The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-13
A Russian Lieutenant General
Assassinated by a Woman.
EVENT CASTS GLOOM
Over the City of St. Petersburg. Count
Whites Faith in the Thinking Classes
and Hopes of Carrying Out
Liberties Promised by the
Czsr are Fading.
Czsr are Fading.

The St. Petersburg correspondent
Of The Daily Telegraph in a dispatch
dated December 5. sent by way Of
E; dtkuhnep, East Prussia, says:
Lieut.. Ga. Sakharcf, former
minister of war, was assassinated
today.
The government had deputed Gen.
Sakharcf to visit the province OF
S.ratof for the purpose OF qaelling
-he agrarian riots there.
"a woman belonging to the go
called "a ing columns" OF the revo-
lusionary movement called at the
house OF the governor Of Saratof at
noon today and asked to see Gsneral
Sakharof.
She fred three revolver shots at
the g. neral killing him on the SPOT.
The tidings reached St. Peters.
burg Wednesday night. Count Wttte
charged Lieut.. Gen Radigsr, minis
ter Of war, with the task of breaking
the news to Nine. Sakharcf.
"Tae event has caused q profound
impression In St. Petersburg, owing
to fea.s that the revolutionists here
will follow the example thus set.
''Tae spectre OF military dictator
ship, which has been looming on the
norizon, is slowly gaining consistency
and sharpness Of outline.
Il am personally convinced that
Count W.tte's faith In the good sense
and political t.ca Of the Russian
thinking classes, which recently was
as firm as a rock, is gradually weak.
ening, and with 1t his hopes for the
carrying out Of the liberties promised
in the emperor's manifesto
Tue Tageblatt's St. Petersburg
correspondent in dispatch sent by
way OF Egdtkuhnen December 6,
SAYS:
The situation is visibly growing
worse. The critical N 3msnJ Tor Count
Witte is coming waen the liberal ele
ments viii o%maad his resignation:
4 resolution by the agriculturists at
NJ ,scoH demanding the immediate
.ismissal of toe present cabinet de-
no.es the bsginning o. the movement
sway from Cunt Wi5te and signs
indicate that this move nent will gain
10 intensity soon."
The troops nere have received Sc
ccst ORDERS t, be ready to cope with
snti-JeWish demonstra-
t;ons.
The correspondent OF The Times at
ST. Petersburg says: u am informed
IN excellent authority that a revolt
OF the S.. Petersburg garrison Is cer-
:ain to occur.
The newspapers print narrowing
details OF the whippings by order of
Gan. Sskharcf OF the peasants whom
ne was sent to pacify.
WHY he WAS KILLED.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg
says news Of the assassination OF Lieut..
Gsn. Sakharcf, former minister c.
war, who as shot in the Governor
palace at Sarstof, on December S, had
been preceded by the most horrible
stories about how Sakharof had been
repressing the sggarisn disorders. he
cor1alled peasants with Cossack and
then had them bsaten With soldiers
whips.
The assassin OF Sakarof has not
been i3entifsd. Waen arrested the
woman who committed the crime de-
,lared that she had executed the de-
cree OF the terroists' section OF the So
cial revolutionists.
Following Is description OF Sarna-
.ofts arrival at HoVoanscaina, a VII
legs OF the province OF Hsratcf: He
csms with Cossacks and artillery. The
peasants 1e,e surrounded by Cossacks
and Sakaarof addressed them de-
handing that they surrender their
leaders. The village elder replied, but
gave tine general no Information.
The elder was imm .diately beaten
until be lost consc business,
''Sakharof retired to the court
house, leaving the peasants at the
mercy Of tae Cossacks, most OF whom
vera drunk, and they began torturipg
the peasants pulling out their hair
and beard aud even tearing pieces OF
flesh from their faces. Toirty-thres
ceasants were thus naltreated."
Can'I Assist Korea.
The bad news from his country
about the reported suicide OF his