Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-16
Fierce Blizzard Probably Proven =
she'd in Russian Capital
FOREIGNERS ALARMED BY THE ! ION
BULLETIN.

sued soon whereby large portion
ot the imperial domain, which covers al
most third of European Russia and
which at present is tne property OF the
emperor and grand dukes, will be given to
the peasants.
According 10 this information land VIII
ne supplied to the landless peasants in
afteen-acre allotments not a free gift, but
on easy terms. the payments TO he made
through the Peasants bank and to cover
a period of thirty-five years. There Is also
under consideration plan for the abolition
If the special economic classification for
tho communal holding of land by the
peasantry and the placing Of the peasants
30 far as the holding Of the land is con
cerned on the same footing as other sub
iects of the emperor
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. d6--l2:S7 a. M
fierce northeast blizzard and snow which
blew down on st. Petersburg tonight pre-
vented bloodshed In the Russian capital.
rhe bitter cold, by forcing the strikers 20
remain indoors. did more to preserve order
han all the Cossack cavalry patrolling the (
streets Heavy military reserves are sta |
toned IN all the industrial districts, but mp |
to midnight there was no riotinE. There
were runlors of collisions in various parts |
u the city. but on investigation they turned |
an Impressive response on the part of all |
organizations of yorkmen to their sum
mons for n general political strike to |
demonstrate thejf solidarity with the strug- |
gle of their Pchsh comrades for autonomy
and TO protest against the execution Of the |
niutinous sailors at Cronstadt.
Thousands of Men Out.
The men walked out of all the mills and
factories and thel employees of the Baltic
and warsaw rAilroads the printers and
other classes OF laborers struck. but the
shops In the center of the city were not
closed The newspapers have not issued
this afternoonf~ Troops took charge of the
electric light stations, which were operated
by sailors so that the city was not placed
I'm darkness tonight. No dispatches have
arrived from the interior, however, to show
that the workrhen In other cities are re-
spending TO the demand for cooperation
and dissension has broken out among the
leaders. some of whom believe the strike
to be hasty and ilI-advised and who say
that IL IL does not succeed the result will
he loss of prestige. At meetings tonight
this faction urged the leaders TO announce
tomorrow that the strike was only in
tended as a demonstration, but the radicals,
whose aim was to keep up the revolutionary
agitation at all hazards, refused to listen
10 such counsels. They insisted that 1t
was vitality necessary for the success of
their propaganda among the army and
the navy that they should get credit for
saving the lives OF the mutineers, and that
IL they could force the government to
reeede from its position regarding Poland
they would have II by the throat At
strike headquarters many reports were
being received and the leaders refused TO
admit that the question OF abandoning the
strike had yet been raised
Foreign Residents Alarmed.
The situation has caused a renewal Of
the panicky feeling among the inhabitants.
whose nerves were already shattered by
the events of the last fortnight. and hun
dreds of persons who had returned are
again leaving for Finland. The foreign
residents are becoming more and more
alarmed and many of them are hastily
preparing to go abroad for the winter.
In case the Finnish socialists should Join
heir Russian comrades and tie up the
Finnish railroad. the only egress would
be by water and the freezing of the Gulf
of FINLAND a fortnight hence would close
the last exit. The foreign embassies share
the public alarm and the British embassy
is advising the Immediate removal OF
women and children. There are all sorts
Of wild rumors about interference by the
foreign powers in circulation, and the
Bourse Gazette prints report that al
the great powers have Joined I'm a notifca-
ton TO Russia that they intend to inter
fere and prevent anarchy. This is as false
as the story circulated that Mr.. Eddy
the American charge daffaires, has tele
graphed for a warship and the cruiser
Minneapolis was now proceeding hither
The American embassy has not asked fol
warship and has not been advised by
the state department that one is coming
May Declare Martial Law.
Count Witte and his cabinet were in ses
sion throughout the afternoon and evening
discussing the situation and a number o
prominent liberals were called in fo.. con
sultation.
Grand Duke Nicholas was present parl q
the time. The possibility that the govern
ment might be compelled. II the situRtio
grew worse 70 declare martial Law ia 8!
Petersburg was considered. bu. as far a
has been learned 40 definite decision in thi
matter was reached.
While the League OF Leagues is dispose
TO back up the strike, the workmen are uu
doubtedly alternating much public sympa.h
b. their reeklessness. Many liberals openl
declare that the strike Is tactical blunde
which may prove disastrous. hut their ten
perate counsel Is rejected.
In government circles Il is recognize
that the situation in Poland requires a skill
ful hand at the helm. Governor GenerI
Scalon probably will be replaced by ma
OF Count Whites choice. The name of Gel
eral Mensky is mentioned in this come,
ton, but Il Is doubtful II he viii accept Il
uHice under present conditions.
Ia response to inquiries Count Nitte
said TO have reiterated his assurances IN,
the Jewish question will be referred TO Z!
nouna for settlement and he is also sa
TO have declared that the emperors VI
for the realization OF the reforms al