Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-31
STOLlPIN DESIRES POWER
Fights with Court to Secure Free Hand in
Russian Affairs
REAcnoNARY SPIRIT GROWS RAPIDLY
Premier Thinks &c His Plan a.
Adopted Government VIII
Have Majority of the
Next Dumn.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. SOFT Is as
serted that Premier stoypln and his COLI
leagues arc employing the newspapers
which they control TO hght the court
camarilla. This, II Is said. Is the secret
of the Novoe Vremyas constant references
during the last few days to the necessity
of protecting the cabinet from perncous
court influences. NJ. Stoiypin, in CONVERSE
ton with friends, Is said to have declared
b1at he is continually subjected TO embar-
rossment. adding that he was convinced
that the task which he had set himself was
impossible unless the emperor gave him
an absolutely free hand. in other words,
conferred upon the cabinet a practical die
tatorship. An intimation comes from
high source that the premier broaoaed the
subject last night at the first audience
which he had with the emperor since the
tragedy OF August Is. when the explosion
of bomb at the premier's residence caused
the loss Of over thirty lives.
In the aforementioned conversation Wit,
friends the premier is alleged 10 have said
that history seemed to be repeating Itself.
the situation closely resembling the closine
days of the reign of Alexander II. Tho
reactlonary spirit was growing rapidly.
Nevertheless, he considered It vital that
the government should not take a revolu.
confident the measures which t1e cabinet
projected would result in a mr. lority OF
moderates being elected to Parliament az
against the extremists on the left, whose
aim was to overthrow the monarchy and
establish a republic.
| An imperial uliase issued today author,
! ICES the minister of finance to issue $4,000.
900 in per cent rentes to cover the ex-
penses Of the relief OF the districts affected
by the failure of the crops.
Another ukase prolongs martial law
where it has already been enforced. fol-
another year.
KEW, Aug 3o-A prerequisition at tho
residence of M Minimize, who is an ex.
aiming magistrate for political crimes
here. has led to the startling discovery
that he was a member of the revolutionary
| organization and that his residence was
the headquarters for the propaganda In
| this vicinity.
N1zHNI NovGoRoD. Russia, Aug So
A congress Of 800 representatives OF the
| Mohammedan population of Russia, which
numbers 5000, 900 opened here today under
the presidency of NJ. Topchibasheff, who
was a member of the late Parliament.
Many interesting questions connected with
religion and education are on the program.
ERIVAN, Russia, Aug. S0.-The first
general conference of Armenians opened
today at the Etchmadsine monastery
| which Is the seat of the Armenian Cath
Ollie patriarch. The first subject for dis
cussion Ia the question of the reorganiza-
ton Of the schools in consequence of the
restoration OF the Armenian church prop
erty by the Russian government, but the
most important action of the congress is
likely to be In connection with measures
| for ending ha Ua hafu he A.
menians and Tartars.
| WARSAW, Aug. 30.-Extraor ordinary pre-
cautions to prevent disturbances marked
the funeral today of General Won Liarllar-
ski. the acting military governor and COM
mander of the Fifth army corps. who was
assassinated August a. All the shops
were shut, the doors and windows OF the
houses were kept closed by order of the
authorities, and the street cars and caby
were removed from the streets, which were
lined by troops.
The situation is quieter, but the state
Of AFFAIRS existing can be judged from the
fact that throughout the week troops have
been guarding the railroad station, the
bridge over the Vistula and the consuates.
In addition. soldiers and policemen are
posted at all the street cornera Cossacks
patrol the streets in groups Of three and
squads of infantry pass through the princi-
pal streets every quarter OF an hour.
The reckless behavior OF the soldiers
causes much bitterness. They are nervous.
angry and tSirsting to avenge their MUIR
dered comrade. They are ready to open
fire at the slightest provocation and have
permission to shoot Sny person they sus-
pect OF murderous designs. Several peace
full citizens have already been shot.
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