The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1905-11-03
RUSSIA'S PEOPLE
IN REVOLUTION.
TO All Intents and Purposes the
Car Has Thrown Down the
Reins of Power to Witte
Il Am WEARY OF THE STRUGGLE
YIELD TO THE CRY OF THE PEOPLE"
The Cry of Sich-ins aud the Aunwrr
of witte-Thc Revolution is He"-
OEnixed--A nnoEnced at PctcrhOi
That the Cxnr signs IA Constitu-
tfOn.

ttbudiiJ Opllul!StlN STATE N'Fal tlhthF
officials at Washington admit on re.
ce.pts OF news from Russia. that sit
uatlon ls dangerous. Root ana Bacon
confer and instruct Spencer Eddy to
offer Americans protection of embassy
al 81. Petersburg.
Twenty-seven are killed and ninety
wounded In clash between students and
troops in Odessa
Three provincial regiments are said
TO have mutinied. Fidelity of other
troops is questioned
Crisis appears to be imminent Gar
shut in at Peterhof. hesllatcs over
course 20 pursue. Parts Of imperial
guard declare willingness TO enlist in
movement for freedom. Strikers pre-
sent demands for constitution. Strike
spreads to post Office and druggists
Witte aud Trepoff differ
Nineteen are wounded In Moscow,
where govern0r-general warns royal
lists not to attack liberals.
With complete disorder at Titiis.
many Cossacks are Killed when mill
tary train Is derailed.l
ST. Petersburg, Oct. ga most
amazing situation exists In the gov.
erument or Russia. To all intents and
purposes Car Nicholas, appalled, by
the tumult and discord spreading
throughout his empire, has thrown
down the reins Of power, and Sergius
Witte occupies the role of dictator.
The car is reported to have Faid that
he felt like fleeing from the whole sit
uation Eighiy-six thousand men are
on strike in st. Petersburg.
Tho citizens are fleeing, and
Russia is isolated from all lands by
tho tie-ups of railroads. With starva-
tion, pillage and bloodshcd threaten
ing the imperial city, with riot, martial
la~. or a practical state of siege In
Warsaw. Moscow and the factory
towns. and with mutiny reported In tho
Diark sea fleet. Nicholas has said. Il
am weary OF the struggle and Witte
has Answered, You must yield TO the
cry Of the people
wittc to Ask n Fair Trial.
The council Of the ministers voted
that the new national assembly law
shall be promulgated forthwith, and
hat freedom Of the press, of speech
and Of meeting shall bo granted TO all
It ia reported that Mr. Witte, stimuli
tanemlsly with the rromulgation of the
abinet statute. will issue a proclama-
tlon defining his policy and asking tho
nation to give fair trial to the new
governmental system.
Revelation is Recognized.
IL Is coming to be recognized and nd
mitted that the Russian people are in
full revolution. and are standing face
to face with the bureaucracy in
strength unmeasured and inCalculable.
The ranks of the peoples army are
sweIled daily by myriads Of recruits,
aud they are beginning to feel their
Titanic strength. There seems 10 be
eomething miraculous in the sudden
Hess of tho process. Men who but yes
terday were pillars of the government,
typea Of discretion and paraGons OF re-
apectability. stand forth to-day as
preachers OF democracy. enemies OF
capital and friends of labor.
Tho ministry Of communications esti-
mates that 10000 railway men alone
are on strike.
witte In Chnrne-T.ead For strikers.
Orders have been issued to the com.
manders OF all regiments on duty in
This city to use ball cartridges In ef-
forts to disperse mobs and restore or
der wherever necessary. Notices TO
this effect were posted on all street
corners.
Witte has taken charge of the gov
eminent as premier. with the powers
Of dictator, and is so acting. He has
directed orders sent throughout Russia
that disorder must be suppressed al