The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-17
PEOPLE ARE WELL PLEASED
SATISFACTION CAUSED BY The
CARS DECLARATION TO
COUNT TOLSTOi.
STRIKE AGITATION DWINDLESI
ANTICIPATED RENEWAL OF THE
TROUBLE AMONG WORKMEN
NOT REALIZED.

st. Petersburg, Feb. IA. -" am not
opposed to a zemsky tabor. On the
contrary, l believe it is necessary"
In these words Emperor Nicholas.
whose word is law, personally de-
clared himself in favor of a land con-
gress and expressed the conyiction
that the time had come to prepare to
give the people a voice in government
The emperor's words were spoken in
the course of a conversation with
Count Leo Deonvich Tolstoi, son OF
the famous author, and fully confirm
the Associated Press interview with
Grand Duke Vladimir on Jan. 81, in
which the grand duke expressly de-
clared that his august nephew, the
car, was in favor of a zemsky tabor.
Creates Satisfaction.
The news that Emperor Nicholas
has Endorsed the scheme of the revival
of the zemsky tabor or ancient land
parliament, which the old emperors
convoked in times of stress, has
spread through the city and created
intense satisfaction among the liberal
classes.
The newspapers are filed with arti-
cles descriptive of this ancient Rus
sian institution, indicating that word
has gone forth that the government
has decided to listen to the voice of
representatives of the people.
Naturally there is some skepticism
as to whether the government intends
frankly to take the step, but the gen
eral verdict is that if the emperor has \
succeeded in shaking off reacionary
influences and now proceeds in good
faith to summon the Zemsky TABOR he
will rally to his support the moderate
liberals and perhaps arouse a wave of
genuine enthusiasm in the country
Liberals are convinced that q meeting \
of such a body must be followed by re-
forms.
Quiet in st. Petersburg.
The anticipated renewal Of trouble B
among the workmen yesterday was
not realized. Neither strikers o I
students made the slightest attempt to
demonstrate, and throughout the day
the city presented the usual appear
ance.
The emperor's creation Of a joint
commission Of employers and work
men. chosen by themselves, to inves-
tigate the charges of discomfort among
the laborers has made an exceedingly
good impression, being considered
definite evidence of the governments
purpose to compel some of the rapac- 1
ious masters who have paid starvation i
wages to. do 4
Justice to the Employees.
The imperial decree ordering the
formation of the committee reposes J
the presidency of the body in SENATOR |
Chidlovski, a member of the council of
the empire, and instructs the commit
tee to ascertain Immediately the
causes Of discomfort of st. Peters
burg's workmen and devise measures
to prevent such discomfort In future. |
The committee consists of represen- I
tatives of government departments, |
the various industries and the work
men.
The president is authorized to re-
port in person to the emperor and de-
termine The number and mode Of Sc
lection of the committee.
Riot Among Reservist&
Berlin, Feb. 14.-Fresh disturbances
of a serious nature have again broken
out among the reservists of tho Rus
sian provinces bordering on Germany.
At Kief, the great pilgrim city,
styled the Jerusalem of Russia. reserv-
lists began looting the outskirts Of the
city and killed a police officer. They
were fired on by the Cossacks. Ngh-
teen reservists were killed and eighty
wounded.
At Niejin, in the same neigh berhood, |
reservists smashed the windows q a |
train which was to convey them to the
seat of war. When orders were given
for the train to start they gathered in
front of the locomotive, refusing to !
move. Some even lay upon the rail, |
saying that they preferred this Death |
to Japanese bullets in Manchuria.
At Kursk a party of reservists at.
tackled three mobilization eDeers, !
killing one and badly wounliag two
others. 1t is reported that Ne ring
leaders were shot the next morning in
the prison yard after a summary trial. |
In the government of Podolina Vida
300 reservists fed to the woods, where
wandering about in the deep snow.
parties of Cossacks sent to capture
them In case Of resistance, shot. hill.
ing several.