The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-17
BLACK HUNDRED
MENACES COUNCIL
Russian Oonspirators Threaten
the Men Who Abolished the
Death Penalty.

Ss. Petersburg, March 1.-THE mem
bers of the council of the empire who
voted for. the abolition of the death
penalty have received threatening let
ters from the Black Hundred. - g..
Formal regulations have been pro.
mulgated, prohibiting. the purchase OF
sales of explosives under the penalty OF
Eve years, and if it is proved that the
explosives were intended for revolu-
tionary purposes the penalty is fifteen
years at hard labor. ..~-.
witte's Move Blocked.
There is already evidence that only
check and not defeat has been ad-
ministered to the reactionists who are
conducting the antisemitic agitation.
Premier Witte, after he had forced a
! decision Of the cabinet to suppress the
agitation, knowing the audacity Of his
opponents, took the precaution pr1-
vately to ask the Jewish leaders to mott
fy him instantly whenever the Jewish
inhabitants Of any locality were threat
ened, in order to place him in posi-
tion to insist that measures be taken
to protect them. The Jewish leaders,
however, now charge that the reaction
ary clique, with the: connivance of SYM
pathetic local governor generals, +, are
boldly arranging to block such warn:
ings. The leaders claim to have proof
that orders have been given at severa!
places, specifically citing Vitebsk, West
Russia, not to transmit messages to the
premier warning him of the tmminence
of the trouble. It is further charged
but proof is lacking. that this was done
with the knowledge Of Interior Minis
ter Durnovo.
Count Not Removed.
/ It has, been established that Count
Podgorichanie, chief Of the gen
aarmerie of Gomel, West Russia, wht
armed a mob there, while ostentatious
1y dismissed by Minister: @Durnovo, III
reality was only transferred to a bet
ter post at Yalta, Crimea.
In spite of the official denial Of th'
shooting Of undesirable refugees sen
back to Russia from England, private
information has been obtained tending
partially to support the charge. =,
Many Of the refugees were sent t.
Baltic ports, where the authorities ar
:: showing no mercy. to revolutionists de
spite the emperor's instructions to dis
play greater leniency. When the re
.fugees disembarked, having fled from
Russia without revised passports the,
were regarded as suspects and some o
them were given short shrift.
a The evidence taken in the cours
% OF Lne 1nVeSL1gaC1On 1nCO lne SuITenue
of Port Arthur by Lieutenant Geners
stoessel, which will probably drag o
for six weeks longer, will heavily dan
age the reputation Of Stoessel, who
now demanding that General Nogi an
other Japanese commanders be sun
noned as witnesses to testify to th
heroic character of the defense.
..,.. Fast Military Train.
I: Kieff, Russia, March little trial
here Of a military train armed with ms
chine guns and quick-frers and intent
ed for use in punitive expeditions al
said to have developed q speed Of 1C
miles an hour: .-,,-s. ..-.....>.3
Humane Captain Sentenced.
Moscow, March 17-Captain Shan
ansky, who. refused to order his cor
pany to fire on the people during tt
riots here last autumn, has been Sc
fenced by a courtmartial to be di
missed from the service and to be co
fined for eighteen months in a fortres