Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-30
Provisional Government Founded
in Moscow To Bring Order
Out Of Chaos.
TO PROTECT AMERICANS
ST. Petersburg Is Like an Armed
Camp Serious Conflicts in
Many Parts Of Europe.

ST. PETERSBURG Oct. 80 - The
people of Moscow have taken the first
step to bring Il form of order out OF
the chaotic conditions which threatens
ed to overwhelm the Russian empire.
Leaders of the rebellious parties In
that city have decided to found a pro-
visional government, which will act
without regard to the regularly consti-
tuted authorities.
1t is said that the emperor has Just
accepted the Liberal programme, ap-
ell Legislative powers to the repre-
sentative assembly, allowing repre-
sentatves from all sections of the pop
ulation to be elected to it. abolishing
martial law throughout the empire and
that he will issue manifesto to the
people to that effect today
While the liussian capital is out
wardly calm, developments all Indicate
that crisis is imminent Although
the streets are filled with troops and
re-enforcements are pouring in from
Finland, the government seems utterly
powerless to cope with the situation,
and many calm observers seem serious
ly to believe that the present regime Is
tottcring to its fall.
Complete disorder rcigns at Tifls.
There is rifle firing against the patrols
in many quarters of the city, aud
bombs are being thrown A military
train has been derailed outside the city
and number of Cossacks killed.
The strike is complete on all rail-
roads in the Caucasus All the stores
and offices are closed Even the enl-
ployees of the state institutions and
the headquarters of the vice royalty,
have struck.
At Riga there have been several en-
counters between the drageea33v z1s<l
the mobs The dragons We're three
times fired upon by the crowds. The
situation is growing worse.
AT Rostov-on-Don the strikers and
reactionaries are fighting. Attempts
to pillage the Jewish synagogues and
houses were stopped by the police.
AT Gomel Il bomb was thrown
against the police, and two policemen
were killed
AT Moscow nineteen wounded men
We're brought to the University hos
pital as the result Of an encounter be-
tween students and Royalists
At l<iev several COssacks who re-
fused to fire on the crowd during the
recent disturbances, we're arrested.
At Helsingfors a strike has been pro-
claimed on the Finnish railway from
st. Petersburg to the frontier station
of Nalkeasaarl
Grave doubts are expressed as to
whether even the imperial guard can
now be relied upon.
The foreign embassies at st. Peters.
burg have discussed the situation, bnt
have as vet taken no steps regarding
the safety Of foreign residents. AS a
precaution the state department at
Washington has been requested to con-
fer authority for the charter of a YES
sci and to hoist on it the American
flag rs Il refuge for Americans.
The negotiations for new loan were
formally adjourned today, as neither the
government nor the bankers are pre-
pared to close the negotiations while
the present situation continues
j. Pierpont Morgan, Jr.. and George
w Perkins are negotiating with the
Hamburg American Steamship compa-
ny for the dispatch of Il vessel to take
them off in case of necessity.
The university. the Polytechnic in
stitute and all educational institutions
were closed so as to prevent further
meetings being held in them. The uni
versity is surrounded by troops.
Al meeting of the municipal coun-
ell last night deputation of thirty
members of the strikers committee APP
pearcd. In an impassioned speech the
leader of the deputatiOn presented the
following demands of the workmen and
affiliated organizations:
"I'irst.-A constitution and political
liberty.