Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-15
GENERAL STRIFE IN RUSSIA
WOrknsn's Council PrOolSims General
Cessation Of Work Today,
SERIOUS RloTING IN WGOVosToE
state Of siege Has Been Proclaimed
and News DemOraliEes Sc.
PetersburE stock
Exchange.

ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. lin view OF
the condemnation 70 death Of many OF the
sailors who mutinied at Cronstadt, the de-
lay in carrying out the reforms outlined
In the imperial manifesto. the proclama-
ton Of martial law IN Poland and other re-
presslve. acts, the, council Of workmen's
delegates have decided to proclaim a gem
eral strike throughout Russia today
state of war has been declared in
Vladivostok. Private advices say that The
Chinese quarters has been destroyed and
that the situation is now under control.
In spite of the complete embargo placed
on all kilograms from Vadivostok the news
of the outbreak there leaked out of the
Navy and War departments and became
generally known throughout the city. Few
details were available to the general public
and the city was filled with the widest
rumors as to what was occurring in the
eastern fortress. one report circulated on
the Bourse today had the entire garrison
and the sailors of all the ships in the har-
Dor in emeute. This. following on the heels
Vt the mutiny at Cronstadt, contributed to
the Generalization of the exchange.
While the information received by the
Associated Press goes to show that though
order was today partly restored, a large
part of the garrison stood firm and the crisis
has not been passed. Fears are expressed
in admiralty and general stan circles that
mob violence has fared out again and that
this Will necessitate further resort to
armed force. Martial law has been pro-
claimed and the authorities are confident
of their ability to stamp out any disorders.
Gar stays From Capital.
he -
Will not come to st. Petersburg this winter.
short time ago it was announced that the
emperor was about to return to the Winter
palace, in an annex of which Count WHITE
has installed himself. but his majesty has
now decided to go from Peterhof back to
| Tsarskoe Selo. where he has been living
! for almost two years with the exception Of
! the last months spent at Petershof. Except
on the occasion of the ceremony of blessing
! the waters last January, when the emperor
| narrowly escaped death, owing to n nys-
| terious charge Of grapeshot being fired in
| the direction Of the imperial party by sa-
! luting battery. the emperor has not stepped
inside the winter palace for over eighteen
months.
| His decision not to come to the capital is
| regarded as unfortunate, not only for its
moral effect, but because it keeps him sur
rounded by court influences and out OF
! close. immediate touch with Count White,
who at the present time should have daily
almost hourly conference with the en-
peror. Members Of his majesty's entourag &c
have strongly advised against the emperor
being in ST.. Petersburg when the national
assembly meets, as we'll as on account OF
the danger of popular disorders at the CAPT
tol this winter recalling to the emperor's
4 min xrif bn fot al Ifc
OF Louis XVI, agreeing to leave Versailles
and place himself at the mercy Of the popu-
| lace OF Paris In 1850.
Poles Are Busy.
The Polish delegation here is working
hard to secure the cooperation Of the lib
| erals. social democrats and workmens or
ganisation in another general political
strike in aid of the Poles. battle for auton-
omy, but thus far. while they have met
with much sympathy, no action has beer
taken for their assistance. Count WHITE
whom the deputation saw, was extremely
firm, declaring emphatically that the gov
eminent would do nothing for Poland under
compulson and that martial law could moi
be abolished until the separatist movement
ceases. The premier declared the most the
Poles could expect in addition to the right!
granted under the reform manifesto was
separate general Zemstvo for Poland and
municipal self-government. The Polish del
egates say that over 1000 Polish prisoner!
are languishing in the jails OF Warsaw.
The radical press today is not sparing IL
this denunciation of the governments ac
ton in putting all Poland under martial INV
declaring that IT is plain violation OF tn
spirit Of the reform manifesto.
II is evident that the government has re
covered it's nerve and is determined to us,
severe measures IL necessary to restor,
order. The agitation throughout the coun
try at the exceptional powers conferred OF
the aides-de-camp of the emperor, VIII
were dispatched TO the central provinces
where agragrian disorders are spreading
is proof of this.
Weak Governors Removed.
At the same time half dozen governors
including the governors of Odessa Tomsl
and Kazan, who signally failed to proven
disorders, have been summarily dismisse,
at Count Whites instgation The clerg
with other classes, continue their inter
cessions for the Cronstadt mutineers, Is
of whom are reported to have been con
, demned to death A hundred orthodo:
priests, at meeting held at the residenc
= OF the Metropolitan AntOnius, formulate
and dispatched an appeal for mercy to tn
emperor.
number of army officers indignant a
/ the action of Lieutenant Frolon OF tn
Imperial Horse Guards, who recentl
, sabered Prof Tarle of the Polytechnic in
stitute, have Joined in a proposal to boy
, colt Froloff and all OF the other officer
of the Horse Guards unless The lieutenan