Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-22
FOUR LIVES PAID
FOR AN ATTEMPT
TO ROB A STORE
Hard Labor for Life for An
other Accused.
BREAK BONDS AND KILL
Newspaper Advises Ten Murders for
Every Life That is Lost.
ARTICLE Is CAUSING ALARM
Repetition Of the Siedlce Massacres II
Feared on a Larger Scale-Minis-
ter Of Finance Attacked.
BREAK BONDS AND KILL
Newspaper Advises Ten Murders for
Every Life That is Lost.
ARTICLE Is CAUSING ALARM

The four young men who at
tempted to rob a minor store in
Moscow some time ago were exc
cuted for their offense today. A
fifth, who was accused, will serve
the rest of his life at hard labor.
A newspaper is out with publica-
ton advising the soldiers of the
guard to take ten lives for every
comrade. The publication has ex-
cited great alarm and there is fear
of a repetition of the Siedlce dis
orders. There have been MANY
designations because of the article.
MOSCOW, September %. Four young
men who attempted to rob a mirror store
here last Thursday. and who were con-
demned to death by drumhead court
martial. were executed today The fifth
member of the gang was sentenced to hard
labor for life.
All Traffic Forbidden.
WARSAW, September 22.-The funeral Of
Gen. Nicolaieff, who was assassinated
while walking Wielka street last We'd
nesday, occurred this morning Fearing
the throwing Of bombs, the authorities pro-
hibited all traffic on the principal streets.
and other extraordinary precautions were
taken during the funeral. The burial passed.
without incident.~ s7s
Change in Electoral Laws.
ST. PETERSBURG. September pa
change in the electoral law to a proper
ton of the conservative minority is being
advocated by the permanent bureau Of tho
COMPRESSION of mobiles on the ground that
the new parliament, II chosen under the OK
listing law, cannot fail to be more radical
than the first. The bureau proposes the in
PRODUCTION of proportional after the first
stage of the elections. the deputies to be
apportioned according to the number Of
electors.
The newspaper Obiedmeni, which is circu-
lice, appeals to the soldiers of the guard
to break the bonds of discipline and take
ten lives for every comrade killed, should
the terrorists inaugurate a campaign of
armed attacks on police and army officers
in St. Petersburg, such as was recently
waged in Warsaw. The liberals profess
the greatest alarm over this possibility.
and claim 1t is a direct Indictment to a repe-
tition here of the Siedlce disorders on a
greater scale. According to the Rech one
result of this rumor of terrorist designs is
that five captains and six lieutenants OF
police and thirty eight patrolmen have re-
signed within a fortnight.
Minister of Finance Attacked.
The Rech publishes another article at
lacking the finance minister on the report
ed issue of hundred million dollars In
paper in excess of the legal limit. The pa
per argues that that portion Of gold reserve
deposited abroad cannot be counted against
the circulation Of these notes, as 1t is tied
I'D abroad by the foreign obligat ions OF
the country and cannot be returned to Rus
STA for the conversion Of the notes.
Seven Committeeman Captured.
CRONSTADT, September 22.-The police
last night surrounded house where the
committee of the military revolutionary or
panization was sitting. Seven OF the COM
mitteemen were captured while others es-
capped.
The Cannon Recovered.
SEBASTOPOL, September 22.-The three
cannon recently stolen from torpedo boat
here have been discovered concealed in a
cave within the precincts Of monastery
situated on the battlefield Of Inkermann.