Rock Island Argus., 1906-07-23
Troops to Prevent Douma
From Meeting at
viborg.
CLASHES TAKE PLACE
Soldiers Crowd at st. Peters
burg and Arrest Hundreds
of Persons.

ST. Petersburg, July 23.-The council
of ministers has recommended that the
emperor issue ukase proroguins the
upper house of parliament.
New York, July 23.-There is no
truth in the rumor that the royal pal
ace at Peterhof has been attacked or
is in flames.
stops Session at Viborg.
Viborg, July 23.-(Evening.)- 1.-The
governor of Viborg has just arrived
here and announced he has been or
dered by the governor general of Fin
land to close the meeting of members
of parliament and use military force
if necessary to disperse them. He in
formed NJ. Mourontzoff that such meet
ings would not be allowed to be held
anywhere in Finland.
Were Hurrying Discussion.
Members of parliament had been ar
the moment frantically hurrying for
ward their final discussion of the pro-
posed manifesto and had hoped to be
able to adopt il before the arrival of
troops. Constitutional democrats were
desperately fighting the demand of a
group of all members that the docu-
ment should include declaring against
the payment of taxes and another
against furnishing recruits for the
army.
Discussions Violent.
1t appears violent dissentions had
broken out among the members. not
withstanding strenuous efforts to come
r. =
stitutional democrats were striving in
vain 10 check the impetuosity of the
radicals in the fear that the whole
movement would be discredited if
there was an attempt TO assume re-
yOlutionary role. The radicals support
ed members of the group of toll. who
consider the upheaval of the masses
certain and insist that members of
parliament should place themselves at
the head of the revolution, and if ne
cessary should die in the sight of the
people.
Is Appeal for Violence.
The text of the address is not yet
available. but enough is known TO war
rant the assertion that it amounts to
an appeal TO the nation to seize that
liberty which the government has de-
MED.
Unite at Last Moment.
At the last moment the constltu-
tional democrats, under influence or
the threat of martial law. swung into
line with the radicals and the address
TO the country was adopted with prac-
tical unanimity. The members then
adjourned, realizing their helplessness,
but refusing to recognize the edict of
dissolution in the face OF the bayonets
of the government.
Unites DiscOrdant Elements.
St Petersburg, July 23.-The govern
ment's midnight coup d'etat is already
having the effect of uniting all the dis
cordant elements of the opposition and
it requires little perspicacity to see an
era of repression and all which it en-
tails will drive the liberals and revolu-
tionists alike to support the most des-
perate measures. 1t is already clear !
resistance will be made. Fear Is ex-
pressed that the militia will surround
and arrest members of parliament who
fed to Viborg. Finland.
City superfciaIIy Quiet.
Although some rioting continued in |
the outskirts throughout the night, the
city is superficially quiet this morning, |
but ominous forebodings of coming |
storm are apparent on every hand. A
correspondent of the Associated Press
made a tour of the city early this |
morning AT every block he encounter
ed reinforced patrols, and saw excited
groups on the corners, and half dozen /
squads of gendarmes with drawn
swords escorting little bands of ar
rested persons to prison
Over N Thousand Arrested.
During the night over thousand ar
rests of workmen and agitators and
revolutionary suspects were made.
Railroads leading out of the city have
been placed under martial law. With |
the regular garrison there are now !,
more than 10000 troops massed in the |
city.
Had Victims Picked Ont.
Among the persons arrested are a |
number of terrorists on whom were
found photographs of their intended |
victims. as in the case of General Koz-
loves assassin. The country's interior |
shows fermentation in cities has al |
ready begun. There is renewal of
strikes in Poland and in the south, but