Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-11
Rumor Of Massacre Plsts Disturb st.,
Petersburg and KsSCOv.
ATTACKS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
chief Of Police Takes Steps to Prevent
Uprising.
REAcTIoNARlts TRY TO CAUSE TROUBLE
Tell Ignorant People in the Interior that
Inperial Manifesto is Forgery.
cRoNsTADr WUTlw is SUPPRESSED

Troops with Machine Guns Pour Into
the city from All Quarters and
order IL Quickly RE-
stored.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. T.--2:6 a. M
Except in the kingdom of Poland. where
the rapidly growing nationalist movement
and the state Of tension among the pro-
letariat will soon bring about the declara-
ton OF a state OF war. Russia seems for
the time being at least to be generally
tranquil Telegrams from interior points
report tho restoration Of order in nearly
all cities and towns, but in many cities
notably ST. Petersburg and Moscow, the
better classes Of the population are greatly
disturbed owing TO the rumors of ap-
preaching attacks by the black hundred
composed Of the most ignorant types OF
the populace. which, according to these
rumors. ARE scheduled 10 take place in
St. Petersburg tonight and in Moscow to-
morrow" The apprehension in ST. Peters
burg has become so great that the project
of police. who succeeded General Trepon
in command of the city police, has in
D structed his subordinates to take the full
st measures to crush any disorder In it's
#1nClD1enGN, so as TO uaShbusN Ni' minus
OF the '1oyalists" of the idea that the police
would remain inactive. In such an emerg-
ency the strong hand Of General Trepon
is being missed. even by the factions which
most execrated him.
Count Whites cabinet may now be re-
garded as constituted as Count Lamsiorff,
p minister Of foreign affairs, and NJ. Manuk-
hin. minister of justice. will retain their
eposts leaving only the posts Of minister
, Of the interior and minister of education to
be filed. Dmitri shipoh Of Moscow, who
was president Of the first zemstvo con-
gress, has definitely declined to accept any
position in the cabinet.
Count wItte's Ministry.
Count Whites ministry thus far an
nounced is a practical Acknowledgement
that he has abandoned hope of securing the
active cooperation Of the constitutional
democrats or other parties of the center.
Four Of the ministers chosen, namely. Ivan
Shipoff. finance minister; NJ Kutler, min
lister Of agriculture: M. Timiraztff minis
ter OF commerce, and NJ. Filossofoff. con-
troller 'of the empire, were assistants OF
Count Witte when he was minister of
J nnance. The only minister who Is not
bureaucrat is NJ. Nemechaieff who sue
ceods Prince Hilkoff as minister of com
consider that they have won great vic
tory in preventing any leaders of the con-
stitutional group from accepting office, say
ing that Count Whites ministry is thus
stamped as purely temporary, and which
must give way Immediately on the conven-
ing Of the national assembly to cabinet
I'm full sympathy with the parliamentary
majority. The count is greatly disap-
pointed at the refusal of the constitution
alists 70 support him since It forces him
TO fight on two fronts, with the reaction
aries on his right and the social democrats
and revolutionaries clamoring for a repub-
lie on his left.
Count witte has invited Count John To!-
As,oi, who resigned the position OF head OF
academy OF fine arts owing to General
I Trepoffs repressive policy to take the
portfolio OF education. Count John is no
relation TO Count Leo Tolstoi
Professor Kavelevsky has Joined Michael
stakovich In the organization of a Chris
tian democracy.
The universities md high schools through
out Russia have been closed Indefinitely
by order of the minister of education.
II is announced that martial law will
&c Jared throughout Poland.
VIII Teach voters.
The town council Of st. Petersburg is
taking the lead In the political education
of the masses by inaugurating a series OF
public lectures at which the new order of
things is explained to the people. Che OBJ
ject OF the meetings is to ally the hostility
between the various classes by showing
the beneht accruing to all from the grant
OF liberties. This example will be followed
by Moscow and other cities.
Word reaches Count Witte that in some
regions the reactionaries who are seeking
to make the new regime odious are spread
ing reports among the peasants In the
country and the lower classes OF the cities
that the imperial manifesto is a forgery
issued by a camarilla OF revolutionists OF
which Count Witte is the head. and who
hold the emperor prisoner in the palace
Such stories circulated among the ignorant
peasantry are apt to prove almost as dan
gerous now as they did when the peasantrs
rose 70 support Pugatchef. who, claiming
to be Peter III, called on the people to over
throw Catherine III. The clergy Throughout
the country, through instructions from tn,
holy synod, are doing all in their power Il
couuteract the effect Of such reports by ex
planning TO the people in the churches tn,
real meaning Of the reforms.
News from CFOnstadt.
During the rloting at Cronstadt the gov
rounded by a deep moat hlled with water
was only saved from the mob OF musneer
and rowdies by the removal OF the bridges
Ethelbert Watts. the American oonsu
general here, received the following dis
patch last night from Consular Agent Pete
Wigeus at CrOnstadt;
sailors. aided by a mob. commenced riot
ing here and several houses were set OF
lire and shops were robbed. The situation
remains critical
RumOFG of COmiRE Massacre.
stories are being industriously circulate
that regular St. Bartholomew massacr
4, of the Jews and intellectuals has bee
y planned by the BLACK Hundred" OF ST
NJ Petersburg for Saturday night. II is dc
ciarcd that all houses containing Jews ar
being marked by a red cross While il
undoubtedly true that the lower classe
would like to be let loose. no real danger /
anticipated, as the police have received III
most rigid instructions 10 suppress any al
tempt al an uprising