The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-07-25
Refuse to Disperse Crowd of
RevoIutionists In the Rus
sian Capital.
PREMIER ISSUES DEFIANCE.
Stolypin Calls on Authorities Through
out Russia to Put Down Agitation.
HandbiIls Threatening Death to Czar
Scattered Around Imperial Palace.
All South Russia Disturbed.

the mOSt tremendous import 10 kuSSla
have been crowded into the past few
hours, but perhaps the most momentous
happening was the fiat refusal of
squadron Of Cossacks to disperse a
crowd of revolutionists In st. Peters
burg.
The mutiny of the Cossacks has
brought especial encouragement to the
revolutionists. 1t is the first actual
instance in which troops have refused
to move against the populace in Rus
sia's capital There have been out
breaks in the garrison, even the cars
pet regiment has subscribed to plat
form of reform, but always until now
all grades Of troops obeyed orders for
violence against crowds. The Cossacks
turned against their officers near the
railroad station, where revolutionists
were addressing q crowd of workmen,
waving red flags. When the order to
charge was given the troops trotted
forward, then suddenly wheeled, and
spokesman, riding to the front told
the officers they would not strike
against the friends of freedom One of
the officers drew a pistol to shoot down
the man, but was himself Immediately
covered by the carbines of a dozen
privates. Then all the officers turned
and galloped Off The Cossacks were
cheered enthusiastically by the work
men, and after the soldiers had them
selves cheered for the revolution and
joined In the singing of the s'Marseil-
laise' they rode back to their barra cks,
where they were informed they were
under arrest, but were not otherwise
restricted The revolutionists say that
this incident shows that when the time
is ripe the whole garrison will rise in
revolt.
Governments Defiance.
The government is determined not to
go down without desperate fight In
an official message of Premier Stoly-
pin to the governor generals and pre-
fects throughout Russia 1t is pointedly
asserted that the Revolutionary move
ments must be put down by all legal
means The message Is practically a
defiance to the revolutionary party and
Is taken as an answer to the manifesto
issued by the douma in extraordinary
session In Viborg.
Handbills proclaiming that the terror
lists had sentenced the ezar to death
were scattered on all sides of the Peter
hof palace
Besides this, the first open threat of
assassination, handbills were strewn
telling that the death penalty had been
passed on General Trepoff, the Moscow
butcher and the present chief of the
palace guards; M. Pobedonostzeff, the
former procurator general, universally
hated for his repressive activity, and
General Orloff, the man who rode in
blood through the Baltic provinces
when they set up their republic last
winter. Not only were the handbills
Scattered, but some of them were post
ed on the doors of the palace.
Not since the days of the greatest
power of Minister of the Interior Won
Plehye, whose heinous acts led to his
assassination, has the hand of autoc-
racy borne so heavily on the nation.
All the concessions granted by the czar
have been withdrawn. There is no
more freedom of the press or of free
speech
Douma's Manifesto Scattered.
None of the newspapers carries the
douma's manifesto, but the message is
going to every corner of the empire
More than 100000 copies already have
come from presses in the capital, and
it is being printed in Moscow, Warsaw
and other cities. The revolutionists
have means of communication that
the government agents have been un-
able, to uncover. The impotency of the
government was shown when as if by
magic copies of the manifesto appeared
on walls and doors all over the city
and they were thrown in sheafs into all
the cafes.
More than hundred members of par
lament arrived in the Finnish railroad
station from Viborg. Orders had been
issued to arrest the entire body, but
the government weakened at the last
moment and all were let go unmo-
Tested.
1t was learned that on the way from
Viborg the deputies arranged to hold
frequent meetings There Is no differ
ence of opinion between them. They
say they have gone too far to retreat
and that they must march on.
1t has been decided that the members
shall not leave ST. Petersburg unless
expelled. Attempts will be made to
continue holding meetings as group,
and they will keep in communication
with the proletariat organizations.
South Russia In Revolt.
Plans are rapidly being formed for a
general strike. Until no other resort
is open an appeal to arms will not be
made. A general strike is believed to
afford the strongest weapon against the
government, and a majority of the dou-
ma favors it. From Moscow, however,
there comes opposition to an immedi-
ate strike. The leaders of the work
men profess to have information that a
rebellion Is imminent all over the south
of Russia and that a wave of revolt
/ will roll northward, in time sweeping
over both the old and the new capitals.
There is a feeling here and in Moscow
that the flrst great uprising will be by