The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
MAKING THE ROUNDS.
Student Movement at St Petersburg
Extends to Various Point

Correspondence Of Associated Pressl
St. Petersburg. Jan. 10.-Student
movements have a way of making the
rounds in Russia News of the fermen-
tatiOn in the University of St Petersburg
over the attempt to produce an anti
Semitic play reached the ears OF stu
dents in other universities and of course
in 8. thousand different versions, as the
newspapers printed nothing on the sub
ject. 1t seems to have had the effect of
bringing the friction which existed in
the University Of kiem which is about
the same size as that of St. Petersburg,
to a crisis Reports from Kien began
to reach this city a. month ago One got
a new and circumstantially detailed
version every day for three weeks Mat
tiers appear to have Quoted down since
the Christmas holidays began and 1t is
now possible to know with an approach
to accuracy what did not happen It is
not improbable that there will be re-
newed agitation in various places when
lectures are resumed.
The University Of Kief il attended by
many students whose poverty almost
suTpasses description. The surrounding
population is far from rich and the aid
societies lack the backing which the
wealth Of the capital gives the societies
in this city The university authorities
decided several months ago to send a
large number Of students away because
they were unable to pay their fees The
number has been given as 303 by a
citizen whose sources OF information are
in this case exceptionally good. This
action caused considerable talk. It
reached the ears of Gen Dragomiroff,
governor general Of the Kiem military
district Gen. Dragomirof is extremely
popular and is one Of the notable per-
sonalities Of Russia He used to be an
authority in the academy of the general
staff and a military writer Of renown.
He is said to have regarded his appoint
ment to the governor generalship, though
a high compliment to his ability as so
far as his personal relations were con-
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is invested with great powers as the
military district of Kien is considered
almost as important as that of Warsaw
Gen. DragOmirOf is also noted for his
outspokenness and hearty manners. He
sympathized with the students and is
said to have made no secret of this fact
1t seems that the university authorities
were nettled by reports of Gen. DragO-
rnir0ff's criticisms and there arose a
GOODNESS between them and the COVER
nor which could not increase the COM
fort and peace Of mind Of the rector and
faculty, for as stated governor Is arm
ed with great powers in Russia and ex-
ceptiona1 powers in Kieff. Matters kept
getting more tangled and finally some
of the students Kissed a professor. This
created a tremendous sensation It is
said the governor general pooh-poohed
the matter as much ado about nothing
He is credited with declaring while
Kissing was not aesthetic the right to
disapprove was a corr elative OF the right
to applaud. But the students have no
right to applaud the unworthy officers
answered. 1T is forbidden by law
About this time the students began to
hear that the University OF St Peters,
burg had been closed. that the students
had been transported en- masse and
lot Of other things that one can easily
hear in Russia
The students at Kiefr took the heroic
resolve to make common cause with
their comrades at st. Petersburg and
began holding meetings, making speech
es and passing esolutions-proba-
bly, without the slightest idea
what they would attain thereby. The
expel them from the assembly hall. The
students declared they would not leave
the hail until their. demands were COM
piled with and prepared to camp all
night. The rector te1ephoned for police
about midnight and Cen Dragomiroff,
who was probably tired OF comedy sent
a company OF regulars to occupy the
building The soldiery closed al exits