The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-23

General fear is expressed by the lib
erals here, that the military today will
surround and capture the members at
Viborg, on the ground that they con-
stitute an Illegal and revolutionary as
sembly, under the authority given to
week ago, to close and arrest reyolu-
tionary congresses. 1t is quite likely
that this authority was conferred in ex-
pectation of the present contingency.
Signs Are ominous.
Altho minor rioting continued in the
outskirts during the night the city is
quiet this morning. but ominous fore
bodings of a coming storm are apparent
on every hand.
| A correspondent of the Associated
morning. At every block he encoun-
tered reinforced patrols, saw excited
groups on corners, and met half
dozen squads of gendarmes with drawn
swords escorting little bands of ar
rested persons to prison. During the
night over thousand arrests of work
men agitators and revolutionary sus-
ing out of the city have been placed
under martial law and the gendarmes
search the passengers and baggage on
all trains for arms and political docu-
ments Systematic military searchings
! for political agitators and especially
members Of the proletariat organiza-
tions are in full swing.
| Tauride Palace Guarded
Not only the Tauride palace, but the
gates of the park leading to it are
closed and the surrounding streets are
alive with gendarmes and secret po-
lice. In the courtyard of the neighbor-
ing barracks of one of the guard reg
timents the correspondent saw two COM
lpanies drawn up in marching order,
and shortly afterward he met a travel
stained detachment of gray cuirrasiers
galloping in from Krasnoye-Selo camp.
| 10000 Troops in City.
With the regular garrison there are
now more than 10000 troops amassed
Of infantry, practically the entire cav
airy Of the guard, division of infan-
try of the guard, field battery, four
4 other batteries and four companies Of
machine guns.
Upon all the dead walls are posted
pr0clamations of the project of police
/ ordering all proprietors of houses, por-
tiers and door guardians to obey and
aid the police in case of disorders, pro-
hibiting meetings public or private
without permission, prohibiting the col
lection Of money for illegal purposes,
the distribution of proclamations, the
raising of flags and singing in the
streets.
Halls All Closed.
The hall of the Economic society, az
well as other halls where assemblages
have been frequent, are closed and I'M
der guard. A meeting of engineers was
broken up at 2 o CLOCK this morning.
The project of police placed police
officers in the newspaper Offices last
night to see that they did not transgress
the limit of the law under threat Of
confiscation of their issues This &C.
,ltconnts for the comparative mildness of
!, press comments this morning. Even so
the edition of the Rech was seized soon
after it left the press.
4 Dissolution sIncredible.
The Reeh 1hs the dissolution of
parliament MefediBle in view of the
events Of the past year and says:
} has been summoned, but in the present
temper Of the population it is meaning
less. With the shattsring Of the hopes
Of the people falls the prestige Of the
the best men In the country as the
emperor called them, could not restore
tranquility, what chance has the dis
credited ministry to prevent an explo-
sion. The old methods of repression
can only result in untold horror. We
profoundly regret what must follow.
.But the conscience of parliament,
| which tried to avoid q conflict, is clear.
The blood of the martyrs will not be
upon its shoulders. Parliament has not
sat in vain. It has strengthened the
,, fcause of liberty and proved to Europe
that the Russians are not barbarians.
but are fitted for selfgovernment.o
Stolypin Strong.
The Novoe Vremya regards M. Stoly-
pin as man of determination of char
acter and undaunted courage, as shown
by his willingness to assume the heavy
task before him.
Among the persons arrested are sew.
! eral terrorists on whom were found
photographs of their intended victims
as in case of General Kozlov g assassin
alton.
The country shows that the fermenta.
, ton in the cities has already begun.
There is renewal of strikes In Poland
and in the south, but no riotlng ON
big scale except at KharkoH, is re-
l ported.
From every direction come reports
that an era Of repression has been In.
! aupurated, including the confiscation Of
: radical newspapers and wholesale ar.
t rests Of political and revolutionary sus.
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