Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-11

has sold out TO the government
The squadrons OF cavalry mutinied
at st. Petersburg today. They refus-
ed to salute the commander and the
latter hastily departed. fearing assas-
sination.
Russia continues a volcano. Fam
Inc and slaughter prevail. Eight
thousand are reported dead In Odes-
sa, The country seems to be turnirsg
against Count Wltte. The liberal elc-
ments even demand his resignation.
A revolt OF the St Petersburg garrl-
son Is expected.
The strike has not abated. Rioting
and pillaging continue today In he
storm centers.
The assassination OF Lieutenant
General SakharofY. former minister OF
war, yesterday by woman gives rise
to the belief that other prominent no
bles are to meet similar fate. SAX.
haroff was torturer who appears to
have fully deserved his fate.
An enormous slump In Russian Sc.
curities occurred today. Many banks
are In precarlous condition A
great financial panic seems imminent.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 8.-(Via
Edythumen) Count Witte today
handed the czar his resignation as
premier. A stormy scene ensued. The
car tore the resignation into a hun.
dred pieces and flung them at Witte.
exclaiming: Are you such n poor pa
triot as to defeat me in this hour OF
misfortune. Remain In office until I
see Ut to relieve you" Later the czar
Is reported to have told members OF
the court circle that he would have
been delighted to have gotten rid of
Witte, but needed him until the re-
forms were passed.
Count Whites reason for wishing to
resign Is his dissatisfaction at his
treatment by the czar
Chaos now prevails and great dis
aster IL evidently at hand.
The central strike committee con-
trolls six million grown men. many OF
them armed. There are. therefore. to-
day virtually two governments In Rus.
sia, one represented by Whites cab
met and the other embodied In a coun-
Gil Of workmen's delegates. While
Whites cabinet stands there is stu
hope for Russia. but when It disap-
czar's guards are being boycotted by
strikers. No shop is allowed to sell
them provisions. ~
According to interior dispatches 20.-
900 rifles nave been secured by the
revolutionists and the report this af.
ternon indicates that massacre has
taken place at Kief and 1900 killed.
sT. PETERSBURG, Dec. s.-(via
FrontferJ ABfsrfnes and ssiiorp have
mutinied rather than obey the orders
to go 70 Cronstadt fortress. The sail
ors have taken refuge In the barracks.
which are surrounded by troops. A
mutiny also occurred at Schusselberg-
or fortress In the Neva river. The
release of many political prisoners
there Is demanded.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. s-The
first act of General Maximovitch, who
was appointed successor to General
after the latter was assas-
was to Issue an order to the
Cossacks that the more political NAL
they kill the higher the car
will estimate their services. The or
der says: Shoot at the slightest
show OF opposition"
The order is apt to result In great
as most of the nifty thous-
and peasants In Maxlmovitch's district
carry arms.
For months while Maximovitch was
governor general Of Warsaw he dared
not venture on the streets for fear Of
meeting sudden death.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 9.-There
have been no new developments In con-
nection with NJ. Whites resignation.
For every official who denies the story
there is another to assert II IL true
and give additional details.
HARDIN. Mancnuria. Dec. 9.-The
troops who fought in the late war
here are rebellious and have killed
many OF their officers. All messages
from Manchuria are censored by the
Russians