Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-10

lister Durnovo, he regarded them as essen
tial. The premier could not assume the
responsibility for course which If 1t re-
suited in bloodshed would make him a
scapegoat. He spoke bitterly of the failure
or the moderates to give the government
support, saying that upon their shoulders
largely rests the burden of compelling the
government to resort to repression He
added:
Appeals for Confidence Rejected.
The emperor in the manifesto of octo-
Der 80 at one stroke granted the people more
rights than any monarch had ever before
given, but you know the attitude which
russian society assumed. The govern
ment's appeals for confidence were re-
jected and every liberty granted was abused
oy the revolutfonsts. The permission to-
nold meetings was translated into license
for street disturbances and assemblages to
ploL against the life of the government
anu the industrial ruin Of the country.
nave always been opposed to repression,
but the attitude of the moderates COM
PEELED me to adopt harsh measures. 1 am
determined to save Russia"
While the emperor wanted the national
assembly to meet as early as possible
Premier Witte said that those charged
with the election feared it will be impos-
sloie Tor II TO assemble before April 2S.
Moscow Revolt Very Serious.
Speaking Of the innumerable difficulties
with which the government was con-
fronted, the premier openly stated that
many of the provincial authorities con-
tinued to act Independently instancing
Moscow, where, before the revolt, neither
the governor general, the governor nor the
prevailing there. He said that the Mos
cow revolt was more serious than people
generally believed.
Recounting a remarkable incident that
heretofore had escaped notice, the pre-
mier said:
'At one time all the stations except the
Nicholas depot were in the hands of the
revolutionsts. The latter, in desperation
started a train hauling two cars loaded
with dynamite at full speed for the sta
tion with the intent Of blowing 1t up. A
frightful disaster was averted by timely
warning of the plot which enabled the au-
thoritfes to have a military train with
steam up ready on parallel track. AS
the dynamite train arrived soldiers from
the military train running alongside fired
at the engine and managed to pierce the
boiler of the locomotive, stopping the train
before it reached its destination
Two.Laws in Preparation.
In st. Petersburg the premier further re-
marked, enough dynamite had been cap
tured to destroy the entire city. In conclu-
sion he stated that two laws were being
prepared to define the relations of the coun-
ell of the empire and the national assem-
bly,. The former would be composed of 176
members, half of them appointed by the
emperor and half elected. The latter would
include thirty-four Zemstvoists, eighteen
members OF the nobility and twelve repre-
sentatives of trade and industry, while the
clergy, Poland, the Caucasus and the bor-
der provinces would each have sig represen-
tatfves.
1t is reported that the revolutonists are
keeping list OF landowners who have fed
or are fleeing abroad with the intention If
the revolution is successful of confiscating
their estates
The latest news from trans Caucasta Is
that complete revolution prevails in Geor-
gia and Mingrelia. The viceroy Is with
drawing all the troops available north of
Vladikavkaz for service in the revolutionary
territory.
An additional guard of 500 men has been
stationed on the Finnish frontier to pre-
vent the importation of arms into Russia
The Ruskoe Slovo prints a telegram from
Alexandrovsk, South Russia saying that
the railroad station at Sebastopol which
was in the hands of the revolutionists, has
been the scene of desperate fighting be-
tween them and the Cossacks. The station
finally was cleared with the loss of 300
men.
OPATOFF, Russian Poland, January TO-
Troops fired upon and charged crowds here
for an hour yesterday. Many persons were
killed or wounded.
WARSAW, Russian Poland, January TO-
The presidents of the electoral boards have
resigned owing to the refusal OF Gov. Gen.
Skallon to abolish martial law.