The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-02
THE CARS REIGN OF TERROR
THE UNIVERSAL FEELING OF GLOOM
IN SAINT PETERSBURG.
The Policy OF the NihiItsts-Their Startling
Operntions-The Government Prepared for
Revolution-Re able state OF Affairs.


Operntions-The Governments Prepared for
Revolution Remarkable state OF Affairs.
COLOGNE. NAV The Cologne Gasette's
St Petersburg letter. dated April 20. saws: "A
uniyersal feeling OF gloom prevails One feels he
nust he nrennred for the worst The yieorous
III. sa,,ia.iaa .t.aaa, A., 80 ,o.o.,t,,- =
pohce reguiauohs "reauy III iorco respecVhk
watching the entrances OF houses, visits and
aenrches nv nioht and ao on are To be rendered
s,,li ,nors s,r,neon, Anor o o,c,oct in Tho evon.
SUN horo su ihEeh'' hl'oi - OioVN III .iio oNon-
ing nobody will be at liberty to show himself In
the street without n certificate upon which must
be written and attested the place from which the
bearer comes and TO which he 10 going. III this
ordinance which was MANNED bv Gen. Gourko
,ha alovornor- -oanorai is rror,,ioo,od ,hon no
the etoVernor-deneral'l IS promulgated then we
shall have nothing to do but quietly squat down
IN our cbamhare In tho .vartnc. Tor hovv oro ,va
III oui 'na"ioeis in 'ieeNuuihE lo' no" "io "o
10 get such certlncate ana hueshtlon AFTER thht
hour1 Soon II will not be necessary TO light a
candle hefora half mat O o'clock and vet nj o
's,..I -. 80, - ~. ~ s - -, ~
o clock eNery ohe must DO lnuoorH' anu hlter ~
be nut out The measures are certainly strin-
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gent put NJ tne same ume tne insecurity IN oI
Petersburg ts daily on the increase. Every day
va hear Of prenadea exnloded I'm the atreef
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""po'p ''ei' n"'o no' Ooon soii0uS Sonso-
Quenccs.
For tho nreaent tho intention Of the Nihilis,a
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constant excitement. and at last tire them out or
luu tbern to aleen with tho idea that tho danpor
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mas been exaggerated. Ihey also reckon on
harsh measures and arrests producing discon-
tent among many neonle who when the time
"' "",V"H MANI p0Op'O ""O' W" s,'o '''il'
comee Tor the grand attack upon the G9vern-
ment. would Join the reyolutionists. Ia the
night. between Friday and Saturday, seditious
placards were found stuck up near the theatres
and at the corners OF the busiest streets; and
although the city police and the detectives at
once hurried up ana tore down the manliestoes,
they nevertheless appeared anew. a. though
conlurcd forth from the wall by enchnntment;
Phssers by stopped to read the bills, and
in this one night the police arrested more
than $50 persons. Among all those taken
the police Jailed to find In single case
as much as scrap OF paper which appear
ed To have anything 10 do with tho proc
lamatiOn. The secret bill sticker. on the other
hand. went on with his work indefntiRably. and
the police cou d not succeed in discovering him.
The alarm at last became so great that two COM
panies, under command Of Col. de Berg march,
ed out and were posted at the entrances to a
number Of houses and in the street but when
the guard had its attention called to tho right
bills were posted up on the left and after they
had been torn down on the left there on the
right again appeared the manfestoes OF tho
men Of the revolution.
Since the attempt on the life Of the Gar
troops have been hold in readiness day and
night. In every regiment two companies in
marching order equipped with ball cartridge
and all accessories requisite for active opera
tions are kept constantly under arms. Bat