Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-01
MUTINY AT SVEABORG FORT
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to one rumor almost all the officers and
according to another, almost all the junior
officers sided with the mutineers.
The marines at Skatudden are said to
have convened an elective court-martial
which condemned several officers to instant
execution.
The wives and families of the officers on
duty in the fortress were sent ashore by
General Laiming and we're not molested by
the revolutionists.
The red, guard" whose leaders were
cognizant of the plot. dispatched an expedi-
ton by a special train soon as the
revolt broke out, to cut the railroad track
| outside of the city in order to prevent the
arrival of reinforcements
A general strike was declared this after
noon and was obeyed by the workmen of
all the factories. A.....
The island Of Skatudden lies close to
the city of Helsingfors with which 1t Is
connected by a short bridge. The Skatud-
den fortress is about three miles from
! Sveaborg. .......
New Cabinet Promised.
! ST. PETERSBURG, July Sf-The Asso-
ciated Press was informed from a high
! SOURCE late this afternoon that Premier
| Stolypin considers the reorganization of
! the cabinet to be an accomplished fact
! The negotiations are terminated and the
! premier entertains no doubt of the acqui-
escence of the emperor with the conditions
| to which he has agreed, and an official an
nouncement OF the reorganization of the
ministry may be made tonight or tomor-
| row.
A number of former Octoberists who de-
clined to sign the Viborg manifesto have
now constituted themselves into a party
! for he of no mi
istry. Premier Stolypin agreed tentatively
70 certain conditions which they pro-
posed and thereupon number of the Oc-
'rtoberist liberals offered to accept office in
the cabinet,
The Novoe Vremya says this involves the
retirement of NJ. Chtchglovivoff, the min
lister Of justice; NJ. Schwanebach con-
| troller of the empire, and NJ. Kaufman.
minister of education, and the entrance OF
Count Heyden as controller OF the empire
Alexander Guchkoff chief Of the Depart
ment of Trade and Industry, Prince Mich
olas Lvoff of Saratov minister of agri-
culture, Paul Vinogradon ministeE of
education and Anatoe Koni as minister of
Justice.
Liberal Reforms Promised.
The program contemplates putting the
liberal reforms into immediate execution
with the design of pacitying the people OF
the country and preparing the way for
next years Duma. 1t involves an agrarian
program looking to the appropriation of
land In extreme cases for the purpose of
correcting abuses where the present lands
have been divided and separated into pri-
vate holdings, but maintaining the prin-
ciple Of the integrity Of private property
and the gradual abolition Of exceptional
laws II provides for the abolition of the
death penalty, except in the army and
navy and in places where martial law su-
percedes the civil administration with mil
itary authority.
Premier stolypin has given his first Illus
tration Of the modified policy of the gov
eminent in dealing with the members of
the Duma who have arrayed themselves
against him. A week ago he directed the
commencement OF legal proceedings against
those who signed the Viborg manifesto
then later he announced that the govern
ment Intended to entirely ignore the action
of the members of Parliament at Viborg
and now he turns again and announces
that proceedings will be initiated, although
he doubtless has no intention Of forcing a
trial He will probably hold the prosecu-
ton OF these cases over the heads OF the
accused TO prevent them from becoming
candidates for reelection to the Duma.
Records of New Men.
Count Peter Heyden. who has agreed 20
enter the Stoypin cabinet, has been for a
number OF years one Of the leaders Of the
moderate liberal element I'm Russia uphold
ing the sutocracy hut advocating Par
lament. He is a marshal OF the nobility
OF the province OF Pskov. he Is over 60
years old. lie presided at the famous
zemstvo congress in Moscow in July, 1895,
and was elected to the Duma, where he
became the leader Of the moderate liberals
in the lower house He went to VIborg,
but refused 10 sign the manifesto.
Alexander Guchkoff who Is slated for
minister Of trade and industry, has been
well known figure IN Moscow life for
many years but was first heard OF promi-
nently in politics At the second Eemstvo
congress Of the present year. With NJ
shipon he acted a. Count Whites inter