Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-04-19
A Bloody UkaSe From the Russian
Government to Crush Nihilism.
Persons 10 be Removed Without
Trial and Newspapers
Suppressed.
A Serious Riot In the Empire. Two
Police Killed.
Outrage by the ChIIian Fleet to. Re
eeiVe Attention.
A French Editor Fined and Sentenced to
Eight Months Imprisonment.

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BELGRADE, April 19. 1t is said
that considerable force of Albanians
entered the Servian territory yester-
day.
LONDON, April 10. = One hundred
and twenty Germans and Alsatians
left Havre for America on Thursday.
There is a considerable exodus pro-
ceeding around Basle, and especially
of peasants and lacemakers.
In the house of commons last night
Sir Charles Russell asked whether the
government had received information
that the Chilian feet had destroyed
the jetties and landing stages and
seized the launches engaged in taking
guano from Peru to England, by which
the loading of over one hundred YES
sells, chiefly English, was interrupted
and the expectation of guano stopped,
to the injury of the bondholders and
the agricultural and shipping interests
of this country; whether the govern
ment was prepared to take any and
what steps for the protection of Brit
ish interests, and also with reference
to the damage which has already oc-
Cured.
The under secretary for foreign
affairs said that unofficial informa-
ton had reached the government,
practically of the character mentioned;
that the subject had received, within
the last forty-eight hours, the serious
attention Of the government, and they
had already taken steps for the protec-
ton of British interests and British
property"
ST.. PETERSBURG, April 18.-The
ukaz, in ordering the appointment of
governors general for six of the most
populous districts with perfectly
despotic powers, begins by stating that
recent events have shown that there
exists in Russia bands of criminals
who, though not numerous, are vOry
determined and aim at undermining
the State.
After referring to the recent mur-
derous attack upon the higher officials
and the attempt at assassination Of the
emperor, the ukaz continues These
crimes have made necessary the pro-
vision and adoption of exceptional
measures to permit of exemplary
punishment of guilty persons, and
provide the government officials with
necessary powers for maintaining
order.
The uxaz proceeds to announce the
provisional appointment of governors
general of st. Petersburg, Charkoff
and ODESSA invested with extended
and extraordinary powers. Similar
powers are conferred upon governors
general of Moscow, Kieff and War
saw. The civil administration in men
toned districts is placed under the
control of governors general in the
same manner, as they are subordinate
to the commander-in- chief of the
army in tine of war in districts where
martial law has been proclaimed. The
control of all educational establish
ments is vested in governors general,
who are also empowered to send before
military tribunals all civilians in the
districts over which they preside.
Governors general are further au-
thorized to summarily remove from
their respective districts all persons
whose continued residence may be
considered dangerous to order the
arrest Of any persons whatsoever on
their own judgments and responsible
ity to suppress, temporarily or per-
manently, any newspapers or periodi-
Gals should they appear to follow sub
versive tendencies, and generally to
adopt such measures as they may con-
slider necessary for the preservation of
the public peace.
The emperor and empress go to
Aivadia ON the 9th.
A disturbance occurred at Rostav
on the l4th. The police being unable
to suppress it the military we're called
out. The riot lasted from the even
ing of the l4th to the morning of the
10Th. Residences of the chief of
police and oyerseer Of the town, the
district police station and police
records were destroyed, Two Of the
police were killed,
PARIS, April l9.-The publisher of
the revolution Francaise has been
sentenced to pay fine Of 5000 francs
and to eight months Imprisonment
for a scurrilous article againssCatho-
licity,