The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
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St Petersburg, undated. via Eydtkuhe- nen. December 14-The government IS sending several columns of troops 10 the Baltic provinces of Esthonia and Court land, and to Riga. In sponse to appeals from the German embassy demanding the protection of German subjects the gov ernment has replied that ample troops are now on the way to insure the protection of all foreigners.
 August von Jennings, prominent member of the Baltic nobility and assist ant chief of his district. was atrociously murdered at his residence near Riga by a revolutionary band. Two dragons who were detailed to guard the railroads were also killed A servant who walked sixty miles to catch train brought the details of the horrible event to St. Petersburg. According to the servant the reVolutioh- aries seem to have had complete posses sion and demanded the surrender or Von Hennings' sword.
 M Rompard, the French ambassador, who returned suddenly a fortnight ago on account of the crisis, has left for Paris and 1t Is understood that he Is the bearer of important information Tor ms government. At the embassy, however, IL was stated that the departure or the American ambassador had no significance as he had only gone to finish an interrupt- ed vacation.
 Spencer F. Eddy, secretary of the American embassy left for Paris on the same train From Paris he will go to the Tinted States on leave of absence. Robert Woods Bliss, second secretary, will act as first secretary during the ab- sence of Mir Eddy. A message from Mos cow received by telephone. says that ac- cordine to reports received there, Anton ius bishop of Volhyniav. in southwest Russia. is instructing the priests to call the aeitators in that section of the coun- try. Nevertheless 1t is stated that some of the priests are melting the population against Jews, Poles and students as enc mics of the country. The council of work men has issued the following address;
 eve extend our most sincere sympathy to o,,r brothers. the soldiers and sailors at Sebastopol and elsewhere, whose blood has been united with ours in the common cause. We call upon the proletariat to work with redouhled energy for an armed :, revolt. which will lberate the people"
 St. Petersburg. December IA. via Edyt- k,lhenen. East Russia December l4.-It IS officially declared that the imperial fam ilv does not intend to leave Tsarkoe- Selo in the near future.
 No Progress Made.
 I St. Petersburg. Wednesday. December ls ! (morning). via Edytkuhnen, East Prus- sia. December 14--The government Is msk- ing little headway in crushing the tele- graph strike. The wires of the few lines over which service had been temporarily restored, are constantly cut and not a l single wire is working out of St. Peters burg this morning. At the present rate weeks will elapse ebfore the service can be really restored.
 | The news from the Baltic province to- day Is to the effect that many foreign landlords who have not fled are establish ing network of small forts and are standing regular siege. There has been 1 much killing and burning.
 1 Inhabitants of the Baltic provinces who I are now residing In St. Petersburg were i immensely gratlned at the publication yes. terday of the imperial ulkase promising To- cal self-government, which they say