Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-15
FAILED TO EFFECT
WHITES REMOVAL
Reaotionary CamariIIa Did Not
Succeed in Obtaining a
Dictatorship.
CAR STANDS BY HIS PREMIER
Conditions at Riga Bad--Goycrnment
Is Forwarding Troops To Give
People Protection.

st. Petersburg, Wednesday. Dec 49,
Midnight. via Eydtkuhnen, East Prus-
sia, Dec. 14.---Accordng to reports from
Tsarskoe- selo the reactlonary cana
and NJ, Steschinsky. formed TO effect
the downfall of Count Witte and to ere
ate dictatorship, has failed, and his
majesty Is standing firmly by the prem
Ter
NJ. Menschikoff. the well known
writer, who is In close touch with the
count. Is out with a strong article de-
handing the Inauguration of AN ag-
gressive fight against the revolution
before il is too late, NJ Menschkoff
says.
THE reyolutionaries like the French
convention, openly send emissaries and
do not conceal their intentions. They
act IN the full light of day while the
government works In secret, The gov
eminent, 1t is true, have cannon but
perhaps only one for the present while
they are not necessary. When they
are needed none can guarantee that
they Will not be In the possession Of the
revolutlonaries. The present anarchy
and suspense are due to the inaction OF
the government. Witte, like Kuropat-
kin. not only permits the enemy to arm
and to concentrate his forces, but to
make his disposition and to choose the
moment for giving battle, Such tact
ics will no more win In Russia than
they did In Manchuria.
The balance sheet Of the government
for the first eight months Of the cur
rent year makes fairly favorable
showing The expenditures totaled
1891, 100000, including $4,000, 900 for
those OF an extraordinary character
The receipts We're $1,000 10000 nclud-
ing 1858, 900 from the proceeds Of
loans, etc. The ordinary receipts We're
$50, 800, 900 In excess Of those for 1901
and the ordinary expenditures So, 500, 900
less.
IN BALTIC PROVINCES,
St. Petersburg, Wednesday night,
Dec, l3. via Edytkuhnen, East Prussia,
Dec. 1.-THE governments advices to-
day from the Baltic provinces. forward
ed part OF the way from Riga by cour-
Ter, are of the most alarming character.
Bands of thousands OF Lettish peas
ants are roaming the country I'm the
vicinity OF Riga, putting the torch TO
the houses on all the estates and even
threatening the town Of Riga itself.
The explanation offered Of the mania
which has seized the peasants in many
provinces to cut down forests, both
public and private, is that the mujiks
have been made to believe that the
emperor has declared n division of the
arabic land and that he desires to bring
the forest lands into that category
The latest class to organize Is the
chimney sweeps. They have decided
that II will be impossible for them to
work without the PRONUNCIATION OF a
constitution.
The holy synod has instructed the
clergy to hereafter solemnl2e marriages
of orthodox Christians with old be-
levers
A constant stream OF reports Is COM
ing In to the effect that the military,
principally the sapper and engineer
battalions, and the fortress artlilery,are
formulating demands for better food
and clothing and more humane treat
ment at the hands of their officers
The districts of Riga and Vendor are
entirely In the hands of the insurgents
The revolt is spreading to all parts Of
Gourland. All railway communication
with Riga Is cut. The insurgents have
seized number of stations on the
three railroads leading from that city
and are advancing against others,
According TO the governments infor-
NATION all sailors from the commercial
steamers In the harbor OF Riga, have
Joined the strike. The government
claims that the troops there are loyal,
though Inadequate
The situation Is also bad ut MItau,
where on Dec. IL the troops fired on
the rioters.
The government is making little
headway In crushing THE Telegraph
strike. The wires Of the few lines over
which service has been temporarily re-
stored are constantly cut. and not "A
single wire ~ working out of st. Pc
tersburg. At the present rate weeks
VIII elapse before the service can be
really restored.
FORWARDING TROOPS.
st. Petersburg, undated via Edytkuh-
nen. East Prussia Dec. 1.-THE gov
eminent is sending several columns OF
troops to the Baltic provinces OF Estho-
mia and Gourland and TO Riga. In re-
Spouse to appeals from the German
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