The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-07
REVOLUTIONARY PROPAGANDA ~. \.
RAMPANT IN RUSSIAN PROVINCES
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SECRET TELEGRAPH SYSTEM r.
vEALs AWFUL STATE or Il
FAIRS IN MANY PROVINCES. u y.
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THE ASSASSINATION OF GENERAL.
sAKHARoFF CAUSES GENER-5S
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ST. PETERSBURG. Dcc. i*--~~ Vtnx
Eydekuhncu) Word has been received.
b, the revolutionary leaders In thin.
city over the secret telegraph system &
which II was explained In theae diata
patches yesterday they have ! astalt
tshed by tapping" the telegraph ViresSk
and placing Instruments In their hea6.I
quarters 10 the effect that the reyolsks1
,ionary propaganda la rampant IN
mauy provinces. These rei,ortkI
come trnm various points
the empire and show that the people
nre rising against the government
In several provinces the government.
officials have been deposed and com
rittees Of public safety are now IN
r--ning man, towns and small cities,a
The rcyoiationists declare that mutt
Ercrs al Ekaterinoslay captured thsNS|
arsenal and seized .a,o00 rides which
were distributed to the people, MIX rhn1, 4,
town of Novorossisk has surrender1dS
10 mutlneers. At ElIabethpola InutkIss
ny has begun and there has been dGhts
Ing Mt Askahnd. Similar reports as tnSa ta
The progress OF the fevoluti tion4iy IA
movement have been recelyed from
ether towns t.. ::s
None of the provincial goyelnl atss
has been able to concentrate
oppose tho ,eyolutios,lsts oRins n n
ifAct TINT thu te1eRtabH ayskSl n
heen tied up. By tie stiike NJ has,
given an opportunity ietS the Teyol,assI 4
tlonists to make, good ;haali III cffaE
ranixing their movement, I Il.
. Three squadrons Of cavalry s,nuti Tinted
In ". Petersburg to-day: They fretlE resslE
fused to scply to the salute $otZ Ehelr1a
commando The latter fed t'earllsgs Al
thai he mu.ild be aSsasslnated.
The fnapcial panic continues It'll E3I.s
Petersburg and every one believes that
a money crush must come Sbefore tlsea
end Of ths orthodox unless Tho EKoYarn,
,nent seizes the money of the ofthosI
,lox church and devotss it Al public
nse. Deposits to the amount of 41lsS
ooo, 900 haye been withdrawn from tlitH
hanks within the last few wsaka 0ansl
the money has either been sent Abfoa
or is being hoarded in private hound n
Assassination causss ReloI6In1 s,s|6l
ST. PETERSBURG, Dseenbs
Via Eydikuhnen.-The aasassina tio1sS
OF General sakharotr. former Mtntster
CT War, has caused the greatest n
toicing OH the part O ftbe reY0l1tion \
who openly declare that he was N
according to their orders tq|ssh nm q
bureaucracy that tyranny <Hti1lta he l,nt8I
Gown with hloodshed. 3S=
General sakharofr lad been sent
the province of saratof with orders
stamp oul The peasant uprising at any
cost, tic was given praet1eally ante
cratic power and used 1t ruthlessly. stte
travelled from village togtllage with III ii
atlong force OF Cossacks and furnta1
the drunken Cossacks loose OH ths2ytl@
layers. l!e ordered drum head cpnEts
,artIals held and in some casea tha1ea
trials were followed by the fmmetliafn'
execution Of innocent villagers, tss tllE
ordered oo,h men aud women ttaggcd
and personally attended the whipn
He conducted himself generally likss N
second lsol,rlkor. the fornaer goYar.E
nor of Finland, whose brutality I'd tha
! rinlanters finally led to his aasaastaaas
| ton. :.x<sy$$ss4Z
Tine assassination has caused 4 faeisk
iEg OF terror among the Cars slII
ers who fear that tho peasants III I'M
made bolle. and It Is predtcted tiakk
further revolutionary uprisfngs
th.m are certain to follow as$ $fhe
suit of the attack on Qeneral 84kl1
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