Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-10

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug Sin =
the Improvement in the situation
of the guard regiments have alret
turned to their summer camp at r, n =.
Seo. The emperor has arranged to go
Saturday and spend five days. These
perisl visits to the guard camp are 81
occasions and are always marked by fet
tivities theatricals banqueting and toast
ing among the various regiments. The en-
press yacht Alexander. which has been
under repairs for two years, steamed TO
Peterhof last night. leading to the belief
that the imperial family will soon make
their postponed visit TO Finnish waters.
Court circles are greatly relieved by the
prospect Of a period of calm. which will
give the government an opportunity to
inaugurate its program. The Rossia today
Gays IL is the intention Of the government
10 night a counter revolution with the same
energy It has been waging war against
the enemies of society" and expresses
the hope that moderate public opinion
equally hostile to both extremes will grow
rapidly.
The Novoe Vremya, taking as it's text the
failure 70 employ summary executions as
a deterrent to mutinles, complains that for
years 1t has been felt that the government
has not understood how 10 employ frmness.
Instead of the iron hand in the velvet
glove" there has been a putty hand clothed
in an iron glove. which irritates every
thing IL touches, without having any power
behind it."
The Bourse Gazette makes the startling
>lsharge that much OF the revolutionary agi-
tation conducted among the sailors at
Cronstadt was through university girl stu
dents, who frequented public houses pa
tronized by the sailors in order to bring
them under their influence
COurt-ArartiaI for Dunn Members.
NJ. Onipko. the peasant member of the
late Parliament, who was captured red
handed at Cronstadt after the mutiny
there. WIN be etried, 1t is semi-officially an
nounced, according to the rules of war
for melting and participating in an armed
revolt: the penalty for which is death.
The authorities are convinced that they
have a good case against NJ. Onipko and
hope that II will involve several other
prominent extremists in the late Parlia-
ment 20 such an extent to prevent their
reelection to any future Parliament
The ministry already is beginning a far
reaching campaign preparatory to the
election Of a more tractable Parliament in
December The ministers insist on a pro-
gram that will consist of the promulga-
tion OF definite reforms and the nomina-
ton Of candidates who will represent these
instead Of letting the elections 60 by de-
fault as was the case in the defunct as
Bembly. They diselaim all intention Of at
tempting to throttle public sentiment but
It is understood that their first step was
taken through the police who were asked
to report on the possible governmental
candidates for seats
Cabinet Discusses Famine.
The session of the cabinet yesterday was
devoted to measures OF famine relief, which
is recognized as one OF the most urgent
problems IN the administration, as well as
being an eloquent campaign argument. It
was decided to recommend to the emperor
an additional credit of S27,500OOO in addi-
tion to the S7,5O000O voted by Parliament
for this use, $4,000 900 OF which sum is 10
provide food and employment TO keep the
stricken population from starvation and the
remainder for the purchase of seed grain
Among the public works recommended arc
the construction OF flood embankments
ports and old Improvements on the VolRs
on which the unskilled labor in the chief
famine districts could be employed and
for which S550oO0 voted at the recon-
mendation OF Premier Stolypin. The cabt
net also voted TO extend the state OF
extraordinary reinforced security" to al
districts of the empire where the semi
annual limit is about 10 expire.
The Official telegraph agency reports
the formation at Ekaterinoslav o
a reactionary organization whose purpos,
is 20 exact life for life for every ofhcla
killed by the rcvolutionists. The murder
Of ex-Deputy Herzerstein is an exampl,
Of this procedure. The agency also reports
an encounter between police and workmer
at Kostroma during which Cossacks wer
summoned and dispersed the crowd with :
.kvoney No mention OF the casualties h
made
Arrests at Moscow.
MOSCOW, Aug. s.--The resumption o
work here was complete today but arrests
of agitators and chiefs OF workmen's or