The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-30
NEWS Of RUSSIAN
CRISIS IS CUT OFF
Dispatches Are RigidIy Sup
pressed, and the Real
Truth Concealed.

ST PETERSBURG. July 29.-No news
OF the formidable revolt at Poltava,
which was frst predicted In manlfestos
in southeastern Russia, VIII reach the
Russian public through tho press to-
morrow. Dispatches OF the occurrence
have been suppressed here and only
scant details are obtainable by the for
clgn press correspondents through the
regular telegraphlc channels, The reyo-
luJionists here. however. who are almost
as promptly and fully Informed as the
Government, declare the trouble TO be
far from over. An official dispatch gives
credit TO the statement that machine-gun
detachments and Cossncks are being used
TO suppress the mutinous battalion.
There is the same paucity OF details
regarding the outbreak at Shusha, In the
Caucasus. This outbreak, however, ls
not due to revolutionary causes, but to
the Immemoral hatred that exists be-
tween Armenians and Tartars.
Situation Is Tense.
The situation at Shusha had become
so tense that the Governor divided the
quarters inhabited by the Two races by
a dead line" which neither faction was
permitted to cross The Tartars yo-
lated the order not to cross and COM
menced battle The garrison interfored
when the combat became general, and
bombarded without partiality both camps
with twenty-one guns. Tho town Is said
20 have been to a large extent destroyed
The lasting peace" which the two races
are said to be drawing up, IL judged by
past similar agreements, will be only a
hollow truce which neither race has any
intention OF observing
Tho situation at Tinis is exceedingly
strained. II is announced that armed
force win be used 10 dispense any gath
erlngs on the streets without preliminary
warning.
4 plenary meeting OF the st. Petersburg
council Of workmen's deputies. represent
ing 130, 900 workingmon, was held today at
Tcrlcki, q little town across the Flnnlsh
border. which Is now the mecca OF all
opponents of the Government The mem
beTs agreed that a general strike, though
Ii must be declared later, at the present
moment would be untimely, The after
noon was spent in discussing other meas
ures and an expression Of Views as to the
attitude TO be taken by the ~orkmcn
on the dissolution of Parliament, Many
OF the delegates favored a gigantic one
day strike, but no decision on this point
was reached.
Revolutionarie5 Happy,
There Is much jubilation among the
reyolutionists over the escape from pris-
on at Sebastopol OF Samenkoff, who Ia
believed TO have been an accomplice In
the attempt last May on the life OF Gen,
Neptucff This escape sets at liberty
one of the most dangerous revolutionary
organizers In Russia S0menEon Is n
leading member OF the central committee
OF the royal revolutionists. His friends
have steadfastly maintained that he had
no connection with the plot against Gen.
Neptueff and say that the authorities
used his presence In Sebastopol the day
OF the attempted assassination as pre-
,.,.,
scaifod.
In addition 10 putting screws on the
Russian press To prevent the publication
Of unfayorable news from the Interior
and throwing in the waste basket prac-
tically all the foreign press comment
on the dissolution OF Parliament the
Government has shown Itself extremely
susceptible 10 public opinion abroad and
has imposed strict censorship on tele-
grams sent through the official agency
in order to prevent, as far as possible
harsh criticism.