Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04
Employees Of Light Plants in ST.
Petersburg Quit Work
On Orders.
DICTATORSHIP IS COMING,
Grand Dixie Nicholas 10 BE- Made
Commandcr-iu.Chic OF III
Troops,

ST. Petersburg, Aug. g. 2.ij a. m.--St
Petersburg Is in darkncEs tonight The
employees Of the electric lighting plants
always the earliest barometric record
OF political conditions. ceasei work
during the afternoon in obedience 90
the call for a general strike. This call
already has been ooeyed by 1000 fac
tory hands IN the capital 10 wgl he
impossible however 20 preiic.thc suc-
cess Of this universal political strike
until Monday. as the v0rNncu in st.
Petersburg and the provinces have two
holidays, Saturday. which is The tete
day OK the dowager empress and
great religious feast and their regular
holiday OF Sunday
The only other available index 90 the
situation are the railroads Up o. .
o'clock this morning the railroad men
have not Needed the cal Tor Cd general
strike. except ip the case of 8H inslr-
uihcant bobtail line running 90 SfEt.ui-
etzk and other short resorts in che VIE
entity Of ST. Pctersburg. The men ui
this road barriCalei The line. U'h the
result that they had an important cole
lisi0n with CossaCks hast night
IN the meantime the fate of ihe Str-
lypin cabinet sWuys iu the balance. and
Russia Il upon tHe verge ~ disorders
which may lead either to the reign ui
The military OF the prolcariat.
IL can DE stated definitely that the
step toward a dictatorship may De
taken Sunday or Monday by the nom
inatlon OF Grand Duke Nicholas 10 the
chief command of all the troops On Rus
sla. This would virtually place him iu
control OF an the disturbed districts
ri the empire where martial law has
bocn proclaimed.
This matter was a subject Of earnest
discussion during the Interview be-
tween the emperor and Premier Stoly-
pin yesterday. from which the premier
returned iu greatly vcXcd state az mind.
The revolutions at Sycab0rg and CIou-
stadt and the mutlny ON board the
cruiser Pamyaial0ya gave the tone 10
the conversation between his majesty
and the premier. These events. ale
though they have all ended fortunately
apparently have LEFT strong imprl.
sion upon the mind OF the emperor The
Associated Press has been informed
rom high source that the nomination
vi Grand Duke Nicholas 90 the post OF
commander IN chief ~ made. VIII be
announced os "for the purpose OF hat-
inonizlng the activity OF an troops,
without reference 10 political Affairs
nut Premier stolypln is scarcely dis
posed 20 regard the nomination IN this
high light.
one element Of possible disorder Tor
tomorrow has been removed by the de-
clslon Of the widow OF NJ. Herzenstein.
the eX-dcputy who was murdered ~
Tcrioh, 10 inter her husband at Terioki
and 10 omit holding the services here
and at Moscow. The project OF police
Of ST. Petersburg today appealed 20
Nine. Herzenstein 10 calcel the pro-
Cession here. saying u probably would
result IN great disorder. which he was
resolved 20 suppress az whatever cost,
After consultation with the COnstitu.
tional Democratic committee Nine.
Herzeustein agreed 10 this
The pickets ~ cavalry and infantry
were the most conspicuous features
on the streets Of 81. Petersburg last
night Business houses generally have
boarded up iheir windows as they ala
in The days Of the great October strike.
Practically an Of the street cars 100 tho
city nave stopped running, ana the can
drivers are threatening 90 cease work
today.
a dispatch received by the Associated
Press from Sestroretz says that heavy
achievements are being poured iu
there, evidently in fear OF an attack
upon the government large and small
arms factory located in that suburb.
The long distance telephone station
was occupied last night by half O. CONF
rany of infantry iu order 90 prevent
the anticipated attempt OF the reyoIu-
ti0nists 90 sever telephone commuuica-
tiou between here aud Moscow. and
The last train in from Moscow brought
railroad officials who had collected The
funds on hand az the various inter-
mediate stations Co prevent their seiz-
ure in case OF strike.
10 was announced ut the admiralty
LAST uight that The dnmhe8d court
martial proceedings at Cronsadt prob.
ably would BE suspended with the eN-