The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-28
RIOTING in RUSSIA
Thousands of the Peasants Are De-
strOying Estates of the NObles.
REGION IS TERR0RlZED.
KharkOy and Other Towns May Be
Attacked, II Is Feared.
| SERIOUS AGITATION AT MOSCOW.
The Car Has Decided Not 10 Go to that
City for Easter
THE UNHAPPY FATE OF FINLAND.
Russia Is Gradually Cutting OF the Liher-
ties of the People Who Are Nursing
Their Hatred.
KharkOv and Other Towns May Be
Attacked, II Is Feared.
SERIOUS AGITATION AT MOSCOW,
The Car Has Decided Not TO Go TO that
City for Easter.
THE UNHAPPY FATE OF FINLAND,
Russia Is Gradually Cutting or the Liher-
ties of the People Who Are Nursing
Their Hatred

St Petersburg, April 26,--rno peasants
I'm the Poltaya aud Kharkon provinces,
where 1900 arc reported to be portcipat-
ing in riots, have already sacked eighty es-
tutes, where they destroyed everything
they could not carry on. The whole region
is tcrrorlzed and land owners and stewards
are fleeing for safety. The fear is increus
ing that kharkon and other towns will be
attacked. Some of the authorities are
showing weakness and pusllianimity, while
others are quiet vigorous and are causing
wholesale hogring Of persons arrested.
Tho agitation at Moscow is so serious
that the car has relInquished his intention
Of spending the Russian Easter there. The
minister's, including NJ. Dewitte, the minis
ter Of finance, continue TO receive letters
! threatening them with death.
The judicial inquiry into the assassin
tlon April 10 OF NJ. SpIagulnc, the minister
| OF the interior has led to the arrest of
many persons suspected OF connection with
an nnu-fovcrmmeutal conspiracy.
These include q Jewcss. who Is the hanceo
OF Balschaner the assassin Of the min.
istcr ana her father, who supplied BaIsch
unen with money.
Upon learning OF the arrest Of his Aancee
Bnlschoncn attempted 10 commit suicide
but was prevented from doing so by his
guards
Senator Kokowtzow, the assistant minis
ter of finance, has been appointed secretary
OF state for Finland IN succession to Sen
ator Plcuhwe. who was appointed minste
OF the interior In succession TO NJ. sipia
euine.
Hango. Finland. April 27.-rhis is the m
ton set apart Just now for The process o
Outstanding az the hands Of the rea,
tionary government now in power in 81
Petersburg. The willy Russian goes ahod
his work deliberately, and yet cautiously
lie is not going 20 shock the people int
open rebellion II he can help It. Little b.
little he intends to slice on tho lihcrtlc
Of Finland aud her guaranteed constitntIo
until all are gone The postage stamp
have already, In part been replaced wit
Russian stamps. printed witt Russian chan
actcrs. which the Films dctest and hav
never learned Next year, it Is said, Ill
Russian rublc ana kopck will be subet
tutcd for the Finnish mark and pennla
Next year. too. II Is understood that eyer
Finnish child must learn TO read ana writ
In Russian
Worst Of all It Is said that soon Fin
lnnds sons viii be conscriptcd and sen
OF 10 far distant Russian and siberian
towns TO live for years, and to come bach
tif they come back at All. thoroughly Rn'
: sianlzed,
Il seems to tho Findlander that n sem
barbnrous power is trying to impose ii
half-ciyilizcd yoke upon the neck OF a
ancient Christian civilization In Finlan
tho meancst peasant can read and write
education is universal ana compulsory
= iiteracy IL almost unknown.
In RUSSIA not one-ha'f Of tho people IN
5 read and the peasants OF today are III!
: above the serf Of hfty years ago,
TO the average Finn It seems Ike hop
5 less struggle that is going on between O
, angel OF light and demon from the p'
{ with the angel getting decidedly the wor
+. OF It. There is no open disturbances, on
) sullen acqulescence and nursing Of
y hatred which. when opportunity offers, wi
+ spring up into blazing fire Of rebellion.