Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-13
CossAcKs ARE DISSATISFIED
Last Hope Of Reactionaries show
signs of Much Popular
Unrest.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. n.-Morning.-
Via Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia. Dec. IL
The sentiment of the workmen's delegates.
which was extremely depressed, has been
somewhat raised by the receipt of a dis
patch from Moscow, claiming that the
revo onary propogan nda has finally taken
roc ong the Cossacks the last hope Of
the ction. The third squadron of the
FIJI ;. gimcnt of Don CossaclSs is reported
TO held meeting and to have drawn
up -lce demands. claiming that the men
are ~. like dogs and shabbily clothed,
Th ernment officials were forced to de-
pri the soldiers of their rifles ana lances.
Th the first sign OF disa ffection on the
pal the Cossacks.
Cstiton having prevailed over the fury
aroL 'ol by the arrest Of the strike leaders,
the workmen's council has rejected the
proposition to order a general strike at
present untimely and has decided that
the workmen should bide their time pat
iently until all the preparations are COM
plete. The council realized the weakness
and unpreparedness of the workmcn for
general conflict and had been informed that
the railroad men have already decided
against a strike.
The remnants Of the labor and socialist
OF the Economic society at an early hour
this morning declined to accept the chal-
lenge of the government and adopt resolu-
tions against the arrest OF NJ Krustaleff.
the president Of the executive committee
Of the workmen's council. and the other
St. Petersburg leaders, which It was pointed
out was only Of local importance and did
not furnish cause for general strike. The
resolution however. declared that II was
the sacred duty of all worlsnen to carry on
the work begun by the arrested leaders of
cquipping and preparing the fighting lcgions
of workmen for an armed uprising adding:
I'm the name of the future prolctariat we
refuse to make any active protest"
A triumvirate Rercaftor Will guide the
workmen's council. The government on
Saturday arrested the most brainy men of
the organization and the remaining dele
gates not having sufficient confidence in any
OF their number chose an executive comittee
of three to guide the policy of the council
until events bring forth worthy successor
of NJ. Kustalef.
The postal and telegraph situation is
steadily ameliora ting. though no wi-es are
working 10 points outside of Russia and
tho telegraphic communication with the in
terror ls very faulty Many of the striking
operators have lost heart owing to the
news from Moscow that the leaders when
arrested were indulging in expensive
supper at popular Moscow restaurant
in company with women strikers and spend
ing the strike funds lavishly on champagne
and EXPENSIVE cigars and liquors
!. PARIS Dec "A dispatch to the journal
from St Petersburg dated December 70.
says that Minister of the Interior Durnovo
has ordered the arrest of hundreds Of sgi-
tators in the agrarian districts The dis
patch says that the installation of wire
less telegraphy between st. Petersburg,
Moscow and Wirballen is nearing compile
tion. The correspondent of the Matin at
st. PetershurGs cnpdrnls the gepprt 7of. the
mutiny Of Cossacks az Moscow. He adds
that the peasants alliance has issued
procla anation advising those adhering to
the alliance not to pay taxes and to with
draw their money from the banks