Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-31
Intention Probably to Disqualfy Popular
Leaders for Reelection.
PREMIER sToLYPM WORKING ON CABINET
Premier Still Hopes to Induce Representa-
tive Men to Enter Ministry.
WoRKlsGMsN ARE WATCHING CAPITAL
Labor Leaders of Industrial Centers
Try 10 Prevent Premature strikes
Factory and Mine Men Hard
TO Hold.

sT PETERSBURG, O.-The public
prosecutor has started u ings against
the members OF the low, z. Sc Of Par |
Lament who signed the Vib Z Nnifesto
The charge under which y. signers |
OF the manifesto will he broL Z. trial |
Is violation OF article 12e of u. oinal |
code which provides for "att, to |
overthrow the existing government, s
is virtually high treason, the nit.
penalty being hard labor in the mine
No arrests have yet been reported. and |
the constitutional democrats do not antici- !
pate anything approaching punishment !
Of their representatives 1t Is understood |
that the arrested will be admitted to bail !
pending trial The constitutional demo- |
Gratis are chiefly apprehensive that the
possibility Of prosecution held over the
heads OF their leaders will render them
ineligible for reelection. in the same man
ner that Prof. Milukon and NJ. Hessel
and others were excluded from the last
lower house.
Socialist and radical members OF the
late house may have to cool their heels in
y cells for a long time and thus be pre-
vented from continuing the fuil-hedged
revolutionary agitation upon which they
are now embarked. Many Of these ex-
members are now living under cover in
the houses OF friends in St Petersburg, or
have gone into hiding in the provinces.
: A correspondent of the Associated Press
today met two peasant ex-deputies who
had cut on their luxuriant hair and boards
and who could scarcely be recognized
Motive for Prosecution.
The motives Of the government for aban-
doning its attitude not to prosecute the
signers of the Viborg manifesto. as set
h,r in
interview is not stated. but was evidently
Influenced by the need of doing something
to counteract the effect OF the Viborg ad-
dress This has obtained an enormous
circulation in the provinces in spite Of the
greatest efforts on the part of the admins
tration TO prevent its circulation.
The "seizure" OF the Boussel printing
plant here by the armed revolutionists for
the purpose OF getting out copies OF the
WHORE address was duplicated today in
Ekaterinoslav. but II is believed that this
forclble occupation of printing offices IS
merely a bit of amateur theatricals
ranged between the proprietors OF the. es-
tablishments and the revolutionists to save
the former from responsibility. This same
method was employed to effect the printing
Of the illegal organ of the workmens coun-
Gil of st. Petersburg last winter.
StOlypin working on Cabinet.
The rumor in circulation last night that
General Trepoff had been assassnated turns
out to be baseless the report to the
same effect which was current early last
week.
Premier stolypin has not abandoned hope
OF inducing public men outside OF bureau
cratic spheres to enter a reorganized cabi-
net and carry out his policy OF strong
handed reform" The following nominal
tlons have been made for the capinet of
Premier Stolypin Count Heyden comp
troller OF state; Prince Lvoff minister OF
agriculture; Koni, minister OF justice. and
Vlnogradoff. minister of public instruction.
A mob OF 1000 workmen completely de-
molished brewery on the Schlusselburg
road here last night. Before a detachment
OF Cossacks sent to disperse them arrived
the mob destroyed practically everything.
The central committee OF the social demo-
Gratis has been hastily summoned here from
the provinces. II has been formally de-
cided to support the action Of the revolu-
tionary groups last week in pushing the
agitation for a general strike and uprising.
The social democrats central committee in
its resolutions announced that the aims OF
the revolutionsts Is to secure a constituent
assembly OF the Russian people to decide
on the future form OF government.
NJ Alladin who was leader of the Group
OF Toll i'm the outlawed Parliament, has
arrived here from London, where he went
10 attend conference of the Interparlia-
mentary union, but is carefully concealing
his where's bouts.
Premier Stolypin has issued special cir
cular to the governments instructng them
10 employ every means to compel the pay
ment Of the taxes now falling due, as we'll
as the arrearsges
The last ohicial kilograms from Poltava,
where a serious outbreak occurred July 2S
In the First battalion of the Sevsk regi-
ment. say that order has been restored. but
the affair is still shrouded in considerable
mystery Nevertheless enough is known 20
establish the fact that the loyal troops used
machine guns against their mutinous com
rades which alone Is enough to create a
deep impression In the army generally.
Workmen watch Capital
NEKATERiNOSLAV, Russia. July sO.-
There Is very great agitation among the
workmen In th!s Industrial district, but the
leaders thus far have successfully prevented
a strike, urging the necessity for continu,
ing work until the signal is given from
MOSCOW and St. Petersburg,
At Nuzoyka and Yekaterinodar. however
without waiting for the general signal
MANY factory and mine workers have
struck.
Tne foreign Consuls at NekaterinoslaN
have made representations 10 their govern
luents regarding the necessity for protect
ing foreign subjects three foreign manag
e.s of Mrs. Williams having been attacked
during the last week. a German managei
was shot with a revolver and killed whil'
leaving his factory. Belgian manager es
capped death through the Intervention Of
policeman. whom the workmen shot dead
ana a Frenchman manager was compelle'
20 aee under menace Of death. The garri
here has been reinforced by a detach
uieut OF Dragons
PsKON. Russia, July SO,--A band Of 50
PEASANTS burned the Manor house and stool
stables belonging 10 NJ Nazymon. presiden
OF the distrta Eemstvo Subsequently IN