Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-18
ANXIOUS TO RETURN
CONTINUED from First Pase1

llOnk IN OF. ItltIbuuIkt NiuaNuWs NiG bdiNl1
provinces, Astrakhan, Simferopol and else
where. the principal plank in the platform
OF which is the rallying of the sober and
conservative forces of the nation fer the
purpose Of attaining long-expected liberties
through cooperation with Count Witte, is
preaching that all will be lost and the
country plunged into hopeless bloodshed
unless the forces Of law and order unite
to aid the premier. NJ. Kalsky, who has
placed himself at the head OF the st. Peters
burg group OF this order, presided at an
interesting meeting of many persons long
identified with the liberal cause. who en-
rolled themselves under the banner OF the
party against the agitators.
The exodus OF foreign residents who are
afraid to remain during the winter con-
tinues. Most of them are going by way
of Finland. as all accommodations on the
boats which will sail before the close OF
navigation have been engaged.
The cost Of passage to Stettin by water
which ordinarily is s12, is now tlOO. Many
members of the English and German col
onies and about half of the small Ameri-
can colony are leaving. over 10000 foreign
passports have been issued in st. Peters
burg during the last two weeks.
workmen Reply 60 wItte.
The workmen's council returned scorn-
full reply to Count Whites personal appeal
to his brother workmen," ridlculing the
governments profession of solcitude for
the workmen and renewing their demands
for the immediate abolition Of martial law
in Poland, etc
The text of the resolution is as follows:
The council of workmen's delegates ex-
presses astonlshment at the emperors
favortte, VINO permits himself to call the
workmen OF ST. Petersburg mis- brethren.
The proietariat is not reiated to him I'm
any way.
Count witte appeals to us to be COM
passionate of our wives and children. The
council, In reply, invites the workmen to
count the WIDOWS and orphans VINO nave
been ADDED to the ranks of tine wUrkmen
since the day Count Witte assumed power.
Count Witte reveals the benevolent inten-
tons of the emperor toward the working
classes. The coGncil reminds the proie ariat
of bloody Sunday.
Count Witte begs us to give the gov
eminent time and promises to do all pos
slble tor the workmen. the council knows
Count White has already found time to
give Poland into the hands of the military
eAecuuoneis' Inc council does not doubt
Count Mttte will do ali possible to strangle
the revolutionary proletariat.
Count Mitte calls himself a man who is
benevolent toward us and wishes our good
The council declares the working classes
have no need of the DenevolenCe of a court
! tavorite, but demands a popular govern,
ment on the basis of universal, direct and
secret suffrage.
Concessions Not Broad Enough.
Count Whites attempt to negotiate di-
rectly with the strike leaders has come
to naught. although he offered concessions
| in the case of the Cronstadt mutineers
in the event of their being condemned t.
death But the leaders refused all COM
promise. "All or nothing" was their re-
! Spouse.
1 The imperial ukase on the land question,
| issued today, although itN wipes out about
| sac, 100000 of the peasants arrearages OF
| debt, which under ordinary circumstances
might have been received with JOY is an
other disappointment. The promises of
additional lands are too vague to calm the
! agitated, starving peasants, who, in the
valleys OF the Don and Volga, are again
marching. pillsging, burning and murder
ing.
No confirmation has been obtained of the
report Of a false emperor leading the peas
ants OF Penza.
Larger Margins Required.
The manager OF local branch Of the Credit
= Lyonnais denies the report that the bank
I is refusing to accept Russian securities as
| collateral. On account of the unsettled
condition and the heavy fall in prices on
the Boarse. however the bank insists upon
larger margins. The following formal
statement on the subject was made by the
bank:
The Credit Lyonnais is continuing the
making OF advances on stocks, but owing
! to the fall in state funds and industriais
and the narrow market Of the St. Peters
burg Bourse, II requires larger margins
than formerly.
Other banks also are adopting the same
course and there is a noticeable disposition
on the part OF all the bankers to reduce
their commitments
A mutiny in the Manchurian army is the
latest sensational rumor in this city.
According to the report the emperor has
received a dispatch from General Linevitch
telling of a revolt among the troops which
was only suppressed after a regular fight
in which many soldiers were killed OF
wounded. Forty-two officers are reported
to have been shot for participation in the
conspiracy.
No confirmation of the rumor is obtain.
able from officials of the War office
Assassins Are at Work.
i KUTALs, Transcaucasia, Nov. 1.-THE
assistant manager of the railroad station
here was shot and killed toay. The assas-
sin escaped.
RIGA, Russia, Nov. 17.-An attempt was
made today to assassinate the governor OF
Riga While he was riding in carriage
through the streets a shot was fired al
him from an alley, but the bullet missed
it's mark. The would-be assassin escaped
WARSAW. Russian Poland. Nov. IL
The governor general has prohibited the
publication OF three more Polish papers
and has prohibited the sale on the streets
of ali handbills printed in Polish.
Temporary governor generals have beer
appointed for ten governments OF Russian
Poland. They will hold office while mar.
tial law Is in force.
KIEFF, Russia, Nov. 17.-MeetinRs have