Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-02
Count Pahlen Acts as Spokesman fer
Emperor in Cabinet Council.
TELEGRAPH TIeUp ALMOST cOMPLtT
St. Petersburg Still in Touch with Europe
Via Finland.
Elu STAND BY SEsAsTOPOL MUTlNEERS
Socialists May Proclaim General sus-
pension of Work Monday 20
Prove Solidarity with
Army.

81 PETERSBURG. Dec. 2-2:50 a. m.-
The guards arrested at Tsarskoc Selo
Thursday night and Friday morning num-
bered so, Including twenty officers
All kinds Of rumors are current includ-
ing the assertion that one of the grand
dukes is involved IN n conspiracy against
the emperor. but none Of them can be
verified. II OILY seems certain that no
confidence can be placed even on the Guard
regiments. Arrested soldiers are seen every
day and escorted by their comrades with
drawn swords
St Petersburg is swarming with Cos
sacks. the only troops against whom there
IL no suspicion of disaffecton
It is understood that the whole Cossack
forces Of the empire. some $4,000 will be
mobllized.
A conference was held at Count Whites
residence last night to consider tic de-
mands of the telegraphers.
Count Wittc has declined to receive
deputation from the telegraph aud postal
strikers on the ground that thcy are vio-
lating their duty to the state but he sent
a note to the deputation recommending
that tho strikers address themselves to
their immediate chiefs.
The emperor presided today at meet
ing OF the council Of ministers. Much
comment has been caused by the emperor $
summons 10 Count Pahlen, member OF
the council of the empire and one of the
Oldest and most trusted servants of the
house of Romanoff. who participated in
the session, presumably to voice his
najesty's Views Though the step un-
doubtedly was taken with full approval
of Count Witte, it gave rise to n report
that the emperor was losing confidence In
the premier. which was eagerly spread by
the latter's enemies In the court party.
telegraph rieup Continues.
The crisis continues The telegraph tieup
throughout Russia rs pri1:h'a'lV complete
ana the government uoss not know wh7t
is happening in the interior IF the empire.
Ernissaries of the strikers ta - been sent
to Finland to induce their comrades To
jcin in the strike. This wouli cut oh cable
communication, which remains urin Tor
pIess and government messages, although
the Central office here is nominaSy closed.
Much as the government would like To re-
sist. It is powerless.
The delivery of ali mail matter wa1
stopped In ST. Petersburg this morning.
with the threat of general political
strike next Monday hanging over its head
Interior Minister purnovo will probably
be sacrificed 20 secure the resumption Of
time the government is fully conscious that
the demands for the reinstatement of the
Ieaders Of the Telegraphers' union and the
dismissal of NJ. Durnovo are mere pretexts
and that its surrender win only serve to
encourage the revolutionlsts to new efforts.
These. following the career of the Cron-
stadt mutineers, are certain to take the
form of "A tight TO save the lives of the
SebastopoI nutineers for the purpose OF
again proving the prOletariats solidarity
with the army and navy The ituss de-
cIares the situation is such that the gov
arnment is unable to guarantee that to-
morrow the guns of Cronstadt will not
bombard the capital.
WIue Cannot Decide.
The Witte government seems utterly un'
able to ind a weapon tn hght the passive
revolution. while It hestates. hoping that
the tide viii somewhat subside and permit
the realization of the reforms in an orderly
way Meanwhile the country is threat
aned with a counter revolution with all the
horrors of n jacquerie dnsurrection o
peasants) ard II becomes more and more
apparent that there are only two modes o
e.,rss the government must put the whole
country under a dictatorship and MARTA
law or proclaim a ready-made constitution
former. although the court officers and i'm
periaI guard are elamoring for IT, Tho ad
vocates OF the latter are increasing. M
souvorin editor of the Novoe Vremya
openiy announce this Is the only possible
hone OF rallying the moderate sentiment %
the country to active support of the gov
ernment
Martial law In Poland Abolished.
WARSAW, Dec. 1.-The emperor toda,
signed decree abolishing martial law Il
Russian Poland.
No letters ar newspap pers are being dc
livcred here The authorities have In
formed the telegraph and postal employe
that they Will he dismissed unless the
resume work Tho situation is so bad II
The Indz district that many uf the factor
owners have paid on their men and close,
their works and aye handing over the build
ings and machinery 20 the care OF IN
authorities prior 10 leaving the country,
M'WILLlAMS C0NFESSES CRIME