The semi-weekly messenger., 1906-07-27

ST. petersburg, July 25.-Thoush il
is dlnncult to obtain a true picture of
the conditions in the interior duri,
the embargo that has been put upon
press dispatches, all indications point
more and more to the postDonement of
the threatened strike until the govern
ment shall be less, and the country
more, prepared for such an event: I'M
I'll the harvest is finished and the rev.
olutlonary movement develops spon-
taneously among the idle peasantrv.
What news has been received from
the provinces today indicates that con-
dltlOns are scarcely ripe, except in the
famine districts, for an unheayal. The
strateg1sts of the revolutionary coun-
ellis are labOring with the hot heads to
induce them to defer the call for a gen.
eral strike until it can come as a sup
pIement to the movement already un-
der Way A definite decision will be
reported+~ within day or two. The
demand Of the constitutional demo-
cratic deputies, many of whom, after
having collected arrearage of salaries
nave started hOmeWaru, ure caucusiug
industriously; but their Importance has
gone, neither the government nor the
revolutionists paying much attention
to the former dominant party in the
lower house Of parliament. The gov
ernment, indeed, has not abandoned
its efforts TO enlist mOderates in the
cabinet.
Premier Stolypin tonight authorized
the official st. Petersburg agency to
issue the following statement to the
foreign press:
From the very first days Of it's ex-
istence the lower house Of parliament
overstepped all the limits of law In
its reply to the speech from the throne,
modification Of the fundamental was
demanded in the shape OF the suppress
sion of the council of the empire and
the creation of responsible cabinet.
By its agragrian program, based on
the appropriation of land. the house
raised hopes that could not be realized
and weakened the respect for property
of others, already enfeebled. In the
speeches of its members the house con-
sistently discredited the government
which It ever accused of organizing
pogrOms and disorders. By sending a
deputation to Bialstock it Openely as
pired to executive power.
Fourteen deputies appealed to the
people, melting disorders, step which
called forth no expression or disappro-
baton from the house. In the last
moment Of It's existence the house de-
clared that the government had acted
illegally in explaining to the popula-
ton the nature OF the agragrian pro-
ject proposed by itself and decided to
address a manifesto to the people per-
suading them not TO believe in the gov
ment- regarding the question but to
await its settlement by parliament.
| Several members also undertook jour
news to the interior Of Russia with the
, object of supporting agitation their ap-
pearance being followed by renewed
disoredhs, pogroms and strikes. All
! these causes necesSitated the decision
| to dissolve the house.
! Warsaw, July 25.-ColOnel Saiama-
toff of the Gendarmerie, was stabbed
to death here today.
: Salamatoff who was assistant to the
; chief of gendarmes of the province OF
. Warsaw, had been active IN the repres-
sive measures He was walking on
Mokotowska street at about noon wnen
he was attacked by two men VINO
tabled him several times and then
as the colone lsank down dying walk
ed quickly away in different directions
without the spectators trying 10 stay
them.
Iawlessness here is assuming alarm
ing proportions Daring thefts ane
robberies with violence are OF daily oc-
currences. The police maintain pas
sive attitude.
Odessa, July 25.-During the disturb
ances OF Yesterday two Jews were kill
ed seventeen were wounded and TWEEN
ty-seven shops were wrecked Genera
Grigorieff. the prefect OF Odessa caused
stringent measures 10 be taken oy 'h'
military to protect the lives ana pro
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