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Show PREMIER ME . ILLORE Resignation of Strong Man of Russia Said to be in the Czar's Hands. In Moderate Circles the Fall of Count Wltte at the Present Time Would Be Regarded as a Catastrophe. 8t. Petersburg. Since the sitting of tho council of tho empire, March 10, nt which Premier Wltte made an enigmatical enig-matical statement, which wns Interpreted Inter-preted by many members of the council coun-cil as a virtual declaration that his career ca-reer as prelmcr wns ended nnd that ho would be Bucceeded by Privy Councilor Coun-cilor Kokovskofr, former minister of finance, tho premier has not attended the session of tho council, nnd his continued con-tinued absence ndds color to tho rumors ru-mors ot his retirement nt an enrly date. It Is positively asserted that tho premier's resignation, based on tho grounds of til health, Is beforo tho emperor. em-peror. This, however, Is not admitted nt tho premier's chancellory. The general gen-eral belief In high quarters Is that If Count Wltte retires It will net bo M. Kokovskoff, but M. Goremykln, former minister ot tho Interior, or Genernl .Count Ignatlcff, lender of the reactionary reaction-ary party, who will succeed him. Tho combination ot the reactionaries Is understood un-derstood to bo M. Goremykln for premier pre-mier and General Ignatleff for minister minis-ter of the Interior. In moderato circles cir-cles the fall of Count Wltto nt tho present Juncture would bo regarded ns a catastrophe. |