The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-01-07

considerable trouble. They are be-
ing backed in their opposition in
going to the seat of war by the peo-
pie of the district.
Popular excitement there runs
high and is steadily growing. It
is feared that revolt of large di-
mensions will break out on the
Russian New Year.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 5.-Prince
Troubetzskoy, president Of the Mos
cow Zemstvo, has written a letter
to Prince Mirsky, minister of the
interior, defending the discussion of
reforms by the Moscow Zemstvo,
which called forth the condemna-
tion Of the Gear. Prince Troubet.
skoy says:
"Russia is now in a state of an.
archy. The revolutionary move
ment now proceeding is not sim
pie disturbance by the youth
of the country. It is a move-
ment which reflects the attitude of
public opinion and it is very dang
erous, even terrible, not only for
the people, but for the emperor. It
is therefore the duty of every true
Russian subject to do what he can
to prevent the impending calamity.
II recently had the happiness 10
see the emperor and I resartel 10
him truly and in all sincerity the
present state of public opinion. I
tried to explain to his Majesty that
what is now proceeding is not a
simple emute, but a revolution.
The Russian nation is being drag
ged into revolution which it does
not want and which may be pre-
vented by the emperor if he shows
confidence in his people.
"It is my strong belief that if the
emperor will himself unite the ma
tional forces around him he will re-
move Russia from the terrors of an
impending bloody revolution. If
he will do 30, the nation will sup.
port his autocratic power. Under
existing conditions it is impossible
to forbid the people from expressing
their sufferings. 1t is simpossible to
keep silence when the country is in
a dangerous condition.
Moscow, Jan. 4.-The annual
municipal banquet has been post
poned owing to the fall of Port Ar
thur.
The town council also adjourned
today on account of the fall of Port
Arthur and in SO doing included in
its resolution an expression antici-
patory of a bright epoch when all
the forces of Russia are united for
the common good"
In adjourning the town council,
Prince Galitzin, the mayor, declar-
ed that the war was the greatest
evil which had befallen Russia and
expressed the hope that Nod would
grant the peace which Russia SO
much needed. The mayors state
ment was greeted with cheers.
There was demonstration in
front of the Grand Duke Sergius'
palace today. Crowds paraded the
vicinity, stoned the palace and cried
"DoWn with the war"
St. Petersburg, Jan. 4.-General
Stoessel's last dispatch, dated Jam
uary 1, prior to the surrender of
Port Arthur; details the Japanese
attack of December 81, and con-
cludes asfollows:
eve shall be obliged to capitu-
late, but everything is In the hands
of God. We have suffered fearful
losses.
"Great Sovereign, pardon US. We
have done everything huma My pos
sible. Judge US, but be merciful.
Nearly II months of unin terrupted
struggle have exhausted us. Only
ne-quarter of the garrison is alive,
and Of this number the majority is
sick, and, being obliged to act on
the defensive without even short
Intervals for repoSe. are worn fn