The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-15
RAILROAD MEN At RIGA MOVED
DOWN az FIRE OF MA.
CHINE GUNS.
C0SsACKS TO CRUSH REBELS
ENTIRE FORCE OF 4O0,O 900 MOBOI.
lied FOR EFFORT TO
CRUSH REBELS.

ST. Petersburg, via E~dytkuhnen,
East Prussia, Dec. lathe situation
in Livonia is %frightful. Absolute an
archy prevails.
A messenger who arrived here de-
clared that the streets of Riga were
flowing with blood. After a meeting
the railroad men of Riga were moved
down by the fire of machine gun and
artillery.
Murder and PilIare.
Riga is completely cut off from st.
Petersburg. even the railway tele-
graph is not working. The scanty
news reaching ST. Petersburg is all to
one effect. The last advices received
from the Baltic provinces reported
the dissertation of the churches. the
murder of land owners and the pillag-
ing of property. The revolutionaries
are growing in audacity. In one case
they attacked a detachment of troops
and seized wagons, which they usel in
the invasion of estates in the vicinity
They escaped on a narrow gauge rail
way after capturing a train.
Against Universal Suffrage.
It is learned on high authority that
tthe government has finally decided
against universal suffrage and practi-
cally in favor of the old project of
twenty-one workmen representatives
and the extension of the ballot to the
small rent payers, merchants and the
educated classes. However, the law
must still pass the council OF the EN-
pire and receive imperial approval. II
the decision is upheld it is apt to end
all question of the support Of the
zemstvoists.
Witte Opposes Repression.
1t is believed that if the attempt at
reaction is persisted in the Moderate
Liberals. who are Disguised with the
tactics of the revolutionists, fearing
anarchy. and are inclined to support
the government, will surely be driven
back into the camp of the extremists.
Premier Whites friends declare en-
phatically that he never has been in
favor of armer repression.
Cossacks to Crush Rebels.
The situation is exceedingly omin-
Gus. Public opinion practically is
unanimous that the government has
entered upon the fatal path of reaction
and that Whites ministry must fall
Reaction and revolution confront each
other in a death struggle. Both Gen.
Trepoff and Gen. Count Ignatieff, ac-
cording to the popular impression, are
being held in reserve to execute the
program Of repression. 1t is again
said that the entire Cossack strength
of 400, 900 will be modified in a SUI
preme effort to crush the revolution
airy forces.
Coming to Rivers of Blood.
Gen. Parsensoff said:
Il think we are coming to rivers of
blood in which the revolutionary party
will lose their game and Russia her
liberty"
Certainly the appearance of st. Pc
tersburg and the vents here yeSter-
day seemed to justify this black pic
ture of the future. The capital re
sembles a great military camp. The
patrols everywhere were doubled and
grim looking cannon rumbIed through
the streets. What happened smacked
strongly of the old regime. A large
workmen'S meeting was dispersed by
COsSackS.
Witte Will Resign Task.
London, Dec. Is. - The correspond
ent of the Daily Telegraph at st. Pc
tersburg, in a dispatch dated Dec. 10,
by way OF E~ydtkuhnen, sends an inter,
view with Count White in which the
premier indicates that Russia is CON
fronted with the alternative of a revo-
luton or violent coercion. Though
the count has not abandoned hope, he
is not sanguine, and is forcibie repres
sion should become necessary he will,
according to the correspondent. re-
sign his task to other hands.