New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-24
CRIME AND REPRESSION
DAYS RECORD IN RUSSIA.
Long List Of Murders, Robberies,
Riangs and Executions.

s.. Petersburg March 2s.-LawIessrsss and
crime are keeping pace in Russia with the re-
pressive measures OF the government Columns
q the newspapers are daily filled with records
Of murders and robberies and beside them are
brief chronicles of condemnations and military
executions OF political offenders Most Of the
robberies ana assassinations are Of political
nature. and everywhere the revolutionists are
fighting their oppressors with bombs and re-
rolvers. The record OF a single day shows the
distracted state OF the country.
At TamboI. Riga. Warsaw. Batoum, Mittau
and Chita yesterday military executions took
place, while from a half dozen other cities
come reports OF death sentences passed by mill
tary courts political prisoners.
From Stavropol and Kuban provinces, in the
Caucasus. come reports Of the piiage Of churches
and the theft OF relics. Near Samara robbers,
disguised as gendarmes held up a mail coach
and carried OF $4,000 in booty and at Oren-
burg Province OF Orenburg. armed band
plundered the state distiIlery and several phar-
macies-
An attempt was made at Klotzlavsk, Poland.
10 assassinate the Chief OF Police. and at Start
itsy in Poland large factory was set on fire
and burned TO the ground.
Armed men at Ekaterinoslav. South Russia,
entered the counting room Of merchant named
Marschak, ordered the clerks to throw up their
hands and got away with $1,000
At Smolensk. Province Of SmoIensk an in
fernal machine thrown through a window
.uto an assembly Of mobiles. and in SebastOpol
eight masked men entered a store. bound ana
gagged the proprietor and employees and es-
capped with the contents OF the TIL.
The spirit OF lawlessness has also penetrated
the north which Is still snowbound. The peas
ants OF vologda province. the road to Arch
angel are driving on the proprietors- They
fought a battle near Yarensk with detachment
OF 80 Cossacks were defeated and left a mum
Der Of dead on the field. On the other hand,
near Bloseisk, IN Novgoro Province. the peas
ants We're victorious in fight with forest
guards.
At LODI 5000 men are locked out and in all
the principal cities hundreds. II not thousands.
Of men are without work and are walking the
streets. begging for food.
A political prisoner named Glasgof frightened
the prison guard at Moscow with an imitation
bomb to-day and walked out OF Jail
The Credit Mutuel. which robbed OF SAB
600 offers reward OF 10 per cent OF the amount
stolen for the return OF the money.
Tho agitation caused by the execution OF Lieu
tenant Schmidt continues. Although the Min
lister Of the Interior. NJ. Durnoyo. ordered the
local authorities everywhere TO prohibit masses
for the repose Of Schmidt's soul. many requiem
masses have been secretly celebrated. In St.
Petersburg the churches are guarded.
The students OF the Ecclesiastical University
registered the most vigorous protest against the
Heutenaur's execution. They held a meeting
and adopted a resolution 20 the effect that
Sghmidts blood shed against the law OF
Christ adding; Yet the Church shamefully
keeps silent" The students attended solemn
high mass for the repose OF the Ieutenants soul
a. the university chapel Three bishops were
present
Two hundred wreaths OF flowers sent by stu
dents organizations have arrived at Otchakoh
10 be placed on the grave OF Lieutenant Schmidt.