Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-02
WlTTE ASKS FOR A REST
First News Of Retirement Must Come from
the Official Gazette,
FATHER GkP0N STILL SAID TO Be ALIVE
Letter ReceIyed saying PreSent
Whereabouts of Priest VIII he
Made Known at the
Proper Time.
FATHER GAPoN STILL SAID TO BE ALIVE

ST. PETERSBURG May I.-"Yesterdsy
the emperor may, have decided to accept
Premier Whites resignation. but until the
fact is published in the Offlcial Messenger
nothing is absolutely certain. You can say
however, that Count Witte desires to 60
He is worn out with the struggle. Never
theless the situation at Tsarskoe Selo
changes with unexpected rapidly few
hours may the official PRONUNCIATION of
Count Whites retirement. or on the con-
trary, the dismissal OF interior Minister
DumDvo." t.lp.trs. .,,a.. I'd,
Tie above authoritative statement was
made to the Associated Press today. The
moment is certainly very critical For the
present Count Whites enemies at court GER
tainly have the upper hand and on the very
eve of the battle in Parliament the en-
peror seems to be about to commit the fatu-
Gus blunder of changing his commander
Gapon May he alive.
In spite of the announcement by the police
that they have definite information con-
hrming the reports of Father Gapons as
sassinations NJ. Margolin has received a
letter signed "Princia" announcing that
the writer knew the former priests where
abouts and i'm a few days would send the
lawyer important documents. At the same
time the wife of Gutenberg, the engineer
who offered to betray the secrets OF Father
Gapon's organization TO the government.
publishes an open letter saying that the
charge that her husband murdered Gspon
is a calumny.
Additional confirmation, however, OF the
truth of the story OF Gapon's execution
was received today. 1t consisted OF copy
OF the sentence of death passed by the rev.
Ia, f~fH, VIA q
mailed. like Gapon's portfolio, from Berlin
TO NJ. Margolin, the former priests lawyer.
The document gave details OF Gapon's Of
fcnse and closed with the laconic phrase,
The sentence has been executed"
In a lcng preamble Justifying the execu-
| ton IL IL set forth that the workmen's
| tribunal had incontestable proofs of Ga
/ pons secret relations with various members
OF the political police whose names are
given, 10 whom he promised TO betray the
I revolutionists If allowed to reopen his or
/ gunization Later he undertook in behalf
/ OF the chief OF secret police, Gerasimoff. to
/ hnd out and betray to the government a
| plot to kill the emperor. Premier Witte and
/ Interior Minister DurnoVo and opened ne
/ gotiations with. a member of the fighting
I organization offering s125OO for the neces-
sary information and guaranteeing security
! for the traitor from the vengeance OF the
/ revOIutionists.
Fighting az ArchanEeI.
ARCHANGEL. Russia. May L-Street
4 hghting occurred here today between mani
| festants and the police and troops during
/ which the chief OF police an officer and
! four soldiers were wounded.
/ MOSCOW, May 1.-The attempt of the
authorities 10 reopen the university here
during the summer in order to catch up
with the work Is being resisted At a
! meeting OF students held yesterday those
4 who favored the resumption OF work were
in the minority. The majority insisted on
letting the university work go and con
Jinuing the fight for liberty.
The university has been closed for over