The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-10-14
FOREIGN.
Escape of Famous NihiIist From
Siberia.
French Visitors to Take Part in the
Dedication of the Barthoidi
Statue.

l1OROON, OCI. 10.
The Russian police have received a full
confirmation from Siberia of the reported es-
cape of M. Degaietf, the famous Nihilist
cOnspirat0r, who planned and assisted in the
murder Of Lieutenan Colonel Sudeiken, the
chief OF the police, and one of his staff near
ly three years ago. The police have traced
Degajeff to Geneva, and have vainly tried to
Wheedle the Swiss government into surren-
dering him. The police are getting nervous
over the frequent escapes from Siberia this
year. The few who have yentured to return
to st. Petersburg have been recaptured and
returned, but the majority have made their
way to Geneva and London, and the plotting
against the government has been renewed
with redoubled fervor. Since June at least
twenty Siberian prisoners have escaped, in
cluding two cavalry officers and several stu
dents, some of them escaping by way OF
Cambodia. The precautions which are OBJ
served throughout Siberia are so stringent
that the government is persuaded that the
escape could not have been effected without
conniyance with the prison officials. So
great cOmmotion has beensmade by these
repeated Jail deliveries, that special COM
mission has been sent to Siberia to inquire
into their causes, and to reorganize the en-
tire system of prison government. A num-
Der Of high officials, under whose charge the
escaped prisoners were, have been suspend
ed and some officers, who were either crimi-
nally negligent or else assisted in releasing
the prisoners have been arrested and thrown
lnIO prison. Inc refugees report IlaI tne
Siberian prisons and mines are crowded with
eXiles. Disease is rampant, and scurvy is
especially severe. The mortality, they say,
is frightful. The Nihilists are greatly ex-
cited and rejoiced over the many escapes,
but declare that they. will not strike again
until they are sure of their mark
M. Degajeff, alias Jablonsky, the Nihilist
whose escape is related, has had an eventful
and checkered career. He had been identi-
fed with Nihilism for many years, but did
not come prominently into notice until the
murder of Gen. Stremkof at Odessa. For
his connection with this crime he was trans
ported to Siberia, but escaped and returned
to st. Petersburg. There he professed to
have renounced Nihilsm and offered his SER
vices to Lieut.. Col. Sudeikin, the Chief of
Police for the district of St. Petersburg, and
soon became his confidential spy. On the
night of December 2S, 1883, Degajeff was
seated in a room with Col Sudeikin and
his newew, as assistant detective, when at a
signal from Degajeff, the door was suddenly
thrown open and shot fired at Col. Sudei-
kin, which was Immediately followed by
blow on the head with crowbar. Sudeikln
seized two heavy candleStickS and managed
severely to wound one of his assailants be-
fere he Was finally overcome by the superior
ity of numbers and stabbed to death. Mean
while his nephew was struck down and left
on the floor mortally wounded. Degajetf,
with the assistance of the other NihilistS, re-
moved their wounded accOmplice, and all
made their escape Degalen made his way
to Geneva and afterward to London, where
he intended to embark for America. He was
detained for some reason, and when next
heard of had been captured on Russian soil
and sentenced to Siberia for life. The muir
der of Col Sudeikin was attributed to re-
yenge for the arrest of Nine. Wolkenstein,
who went to st. Petersburg from Kharkof
for tine purpose of numbering the Gar. Her
arrest was due to the energy of Col. Sudei-
kinsand his nephew.
French Visitors to America.
PARIS, Oct. 13.-M. DeLesseps will leaye
Harve Saturday for New York. where he
will take part in the dedication of the statue
of Liberty. He will be accompanied by
Count Napoleon Ney.
Rarnum's New Attraction.
LONDON, Oct. 13.-The Pail Mall Gazette
says that the twins of Locana, "a village in
the district of Ivrea, in the province of Tu-
RIM who some time ago lay dying in booth
in the Prater, about ten days since set sail
for Hamburg for New York, where they
have to fulfil three months engagement
with Mr.. Barnum.
The Destitution in Newfoundland.
HALIFAX, N. S., Oct. 13.--A Halifax Her
aid cable from st. Johns, N. E., says the gov
ernment officials there are waking up to the
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