The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-05
RUSSIAN PEOPLE
ARE MORE QUIET
Riot and Bloodshed Seem to Be Over
for the Present.
FINLAND GAINS FREEDOM
IT WILL BE FORCED TO REMAIN
IN THE EMPIRE.

ST Petersburg, Nov 4.-Last night,
for the first time in ten days. the in
habltants Of the capital could discard
candles and kerosene and return 10
electric lights. The normal conditions
Of life are gradually resuming. Street
meetings and demonstrations have
ceased and the people are returning to
their ordinary occupations. Many
trains are arriving. although the ser
vice Is yet disOrganiZed. The situa-
ton in the provinces is also more Ceas-
surfing. Agitation and disorder are
gradually dying down. At the same
time the government is taking ener-
getic steps. as i'm St Petersburg, 10 re-
store order. General TreDof's assur-
ances to the foreign embassies that
everything would be done 10 protect
the life and property of foreigners. was
Followed by the proclamation OF mar
tial law in an unruly district.
Serious in Finland.
The most serious feature of the situa-
tion is in Finland where the Socialists
and TeVolHtiOnists are threatening to
go 10 such an extreme as 10 brighten
many OF the cOustitutiOualisJS. whose
aims do not include the separation of
tltf 1idil uQt4lA 4IDII IAuSHid- L lit-
government on account Of the railroad
strike, is greatly hampered i'm returning
to- Finland the troops who were with
drawn for the protection of the capital
during the recent crisis. -Four war
ships conveying l0.0O0 trOops are an
chCrcd i'm the harhor off Helsinefors,
but il is impossible 10 send reinforce
ments into the interior. where n formid-
able movement might originate without
the government being able to act effec-
lively or even obtain information re
garding such a movement owing TO the
suspension of telegrauhic communica-
tion. The Finnish revolutionists are
said 70 he we'll armed.
Comforting With Witte.
The governor general Of Finland
Prince John Obolenskv. arrived here
yesterday to confer with the emperor
and Count Witte on the situation.
With communication with HelSing-
fors practically Interrupted. report is
current in ST. PeterSburC today that
revolutionary government has already
been established at Felsingfors, and
that the troops have delivered up heir
arms 10 the revolutionists. Dispatches
received from Helsinefors recently.
however. do not show that affairs have
reached the stage Of an open revolution
there
The newspapers will resume nubhca-
tiOn tomorrow. though one and alt con-
tain the announcement that the censor
ship i'm future viii be diereearded
No National Militia.
An parties except the radicals hail
The imneriaI manifesto as a great ad-
vance toward a satisfactory form Of
4t,ifffpF1 a most
of the evils Of the ancient regime, and
appeal To the people 80 accent the new
conditions in good faith. The nrOcla-
nation of amnesty and Count Whites
a assurances of freedom of the press
have produced an excellent Impres-
sion on the Liberals. MANY of whom
are OpOOsed as much to the aims Of the
Socialists as thev are 10 the evils or
autOcracv. White meeting the Lib
erals demands in TWO important parric-
ulars. Count Witte has set his face
firmly against the demand for a nation
al militia. lie insists that the oreani-
Zation of such a force would simply
place arms in the hands of the revolu-
tiOnary organization and enable them
10 bring an uprising about in which the
NTOderates would suffer as much as the
government.
In response To a request OF Count
WltIa the congress OF tunNlllNlluIldl
Democrats now sitting at Moscow Is
sending a deputation consisting of
Princes Lvoff GolOvm and KOkosh6in
20 confer with the count. but the con-
gress has instructed them that their
only demand is for the immediate con-
vocation of a constituent assembly.
Persons convicted of crimes commit
ted ten wears ago are 10 be released
and viii be SEM 80 the Siberian col
onies. Those Who are now cOlOuists
there will be allowed after four years
10 choose their place of residence, but
are prohibited from living i'm the CAP
itols. st. Petersburg and Moscow, for
three years. COnyicts not falling un-
der these caJe9Ories have their SEN
fences reduced by one-half. and per
sons condemned II Imprisonment Tor
Iife have their sentences reduced TO
fifteen years Imprisonment The par
don extends 10 an prisoners who beno-
fitted by previous manifest0s. Persons
arrested by imperial or administrative
order are released. Those condemned
to death are TO have the penalty COM
muted to fifteen years Imprisonment
ut hard labor.
The amnesty decree includes polit-
fcal oifenses committed up 20 Oct. 50.