Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-12
OFFICIAL CIRCLE HONEYCOMBED
Seizure Of American Firms Papers by
Stolypin.
GOD EVIDENCE THUS SECURED
Premier Likely to Hold it as Club
Over Enemies.
WANTS TO RUSH HIS REFORMS
Asserted the Evidence Secured In the
Searches by the Police Proves
that the Russian Grafters
Guido Chinese.
BY GEORGE FRASER.


ST. PETERSBURG, March 1t-Cspeciai
to The Bee)-The recent seizure OF the
papers Of a great American manufacturing
concern with branches in Russia may re-
suit I'm such a scandal as will shake Rus
sian society to the center
Since Premier stolypin began his anti
graft campaign he has stirred up a power
full opposition which has very seriously
threatened his position Russia official
dom is honey combed with graft. Even
China, where the selling OF official favors
has been developed into a profession, is
not far ahead Of Russia. 1t has long been
notorious that even members of the i'm
perial family have been out after their
Bit" as a Tammany man would put It.
No concern doing business with the gov
eminent could escape the grafters.
NJ Stolypln is fighter and he found
that I'm order to keep his own head he
had to have absolute proof against high
placed grafters and he must go to work
in the usual Russian manner to get It. He
not only seized the papers OF the American
concern, but the houses Of a number OF
high officials have also been searched,
with the result that the prime minister
has secured incontrovertible evidence OF
the crookedness Of some OF the highest in
the land.
II he decides to use It there will be an
exposure Of official rottenness such as has
never been seen in Europe It may be
there will be no public exposure II opposl-
ton to the plans for administration re-
forms which NJ Stolypin has in view is
not pressed.
RebeIIiOus Monk.
- Ia.
demagogues of the Union of the Russian
People. refused to obey the orders Of the
holy synod transferring him from Tsarit-
sin, where his conduct has long been a
public scandal, and locked himself up with
his fanatical followers in the church. TAX
ing solemn vow that he will die OF
starvation. The synod has sent a bishop
to bring him to reason.
HeliOdorus year ago secured the cars
special protection under the plea that he
was imbued with the most intense loyalty
and patriotism He thereupon melted the
passions OF the mob against the local au-
thorities. scurriousy abusing the gov
ernor who was forced to resign.
Hellodorus later abjured his oath to fast
on behalf of himself and his followers on
the ground that the kilograms sent by the
conservative associations to the car be-
seechng his majesty to allow HeHodorus
to remain at Tsaritsin were never for
warded.
Student Strike stIm On.
The strike OF students which was called
as a protest against the exile OF over 800
students for their recent demonstrations
still continues. Conflicts with the police
have taken place, Prof. Markoff has been
summarily dismissed and many others are
resigning. The colleges for girls are al
most empty. Under the governments late
decree all disturbers will be expelled and
exiled, Including the 400 students expelled
from Tomsk university the total number
Of explosions will be brought up to nearly
1900