The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-04
Word Has Been Sent Through
out Empire to Tie Up
Every Industry.
ST. PETERSBURG LIGHTS
ARE ALREADY PUT OUT
Prediction Is Made That Move.
ment VIII Fail for Lack
of Preparation.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 4, 2:45 a. m
st. Petersburg is in darkness tonight.
The employees Of the electric Lighting
plants, always the earliest barometric
record OF political conditions, ceased
work during the afternoon, in obedi-
encc 10 the call for a general strike.
This call already has been obeyed by
1000 factory hands in the capital. 1t
will be impossible, however, TO predict
the success of this universal political
strike until Monday, as the workmen
in st. Petersburg and the provinces
have two holidays, Saturday, which is
the fete day Of the dowager Empress
and a great religious feast, and their
regular holiday OF Sunday.
The only other available index to the
situation are the railroads. Up to
clock this morning the railroad men
have not needed the call for general
strike, except in the case Of an insignih-
cant bobtail line running to Sestro-
retzk and other shore resorts In the
vicinity of st. Petersburg. The men
of this road barricaded the line, with
the result that they had an important
collision with Cossacks last night.
Dictatorship Likely,
Ia the meantime the fate Of the
Stolypin Cabinet sways in the balance,
ana pOSSld IL ul)OA tut scISS VI
orders which may lead either to the
reign Of the military or the proletariat.
Steps toward a dictatorship may be
taken Sunday or Monday by the nomi-
nation of Grand Duke Nicholas to the
chief command of all the troops IN Rus
sia. This would virtually place him in
control of all the disturbed districts OF
the empire where martial law has been
proclaimed.
This matter was a subject of earnest
| discussion during the interview between
| the Emperor and Premier Stolypin yes
terday, from which the Premier re-
| turned in greatly vexed state OF mind.
The revolutions at Sveaborg and Cron-
stadt and the mutiny on board the
! cruiser Panyatazova gave the tone TO
the conversation between his Majesty
and the Premier. These events, al
though they have all ended fortunately,
apparently have left q strong impress
sion upon the mind of the Emperor.
The Associated Press has been in
formed from a high source that the
| nomination of Grand Duke Nicholas to
! the post of ommander-in-ch chief, If
made, will be announced as for the
| purpose of harmonizing the activity of
all troops, without reference to polltl-
cal AFFAIRS but Premier Stolypin IS
scarcely disposed to regard the nomi-
nation in this high light.
Government Fears Attack.
4 dispatch received by the Asso
ciated Press from Sestroretz says that
heavy reinforcements arc being poured
in there, evidently in fear of an at
tack upon the Government large and
small arms factory located in that
suburb.
was occupied last night by half COM
! pany of infantry in order to prevent
the anticipated attempt OF the revolu-
tionists to sever telephone communica-
ton between here and Moscow, and
the last train IN from Moscow brought
railroad officials who had collected the
funds on hand at the various inter
mediate stations TO prevent their selz-
ure in case OF n strike,
1t was announced at the Admiralty
last night that the drumhead court
martial proceedings at Cronstadt prob
ably would be suspended with the exc
cution of seven ringleaders of the mu-
tiny. who were condemned TO death
Thursday. The other mutineers will be
subjected to trial by the regular court
martial. which will be convened after
the customary delays.
Death List Growing.
1t has now been ascertained that the
death list on board the cruiser Panyata-
zovia included Capt. Sosinsky, two
Lieutenants. the chief engineer and the
Junior engineer, tho surgeon, mid
shipman and the chief petty officer.
CAPTAIN of the second class MoZyrof
was mortally wounded A private and
two Lieutenants were slightly wounded.
About fifty sailors were killed or
wounded.
The three petty officers who organ
lied the loyal sailors to retake posses
sion of the ship have been singled out
for imperial commendation. The mutt
neers will be courtmartialed at Reval
The report last night that Emperor
Nicholas had fiat y refused to pipr a"ceipr
sho conditions sa to Esi'4 Ss nepotaaiOes fIS%es
with Count Heyden Alexander Guehk-
off, Prince Nicholas Lvoff, Paul Vino
graloff and Senator konin for the re-
organization of the cabinet and which
the Premier expects the Emperor to ac-
cept, turns ont to be true. Otllclal con-
firmation came this morning IN one
line announcement as follows:
.'Thc reports that the non bureau
cratic elements Will enter the cabinet
are untrue.
Dictatorship Coming.
Count Heyden and his conferees
have now washed their hands of tho
government The Count himself has
already left St. Petersburg for his es-
tate in the country and all NJ. Stoly-
pins glittering promises of "strong-
handed reform are thus suddenly
dashed 10 the earth. At his first en-
counter with the influence at court he
has been worstcd and the predictions
Of tho Liberals that the dissolution or
parliament would inevitably lead to a
dictatorship, appear on the point OF
realization. There is no doubt that
the panic created at Court by the
mutiny at Cronstadt, within earshot OF