Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1905-12-21
NEW CRISIS AT HAND
PREDICTED THAT THE wlTTE
MINISTRY WILL FALL.

Russian Government Finally Decides
Against Universal Suffrage-streets
Of Riga Described as Running
With Blood"
st. Petersburg, Dec. 12.-It is
learned on high authority that the
government has finally decided
against universal suffrage and practic-
ally in favor of the old project of
twenty-one workmen representatives
and the extension of the ballot to the
small rent payers, merchants and the
educated classes. However, the law
must still pass the council of the EN-.
pire and receive imperial approval.
Ii the decision is upheld it is apt TO
end all question OF the support OF the
zemstvoists. The railroad men claim
that they have been informed that
several sections of the southwestern
systems have already responded to
the appeal for general strike. Cooler
| heads, however. are advising against
precipitate action, which might result
| in failure, and are urging a postpone
| ment OF action until the organizations
Throughout the country have been
| consulted. 1t is believed. that if the
attempt at reaction is persisted in the
| moderate liberals, who are disguised
| with the tactics of the revolutionists,
fearing anarchy, and are inclined to
support the government, will surely
be driven back into the camp OF the
extremists.
The situation is exceedingly omi.
nous. Public opinion is practically
unanimous that the government has
entered upon the fatal path of reac-
ton, and that Whites ministry must
fall. Reaction and revolution con-
front each other In death struggle.
Both General Trepoff and General
Count Ignatieff, according to the pop.
nlar impression, are being held in re-
serve to execute the program of re
preston. 1t is again said that the
entire Cossack strength of 100000
will be modified in supreme effort
to crush the revolutionary forces.
General Parsenpoff said: Il think
we are coming to rivers of blood, in
which the revolutionary party will
lose their game and Russia her lib
erty.' Certainly the appearance of st.
Petersburg and the events here
seemed to justify this black picture OF
the future. The capital resembles a
great military camp. The patrols
everywhere were doubled and grim
looking cannon rumbled through the
streets. What happened smacked
strangely of the old regime. A large
workmen's meeting was dispersed by
Cossacks
The scanty news reaching St
Petersburg is all to one effect. The
last advices received from the Baltic
provinces reported the dissertation OF
churches, the murder OF landowners
and the pillaging of property. The
revolutionists are growing in audacity
The situation in Livonia is fright
ful. Absolute anarchy prevails. A
messenger who arrived here declared
that the streets OF Riga were flowing
With blood After meeting the rail
road men of Riga were moved down
by the fire of machine guns and artil
lery.
| The extreme newspapers of St
Petersburg are openly defying the
government by publishing resolutions
favoring armed uprisings The tor
! pedo boat Philander is anchored al
st. Nicholas bridge.
Riot of Blood and PilIage at Hardin
London, Dec. 12.-The Daily Tele
graph prints a continuation of the
dispatch from Moji, Japan, giving In
circumstantial detail accounts by ref
ugees of the alleged sacking and burn
ing of Hardin, Manchuria. In order
to compel the mutineers to quit thei,
hiding place, General Madariloff sen
men to set IRE to the barracks anC
the public buildings. The blaze
20 oil ~.