Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-01-30
new PLOT TO Kill
Gar Discovered
SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE AND
GUARDS AROUND TsARsKoE-
sELo STRENGTHENED.
HALF OF CITY OF
GOMEZ IN FLAMES
Fighting Going On Between Rebels
and Troops While Town Is Burning
-Terrorists Invade Hospital and
Kill Alleged Traitor.

St. petersburg, Jan. Z9.-1C is re-
ported that another plot to assassinate
the czar has been discovered at Tsars-
koe-Selo. A number of arrests have
been made and the military guards
about the royal park have been
strengthened.
Fight Rebels; Town Burning.
st. Petersburg, Jan. pa dispatch
from Gomel says that half the town is
dn flames and that fighting is going
on in the center of the town between
troops and revolutionists. The latter
have been reinforced by the peasantry
Of the surrounding districts. The dis
order extends to five counties around
Gomel. The peasantry, as in the Bal
tic provinces, have deposed the old
authorities and elected revolutionists
to fill their places
Invade Hospital and Assassinate.
LODI, Jan. 29.-Three unknown per-
sons gained access to the hospital and
killed with daggers man named
Iukiaevski, who was shot and wound
ed in the streets January rs. The muir
derers thus completed the sentence of
the local revolutionary tribunal, which
condemned Lukizevski to death as a
traitor for informing the police OF the
location of bomb depots.
Finland Gains Much Liberty.
Helsingfors. Jan. 29.-All traces of
the regime of terrorism and repression
which prevailed during the admins
tration of the former Gov. Gen. Bobri-
hn hot cd
were responsible for his assassination,
are disappearing in this country. Fin
land Is rapidly becoming entirely free.
New regulations are being put into
effect almost daily, by which the old
liberties Of the Firms are being re-
stored and new rights granted.
$50 Executed; Thousands in Jail.
Wenden, Livonia, Jan. 29-The paci-
Acation of the Baltic provinces is
reaching the final stage so far as the
agrarian movement is concerned.
Nearly $50 revolutionists have been
shot, several thousand are under ar
rest, and 5000 rifles have been CAP
tnred by the troops.
Gems. Orloff, Meinhardt and Wendt
are now operating in the Wenden dis
trict with 10000 troops, completing a |
circle in which the revolutionists are
being gathered.
Rebels Burn 200 Castles.
The revolutionists have stopped
burning buildings, but they occasional
ly fire on the .roops. sAme,ass a. me
burned castles is that of Baron Rosen
Grossroop. Altogether the revolution
lists in this district burned 200 castles. |
valued at $4.000,000
The troops are taking the strictest |
measures. On one occasion they sur
rounded church in which funeral
services were proceeding, arrested the
revolutionary orators and shot one OF
them.
Revolt Not Subdued.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 29.-Beyond the
fact that the revolt at Vladivostok is
not subdued, and that the mutinous
sailors and soldiers are still standing
by the guns at the Holy Innocents'
battery, the war Office has nothing to
give out regarding the situation at the
fortress. The only further news
available was newspaper dispatch
dated January rs stating that two
Bquadrons Of the Nertcfinsk regiment
Of Cossacks bad arrived, and that
many arrests had been made. From
The absence of news 1t is concluded
that Gen. Mode, who is temporarily in
command of the troops, is awaiting
The arrival OF Lieut.. Gen. Mistchenko
who was expected at Vladivostok Sat
Arday, before venturing on serious