Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-29
Charge that the Accident Was Caused BY
the RsvolutionistS
NEW OBSTACLES CONFRONT THE MINISTRY
Men Of Standing Hesitate to Enter the
Reorganised Cabinet,
SToLYPN MAKES LIBERAL PROMISES
Jewish Members OF old Dums PER-
mitted TO Remain in Capital
Despite Law OF Their
Exclusion

ST, PETERSBURG, July S.-The switch
board Of the Central Telegraph station in
st. Petersburg was burned out today. de-
stroying all COMMUNICATION with the prov
ince. While there is a suspicion that the
accident" was arranged by revolutionists
no evidence TO support 1t can be found. and
the telegraph department authorities are
apparently satisfied with the explanation
Of the employees However. the public is
cut of from telegraph communication with
the interior for some time, but the gov
ernment retains the possibility Of COM
municating with the provincial authorities
over the railroad wires. Gable communi-
cation is not interrupted.
New obstacles have been encountered by
Premier Stolypin in his efforts to secure
the services in a reorganized cabinet Of
men of standing in Russia outside of ON
cial life. The conditions laid down by NJ.
Guchkoff and Prince Lvoff are understood
to have been rejected and they have deN-
nitely refused to enter the ministry. This
presages the practical shipwreck OF the en-
tire scheme. since without the participation
of the antf-bureaucracy elements il would
be difficult to convince even the conservn-
tives and the liberals of the sincerity OF
the governments promises.
stoIypin's Liberal Promises.
Meanwhile NJ. stolypin is energetically
and continually trying to persuade the
country that his policy OF "strong handed
reform" does not involve reaction. He has
announced in the provinces that the "pnle"
will be granted TO zemstvo institutions and
denies that the government intends to in
terfere with the legal electoral campaigns
of the various parties, in virtue Of which
he has authorized the holding OF a national
Of
Moscow. He has instructed the police OF
st. Petersburg not to interfere with the
Jewish members OF the outlawed Parlia-
ment who, under the law, when they ceased
to enjoy the immunity entailed by their
membership Of Parliament, forfeited the
right to remain in the capital more than
twenty-four hours.
Such half way deeds of liberalism, how
ever, are scorned by the Rech. Fffsch TO.
day says that the situation Is no different
from what It was under Count witte, when
the latter, as premier, was "hllinR the
world with liberal declarations while his
wicked partner, Durnovo, was putting on
the screws again."
The Rech adds: 1--WE hear the voice Of
Jacob, but we feel the hand Of Esau."
Five additional members OF the council OF
the empire, MN. Shishkoff, Verkowsky,
lNdppbhhiliiSNohgs btANitslilhG anu N6IndN-
sky, have formally resigned. They have
signed an open letter, setting forth that
the retention Of their mandates would be
equivalent to acquiescing in the dissolution
of Parliament and the restoration OF
bureaucrat regime, enabling It to pass the
budget of 1907 without the approval Of the
representatives OF the people.
The Rech says that in spite of his ad-
vanced age, NJ, Pokedonostseff, formerly
procurator general Of the holy synod, has
the dominant influence over the emperor.
NJ. Sedlnikoff. the radical Cossack mem.
ber of the outawed lower house of Parlia-
ment who was arrested and beaten while
In the hands of the police July g. which
caused a stormy scene in the house the
next day. was today fined $3.50 for carry
ing a revolver which was found on him
| when arrested.
Yesterdays improvement on the Bourss
here was not sustained today, a flood OF
offerings on the advance resulting in a
reaction in the whole list, but prices at
the close were firm.
Two Trains Robbed In Poland.
! WARSAW, July 2s.-Two trains robberies
We're committed in Russian Poland today,
one Of them resulting in considerable loss
of life. A train from the frontier station,
Herby, bound for Czenstochowa was carry
ing money received from the customs house
TO the branch of the imperial bank, under
protection of seven frontier guardsmen.
General Zukat, chief Of the frontier guard,
General WeteEring and Captain Laguma
were passengers. Fifteen persons boarded
the train at a way station. They evil
IDENTIFY had been waiting for IT. and made
an attack on the guardsmen, who were re-
! Inf ftyt he A
skirmish followed in which the two gen
erals two officials, fve soldiers and one
robber were killed and Colonel Brzezlcki
and one robber wounded. The wounded and
dead were taken 20 Czenstochowa. The
robbers escaped, taking 5000 and the arms
OF those who had attempted TO defend the
train against robbery
The second robbery was committed this
evening on the Warsaw Vienna railway,
six miles from Warsaw. While the train
was under way unknown persons pulled
the danger signal, causing it 10 stop. Rob.
bers, who were aboard. jumped out and
seized the locomotive and detached the
mall ear from the train and ran Il down
the line. They secured 1880 OF govern.
ment money. The robbers evidently were
fully informed that the train had the money
on board They carried red flags and are
Huplohtu 10 DC members OF the Polish
socialist party. The train was without a
guard, and hence there was no hghtIns
and no casualties. Efforts TO capture ths
robbers failed.
The robber who lies wounded at Czen
stochowa is In serious condition. He re-
fuses 10 give any information whatsoever
! concerning his accomplices.
Public disorder is growing daily through
Russian Poland
: Today panic occurred In a public parl
here Many shots were fired and one per
son was killed and four were wounded
? It is believed to have been an attemp
by revolutionary agents TO precipItate al
outbreak
Members OF DumH Talk.
BERLIN, July 2s.-The Russian Core
spOndenCe News, a syndicate working IN
opposition to the Russian government, has
distributed 10 the Berlin press an aecount
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