Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-16

consulted in the preparation Of the
election law, Is out with strong appeal
TO all who have the welfare of the
country at heart, without party affiN-
alton, to unite in the restoration of
order and thus insure peaceful elections
and the convocation of the national as
sembly, which Is the only legal place
in which to settle political differences.
He further declares that all classes
OF the population can Join in this i'm
perative work except those who do not
believe In the following doctrines:
First, the development Of a constitu-
tional monarchy based on universal
suffrage, and, second, the reform of
Russia by peaceful means through an
imperial national assembly.
Under the leadership of the law and
order party an attempt Is making to
organize a counter peasants party IN
opposition to the Moscow PEASANTS
congress.
The post-teegraph congress at Mos
COW is still holding out, insisting that
The strikers can be victorious, although
unless a new development enters into
the situation their cause apparently is
lost.
The ranks of the strikers are being
deserted and those returning to work
are compelled to sign declaration TO
the effect that they were enticed into
the union under false pretenses and
agreeing not to meddle with politics in
the future. Nevertheless. the strikers
can cripple the postal service for an
Indefinite period and without the strik-
ing operators it is impossible for the
government to secure resumption OF
telegraphic communication.
There are no signs of a. break on
the Siberian lines and business men
everywhere are in despair at the out
look. Runs on savings banks are re-
ported at many places in the prov
inces. The desperate strikers here con-
tinue their attacks on mail wagons
and the robbery of letter boxes.
The provincial zemstvos are COM
planning that they are unable to col
lect the taxes without the aid of the
federal government and they have been
obliged to close the schools. Through
out the Volga and Don regions the
peasants continue to cut down the for
ests.
The arrival of Gen. Maximovitch,
the successor of the late Gen. SalShar-
off as the emperor's representative at
Saratoff. was Signalized by an unfor-
tunate incident. The peasants in tho
district of Balascheff had been round
ed up" by the authorities with the aid
of Cossacks in order to persuade them
to return the wood and other property
the commander of the Cossacks was
shot and fell dead from his horse,
whereupon the Cossacks fired on the
crowd. killing four and woundlng ten
persons. Gen. MaXimovitCh, who ar
rived on the scene Immediately after
ward, was greatly distressed and in
the name of the emperor promised to
succor financially the families of the
dead and wounded peasants. The as
saSsin of Gen. Sakharoff has confessed
her identity to the extent of admitting
that her name is Amelia Hopoff. She
refuses. however. to furnish any other
information to the authorities
From Tver. Central Russia, comes
the news that the estate of Ivan Pc
trunkenvitch, president of the Moscow
agricultural society and a prominent
member of the zemstvo, has been
sacked and destroyed by the peasants.
The Novosti says that Szdt, one of
the leaders Of the Sebastopol mu-
tineers, has been hanged.
The announcement from ST. Peters
burg that the identity of the assassin
of Sakharoff has been established
would seem to dispose of the runors
that the murderer was a man disguised
as q MOmnn.