Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-20

GREATEST ANXIETY PREVAILS
Action of the Lower House Places the
Government in Most Embarrassing
Position-War Minister Disposns
Troops in Readiness for Threatened
II Outbreak.

st. Petersburg, July 26.-Extreme
nervousness and excitement pervades
in all classes. owing to the fear of the
action of the lower house of pariia-
ment in adopting at this morning
the address to the people. This may
be a signal for coup d etat against
parliament It is rumored the step
has been decided upon, and Strana
prints report that the imperial ukase
ordering dissolution of parliament
has already been signed. The general
alarm is increased by the, fact that
all might long. guard regiments have
been marching into the city from the
guards camp at Krasnoyo-Selo
Moreover it is known that the Col
onels of the Seminovsky regiment of
the Hussars guard, Mailovsky, Pavlov-
sky, Preobragensky, Yaegerski guard
and a regiment of horse artillery of the
guard were summoned to the head
quarters Of the commander of the St.
Petersburg garrison, where they re-
sceived Instructions regarding the dis
position of their. troops in case of GER
tain eventualities. An attempt was
made to reassure the public when this
fact leaked out. with the explanation
tlpit these were precautionary DISPOSE
tions arranged in view of threatening
<.ss<[ ho or IN bo
Industrial sections, but evidence seems
conclusive that the government has de-
liberately prepared for the gravest en-
zergency. So far as can be ascertained,
however, no final decision has been
taken at Peterhof. The ministry.
Which believes it is again back in the
saddle, hopes to prolong, the status
quo, while the court of Carmarilla in
sists that the sooner parliament, as
the center of the revolutionary propa-
ganda. is dispersed, the better, and
both sides unite in the necessity for
Preparations to meet the extra consti-
tutional step of the lower house. Once
the final decision to dissolve parlia-
mentsis taken, it is believed the repre-.
sentatives of foreign powers will in1-
mediately be notified, and no such no
tification has yet been given. The
question now is how a change in the
form of the address as finally adopted,
will affect the situation Undoubtedly
the constitutional democrats did what
they could to amend the address so as
to avoid the appearance of parliament
entering upon the revolutionary role.
Even if the present crisis is passed
Without surrender to the govern
,nent things are almost sure to drift
from zsad to worse. and in the end the
government will be forced to disperse
parliament at the point of the bayonet,
ss its role, as buffer between the gov
ernment and revolution is rapidly dis
ppearing. Four newspapers of this
city were confiscated today.
A high placed parsonage in conver-
sation with the correspondent of the
Associated Press today made no at
tempt to conceal the gravity of the sit
ration, He said: Everything may de-
pend upon today's sitting of the lower
house of parliament. If no step is
taken to avoid conflict with the gov
ernment the SEQUEL may be tragic
At Tauride Palace pessimistic feel
ing is prevalent. but the leaders gener-
ally did not believe the government
would dare to attempt dissolution of
parliament.