Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-07-20
JEWISH MASSACRE FEARED
THREATS TO DESTROY RUSSIA'S
GREATEST HOLY PICTURE
BREED TROUBLE.
BRITISH ARE. SMUGGLING.
Two Vessels Reported to Have Been Cap
tured Off Finland Coast with
Cargoes of Ammunition.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 14.-Scri-
Gus disturbances We're practically certain
today, when the Kassan ikon Russia 5
greatest holy picture. reputed to be
worth S5,000.OOO. arrives at Nikolaieff
Threats have been made to destroy it.
Ii this is attempted the Jews will be
masSacred not only there, but through
out the empire.
There has been Wholesale exodus of
panicky Jews. Thousands of troops are
on duty.
British Smuggling for Reds.
According to press reports, Russian
cruiser has captured i'll the Gulf of Fin
land two British steamers that We're
smuggling ammunition TO Russian reyo-
lutioniSts.
Their cargoes. which were shipped to
Mcneil. consisted of 10000 cartridges
and quantity Of dynamite.
Six Russian warships are watching
for the steamship Peter, which sailed
for Finland from Meme! two days ago
with a cargo of arms
During maneuvers in the Baltic sea a
Russian torpedo boat struck Il mine and
was sunk off Bjorko Thursday night.
The boat was demolished, but the crew
was saved.
Shipoff Declines Premiership.
Emperor Nicholas. it is said, has of
fered the premiership to Dmitri Shipotf,
but the latter refused the post on the
ground Ihat he is not Il member OF the
majority party in Parliament.
1ne Liberals are jubilant at the post
pOnement of the visit OF the British
channel fleet to Russian waters, which
they regard as being open recognition of
l, fDa+ tl,,+ IN, hot In
countries is hostile to such an official
exchange of courtesies while the people
and government of Russia are at war.
1t was realized on all sides, says q
London dispatch, that a misinterpreta-
ton had been placed on the proposed
visit by certain factions in Russia,
which might have led to offensive hap
penihgs of a nature to harm future An
glo-RuSSan relations. No body in Eng
land, therefore, regrets that the aWk-
ward corner has been turned.
High Officials in Plot.
The revolutionary newspaper Misla to-
day says that the commission Investigate
ing the conspiracy among the guard Of
ticers has discovered that number of
high officials, including Prof. Nicholsky
and NJ. Won Plehve, a son of the late
minister of the interior, were implicated.
NJ. Bratroff, a former government con-
troller's employee, says he will reveal as
founding corruption and millions i'll
thefts among Russian officers i'll Man
churia.
Emperor Nicholas yesterday pleaded
for closer relations between officers and
privates. He was addressing graduates
Of an artillery school.
Murder an Executioner.
Philipieff the government executioner,
has been murdered i'll the prison at Pc
trovsk by several Daghestans. For years
Philipieff had Travelled through the coun-
try in the guise of a beggar, having been
condemned to death for numbering his
on condition that he perform the odious
task of government execurioner.
PepuS. the Spiritualist, who, accord
ing to gossip, obtained almost as much
influence at Peterhof as the famous Phil
lppe, the French charlatan, who had
such an asceudancy over Emperor Mich
olas four years ago, is reported to be
seriously i'll.
More Bloodshed i'll Country.
Dragoons today attacked a band of
peasants who had taken possession of the
estate of NJ. Eyrienoff 1T lula, and
killed two, wounded a dozen and dis
persad tire band
AT TcherkasSy, a squadron of cavalry
was beaten here today in an attempt to
dispense a meeting of 1000 peasants and
other factory employees. An officer and
three soldiers We're killed.
At Sosmitsa band of revolutionists
today attacked the municipal building
here, cut off the head of the guard and
escaped with the city's funds.
Generals Wife Is Shot.
WARSAW. July 14-An attempt was
made Friday to assassinate Gen.
Schweikowsky, a member OF the mill
.tary tribunal. The general escaped
without hurt, but his wife was wounded
by two bullets.