The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-27
Peasant Uprising la south-Coionei
sRiamaton stabbed BY Assassin.
seven Hundred MutinouH
Soldiers Arrested.

"ln the speeches Of its members the
house consistently dlscredlted the gov
eminent. which II ever accused Of or
gaulzlng pogroms aud disorders. by
sending n dcputatlon to Blalystok IL
openly asplred 10 usurp executive pow
or Fourteen deputies appealed 10 the
people. melting disorders. step which
called forth no expression Of dlsappro-
hatlon from the house.
In the last moment Of It's existence
the house declared that the govern
mont had acted illegally In explaining
10 the population the nature OF the
nerarIan project proposed by Itself and
decided 10 address a manifesto 10 the
people persuadng them not 10 believe
IN the government regarding the ques
ton. but 10 await It's settlement by
parliament Several members also I'M
dertook journeys TO the interior OF Rus
sia with the object OF supporting agi-
tatlon their appearance being followed
by renewed disorders. pogroms and
strikes All these causes necessltated
the decision 10 dissolve the house
"rhe emperor firmly intends realizing
the reform proclaimed IN his manifesto
Of oct 80 The dissolution Of the dou-
ma was Indispensable. as the first body
of delegates pursued tendencies which
threatened TO prevent the peaceful de
velopmont Of reforms IN the empire"
Premier Stolypin announced ia the
council Of the empire that be had OBJ
tanned from Emperor Nicholas special
powers FOR Admiral Skrydlod in re-
storing and maintaining order and dis
cipiine In the Black sea fleet. The adj
miral when departing for Sevastopol
said that his first task would be 10 in
vestIgate the arrests OF sailors of the
leet and liberate those VINO were I'M
Justly sent 10 prison.
He intimnted that he considered the
officers largely 20 blame for the mu-
tinOus spirit OF the various crews. The
admiral took with him new naval
procurator 10 see that justice Is done
in future court martals. Admiral
Skrydloff said he had learned that Adj
mlral Rojestyensky and Captain Cla-
10 probably will be restored TO their
rank IN the navy.
Reports have been current for some
time that the villa Hvidore. Copen-
hagen. Denmark. has been prepared
as a refuge for the ear. II is said that
the villa is houeycombed with secret
passages ana outlets.
The villa lIvidorc was recently pur-
chased jointly by the queen Of England
aud the dowager empress Of Russia for
Sl42, 800.
The Rech says that the recovery on
he bourse is due TO loan of $780,
100000 by the Memberships to sus-
tain prices.
Rebellion has again broken out in
the Baltic province OF Courland. and
armed revolutlonists are once more in
possession of large sections of the
province They are laying waste the
possessions Of the nobility, and Remp-
zen castle one Of the finest and most
ancient structures in Russia, has al
ready been given to the flames. Two
columns of imperial troops are ad
vancing against the rebels from the
east aud from the west.
Peasants have begun an uprising at
kostroma. 20 miles northeast of Mos
cow. and another eruption is in prog
ress on the estates of the crown in
Orel province.
At Warsaw Colonel Salamatoff of
The gendarmerle was stabbed TO death.
The ASSASSIN escaped.
Salamatoh, who was assistant to
the chief Of gendarmes Of the prov
nce of Warsaw, had been active in
the repreSsive measures. He was
walking on Mokotowska street. when
be was attacked by two men, who
stabbed him several times, and then,
rs the colonel sank down dying, walk
ed quickly away in different direc--
lions without the spectators trying to
stop them.
At Riga 5000 factory workmen have
struck work
Notwithstanding the official efforts
to keep secret the disloyalty of large
sections of the army news reached
here that at 3 o'clock in the morning
700 soldiers were arrested at Brest
Litovsk, where three military com
panies revolted wounded General
Ivanoff and several other officers and
burned the officers club to the ground.
The village of Etkai, fired by agra
rian rioters, has been completely con
sumed.
In consequence of revolutionary ter
rorlsm the administration of the vice
royalty of the Caucasus has been com
pletely paralyzed, and officials at Tiflis
are resignng in large numbers. Ban
dts roam about at will, even in the
daytime. in rfliS and its suburbs exact
ing tribute One band has made sys-
tematic collection of $3.50 head tax
from peasants In the government of
Tnis the country roads are In COM
plete ruin owing to the suspension OF
industry and agriculture.
New York Yacht Held Up.