Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-07-26
PEASAN 7
UPRISING
Torch Lays Waste COurland
Car Gives Reasons for Dis
banding DOuma.
FROM BIRTH
Troops March on Rebels Seven
Hundred MutinOuS Soldiers
Arrested Outbreak Delayed.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 26.-Pre-
mier Stolypin has authorized the fol-
lowing official statement to the foreign
press:
'From the very first days of its ex-
istence the lower house of parliament
overstepped all the limits of law. In
its reply to the speech from the throne
modification of the fundamental law
was demanded in the shape of the sup
preston Of the council of the empire
and the creation of a responsible cabi-
net. BY its agrarian programme, based
on the appropriation of land, the house
raised hopes that could not be realized
and weakened the respect for property
of others, already enfecbled.
"In the speeches of is members the
house consistently dfscredited the gov
ernment. which it ever accused of or
ganizing pogroms and disorders. BY
sending deputation to Bialystok it
openly aspired to usurp executive pow
er Fourteen deputies appealed to the
people. melting disorders, step which
called forth no expression of disappro-
baton from the house.
'In the last moment of its existence
the house declared that the govern
ment had acted Illegally in explaining
to the population the nature of the
agrarian project proposed by itself and
decided to address a manifesto to the
people persuading them not to believe
in the government regarding the ques-
ton. but to await its settlement by
parliament Several members also un-
dertook journeys to the interior of Rus
sia with the object of supporting agi-
.tation, their appearance being followed
by renewed disorders. pogroms and
strikes. All these causes necessltated
the decision to dissolve the house.
"The emperor firmly intends realizing
the reform proclaimed In his manifesto
of Oct 30. The dissolution Of the dou-
ma was Indispensable as the first body
of delegates pursued tendencies which
threatened to prevent the peaceful de-
velopment of reforms in the empire"
Reports have been current for some
time that the Villa Hvidore, Copen-
hagen, Denmark, has been prepared
as refuge for the czar. 1t is said that
the villa is hOneycombed with secret
passages and outlets.
The Villa Hvidore was recently pur-
chased jointly by the queen of England
and the dowager empress of Russia for
$142. 800.
With irresistible force the wave of
revolution is sweeping across the
country and the people and the au-
tocracy are on the eve Of a deadly
conflict. A plan to kill Governor Gen
eral Kritnitsky at Warsaw was frus-
trated by his guards.
During disturbances at Odessa two
Hebrews were killed, seventeen were
wounded and twenty-seven shops were
wrecked.
Rebellion has again broken out in
the Baltic province of Courland. and
armed revolutionlsts are once more in
possession of large sections of the
province They are laying waste the
possessions of the nobility, and Remp-
ten castle, one of the finest and most
ancient structures in Russia, has al
ready been given to the flames. Two
columns of imperial troops are ad-
vanclng against the rebels from the
east and from the west
Peasants have begun an uprising at
Kostroma. 20 miles northeast of Mos
COW, and another eruption Is in prog
ress on the estates of the crown in
Orel province.
At Warsaw Colonel Salamatoff of
the gendarmerie was stabbed to death.
The assassin escaped.
At Riga 1900 factory workmen have
struck work.
Notwithstanding the official efforts
to keep secret the dislOyalty of large
sections of the army, news reached
here that at 3 o'clock In the morning
700 soldiers were arrested at Brest-
Litovsk, where three military COM
panies revolted, wounded General
Ivanoff and several other officers and
burned the officers club to the ground
The village of Etkai. fired by agra
rian rioters. has been completely con
sumed.