Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-05-07
Russia and the Nihilists.

The Nihilist agitation is becom-
ing more serious every day, and a
revolution is liable to break ont at
any moment. Four thousand seven
hundred political prisoners are re-
ported as having been removed
: in one night from Fort Petropau-
lovski, to Saratoff and other eastern
prisons, and it is said that the Car
not only no longer goes out with
out a military escort, but many
high dignitaries, who have been
threatened, also have escorts.
In st. Petersburg, according to
dispatches, tho police are openly
arresting people by patches at all
hours Of the day. Hitherto ar
rests were made at night. On the
slightest suspicion against any per-
son, his whole family is arrested
and domiciliary visits paid to all
their acquaintance. These are
leading to further apprehensions
on the most frivolous grounds,
Eighty-three furnished lodging
keepers are in prison for not re-
porting within twenty-four hours
the latest arrivals. The Deputy
Commandant of the st. Petersburg
garrison, and the Commandant of
the Moscow garrison, have been
superseded for insufficient enthus-
iasm toward the new order of
things. There are few pedestrians
in the streets, but an endless line
Of porters, to prevent the posting
Of revolutionary bills, are seated on
stools at every door with stout
sticks. Covered prison vans fire.
quently pass, a police officer mount
ed beside the driver, and General
Gourko drives round in an open
drosky, escorted by Cossacks.
A st. Petersburg dispatch, May
LIST, says: A feeling of gloom pre-
walls. The rigorous police regula-
tons respecting the watching of
houses and visits and searches by
night are to be made still more
stringent. After 9 in the evening, |
nobody will be at liberty to show
himself in the street without GER
tificate upon which must be writ
ten and attested the place from
which the bearer comes and to
which he is going. After ten every
light must be out. Notwithstand-
ing this the insecurity in st. Peters
burg increases. Every day gren-
AIDES are exploded in the streets.
The intention of the Nihilists is
believed to be to keep the police in
a state of constant excitement, and
tire them out or lull them to sleep
with the idea that the danger has
been exaggerated. They also reck-
On ON the harsh measures and ar
rests producing discomfort among
many people, who when the time
comes for grand attack on the
government would join the revo-
utionists.
One night recently seditious pla-
ards we're stuck up in the vicinity
4 the theaters and at the corners
Il the busiest streets, and although
he city police and detectives at
'nce burned up and tore down the
nanifests, they nevertheless ap-
,eared anew. In this one night
upwards Of $50 persons were ar
ested, and among all those the
,olice failed to find scrap OF pa
'er which appeared to have any
hing to do with the proclamation.
rhe secret bill sticker, on the other
and, went on with his work and
he police were unable to discover
i'm. The alarm at last became so
'reat that the companies under
,ol. Do Berg were posted at the
ntrances to a number Of houses
nd in the street, but when the
uard had his attention called to
be right, bills were posted on the
1T, and after they had been torn
own on the left, they reappeared.
Since the attempt on the life OF
he Gar, troops have been held In
eadiness day and night in every