Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-28

eapital in a state bordering on panic,
It's former seat Of government, Moscow,
engaged in formation of government
20 act independently Of imperial auS
athorities, the Russian empire confronts
= situation that is alarming today, and
Is hourly becoming more grave. Com
munication between st. Petersburg and
Moscow was broken off this afternoon,
% what is transpiring there is not
known. THE day passed up to evening
without disorder In st. Petersburg, but
at Gomel bomb was exploded and
the chief OF police and two soldiers
were wounded. Martial law has been
proclaimed at Kharkon, where fifteen
victims OF the recent demonstration
were being buried. Warsaw is patrolled
by troops. Dispatches from Ashkabad
ana .Irkustk announced an extension
of the strike to Asiatic Russia. In
Reval there are pillages by mobs.
From sevastopol nd other cities comes
news Of strikes and reyolutionry DEM
onstrations. iss
ST. Petersburg, Oct 2s.The city ta
again in darkness tonight, save for
kerosene candles. Witte spent the day
with the emperor! at Peterhof Upon
MIN rests the imperial hopes. It is
only question Of hours when he will
be premier, with practically dictatorial
powers. Many Americans have tens
porarily gone abroad. No collisions
occurred during the day.
AZ the day advanced, military pat
rolls were, multiplied but no violence is
reported, streets being almost deserted.
Groups tf agitators are entering all
stores ard banks, insisting on their
immediate closing. Authorities seem
70 hesitate TO employ force.
st. Petersburg, Oct. GA condition
bordering on panic prevails here today.
Business is completely suspended. sol-
diers are everywhere In the streets and
bloodshed on a large scale is feared.
The government Is trying to appease
the infiamed populace, but the revolu-.
tionaries seem determined to force an
armed conflict. Much alarm is shown
at some OF the embassies for the safe
ty Of foreign subjects and the situation
is being gravely discussed. While
telegraphic communication with the in-
terror Isl open the dispatches received
are meagre. From all over the en-
pire the story is the some-work
stopped, no newspapers printed, schools
closed, business suspended. The cry
Of the masses is always the same
political liberty. Military everywhere
is in possession and the inhabitants are
terror stricken.
Z Telegraphic communication with
MOSCOW Is severed. Gable service is
still operating, although the postoffice
Is closed and the only papers to appear
this morning were the Official Messen-
ger and the Army Organ, which print
].
ed directions for the military. The for
mer contained letter from General
Trepoff addressed to provincial gov
ernors instructing them to allow public
meetings for discussion of political
questions and to interpret the law lib
orally under Whites direction. The
government realizes that repression by
arms In the tremendously excited state
OF the country would be fatal and meet
ings are allowed as safety valves. Fur
ther meetings at the university here
have been prohibited, but three build
ings have been set aside for meetings
In st. Petersburg. and Trepoff has in
structed the governors to select build
ings in all cities.