Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-06-30
GAR NICHOLAS Hello
PRISONER IN PALACE
Russian Emperor Finds That His
Own Regiment Of Life
Guards Falls Him.
cossAcKs ALONE REMAIN LOYAL
eaiety at the Court vanquishes and
There is Talk Of the Autoorat and
His FssniIy Taking Fllght-Douma
Gathers Strength DaiIy-.utmost
Precautions Observed. NJ.

81 PETERSBURG, June 29.-The
crushing blow inflicted on the emper-
or by the discovery of disaffection In
his favOrite regiment. the Preobraien.
Sky regiment of life guards, as shown
by It's adoption recently of. resolutions
unfolding allN the actions of parlia-
ment and announcing that the men
wanted to more police duty entailing
the Staying of brothers OF fathers, has
So affected his majesty that he has or
dered the name or the disloyal first
battalion stricken from the roll of the
imperial guards.
In addition, the soldiers and officers
OF the battalion have been deprived
forever of the special rights enjoyeIl
by guartlsmen. and hereafter the bar
talon will be designated "the special
infantry battalion"
Wholesale Mutiny Feared.
The general staff no longer conc eals
Its fear that the morale of the entire
army is profoundly shaken and that
with parliament chainpionihg tleS
cause of the mutineers Iii each
stance as 1t arises the first big test
may find troops lining up, as thsS
French guards did two days before
the Bastile fell on the side of the Ileo
pie and against the monarchy. gl.s ~
The Slovo today says that the troll,
bies in the army have routed tn 5 srt,.ss
dictionary court camarilla. and have
precipitated a definite decision mt
only not to dissolve parliament Int
to dismiss the Goremykin cabinet ana 4
that in the meantime the emperor has
directed the ministers to reply 70 ssisI
interpretations In .parlfament..
Count Witte from his self-lmposedl
exile abroad, has dispatched several
urgent kilograms here emphazinE, the I
necessity OF putting stop to the an
ti.9ewish outbreaks, the impression az
which on the outside world has aeT.s
iously affected Russia's credit. Il
Plot at Palace Denied. Ss. Il.
An official denial is given of the re-
port that the emperor and court are
leaving Peterhoff, and returning tp
Tsarskoe Selo owing to the ydiscoyerayi
OF a revolutionary plot among the IA Ia
ace servants. q, -ss9 IN
While the official EXPLANATIONS Ara
regarded with suspicion as it3sis bs,S
yond question that the terrorists and
revolhtionists are Constantly atten,bf.
ing to gain foothold in the Dalscas
there is no doubt of the truth Of the
official statement that the court has
no intention of returning to Tsars k.1si
Selo this summer.
Peterhof, In reality, is much ga fer;;i
for the imperial family. than Tsafkoess
Selo' bsfhg located on gulf enabling
the imperial yacht to be moored aF
wharf 200 yards from there. alwaya
available to convoy the emperor ana
mis- FAMILY to Finland or some 9TH rs
place of security There il an elaborss !:
ate system OF wireless telegraphy con.
meeting the palace at Peterhoff with
the fortresses of Constadt and W..
oorg and Helsingfors, and with tHssa
warshlps in the gulf, thus insurlng TIE
emperor against being again cnt tftl;
from the outside world as he was dir
ing the telegraph operators strike OF:
last fall s. 1,
RedoubIcd Precautions Taken.
Since the revelations that dIsioyalty
had invaded even chs majesty's owls
regiment. the Preobrajensky reslme9s
or the guards, 1t is asserted here taaE
nothing would be surprising. # H
General Treroff, commander Of ths
palace, VINO is personally charged
with protecting the safety OF the ans
peror's person, has redonblet his Drs,.
cautions The garrison 1T Petarnotf
has been strengthened by suard Of
Circassians, and the detachment Of
n