Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-09
Governor General Of st. Peters
burg Removed From Office
and Suffrage Granted
czAR MAKES CONCESSIONS.
Immediate Suffrage Given the People
and Removal Of the Terrible Mill
tary Despot, Distinct Gain for Lib
eraIs-stories of Atrocities Against
the Jews Continue.

ST. Petersburg. Nov. 9.-Both
Count Witte and the emperor have
made another surrender. General
Trepoff has been removed from the
powerful position which he occupied !,
that of governor general of st. Peters
burg, and assistant minister of the
interior, and Russia's premier has
agreed to immediate universal suf-
frage.
Witte has been fully aware OF the
intense hatred Trepoff's retention in
office was causing, but he never ques-
toned the sincerity OF the governor
generals cooperation in the introduce
ton Of the new regime Nevertheless.
as he recognized the necessity Of IRE
poffs removal and the latter agreed
that only his retirement would appease
popular wrath. The final obstacle was
the emperor, who had come to believe
Trepoff alone was able to safeguard
the life of himself and family, but his
majesty at last yielded on condition
that Trepoff should become commands
ant OF the palace where his sole duty
will be to take measures to protect the
life of the emperor. The position Of the
governor general ends with Trepoff,s
retirement, but the place of command
er OF the imperial guard has been as
sumed by Grand Duke Nicholas. The
series OF consultatie which Witte
has been holding with various parties
convinced him that 1t was useless to
held out longer If he was TO eoiftinne
seeking to secure sympathy of the par
ties OF the center He therefore prac-
tically promisd immediate extension of
suffrage to include all classes Of popu-
latton Suffrage in the cities will be
direct and among the peasants indirect,
through single set Of electors. Even
upon these conditions, however. the
constitutional democrats finally late
last night decided definitely not to
hold office in the present ministry.
Odessa, Nov. 9.-Authentic accounts
received here from various points in
Bessarabia show that the anti-Jewish
outbreaks there followed the same
lines as at Odessa, varying only in the
number Of victims. At Kishineff the
disturbances were preceded by infam-
atory speeches, gendarmes and city
officials near the governors house as
serting the Jews had attempted to take
the life OF local bishop and intended
to loot the treasury. The mob thus
melted started the bloody work. Carr
rying ikons and portraits Of the en,-
peror the mob proceeded to Alexan-
4drovskaia, Pushkinskaia and Gostin-
kaia streets, devastating and pillaging,
unhindered. Attempts at self defense
were quelled by the troops. Ninety
per cent of the killed and wounded
were victims OF rifle bullets. The loot
ing was accompanied by atrocities,
similar to those witnessed at Odessa,
and continued for two days. They
were stopped as soon as the governor
received an order from st. Petersburg.
Seventy Jews were killed and 120
WOuHueu. OTlST rs uOW IcoCOICo.
A mob at Ismail Bessarabia, burned
alive eleven Jews who had hidden In
a hay rack. The town Of Kalarasch,
Bessarabia, was entirely devastated
and burned. Fifty-nine Jews were
titled or perished in the flames and
200 fed to neighboring villages, where
the peasants beat a number of them
to death with cudgels, and burned
three Jews, after drenching them with
petroleum.