Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-15
Comparison with Powerful Squadron Of
Visitors Would Humiliate Admiralty,
LIBERALS IuBlLANr AZ POsTPoSEMENT
Act Regarded as Concession to Public
Opinion of both Nations
CONSPIRACY AMvne ARMY OFFICERS
Commission InvestiGRtinE Plot of
Reactionaries- for a Coup d'Etat-
Emperor Surprises Graduate
Omcers.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 1.-THE liberals
are jubilsnt at the postponement Of the
visit of the British channel fleet to Rus
sian waters which they regard as open
recognition of the fact that public senti-
ment in both countries is hostile to such
an oficial exchange of courteses while
the people and government Of Russia are
at war
Although the official announcement took
pains to show that the decision to post
pone the visit was reached by common ac-
cord, 1t does not reveal the real motive
which in the case OF Russia was not 50
much Difference to public opinion as the
admiralty's sense OF humiliation at the
sorry spectacle the remnants of Russia $
navy would cut in the presence OF the
powerful British fleet, and fear that Its
arrival at Cronstadt would mark another
mutinous outbreak on the part of the
sailors and garrison of that fortress, evil
dence of a propaganda for such an out
break spread by the revolutionists OF
Cronstadt having been discovered by the
admiralty here.
The British government, although II
really proposed the visit, was only too
glad to postpone it on account of the storm
of indignation raised by the anu-Jewish
outbreak at Bialystok
The Russian liberals expect that tho
sympathy OF he people of Great Britain
with the liberal movement will be further
manifested by a great demonstrat ton on
the ar, val in London of the deputation
Of the Russian Parliament sent to attend
the conference of the Interparliament/ con-
fcrence July %
Conspiracy Discovered.
The revolutionary newspaper Misla today
says that the commission which is inves-
tigating the military conspiracy among the
guard officers who were planning cour
detat, has discovered that a number OF
high officials. including Prof Nicholsky
noted resctionist. and NJ Won Plehve, a
con Of the late minister Of the interior OF
that name, were implicated in the plot
NJ. Bratseff. former employe OF the con-
troller, who is charged with passing
fraudulent war accounts. in an open letter
today promises TO make astounding revela'
lions of the wholesale corruption and ven
atty of Russian offcers during the miif
tary operations in Manchuria whereby mil
lions of roubles were stolen.
Papus, the spiritualist, who, according e
the gossip OF the capital, has obtained al
most as much influence at Peterhof as th'
famous Philippe, the French charlatan
who had such an sscendancy over Emperor
Nicholas four years ago, is reported to b.
seriously i'll.
Emperor SurpriaeE Graduates.
Emperor Nicholas, in giving to the grad
yates of the artillery school their commits
sions at Peterhof yesterday, used some re
markable language. After repeating tn
usual injunction to be faithful to the thron
and fatherland and trust in God and tn
future of Russia, he instructed them no
| to hold aloof from the soldiers in the ranks
but TO keep in close touch with them ant
| look after their needs and interests in orde
! to bring them closer TO their officers
! The emperor's words were a signitican
/ recognition of the necessity for closing VI
J the gulf between the officers and mel
| which was the cause of much of the dis
aster on the fields of Manchuria and whic
is now making easy the destruction of tn
morale of the army by the revolutionar,
! propaganda
Troops Beaten by Peasants.
| TCHERKASSY, Kiev Province, July II =
A squadron of cavalry was beaten here TO
day in an attempt to disperse a meeting
| of 1900 peasants and other factory EN-
| ployes. An officer and three soldiers wer
/ killed and four soldiers were wounded.
! TUIAA, July 14.--A detachment of dragoon
! today attacked a band OF peasants VIII
had taken possession of the estate of N
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