The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-05
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To-Dav's Dispatches.
FOREIGN NEWS.
GERMANY.

Herr Haenll introduced a motion calling
on Admiral Won Stosch chief Of EmpiraI
admiralty. to submit to the house an
official report of the loss of the iron clad
Grosser Kurfurst. Admiral Won Stosch
denied he had endeavored to shift the
for the disaster on others.
Ansen, national liberal. opposed the
motion He said the house ought to show
its efforts sto increase the fleet. Haenil's
motion was rejected.
RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 5,-The name
of the would be assassin OF Melikoff is
Melodtsky. He says he was ordered to
commit the crime and acted from prin-
ciple. and not from personal motives.
PARIS, March. h.5.-IrreconciIable journals
publish what purports to be a manifesto
of the Russian revolutionary executive
committee, justifying the plot against the
Czar which resulted IN the explosion in
Winter Palace The manifesto expresses
regret at the death of the unfortunate
soldiers in the palace, but declares such
catastrophies are ineyitable. SO long as the
army is the bulwark of the imperial
sutocracy. 1t says the revolution is forced
on Russia by the governments suppression
of intellectual development, and that the
abdicates or grants a new constitution.
1t declares I'VE will triumph,at all costs "
The Russian ambassador has assured
the French government that, its decision
in the matter of the surrender of Hart
man, whatever it may be. will not affect
the relations between France and Russia
Dispatches from St. Petersburg say
Gen. Melikoff's would be assassin, Melo-
dtzky, when arrested behaved in such
manner as to suggest mental arrangement,
but the surgeon pronounced him sane.
When before Gen. Zuroff, prefect of
police, for preliminary examination, he
made declaration regarding his arrest
last year aud escape from justice etc. He
said he was native Of Minsk, 80 years old
and became a convert from Judaism be-
cause it was impossible for Jews to live in
Russia under the present tyrannlcal goY-
eTDment.
General Melikoff on Wednesday evening
ordered g court-martial on Thursday
morning. and the court began at IL that
day. The prisoner wa insolent in Ian
guage and demeanor, and refused to stand
up or take any part in the proceedings,
saving he had nothing to add to what he
had already told General Zuroff; that he
did not want to be troubled any more, and
wanted the matter finished Dispositions
were then read and the prisoner was with
drawn while the court dei;berated, He
was brought back at one O'Clock, whea
judgement was pronounced.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 4-Melodt-
sky, the nihiIist who attempted to shoot
Gen. Melikoff on Wednesday,. was brought
to-day from the fortress to the place of
execution, strapped in sitting posture or
black vehicle with his back to the horses.
A placard bearing the words State
Criminal" was attached to his breast. A
company Of cossacks formed the escort
The scahold was surrounded by infantry
drawn up in hollow square. On the way
to the scafold and after reaching it.
Melodtsky was quite calm. smiling oc-
casionally. After sentence had been lead
Melodtsky turned and bowed on all sides
to the people. Just before being dslivered
to the hangman be said few words 10
the priest and kissed the cross. The ex~
ecution took place in the presence of an
immense concourse. The body remained
hanging twenty minutes. The police ar
rested seven men in the crowd having the
appearance of students. They were taken
to the fortress under strong esccTt.