Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-07
PARTIES PARRY
WHILE TERROR
RE|CNS SUPREME
Russian Horrors Continue
While CIiques Clash.
FACTIONS IN OPEN CONFLICT
Twenty Armed Men Kill Policeman
and Wound His Wife.
rERR0RISTS BURN III HOUSES
Press is at Odds Over the Reform
Movement and There is Small
Government Hope.
Twenty Armed Men Kill Policeman
and Wound His Wife.
rERRORISTS BURN III HOUSES


that be continue to wrangle over
reforms and the reactionists'
scheme of justice, the reign of ter
ror continues throughout Russia.
The fire started by the terrofists
yesterday at Potsin burned III
houses. Twenty armed men killed
a policeman and a soldier and
wounded the policeman's wife, and,
as if inspired by the very atmo-
sphere of direst horror, a lunatic
became worse crazed suddenly and
killed seven of his fellow unfor-
tunates. The leaders of the peace
full regeneration party have but
small hope of victory at the polls.
ST. PETERSBURG, September THE
open conflict between Premier Stolypin and
the reactionists at court. due to the refusal
of the premier to acquiesce In the aban-
donment Of the proposed reforms, is re-
f1ected by the comment Of the reactionary
newspapers on the premer's note of Sep
tember 8. which are now openly demand
ing the retirement of NJ Stolypin.
The Svet, whose court connections are
known, while approving the institution Of
drum-head courts-martial for the trial of
political offenders a step in the right di-
rection, does not conceal it's dissatisfaction
at the promise Of reforms.
A.
League of the Russian People, and other
reactionist organizations, demands the pre-
mier's resignation. presuming that he is
bidding for the support Of the moderate
liberals instead Of leaning only on true
patriots" The paper adds:
m. Stolypins declaration that no terrors
can drive the government on the way Of
reaction is nonsense of the rankest sort.
Under such pilotage our ship can never
weather the storm"
Spirit of Liberalism.
Aside from the Rossia, NJ Stolypin's per-
sonal organ, only Prof. Kovalevsky's Strana
has a few words of commendation for the
program of reforms which, the paper says,
was drafted by NJ. Stolypin in accordance
with the best traditions of Russian liberal
ISM" but with the more radical papers the
Strana finds fault with the establishment
of courts martial for the trial of political
offenders and other measures for restoring
order, which, according to the Strana, en-
body all the worst features of the policy of
the old regime.
The Rech recognizes the fight which the
premier is making against being compelled
to make a full surrender to the reactionary
influences at court but says his efforts are
foredoomed to failure. and adds that he
must yield to the demand for the abolition
Of the parliament. Even the Novoe Vrem-
va Is non-committal The attitude of
the Moscow press toward the premiers an
nouncement OF his policy is sympathetic.
The leaders of the peaceful regeneration
party, who are gathering at Moscow after
touring the country in the interests of their
party, have slight hope of the government
winning the elections, not even with the
aid of the reform. To the correspondent of
the Associated Press at Moscow NJ. Ouch
koff, Count Heyden and others said they
were well impressed with the tone of the
premier's note. but unless the distribution
of lands and the removal of the restrictive
laws bearing on the peasantry and old be-
Hevers had a more sweeping effect than an
ticipated the coming parliament was apt
tc be even mole radical than the first one.
Universities May Reopen.
The reopening OF the universities Is prac-
tically certain. Meetings of students and
the councils of various institutions have
adopted the same view did the revolu-
tionary students OF St. Petersburg yester-
day hing. namely. trat 1t Is advisable to
abandon entircly all Obstructive tactics and
- resume the strdies. instead of making
the universities Certers for the evolution
ary movement.
ST. PETERSBURG. September 1T be-
came known today that an attempt on the
life of NJ. Kryshanovsky, vice minister OF
the interior made a few days
revolutionist, attired as an army officer
appeared at the chancellory of the interior
and asked for an audience Of the vice min
lister. but while the revolntionist was wait
ing for an answer a porter noticed that his
uniform was incorrect. Before the man
could be addressed he became aware that
he was the object OF suspicion, and sue
ceeded in escaping from the building.
Trial of Agitators.
WARSAW. September THE trial Of the
agitators and soldiers of the Warsaw gar
rison charged with spreading the propa-
ganda of the military league, including two
officers. resulted today in the sentencing
OF two of the accused to imprisonment for
life. The officers were found guilty only OF
cOgnizance of the propaganda. One OF
them was exiled to Siberia and the other
was condemned to three years imprison-
ment in n fortress.
Most of the spirit shops in this city have
been closed on account of the continual
robberes of such establishments.
g Killed Policeman and Wife.
LODI. September Twenty armed men
yesterday evening entered the house of a
policeman. killed the policeman and a SOL
dier and mortally wounded the policeman &
wife.
lit Houses Destroyed.
PoTSIN. Rnaaian Poland, September t.