Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-11
CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATIC
AND ocroBRIsTs TO UNITE
THEIR FORCES
CONSTRUCTIVE ACTION
Aim to Make Coming Parliament Use.
full in That Manner Instead of Revo-
lutionary - Gar Will Concentrate
the Authority.

st, Petersburg. Aug. 1o.-since the
lsail''' 4 of the negotiations between
PT Stolypin and the octobrists
al e rounding out of the cabinet
w bureaucratic elements, negotla-
II have been opened between the
q lists and the constitutional dem
Z in an effort to unite the peace.
4 !, fogressive elements in the coming
eles, oral campaign. Conferences are
now in progress at Moscow Alexan-
der j. Guchkoff, Count Heyden and
other leaders Of the party of peaceful
regeneration and prominent moderate
constitutional democrats are looking
to an alliance whose aim shall be to-
make the coming parliament an organ
of constructive legislation instead oil
revolutionary agitation.
Concentrate Authority.
Notwithstanding the improvement in
the situation produced by the collapse
in the strike movement, the Novoe
Vremya announces that 1t Is still the
intention of the emperor to place
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaev1tch In
immediate command of the whole
army, concentrating the direct author
ity over the troops composing each
separate corps and division in his
hands. The paper says the announce
ment of his appointment may be ex
pected in few days and adds thai
this will not make the grand duke a
dictator, as the administration func
tions will remain in the hands of the
minister of war M. Rudiger,, minister
of war, is said to have protested vigor
cusly against the step and this led tc
by General Trepoff, but it appears now
that General Rudiger will probably re
main in Office
Are Undecided.
The constitutional democratic lead
ers are undecided as to what course
to pursue. They appear to be await
ing developments.
Professor Milukoff has gone abroat
and M. Petdunkevitch frankly admits
that he does not know what to do. HI
expects that convention of the con
stitutional democrats will be sum
moned to meet in September and de
eide on the future tactics of the party
If the government declines to permi
the convention to meet at Moscow, o
elsewhere in Russia, it will be held il
Finland, or, if necessary, abroad. M
Petrunkevitch says his advices fron
the interior says the villages are in
state bordering chaos. The peasant
do not recognize any authority an
talk only Of the distribution of tn
lands.
n The chief of police Of st. Peters
burg has completed the suppression G
all clubs, associations, and trade ur
ion by shutting up their headquarter
and those of the men out of work.
Will Not Interfere.
Berlin, Aug. 1O.-The Cologne ca
zette today, in discussing the repor
circulated in Russia that Germany il
tends to interfere and maintain tn
throne of Emperor Nicholas if it be
comes necessary, denied that any dt
sire exists in Germany to interfere i
favor of Russian officialdom of the in
perial family of Russia.
Paris Senators Act.
Paris, Aug. 10.-The leading sen:
tors, deputies and former cabinet mil
listers who are members of the inst
tute and academy have united in a
address extolling the outlawed Ru
sian parliament as the bulwark o