Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-04

81. petersburg, Aug. 1.-THE report
last night that Emperor Nicholas had
fatty refused to accept the conditions
to which Premier Stolypin agreed IN
his negotiations with Count Heyden.
Alexander Guchkoff, Prince Nicholas
LyOff. Paul Vinogradoff and Senator
kOni for the Reorganization of the cab
met and which the premier recon-
mended the Emperor to accept was
officially confirmed this morning.
Count Heyden and his Conferes have
now washed their hands of the gov
eminent and all Mr.. Stolypins gilt
tering promises of strong handed re-
FORM" are thus suddenly dashed to the
earth. At his first encounter with the
influences at court he has been worst
ed and the predictions of the Liberals
that the dissolution of Parliament
would inevitably lead to a dictatorship
appear to be on the point of realiZa-
ton. There is no doubt that the panic
created at court by the mutiny at
Cronstadt. within earshot of the En-
peror, made the victory of the Camar-
lila easy.
The Guard regiments which We're sent
back to their camp at KrasnOye-S elo
at the end of last week when the gov
eminent was pluning itself with tho
belief that the country had accepted
the Emperor's fiat. are again return
ing to the capital. The street patrols
have again been reinforced all public
buildings are heavily occupied by
troops and the number of domiciliary
visits and arrests have been redoubled.
The authorities act as if dazed, not
~
searchlights of q cruiser stationed in
| the lower reaches of the Neva and sim
liar lights on the roof of the Baltic
works We're placed last night on the
river as if st. Petersburg was beseiged
| by a foreign foe.
The Tech has been confiscated and
| even such a heightened paper as the
| Ravitstvale (Quality) and Prof. kovl-
vsky Ekstrana have been suppressed.
Only the Novoe Vremya and the Svet
| of the unofficial papers seem to be i'm
nune from seizure.
Last nights incendiary fires did not
spread. The reports from Cronstadt
today say that all the sailors have not
yet surrendered. Trials by drumhead
| courtmartial were resumed at 10
o'clock this morning and it is believed
that further executions are in pro-
gress.
All the officers killed at Cronstadr
| fell fighting. Col. Alebandroff and
Capt. Tvrovschinosky of the submarine
miners met death after n desperate
struggle with the mutineers. Read Ad-
miral Beclemscheff. who received many
| wounds, died during the fight. When
| the sailors mutined the admiral imnle-
diately went out with his staff. heed
| less of the warnings and entered the
| barracks. Within few seconds lie
| and two captains were shot down.
| The crowd Of civilians who joined the
mutineers included a large number cf
women. They were armed with rifles
| revolvers and swords. One of the
wounded captains was spared because
| he wore the ST. Georges Cross.
| The Yemissei Regiment played the
most prominent part at Cronstadt in
quelling the mutiny of the sailors. The
latter had broke into the arsenal after
overpowering the guards and had seiZ-
ed a quantity Of arms. After firing sew.
eral volleys the Yemissei Regiment
charged, drove the mutineers into the
streets and continued their rife fire
i
shots were fired at the Loyalists from
houses. Many of the mutineers sought
to escape from the town but they were
met by a hot fire and driven to their
barracks. where they were surround
ed.
| An attempt was made by one party
Of mutineers to capture the harbOr bat
teries, but it was repulsed by the fire
Eof machine guns.
| Premier Stolypin has gone to Peter
hof with the intention. it is believed
Of rendering his resignation.
| st. Petersburg. Aug st is circum-
Istantially assorted that there is overt
dissatisfaction among the members OF
the Moscow Regimest Of the guards
CHARTERED in st. Petersburg. The de-
! mands formulated by the men are both
economic and political. Cossacks have
been sent to the barracks of this reg
iment.
| In the meantime, the fate of the
| Stolypin cabinet sways in the balance,
| and Russia is upon the verge Of dis
| orders which may lead either to the
recognition Of the military or the pro-
letariat. 1t can be stated definitely