The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-01
WHITE SHOWING
THE CL0vEN HOOF
Count Is Being Attacked
More Fier-cely BY
the Liberals.
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NO TRACE FOUND
OF BIG SLAUGHTER
Report of Saturdays Bornbard-
ment in Moscow, Greatly
Exaggerated, AS Not
More Than 40 Revo-
lutionaries Were
Killed.
.(By Associated Press.

tby Associated Prcss.) 4
ST. PETERSBURG, December M.-5:sA
P. M.-The report that Count witte il
hooked for retirement in few days is
again being persistently circulated. Tho
Nasha Shishn. which declares 1t can
guarantee the accuracy OF Its statement.
says that NJ. Durnovo, Minister OF the
Interior, who is worshipped as an idol
by the court Camarilla, which believes
that his stern policy alone can put an
end to the existing anarchy has acconl-
plished the downfall OF the count and
will be elevated to tho premiership.
Investigation by the Associated Preas,
however. indicates that the report is bases
less. certainly for the moment. Ncver-
theless, it is true that M. Durnovo has
powerful cahal of rcactionaries behind
him and temporarily seems to dominate
the situation.
Count Witte IS being attacked more
hercely than ever on the side of tia
liberals. who chnrge that he Is showing
tho ciovcn hoof and say that he might
happen to fall between two stools.
NJ. Bryanchanlnofs is out with a strong
article in the Siovo entitled "NVttte Musts
Co., in which he asserts that the victory
at Portsmouth has heen followed by de-
feat at st. Petersburg. His line of nlgu-
ment Is that anarchy has been able &c
make headway because true liberals,
whether Russia Is to have n constitution
or whether the manifesto Is only u tacti-
ca! move to iluil them 70 sleep. 1t MAS /
Wlttes first duty according to the Writ
cr. to remove this doubt. but 1t is charged
that he still maintains an eqtiis oe,ii roir.
Proceeding On Theory.
The government IS now proceeding on
the theory that a victory over tile reds
is assured. 1t Is displaying u strong front
and announces that twin no sioAgsr tos-
crate in Its service emplrScs who are
plotting against it. The ministers have
been authorized to summary dismiss
such employees. q
The regulations for the preparation of
supplementary lists OF those entitled to
vote by tho law OF December 2Sth werss
published to-day. The fact that in sc
cities the electoral districts coincide win
the police districts gives rise to the au-s
Rthority that when the coun ry lis tram
quilted. cit is the purpose of the govern
ment to control the elections.
AT meeting OF the council Of wei.is-
men last night, some delegates pending
the organization OF an armed revolt-
ticn advocated Il recourse to the old tor
roist plan OF inseauting u tribunal to-
try and condemn officials guilty OF
tyranny, TO PUBLISH the reasons ZOE SUCH
condemnation ard then to execute the
verdict OF tho tribunal, This, the dele
gates said, wouldb ep preferable to the in s
discriminate killing of police and CO.'S
sacks, who might be innocent.
Wont Guard Witte. 81
+ Not satisfied with the protection given
by the secret police. to Count Avitte.
whose life is in constant danger, officers
of the Preobrajensky Guard regiment
were detailed to guard the premier, but on
Friday they declined to do further SER
vice in this connection. sayins 1t was t,e-s
meath tho dignity OF guard officers td
do police duty.
With the crushing of the revolt at
Moscow. Interest is now transferred to
other places. whete there are armed up-s
especially to south Russia. Pr,c-is
tically the entire Black Sea ltttorai Is
under martial law. Ekaterinoslay ana
the railroad to the Grinlea are i'll tho
hands of revolutionnrics and tho troops
were ordered to-day to retakc them at
any cost.
Tho situation is extremely bad ut
Baclimut, in White Russia. whera the i
coal fields are located. Berdicheff, tho
Jewish center OF Dvinsk, Ilherson, the
whole district OF Odessa kremenchug,
and the territory along
the railroad between MOSCOW and Nisfni
Novogrod were placed under martial law
to- day. The revolt at Samara has been
with much bloodsEcd.