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Show Mm FEAR Il HHIE Embassies Besieged by Demands De-mands for Protection if Figbting Begins. RUSSIA'S PREDICAMENT IS HOURLY MORE GRAYE Moscow Forming' Independent Government, St. Petersburg Peters-burg Isolated. With Its capital In a state bordering on panic, and it ancient capital city, Moscow, Mos-cow, engaged In the formation of a government gov-ernment to act Independently of the Imperial Im-perial authorities, tho Russian empire confronts a situation that ls alarming today and In hourly becoming more grave. Communication between St Petersburg and Moscow was broken off this afternoon, so that what Is transpiring transpir-ing there is not known. The day passed up to evening without disorders at St. Pt?rsburg. but at Gomel a bomb was exploded and the Chief of ! Police and two soldiers wero. wounded Martial law was proclaimed at Kharkoff. where fifteen victims of the recent demonstrations wore hurled; Warsaw was patrolled by troops and dispatches I from Ashkahad and Irkutsk announced ! the extension of t he strike to Asiatic Russia. In Reval there was pillage by moljs. and from Sevastopol and other cities came news of strikes and revolutionary revolu-tionary demonstrations. ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. 27, C p. m.-Tho m.-Tho city is again in darkness tonight save for kerosene lamps and candles. Count Wltto again spent the day with tho Emperor at Peterhof. Upon him rcsls tho imperial hopes. It Is only a question of hours when he will be Premier, wllh practically dictatorial powers. pow-ers. Americans Leave. Many Americans who were here, including in-cluding Charles R. Flint, have temporarily tempor-arily gone abroad. At Gen. Trepoffs chancellory It was stated at C o'clock this evening that no collisions had occurred during thc day, Moscow in Frenzied State. Rations for ten days havo been distributed dis-tributed at all the barracks. Two Moscow Mos-cow merchants arrived horo during tho afternoon, having covered tho distance in a motor car. They reported that Moscow Mos-cow is in an almost frenzied state of agitation. agi-tation. Foreigners Ask Protection. Tho foreign residents here are extremely nervous and have begun to beslego their Embassies with. Inquiries as to what will bo dono to protect them In case tho mob gets tho upper hand Requests for protection pro-tection are. also reaching tho Embassies from the Interior. This is especially the caso with the British Embassy. Largo property interests arc also asking for military mil-itary protection. Havo to Tako Chances. All such requests aro being sent Immediately Im-mediately to thc Foreign office, but it is realized that tho Government could glvo little special protection to foreigners. Should an armed uprising tako placo tho foreigners will havo to tako their chances with the nauvc population. Eddy Sends Dispatches. A number of Americans havo written to Charge d'Affalres Eddy asking him whether wheth-er they had better try to leave tho country. coun-try. Tho Embassy's courier, who ls in Berlin, has been Instructed to come hero immediately by boat. In tho nicantlmo Mr. Eddy Is getting out dispatches by tho English courier via Ilelslngfora. Tension Is Extreme. Urgent appeals have reached tho British Embassy from Ekaterinoslav and Grozen-yi. Grozen-yi. in Northern Caucasus, whero largo English works are threatened. The feeling feel-ing generally at the Embassies Is ono of extreme tension and nervousness, but thoro is manifest unwillingness to prophesy prophe-sy tho result. If thc worst should como warships could enter tho Nova and protect pro-tect foreigners. Patrols Are Multiplied. As tho day advanced tho military patrols pa-trols wero multiplied, but no violence was resorted. Tho strikers evidently have somo funds, but whenco they hava been derived is a mystery. According to rumors tho Moscow Mos-cow millionaire merchants, who havo beon BupnorUng the Constitutionalists, havo made largo contributions to continue tho strike under tho belief that tho Government Govern-ment will be forced to surrender. Police Prevent Meeting. A meeting of strikers called to tako placo In thc Assize court nt noon today turned out to bo a fizzlo. Tho police succeeded suc-ceeded in preventing all except a hundred persons from entering and these adjourned until 7 o'clock this evening. Tho strikers broke a. number of storo windows. Strikers "Well Organized. Tho strike committee which Is directing direct-ing tho movement hero ia well organized and is sitting constantly. Its directions are oboyed unhesitatingly by the workers. Ono of tho members todny advocated attacking at-tacking tho arsenal, but his comrades opposed op-posed violence. Trepoff Gives "Warning. Tho commltteo consists of representatives representa-tives of tho Social Democrats, tho two factions of which have settled their differences dif-ferences and aro working In harmony. Outsiders aro not admitted to the sessions of tho committee, which up to thc present tlmo havo been hold In tho Technological Institute, the director of which has received re-ceived a warning from Gon. Trepoff not to permit them any longer. No Armed Uprising. A prominent member of tho committee informed tho Associated Press today that thero was llttlo probability of an armed uprising in St. Petersburg. Ho said: "We havo arms, but not enough to give any hopo of success so long ns the army ls loyal. Thero aro perhaps six or eight thousand rifles in St. Petersburg, as well as revolvers." The report ls that a provisional government govern-ment has been established In St. Petersburg Peters-burg aro untrue. Demands on Council. Tho strikers sent a deputation to thc Town Council la3t night to demand that the city cease paying and foraging tho gens d'armes and police and also demanding demand-ing municipal recognition of prices of food in order that tho poor may buy provisions. pro-visions. Tho Town Council promised to consldor tho demands. |
