Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-11-15
NICHOLAS WILL NOT
RETURN TO CAPITAL
Gar of Russia Decides to Spend
Winter at SorsBoe Selo.
POLES cLAMoR FOR FREEDOM

FOhlSH DSiS9dllOhS Are WOI HIl& ~ &c
cure Cooperation of Workirgmen's
Organizations to Assist Them in De,
mands for SeIf-Government.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 14.-Emperor
Nicholas and the Russian court will
not come to St Petersburg this winter.
A short time ago it was announced
that the emperor was about to return
to the winter palace in an annex OF
which Count Witte nas installed him
self but his majesty has now decided
to go from Peterhoff back to the Sar
skoe-SelO where he has been living for
almost two years with the exception OF
the last months spent al Peterhotf. FIX
cept on the occasion of the ceremony
of blessing the waters last January
when the emperor narrowly escaped
death, owing to a mysterious charge
of grape being fired into the direction
of the imperial party by saluting bat
terry, the emperor has not stepped d
side the winter palace for over eigh
teen months His decision not to
come to the capital is regarded as un
fortunate, not only for its moral effect
but because it keeps him surrounded
by court influences and out of close
immediate touch with Count Witte who
at the present time should have daily
and almost hourly conferences with
the emperor.
Members of his majesty's entourage
have strongly advised against the en-
peror being in st. Petersburg when the
national assembly meets, as we'll as
on account of the danger of popular
disorders of the capital this winter
recalling to- the emperor's mind not
without effect, the fatal results Of Louis
XVI agreeing to leave Versailles and
place himself at the mercy of the popu
lace of Paris in 1889.
The Polish delegation here are work
ing to secure the cooperation of tHs
Liberals, Social Democrats and work
men organizations in other general pc.
litical strike in aid of the Poles battle
for autonomy, but thus far, while they
have met with much sympathy no
action has been taken for their assist
ance.
Count Witte, whom the deputatiOn
saw was extremely firm, declaring en-
phatically that the government would
do nothing for Poland under compul
sion, and that martial law could not
be abolished until the separatiSt move.
ment comes.
Tie premier declares that the most
of the Poles could expect in addition
to the rights granted under the reform
manifesto was a separate general zem,
stvo for Poland and municipal self
government.
The Polish delegates say that over
1000 Pole prisoners are languishing in
the jails of Warsaw. The radical press
today is not sparing in the denuncia.
ton of the governments action in put.
ting all Poland under martial law,
declaring that it is a plain violation
of the spirit of the reform manifesto.
1t is evident that the government has
recovered its nerve, and is determined
to use severe masures if necessary to
restore order.
The agitation throughout the coun,
try at the exceptional powers conferred
on the aides-de-camp of the emperor
who will de dispatched to the central
~
spreading is proof of this. At the
same time half a dozen governors, in.
cluding the governors of Odessa
Tomsk and Kaisan, willfully failed to
prevent disorders. have been summari
ly dismissed at Count Whites institu.
cation.
tn. clergy with other classes con,
tinue their intercessions for the Cron,
stadt mutineers, ISL of wnom are re.
ported to have been condemned to
death. A hundred orthodox priests
at meeting held at the residence OF
the Metropolitan Antonius, formulated
and dispatched an appeal for mercy to
the emperor.
A number of army officers indignant
at the action of Lieutenant Froloff, OF
the imperial horse guard, VINO recently
sabred Professor Tarle. of the Poly,
technic institute, have joined in pro.
posal to boycott Froloff and all the
other officers of the horse guards un.
less the lieutenant clears himself OF
tne charge or resigns within a month