Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-12-14
MANY OFFICERS
ARE MURDERED
REEELLious TROOPS IN MAN.
cHuRIA ARE KILLING
COMMANDERS.
AUTHORITIES ARE HELPLESS
ONLY. SALVATION is FOR wlTTE
TO GIVE WAY TO LIBERAL
MINISTRY.

MINISTRY.
Hardin, Manchuria, vie Warsaw,
Russian Poland, Dec. 10. - Many Of
ficers are being killed by rebellious
troops.
Reserve officers are not permitted to
return home
All messages from Mancuria are
censored.
Witte Has Not Quit.
ST. Petersburg, via Eydtkuhnen,
East Prussia, Dec. 1O-The Russ yes
terday printed a rumor that Count
Witte had rendered his resignation to
the emperor and that he would be
succeeded by Gen. Count Alexis Ig-
natieff. This rumor is untrue.
Strikers Return to Work.
Paris, Dec. 10.-A dispatch from 81
Petersburg to the Journal dated Dec.
8, says the telegraphers of the capital
are returning to their duties and that
the strike in the provinces is in pro-
, cess of disorganization.
The st. Petersburg correspondent
Of the Figaro, under date of Dec. z,
says there is an amelioration of the
postal situation, but that it is impossi-
BILE to telegraph abroad. The cores
pondent says that meeting of strik-
ers at Moscow was dispersed by the
police and the chairman arrested. The
latter, however, was exchanged for a
commissary of police who had been
captured by the strikers.
Plan New Struggle.
j st. Petersburg, via Eydtkuhnen,
Dec. 10.-A much more optimistic feel
, ing prevails in government circles
with the prospect of a complete col
lapse of the postal telegraph strike
and the definite passage of the danger,
but the situation might be complicated
by an immediate general strike
throughout the empire
A period of comparative calm last
ing few weeks may now supervene
and both sides will use it in prepare
tions for the January struggle. In a
fortnight heavy SHOWS are likely to
put an end to the reign of pillage, ar
son and murder In the country, and
the lull will give the government a
chance to accomplish something tangi-
BILE and the sober-minded an opportuni-
ty to reflect.
White Found Wanting.
With an eye to the future the gov
eminent is making great effort to
relieve the discomfort in the army by
removing the causes of complaint.
The sum of $1s,5O0,0OO has been added
to the military budget for the improve
ment of the soldiers food and cloth
ing, though the Moscow zemstvoists
say they are ready to support Premier
White on the conditions laid down in
the resolutions. of the congress. M.
Petrumlevitch believes that the idea
of cooperation Is now too late and that
the only salvation for the government
is the retirement Of the whole White
ministry and it's replacement by "a
ministry having the confidence Of the
people,
Hope in Liberal Ministry.
M. Petrunkevitch, who himself Is
credited with harboring the ambition
to succeed Count White as premier,
modestly declined to suggest proper
man when questioned on the subject,
saying that was the prerogative of the
sovereign. But he emphatically ex-
pressed the opinion that real Liberal
ministry would instantly change the
situation and rally to its support not
only the zemstvoists, but the Consti-
tutional Democrats in general and the
great mass Of the orderly disposed
people who have not associated them
selves with the socialistic revolution.
Authorities Are Helpless.
In many regions Of Russia the local
authorities are practically unable to
any longer protect the states, both ow-
ing to the insufficiency of the troops
and the temper Of the soldiers. The
military commanders have secretly
notified the landlords that it is doubt
full whether the troops will fire upon
the peasants, and that if the soldiers
are split up into small detachments
and sent to the country it Is likely that
they will make common cause with
, the peasants and murder their officers.
Found New Comet.
Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 10.A cable
DraYn rncpiveda at Harvard n0l1app oh.