The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-24
KINGS COUNCIL" TO RULE.
Provisional Government Likely 10 BE
Set Up in ST. Petersburg.

Provisional Government Likely TO BE
Set Up in st. Petersburg.
ST PETERSBURG, July 2s-The
great news Of today is the adoption Of
an address TO the people by the depu-
ties to Parliament. who assembled at
NibOrg, the language OF which, with it's
revolutionary demands that the people
cease 10 provide money and troops TO
the Government and repudiate further
loans, affords pretext enough for the
Government TO lodge its authors in the
fortress, II it feels strong enough. A
rumor was spread tonight that this
course had been decided upon.
: A large crowd gathered at the Fin
land station tonight where the depu-
ties were expected to arrive. but only
a few appeared. These were not mo-
Tested. nor was there a popular demon
estration.
Among the arrivals were President
,MOurOmstsen and Ivan Petrunkevitch.
The former came on a local train, en-
tirely unattended He was plainly
dOwncast, and responded to the saluta-
ton Of a press correspondent by the
mere raising OF his hat and hurried on
TO escape an interview. Petrunkevitch.
filed with the revolutionary spirit,
claimed for the Constitutional Demo-
Gratis the text Of the appeal
Copies OF the appeal to the people are
IN the hands of all St. Petersburg
newspa pers. but it will scarcely be
printed tomorrow, for the reason that
a detachment Of police is posted at the
door Of every newspaper printing Office
IN the city. with orders not to permit
any papers to leave the building until
authorized by the censor. The authori-
ties hope by equally vigorous measures
10 prevent the publication of the APP
peal TO otner cities, and in the mean
time to nullify the fears Of the people
as 10 the possible effect Of the appeal.
Policemen are posted at the lodgings
Of NJ Sedelinkof and NJ. Ilyn, awaiting
the return Of those revolutionary dele
gates, who already have involved them
selves by seditious acts since the disso-
luton Of Parliament
The theaters and other places of
amusement were almost empty tonight.
the public fearing conflicts between
: crowds and the militia and police. Sew
Z eral encounters took place in various
parts Of the city, but they were Of a
petty character.
A few days may witness the consti-
3 tuition Of a provisional Government, ,,
composed of an enlarged Council Of
( Ministers, with the inclusion of con-
servative members Of the deposed
lower house, Councillors of the EN-
pire and men influential in the life of
the empire who can be Induced to ac-
cept ministries without PORTFOLIOS and
contribute their authority and advice
: 10 the hard-pressed Government This
Is the solution 20 which Premier Stoly-
pin and the members of his Cabinet,
who realize the enormous nature Of
the task Of tiding over the country
during the tempestuous era that is
now daWning, are turning, and 1t was
4 the subject Of deliberation at a meet
: ing OF the Cabinet last night and again
this evening. A majority of the Minis
tiers have become converts to the idea
and its adoption depends upon the
success of Stolypin in inducing men
: like former Finance Minister Shipoff,
Count Heyden former Commerce Min
lister Timirasen and NJ. Guchkon to
: compromise their future by allying
themselves with such a Kings Coun-
Gil" Shipoff and Guchkon already
have been approached.
A ukase soon will be issued fixing
= the date Of elections. for Parliament
for the first week IN december, Rus
sian style, and that, as an additional
guarantee that the plan OF popular
representation viii not be abandoned;
another edict will be issued pro-
roguing the Council of the Empire I'M
I'll the convocation Of tlfe new Parlia-
ment without, as was prophesied last
night, calling new elections for cleo
tive members.
Meanwhile the masses of the Russian
people slow Of thought and action,
have not yet aroused themselves TO the
gigantic upheaval which is sure to fol-
low the dissolution of their Parlia-
ment.
Minor disorders are reported from
q half dozen cities. An incipient anti