The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-25

Journal Special Service.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 25.-In spite OF
the threats of the revolutionarles, the
general sentiment here is that their
power is gone and there will be grand
reaction. The whole Of the revolution
are hopes were based upon the idea that
the military were disaHected. but these
have oniy been in small degree resis
lied.
Everything now seems to depend
upon the next forty-eigh hours. IL
the revolutionaries cannot In that time
tutional party will sweep them away
and gain control of the country.
Moscow Causes Fear.
Yet Moscow's precarious condition
has caused the utmost CONSERVATION In
the imperial court. So far no rlotlng
has developed from the strike here, but
there is no knowing how soon the reign
of terror in that other capital, the holy
city Of Russia, may spread to this one
In the ancient capital, where the COM
mon people, armed with bombs and re-
volvers, are fighting pitched battles
with trained regulars, only part OF the
garrison has remained loyal to the car,
most portentous circumstance.
- Baltic Provinces Afame.
In the Baltic provinces matters are
going from bad to worse. Maddened
! peasants are perpetrating atrocities on
huge scale every day. But the car
| does not dare to send more than a sim
| gle regiment from here to combat the
| disorders there.
Finland has virtually thrown off all
semblance of obedience to the central
authority Of the empire.
In Poland, the apparent quiet has
been produced by simply ceasing to en-
force imperial rule.
In st. Petersburg the order for
general strike has not been so success
| full up to this time as had been sup
posed Nevertheless, business is amaz-
ingly interfered with, particularly be-
cause Of the irregular. intermittent
mail and telegraph service. The people
! seem to be settling down, however, to
work as best they can under the I'M
favorable conditions.
Arrests Help Little.
Arresting the leaders Of the working
men failed to cow their followers, who
already have chosen new leaders and
are arranging to hold mass meetings. to
protest against such arrests.
Several newspapers defy the censor q
mandates a1l continue to publish in
manifestos and their speakers denun-
Citations Of the authorities. This is an
entirely novel condition of things for
st. Petersburg.
1 Acting on the advice Of General Ire
poff, the "iron;;fsted," the car is car
Ing The support Of his soldiers He is
! living in his palace of the Tsarskoe-
Selo. where he is at least surrounded,
if not guarded, by 100000 picked troops
of all arms. A series of the most bril-
liant dinner parties to the officers OF
10 or nnd
there is being given. The officers are
/ received in their turn by his imperial
majesty, who treats them with gra-
cious friendliness that aatters them
highly.
j The dinners are served at little tables.
The car sits at one, the cZarina at an
other, and grand duke at each of the
rest, so that every table is graced by
i himself to be extremely cordial. The
car himself makes it point to say
agreeable things. This ingratiating
policy is having its effect on the gar
rison.
Noting this, the car hopes to be able
j soon to appeal confidently to the pstted
regiments to carry out Trepoff IS scheme
, for military dictatorship.
Trepoff Against White.
I Trepof is persistently striving to
! break down Witte IS influence with the
car and to offset or upset the premier 3
plans. That heels succeeding in a meas
ure anyway is betrayed by an incident
| which occurred at the palace last Thurs
!. day.
: * council of the cabinet was being
held, the car presiding. The proposed
i reforms were under consideration and
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