The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-12-15
A Russian Lieutenant General
Assassinated by a Woma'.
EVENT CASTS gu Ga DON. O
Over the City Of ST. Petersburg. csaas
wittc'araith Ia the Thinking Classes
and Hopes Of Carrying Ont
Liberties Promised by the
Czar are Fading.
Gear are Fading.

The st. Petersburg corresponding
OF The Daiy Telegraph in dispatch
dated December g. sent by way OF
Ey dtkuhnen, East Prussia, says:
Lieut.. G.. Sakharoff, former
minister OF var, was assaSsinated
today.
The government had deputed Gen.
Sakharf ff to visit the province OF
Saratoff for the purpose OF Qletling
the agrarian riots there.
"A woman belonging to the SOC
called flying columns" OF the revo-
lutionary movement called at the
house of tho gov:s-ner.. of Saratof at
noon today aud 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 tho task of breaking
the news to Nine Sakharof.
"The event has caused profound
impression In ST. Petersburg, owing
to fears that the revolutiOnists here
will follow tho example thus set.
"Tae spectre Of q military dictator
ship, which has been looming on the
horizon, is sslowjy gaining consistency
and sharpness of outline.
am personally convinced that
Oount Wltte's faith in tho good sense
and political tact Of the Russian
thinking classes, which recontly was
as firm as a rock, Ia gradually weak
ening, and with 1t his hopes for the
carrying out of the liberties promised
In the emperor's manifesto
Tue Tageblstt's st. Petersburg
correspondent In a dispatch sent by
way OF E}dtkuhnen December o,
says:
THE situation is visibly growing
worss. The critical m )ment for Count
Witt Is coming when the llbaral els.
ments will demand his resiRnation.
A resolution by the agrlculturists a6
NJ ,scow demanding the immediats
dismissal OF the present cabine5 de.
notes the beginning Of the movement
away from Count Witte and signs
indicate that this movement will gain
IN intensity SOON"
The troops here have received Sc
cret orders t1 be ready TO cope with
0hUlOlpaUCo ahLL'uo WISH
tions.
The correspondent OF The Times at
ST. Petersburg says: Il sm 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. 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. 4
Gen. Sakharoff, former minister OF
war, who was shot in the Governor's
palace at Saratoff, on December 6, mad
been proceeded by the most horrible
stories about how Sakharoff hadbeen
repressing the aggarien disorders. He
corralled peasants with Oossack and
then had them beaten with soldiers
whips.
The assassin of Sakaroff has not
been identified. Wnen arrested the
woman VINO committed the crime de-
clred that she had executed the de-
Gree Of The terrOiSts' section of the so.
cial revoluttonists.
Following Ia q description Of Sarha.
rOff's arrival at Hoyoanschina, viii
lsge OF the province OF Haratof1: He
cams with Oossacks and artillery. 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 elder was INN ,diately beaten
until heFlost oonse BUSINESS,
"Sakharotf retired to the court
house, leaving the peasants OF the
mercy of the Oossacks, most 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. Thirs .thr6e
peasants were thus maltreated.n
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