The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-09

Gar SUMMONS HIS
ADVISORS TO PETERHOFF
POPULAR BELIEF IN IMMI-
NENOE OF CHANGE OF MN
ISTRY STRENGTHENED.

Alleged Plan to JettisOn Premier
Oremykln--GOvernmen Weakness
in the Lower House Shown by Test
Vote on the Demand of the WOrl1men
Peasant Group for the Immediate
Consideration of the Death Penalty
Abolition Bill.
st. Petersburg, June 8.-The popular
expectation that a change of ministry
is imminent is fostered by the simulta-
neous departure Of Premier Gorelykin,
several leading members of the council
of the empire and other trusted advis-
ors of Emperor Nicholas for confer
ence at Peterhof this afternoon, though
the connection of this conference with
the tenure of Office Of the ministry re-
mains to be proved. The cabinet as
whole was not summoned and the re-
suits of the conference have not trans
pired; but ministers with whom the AS
sociated Press correspondent talked
this evening again asserted that they
did not expect immediate developments
Peter B. Strives paper, the Dumal,
to-day prints a version Of an alleged
plan 20 jettison GorelylIin, after which
Emperor Nicholas at first decided TO
form a ministry entirely from among
the members of the parliamentary ma
iority. but later, under pressure from
General Trepoff, determined to retain
the premiership in the hands of M ho-
kovsoff, the present minister of finance
The Associated Press learns that 1t IS
true that the government is seriously
considering bowling to the storm so far
as to adopt, to limited extent, the
principle Of appropriation. In this pro-
gramme forced appropriation Will be
granted only in exceptional cases-for
example, when land necessary to con-
solidate scattered peasant holdings is
otherwise unobtainable. This slight
concession is a first but definite STEP
towards rapprochement; but II is
doubtful If the conservative leaders Of
the conservative democratic party
however desirous of finding a common
ground of meeting, dare abandon a SIN
gle iota Of the programme drafted al
the last congress of the party.
The rejection of the demand OF the
workmen peasant group for immediate
consideration of the death-penalty abo
lition bill, in defiance Of the ministry
furnished test vote Of its strength II
the lower house of parliament to-day
but it was able to muster only scant!
one-fourth. The leaders had INTENDED
to force another test vote on the pro]ec
for the immediate formation OF loca
agrarian commissions which Woul(
serve as a thousand little parliament
IN organizing and arousing the people
hut defeat was so plainly forewrlttel
that they acquiesced in shelving tn
proiect in committee. though only afte
venting their feelings in another pas
sionate debate.
No progress was made to-day in tn
, general debate on the agrarian ques
tion. The radical tactics are now ap
parently to take advantage OF. every op
portunity of making campaign speeche
for circulation in the provinces, Wher
full reports Of parliamentary proceed
ings are widely spread.
The early retirement Of Vice-Admlre
Doubasoff from the governor-general
shin of Moscow is probable. The ad
miral. whose health is shattered, ma
ordered his effects in the palace at MOS
cow to be packed for shipment
General Skallon, governor-general
: Warsaw. and General Kaulbars, gov
j ernor-general of Odessa, also are sal
t to be about to quit their posts.