Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-31
RUSS POLICE ALL
FOOLED BY ROBBERS
Woman Gets Away With the
Custom House Gold.
MANY ARRESTS ARE MADE
Precautions Taken With a Big Money
Shipment.
ICE FREE PORT ON THE AMUR
Observations Of Ambassador Won
Meyer on His Recent Trip Through
Southern Russia.
Precautions Taken With Big Money
Shipment.
ICE FREE PORT ON THE AMUR

ST. PETERSBURG, October 31-Eight of
the identified participants in the robbery.
October q, of Cashier Hermann of the Gus
| tom house. according to the papers here
were condemned to be transported by
steamer last night to Cronstadt for execu-
| ton by squad of soldiers. Several women
have been arrested on suspicion of compiled
| ty in the crime, including one who had in
her possession large quantity of ex-
mysterious woman who decamped with the
| cash. The police are now working on the
theory that she was a man in disguise.
1t is learned that the robbers intended to
| attack shipment of 81 $50 600 from the
state banks October IT, but they vera
forced to abandon their plan because the
authorities were warned and strengthened
the police on duty in all the districts tray-
ersed by the treasure and also sent the
money In fnstallments, with doubled es-
corts, by various routes.
On account of the danger Of robbery the
state bank has refused to undertake shin
ments of money to the provinces of Astrak-
nan and Saratof and parts of the Kazan
and Smbirsk. The past fortnight's record
m.
pire show that 203 crimes of that nature
were committed and that the total booty
secured in addition to the St. Petersburg
| ROBBERY of last week was S152,O0O
Personality of Kaulbers.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 31-Ambas-
sador Meyer has returned here from his trip
| south He found evidences of a lull in revo-
lutionary activity in the provinces he tray
ersed. BUSINESS was active in the towns,
and the peasants generally were busily en-
gagged in the fields. Mr.. Meyer saw no dis
orders. He was especially impressed with
the personality of Gen. Kaulbars. the GOV
ernor general of Odessa. with whom he
olned. Mr. Meyer found him deeply inter-
ested In America and determined to enforce
the law In the case of Jew and Gentle
alike The general professed to have the
will and the ability to prevent any anti
Jewish excuses, with rumors of which the
Jewish inhabitants were continually fright
ening themselves
At Moscow Mr.. Meyer dined with the wild
owed Grand Duchess Sergius.
Plans for an Ice-free Port,
ST. PETERSBURG. October 31.-The ad-
mfralty has decided to begin work in the
spring on a naval station and ice-free port
at Alexandrovsk on the Amur coast Docks
and arsenals will be constructed there, en-
aiding part of the fleet to operate in the
Atlantic in case of necessity without pass
ing through the narrow waters Of the Bal
TIC Admiral Bostrems squadron spent the
summer in making the necessary surveys
Plans for strategic railway to Alexandra
Vsk were drawn up long ago.
Trial of a Bomb Thrower.
WILMA, Russia October 31.-The trial Of
the man named Schekhter accused of
throwing a bomb at a policeman of Bialy-
stok for provocative purposes, will begin
November 2. 1t is claimed that Schekhter
was an agent of the police and that he was
Joined at Bialystok by revolutionist spy
Star Chamber Trial.
MEDVID, October 31.-The officers de-
Tending the accused members of the Pre-
obrajenski battalion, whose trial for murder
is in process here behind closed DOORS have
withdrawn from the case on account of
the attitude of the court toward the pris-
oners.
Sammons Coming Home
ST. PETERSBURG, October 31-Mr. Sam
mons, the American consul general at New
Chwang, is here on his way to the United
States.