The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-17
GAR APPROVES
MEASURE FOR
FAMINE RELIEF

st. Petersburg, July 1.-THE emperor
last night approved the bill of the lower
house of parliament, which was adopted
by the upper house, appropriating $780,
600 for famine relief, thus supporting the
contention OF both houses OF parliament
against his own ministers: This law Is
the first enactment OF the Russian parlia-
ment and represents the net legal result
of session OF over two months.
The papers today say that the authori-
Shipoff. former president OF the zemstvo
council and NJ. Yermoloff. leader OF the
Conservative Centre party, TO renew
their attempts 10 induce the Constitution
al democrats to enter a coalition cabi-
net
The agraran committee of the lower
house has completed the draft OF an ap-
peal TO the country 10 counteract the et-
fects OF the governments agrarian pro-
posals which have been sent broadcast
throughout the empire.
The document drawn up by the house
committee calls attention 10 the fact that
no solution OF the question is possible,
according TO the manifesto of october
30. without the consent of parliament
and reaffirms the adhesion Of the house
TO the principle Of the forcible expro-
priation OF church, state. crown and pri-
vate lands in excess OF normal amount,
and appeals 10 the peasants 10 remain
calm and await patiently the final action
OF the house
Emperor Nicholas has degraded the
Seventh cavalry, which recently mutt
MED at Tamboff. by taking away the I'M
perial standard conferred on the regiment
two years ago.
The assassin OF Gen. Kozlov, who was
killed Saturday evening in the English
Park at Peterhof, has not yet been iden-
tilted, but the Novoe Vremya declares
that his physiognomy shows plainly that
he les OF Hebrew extraction and says that
a few days before the crime he was seen
at Peterhof I'm company with three Jews
who spoke English.
The official Rossia declares there Is no
doubt that the assassination of the gem
eral was planned by terrorists and ap-
peals 10 all good citizens TO uphold the
authorities in their efforts TO put an end
TO the spirit of lawlessness which threat
ems TO overwhelm the country in anarchy.
BUDGET OF oUTRAGEs.
The daily budget OF revolutionary out
RACES and agrarian disorders is larger
than usual today. In many places the
peasants are applying the torch to estates
belonging TO the Crown and TO private
forests
At Natshakino in Simbirsk province,
the town hall was set on fire yesterday
and the entire village consisting OF three
hundred houses, was consumed.
Throughout Poland systematic pillaging
OF the government spirit shops is in pro-
gress The central police office at War
saw was robbed yesterday and a gen.
darme was killed.
Al Lubin, Russian Poland, revolution
lists yesterday executed a workman who
was suspected of being a spy and at
Nizhni Novgorod and Vasnik. the CASH
iers OF the spirit monopoly were robbed
and killed.
A bank at Sontsa was robbed yester-
day and at Tif1lis an Armenian locomo-
tive engineer was shot in his cab by an
assassin concealed in the neighboring
woods
Workmen at Rostoff. province of Yaro-
slav. killed an alleged government pro-
| vocator, at Pitiagorsk, Tartar woman.
who was baptised in the orthodox church
was murdered and d, Yaroslav bombs
were exploded at the residence OF the
chief of police and an officer Of the gem
darmerie.