The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-04
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ST. BURG. "a August & 2:45 "a.
lM.--st. i. Petersburg Is Ii In da rK ness to--S
night. The X emp Dyes &9o OF 81 the u electr
lighting plants always the Nea lest ba-8S
Srometrtc record Of III pol lticals condi tons
ceased work during the 3afternoo in s
8obedience to the call for a general q strike
This call already has # been obeyed y By
& COO factory hands & in the Ca pit al.F
will be Impossible, however, to predict
z the success or this universal POLITICAL
strike until Monday. as the sworkmena
SinS st. Petersburg and u the proyin inces8
! nave two holidays. Saturday, which StaS
the fete day. Of the Dowager EMPRESS 80
and a great eligtous feast, and m thetrs {
regular holiday on sund 4. !,
there is overt d!ssatlsfaction Ion among tbs
Moscow regiment Sof the guards d uarter-s
4 cd In St Petersburg. The demands for-5
mulated by tho men are both economic 1l1 milo
and political. Nh CossacksN B have been sent
Ito the barracks OF this regim ent. M ri
Grand Duke May Be Dictator.
The only other avail liable index to the
situation Is the railroads III n Up to- ~
o'clock this morning the railroad men
had not Needed the call for q general
strike. except In the case OF an tnsignih-a
cant line running to Sestroretzk and
other short resorts In the vloinity58 58 Of
ST. Petersburg. The men Of this road l
barricaded the line, with the result that
they had an unimpo rtant collision With Z
Cossacis last night. Hi IN
Din cabinet swnys In the balance. and 4
russia is upon the verge y Of disorders /
whiol, may lead either to the reign OF &
the military or the proletar
lit can be stated definitely hat the first
step toward a. Dictatorship may be ta ken
sunday & or Monday by the nomination
OF Grand Duke Nicholas to the chief
command OF all the troops IN! Russia.
This would virtually place him In control +
OF all the disturbed districts Of the ems i
pire. where martial law has been pros
claimed. ~ J. q Is Fl s5sss isss
This matte was a subject OF earnest
discussion during the In tervtew between II
the Emperor and Premier gtolypln yes-s
tertay, from which the Premier return-
ed In q greatly vexed state OF mind. #
The t!ons at 6veaborg ana Cron-
stadt and the lnutiny ON board the cr,us- III
or PaInyat ASova gave tone 70 the CON.
.versation between Fills Mntesty and the +
Premier. These events. although they
have all ended tortunately apparently
have left a strong impression upon fne 4
mind OF the Nmparor, s
Houses Barred Up. @
AZ Ono element OF possible d(sofQer gfpEs " &
morrow. has been removed by the deatTlon
OF the widow OF NJ. Herzenatain, the ex.
deputy, who was 4murde derad at,f Teriok,
to inter her husband / ~ Terioki, and to-
admit the holding of services here and
at MOSCOW, The Prefeet Of Police at "
ST. Petersburg to-day appealed 70 hlme.
FIerzenstetn to cancel the procession here, Il
saying It probably would result " great 4
disorder, which he was resolved 70 SUI
press at whatever cost. After consult-
Ing with the Constitutional Democrats
Commission, M, Hsr2ensteln agreed e e
tho proposal, a
Pockets OF cavalry and tnfautry wsrS
the most conspicuous features on The
streets OF st. Petersburg hast night
business houses generally have haFrsd S
up their windows. as they did N tAs 4,
DAYS OF the great October strtkA FTaS' x
tIcally all OF tho ytreet calu In thn ETY.
have stopped running, and the Dab drivers +
are threatening to cease work to-day,
Fear Attack,
a dlspatch received by tha sAAooktsd
Press from seatrpretzk says that heavy
sys being p0Irsd " faArs