The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-05

II etss efe, ems their Efforts But ,inless he
a ~ IA army Sides With the revO tiohfsts
81 ahusts Iii control OF a lic goSer1rne en- Y are
convinced that the strike VIII end e II IL
+ failure. 5f W ,8 ~ Il 3Ss n, Il
who ii lii complete sympathy With the
u Hoc,s,oh taken H ii t Pettrliof TO fight the
revolution, emerge tlcalty # points pu t. tina
lila ,yorlkt1ien's unions hro without funds
y 10 Gerry on n protrat ted struggle. and he
was disposed, like many or Ills q to-
4 rontenf that the real power behind tho!
\ Scenes scenes arc tho rich Jews, who arc liz
4 ierestcd Hi striking a slow t Russia 8
a credit, which would COMPEL tho govern y
,ncnt Ia come to terms on tlie Jewish
Z question. VI a N IA 4 8sSi HI i5 .ss Ell
as3 Brutality of5Mob.
The Novoe vrelnya, tho only unofficial
paper To 8appca I day, declares the MAJ
lion seems determined to commit hart
kari" and reviews tie stiality5Ho OF tho
fnutinecrs at Cronstadt In their attacksi
,lppn tho officers as showing awla Il the
y country may expect X the mob gets the
Upper hand. 1S n N ifs S ID Il s. Il.
rope with u stone at one end. around the
neck Of ono of6the officers and threw5hlm
into d luke, where he was drowned s. beat
Inc the face OF Officer wi til R the
4 butt Of arlnc; and broke the legs OF Ntnie.
Iacobi, d sister OF Colonel .Alexandroft.
who; threw herself between her brother
ana and some sailors, while tic latter wereE
forcing their way into, K their house. and i
stabbed her 10 death with bayorets. Mt @
ts5 It tlir1,s out that tho servants or Colonel
Alexandroff ana Captain Vfichinsky de-
Y livercd them to the tnutinecrs and these
servants were among the $1nurderers who
i were tried by drulnhead court-martinl{
!. ana shot When they were offered the
services Of a priest, SIX OF the men sem
fenced TO death refused Y to- accept the
sacrament and only expressed re pen ence
Il Anxious but Ti1nid. Il
From personal talks with Worlman In
Tho different quarters Of the city, the
E Associated Press findssa strong sentiment
3 In favor Of a strike. but q disposltionGto
hang back until It's success Is assured
since It involves misery prvation md
4 bloodshed, and, in the case of failure,
even worse condl tons. 83F5 IS .
d Sofar as ascertninable the rcvolutionists
\ have no great suppyof{funds. Tho lead
3 ers say that the major portion OF what
h they had has been "confiscated.n sst
Secret information was received here to-
DAY to the effect that. the workmen's coun-
Z Gil Of Moscow proclaimed a strike there
to-day. The railroad men have not yet
issued proclamation calling a strike but
the leaders expect to call one no later
The revolutionists$ claim to have posi-
tive information that a conference of the
/ chiefs Of the military and secret police
was held here last night at5whtch& the
S question whether the troops will obey
orders to fire on the people was asked.
Z The officers expressed great doubt as to
whether the soldiers. especially those OF
the guard regiments, would nbeyEWithout
provocation. The revolutionists add that
1t was arranged that government spies
+ shall give the necessary provo cation by
4 firing on the troops with revolvers. is "a
s proclamation was therefore prepared by
4 the revolutionary leaders reciting these
alleged facts and warning the workmen
8 to be on their guard against such PROV
Z ocators. 5ts sSa VA Il 81 ,a7S II fa
Freaks Of Gar.
55s Prince Nicholas iJvoff. who saw thee
q peror during the negotiations with Pre-
1nier Stolypin looking to the nrlnce's en-
tering a reorganized ministry, gives ~
remarkable account Of the Interview. a He
G SAYS the emperor, in the midst OF 8the{l
princes explanation OF the extreme gray
ity OF the situation Interrupted him and I
questioned him regarding the condition
OF the roads in Saratov province for
motoring Later the emperor said he was
certain the army was perfectly loyal to
Il him. % ll##S |
Reports of5renewed firing at Cronstadt
reacaed here this morning telegraph
com ,nunication Is cut and 1t is Impossible
IA squadron of warships arrived at Cron-
#stadt last night. The vessels are anchored
under the guns of the forts According
to the reports from Reval the trouble
there is not over IT appears that the
crews OF the torpedo-boat a brek and the
+ destroyer Posioutsfiny. which the cruiser
& Pamyat fAZona summoned to join in the !
E1nutiIiy, ran their ships ashore and took
I to the woods. The loyal part OF the crew
of the 5Abrek opened the vessels sea
cocks TO prevent her from falling into the
hands Of the rebels. n
Government Loses Funds.