Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-01-04

CABINET DENOUNCED
Russian Conservative Organ Turns
Against Witte Administration.
ClLLSCOUB7PRINCEOF DUREAUCRATS
e situation in Baltic Provinces still
Critical--WorIkmen Attack Dra-
ROonn ut Riga-Work Re-
sumed mt Odessa.


st. Petersburg, Jan S.-The Slovo'
the conservative organ, which recently
turned upon Count White, delivers
broadside not only impugning the mo-
tives Of the premier in the present war
against the reds" but openly attack-
ing the records Of members OF the CAD
fnet. It says:
"Russian society supports the war
against anarchy, but refuses to beiieVe
mat Wltte is making fight In the in-
terest bf freedom, as all his life he mas
been. the prince Of bureaucrats. Wltts
a a good deal Of broker and some
thing Of journalist. but at heart he Is
d political gambler and lacks the ring
Of sincerity. No government wltnou'
honesty can inspire confidence.
"The fact that one minister was
caught in a shady grain operation. that
another was found to be supplying
railroad ties. that another was engaged
a questionable transactions In COM
mercial paper, and that another was
selling national secrets, justifies the
nation in distrusting the Russian Bis
marck.'
nThe revolutionists are to be con-
demned. but when the unwritten MS
tory Of the past 20 years is recalled, II
viii be seen that their methods OF rod
berry violence and falsehood were only
the usual methods Of the bureaucracy
Could the lies Of the revolutionaries
exceed those of the foreign ONCE or
their pillages equal ten years OF the
administration Of the ministry o.
financeY We don't want geniuses but
clean men such as the douma only Will
be able to give u.s."
St Petersburg, Jan. 3.-The situation
n the Baltic provinces Is still critical
The military at Reval, Mitau and Rigs
are adopting the most energetic meas
ures. "A station master who refused Y
send out train at Orion has peer
hanged. The insurgents made severa
attempts to derall military train be
tween LIbau and Hazenfoth.
Arrests Of extremists in st. Peters
burr continue An editor and other
charged with distributing revolution
ary literature among the soldiers nav
been detained by the police.
The Molva (Russ) says that Coun
solslxy's commission has decided u
change the council Of state into an up
per house consisting Of 100 members
80 Of whom win be appointed ana .
elected.
Thu Narodnai Svoboda, the forme
organ Of Prof. Paul NJ. Mllukotf, make
an ardent appeal to the electors 70 pre-
pare for the campaign and 70 organ
Ize meetings for the propagation OF tn
programme Of the constitutional demo
Gratis.
London. Jan. IA dispatch 70
news agency from Odessa says IN
men in every branch Of trade have II
turned 10 work. The newspaper
which have not been published Il
ten days, are now appearing. The u
umph Of the authorities Of Moscow ha
had a dIscouraging effect on the rey'
1utionarles. The only disquieun
feature is the persistence Of the tnre'
to massacre the Jews.
Riga. Llvonia, Russia. Jan. j.
While a detachment Of dragons wei
engaged in grooming their horses mel
Tuesday morning they were attacA'
BY 800 workmen armed with revoive'
and swords with the result that II ar
zoons we're killed and "a were vounI
ed. The soldiers rallied and open'
Ore on their assailants. killing eisht
them. Troops we're then summon
ana surrounded the rebela
g. Petersburg. Jan. All e expect
hat railroad and telesraphie eomnun
s.fios via Riga yin b resumed We