The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1905-12-13
A Russian Lieutenant General
Assassinated by a Woman.
EVENT CASTS GLOOM
Over the City of st. Petersburg. Coun,
Whites Faith in the Thinking Classes
: and Hopes of Carrying Out
Liberties Promised by the
Car are Fading.

Liberties Promised by the
Car are Fading.
The St. Petersburg correspondent
OF The Daily Telegraph in dispatch
dated December 5. sent by way Of
E, dtkuhnep, East Prussia, says:
Lieut.. Gen. Sakharoff, fcrme]
minister of war, was assassinatet
today.
The government had deputed Gen
Sakhart # to visit the province ol
Saratoff for the purpose OF queuing
he agrarian riots there.
"a woman belonging to the So
called flying columns OF the reVo
lutionary movement called at the
house of the governor Of Saratcf at
noon today and asked to see General
Sakharoff.
"She fired 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. SakhsrCff.
Tine event has caused profound
impression in St. Petersburg, owing
to fears that the rev0lutionists here
will follow the example thus set.
The spectre Of military dictator
ship, which has been looming on the
horizon, is slowly gaining consistency
and sharpness Of outline.
I am personally conVircod that
Count Whites faith in the good sense
and political sct of the Russian
thinking classes, which recently was
as firm as a rock, is gradually weak
ening, and with it his hopes for the
carrying out Of the liberties promised
in the emperor's manifesto
Tue Tageblatt's ST. Petersburg
correspondent In a dispatch sent by
way OF Eydtkuhnen December 6
says:
THE situation is visibly growing
worse. The critical N )ment for Count
Wit5e Is coming when the liberal ele
ments will demand bis resignation
a resolution by the agriculturists at
NJ scow demanding the immediate
dismissal OF the present cabinet de-
notes the beginning OF the movement
away from Count Wi5te and signs
indicate that this movement will gain
In intensity soon."
The troops here have received Sc
cret orders to be ready to cope with
anticipated anti.JeWish demonstra'
tons.
The correspondent Of The Times at
st. Petersburg says: II am Informed
on excellent authority that a revolt
of the ST. Petersburg garrison Is Ger.
tain to occur.
THE newspapers print narrowing
details of the. whippings by order of
Gen. Sakharc Fl of tine peasants whom
ne was sent tn pa"ify." 49,
WHY He WAS KILLED. s 30
A dispatch from Sc. Petersburg
says news Of the assassination of Lieut..
Gen. Sabhsroff, former minister oi
war, who y as shot in the Governors
palace at Sarstoff, on December S, had
been proceeded by the most horrible
stories about how Sakharof had been
repressing the sggarien disorders. He
corralled peasants with Cossack and
then had them beaten with soldiers
whips.
The assassin Of Saksroff has not
been Identified. Wien arrested the
woman who committed the crime de.
tlsred that she had executed the de.
cree OF ,he terroists' section Of the 80
cial revolutiorists.
FolloNlpg is description OF Sarha-
rc ifs arrival at Hovoan! china, a vii
|: ge of the province Of Hsrs tcff: "He
CT M with Cossacks and ARTILLERY. The
peasants we're surrounded by CosSacks
and Sakharof addressed them de-
napdlng that they surrender Their
leaeers. The village elder replied, but
gave the general no Information.
The elder was imm ediately beatcn
until he lost c1nsc ousness,
"Sakhsrof retired to the court
house. leaving the peasants at the
mercy Of the Cossacks, most of whom
were drunk, and they began torturirg
the peasants pulling out their bail
and beard and even tearing pieces q
flesh from their faces. Thirty-tnre
peasants were thus maltreated."
Hundreds OF lives s0Vea every. yea
nv having DR.. TT onas Ec'ect1ic CT
In the house just when it is needed