New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-04
hold the fate OF the country In their hands, sud-

hold the fate OF The country IN their hands sud-
denly alter their plans.
The government version of the arrest of tht
soldiers OF the guard at Tsarskoe- Selo throws
an entirely new light on the affair. ACCORDING
to this report the soldiers were fncensed a
the rnutiny in Sebastopol and at the public IN
suits to which they We're constantly subjected
even In the streets of Tsarskoe-Selo. and they
demanded to be led against the revolutionary;
snd the Intelligencia in the capital When then
officers tried TO quiet them the men became So
obstreperous that they had TO be arrested,
EFFORTS FOR MILITARY DICTATOR
The reactionary influences at court ana the
Imperial Guard are making desperate eHoF'S
70 5isuIace Count witte. to proclaim a DICTATOR
ship and to fight the revolution with nuhe's Au1
,,,-on.+s Their candidates for dictator are
General Count Alexis Ignatief ana 1ei'si q
skeIIon Governor General or Poland
rrba hanks here are having all ordinary letters
addressed to them forwarded from the post
Office at Edytkuhnen by their own messengers
6nrinr the interruption of communications
Penorts have reached several of the embassies
NJ military outbreaks in the Baltic provinces
particularly at Reveal. where the reservlsts are
said TO be in open mutiny. Cohhfiiieti'h "a
these reports cannot be obtained
Prince Eugene Troubetskoy, NJ. ouchkon'
rov,,,-s Shipofr and other leaders OF the recent
z.mstvo Congress held at Moscow have arrived
here. $500, -
c,i+,zAns from Nikotaieff. 1katerinoslav ana
Odessa arrived to-day. bringing over" heiii4i'6
evidence of the conniyance and even the par
t,cipation of the military and the ponce III AMI
ra1isb excesses The members OF the unions
~. .-o.+,1, ,ncensed at this and speeches have
l,aan made at their meetings Gaming oH INC
proletariat TO erect barTicades.
railway strike may be declared tomorrow
This is a holiday. which viii enable the WORK
-,., r. meet and decide, on common plan OF
action
GREAT ALARM IN CAPITAL
,,.o,s. alarm prevails here. Communication
81, .,,a enter world by telegraph ceased TINS
,,,,-ninr when the Finnish telegrapherS 1olheu
their Russian comrades
The embassies legations and banks are hastis
organizing courier services to both the fln nish
and German frontiers.
The inha btants are almost in state OF panic,
..ari,s that the railroads will stop running and
that they therefore viii have no means - ~
in case of the cataclysm. which they seem 70 rear
is imminent
ctor;as OF the spread of disafection in the
,-,,ard regiments are in everybody's mouth ana
tho reyelutionaries continue to boast that me
troops will no longer fire on the people
This morning ne7ysboys We're openly hawking
fv sheets in the streets containing an account -
an alleged revolt at Tsarkoer Selo and crying
ont The Enperors palace guard has mutt
nied-'
foundation for these stories is the arrest OF ne
soldiers of the guard at Tsarkoe Selo on Thurs
dav Nevertheless, in their excited stdte Tug
f,eople give credence TO all ruTnors
The air is also filled with stories Of the alleged
revolution at the palace on Friday IN when
Grand Duke Boris is said to have attempted me
life Of the Emperor. These stories. likewise are
,,ntr,,a Int they prove that a revolution in the
palace is considered possible at any time.
This situation has greatly increased the dam
gers Of a financial crash. The people, even the
commercial interests, are Withdrawing their
money from the banks. converting 1t INTO golo'
boarding it or demanding foreign exchange
which the State Bank is issuing upon the foreign
balance of the government Exchange on Lon
don yesterday rose to $50, over ruble above
Shs normal.
The Associated Press has just learned from
high authority that the situation in the Baltic
provinces has grown exceedingly grave. and that
the troops at Reval and in the neighborhood are
sn open mutiny. This was the real cause of the
extraordinary Cabinet meeting which was held
ar Tsarskoe Selo last night.
All attempts TO obtain details of the uprising
have thus far failed. According to reports the
attitude of the troops in the Baltic provinces is
regarded by the government as the most dam
Eerous factor which has thus far developed.
strike Of the policemen and house porters
Of St. Petersburg is scheduled for tomorrow
Sunday.
Count witte continues to refuse to deal with
the telegraphers saying that the governments
submission would be equivalent to its abdication
at their order. Nevertheless the surrender Of
the government TO their demand for the dis
uiEsal OF NJ. Durnovo. Acting Minister Of the
Interior. IS regarded as Inevitable
Instructions 10 the Governors and the local
authorities being sent with great difficulty
over the railroad telegraph lines.
ATTEMPTS TO CHECK THE PANIC
&:se 2. ma Quieter prevailed the
Beurse to-day. the brokers helping to stay the
panic by taking all offerings OF Imperial 4s at
IS, yesterdays closing price. The government
sought TO dispel the gloomy feeling on the
Bourse by assurances that the removal of mar
tial law IN Poland would help the situation.
At the War Department this afternoon It was
declared that the outbreak OF troops IN the
Baltic provinces was confined 10 reserves, who
were insisting on their immediate discharge
The officials refused furnish details
Owing TO similar troubles IN the Far East
She government IS contracting to send fifty thou