The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-10
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FOR KILLING RUSSIAN
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OFFICER.

OFFICER.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 1Q-Tihe
court martial which tried Zenaide
Konopranlkovo, the Girl member of
the tiF1ying Group" Of the Terrorists
of Penza Province who assassinated
Gen. Min on August % at Peterhof,
sentenced her to be hanged. She
maintained her compasure and smiled
on hearing the sentence which Is
subject to the confirmation of the
Grand Duke Ntcholas Nicholaievitch,
commander Of the Guards Corps.
The girl, who was represented only
by an army Captain detailed as her
counsel, obstlnately refused to rise at
the opening Of court. and lid SO only
when threatened with the use of force.
She declined to plead. saying that she
regarded the trial as mere comedy
The trial lasted scarcely an hour. The
only witnesses examined were three
officers OF gendarmes, who were on
the platform at Peterhof when Gen.
Min was assassinatel.
The police at Saratof arrested NJ.
Kutamanof, a member of the late Par.
lament, and ordered. that he be for
warded by the "etape" system-tnat
is, afoot with military escort, as
exiles to Siberia were formerly COM
PEELED to travel-to jail at BeIgorod.
At the intercessfon of the Cadet Com
mfttee, however, he was permitted TO
travel by railroad.
Letters have been received at Sara
toff describing the privatIons OF
party of 200 teachers, railroad men.
and archaeological scholars exiled to
Irkutsk. They say less than dollar
a month is allowed to each Of them
for living expenses, which, with the
most stringent economy, amount to
SIS, and assert that the clothing of the
exiles is in rags, their shoes are de-
stroyed. and they are furnishing.
At Kertch Saturday a bomb was ex-
ploded In the garnet of the principal
synagogue, killing two sons of the
watchman Of the edtfce. Investiga-
ton revealed two other bombs, tools
for manufacturing bombs. and many
-revolvers and cartridges in the build
ing. The synagogueis now surround
ed by troops.
Engineer Feodoroff, director of a
department Of the Great Baltic Works
here. was attacked tonight by. work
men and SO badly beaten that he died
few hours later. The Baltic Works
are nest Of Revolutionists, and Eco
doroff was hated on account of his re-
fusal to countenancegtheir, propaSan-
da.
The growing indulgence In spirits
on the part of the Russian peasants.
despite the present famine and dis
tress, is shown by a report OF the Min
tstry of Finance on the receipts from
the vodka monopoly. which for the
past seven months were $183, $50. 900,
an increase of SIS, $50, 900 over the cor
responding period in 1905. This is
an important factor in the financial
condition of the government, as the
receipts are s4G,OOO,OOO greater than
was calculated in the budget esti-
mates.
A number of provincial governors
have issued proclamations to the
peasants concerning the use OF spir-
it's, and warning them that excuses
for the non.payment of taxes will not
be accepted in view of this ycondi-
ton.
An important organization has en-
tered the political field. 1t is called
the Pan-Russtan Trade and Industry
Association, and its statutes have just
been approved by the Emperor. The
association, which is headed by NJ.
Nobel. the petroleum millionaire, in
cludes in It's membership representa-
ttves of all the great industrial and
commercial enterprises in Russia, and
is designed to bring weight to bear
on political questions.