Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-15
RUSSIAN ADMIRAL KILLED
Commander Of Port of St, Petersburg
Stabbed by Workman at Factory,
TRIED TO STOP MAY DAY DEMONSTRATION
Assassin, who Uses Dagger In sword
Cane Escapes Detection In
Crowd of wOrkmen
at shops.

ST. PETERSBURG, May l4.-Vice Ad
miral Kuzmich, commander Of the port,
who was very unpopular with the work
men. was assassinated here today by work
men, whose May day demonstration he had
attempted to stop.
The admiral was killed at the new ad
miralty works, government institution
where most of the 1900 men employed there
reported for duty at o'clock this morning.
They wanted Immediately to march out in
a body and celebrate the Russian May day.
but finally agreed to work until o'clock
in the afternoon. The admiral. however,
made a speech to the men, saying he could
not agree to their leaving work at o'clock,
and the matter was left open.
At about $3.50 a. m, according TO an ON
cor who was at the gate OF the works, the
admiral was emerging from small shop
in the works, when a workman. who had
been concealed around the corner of the
building, leaped on Kuzmich from behind
and drove a long dagger into his back. The
admiral fell forward on his face, which
was badly cut by stones, and died imme-
diately. The assassin fed into a large
forge. where he was lost among the men
employed there. The works were promptly
surrounded by troops and police. but the
atdlti lOI Nilt Nds
The police say it is evident that the
assassination of the admiral had been
planned IN advance. The dagger which
was found on the spot, was concealed in
round, stick-like sword cane.
Among the workmen are many former
sailors and revolutionists. Kuzmich had a
bad reputation among the workmen, being
regarded as hard and despotic
Admiral Kuzmich participated in the
Russo Turisish war and in 1902 was
second flag offlcer of the Port Arthur
feet. He returned to st. Petersburg in
1903 and was appointed commander of the
port. Politically he was reactionist.
Demonstration IL Impressive.
The workmen OF St. Petersburg today
made an impressive show in their May day
celebration. Practically every factory. mill
and shop in the city was idle, over 100000
men joining the demonstration. Early re-
ports from the interior showed that work
generally was suspended in the provincial
cities of Russia proper. While the leaders
here professed their intention to avoid col
lisions, the radical element, which is boy
cotting Parliament, determined TO celebrate
the day with manifestations, and the men
out of work decided to parade In the in
dustrial sections early in the day with flags
bearing inscriptions reading:
Liberty and work for those out Of work"
The gravest fears were entertained that
the day would not pass without bloodshed.
The police posted notices that no mani
festations would be permitted, large re-
serves of police armed with rifles were
massed in the Industrial quarters and de-
tachments of infantry and cavalry though
they were kept out OF sight, were posted
at strategic points. -
Shortly before noon came the news that
Vice Admiral Kuzmich, the commander of
the port, had been assassinated at the new
admiralty works as a result of his attempt
ing to force the employees to work all day
instead Of celebrating May day.
Police Captain killed by Bomb.
WARSAW, May 14-While Police Cap
tain Constantinoff was standing in Mars
zalkowska street this evening with two
policemen and four soldiers young man
threw a bomb into the group. The explo-
sion of the bomb literally tore Captain
Constantinoff to pieces and severely
wounded a policeman and six other per-
sons. The assassin tried to escape and
| firing his revolver wounded a soldier. Two
other soldiers replied with a volley killing
the assassin and two other persons. The
/ soldiers then attacked the people who had
gathered with their bayonets and the butts
of their guns, wounding eleven persons
making a total Of four killed and nineteen
wounded
The terrorists have sought Captain Con-
stantinoff's life since Msyday OF last year,
when he ordered the soldiers to fire on a
procession Of socialists, causing the death