Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-30

:, Taken to Protect Americans. ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 30. | The 1 people of Moscow have taken the first step to bring a form of order out of the chaotic conditions which threaten ed to oyerwhelm the Russian empire. Leaders of the rebellious parties in that city have decided to found pro- l visional government, which will act without regard to the regularly consti- tuted authorities. . 4 It is said that the emperor has just accepted the Liberal programme, ap- pointed Count Witte premier and giv- en legislative powers to- the repre- sentative !, assembly, allowing repre- sentatives from all sections of the pop ulation to be elected to it, abolishing martial law throughout the empire and that he will issue manifesto to the people to that effect today. sft4E
 While the Russian capital is out wardly calm, developments all indicate that crisis is imminent. Although the streets are filled with troops and re-enforcements are pouring ill from Finland. the government seems utterly powerless to cope with the situation, and many calm observers seem serious ly to believe that the present regime is lettering to it's fall.
 Complete disorder reigns at Tifis. There is rifle firing against the patrols in many quarters of the city. and bombs are being thrown. A military train has been derailed outside the city and number of Cossacks killed.
 The strike is complete on all rail- roads in the Caucasus. All the stores and offices are closed. Even the em- ployees of the state institutions and the headquarters of the vice royalty have struck. ....-
 At Riga there have been several en- counters between the dragons and the mobs. The dragons were three times fired upon by the crowds. The situation is growing worse.
 At Rostov-on-Don the strikers and reactionaries are fighting. Attempts to pillage the Jewish synagogues and houses were stopped by the police.
 At Gomel a bomb was thrown against the police, and two policemen were killed.
 At Moscow nineteen wounded men were brought to the University hos pital as the result of an encounter be- tween students and Royalists.
 At Kiev several Cossacks who re- fused to fire on the crowd during the recent disturbances were arrested.
 At Helsingfors a strike has been pro- claimed on the Finnish railway from St. Petersburg to the frontier station of Valkeasaari.
 Grave doubts are expressed as to whether even the imperial guard can now be relied upon. -..
 The foreign embassies at St. Peters have as yet taken no steps regarding the safety of foreign residents. As a precaution the state department at Washington has been requested to con fer authority for the charter of a yes sel and to hoist on it the American flag as a refuge for Americans.
 The negotiations for new loan were formally aiourned today. as neither the government nor the bankers are pre- pared to close the negotiations while the present situation continues.
 J. Pierpont Morgan. IT,. and George ". Perkins are negotiating with the Hamburg American Steamship eompa- ny for the dispatch of a vessel to take them of in case of necessity.
 The university. the Polytechnic in- stitute and all educational institutions were closed so as to prevent further meetings being held in them. The uni versity is surrounded by troops.
 At a meeting of the municipal eoun- ciI last night a de,utation of thirty members of the sfrist.rs' committee ap- peared- In an impassionesI speech the leader of the tieputation pre-nnted the following demands of the wosemen and affiliated organizations.
 -FirSt.-A constitution and political liberty.
 .seeond--Thst the city furnish food | to the workmen-
 Third-Thzt the city refuse further l supplies to the troops and the police
 ~Fourth.-Thst the troops be rensv- ed from the wsterwsrks CT otherwise thf strikers would cut the water sup pA