Evening star., 1917-03-19


airy. troops entered the palace ana o.
ficers went to the apartment Oh the
imperial family. To these the empress
said: Let there be no violence. l NJ"
am only sister of charity at 'he oeu
side of my afflicted children.
Notorious Stokelburg' Killed.
One of the few men of prominence
who were killed during the reVolutioh
was Gen. Stokelburg. Cen stoKeipurs 3
won notoriety in the japanese war Dy
transporting a COW to the front OH
snecial train to supply himself ana
family with milk at a time Wneh nc
army was starving. HIS mouse
entered by soldiers who were sen' "
leave to retire to his private apart
ment from where he opened fre with
a machine gun. He was later over
powered and killed
The few survivors of the ponce wno
have been tailed in the building OF the
Zemschina. the former organ OF the
Black Hundred. have scraped toSe'her
lis rubles as a donation to the cause
of the revolution. The revolution mas
not reached the government OF fehls-
disk, Siberia where the governor mas
refused to permit publication of the
news on the ground that 1t is untrue.
The cabinet. which has been meetlnS
since the revolution In the mousse ol
parliament, where its members nave
been living day and night. met today
for the first time at the ministry or
the interior.
Holy Synod Renounces Car.
The first meeting OF the Holy Synod
since the revolution was held today under
..f 4t1o
Kiev The new procurator general OF the
Holy Synod. NJ. Lvoff, in opening the Sit
ting said he rejoiced at the advent OF
freedom of the orthodox church he
ordered the removal of the imperial chair
from the conference room, symbohZins
termination of interference by the en-
peror in the affairs of the church.
The metropolitan and other members
of the synod said new era Tor the
orthodox church had come.
Public subscriptions for released po-
litical prisoners and for the famlhes OF
men killed in the street hghtlng nave
been opened The Russo-Asiatic Bank
has subscribed $4,000 for the released
political prisoners.
One of the first measures of the new
government was the naming OF COM
mission to regulate prices. After con-
sidering all possibilities, including tne
an approximate scale which
consumers might reasonably be asked TO
nay. The prices in this scale are from
20 to so per cent lower than those former
ly demanded.
was the organization and conservation
of supplies. 1t is formally announced
that in the near future bread. butter
eggs. milk, flour, meat and forage VIII
he placed under government control
al ,rf hao a
shortage. but as precaution against
The only commodity for
merly regulated by ticket was sugar.
Russian Diplomats Notified.
One of the first acts of the minister
was to send a series of cable messages
TO the Russian diplomats abroad to the
effect that Russia was united in the
allies, the determination to continue
The conflict until the victory is achieved
being stronger than ever.
The armies inf the field have advised
that the abdication of the emperor has
been enthusiastically acquiesced in, ac-
,ording to foreign Office officials. Tele-
ers have been received assuring the
support of the government guaranteed
in advance by Gen. Michael Alexieff,
chief of staff.
Meanwhile the last vestiges of the
empire are disappearing. Portraits of
the erstwhile members of the imperial
family, once seen upon the walls of al
most every government office. have
been removed. While the correspond
ent of the Associated Press waited in
an anteroom of the foreign minister's
office a liveried attendant mounted a
chair and quietly took down portraits
Of the former emperor and empress
The national colors with their eagles
have given place to plain red flags. one
Of which flows over the famous Winter
Palace.
Emperor Planned Suicide.
LONDON. March 19.-What most per-
turbed Emperor Nicholas, says the Pet
rograd correspondent of the Times, was
that sufficient guarantees had been
given that his life and those of his