The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-02
BLOOD FLOWING
ON EVERY HAND
Scenes of Violence All Over the Rus.
sian Empire.
WITTE IS DISAPPOINTED
LIBERALS ARE GIVING HIM NO
SUPPORT.

q T. PETERSBURG. Nov, Although
y today passed in comparative quiet in
ST Petersburg ana Moscow. a flood
of dispatches from all parts OF the en-
pire report disorders in many cities, with
a heavy total of dead and wounded. The
people while celebrating their new-tound
freedom were in many instances set upon
by C0ssacks and police, while sometimes
the spirit Of mob violence broke forth and
the lower elements of the population gave
themselves TO piliage and destruction,
The most serious disorders apparently
occurred at Odessa. where hundreds OF
persons are reported TO have been killed
or wounded. and where the rioting is mo
mentarily expected To- flare cut INTO re-
petition Of the slaughter of last july, ana
at kazau. where "a three DAYS reign of
terror was ended only by the retirement
or ali Cossacks to their barracks.
Anti-Jewish Uprisings.
A deplorable feature of the news from
/ The interior is that ani-JeWlsh uprislngs
nave occurred In many places especially
ln southern Russia, where the popuace
vented its hatred of the Jews by Sackng
y their stores ami clubbing the members of
The race. in some cases resorting TO the
torch
The attacks On the crowds are reported
to be tn most cases the work of COSsaCkS
VINO many times were apparently let loose
Vpou the people without direction or au-
thOritV.
In St. Peter sburg today General Trepoff
IN accordance with his announcement Of
last night prevented the resumption OF re-
NOlutlOnary demonstrations by having Lhe
crowds dispersed whenever and wherever
they gathered. kazan place and the
NeVskY Prospect were several times
cleared by COssacks and police and the
crowds We're driven from the vicinity OF
the university with whips and the flats
al. H. .aH
the weather. which was cold and rainy
and which Kept many persons off the
streets.
Witte Disappointed.
Count Whites task in securing 81 fair
lrlal Tor the new experiment in cOnStitu-
uonalism Is a most difficult one. He ia
disappointed at not securing the supper.
of the liberals, on whose cooperation he
counted. Many OF these are holding alOOf
and seem rather TO enjoy the predicament
IN which the new premier finds himself
Meanwhile the Socialists and revolution
aries, who believe they have the govern
nent stamDeded, are bending every ef-
Tort 10 Keen the movement gOinC and 10
precipitate "a catastrophe from which they
hope SOcialistic republic VIII emerge
mis- IS - cOnsGmmatlOn as little To be
desired by the majority of liberals espe-
claliy the ZemstVOiSts. as by the govern
ment itself and therein lies the chief hope
that the force gathering under the banner
OF Count Witte is sufficiently strong to
make head AGAINST the revolutionary
movement and the spirit Of unrest
throughout the country
Freedom of the Press.
Count Witte is doing his utmost to meet
the CHER objections against the new re-
gime- ln addition to the promised am
nesty for political prisoners. liberty of
the press has been granted Count Witte
offering TO deputation OF editors who
called on him 10 demand the abolition
of the censorship regulation the amusing
explanation Jhat in the hurry of writing
the manifesto the words liberty of the
press We're inadvertently omitted, and
that the omission had not been noticed
until the complaint was made.
The Official Gazette formally an
noUnces that the term liberty of speech"
il 10 be interpreted as including the
press.
Would Be. Madness.
Against the demand for the removal of
General TTepOff Count White however IS
inflexible. He Informed a delegation from
t9he strike committee, which called on
I him today 10 demand the release of
Atheir imprisoned comrades and the re-
1aOVaI of General TrepOff, that il would
be madness for him 10 dismiss the Only
man capable Of maintaining order in the
CITY at the present 1uncture.
NOminally for the purpose of perfect
ing their organization and gathering
funds. the strike committee tonight de
Cided TO call off the ST Petersburg in
dustrial strike at noon Friday next. buzz
10 resume IL at an OppOrtune moment.
The st. Petersburg railroad men have
resolved TO continue their strike, dcclar-
ing they have assurances that the SOl-
diers of the railroad battalion will de
EeFt II a little persuasion IN the way OF
1rain-wrecking is employed.
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