The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
. Russian Lieutenant General
Assassinated by a Woman.
EVENT CASTS GLOOM
Over the City Of St. Petersburg. Co,nt
Whites Patti Id the Thinking Classes
and Hopes Of Carrying Ont
Liberties Promised by The
Gear are Fading.

The st. Petersburg correspondent
of The Daily Telegraph In q dispatch
dated December s, sent by way OF
Ey dtkuhnep, East Prussia, says:
Lieut.. GIN. Sakharoff, former
minister OF war, was aesasstnated
today.
The government had deputed Gen.
Sakhartf to visit the province OF
Saratoff for the purpose OF qletling
the agrarian riots there.
"a woman belonging to the So
called : flying columns" OF the revo-
lutionary movement called at the
house OF tho gosce-nor of Saratof at
noon today and asked to see Gsneral
Sakharoff.
"She fred three revolver shots at
the general killing him on the spot"
The tidings reached st. Peters,
burg Wednesday night. Count Witte
charged Lieut.. Gen. Rudiger, minis
ter Of war, with the task of breaking
the news to Nine Sakharoh,
"The event has caused a profound
impression In ST. Petersburg, owing
to fears that the re~volutionists here
will follow tho example thus set.
"Tae spectre OF o military dictator
ship, which has been looming on the
horizon, ia slowly gaining consistency
and sharpness of outline.
Il am personally convinced that
Count Whites faith in the good sens
and political tact of the Russian
thinking classes, which recently was
as firm as q rock, Ia gradually weak
onynn n nd rrith a. htu hnpou fnr tho
carrying out of the liberties promised
In the empsrOr's manifesto
The Tageblatt's ST. Petersburg
correspondent In a dispatch sent by
way OF E3dtkuhnan December o,
says:
The situation IS visibly growing
WORSE. The critical m )ment for Count
VIII tie Is coming when the liberal Gle.
ments will demand his resignation.
A resolution by the agriculturists nc
M ,scow demanding the immediate
dismissal OF the present cabtne0 de-.
notes the beginning OF the movement
away from Count White and signs
indicate that this movement will gain
In intensity SOON"
The troops here have received Sc
cret orders II be ready to cope with
anticipated anti.Je~ish demonstra-
tions.
The correspondent of The Times at
St. Petersburg says: Il am informed
on excellent authority that a revolt
of the st. Petersburg garrison Is Ger.
tain to occur. r
The newspapers print narrowing
details OF the whippings by order Uf
Cen. Sakharoff OF tine peasants whom
ne was sent to pacify."
WHY HE WAS KILLED.
a dispatch from ST. Petersburg
says news of the assassination Of LIEUT.
Cen Sakharoff, former minister OF
war, who was shot In the Governors
palace at Saratof, ON December 6, mad
been proceeded by the most horrible
stories about how Sakharoff had been
depressing the aggarien disorders. He
oorralled peasants with Oossack and
then had them beaten with soldiers
whips.
The assassin of Sakaroff has not
been identified. Wnen arrested the
woman who committed the crime de-
ckared that she had executed the de-
cree OF The %terroists' section Of the 30.
cial revolutiorists.
Following is % description Of Sarha.
roff's arrival at china, @ vii
laRe of the province Of Hsratoff: HE
cana with Oossacks and artille ry. The
peasants were surrounded by Oossacks
and Sakaaroff addressed them de-
manding that they surrender their
leaders. The village elder replied, but
gave the general no information.
The older was INN ,diately beaten
until he'lost c1nsc BUSINESS,
"Sakharoff retired to the court
house. leaving the PEASANTS at the
mercy of the Oossacks, mosb Of whom
were drunk. and they began ~torturing
the peasants pulling out their hair
and beard and even tearing pieces of
flesh from their faces. Thirty.threa
peasants were thus maltreated."
C=n'. Asaiat Kor4a.
The bad news from his country
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