New-York tribune., 1906-07-05
THE SPREAD OF REVOLT.
ALL RUSSIA IN TUMULT.
More Mutinies IN the Caucasus
Peasants attack Troops.

St. Petersburg. July 4.-The military situation
in the Caucasus is exceedingly grave. Disaffec-
ton has appeared among practically all the
troops, including Cossacks. Two battalions of
infantry and four machine guns have been sent
from Tiflis to Bstoum to aid in suppressing the
mutiny there. Murder. robbery and general law
Iesseness are increasing through the mountains.
Thirty-ive newspapers have been suppressed in
Transcaucasia in the last five months.
Two battalions OF the Kura regiment who are
thought to be reliable. have been introduced into
the Tifiis garrison in the hope of overawing the
mutinous troops.
The agrarian movement in several sections
has resulted in conflicts between landowning
peasants and peasants who hold no lands.
The estates of Prince Obolensky and five other
great landed proprietors in the province of Sar
atoff are reported to be in flames and the rural
guards are said to have been worsted in an en-
counter with The peasants
The details of the piIaging of the Sheremetief
estate in the province of Voronezh are more
serious than at first reported. After sacking the
estate the peasants destroyed the railroad police
stations and other government buildings and
beat fifty seven rural guards almost to death.
Artillery and infantry have been se,it
The prefect of police OF the city of Kuirili,
Georgia, has been slightly wounded by bomb
Prince Shervashidze and soldier with the pre-
feet fired their revolvers. killing two spectators
The bomb thrower escaped
Several political prisoners confined at KovnO
obtained arms and to-day attacked and disarmed
the prison warders and liberated all the prison
ers. including several dreaded terrorists WHO
escaped wearing their fetters. The terrorists
were found in the outskirts of the city. OF the
other fugitives there are no traces.
A detachment of Cossachs that had been sent
to make retaliations for attacks by striking
peasants on rural guards and for the wOunding
of the cOmmandant met desperate resistance
at the village of Uman. near Kieff. The church
bells rang and the peasants took the offensive.
The Cossacks fired several voleys killing and
wounding many of the peasants
Five persons have been condemned to death at
Niitau for armed revolt and firing at patrols
At a session of the Constitutional Democratic
executive and parliamentary committees to-day
to determine the tactics of members of that party
in the Council of the Empire it was decided that
they might take part in caucuses of the Cen
trists but that they must preserve their party i'll
dividuality and move a preamble and resolution
declaring lack OF confidence in the ministry sep
arate from that which the Centrlsts plan
ming TO introduce This decision is taken as an
indication that the Constitutional Democrats
are inclined to recognize the legislative status
80 the Council of the Empire and not to de-
ms
the lower house is favorably received in the
upper,
It is announced that the parliamentary com
mission appointed to examine the question OF
famine relief at a meeting to-day decided TO
Grant an immediate credit of S1,JOOoOO to the
Minister of Finance, who. with the Minister OF
tbe Interior. attended the sitting The proposed
credit will be covered by an issue of per cent
state rentes NM. Roditcheff, Jolios and Kova-
leskv. the members Of the commission said they
considered that loan would not be necessary.
and expressed the opinion that the credit could
he provided through budget economies. espe-
cialIv as the government had announced that
the budget for the first four months OF the cur
rent wear would show surplus of $2S.OOOoOO
Alexis souvOrn. Editor of the Russ" who
ON January 20 was sent TO prison for having
pnblshed the workmen's manifesto issued in De-
cember OF last year will be liberated tomorrow.
Emperor Nicholas having pardoned him at the
reouest Of the Minister of Justice.
The ministerial situation is unchanged