The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-03
Kill CAR and
GRAND DUKES
CONcLAVE OF NlHiLiSTS DE-
CIDES UPON IMMEDIATE
ACTION.
RESORT TO BONE AID KNIFE
CAR, THE GRAND DUKES AND
ALL THE MINISTER'S CON-
DEMNED TO DEATH.

Contrary to expectation, the first
move of the newly appointed governor
general of St. Petersburg is pacific in
character. 1t takes the form OF proc
lamation, jointly signed by Gen. Ire
nolf and tTr Kol;ovsoff, minister OF
finance. telling tho strikers that they
have been led into trouble by evil dis
posed persons, and that their best IL
forests will be served by peaceful rep
reservations to the government. The
wcrkmen are also assured that the en-
peror has ordered the flaming of GER
tain laws for their benefit and the Gre
alton of a system of state insurance
that will protect them from want in
case of sickness or disability.
No Serious Trouble in Moscow.
The fears of serious trouble in Mos
COW yesterday were not realized. The
only authenticatcs instance of any
thing approaching violence there was
in the dispersal of a crowd of about
5000 workmen by Cossacfs. Sc far as
is known there were no casualties.
From Finland Russophobic demon
STATIONS are reported, collision be-
tween q crowd of 10000 persons and
troops and police resulting in the
wounding of about thirty Firms. In
Finland the agitation has nothing to
do with the labor question, but is pure
~ political in character.
Various political, educational and
mercantile bodies in Russia are adopt
ing declarations in favor of an elective
representative legislative body and de-
nouncing misrulc under the autocracy.
Are Held in Awe by the Troops.
With troops patrolling the streets
in ST. Petersburg, Moscow, Libau.
Odessa. kieff and other industrial!
ccnters of Russia, there were yester-
day no serious collisions with strikers
In Moccow some of the employers are
evincing a Willingness to make some
concessions TO their worlmen, but
there has been no general agreement
on that point. In ST. Petersburg the
return OF workmen has enabled sew
cral factories to resume operations
and the authorities Hope To witness a
general resumption on Monday.
The minister Of the Interior has
promised to consider the cases OF the
prominent writer's who We're sent TO
the ST. Peter and st. Paul fortress for
their activity in the political and Geo.
nomic agitation and he has given Il
qualified promise that they shall be re-
leased.
st. Petersburg, ian. 31.-F'rom rev.
olu,ionaly source, (which Is abso!H. e..
reliable, it is learned that al q CON
claFc Of nihilsts held during the small
hours Sunday morning, there was Il
fierce alteration as 10 the eXpedioncy
Of immediate action.
A stout minority cont ended that the
brotherhood. equally with the strikers.
have been cowed by the governments
energetic action, and especially by the
recent relentless massacre. IT was as
serted, that such being the case, a fail
ure TO acr 1T The present time would
mean the annihilation of nihilism.
WhereuDon immediate action was
resolved, and the ear, The grand
dukes and all the ministers were CON
denned 10 death.
Victims Are Apportioned.
Early Ibis morning a flaming mani
festo was drafted, copies Of which
were conveyed to the district leaders
for distribution among the sworn
chiefs OF the nihilist movement.
These are to meet and assign to
each trusted desperate among their
subordinatcs the place at which the
respective murders are to be COM
nlitted. victim of assassination, and
bomb or a knife With which to COM
nit the deed.
Father Gopon in a Monastery.
The same informant declared that
he knew that Father Gopon was under
arrest and confined in q monastery,
where he has been turned over to The
church synod to deal with him as they
shall see fit.
The car is reported to be a COM
plete nervous wreck. 1t is said that
he fasts continually and spends much
OF his time weeping. He has refused
consolation, it is said. from his advis-
ers, and remains most OF the time in
state Of gloomy silence, repelling all
who come near him.
Summary Of Situation.
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