Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-11-09

Great Problem Now COnfrOnts Cow
erning Powers Of Russip.
DIFFICULT TO HlRNOEIZE ELEMENTS
Count witte Has Taken Up His nes-
idence in wing Of Palace nc g.
Petersbarg IN Touch with
the Emperor.

Messenger prints Monday morning
another strongly worded appeal for
confidence. 1t bears Count Whites
ear marks, hints strongly that the en-
pire is threatened with dismemberment
unless the people rally to its support
and calls attention to the different
character Of the representations With
which the government Is being be-
sieged to qdell the existing disorders
in the country, some of them complain
ing Of the zeal Of the troops and others
OF their lnaction, some asking for
military protection and Others for en-
tire removal Of the soldiers.
The political situation is most COM
pIex. Whether the government will
be able to outride the popular storm is
prohlematic for Count White will have
harder task on making peace with
the russian people than be had with
Japan In he.nidst Of the confusion
following the abdlration of ahsolutism
there has not yet been time for a re-
attainment of parties but the lines OF
cleavage are clear. The extremists,
including the socialist workmen and
students, refuse to support Count Witte
ind have pronounced In favor OF a
democratic republic The intellectuals
and the professionals under the leader
ship Of the Moscow Zcmstvoists are
not yet ready to overtFrn the monarchy
but are convinced that the relgning
bureaucracy will not assist in bring
Ing an end to antocracy and demand
Constituent assembly based on uni
vcrsal suffrage to decide on a form OF
government The third party is made
ND of divers elements Of conservatism
including the mobiles and landed pro-
nrietors ms well as the reacticnaries
who. disgrunted with the emperor's
surrender. nevertheless will be forced
to the side If conservatism. The
PEASANTS, whose traditions and religion
would lead them to the support of the
emperor. are vaccilating between the
bourgcoisie and the conservatives.
While sympathlzing with the liberals
aspirations yet they are frightened by
the spectre Of anarchy
Progress in the formation of a cab
met is slow. Cabinet positions have
been offered to several notables, among
whom are Prince Eugene Trubetskoy
and M. Koni, both Of whom declined to
accept, the latter stating that he was
too old to enter public life at such
critical time.
1t is announced that Emperor Mich
olas and his family will shortly return
to the palace at St. Petersburg. Count
Witte Monday took up his quarters in
q wing Of the palace. where he will be
in constant touch with his majesty.
The first train from Odessa since
the present disorders began arrived
here Monday, after having been 10
days on the way.
Warsaw, Nov THE goveinor-gen-
eral Monday issued an order setting
forth that as he has ascertained that
the citizens Of Warsaw are not At to
profit quietly by constitutional liberty,
he henceforth prohibits professions
and open air meetings and threatens
to disperse crowds by force Of arms.
The encouragement has telc-
graphed to the minister Of the inter-
Tor asking Il he can permit publication
Of Polish newspapers uncensored. This
action is the result Of representations
made by the editors, who pointed out
that the present strike Of their en-
ployes, who refused to work on CEN
sored papers. prevents them from as
sisting IN the paciflcation Of the coun-
try.
Moscow, Nov. THE doors Of the
prisons were opened Monday and a
large number Of political prisoners
were released. Roughs are leIRing
contributions on persons venturing on
the streets, but though there have
have been rimors Of pillage and at
lacks on students, the city so far has
been comparatively quiet.
-
London, Nov. THE 81. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
"wnr. hopeless war, prevails in the
Caucasus. The Trans Caucasian, the
sole line. Is effectuaIIy crippled and
achievements have been compelled
to march. Seventeen bridges have
been wrecked and the rails have been
torn up in 40 places. Telegraph lines
have been destroyed and Georgia and
Daghestan are isolated. Every male
Is in arms and the war once is help
less"
TIE Bucharest correspondent Of the
Daily Mail sends the following;
'sThsre Is terrifying news still from
Kishineil. The city Is strewn with
dead. An unwieldy provisional gov
eminent has been established. Fam
Inc reigna throughout Bessarabia and
The Jews are taking refuge in the cell
iars, where they are DYING By whole
sale. A mob Of thousand rioters en-
gagged IN n massacre Of Jews in Ismaill
nessaraLia and force Of draEoons ar
irving IRON Bendery nred on the mon,
Killing AZ and wounding ia persons.
me Rcssarablan revolt Is assuming |
Immense proportions"
Eight-Hour Law valid.
Washington. Nov. The supreme