| Show WITTE REPORTED TO TOBE TOBE TOBE BE READY TO RESIGN St Petersburg March high circles tonight the tho rumor was current that Count Witte had hall definitely decided to mire I tram front the tile premiership Kio m an nit absolutely authoritative It can be he stated that Count Witte at nt n a session of or the council of oC the tho empire this thin afternoon mado on an enigmatical statement which Is litter Inter Interpreted by many members of ot the time coun council counell ell cil OB os a it virtual declaration that Ills bitS career as 08 premier Is ended and that ho he will III be succeeded by b Privy 1111 Councilor former of finance A project for tor th the solution notation of oC the tho agrarian problem by the purchase of oC lands from rout the nobles and other oilier large largo proprietors through the tile peasant banks and th their lr resale to 10 peasants on long term Instalment payments was under discussion As A the treasury Is II In no condition to advance tho mooney money mone to the Ihl hi banks for Cor forthe the thim purpose Count Witte advocated u mu scheme under which the banks should the tho hind with credit bonds Instead of ot rash cash A very vet vcr marked division of ot the time cabinet developed Finance 1 Minister opposed the tue premier Suddenly M arose and In 11 it warm speech earnestly earnest sup supported ump ported Count Wittes VII tes views When ho had lIal concluded Count Witte closed the Ih debate In Iii a n few words rather apologizing for his Ms seeming scouting Indifference race ence and amid 1 thinking M I for tur Ills his support ridding I also might have made a n better de do defense fence had I been boen ns am much Interested In Inthe time the future us its Alexander even nn on formal occasions referring to persons by their Christian names name nameOn On what li Is apparently reliable an nn It I Is III said paid that time the condition of oC fount health is IR quite unsatisfactory factory lie IIo Is I sold to have experienced a It lather of ot heart henrt troll Iron bio blo n a few das daya ago Ills HIli physician ad advised au I him hint some somo time ao ago to give up work It Is known that Count Witte itte be he believing lieving that lie he hud imal weathered 1 the poll thai tl al storm formed n II determination to 10 relinquish tho th premiership upon the time of or time tile national assembly however the lie strength of or the time reactionaries Inel tho timo pre Will was lo 10 I o keep kerp up UI the t h e light glut H heavy It 11 may mil ho he that butt Ills lila endurance wn n thus exhausted and tint that that his hili health h was de tie declining declining clining dining he tin has hils reached the thc decision to retire Immediately |
