Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-12-04
TO ARREST The CAR
RUSSIAN COURT In fresh CON.
STERNATION.
GRAND Duke Had a Plot to Seize the
Gar and Declare Himself Die.
tafOr-InSurreCfIon Among the
Troops at Moscow and St. pc.
4erSburQ Anticipated.

St. Petersburg, Dec. at is report.
ed here that one of the grand dukes
plotted to arrest the czar at Tsarkoe
Selo, his object being to proclaim him
self dictator, relying on his promises
to complete reforms to secure che sup
port Of the Socialists and workingmen.
Owing to the indiscreetness of one
of the grand dukes agents the plot
was disclosed to one Of the czar'e
aides de- camp, who promptly ordered
the arrest of twenty officers and 900
men in the various regiments.
The discovery Of this plot has caus.
ed great CONSERVATION in court circles
more than the revolutionary move
ment throughout the empire. The
Cossacks are now the only troops
whose loyalty is beyond question. 1t
is understood that the entire Cossack
force Of the empire, 500, 900 strong,
will be modified, as coup d'etat is
feared.
An insurrection among the troops in
st. Petersburg and Moscow is feared.
Financial Panic Growing.
The financial panic 10 growing and
the banks have decided to suspend out
side transactions. The runs on the
savings banks are increasing and the
flight abroad continues, the number of
persons leaving becoming greater from
day to day.
The czar, the grand dukes and the
cabinet ministers are holding daily de-
liborations. Count Witte insists that
the acute stage Of the nations difficult
ties is over. He has caused the release
of the arrested revolutionlsts and has
invited the zemstvoist leaders to coop.
crate with him. Otherwise he has
done nothing.
Meantime the ranks of the revolu-
tionists are constantly swollen with
new recruits and talk of republic is
heard on every hand. All the liberal
organizations are demanding constit-
uent Assem- bly, and the bringing about
of conditions which would practically
turn Russia into republic. The dou.
ma is swallowed up in clouds Of endless
projects and counter projects.
Foreign Diplomats Ask Protection.
Foreign diplomats, in view Of the
grave situation. have decided to appeal
to their respective governments to pro-
teot their countrymen in Russia.
Count Whites conduct is regarded as
equivocal by persons in all the differ
ent ranks. He seems resigned to the
dictation OF the revolutionists, who
now practically run everything. The
government policy appears to be to
wait antil the revolutionists become
violent and then to crush them merci-
lessly. Prince Wolkonsky said today
on this subject:
Count White, knowing only finsn-
oiers and business men, has committed
the error Of relying upon the common
sense and respect for law of the masses
of the people. But SO per cent Of these
are illiterate paupers, who are led by
Utopists and foreigners. Now Witte
is lost and is blindly cropping to find a
way out"
Count Witte has declined to receive
a deputation from the telegraph and
postal strikers on the ground that they
are violating their duty to the state,
but he sent note to the deputation
recommending that the strikers address
themselves to their immediate chiefs.
Father Gopon has fled to Finland.