The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-21
SOLDIERS IN ST.PETERSBURG Coup d'Etat Expected
 Hourly. TROOPS RUSHED FORWARD Nervousness Pervades All Classes
 in St. Petersburg. numors That Csar VIII rmmediasely Dissolve Douma, Thus Deeiaring civil War, scoasd at By the
 Resolutionists.
 

St. Petersburg, July ze.--1xtreme nervousness and excitement pervade all classes owing to fear that the ac- tion of the lower House of Parlia- ment in adopting at 2 o'clock this morning an address to the people may be the signal for coup detat against Parliament.
 It is rurnored that the step has been decided upon and the Strana prints report that an imperial ukase order ing the dissolution of Parliament Las already been signed.
 The feeling of general alarm ts in- creased by the fact that all night long guard regiments have been marching into the city from the guards at camp at Krasnoye-Selo. Moreover 1t Is known that the colonels of the Semi novsky regiment of the guard and Of the Hussars of the guard and the col onels of the Ismaelovslky,s Pavlovsky, Preobrajensky and Yaegerski guard regiments ana the colonels of the horse artillery of the guard were summoned to the headouarters of the commander of the St. Petersburg garrison. where they received instructions regarding the disposition of their troops in the case of certain eVentualities.
 An attempt was made to reassure the public when this fact leaked out, with the explanation that these were pre- cautionary dispositions arranged in view of the threatening situation among the workmen in the industrial sections. but the evidence seems con elusive that the official government has deliberately prepared for the gravest emergency So far as can be ascer- tafned. however, no final decision has been taken at Peterhof.
 The ministry, which believes that it A- o~ain AarIr In fha aadH1a h0T9AHs to prolong the status quo, while the court camarilla insists that the sooner par Iiament, as the centre of the revoiu- tfonary propaganda is dispersed, the better, as both sides unite on the ne- cessity for preparations to meet the extra constitutionai step of the lower House.
 Once the final decision to dissolve parliament is taken 1t is believed the fepresenlakives of foreign powers will Immediately be notified and no such notification has yet been given.
 The question now is how the change in the form of the address as finally adopted early this morning will affect the situation Undoubtedly the Con- stitutional Democrats did what they could to amend the address so as to avoid the appearance of parliament entering upon revolutionary role. During the debate they dwelt upon the point that the address did not sun- mon the people to support parliament against the government and instead of provoking the masses to an uprising 1t adjured them to remain quiet.
 Nevertheless, they were forced ow- ing to dissensions in their own ranks 10 eliminate a declaration in favor of the principle of payment for expro- priated lands, thus In a measure con drmina The idea prevalent among the peasantrv that the confscation of the land would be for their benefit pure and simple.
 The evident desire of the constitu- tional Democrats to extract the teeth from the address drove the members of the group of toll out of the House with the avowed intention of issuing fhair own proclamation. This Is not a mixed evil as 1t might open the door 10 a formal opportunity for favorable agreement between the Constitutional Democrats and the government
 Unless this happens immediately, the Indications are that the Constitution aI Democrats, as party, will go to pieces, the radical wing going over to the left and the conservative wing dis appearing among the scattered ele- usnts of the right
 Even if the present crisis Is passed without a surrender to the govern ment. things are almost sure to drift from bad to worse and in the end the government will be forced to disperse narliament at the point of the bayo- net. as it's role as a buffer between the Government and revolution is rapidly disappearing.
 pers of this city were confiscated to- day.