Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-07-12
VOTES s7,5oo,ooo FAMINE RELIEF
FIRST STEP IN JOINT WORK
WITH CABINET.
MAY PROCLAIM A REPUBLIC
FALL OF MINISTRY POSTPONED
OWING TO ATTITUDE OF DEM
OCRATS.

Iu9QI yesterday, III dpplOpl ldlllS 9i,-
100000 to be dispensed by the admin
istration for famine relief, was epochal
as the first recognition of the cabinet
by parliament and the first step in
| joint work, it's Importance was far
/ overshadowed by the revelation of al
legged admissions made by Minister of
Finance Kokovsoff in the budget com
mission about the padding of esti-
mates for the liquidating of war ex-
penses in order to be able to extract a
| larger loan from the foreign markets.
| These developments made
An Immense Sensation
and were eagerly discussed in the cor
ridors of the chamber where it was
declared that if the statements of the
commission members were true, it
placed Russian financial methods on
a par with those of mushroom South
American republics and would under
mine the confidence Of foreign finan-
ciers in the old guard, now managing
Russian finances and immensely COM
plicate future credit operations
May Soon Take Rens.
All of yesterdays moves of the Con-
stitutional Democrats point to a reali-
| Zation of their expectation that they
may soon be intrusted with the full
responsibility of government, unham-
| pered by beaucratic ministry. The
| speeches of Floor Leader Naboukoff
and others on Thursday show that the
| decision to break with the extremists
and socialists has been definitely
| taken, and that the party leaders are
| now looking forward to constructive
| work, in place of merely destructive
| criticism of anything governmental.
| Fall of Ministry Postponed.
st. Petersburg, July 7,-Dispatches
received here yesterday from Samara
state that two regiments garrisoning
that important provincial capital have
mutinied and presented series of po-
litical and service demands. The Off
GERS promised to satisfy the service
| demands if the mutineecs would return
to duty; but the men replied that they
would be satisfied OILY with compli-
ance with all of their demands. The
mutineers command the situation. but
are not indulging in excuses. The
situation is complicated by the fact
that in Samara the revolutionists are
pushing movement
| To Proclaim a Republic
in case a general strike is declared
and may seize the present opportunity
to further their aims The foment
among the soldiers and sailors at
Odessa and Sebastopol continues.
No inkling of the reported rioting
| and pillaging at Vladivostok has
reached the Russian public. but the
| military authorities who control the
| telegraph would be able to withhold
for days any news of such conditions
| Premier Goremykin and all members
of the ministry except M. Stolypin
were present at Yesterdays sitting of
the council. The tone of their re-
marks tended to confirm the Rech's
surmise that the fall of the ministry
has been postponed on account of the
refusal of the Constitutional Demo
Gratis to participate in a coalition cab
met. Premier Goremykin yesterday
reiterated in private conversation the
statement that he was anxious to re-
tire.
Hunt Down patriots"
Police activity against the patriots"
who are trying to incite anti-Jewish
uprisings is reported from various Sec
lions of the country. The local au-
thorities evidently lave taken warn
Ing from the change in sentiment in
official circles at st. Petersburg since
publicity was given to the Bialystok
events
Great Estates in Flames.
st. Petersburg, July 6.-The agra.
r1an movement in several sections has
developed new phase in struggles be-
tween landowning peasants and peas
ants who own no lands. Bloody con-
ficts have taken place at several
places.
Estates of Prince Oblensky and five
other, great land proprietors in sarat-
koff are reported to be in flames.
The details of the pillaging OF the
4 Shermetieff estate in Voroneseh are
more serious than first reports. After
sacking the estate the peasantry de.
stroyed the railway police stations and
government buildings and beat fifty
4 seven rural guards almost to death.
Artillery as vel. as infantry has been
sent to the place.
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