Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-20
SERVICES HELD AT PETERHoR
WHILE EMPEROR REMAINS IN
FINNISH WATERS
WARNED TO STAY AWAY
Great Throne of Army Officers an0-
High Functlonarles Follow caskct
to Resting Place-No Attempt to In-
terrupt the Ceremonies.

terrupt the Ceremonies.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 19.-GeneraY
Trepoff, who died last Saturday was
buried today at Peterhof. The emperor
was not present at the funeral His
majesty is still cruising in Finnish
waters.
great throng of army officers and
high functionaries followed the casket
on foot through the lines Of soldiers
representing all units of the st. Peters,
burg garrison, from the Villa where
the general died to the cathedral,
thence to the place of interment
Although an attempt by the revolu-
tionists to interrupt the services was
feared, nothing happened. The en-
porer and empress were represented
by magnificent wreaths. A high police
officer explained to the Associated
Press that the emperor's absence is
due to Premier Stolypin, who informs
ed him an attempt might be made
against the emperor and telegraphed
him not to return.
Anonymous Warnings. /
Odessa, Sept. 19.-Numbers Of Jews
continue to receive anonymous warm
ings not to attend synagogues tomor-
row, the Jewish new year. There is
fear Of possible "Black Hundred" out
RACES.
The governor of Odessa has reiter-
ated advice to foreign consuls to main
tain vigilant watchfulness over con-
sulates, as anarchists threaten to at
tack with the object of causing inter-
national complications.
Villages in Ashes.
Tifiis, Sept. 19-Four Tartar vii
lagos In the district of Sangesur were
reduced to ashes by Armenlans. Tartax'
residents of the devastated district
who escaped the massacre fled. The
bodies of the slain lie among the ruins.
Warsaw, Sept. 19.-General Mich
laieff, Of the artillery, was assassinat-
ed here. He was erroneously thought
to be member of the field court mar
tial. Nicolaieff was walking the street
this morning when he was surrounded
by revolutionists and shot dead. The
murderers escaped.
Seek Printing Office.
Six battalions of infantry, six squad
rons of cavalry, two batteries of artil-
lery, and four gunboats were called
into play yesterday afternoon to guard
officers and soldiers searching for
secret printing office Of revolutionists.
Rumors reached the police that the
plant was In operation in the work.
shops of bridge under construction
over the Vistula.
The troops guarded the banks of the
river, while the vessels stopped all riv-
er traffic and trained their guns on the
piers.
The locality was thoroughly search
ed and 900 persons, engineers, work
men, boatmen, fishermen and dwellerH
in the neighborhood were arrested.
Mark Odessa Jews for Attack.
Odessa, Sept. 19.-l.evolutionists
yesterday made an attempt to burn
down the political prison, but succeed.
ed in only partially burning the roof.
policemen accompanied by soldiers
made tour Of the city last night and
cut marks on the trunks of trees
standing close to great number Of
shops belonging to Jews, These ac,
tions are supposed to be in prepare,
ton for the intended attack by the
military
A great panic ensued when the peo,
pie learned what had been done, Rep
resentatives of the Jews appealed to
the mayor to investigate. The inves,
tigation Is said to have confirmed tho
story.
Seventeen Mutlnous Marines Die,
Helsingfors, Finland, Sept 19-Sev4
enteen marines were shot yesterday
| for participating in the Sveaborg mu-
tiny. The court martial has sentenced
| eighty other sailors to various terms
at hard labor or to service with the
disciplinary battalions. Eleven men
have been acquitted.
| After nine months session as a
constituent assembly to elaborate a
new form of government for the grand
duchy wrested from Emperor Nicholas
by the great strike, the ancient four
chambered diet. dating from 1772 yes-
| terday passed out of existence and will
be succeeded by parliament of one
chamber, elected by universal male
and female suffrage,
Fifty Are Poisoned.
Tomaszow. Russian Poland Sept, 10,
Fifty persons were poisoned at a
confirmation festivity from eating
meat cooked In copper kettle, Mtne-
| teen are already dead,