Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-14
Vice Admiral KuzmiCh, Command.
er Of the Port of st. Pet
ersburg, the Victim.
UNPOPULAR WITH .W0RKMEN.
Those at Admiralty Works Want.
ed TO Celebrate Day and He
Opposed Them.
rs He Emerged From Small ShoT
Workman Sprang Upon Him. Driv-
ing Dagger Into His Back.

st. Petersburg, May 1i.-Vice Admiral
Kuzmich. commander Of the port. who
was very unpopular with the workmen
was assassinated here today by work.
men whose May Day demonstration he
had attempted to stop.
The admiral was killed at the new
admiralty works. a government mstitu.
ton where most of the 1000 men EN-.
ployed there reported for duty al
o'clock this morning. They wanted
Immediately to march out in a body
and celebrate the Russian May Day,
but finally agreed to work until 2
o'clock In the afternoon. The admiral
however made a speech TO the men
saying that he could not agree to their
leaving work at o'clock and the mat
ter was left open.
AZ about $3.50 a. m. according 10 an
officer who was at the gate of tho
works, the admiral was emerging from
small shop In the works when a
workman who had been concealed
around the corner Of the building leaped
on kuzmich from behind and drove n
long dagger into his back. The nd
miral fell forward on his face which
was badly cut by stones, and died inn
mediately. The assassin fled into a
large forge where he was lost among
the men employed there. The works
were promptly surrounded By troops
ana police, but the search for the muir
derer was unavaiing. his comrades pro-
Tossing ignorance Of his Identity.
The police say il is evident that the
assassinatlon Of the admiral had been
planned IN advance The dagger. which
was found ON the spot was concealed IN
round stick-like sword cane.
Among the workmen are many for
mer sailors and revolutionists Kuz-
mich participated In the Russo-Turkish
war and I'm 1902 was second flag officer
| Of the Port Arthur fleet He returned TO
81. Petersburg In 1903 and was appoint
ed commander OF the port. Politically
he was a re-actionist
WoRKMEN DEMONSTRATE.
ST. Petersburg, May 1.-THE work
men OF st. Petersburg today made ar
imposing showing In their May day cell
ebration. Every factory, mill and shou
III the city was Idle, over 200. 900 me,l
Joining the demonstration. Early re-
ports irom the interior showed that
work was suspended I'm the provincial
cities In Russia proper While M
leaders here professed their Intention
to avoid collisions the radical element
which Is boycotting parliament. deter
mined to celebrate the day with mani
testations and the men out Of work
decided to parade IN the Industrial SEQ
tions early in the day with flags bear
ing Inscriptions, reading "Liherty AMI
work for those out of work" Tho gray
est fears were entertai ned that the day
would not pass without bloodshed The
chief of police posted notice that no
manifestations would be uptnitted.
Large reserves OF police armed with III
ies were missed in the Industrial quar-
tiers and detnchments NJ infantry and
cavalry though they were kept out or
sight were posted al strategic points
shortly before noon came the news that
Vice Admiral Kuzmich, the commander
Of the port had been assassinated M
the new admiralty works AS a result of
his attempting TO force the employees 10
work all day instead OF celebrating May
day
PRECAUTIONS AT MOSCOW.
Moscow, May 1f-As a precautlop
against disorders on May day Gov
Gen, Doubassoff divided the city toto
districts, and stationed I'm each district
detachments Of infantry and cavalry
and machine guns I'm addition 10 pa
trolls OF troops and police armed with
rifles and SuuDllpd with hall partride,oa