Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-16
MANY POLICEMEN VICTIMS
Reign of Terror From Vistula to Ger
man Frontier.
FULLY so CASES ASSASSINATION
Outbreak Said to Be Retaliation for
Wholesale Arrests and Repres-
sions Of Governor General.

August 16-Ine war
of terrorism which the fighting organiza-
tion of the social revoutionsts declared i'm
mediately after parliament was dissolved
seems now to have begun In earnest. From
all parts of the empire the telegraph brings
the same story of attacks on police Off
cials of all classes accompanied in the
majority of cases by plundering. Tha Polish
revolutionsts are especially active.
There is a veritable reign of terror from
the Vistula to the German frontier AL
most fifty cases of assassination were re-
ported early last night. The Novoe Vremya
today heads its list of murders and other
crimes "St. Bartholomew Night in Po-
land"
The resumption of terroristic activity on
large scale renders the task of the gov
ernment more difficult and darkens the
prospects of the present ministry in accom-
pllshing anything in the direction of an
amelioration of the situation. While for
the moment the campaign of the terrorists
is bound to increase the reVulsOn of the
more conservative public opinion against
the wild excesses of the extremists it is
at the same time certain to force the gov
ernment to redouble the measures of re-
preston. which it Is claimed will in the
end drive public sympathy back to support
almost any means of relief.
Some of the dispatches from Poland as
sert that the outbreak of terrorism is in
retaliation for the wholesale arrests and
repressions of the governor general
Ihe government announces that the new
parliament will not be deprived of the right
TO revise the budget for 1897. The budget
will be submitted to. parliament when it
assemblies in March, and in the meantime
the credits for the first two months will
70 tNrh Of
year, under the authority of the fundamen-
tai law assigning the credits for the pre-
ceding year in of the failure of the
passage of the budget.
Several liberal papers have been permitted
to resume publication either under their old
names or with new franchises.
Many Killed a Warsaw.
WARSAW, August 16.-It is now stated
that during yesterdays massacre thirteen
policemen, four police sergeants seven
gendarmes and four soldiers were killed
and that eight policemen, two sergeants
two gendarmes and six soldiers were
wounded The soldiers, In replying to the
attacks on the police with volleys and
charging the crowd, killed thirteen men
and two women and severely wounded sew
enty persons and slightly injured ninety
five.
During the night shots were heard in diff
ferent parts of the city but the casualties
have not been ascertaned
The Polska Gazeta and Devon Polska or
gans of the Polish nationalists, today pub
hshed strong leading articles denouncing
the state of anarchy which the sociaIists
are producing in Poland. Their object. the
papers declare, is not the attainment of
freedom, but the bringing about of civil
Five Policemen Killed.
PLOCK, Russian Poland, August 16-I.ast
night five policemen were killed and two
were wounded. The assasslns escaped.
Meeting CT Democrats Exempted.
MOSCOW, August l6-While the consti-
tutional democrats were comforting at the
house of Prince Dolgoroukoff today ser
geant of police appeared and ordered them
TO disperse But the representations of
Prince Dolgoroukoff to the prefect of police
that the meeting was of a private nature
the conference was allowed to continue
Ii is the intention of the constitutional
democrats to issue campaign text book
containing articles by NJ Roditcheff, Prof
Paul Milukoff and other leaders.
Scoessel Indictment Story Denied.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 16.-The Of
ficiai Messenger today prints denial of
the recent announcement that the Ropp
commission had returned indictments
against Lieut. Gen. Stoessel, the commander
of the Russian forces at Port Arthur Lieut.
Gen. Frock, who commanded the 4th East
Siberian Division at Port Arthur, and
others.
The Official Messenger says II is the duty
of the commission to present the results of
its investigation upon which the indict-
ments will be based.
The denial is more technical than real as
the conclusions of the commission under
the regulations necessitate indie lments on
the lines published.
Notes.
ST. PETERSBURG, August 16-The holy
synod has declined to yield to the request
OF the minister of justice to allow divorce
cases TO be adjudicated by the civil courts,
except in cases of adultery. The minister
of justice. Mr.. Chtcheglovitoff himself is
the defendant in a suit.
ST. PETERSBURG. August 16-The wife
of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky is seriously
Ill