Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-14
He Tells Csar New Premier Must Be q
Constitutional Democrat
PLACE MAY BEoFFERED TO COUNT HEYDEN
Leaders Think He VIII BE Unable TO
7rm Cabinet-visit of
British Channel Fleet
ts Postponed.

cabinet in the present crisis Is one COM
posed of constitutional democrats He holds |
also that he cannot even be a member OF /
such a cabinet.
Prominent constitutional democrats think |
the premiership will now be offered to
Count Heyden, who, though he has the |
sympathy of Parliament will be unable to |
form cabinet, although scheduled for a
place in the coming constitutional demo- |
cratic ministry. The postponement of the
visit OF the British channel feet to Cron- |
stadt has caused much hilarity among the |
moderates, who look upon II as a sign that |
the government has at last awakened TO |
its position and is ready to accept the
inevitable. Conservatives, on the other
hand look upon 1t as another victory for
the moderates which soon will be followed
by constitutional democratic ministry.
British Fleet Ask ed to stay Away.
The visit of the British channel feet to
Russian waters has been postponed until
a more propitious time. The initiative in
this decision came from Russia, which
| pointed out that the projected visit had
been welcomed with lively satisfaction by
| the Russian government, which saw in it
| an expression of sympathy for Russia on
/ the part of Great Britain. Unfortunately,
! it is added, certain political parties in
| Great Britain and Russia fomented sharp
| agitation with view to connecting the
visit with questions of Russian Internal
! policy. The firm and loyal statements of
the British minister for foreign affairs,
! Sir Edward Grey, brought the question
| back to It's proper ground and was appre-
ciated at st. Petersburg at it's proper value.
! Nevertheless, I'm view of the political crisis
which is passing over Russia the govern
ment could not help foreseeing that the
arrival of British ships at Russian port
might cause recrudescence of the agta-
ton and incidence of q nature to harm
the future relations of Great Britain and
Russia.
Most cordial kilograms have been ex-
changed between King Edward and EN-
peror Nicholas.
Civil War May He Averted.
The outbreak for the passage of the sum-
mer without general upheaval in Russia
is considered brighter and everything MAX
ing for delay increases the possibility of
the ultimate attainment of real constitu-
tional regime without open civil war.
The lawlessness which is now chronic
throughout the -epi pire is not expscteda ato
subslde. but the most powerful influence in
opposition to the government are tempor-
arily seeking to stave of ii crisis. Unless
the government by stupid blunder forces
all the parties to make common cause the
crisis which all feared imminent, will
be postponed until the fall If the gov
ernment now takes advantage of the lull
to make terms with the moderates in Par
lament there is still chance OF possible
settlement. but a continuation of the
present tension will only destroy the
prestige of the moderate elements in Par
lament, solidify all the oppositional forces
and render a conflict certain.
AEHassin May He "a Girl.
sEvAsTOPoL, Russia, July 1s-It is
creditably stated that the assassin of Ad-
miral Chouknin, commander of the Black
sea fleet, was a girl disguised in the uni
form OF a sailor.
No arrest has yet been made
ODESSA, July 13.-A revolutionary proc
lamation, clandestinely circulated today,
iubiantly acclaims the death sentence
"avengingly executed on Chouknin for the
martyrdom of the death Of Lieutenant
Schmidt" adding that all the leading
bureaucratic enemies of the people will
be similarly and summarily removed.
The proclamation was signed by the
Odessa branch of the South Russian Revo-
lutionary league.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 1S.-Emperor
Nicholas today sent the following dispatch
to the widow OF Admiral Chouknln
IT am deeply touched by the distressing
news of the death OF your husband. His
loss is a great one to me and TO the fleet
I divide your misfortune and sorrow, which
God will strengthen you to support"
I AErarian Excesses I'm VereOne1h.
vEREoNEZH. July 13-The whole of the
province of Voronezh is affected by excesses
|
peasants are rising everywhere and burn
ing estates In Bobrovsk district more
than twenty estates have been burned and
300 head OF cattle killed or carried on The
estate Of Prince Bariantinsky has been
completely demolished and its splendidly
stocked stable burned, the horses being
hamstrung. In the Garansk district 2,OOO
peasants have started to pillage and many
estates have been burned. That OF NJ.
Kapshakoff Is a total wreck. everything
of value having been carried off or burned.
The trouble northward is increasing IN
this vicinity fifteen estates, including those
OF former Minister of Agriculture Yerma-
% lon and the late Count Orion Davldoff,
; have been destroyed. Troops have been
j sent TO the disturbed districts and the gov
2 ernor of the province has asked for addi-
i tional troops from the province OF Vitebsk
those of Voronezh being insufficient to
: cope with the disorders.
=. Political Prisoner Killed.
d YBLISAVETGRAD July 1s - Trouble
n broke cut here last night when a convoy OF
d political prisoners, which had arrived dur
Ing the day refused to go further. The
guards beat the prisoners with the butts
OF their guns. One OF the prisoners, q
soldier who had served in Wilma regiment
p seized a gun from the hands OF a guard
whose companions Immediately shot the
prisoner dead A peasant for remonstrat-
ing with the guards, was killed on the spot
The political prisoners fed IN a body to the
u station cells. from which they fred at the
D guards, one OF whom was wounded. Order
a was finally restored.
4 Bakers Union Suppressed.
= MOSCOW. July lS-The chief of polio,
10 has ordered that the headquarters OF IN,
I, Bakers union be closed and the president
. and officers OF the organization banished
il Military bakers have been put at the dis
!. posal OF the city by the commander Of IN,
/. garrison On account Of the cruel HARDSHIP
4 which the bakers strike has imposed oT
the poor.