The Pulaskian., 1917-03-23

patch from Petrograd says that the emperor is expected 10 arrive at the Tsarskoe-Selo palace and that several regiments with artillery are hastening to the same place.
 The Grand Duke Nicholas is report ed in q Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd to have reached the Russian capital. The dispatch says that he will proba- bly, take command of the troops.
 czar Gives tip Throne.
 London, March 19-Czar Nicholas has abdicated the throne of Russia.
 The czar abdicated in favor of his young son.
 4 dispatch to the London Chronicle from Petrograd on Thursday says the empress Of Russia has been placed un- der guard.
 According to information received here the Russian people have been most distrustfui during recent events Of the personal influence of Empress Alexandra. She was supposed to ex- ercise the greatest influence over Elm peror Nicholas.
 The Empress Alexandra, before her marriage to the emperor of Russia in 1894, was the German Princess Alix of Hesse-Darmstadt.
 popular revolution has been sue cessful and the government of Russia rests temporarily with a self-appoint- ed committee of the duma.
 After three days of battle, in which the majority of the 90,000 troops in Petrograd mutinied and supported the reyolutionists, calm has returned.
 Grand Duke Michael Alexandra witch, brother of the czar, has been appointed regent.
 The czar's abdication was in con- pliance with the urgent demand of the committee of the duma, which notified him that upon his assent depended the fate of the dynasty
 Troops Back the Duma.
 Telegraphing. from Petrograd We'd nesday, Reuters correspondent says Kronstadt, the fortress and great na- val station at the head of the Gulf of Finland, 20 miles west of Petrograd, has joined the revolutionary move ment. Two deputies, Pepelauff and Taskine, on instructions from the du- ma committee, proceeded to Kron- stadt, whers the troops placed them selves at the disposal of the duma.
 The Copenhagen Ekstrabladet re- ports that the Russian consul in Hapa- randa, Sweden, says that former Pre- mier Sumner and Minister of the h. terior Protopopoff were killed in Petro- grad. Both were charged with pro- German sympathies.
 New Cabinet Announced.
 A new national cabinet is announced, with Prince Lvoff as president of the council and premier, and the other of ices held by the men who are close to N the Russian people.
 The members of the new national cabinet are announced as follows:
 Premier, President of the Council Georges E. I.voff.
 Foreign Minister-Prof. Paul N. Milioukoff.
 Minister of Public Instruction-Pro- lessor Manuiloff of Moscow university Minister of War and Navy, ad in- terim-A. J. Guchkoff, formerly presi- dent of the duma.
 Minister of Agriculture-M Ichin- gareff, deputy from Petrograd.
 Minister of F1nance-M. Tereschten- ko, deputy from Kiev.
 Minister of Justice-Deputy Keren- ski of Saratoff
 Minister of Communications-N. V. Nekrasoff, vice president of the duma. Controller of State-M. Godneff. deputy from Kazan.
 The proclamation by the military governor in Petrograd forbidding any street assemblages and declaring that any disorders would be ruthlessly sup pressed made it apparent that affairs were graver than the dispatches al- lowed by the Russian censorship would indicate.
 Blow for Germany.
 Authenticated dispatches from Pe- trograd, together with the consensus of governmental advices here, indi- cate that the uprising was a rebellion against the growing German reaction believed responsible for the food shortage and lack of effective military organization. In this connection Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer. an- nouncing the success of the revolu- tion to the house of commons, said that 1t was comforting to England to learn that the revolution twas not di- rected at securing peace by Russia"
 That control by the new government is complete is undoubted. Telegrams from generals commanding at the vari- ous fronts have displayed an astonish- ing unanimity of support of the new order
 Demonstrations against the govern.