The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-02
'WORKMEN BOYCOTT
RUSS ELECTIONS | !: !.
Balloting Becomes q Farce at st
P Petersburg by Wage Farmers
Refusing to Vote

st. Petersburg, April 2.-The cleo
tions of workmen within the limits of
st. Petersburg proper were held yester-
day, preceding the elections to the
turn will elect six members to the lower
house of parliament. The balloting of
the workmen, however, was almost a
complete farce, as were the elections a
fortnight ago in the bigger factories
outside the city. The latter s repre-
sentatives will participate in the pro-
vincial convention and the former take
part in the St. Petersburg municipal
convention. s
d OF sixty-seven establishments, the
Workmen of twenty-nine boycotted the
elections, and of the remainder, only the
minority voted. Of those elected, about
one-half were constitutional democrats
and the other half conservatives, or
members Of the t'black hundred as
they are now. popularity termed One
man elected is now i'll prison and an
other declined to accept election for
secution. M. Oushakoif, one Of the del.
egates chosen, is superintendent Of the.
"independenfo Workmen's party.
which, like the famous Zubatoff organi-
zation, is considered to be creature Of
the ministry of the interior.
The delegates of the workmen out.
side the city who had previously been
elected, simply went thru the form Of
selecting candidates for the provincial
arrested since the elections, and only
seventy-two appeared at the meeting
They chose four progressives and -four
conservatives. -..'"
/ Priest Attacked at Altar.
Cronstadt, April 2.-Father John
Sergief, better known as Father John
of Cronstadt, was attacked in the ca.
thedral here Yesterday while descend
ing from the altar to administer the
sacrament. His assailant struck at
him with loaded cane, but the priest
lodged the blow, which smashed the
cup. The man was arrested. The pen.
atty for violation of the sacrament in
Russia is death. g u a.
s Gapon Demands Trial. Z. 4,
ST.. Petersburg, April 2.-Father Ga
pom, in letter to the procurator. saws
he is only living in st. Petersburg by
tolerance and demands to be put or
trial IN order to defend his standing
and legalize his status.
Election at Moscow.
! Moscow, April 2.-In the plebiscite
of constitutional democrats. to deter,
mine on candidates for election to the
lower house of parliament, Professor
M ouromtsef and M. Kokoshine are far
in the lead. Among the less prominent
are Prince Paul Dolgoroukoff, Profes.
sor Manuiloff and Golovin and Tes.
linko. 49,.
| Tolstoi Pamphlet Seized.
! = Moscow, April 2.-The police have
! contiscated a. pamphlet written by
| Count Tolstoi entitled els It Posi-.
ble9' .Et ~-1 ..r.E--. :, ~ :.
Wholesale Courtmart ials. =
Kieff, Russia, April 2.--Four officers
and ll2 soldiers of a sapper battalion
who declined to obey orders in Decem
! Der last to fire on demonstrators are
being tried by courtmartial here.
| Burglars Loot Kieff Churches.
Kieff, Russia, April 2.-BurglarS
broke into three churches last night
They made complete haul Of all the
jewels and dug out the gems from the
| lkons and chalice. Even the gold worl
of the iconostasis and altar and the
bullion from the embroidered vestment:
were taken. $685.
Russian Writer Exiled.
St. Petersburg, April IN. Amen
sky, well-known writer, and M. Orieh
koff, president Of the railroad congress
which ordered the railroad strike las
fall, have been exiled by Archangel b,
administrative order. -