The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-10-30
MODS FORCE
THE CAR
Emperor "f All the Russias
Yields at Last.
GRANTSPEOPLESDEMAND
Citizen, Of Ancient Capital Take
First Step 10 Bring Order
From Chaos.
PEOPLESDEMAND


ed 90 oycrwhclIn the Russian empire
Leaders Of tho rcl'clilous parties 10
that city have i.ridci to found a pro
yislonni government. which viii aci
without rrgari 90 the regularly consti
tuiri authorities.
Many persons were killrsi and
wounded al l,.Vai. which was s"i an
mr.. aud an encounter between tro1pi
and strikers occurred near Warsaw
The baiii.ship Catherine II. has rsich
ci Odessa. and reports ~ q muiiny co.
board the vessel nfr denied
Will. the Russian capital Il out
warily calm. Developments all indicate
that crisis l. Imminent. Although
the streets arr ullcd with irosp- and
endorsements ARE pouring Ia from
Finland. the government se-ns utterly
powcrlcss o. cope with III" situation.
aud many calm observers sewn serious
~ 10 believe that the present regime T.
lettering "a L. fall
IL l. said that the emperor has Just
ncceptcd The Liberal programme. ap
pointed Count White premier and xiv.
en- legislative powers 10 the repre-
sentative assembly. allowing rprc
sentatives from all sections ~ the pop
ulatlon 90 he elected to II. abolishing
martial law throughout the empire and
that he viii issue n manifesto 10 the
people 60 that effect today.
Complete disorder rclgns at Tinls
There II rife firing against the patrols
IN many quarters Of the city. and
bombs are being thrown A military
train has been dcrailci outside the city
and n number Of Cossacks killed.
The strike IL complete on all rail-
roads In the Caucasus. All the stores
and Offices are closed. Even the cm.
ployecs OF the state institutions aud
the headquarters OF the vice royalty
have struck.
AZ Riga there have been several On.
counters between the dragons ana
the mobs. The dragons were three
times fired upon by the crowds The
situation IN growing worse.
At Rostov-on-D Don the strikers and
reactionarics are fighting. Attempts
90 plllagc the Jewish synagogues aud
houses were stopped by the police.
At Gomel n bomb was thrown
against the police. and two policemen
were killed.
At Moscow nineteen wounded men
were brought tn the University hos.
pital as the result Of an encounter be-.
tween students and Royalists.
The governor general has issued
proclamation warning the Royalsts.
who wish TO attack the Liberals. that
this will not be- permitted.
The city Is entirely isolated. Prices
OF food are mounting higher and high
err.
At Kiev several Cossacks who re-
fused TO fire on the crowd during the
recent disturbances were arrested.
At Helsingfors strike has been pro-
claimed on the Finnish railway from
st. Petersburg TO the frontier station
OF valkeasaari.
At Warsaw the governor has forbid
den the publication OF even official
news concerning the riots In Russia
The authorities acknowledge the sltua
ton to be extremely serious. All the
manufacturers have left the city. The
theaters are closed, and no newspapers
are being published.
Grave doubts are expressed as to
whether even the imperial guard can
now be relied upon.
The foreign embassies Mt st. Peters
burg have discussed the situation, but
have as yet taken no steps regarding
the safety Of foreign residents. AS
precautiOn the state department at
Washington has been requested to con.
fer authority for the charter of yes.
sci and to hoist on it the American
flag as refuge for Americans.
The negotiations for new loan were
formally adjourned today, as neither the
government nor the bankers are pre-
pared to close the negotiations while
the present situation continues
j. Pierp0nt Morgan, Jr., and George
w. Perkins are negotiating with the
eAoAuOut
ny for the dispatch of vessel to take
them Off In case of necessity.
The university, the Polytechnic in.
stitute and all educational institutions
were closed so as to prevent further
meetings being held in them. The uni
versity Is surrounded by troops.
At a meeting of the municipal coun-
ell last night deputaton of thirty
members Of the strikers committee APP
peared. In an impassioned speech the
leader Of the deputation presented the
following demands Of the workmen and
affiliated organizations:
"First.-A constitution and political
liberty.
Second. That the city furnish food |
to the workmen.
"Third.-That the city refuse further
supplies to the troops and the police.
"Fourth.-That the troops be remov |
ed from the waterworks or otherwise
the strikers would cut the water sup
ply.
.'Fifth.--The immunity of the deputa.
ti&n from arrest"
nnancil granted the latter de |
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