The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-07

According to the latest dispatches
that have come oft of Russia, Count
Witte is making his force felt. His
hand is on the helm and disorders are
beginning to cease.
Emperor Nicholas has signed the
manifesto granting autonomy to the
Firms and it has been dispatched 70
HelsingfOrs where a grave revolution
was threatened and battleships had
already reached that port with 10000
troops to quell the insurrection
Count Witte has practically settled
the railroad strike by giving in COM
pletely to the strikers, with whom he
had 4 conference yesterday.
Dispatches are brief from the riot
centers. An Odessa dispatch says it is
believed that the worst is now over
In several towns the entire Jewish
quarter has been devastated and the
inhabitants killed OF wounded.
st. Petersburg, November 4-Count
Witte is getting mis- hands on the helm,
and the Russian ship Of state is begin
ming to right itself. Gradually the dis
order that followed the pcomulgation
of the constitution giving the people
liberty is being put down. The pre-
mier has met the immense difficulties
confronting him and the pressure Of
the demands of the different classes of
society with the energy and sincerity
that are more and more giving him the
support of the moderate liberals, who
have been frightened by the carnival
of disorder into which the country has
been plunged, and the inordinate de-
mands Of the proletariat, under the
leadership of the reds and social
democrats.
Freedom of the press and general
amnesty. except for crime, have fol-
lowed each other, but Count Witte has
steadily refused to yield to the demand
for the organization of national
guard on the ground that it would be
equivalent to arming the social demo
Gratis to fight and destroy the whole
government. Between midnight and
morning, Count Witte today solved the
railroad strike at a conference with the
strike leaders at which he did not hes
itate to make a practical surrender OF
the governments demands. The basis
of settlement includes increases In
wages, right to organize, freedom Of
meeting, and unemployment of Strik-
erS
One of the newspapers, after care
full investigation, gives the number of
victims in ST. Petersburg during the
disorders as six killed and thirty-One
wounded.
The text of the imperial manifesto
granting amnesty to political prisoners,
free pardon is granted to political
criminals Of various caIegories, which
are enumerated, and also to participa-
terS in strikes and those responsible
for breaking contracts. PERSONS con-
Victed of crimes committed over tel;
years ago are to be released, and will
be sent to the Siberian colonies Those
who are now colonists there will be all
lowed after four years to choose their
place of residence, but are prohibited
from living in the capitals, st. Peters
burg and Moscow, fer three years.
Convicts not falling under these cate
gOries have their sentences reduced
by one half, and persons condemned
to Imprisonment for life have their
sentences reduced to 15 years impris-
-onment. Persons arrested by imperial
or administrative order are released.
Those condemned to death or liable
thereto have the penalty commuted to
10 years Imprisonment at hard labor.
The amnesty decree includes politi-
cal offences committed up to October
-3Oth.