Show RUSSIAN SITUATION ALARMING dispatch received from american le gatlon gation asking for instruction washington the condition of at af fairs in russill russia formed the basis of a dispatch received at the state depart ment from spencer baidy the amerl can charge at st petersburg who sale eala the situation was very alarming the dispatch was the subject ot of a long conference between secretary root who returned to the city from new york early saturday evening and mr bacon the first assistant secretary who ho has haa been acting as aa the head acad ot of the state department during mr air roots ab bei bence le e mr air asked the depart ment tor for further instructions to meet any evenou tittles which might arise out of 0 the condition of as they the now exist iab IT st bt anil lote saturday evening these were cabled to him one feature of these covert coveri the question of protection of amerl cans ding in ili st petersburg in cast caff of a general uprising which might en danger their lives in tile the event of an outbreak they will be ac cordel tbt protection ot of the american Ameil can legat lor tor until further arrangements can b made for theli their accommodation if sue bucl be found necessary noce it la Is not believed by the state nt officials als that thai there la Is tiny any great number of amerl cans now in st petersburg as ag most or of the tourists tourist 4 h b ive loft left the country in anticipation ot of the winter iceson such na as may be in the interior it Is thought are not in any d dinger danger inger |