Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-06
CAVALRY AND PEASANTS IN
FIERCE FIGHT
Insurgents Attack General Norlof, but
Are RepuIsed, and the Leaders
Captured, court-MartiaIed
and Shot
BY Associated Press.

tnc emperor regarding tne SITUATION III
the Baltic provinces. The report de-
clares that though open revolt has been
crushed in many parts Of the provinces
and though the local authorities who
we're deposed by the revolutionists are
resumng the reins of government, un-
der the protection of the troops, the sit
uation is still very serious one.
In the districts Of Dorpat and Per-
nau, in Northwestern Livonia, the
troops are unable to move except in
heavy force.
A body of cavalry which made
forced night march from Walek sur
prised an insurgent band at Rueu, but
the peasants resisted until their ranks
lad been torn and shattered, when they
surrendered their arms and their lead
ers. There is a strong concentration of
insurgents in the villages of Meizekul
and Lemcal, further TO the westward,
which must be broken up. a band of
insurgents attacked General Norlof
and his escort of a squadron of cav
airy near Marienburg, but the attack
was repulsed and the leaders captured.
The latter were Immediately tried by
drumhead court-martal and shot.
The advices received by the govern
ment report the capture of an import
ant arsenal of the revolutioniStS at
Temernik, in Southern Russia, in which
were found not only rifles, bombs and
explosives, but also small field piece.
Another arsenal near Nakhitochev
caught fire and an explosion followed.
killing IL persons and wounding many
others.
Christmas Will Be Gloomy
The Russians love nothing so much
as their holidays, but depressed in
spirit and purse in these revolutionary
days. the celebration of the Russian
Christmas next Sunday will be IL sad
one. The streets of the capital have
put on n pitiful semblance of holiday
tide but none of the heavy buying
characteristics of the prodigal Russians
in former days is in evidence, while in
the industrial sections the workmen
exhausted by a long series of strikes,
are without money for Christmas trees.
The green trees and geW-gaWS were
brought into the city by the country
people, but the trees remain unbougbt
in the streets.
The holidays, however, promise at
least specifically a period of compara-
tive quiet. the proletariat organizations
having decided to refrain from activi-
ty until they are ended.
The NoVoe Nremya is printing
series of articles in defense of Premier
White, which are attracting much at
tention and are assumed to be inspired
by the premier himself The most inn
portant statement made is that NJ.
Witte has taken a definite resolution to
retire as soon as the nationa! assem-
bly, meets. With the turning over OF
the reigns of power to the peoples rep
resentativeS he will regard his task as
finished The whole course of events
since the reform manifesto was issued
is attributed by the papers to the re-
fusal of the conservatives to support
the government
1t is explained that many of the re-
forms which Count Witte and his cabl-
net have been continually berated for
not realizing were not promulgated be-
cause every bit of leeway given was
seized on by the reds" to advance the
cause of anarmed revolution until fin
ally the government, being without the
active support of conservative classes,
was forced in self protection to adopt
repressive measures. The policy it is
now following is solely for the purpose
of making possible the holding of cleo
tions and accelerating the convocation
of the national assembly. The govern
ment is yet uncertain as to what the
results of the elections will be. but it
is confident that the parties of law and
order will have a majority.
Witte Has Firm Hold
All the rumors that Witte's position
is shaky are characterized as pure IN
ventions. The writer of the article
says:
"Witte is as firm in the saddle rs
ever. His health Is good and he is pro-
ceeding on the conviction that at least
three quarters of the Russian people ap-
prove of his struggle against the reyo-
luton"
Tba go1ornn,onf,e ,,ictor,y o,,or t;,o
revolutionists has been quite decisive,
although open revolt continues in many
places in the interior. The military is
employed mereilessly and gradually
the movement is being stifled. These
fires of revolt, however, are smothcred
but are not eXtinguished and the main
fear is that the government, encouraged
by success. will fall into the very error
of which the revolutionists We're guilty
and attempt to press it's advantage too
far.
Already there are signs that the pol
icy of repression may be carried to II
point which is sure to again arouse
the resentment and discomfort of the
classes which shrank from the violent
program of the reds" In ST. Peters,
burg. for instance, the whole perqu-
stions of the police have been sur
rounded by a particularly offensive
measure of the prefect of police, who
practically gives the dvorniks, or
house porters, free hand to search
private lodgings for arms and suspi-
cious persons for documents, Offering
them premium of SO cents for the
discovery of every revolver or bomb
and 25 cents for knife Such a meas
ure naturally will arouse the cupidity
Of the house porters and restore the
intolerable system Of personal espion-
age which was in vogue in the time
of the late Interior Minister Won
Plehve. Thirty-fiye arrests We're made
last night. Among those taken into
custody were four Moscow revolution
lists who came here to consult their
comrades i'm this city. They We're cap
tured on their arrival at the railroad
station after a desperate struggle with
the police.
The program for the demonstration
ON January 20, the anniversary of "ReI
Sunday" includes services for the
martyrs at the Narva gate. palace
square and other places where the