New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-18
AT POLLS.
SENT TO CAR.
ReactiOnGry Party at Court Still
Strong-Refugees Shot.

St. Petersburg, March 17.-Charges Of inter
ference on the part OF the local police officials
TO prevent free expression OF the viii Of the
peasants in the preliminary elections are in
creasing. The "4.hsha Shlsn" says that at rural
elections in the St Petersburg province the au-
thorittes everywhere forbade popular meetings
called by Liberals, but did not interfere with
meetings called by priests and other reaction
airy clements. In many places the peasants
were afraid to vote on account Of the police at
the polls. Hundreds Of representatives Of the
Liberal parties were arrested, and in some cases
there were military demonstrations. The gov
eminent agents, openly threatened repressivs
measures II certain persons were elected. The
peasants from three districts have sent kilograms
OF protest to Emperor Nicholas One OF the
peasant districts drew up Instructions 20 its
delegates to vote for the appropriation Of crown
and state lands and part Of the private lands.
The ''Nasha Shisn" charges that the Conserva-
tive results OF the elections were due solely 10
repression. While the returns generally show a
large proportion OF priests and village elders
elected, in some OF the provinces, especially in
the West the peasants displayed great indie
pendence at their meetings and talked only OF
a division OF lands. Their hostility toward
the noblemen and big landlords was intense.
and they defeated all the priests and village Of
fcials.
There is already evidence that only check
and not defeat has been administered to the
reactionists who conducting the anti-serni-
tic agitation Premier WItte, after he had
forced the Cabinet TO decide to suppress the
agitation, took the precaution 10 ask the Jewish
leaders to inform him whenever the Jewish in
habitants Of any locality were threatened The
Jewish leaders say that the reactionary clique.
with the connivance of sympathetic governors.
is boldly arranging To block such warnings.
The leaders say they have proof that orders
have been given at several places. notably at
Vitebsk West Russia, not TO transmit messages
Of warning to the Premier. It is further
charged that this action has been taken with
the knowledge Of NJ Durnovo. Minister Of the
Interior. It has been established that Count
Podgorichante chief Of the gendarmerie Of GoneI.
who armed a mob there. though ostentatiously
dismissed by N. Durnovo. was transferred TO a
better post al Yalta, in the Crimea.
In spite Of the official denial Of shooting re-
fugees sent back to Russia from England, pri-
vate information tends TO support the charge
Many Of the refugees were sent to Baltic ports
where the authorities are showing no mercy to
revolutionists in spite Of the Enperor's in
structiuns TO display greater Ieniency When
the refugees disembarked they We're regarded
as suspected persons. and some Of them We're
executed
The members Of the Council Of the Empire
who voted for the abolition Of the death penalty.
have received threatening letters from the
Black Hundreds.
Formal regulations have been promulgated
prohibiting the purchase or sale Of explosives
under the penalty # imprisonment az hard
labor for four to hve years. II II Is proved that
The explosives were intended for revolutionary
purposes the penalty is fifteen years al ha-l
labor