Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-08-02
FOR H!GH TREASON
Russian Government Seeks to Ar
rest Members Of DOuma Who
Signed vibOrg Manifesto.
MEANS CHANGE OF POLICY.
strike Breaks Out Mt MOScOw-AF-
menians, Tartars and Russian
Troops Again Fighting
in Caucasus.

st. Petersburg, July 31.-The public
prosecutor has started proceedings
against the members Of the lower
house Of parliament who signed the
Viborg manifesto.
The charge under which the sign
ers of the manifesto will be brought
to trial is violation of article lzS OF
the criminal code, which provides Ior
attempts to overthrow the existing
government" This is virtually hign
treason. the maximum penalty Is hard
labor in the mines.
/ No arrests yet have been reported
and the constitutional democrats 90
not anticipate anything approaching
punishment Of their representatives. II
/ Is understood that the arrested Will
be admitted to bail pending trial. Inc
constitutional democrats are cherry
apprehensive that the possibility OF
prosecution held over the heads OF
their leaders will render them inellg-
lille for reelection, in the same man
ner that Prof. Milukoff and M. Hessel
and others were excluded from the last
lower house.
Socialist and radical members OF the
late house may have to coil their heels
in cells for long time and thus pre-
vented from continuing the full tedged
revolutionary agitation upon which
thew are now embarked. Many OF
these ex-members are now living I'M
der cover in the houses OF friends IN
st. Petersburg, or have gone anto
hiding in the provinces.
The motives of the government LOT
abandoning It's attitude not to prose-
cute the signers Of the Viborg mani
festo. as set forth recently by Pre-
mier stolypin in an interview, Is not
stated, but evidently It was influenced
nv the need of doing something TO
oounteract the effect of the Viborg ad-
dress. This has attained an enormous
circulation in the provinces, in spite
of the greatest efforts on the part OF
the administration to prevent its
publication.
Moscow, July S1.-A strike has BRO
ken out here among the bakers, VINO
are striving to obtain betterment Of
their working conditions, and Sunday
for a day of rest. According to thf
council Of workmen the total number
of men now on strike in Moscow
reached $4,000, in addition to which
the Voskressensky factory Monday
locked out 1000 employees.
st. Petersburg, July S1.-As antlc
mated in these dispatches July "
, the triangular truce between Armeni
! ans. Tartars and the Russian troop
before shusha was of the briefest ma
ture. The display Of white flags AM
the naming Of representatives OF tn
warning factions to arrange lastlni
!; reace was but prelude to the resump
; lion of hostllitles Monday upon lar
ger and bloodier scale The hghtinl
! is not only in full progress at shushi
itself a town Of 10000 people, IL
miles to the southeast Of THIS, tn
Tartar quarter of which apparently
/ in flames, but It has spread to tn
!; surrounding country. There the Tar
7 tar population has risen and Is striV
ing to overwhelm the Armenian
: and the Russian troops.
Gen. Zoloschakov, In command
I: the Russian forces. has appealed vi
) gently for endorsements. A battal
lon Of rihemsn at Yelisavastpol. u
nearest point where there are soldier
already has been dispatched 70 u
? scene.
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