The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-26
Special caott D,,patehe, 70 THE sun.

Special cable Dispatches 10 THE Sun.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-Among the first acts
CT Gen Trepon, the dictator, in st. Peters
burg, is the imposition in full vigor of the
censorship on all outgoing kilograms which
was suspended almost year ago. London.
and not st, Petersburg, now becomes the
headquarters for Russian news.
The action Of Gen. Trepof was not une1-
nacted. although it was thought that the
Governments keen desire to avoid a col
lapse in Russian securities in the European
markets would induce them to permit the
free transmission OF intelligence. The fear
that grave news is suppressed will have
q serious influence upon the Continental
bourses.
The kilograms received from st. Peters
burg to-day are meagre and contain no
news Of an insurreotionary character
They do tell of an offer to consider the
titua ion of the workmen if they return to
work.
The operation Of the censorship imposes
delay in the transmission Of messages
averaging four hours Forwarding news
to the German frontier involves a mini
mum Of twenty hours delay, Reliable
information must be sent by this route
henceforth
LIBAu MARINE WORKS AFIRE.
The St Petersburg correspondent OF
TIE SrN. in despatch timed 10 P. NJ,
says that advices from Libau are TO the
effect that the marine department is
afraid the squadron cannot sail on Jan. IS.
Later advices show that the essential
word afraid was originally written
alfred The despatch may have been pur-
posely changed by the censorship. The
third Russian feet was TO sail from Libau
for the Far East The fire Is supposed to
be the work Of incendiaries
The correspondent learns from a we'll
informed source that NJ, de White, presi-
dent Of the council, denounced Sundays
slaughter at a council of the Ministers
Monday, when he cried:
Who is always disconnected among
US? Jews. students and workmen. Who
always have the police in their midst? Just
these three
a CENSORED DESPATCH.
twill bcseen from the following despatch
from TIE SUNS St. Petersburg oorrespon-
dent, timed 9as p. NJ, that the censor
does not allow any mention Of disturbances
IN other parts of Russia:
Last night and to- day, under outwardly
quieter conditions, the leading citizens
Of St. Petersburg sought means to record
their adherence Of the military measures
Of Sunday and to consider the other meth
cos adopted by the Governme for dealing
with the agitation. This has been possi-
hle only through scientific and profes sional
societies, whose usual proceedings exclude
the discussion Of political matters.
Thus the Economic Society, with COO
members. presided over by NJ. schwantach,
administrator Of the Department OF Agr-
culture the Juridical Society, with 800
members, and the engineers and archi-
tec's' associations. with a membership Of
moro than 900 have already taken identi-
al action,
Tie medical society. following the
example, tonight passed resolutions re-
cor1ing the declaration that the only means
Of t-anquIlhzing the public mind. guaran-
'eens the lasting security of citizens and
cnah x Russia to maintain the esteem
Of 10" civilized world Is a convocation of
representative assembly endowed with full
liberty for discussing public matters and
Passing resolutions thereon.
A. e-ch gathering it was the general
opinion that the appointment of Gen.
IieHof as Governor General of st. Peters
burg With dictatorial powers, is provo
eaton This view was emphasized to-day
by the resignation OF NJ Foulon from the
prefecture, in consequence of his refusal
70 cooperate with the new regime. which
he regards as an unlimited dictatorship.
because the Ministry Of the Interior. to
winch the new Office Of Governor General
acminally attached. is without head.
The bodies mentioned and also the