The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-10-29

the present administrative chaos.
Count White. 10 whom an factions look
10 assume the premiership, has spent
almost the entire time of the past Two
DAYS past at PeterhOH wrestling with
the emperor. insisting upon conditions
IN connection with his appointment
which his majesty was unwilling 90
grant, Upon his return to ST Peters
burg tonight Count White announced
that the cabinet project which has
been lying signed for three days on
the emperor's table. will not be pro-
mulgated tomorrow, intimating there
by that his programme, which is
known 70 include a species of COnstitu-
ton involving the granting of -four
liberties freedom Of speech. freedom
of assembly, freedom of the press and
freedom OF the PERSONALS not been
accepted. 1t is felt that the delay can
not be long protracted and that il IS
a question OF hours when the emperor
conhdes the fortunes of the dynasty
and the government 10 Count Whites
hands.
From Bad to Worse.
Meanwhile the situation is passing
from bad To worse, with matters. at
the summit i'm a state of unstable
equilibrium. The chiefs of state are at
a Aoar AtnN 10 0tA anu A-At rev blu tDA4
lists, encouraged by the inactivity of
the government, are growing boIdeT
and more insistent in the demands
made in their speeches. II is true
there has been no disorder i'm ST.
Petersburg and that General Trepoff,
the Russian emperOrs strong man,
has taken every measure 20 put down
an uprising i'm its luciniency, bat he
has not felt sure enough of his posi-
ton 10 act boldly with regard Go h.
revolutionary meetings at the uni
versity, and has coutcnted himself
with issuing warnings which. not hav-
ing been enforced are taken by the
agitatOrs as evidence of lack of back
bone,
Terrorism Preached,
As before Fridays giant meeting at
the university IT was gain announced
today that further meetings there
would not be permitted bur the college
portals were agem open tonight and
abe hospitality Ct the university was
extended TO sroun of lawyers and
other professional men, Que of N1o7a
orators, referring T. the OLE r;ussiau
folk legend that the world is supported
on the backs of three whales. said that
The autucracy rested Oh three ccta-
Ceans-money. the army and the 10y
atty of the people, but thai Russia is
now bankrupt and the MORAL sympathy
of the people alienatedAaud that che
army alone remains true and this ne
predicts would not be for long. An
other speaker openly preached terror
ism and advocated Making am eX-
ample OF d number of high person.
ages.
May BE Too Late.
Count Whites ally i'm the stupendous
task he is about 90 take will be Gen
eIal Trepon, who, though all his life
has been spent as an instrument for
depression and though he twice has
escaped attempts 10 execute the Ger
rOrists instrument OF death. has come
To realize thar the old order of things
Is changing and giving place 10 new.
and IS now genuine convert 10 The
policy OF giving The people share iu
The government. The best opinion is
that nothing viii save the present
government from complete ruin. Many
shrewd observers believe that White
comes too late
Plight of ST. Petersburg.
The condition i'm ST. Petersburg is
that of fairly under siege and surprises
threatened from within, almost com
pletely isolated and its scauty stores OF
provisions being rapidly exhausted.
The garrison, however, is overwhelming
ly large. General TrcpOff has 10000
troops under his command. which are
distributed In every section OF the city.
There is scarcely a block without its
military patrol. Infantry and cavalry
are quartered i'm courtyards all over
town. the barracks are crowded, and
the watch bTes of the soldiers who are
biVouacking in the streets, light up the
thOTOughfaTeS where electricity has
been eXtiuguished Nevksy Prospect,
the city's main avenue. which last
night was i'm darkness, tonight presents
a weird appearance.
Searohight Used.
A powerful searchlight mounted al
the admiralty Eliminates the center of
the avenue with binding light leaV-
ing the sidewalks la darkness. Drivers
in the roadway, dazzled by the glare,
were unable 70 see where they were
going and the througs in obscuri,y on
the sidewalk were in but a little better
plight
There was constant confusion. which
was augmented during the evening by
an attempt on the part of the Cossacks
and geudarnes to clear the sidewalks.
Two hundred thousand men are
idle WOrkmen's meetings held
throughout the city today unanimously
favored continuing the strike. The
lawyers during the afternoon stopped
all the business of the city.
situation at Moscow.
The situation az Moscow parallels
that IN St Petersburg. The same par
alysis has seized Russia's second city,
The strike is general The people are
defying all prohibitions and are
swarmlng 10 the universities and other
meeting places. A provisional govern
ment has already been organized and
is waiting 10 exercise its powers The
university is baTTicaded against the
troops.
The population of other towns are
growing more violent and reports OF
disorders are arising i'm large numbers
from all sections The efforts of the
troops so far have been generally sue
cessful Troops are in fun possession
ri many places in the interior and the
inhabitants are panic-stricken.
Strike Spreads to Asia.
There is no relaxation Of the railroad
strike. which has spread even 20 Cen
trial Asia, where the trans Caspian
Orenburg and Tashikcnd lines are tied
up. The strike on the trans-S Siberian
railroad is interfering with The return
Of the troops from the Far East The
thirteenth corps was ordered 10 en-
train yesterday but was unable % train
The sudden and unexpected arrival OF
the batsleship Catherine III at Odessa