The Washington times., 1905-03-30
Revolt of Peasants
Spreading Seriously

81 PETERSBURG MARCH oJ.-i ne
internal troubles of Russia are increas-
ing. Late reports show that the dis
orders are being kept up in many quar-
ters The latest dispatch says that
mob of peasants is looting the estate of
the Princess Jussupoff, in the Vononezh
district.
Cholera is spreading in southern Rus
STA, adding intense alarm to the general
unrest. The strike situation in the Riga
district is not improved. The social
democrats are blamed to some extent in
fomenting the disorders. and several
local leaders of the social democratic
federation have been arrested
A Fearless Editor.
The bold stand taken by Editor Bes-
sarabetza. of the Journal of Kroushivan,
whose office was recently stoned, has
startled the leaders. Referring to the
determination against him, the editor
publishes the following:
1--WE only write to say that these and
similar methods are stupid and useless;
stupid because they only increase the
sympathy of the public for our paper
and therefore react against the object
OF the outrage. and useless because our
windows are insured.
AT the same time We inform our
friends that the life of the editor is in
sured for 100000 roubies, and his will
provides for the publication of the pa
per after his death without any change
in its tendency"
Conservative Hooted.
Prof Karajevski has been giving a
course of lectures in the hall OF the
association of jurists Cor the purpose
of combating the revolutionary senti-
ment among the more intelligent classes.
In one of nis recent lectures he un-
dertook to prove that a democratic
constitution is Impossible. whereupon
his audience of 500 people. OF Whom avo
were ladies. hooted him off the plat
| form.
Fifteen subsequent speakers denounced
| KaraievsN rolndly. Inc meeting pSohe
| no in great disorder.
| Reports from Georgia. Russian Trans
cauca STA represent the rebeiilon there as
growing The troops are nlutinous
| Local authorities have been deposeu
and a provisional government proclaim
ed. Anarchy prevails at BatouH, Ell
van and kars.
Situation Without Precedent.
The gravity of the general situation
! is unprecedented.
AS crushing blow, following reports
| of peasant riots in many distrlcts'
comes a telegram from Yalta, the IA
/ yorite resort of the imperial FAMILY
and the aristocracy, announcing that
mob swept through the town, piflaged
| the principal shops, opened the prison,
released the prisoners. and burned the
| Grand Hotel and several other puilo-
| ings, including one imperial edifice.
The mob # is reported. went TO LII
| vonia. causing member of the court
| to leave his residence and fee for his
| life, and burned an imperial building
People talked of nothing else today.
To Suppress Poles.
During the morning a special ukast
was issued calling upon the new Rus
sian governor of Warsaw to suppress:
| the revolutionary movement, but the
| agitation in that city is not superficial
! on the contrary, it is carefully an
skillfully organized, with large fnancla
resources behind it.
| Iivonia and Courland have beer
| placed under martial law. which is also
! 10 be enforced in other districts
Bourse Near Panic.
On the Bourse today little short of I
panic prevailed, "fours" dropping TIVE
| points. while the Dimitrieff correspon
| dent Of the Birzheyiya Viedomost drive
in the final nail of the reigping dis
| trust by telegra phing. on what he say
is good authority, that NJ. Delcasse's pro-
Russian policy is meeting with yer.
great opposition from other members o
the French cabinet.
Mobilization schemes are taking tn
widest forms and are impossible of re
alization This is admitted on all sides