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Show 1 Government Seems Uticrly Pow- erlcss to Copo With the Situation. COUNT AV1TTE AND GEN. j ' TREPOFF CAN'T AGREE ! Emperor Continues Undecided; Hr ' Loyalty of Imperial Guard Suspected.. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. Z). 10:10 p. m. H- While the day passed quietly, without H - bloodshed, in tho Ruuslan capital, and H j while tho city Is outwardly calm, today's H I developments nil indicates that a crisis Is .1 imminent. Although tho streets aro llllcd v;lth troops and reinforcements arc now . j pouring in from Finland, the Government ' aocmtt utterly powerless to copo with the I situation, and many calm observers seem cerlously to believe that the present V rcglmo In tottering to Its fall. ' 1 Emperor Still Hesitates. H 1 Differences have developed between j Count Witto and Gen. Tropoff. and whllo Jf the precious moments pass, tho Emperor, 1 surrounded by the Imperial family, rc- mains shut up at Pctcrhof, seemingly still hesitating as to what course to pur-ft pur-ft Discontent Is Ripe. H ' Gravo doubts are expressed as to Jl , whether even the Imperial guard can now J be relied upon. Discontent Is rife. Jf Early this morning the fourteenth Jl I equipage of sailors of the guard, who B havo been shut up like prisoners In bar- M ; racks on the Moska canal, demolished tho H windows and furniture, and In the aftcr- J noon a detachment, consisting of four of- Jl flclnls of the guard, went to tho Lawyers' D assembly and told the barrlstors that Jl I many of the officers and a largo part of Jf I the troops were dtoguaiod wltn the Gov- J ernment and were rondy to enlist In the Jf movement for freedom. Sailors Bendy to Quit. H I They asked for aid toward effecting or- f ganlzntlon. nnd said they had discussed J . among themselves the question of reslgn- J j lng. but decided to show that persons In J uniform could help to achieve liberties. J j Even the Cossack patrols. In keeping Jl Idler moving In the streots today, scorned J careful to use their whips and simply J I drove the crowds along before their ad- J vanclng horses. ' Strikers Present Demands. ' ' A meeting of the Municipal Council was J held this afternoon, nt which a deputation 1 I of thirty members of the strikers' com- J mlttee appeared. In an Impassioned 1 speech the lender of the deputation pre- t i scnted tho following demands of the work-men work-men and affiliated organizations: Hfl Constitution nnd Liberty. I i "First A Constitution and political llb- t i H .."Second That tho city furnish food to J the workmen. f "Third That the city refuse further H , supplies to the troops nnd the police, j ''Fourth That the troops be removed j I Eom lne waterworks, or otherwise the ? strikers would cut the water supply. r 2'F,fllj Tne Immunity or the deputation from arrest." Arrested and Released. H "The Council granted this last demand BBH, and promised to reply to the other de- BBH' mands tomorrow. The Council sent rc- V quests to both Gen. Trcpoff and Minister N dfr the Interior Boullgnn not to arrest the members of the deputation, but the po- j lice nevertheless took them into custody. B 1 Upon- urgent representations. Gen. Trcp- off, an hour later, released them, ft i j Wild Rumors Afloat. Hl 1 The people are extremely nervous and J J bordering on panic, nnd are easy victims I oC every sensational rumor. Among M countless bant-less reports which received j ' credenco today wero that the Emperor i had embarked on a vessel and lied to Denmark; that Gen. Trepoff had been killed by a bomb and that Vice-Admiral j DIrleff had been assassinated by inutl- H neers in tho Black Sea. i1" Strike in Postofilco. 'With a strike in the Government post- i,. office tonight, communication with the ! interior practically censed Government troops were placed in tho Government :'( telegraph office, but only a few lines arc working. Many lines, Including the land V j lines to the continent and to Libau, I 1 where they connect with tho cable, have been cut. At 10 o'clock, however, the V 'I r cable by way of Xystad and Sweden was i' '. 'till open. This Is now tho only thread ; connecting Russia with the outer world. I: (Only Thread May Bo Cut Admiral Daxnovo, superintendent of posts and telegraph, told the represcntn- I ,! tlve of a European power this afternoon that ho could not tell how long cable communication with tho continent would j , Americans Apprehensive. The foreign embassies have dlecupscd 1 1 ! the situation, but havo as yet jaken no steps regarding the safety of foreign 1 residents. Ah a precaution the Stato de- t partmonL at "Washington has been re- L quested to confer authority for the char- Hfi ter of- Q- vessel and to hoist the American T flag as a refuge for Amerlcane fX, Pierpont Morgan, Jr., and George "W. H1 ' Perkins are negotiating with the Ham- Y'. burg-Amorlcan Steamship company for l i; ' the dispatch of a vessel to take them off , I' ' if necessary. 1 i, l Colleg-es Are Closed. ' i jt? .Tho university, tho Polytechnic instl- jf-i tute and all educational institutions were i M dosed today so as to prevent further Bi jw meetings being held In them. Tho unl- j'i! ver<y and Polytechnic institute wero J jj" surrounded by troops, who blocked all I ,11' the adjacent streets, and tho students and professors wero kept within tho con- I 1 finea of each Institution. ( l Even, Druggists Strike. E-von tho druggists havo struck, and as k thcro Is much sickness, tho city ha leen It divided into districts and stations have l iv been selected for the giving of first aid . , , i j to tho injured in cases of collisions be- l ' , 'tH t'ween tho troops nnd the pcoplo, t( I ,ii Such nCWS as COmCfl from Ihn Intnrlnr I .h shows no improvement In tho situation, 1 ,f Tho Government everywhere seems pow- ,:; crless to break the preaont strike. ll Government Seems Powerless. . jl AtKharkoff order was restored only 1 a after tho Governor hnd formally instruct- I 1 1 a ed' tho troops not to fire, and upon tho I ;fe demand of tho "black heads" at Reval 1 i ffi tho soldiers were sent out of that city , . m and the placo left In charge of a local j mllltla- which hnd been organized by tho ,, jj citizens, j, linl Struggle Due at Moscow. f "U Moat Interesting by far, however, 1h the f 3 Hi ' ' news from Moscow, tho real Russian cap- 1 i ' !ij Hal, where, ncoordinir to privato reports, 1 : i U '-M the Munlclnal Council and tho Committee j ' n .lj of. Public Safely are sitting continuously ( '$a and where a struggle lis momentarily cx- j hi pected between the "Lenguo of Russian i M j! Patriots," a rc!actlonni' organization led 1 i- j by tho priests, nnd the newly organized 1 tt i'A mllltla and students. The Moscow Munl- 1 , M clpal Council Is also reported to have sent L , ! ifil an ultimatum to the Emperor demanding 1 I the promulgation of a constitution. ' Havo tho Upper Hand. '! 1 : Although it is Impossible officially to i . I , confirm these reports they seem to ad- ', i mlt of no doubt, that tho null-Govornmcnt I Ml forces have the upper hand. ', Tlio Government Is no longer in com- Hi''i jc munlcatlon with the forces In the far Eat alcd. With the present Indecision of the Emperor the Government has neither a head nor a policy to meet the crisis nnd things seem to bo drifting toward annr-rhy- The revolutionists otfonly declare that the Government , has ceased to exist and that nothing remains to his "Mnjesty except to abdicate. With a firm hand nt tho helm nnj n rational policy, however, all might quickly be changed. Hold Up City for Pood. ' Tho strikers apparently arc without funds and must soon be exhausted, an was mado evident by tho action of the strlko committee here practically being forced to hold up the city for food. Workmen Are Orderly. Representatives of the Associated PresB drovo through all sections of the city today. to-day. Troops were ovotywhero In evidence, evi-dence, as If to overawe the people, but although there wen? mhny rumors of bloody collisions, none of thorn could bo authenticated There wore threat crowds of workmen In the Industrial' quarters but their behavior wns ordorlv. Troops Under Arms. All military reserves are lcopt' closely in barracks under arms and at Alio Horso Guard barracks, jmck of Gen.? Trcpoff's .chancollory, the horses are kept constantly constant-ly saddled, ready to mncrgo at-.a moment's mo-ment's notice. Only Soldiers in Streets. Tho Russian capital Is like a city In tho possession of a foreign army. Tonight again tho soldiers are bivouacking in the darkened nnd otherwise deserted streets. The Novaky prospect alone In Hooded by the glnro of tho great searchlight erected on the splro of tho Admiralty building. Tho curious aro drawn there llko moths to a candle, and tho sidewalks are thronged, whllo tho Government clerks scurry along tho roadway, threading their way through the Infantry nnd cavalry cav-alry patrols. "Windows Boarded Up. Even In the Novsky prospect many windows of the shopn aro boarded up. Although electric lights have been restored re-stored In some sections, the streets aro dark, forbidding and deserted by all savo the patrols. Occasional tires are kindled bv Janitors In the middle of the streets, which gleam red and amoky In tho deep October darkness. A train arrived tonight from Germany. In charge of a railroad battalion, having been four days covering tho distance from tho frontier. Workmen Are Jubilant. Many meetings wero held tonight In various quarters of tho city, at which tho workmen, encouraged by tho success of the movement, wero In a Jubilant nnd confident spirit. Tho better clnsses. as a rule, are keeping closely to their houses. Directing1 Hand Invisible. The Government and the liberals are nt a loss to know whose Is the contriving brain behind the gP-nt strike Tho directing di-recting hand Is Invisible, though Its workings are plainly evident. It Is thought tho strike may have beon directed direct-ed from Switzerland or Germany and executed ex-ecuted hero through the Social Democratic Demo-cratic organizations. In which representatives representa-tives of the workmen nnd the students are equally active. The organization Is able to sway the great student body through Its student members, nnd everywhere every-where today the students were seen mingling with tho workmen and taking an active part in their movement. |