The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-07-30
MUT|NY IN POLTAVA
Battalion of Cars Favored Regi-
ment Rises to Protect Ar
rested Comrade.
NO GENERAL STRIKE YET.

Meet In Finland and Decide That
Movement Would Be UntimeIy-Not-
ed Revolutionist Escapes - Douma's
Manifesto Printed In Seized Office.
ST. Petersburg, July 30-There was
another indication of the drift of the
army In the mutiny of the First bat
TALON of the Seveski regiment In Pol
taya
This outbreak, coming on the heels of
the fresh discomfort in the CPonstadt
garrison, has convinced the leaders Of
the revolutionists that the time is near
when the entire army will throw its
weight against the car
A strict censorship has suppressed
volt, but through the secret channels
of the reyolutionists it has been learn
ed that pitched battle was fought,
and 1t was not until there had been
great bloodshed on both sides that the
mutinouS battalion lay down its arms.
The whole affair grew out of the ar
rest Of single private who was found
In she'd supposed to be a meeting
place Of enemies Of the government
Cars Favored Regiment.
The Seveski regiment has long en-
joyed the favor of the emperor; but,
like his favorite guard regiment, 1t has
proved disloyal There is a great fear
In government circles that the whole
Poltave garrison may yet turn against
the authorities, for 1t is said that 1t was
with the greatest difficulty that the Of
hoers were able to muster enough men
to overcome the rebels.
After the surrender some of the reb-
els said they would have held out to
the bitter end If their small arm am
munition had not given out.
1t is reported that the czar has had
a conversation with Ambassador Mey-
er, the American envoy, in order to
crafty his majesty's desire to learn
the American opinion of the dissolu-
ton Of the douma. 1t is also reported
that the emperor assured Mr.. Meyer
that he would establish constitutional
institutions
The hand of the douma was seen in a
plan by which 10000 copies of the VI
borg manifesto were printed here.
There are daily developments showing
clearly that the douma. through It's ex-
e6htive committee, is actively at work
for the overthrow Of the autocraey At
10 o'clock dozen men armed with re
yolvers quietly entered the plant of
large printing company and cowed all
the workmen.
Printing Plant Seized.
Two revolutionists took charge of the
Office, and all callers on whatever bust
ness were covered by pistols and order
cd into back room, where they were
held prisoners until nightfall For
nearly eight hours the revolutionlsts
stood over the workmen with pistols
and forced them to print the manifesto.
Wagons took away the bundles, and
then, after watch had been kept for
half an hour, the plotters went away
as quietly as they had come.
A plenary meeting of the St Peters
burg Council Of Workmen's deputies,
representing 10000 men, was Held at
Terioki, a little town across the Finnish
border, which is now the Mecca of all
opponents of the government The
members agreed that general strike,
though 1t must be declared, at the pres
ent moment would be untimely.
There Is jubilation among the revolu-
tionists at the escape from prison at
Sevastopol of Samenkoff, who is be-
Iinx-Ad To ho A..
the attempt last May on the life of
General Nepulueff. This escape sets
at liberty one of the most dangerous
revolutionary organizers In Russia.
sanenkoR is leading member of the
central committee of the Social Revo-
lutaonists.
Steal Government Money.
A passenger train carrying govern.
ment money and guarded by q detach-
mont of soldiers and gendarmes was
attacked between Czenstotoohowa and
Rerby, province Of Piotrkow, by well
armed band. Lively firing ensued, dur
ing which General zukat, chief of the
frontier guard, and General Weiten-
ring, chief of the customs service, two
gendarmes. four soldiers and two civil
employees were killed and others of
the guards were wounded
The postal>scar, which was robbed,
contained package of $4,000 In cash
from abroad and at least $4,000 addi-
tional funds. The actual amount taken
by the robbers cannot as yet be def
nitely stated.
While the train upon which press
correspondent was travelling from
Kharkoy to Yekaterinoslav was pass
ing the great monastery erected near
Aorky by Alexander III to eommamo-
rate the escape of himself and men,
bers of the imperial family from q
railroad accident in 1888 firing and
cries for help were heard. The train
was stopped and monk came On
board. He said the peasantry wefS
attacking the monastery and that the
monks were defending it. He had
managed to escape to summon help.
He was brought on the train to Yeka-
terinoslav, whence he telegraphed the
governor of Kharkov, asking that
troops be sent to the monastery.
Trepeff's Death Rumored.
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