Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-18
'roletariat Answers the Nove by Declaring
General Strike
Ew MEN TAKE PLACES OF THOSE IN JAIL
NovOs Vremya is ths Only Newspaper to
Appear Sunday.
MARTIAL LAW IN THE PROVINCES
Governors Authorized 20 Declare
state of siege without Con-
suItinE st. Petersburg
omciaIs.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. IA shudder
Of horror has convulsed Russia. The gov
ernment claims II has given battle only
to the red revolutionists. but the popu-
lace generally believes that the white
terror has returred. Already tho leaders
OF the proletariat organization who escaped
capture Saturday night at the Economic
society. and even men Of the rank OF Prof.
Mlukofr are in hiding from the police
who are hunting them down. The govern
ment evidently anticipates battle royal
, and has made its dispositions accordingly.
| 1t fully understands that the proletariat
will give blow for blow in answer 20 the
wholesale arrests
The workmen's council and the League
Of Leagues Saturday night issued dec
larntlon Of general strike TO begin inn
mediatcly and consequently by an imperial
ukase published this morning all governors
general. governors and projects throughout
| TIE emuire who are cut off by telcsraph are
| clothed with most dictatorial powers. being
| authorized without consulting st. Peters
| burg to declare state OF siege. and n
! necessary. even martial law. AS most OF
| the provincial authorities are reactionary
| officials of the old regime the advantage
! they will take Of such power to terrorise
! the populace can he easily imagined they
| being i'm position to become petty tyrants
/ and wage war each in his own particular
| fashion against the revolutonists.
only one Paper Appears.
! The Novoe vreniya was the only paper.
with the exception of the Official Mcssen-
gor. to appear today, and in the center
( Of the first page is half column of blank
paper. showing where the censor had for
hidden an article. The Novoe Vremya Sc
. nd
published under the protection OF police
aud Cossacks. The Slovo and the Novosti
two other papers that have not suspended
| publication. were unable TO appear, as the
| printers walked out in obedience to orders
| OF the council OF workmen because these
papers refused to print the manfesto'of
the proletariat organization. Practically
all the ringleaders of the proletariat organ
.zstion were arrested Saturday night and
'ftfre reNoufcefulness OF the counoIl of work
men was proved by the fact that in lcsH
than ar hour a new council the head or
which is NJ Lenient. the editor OF New
Life, had replaced the old council and
elected officers. The editors OF the news
papers suspended for publishing the prole-
tariat organizations manifesto. including
the famous NJ. Hessen Of the Pravo. were
| with the single exception Of Prof. Milukoff,
who manaeed 70 evade arrest taken into
CUSTODY VI. Souvorin, editor OF the Russ,
furnished 5000 bail and was released.
In addition 10 tho general strike Il Is
expected that the revolutionaries will have
recourse To the old methods OF fighting tho
government.
Threats Against witte.
II Is said the terrorist organization held
a meeting in the small hours last night.
Count Witte's life is considered in danger.
and the annex Of the palace where he is
residing IS heavily guarded The most
significant news comes from Tsarskoe-selo
where. in. view Of the resolution OF The
government to put its foot down on the
strife a regular campaign Is being con-
Quoted with the purpose OF firing the
loyalty Of the guard regiments
Each day a regiment from st. Peters
burg Is reviewed and addressed by Elm
peror Nicholas. and with much ceremony
his majesty passes up and down the lines
and speaks personally 10 officers and men
The Grand Duke Nicholas is present at NIL
these ceremonies.
Saturday. after the review OF the Preo-
braiensky regiment. Grand Duke Nicholas
and the officers of the regiment in turn
on bended lSncces kissed tho emperorSn
hand. which called forth an outburst Of
enthusiasm from the soldiers. Monday tho
Mailovski regiment will go to Tsarskoe
Selo. ss
Government Fighting for Life.
NJ. Nomechnieff minister Of communica j.
tions has issued orders to the chiefs or
oil the railroads not to recognize organixA
tions Of railroad men, particularly caution
ing them not to allow the passage OF the
orders OF leaders of the Organizations, who
heretofore have been using the railroad
telegraph lines to transmit their instruc-
tions The government has chosen a des-
| perate moment 10 repress the proletariat.
II is fighting for it's life in the Baltic
region, where a revolt is admitted to he
in full blast with almost practical GER
tainty that n II cannot be crushed its
} flames will spread to Poland. The ma.
= tive population Of the ancient kingdom of
Lithuania is made up Of a hardy and
hoadstrong people, who under the banner
OF revolt will fight to the bitter end.
Muuny in Moscow.
At Moscow the government is confronted
with mutIny Of troops serious that
it has been Obliged to send regimen,
Of cavalry from ST. Petersburg to aid IN
T the suppression Of the mutineers.
The government today succeeded in re-
storing cable communication abroad, but
It is utterly unable 10 guarantee how long
II Will be able to keep the cables In opera
tion.
Petitions from the nobility OF Riga
= Windau. Libau and other places in the
, Baltic provinces have been received by
the government, imploring IT to abolish
:. martial law. which, the petition says. Is
only lnnaming the situation.
The editors OF the Signal and several
. other satirical papers Of mushroom growth
n which have been printing the most out
rageoUs cartoons Of imperial persona ges
!, have been arrested, charged with lese
majestic.
v Witte May Resign.
. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec l.-3:i5 p. M.
n \ report that Count Wtte has resigned Is
in circulation, but It is false. 1t may. how
y ever. become true at any moment as Gen
T.: eral Count Alexis Ignatiefr is being held N
. reserve.