The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-04-09
NIHILISTS.
Trial of the Cars
Murderers.
Confessions Of the Regicide
Roussakof.
Scenes and Incidents in the
Court.
NIHILISTS TRIAL.

OF IuS NlnlllstS indicted for the as.
sasslnation OF the Czar, after the reading
OF the indictment was concluded, the pres.
ldent OF the court asked the prisoners
whether they wished to say ANYTHING.
Russakof. who threw one Of the
bombs, spoke for half an hour. He said
he primarily desired to agitate peace fully
but entered into the late conspiracy seeing
no other way out of the social troubles.
Mich8lof who was arrested as he entered
Russakof's house said he belonged to the
Terrorist faction of PARA, but denied the
Russakof statement that he participated
in the arrangements for the murder of the
Gar, Hessy Helfman acknowledged that
he.kept conspirators clearinghouse which
was a depot for their implements.
but denied having participated in the
assassination, Kibalt Chitisch bomb
maker svoEed his connection with the will
of the peoples party their wish he said
being to gain their objects by peaceful
propaganda but they were reluctantly
objected to adopt terrorist measures
He admitted preparing five bombs,
SOPHIE PIEFFosKY
ayowed her participation in the pre-
paratioDs of the Moscow mine
and in the murder of the Gear. TeIiaboff.
who is the most intelligent of the prisoners
huently related with disbolical satisfaction
the history of the two ADexandroffsky
mines. he said he was head of one group
of the party and was charged By the exc
cutiye committee with the work of organ
izlng the attack by bombs and was connect
ed with the Sadowa street mine as simple
worker. After these declarations the pro-
curator stated it would perhaps
be possible to have
SHORTER TRIAL.
JeliabeH in his statement attempted
TO extenuate the cases of Russakoff and
Michaelof, By asserting that the former
was only propagandlst among workmen,
and knew nothing of the arrangement for
the murder of the Czar until the day of its
accom- plishment, and that the latter was
entirely unconnected with the crime. j Jeli-
aboff showed great skill 10 cross examining
the witnesses, and succeeded in utterly
confusing one of them. To-day
sitting will be occupied in hearing
speeches for the prosecution. In the
centre of the court room are various
articles of tangible evidence against the
the prisoners, such as dynamite, papers,
chemicals, apparatus etc, placed on the
table and guarded by Gen. D4rme with a
drawn sword. prisoners are all attired in
black.
FOUND GUILTY.
ST. PETERSBURG. April 9. Several
officials have been pronounced guilty OF
neglect of duty in connection With the
search for dynamite mines in Little Gar
den street and will be pu. on trial forth
with.
CHIC.
CHIC. April ga medical commission |
is now sitting to consider the expediency |
covering the rubbish 10 the fortress with |
10 h12c Of nm
lives and the disinterment of dead might |
produce an epidemic. 1t is now believed |
that throughout the whole island which |
contained 10000 Inhabitants.
six or: seven tlous AID we're killed and % /
per cent of the surYisors wounded. French, /
British, United States and Austrian gun
vessels in the harbor are doing all in their /
power to assist the authorities 10 the work |
of relief. Only ten of the inhabitants OF
Chesme were killed, but many houses are |
in ruins and thirty thousand people with
cut shelter.
STILL RISING.
OMAHA, April 9 missouri is still rising |
slowly. 1t reached 81 feet above low water |
mark. A run of vast ice mass from small |
lakes last night carried away two frame |
buildings, near smelling works. Railway /
enbankments are greatly damaged and the /
ILF6A CuduuCL SuLbI4S OAL VI It's
RAILWAY DECISION.
PHILADELPHIA, April 8.-Tho court of |
common pleas rendered decision estab-
fishing the legality of election for ths
Reading road held March I4th and ap.
proving the election of the McCalmont
ticket headed by Mayer Frand Bond as
president.
CENTRAL PACIFIC.
SAN FRANCISCO, A pril, "a suit was
commenced in the United States Circuit
Court yesterday by the United States
against Central Pacific Railroad Com
pRny to record $204, J87; arrears of income
tax alleged to be due by the defendant.
ELEVATOR FIRE.
CHICAGO, Ills, April ga Burlington
Iowa, special states that 81. j, Harrison's
elevator burned early this morning: loss
$l6,0O0 insured. 1900 bushels of fax
seed and 200 bushels of grain also
burned.
FOREIGN GOLD.
NEW YoRK, April 9.-The Oder
brought $827 ZOO in gold.
BEACONSFIELD.
LoNEoN, April -BeacousGeld was
restlesG and less inclined TO take nourish-
ment.
CARPENTERS s. REMAINS.
CHICAGO, April 9.-The remains of /.
Senator Mat Carpenter arrived by the !,
Pittsburg & Ft. Wayne railway from :
Washington By special train at $3.50 this
morninG The special Senate committee. /
consisting of Cameron, C0nkling, Cockrell, !
Jones and Logan. had charge of the body I
and were accompanied by the family OF the {
deceased. After taking breakfast they
were joined by the Milwaukee delegation :
and the procession moved to the Milwau
kee d ST. Paul train, the casket being :
Gro Tned with floral tributes. with mottos !
like. Our Friend" and Tried and True:
Shortly before eleven o'clock the train 3
moved Of !
SERIOUS FIRE.
MT. VERNON. o.. April 9.-The most {
destructive fire ever witnessed in this CITY p
occurred at IL o'clock, at which hour a {
fame was discovered 10 the ware room of b
@. & G.. Cropper & Co.'S engine and iron $
works. Before the fire department could D
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