The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-06
Try to Loot the Treasury.

St. Petersburg, December 4-(Monday evening, via Eydtkuhenen East Prussia, December 5)-Although there appears to be no foundation for the prevailing fears that an outbreak is imminent, the popu- lation continues in a state of anxious sus- pense
 The garrison has now been reinforced by 42 battalions of infantry, fifteen squad rons of cavalry and 12 machine gun bat teries The city is divided into four dis tricts under Generals Osaroff, Dubenski, Sterma and TrodsNi, respectively.
 The government 1t is reported narrowly frustrated plot whereby thousand armed men had arranged to raid the state treasury. One of the conspirators, it is said, betrayed his fellows. whereupon the leaders knowing that their attack could be repulsed by the troops with great slaughter, abandoned it. The existence of this conspiracy led to a report that mar tial law would be proclaimed tomorrow (Tuesday) but this is authoritatively denied.
 The extension of the strike of the tele- graphers to the postal system is complete, and the paralysis of business is increasing the danger of financial crisis.
 No Communication With Moscow.
 The strike of the Moscow telephone oper- ators, who cut the wires and tore up the poles, has severed the last means of com munication with the ancient capital.
 The present conditions are unbearable. Sympathy with the poorly paid postal and telegraph employees is now turning into indignation against the strikers, and the public is supporting a formidable move- ment which has been started by all classes to throw off the yoke of the revolution aries
 The government is undoubtedly encour- aging the organization of the forces.
 Father Gapon to the Fore.
 ''T'he law and order party took the lead, which is now being followed by the Society of Strike Breakers" but the most important movement has been started under the leadership of Father Gapon, the former idol of the workmen, who since his residence abroad has be- come convinced that Russia Is not pre- pared for a republic and is appealing to his old comrades to cut loose from the revolutionary agitators. The latter charge that Father Gapon has been bought and that he is a traitor to the cause of the people. Father Gapon, how ever. is sincere, and his influence is un- doubtedly great.
 This being a holiday Father Gapon attended meetings of eleven of the or ganizations which he controlled before
 
 words were cheered to the echo
 At these meetings the socialist orators were howled down and in some cases forcibly elected. If this movement should grow and an effective split among the workmen be thereby created, it will prove of immeasurable service to the government in tiding things over until the meeting of the douma.
 M. Petrunkevitch and M. Kokoshkine, lola .,f ofxro congress, informed the Associated Press today that they were ready to accept universal suffrage in the cities and in direct in the country districts.
 The socialist workmen delegates have decided to remain as indifferent specta- tors of the struggle until the unexpected happens. One of the leaders expressed to the Associated Press that the organ ization was husbanding all it's resources and strength for a final struggle, which he expected would take place about the first of the year. and that in the mean