Seward gateway., 1905-11-04
DAYS PRECEDING
 RUSSIAN CRISIS
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.mcnt promising the people the rightoI freedom of assembly, and a parliament of gencralpowcrs, with representatives of the common people. The czar isstill shut up in his palace at Pctcrhol' and refuses 10 see any enc except his ministers.
 The strikers everywhere in the cm- pirc are ullyiug themselves with the leaders of the revolutionary party, and |thcy are arming and forming ! into fighting organizations.
 General TrepoiT has been placed in personal command of the garrison in . ,hi, city. Uc has instructed the police not To interfere with parade, oo long as the mmchcrs are orderly. The poe lice plainly show fear of the mob,, which are hourly growing in numbers and whose attitude becomes constantly more threatening.
 All railroads and telegraph lines have ceased operation and famine is imminent in the large cities, as little food ha, been carried into them for many days and transportation of sup 9l.r, has now ceased entirely. Food price, are enormous and ,toadilyri-iug. They are already vr above jho reach O. the popVlaco and many poor people are starving, which add, 10 tine meuay, oI the situation.
 St. Petersburg. Oct. 2S Latest cable new, The royolutioniSt, are prard- aIly in control of the capital and official, hourly expect a clash between troop, and the mob. The entire city i, in a state of panic and many are try iugto flee from the country, which is a dimcul, matter a, railroad operation ha, ceased.
 \ state of war has been declared at Nbmtor by the government. In aIl . cite, mob, are increasing in numbers and violence. Cos,acks W, unable any where 10 keep them under control. . Cries of famine are coming in from all 'pu., of tHo empire and not pound Of food stun is moving. All mill, auo railroad, have shut down.
 Warsaw. Oct. 2S The government issued order, today ror the troop, to shoot on sight every agitator found in .bc streets. Nearly a0I telegraph wire, have been cut and the city is liable al.
 any moment to ho shut of wholly lomou.,ldc communication.
 l St. Petersburg. Oct. ?, Russia will withdraw its navy uon ,ho Pacific a, once. Am order was issued today directing tha vessel, Co return home, excepting those that holorg to ,hc ! A,ta@c station at Niadivo,toa.
 st. Petersburg, Oct. 80 Develop mcut, thi, morning indicate that a cri,i, is imminent and that the govern mcnt will be powcrrcs, to suppress m- .mrcction when it begins. The dircc- ,ion O. the strike and of the revolution !, in hands invisible 10 ,ho puh),c or the government Wors.nem.a and ] udcnt, ar, united.
 The capital city has an atmosphere like chat of a city bc,iegej hy a foreign ann, and in hourly expectation of -u- render. An immense >earchIighD at the top of the Admiralty building sweeps thc entire city n alternating directions go, it royolvos. Otherwise
 the streets have no light. The ymr is still in hiding in the imperial palace a, potorhoG.
 The whole country k plainly drift ing toward anatchy and the present calm undoubtedly precodo, a storm which may break at any hour over every part of the empire.
 Last night the czar summoned his ministers Co a secret meeting i'm the palace al i1lerNON, ur session con tinucd throughout the whole night. l The cabinet is planning for organized and stubborn military resistance 10 the expected uprising. All new, is rigidIy censored and revolution on a gigantic scale is believed 10 be immi- uent in every part of the empire.
 London, Oct 30 Germany has masscd 100000 troops along the Russian routior.an it is reported on authority that the kaiser has offered to inter- veuc with military force to overthrow the reyolu,ioni,ts and restore the authority of the autocracr. ii is be- licyed that the czar will accept the offer in the last extremity.