Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-06

st. Petersburg, April 5.-The pros
pect of central upheaval of city and
country with the advent of spring in
creases daily. Evidence accummula-
lates that the radical forces are
in unison and are awaiting a sig
nal which is generally believed
will be given shortly after the
Russian Easter. The terrorists are
showing great activity and reports
from all over the country prove that
the workmen who In many cases have
been formulating petty demands which
are no sooner granted than they are
succeeded by others, are acting under
instructions from revolutionary leaders
who are only biding their time
Employers frankly admit that it is
Impossible to try to continue business
and some Of them have already shut
down. The people are becoming
plainly panicky and the authorities
cannot conceal their alarm.
Germany Looks for Peace.
Berlin, April 5. - Peace at an early
date is regarded as probable by the
German embassy at st. Petersburg,th the
Associated Press is informed, and in
consequence Of dispatches received
from there by the government during
the last three days this opinion circu-
lates in official circles for the first
time since the war began.
Emperor's Advisers for Peace.
The Russian emperor it is true, has
not yet decided for peace but the
grand dukes and practically all the
members of the court who have access
to the emperor are for peace. The
considerations that still delay the
czar's decision are personal ones.
Japs Take Towns.
Toxic, April 5.-The army headquar-
ters reporting today says: "Our
Shangtu force drove the Russians out
Of Tsulushu, two miles north of Chang
tu, also out of Sumitncheng, nine miles
west of Tsulushu, and occupied both
places April 3. After driving the en-
emy from the neighborhood of Sou
miaotzu, six miles southeast of Tsu-
lushu, our force reached the vicinity
of Santaukou at noon. They were
fired upon fiercely by 500 Russian cav,
airy, retreating north along the rail.
road. Our force dispersed them
Would Kill General Trepoff.
st. Petersburg, April 5. - The po
lice yesterday arrested in the Nevsky
Prospect man disguised as a car
riage driver, presumably belonging tc
the same organization as the twelve
persons who were arrested last week
for supposed connection with terror
list schemes. There is little doubt thai
there was plot directed against the
life of Governor General Trepoff ant
the latest arrest indicates that the ter
rorists are acting on a concerted pla1
with auxiliaries and lookouts to aid the
actual perpetrator of the assassina
tion.
Attempt to Kill Policeman.
Warsaw, April 5. - While everyone
was asleep in the hospital in which
are the three policemen who were in
jured by bomb which was thrown
into the police station at Praga, su
burb of Warsaw on March 26 an un
known man entered the ward and wen
to the bedside of Policeman Sarap a
whom he fired his revolver thre
times. One shot took effect in tn
back Of the policeman. The assail
ants escaped before the patients an,
attendants had time to recover fron
the. shock and surprise. Sarap ha
been hated especially on account O
his brutality in the recent riots.
Many People Arrested.
A strong body of police, aided b,
two companies of infantry, Monda
night made a thorough search of Viola
suburb of this city, chiefly inhabite
by criminals, revolutionaries and sus
pected persons. The police seize
large quantities of revolutionary pam
phlets and manifestoes and revolver