows, whereupon the leaders, knowing that their attack could be repulsed by the troops with great slaughter. abandoned it. The existence of this conspiracy led to report that martial law would be proclaimed tomorrow (Tuesday), but this is authoritatively denied.
 The extension of the strike of the teIegraphers to the postal system is complete and the paralysis of business is increasing the danger of financial crisis.
 The strike of the Moscow telephone operators, who cut the wires and tore up the poles, has severed the last means of communication with the ancient cap- ital.
 Neither newspapers nor letters have arrived from abroad in three days.
 The socialist workmen's organization has definitely resolved to remain spec tators of the present struggle unless the unexpected should happen. One of the leaders explained to the Associated Press that the organization was hus- banding all it's resources and strength for a final struggle, which he expected would take place about the first of the year, and that in the meantime 1t was bending all it's energies to spread it's propaganda among the army through out the empire. He said that a general congress of socialists affiliated with the revolutionary organizations would be called late in December, when he de- clared they would be ready to set up provisional government if the test should come.
 We have already proved to be too strong for the government to defeat us" said this leader, but we realize that we are not yet strong enough to uCACctL LLiS w 1SiL Ihcht time comes-well, the strike will suc- ceed."
 The mutiny at yoronezh, which, 1t is understood, has been suppressed after considerable bloodshed, has been fol- lowed by a much more serious outbreak at Kieff. This is the real secret of the declaration of martial law at Kieff.
 Paris, Dec. 6.-The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Journal says: "The decision of Emperor Nicholas to abandon the lunch which he gives each year at the Winter palace to soldiers who have been decorated with the Cross of St. George Is taken as evidence that his majesty is practically pris- oner at Tsarskoe-Selo. This is the first time the lunch has been omitted since the order was founded"
 St. Petersburg, Dec. 4, via Eydtkuh- nen, East Prussia, Dec. 1.-The emperor this n4 rning reviewed the Simnovsky regiment at Tsarskoe- Selo. Grand Duke Vladimir and Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch were present. The em- peror drank to the health of the regi- nent. His majesty appeared to be in good health.