The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-18
Vigorous Steps Against
 inc ReyOlutiOnaTieS.
HEADERS UNDER ARREST
Police Hunting Down Those
 Who Escaped.
4 shudder of Horror Has Convuised the Empire. and a Return of the ssyYhite Terror" Is
 Feared.

St Petersburg. Dec. 1I.--A shuuuel of horror has convulsed Russia. lne Government claims 1t mas gwen oas,t only to the red" revolutionists, put the populace generally believes that the white terror has returned. A. ready the leaders of the proletariat or ganization, who escaped capture Satur. day night at the Economic Society, ana eveo men of the rank of Professor Miln- koff are in hiding from the poiice' who are hunting them down.
 The Government evidently antici- hates a battle royal and has made us dispositions accordingly. It fully un- derstands that the proletariat will give blow for blow in answer to the whole, sale arrests. The Workmen's Council and the League of Leagues Saturday night issued a declaration of general strike to begin immediately, and, con- seuueutly, by an Imperial ukase pub Iished this morning. all governors gen. erai, governors and projects throughout the empire. who are cut on by teie- graph. are clothed with aimos. olc.a- s. toriai powers, being authorized, With out consulting St. Petersburg. to de- clare A state of siege, and if necessary, even martial law.
 As most of the provincial authorities are reactionary officials of the old re- gime. the advantaFe they Will take or such power to terrorize the populace can be easily imagined, they being in . position to become petty tvrants. and wage war each in his own particular fashion against the revoiutionists.
 Work of the Censor.
 The Novoe Vremya was the only pa- per with the exception of the Omctal Messenger, to appear today. and in the center of the first page is half column of blank paper showing where the cen- sor had forbidden an article. The Novoe Vrenava seeded from the Pub- fishers Union and was published under the protection of police and cossacks. The SIovo and The Novosti. two other papers that have not euspended publi- cation. were unable to appear. as the printers walked out in obedience to oraeFe n9 the Council nf wnrktnen be- cause these pauers refused to print the manifesto of the proletariat organiza- ton.
 Although practically all the ring leaders of the nraletariat organization were arrested Saturday niTht. the re- sourcefulness of the Council of Work men was proved by the fart that in less than an hour a new council. the head of which Is M Lenient editor of. The New Life. had replaced the old officers.
 The editors of the newspapers sus- pended for publishing the protelariat organizations manifesto. including the famous M. Hessen of The Pravo. were with the single execution of Professor MilukofT, who manager to evade arrest, { taken into custody. M. Souvorin, edi- tor of The Russ. furnished s5,0o0 bail and was released.
 Return of OId Methods.
 Tn addition to a general strike it is expected that the revolntionaries will have recourse to the old methods of lighting the Government.
 It Is stated that the terrorist organ ixation held a meeting in the small h~--s ~" '~'e morning.
 = aE- f....~ 4 T A. ExA in danger and the annex of ehe palace whore he is re ejding is heavily gu .rosd.
 The most significant news comes from Tsarskoe-SelV, where. in view of the resolution of the government to put it's foot down on the strike. regular campaign Is being conducted with the purpose of firing the loyalty of the guard regiments. Each day a regiment from St. Petersburg Is reviewed and addressed by Emperor Nicholas, and with much ceremony his majesty passes up and down the lines and speaks per sonally to officers and men. The grand Duke Nicholas is present at all these ceremonies.
 Saturday after the review of the Proebsajensky regiment. Grand Duke Nicholas and the officers Of the regi- ment in turn on pended knees kissed the Emperor's hand. which called forth an outburst Of enthusiasm from the S. ment will go to Tsarke-Selo.
 NJ Nomechaieff. minister of com munications, has issued orders to the chiefs of all the railroads not to recog nize organizations of railroad men. par ticularly cautioning them not to allow the passage of orders of the leaders of the organizations, who heretofore have been using the railroad lines to transmit their instructions
 Desperate Moment chosen.
 The government has chosen a desper- ate moment to repress the proletariat. It is fighting for it's fife in the, Baltic region, where revolt Is admitted to be in full blast, with almost practical certainty that if it cannot be crushed It's flames will spread 10 Poland.
 The native population of the Ancient Kingdom of Lithuania Is made up Of Q hardy and headstrong people. who, hay ing raised the banner of revolt. will fight to the bitter end.
 At Moscow, the government is con- frouted with a mutiny of troops, so serious that 1t has been obliged to send a regiment of cavalry from St. Petersburg. to aid in the suppression of the mutineers.
 The government today succeeded in restoring cable communication abroad. but it is utterly unable to guarantee how long it will be able to keep the cables in operation.
 Petitions from the nobility of Riga. windau, Libau and other places in aa Baltic provinces have been received by the government imploiInR it to aho' ish martial law, which the petitions say is only inflaming the situation.
 Tbe editors of The Signal and sever al other satirical papers of mushroom growth, which have been printing the most outrageous cartoons of imperial persona ges, have been arrested charged with lese majeste.