The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-02

ST. PETERSBURG, March 2S.-Privy
Councillor Pobedonostzeff, chief proc
orator of the Holy Synod narrowly es-
capped assassination early Friday morn
ing. While writing in his study, short
ly after midnight, two bullets shattered
q window and passed close to the proc
orator and buried themselves In the
feeling. Two other shots were fired but
did not enter the room.
The attempted assassin was identified
as one Lagowski, a provincial official
iCOSSACKS AND WORKMEN FIGHT.
/ LONDON, March 25.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following, dated March
"a, from its st. Petersburg correspond
lent: Yesterday Sunday 500 work
men from the Obuchower National
Works paraded on the Nevsky Pros
pekt. On the way thither they demol-
ished the state brandy booths. Eight
hundred Cossacks. with drawn swords,
met the workmen and a sanguinary en-
counter ensued. The number of killed
and wounded is kept secret.
THE police have discovered a plot
against the life of the Car. 1t appears
that a group of students drew lots and
that the fatal choice fell to the son of
famous General. The boy told his
father and the latter told the Car, i'm
Iploring him to leave st. Petersburg"
The Daily Express correspondent at
st. Petersburg says: In the last en-
counter at Narva Gate one hundred
lworkmen are reported to have been
killed or wounded by the Cossacks'
! ST. PETERSBURG, March 24.-The
political situation is so serious that
Emperor Nicholas held a meeting of the
Ministers yesterday to consider the
state of public affairs. The Car pre-
sided at council, which was convened
at the Tsarskoe-Selo Palace 1t was
decided not to abolish the law for draft
ing recalcitrant students into the army
but for the present to refrain from ar
plying the law. 1t was also resolved
to revise the university statute. The
decision of the council of Ministers is
regarded as step in the right direction
because it is an attempt at a partial
remedy of the grievances of the stu
dents.
The day passed quietly in st. Peters
burg. Some 10000 persons promenddcd
about noon along the Nevsky Pros o-.lt.
particularly in front of the Cathe dral
of Our Lady of Kazan. The crowd
dwindled To normal proportions when
it became apparent that nothing would
happen. The promenaders were for the
greater part curiosity seekers. Renew
ed demonstrations on a great scale are
expected tomorrow.
It is reported that Prince ViaZemsky
has been disgraced for petitioning the
Gear to reconsider the grievances of the
students.
Lagowski, the provincial official who
last Friday attempted to assassinate
Privy Councillor Pobedonostzeff, proc
Iurator general Of the Holy Synod, is a
disciple of Count Leo Tolstoi and he
has asserted that the act was one of
revenge for the accommodation of
iTolstoi
According to a special dispatch to the
IRossya, the Governor General of Kieff.
General Ora gomirof has published a
riot ordinance similar to that published
by General Klekgels in ST. Petersburg
and declaring that the military will be
called out unless the ordinance is strict
iIy obeyed.
4 Threatening letters have been receiv-
ed by Lieutenant General Kuropatkin.
Minister of War; NJ. Muravieff. Minis
ter of Justice, and N. Sipiagnine, Min
lister Of the Interior.
SYMPATHY FOR NIHILISTS.
NEW YORK, March 25.-The Times
says:
A meeting of Russians held last night
at hall on Henry street to form plans
for aiding the Nihilists in st. Peters
burg broke up in wild disorder after
free fight, in which at least half the
audience Joined.
The hall was filled TO the doors, but
everything went off smoothly until q
committee was appointed to call mass
meeting to raise funds for the Mill
lists. Just after the committee had
been named some one shouted: Down
with the spies! Throw them our
Kill the spiesr' chorused a dozen
others.
] A mar near the door struck man
near him in the face with his fist. His
victim retaliated and this seemed to De
the signal for a general scrimmage.
With wild shouts and yells in various
languages people in the audience De
gan an onslaught on others for no ap-
parent reason. Some fought with chairs
ard others with their fists, and the din
could have been heard a block away.
| For ten minutes pandemonium reign
ed. Non-combatants, of whom there
were only few. stood on seats until
they were jostled DOWN
"Out with the spies!" shouted voice,
and three or four people were promptly
thrown down the stairs.
| One or two others shouted "Police!"
and announced that they were going
for policemen. This quieted the people
the fight stopped and stampede from
the hall followed.
Though many were bleeding about
the face, none were seriously hurt, and
there were no arrests.