Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-30
Russia and the Nihilists.


despotic powers, begins by stating
that recent events have shown that
there exists in Russia a band of
criminals who, though not numer-
Gus, are very determined, and aim
at undermining the State. After
referring to the recent murderous
attack upon higher officials and the
attempted assassination of the EN-
peror, the ukase says: "These
crimes have made necessary the
provisional adoption of exception
al measures to permit of the ex-
emplary punishment of guilty per-
sons, and provide government Off
cials with the necessary powers for
maintaining order. The civil adj
ministration in six districts is plac-
ed under the control of Governors
General in the same manner as they
are subordinate to the Commander
in-Chief of the Army in time of
war in districts where martial law
has been proclaimed. The con-
troll of all educational establish
ments is vested in the Governors
General, who are also empowered
to send before the military tribun-
ais all civilians in the districts over
which they preside. The Govern
ors-General are further authorized
to summarily remove from their
respective districts all persons
whose continued residence may be
considered dangerous; 20 order the
arrest of any person whatsoever
on their own judgment and re-
sponsibility; to suppress temper
arily or permanently all newspa-
pers or periodicals should they ap.
pear to follow subversive tenden-
cies, and generally to adopt such
measures as they may consider
necessary for the preservation OF
the public peace.
The assassination of another spy
who betrayed the whereabouts of
the secret printing Office at Topra-
vo is reported.
Advices from st. Petersburg,
April 23rd, state that two thousand |
persons have been arrested at that
place during the last few days.
Persons suspected of completely in
the murder Of Governor Kropat-
kin and the attempt on General
Dreutebm have been arrested in
Warsaw and Pleosk, respectively.
General Gourko upon entering
his duties as Governor-General of
st. Petersburg, harangued the po-
lice, and said he was determined to
trace the evil to its roots.
A dispatch from Berlin, April 25,
says thousands of POLITICAL prison
ers, most of them arrested only on
suspicion, are being sent from st.
Petersburg to gaols and peniten-
tiaries of the center and east of
the empire.
In st. Petersburg one house af-
ter another is searched at night,
and every occupant whose pass
port is found irregular is arrested.
Sixteen professors in different uni
versities have resigned.
A st. Petersburg correspondent
OF the Cologne Gazette explains
the state Of things preceding the
publication of the Imperial ukase.
He says clandestinely circulated
organ of the revolutionists Land
Il Liberty demanded the abolition.
Of the third section of the Impe-
rial Chancellery and the dismissal I
IF the Conrt Camarilla sourround-
ng the Gar. 1t publishes list of i
about 200 names, declaring that the
revolutionists would shoot, stab
md kill until their demands were
satisfied and the Camarilla swept I
rom the face of the earth.
A dispatch to the Standard,
April rs, says porters TO guard the
ioors Of houses and prevent the i
posting of placards in st. Peters {
,urg, as required by Gen. Gourko's
cannot be obtained, I
because the Nihilists threaten all :
Who undertake the service with q
ieath. A peasant has been ar :
ested with a letter in his possess I
ion containing detailed plan of
stack upon the winter palace and
Prison in which Solovieff Is confin-
ID. Although the letter was pro-
ably hoax, the entire garrison {
vas called out. The Czarowitch q
las received ANONYMOUS letters