The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-19
PEASANTS READY TO RISE.
Millions Of Oppressed Slavs Ripe for
Rebellion Against Gear.
Special Gable to The Journal.

London, Aug. 18.-The condition Of
affairs in Russia is still a. menace to-
the entire world. The cloud Of uncer-
tainty that has hung over the eastern
horizon for months has not been lifted.
Russian bonds were doomed during
the first half of last week upon the
strength Of st. Petersburg dispatches
ing with certain liberal leaders of
moderate stripe Since then the wires
have grown silent on the subject and
now fnanciers are writing down their
dreams Of liberal ministry among other
Russian adisappointments. Berlin now
is about the only market where Rus
sian securities are at adj saleable. -.
. whether the Russian government can
apply forcible measures that will check
the peasant upheaval in the present
state Of the army. =
There are over &c, 10000 adult male
peasants distributed over the length
and breadth Of European Russia. Of
this number over 100000 have not
their families Some are able to rent
private lands often at exhorbitant fig
ures; the majority exc out a miserable
existence by labor on farms, in fac
tories and in towns. All this vast null
titude is ripe for revolution if it can
not get more land.
The government cannot satisfy this
by main force This is ID task which
will almost: Immediately confront the
car and his government" ~-s
It is said that the cZar recently de-
clared that he would reign by fire and
sword.
= . Bomb Hits Czar's Aide.
Special Cable to The journal.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 18.-The terror
lists today struck the hardest blow Of
tensive and vigorous as to threaten seri-
ously the existence Of the Russian gov
eminent. The governor general of War
saw is wounded seriously and is I'M
conscious from conclusion of the brain.
He may not recover. His escape from
instant death was remarkable, three
bombs having been hurled at him as he
was driving thru the streets Of his city.
Eighteen Condemned.
St; Petersburg. Aug. 1s:-seventeen
Azof, who mutinied, and one agitator
arrested in connection with the mutiny
who were condemned to death by a.
courtmartial, were executed at Reval
today. - -.
Situation Grows Worse.
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St. Petersburg, Aug. 19.-The inter-
nal conditions in Russia, instead Of be-
ing improved, are gradually becoming
worse. Advices received here from all
parts of Russia indicate that serious
riotinng is apprehended by the authori-
ties here. 49,. = ),
All Poland is in a position where
even the men who in the past have been
considered loyal, are now under sus-
picion and secret police agents follow
everyone as they go about. In Moscow,
! Odessa, Sebastopol, and even in the city
here, business ceases at dusk, and only
those hard pressed leave their homes be-
tween darkness and dawn.
In this city hooligans late Saturday
attacked dozen establishments con
Quoted by Jews, but in all but one in.
1 stance they were driven away. The
/ anarchistic element . is making wild
threats against the governor general
and his staff and it is generally be.
! Heved that street fighting will result if
the troops attempt to keep the people
off the streets Sunday.
TO Suppress Anarchists. -
By Publishers Press.
Warsaw, Aug. 19.-It is stated this
next twenty-four hours, declare a state
Of siege, in, view of the activities of
the anarchists. The troops in the city
were called upon Saturday to redoubie
their vigilance and later it became nee.
essary to order the artillery into action
in order to control the mobs in the
streets. The anarchists are openly en-.
raging pedestrians, and conditions with.
IN the city are very dangerous. r