Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-26
ALL RUSSIA
NOW WAITING
Result Of Impending Sea Battle Be-
tween Rojestvensky and Togo is
Of Tremendous Importance.
WHOLE EMPIRE is SETTLING
All the Polish Cities Are in a State
Of Minor Siege-Disquieting Ru.
mors Fill the Air.


Dut the fate of the whole program oil
internal reform, to which Emperor
Nicholas stands committed, appears
to await the issue of the approaching
sea battle between Rojestvensky and
Togo. The government undoubtedly
would be greatly strengthened, al
least for the moment, by a victory de
cisive enough to change the war sit
uation. The Liberals are imperti
nent at the delay and suspicious Of
every move of the government. They
are convinced that if victory comes
the bureaucracy to which the realiza
ton OF reforms has been consigned
by the emperor, will be able despite
the clamor throughout the country
to keep the execution of these reforms
In their own hands which of course
in their opinion, would mean their
eventual dissipation in a labyrinth OF
endless commissions. Moreover they
believe that the emperor might again
be persuaded to listen to the neces.
sity Of the old style of repression of
the present agitation.
Practically the entire interior ad.
is being conducted
through police regime. Already
there are everywhere evidences of re-
turn to Won Plehve methods. Domi-
ciliary visits and arrests by scores
and hundreds are reported in every
part Of the empire, and meetings OF
all classes of the people are forbid
den and broken up by the police I'M
der the direction of the local COVER
nors. Even zemstvo meetings at
Vladimir, Elizabethpol. Orel, Tiflis and
Livadia have been closed.
Russia has evidently become a
Vast lunatic asylum" says the Crash
DAM, "and unless many people are
locked up and placed out of harms
way there is no predicting where all
this idocy will end"
Should Rojestvensky be defeated
on the contrary, the Liberals believe
that the bureaucracy would capitulate,
and that peace and constitution
would come.
In the meantime the Easter holi.
days and May day are awaited with
extreme anxiety both by the authori
ties and the people. The social DEM
ocratic revolutionaries have planned
demonstrations on an extensive scale.
and undoubtedly many of them are
armed with revolvers and bombs
which have been struggled into the
country to fight the police and troops
IN case they should attempt to inter
fere with the demonstrators, The
seem to have plenty
1f funds, furnished from both abroad
ana by wealthy sympathizers in Rus
'la. The widest stories of plans for
blowing up the members of the imper.
al family, ministers and palaces, and
IL plllage and murder of the nobility
md the wealthy are current, especial
y IN arlstocratic drawing rooms, and
many society people, thoroughly
have already made prep
irations to go abroad.
Large reinforcements of troops, es-
oecially of Cossacks have been
brought to St Petersburg. Arrests
md search OF the lodgings continue.
)ut even General Trepoff, although
lie is taking every measure of pre-
caution, does not seem to know ex.
lctly what to expect. That he antic-
pates trobule and bloodshed is an.
parent from the fact that he has not.
fed all manufacturers to guard
against incendiarism, and through
house porters has warned every fam
~ That women and children must re-
nam on the streets on May day.
Although disorders more or less
serious are anticipated everywhere,
'oland and the Baltic provinces prob
IDLY are the storm centers. General
governor general of War.
Jaw, has just returned to his post at
er a conference here. clothed with
Utmost dictatorial powers. All the
'ollsh cities are now in a state of mi
Tor siege but the governor general
authorized to declare martial law
nd ample troops will be furnished
o him.
There are many disquleting reports
II disaffection of troops. and the
ames OF regiments, even in the i'm.
'erlal guards, are given as having
zen won over to 1.-The cause of lib
rty.' The military authorities, how
Yer, declare that there is no question
4 the loyalty of the troops. Special
have been instituted to
,eep the army free from contamina.
ion, and these have been enforced in
Individual cases. both OIL officers and
nen, VINO have been found to be in
communication with revolutionaries
'uch cases, the authorities declare,
ave been detected particularly
mons Jews and severely punished;
ut the authorities are confident that
% troops have been affected.
independent investigations by the
associated Press seems to bear out
he official claim except as to the
caucasus, where, according to private
dyices, just received, the troops are
BADLY fed, and are on the verge of
nutiny and ready to Join the reyolu.
lonaries. These advices represent
nat tie situation borders on anarchy.
'i'h the revolutionaries in practical
ohtrol. The local authorities" ac-
'ordlns to these advices, "are pow
'riess. The regiments at Tilis are
nutlnous and unreliable. The reyo-
utlonary committee has orders open.
y demanding compliance under pain
II death. They have prohibited nav.
nent OF all taxes to the government
md have reduced rents one-half. The
landlords fear for their lives and are
llrald TO resist The committee reg
Hates hours of labor and the opening
md closing Of shops and is directing
abroad strikes Disobedience is
by death.
lgorrotes Will Not Exhibit.