New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
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No. o,,.y ,,raalz in the ranks Of the telegraph
as g. rsrortea from Kazan, Middle Russia Else
,-hars all the governments attempts to resume
salagrar47,c communication have been unsuccess-
rr1 In this city there has been partial re-
s1In1ptfon of mail delivery by means OF NoiulI-
teers but it requires two policemen or Two SUI
5,ars tn escort every carrier. In the posIollice
tba officials who can be spared are working III
pther departments with volunteers some Oh
whom are OF high rank Princess OpoiensAS,
Princess Kofhubey, Countess Morvlhoh anu
Countess OZeroff are sorting letters in the mar
ing room
A. one mail station the strikers stole a 1narch
m the military. The guard of soldiers had gone
to dinner, leaving their rifles stacked ou'Siue
The strikers made a raid on the station ana
hammered off the breechlocks OF the Ilii0S
fore they were discovered
Al Moscow more than twenty carloads OF le'-
tiers are undistributed.
Al Kbarzof it is reported that 5000 soldiers
have agreed not TO fire on the people, and at
Rostoff the Sd Grenadier artillery, consisting Oh
four hundred men. has held a meeting ana
formulated service demands. Similar ACTON 1t
IS rumored has been taken by the military en-
gineers ar odessa and by troops in several
places in the Baltic Province
The declaration of martial law in Livonia IS
due principally to agrarian troubles. Large
hands Of peasants are marching and plllaglng-
It is reported that Dorpat is in flames.
A stringent law to prevent agitation Ior Poiiu-
cal strikes and the spead Of propaganda preJu-
dicisI n The discipline of the army and navy
is about to be issued.
The Election Law is not expected to oe hnalIy
completed until next week.
Premier Whites response to the ZenstVolsIS
viii not be made until tomorrow.
The .Fuss" demands the trial by court martial
and the removal Of the colonel of the Semionov-
sky Regiment at whose invitation Professor
Nicholsky. the noted reactionary, who is boy
cotted by the students. delivered speech to the
regiment warmly praising the men for firing on
the people
PREMIER WITTE POWERLESS
Public confidence in the governments ability
to weather the growing storm is waning fast
Premier .Vvitte seems powerless to cope with the
new elements OF. danger which the revolution Is
raising on every hand New mutinies among
the troops are constantly reported. and the law
lessness in the country is increasing.
Whenever the dreaded yvorkmens organiza-
tons present a united front, as they did last
Night the Premier is compelled to strike his
colo-s.
It nov appears thai the comrades Of Sokoloff'
The railroad engineer of Samara, whose con
demnatIon to death threatened the country with
general railroad strike, independently organ
lied the strike on the Transcaspian line from
Nexandrovsk 10 Tashkend- The Governor cen
eral Of <1,rshlla. who exercises plcnary powers
On the Afghan frontier without consulting with
The ST. Petersburg authorities convened court
martial and sentenced him to death Inc
Premier, as a result of the action OF the execu-
tive committee of the Railroad Employees Union
IN preparing for a general strike unless me SEN
tenee Vas reversed before midnight on Deceih-
Der 8. was compelled TO get n NemechaleH' tl9
Minister Of Communications to employ tile ran
road telegram n forward a stay Of execution,
which. fortunately. arrived IN time, Had the
nan been shot nothing would have prevented
universal strike. This danger for The moment
has again passed, but the weapon always hangs
Continued seccad VaEe.