Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-08-11

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hoisted the red flag on four of the
rocky islands in the bay. Hundreds
fell in the nights fighting. At dawn
the warships in the harbor opened fire
and the mutineers were compelled to
surrender, after holding out two days.
Fierce. rioting occurred in the city of
Helsingfors Evidently a general mu-
tiny in the Baltic feet was counted ON
by the rebels.
Admiral Birileff, minister of marine,
was sent to Helsingfors on the cruiser
Asia, but his crew mutinied and he
was held prisoner.
A mutiny broke out at Cronstadt,
where the sailors left their barracks,
joined with a crowd of revolutionists
and occupied one Of the forts. A state
of war was proclaimed and all COM
munication with the city was cut off.
About $50 Of the rebels were killed and
100 loyal soldiers, with four captains.
Then st. Petersburg was placarded
with signs reading: "Now watch Revel,
Riga and Libau," intimating that more
serious uprisings might be expected
at those ports. Six other warships near
Cronstadt were reported in the hands
Of mutinous crews.
Taking advantage of numerous evil
dences of disloyalty in army and navy,
the labor leaders and socialists pro-
claimed general strike at St. Peters
burg, Aug. 4, to be extended rapidly
throughout Russia until every fiber of
industry and trade should be par
alyzed.
Reports were rife that the car had
fed the country, but these were denied.
He was about to move his household
from Peterhof to Tsarskoe-S elo. Pre-
mier Stolypin was left in the lurch by
the refusal of Count Heyden and the
other moderate leaders to take Office,
and it was said that the premier had
resigned to make way for the creation
Of a military dictatorship headed by
the Grand Duke Nicholas.
Assassinations of hated officials have
been peralleled by the murders of the
Black Hundreds. The latter took the
life of one Of the douma leaders, in
Finland. The revolutionists killed War
saws chief of police and Samara's gov
ernor.
Education Bill Passed.
By majority of 1872 the British
house of commons adopted the educa-
ton bill. which is the principal meas
ure introduced by the Liberal govern
ment. The main features of the bill
are against allowing public money for
UNCONVENTIONAL instruction and all
schools receiving government support
to give the same religious instructions
two mornings a week by a special
staff, but attendance on these exer-
cises will not be compulsory. The bill
now goes to the house of lords, which
is expected to oppose it.
Root to Pan-American Congress.
Secretary of State Root addressed
the pan-American congress at Rio de
Janeiro with a message of good fell
lowship and cooperation, which Great
ed most favorable impression. He
said American nations should aid each
other, but that the United States COW
eted no territory He complimented
Latin America on it's progress toward
stable governments. He declared that
we wished no victories but those of
peace and no sovereignty except SOW
ereignty over ourselves. No rights
were claimed which we do not freely
ooncede to every other American re-
public. He declared that the coming
worlds congress at The Hague, at
which all American countries would
be represented, would be ''the formal
and final acceptance Of the declaration
that no part Of the American continent