Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-24
NEW GUARD FOR THE CAR
0essack Regiments Furnish Soldiers fer
Russian Rulers Personal Escort.
MARTIAL LAW IS NOW TO Be REGULATED
Central Government TO Retain Initis-
tive In Declaring Provinces to
BE In Exceptional State"
Requiring Force.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. IA new regi-
ment, selected from the squadrons Of the
different Cossack guard regiment, has been
created to act as the personal escort Of
the emperor.
Some Of the commissions which have
been engaged in drawing UP projects OF
law for submission to the new Parliament
~-e giving out the results of their work.
One commission, which has been dealing
with the question OF questionable laws, will
recommend for adoption the principle that
certain conditions alone can Justify the
proclamation Of martial law or other
stages of exceptional severity
When province or locality Is proclaimed
by the central government to be in an
exceptional state" the conditions justify
ing the step must be announced stimuli
taneously. The initiative, however, will
rest, as heretofore, with the central gov
ernment or upon the application Of local
military authorities.
The Russian government has definitely
decided to proceed with its original plan
of settling the agrarian question by the
distribution Of land. regardless Of Parlia-
ment, and to go to the country upon the
| issue at the coming elections.
An important series of conferences began
last night at Peterhof on the question OF
the immediate distribution of the crown
lands and appendages to the easants. in
an attempt to find a partial solution Of the
agrarian question by measurably appeasing
the land hunger Of the peasantry.
Soldiers Talk Rebellion.
After the dissolution of Parliament the
soldiers held meetings and marched to
the quarters of the commander, Colonel
| Lemkoul, to present their demands. 1t
appears that Father Palmoff, the chaplain,
who was greatly beloved by the men,
sought to enact the role of peacemakcr
and was beseeohing Colonel Lemkoul To
make some concessions, when the latter
shot him down. The soldiers thereupon
fired at the colonel, who fell, pierced by
| hfty-two bullets. The officers fired on
the soldiers from the windows of their
quarters and the infurated men rushed
into the building and killed six of the
| officers.
A secret meeting of about 200 soldiers,
including representatives of some of tho
guard regiments, has been held in the
woods near the camp at Krasnoye-Selo
1t is reported that a large portion of the
men were shown to be in entire sympathy
with the cause and would refuse to are
on them when ordered to do So but 1t
not ripe for a general mutiny, as the ma
jority of the troops at the capital were
still nominally loyal Without a genei al
rising of the people, which would offer a
prospect OF success. the leaders declared.
II was hopeless to expect any active sup-
port from the army. Insignificant mutt
nies were characterized by the speakers
| as useless sacrifices and the agi-
tators. who prematurely precipitated the
risings at Sveaborg and Cronstadt, were
severely criticised.
| Trouble I'm Caucasus.
The Associated Press learns by mail tina,
| that strictest censorship is exercised over
| press dispatches in the Caucasus to con-
ceal the true state OF affairs, both re-
garding the true inwardness of the Tartar
Armenian warfare and the fermentation
among the Russian troops in the garri-
soned towns of Transcaucasia. The corre-
spondent of the Associated Press has not
been permitted to telegraph many items
of news, and in other cases the censor
would only accept his dispatches when
supported by the Official version of the
affairs they reported.
The Armenian-Tartar situation is worse
than IL known to the outside world. Al.
most all the Russian military units are
uinAHectSub ana even the COSsackS are
rebelling against doing police duty. The
latest mutiny is that of the Pultava Co.'S
sacks. who several days ago at Tinis
formally demanded to be relieved from Do
lice duty and asked for the discharge OF
those who had served over three years
The regiment was disarmed and confined
in their barracks under guard.
Another version of the Dashlagar AFFAIR
in which a number of officers were killed
Is to the effect that the sailors OF tn,
Black sea feet implicated in the XMAS
Potemkine mutiny, who were attached tc
a disciplinary battalion at the village OF
Kusar. on the Caspian sea. near NashIager
had been in communication with tn,
samur regiment. which constituted the gar,
rison of Samur.
COnspirators on Trial.
MOSCOW, Aug 2s.-The trial OF thre,
persons charged with having been con
nected with the conspiracy against the III,
OF former Governor General Doubassof
began here today One Of the accused 1.
a daughter of General Keller.
CENTRAL GIRLS GO ON STRIKE