The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-10
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ST, PETERSBURG, Sept. 10--'rae
court martial which tried Zenaide
KonoPlianikovo. the girl member OF
the drying Group" Of the TerroFists
of Penza Province who assassinated
Cen. Min on August 20 at Peterhof,
sentenced her to be hanged. She
maintained her composure and smiled
on hearing the sentence, which Is
subject to confirmation of the
Grand Duke Nicholas Ntcholateyitch.
commander OF the Guards Corps.
The girl, who was represented only
by an army Captain detailed as her
counsel, obstinate1y refused to rise at
the opening of court. and lid SO only
when threatened with the use of force.
She declined to plead, saying that she
regarded the trial as mere comedy.
The trial lasted scarcely an hour. The
only witnesses examined were three
officers Of gendarmes, who were on
the. platform at Peterhof when Gen.
Min was assassinated.
The police at saratof arrested NJ.
Kutamanoff, member Of the late Par
lament, and ordered that he be for
warded by the '"etape" system
is, afoot with military escort, as
exiles TO Siberia were formerly COM
PEELED to travel-to jail at Belgorod.
At the tntercession of the Cadet Com.
mittee, however. he was permitted to
travel by railroad.
Letters have been received at Sara
tor describing the priyatfons OF a
party of 200 teachers. railroad men,
aud archaeological scholars exiled to
Irkutsk. They say less than dollar
a month Is allowed to each of them
for living expenses, which, with the
most stringent economy amount to
SIS, and assert that the clothing of the
exiles is in rags, their shoes are de-
stroyed, and they are famIshing.
at Kertch Saturday bomb was ex-
ploded in the garrett of the principal
synagogue, killing two sons of the
watchman of the edifce. Investiga-
ton revealed two other bombs, tools
for manufacturing bombs, and many
revolvers and cartridges in the build
ing. The synagogueis now surround
ed by troops.
Engineer Feodoroff, director of a
department of the Great Baltic Works
here, was attacked tonight by, work
men and SO badly beaten that he died
a few hours later. The Baltic Works
are a nest Of Revolutionists. and Eco
doroff was hated on account of his re-
fusaI to countenancestheir. propasan-
da.
The growing indulgence in spirits
on the part of the Russian peasants
despite the present famine and dis
tress. is shown by report of the Min
fstry of Finance on the receipts from
the vodka monopoly, which for the
past seven months were 1888, ESQ., 900,
an Increase of $25, 100000 over the cor
responding period in 1905. This is
an important ia :tor in the financial
condition Of the government, as the
receipts are 100000 greater than
was calculated in the budget estt-
mates.
A number of provincial governors
have issued proclamations to the
peasants concerning the use of spfr-
its, and warning them that excuses
for the non.payment of taxes will not
be accepted in view of this Icondi-
ton.
An important organization has en-
tered the political field. 1t is called
the Pau.Russian Trade and Industry
Association, and its statutes have just
been approved by the Emperor. TIE
associa tIon, which is headed by NJ.
Nobel, the petroleum millionaire, in
cludes in It's membership representa-
tives OF all the great Industrial and
commercial enterprises in Russia, and
is designed to bring weight to bear
on political questions.