The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-01
MANY ARRESTS
MADE IN RUSSIA
The Cars Police Force is
Filling the Prisons With
RevoIutioniSts-
TIPPED BY A TRAITOR.
NICHOLAS is BENDING EVERY EN-
ERGY AT HIS COMMAND TO
KEEP HIS CROWN ON STRAIGHT
AT THE PRESENT TIME.
TIPPED BY A TRAITOR
Publishers Press.l

Ut. petersburg, Ice. 31.-ActinS on
Information furnished by a traitor, the
police during the last few days cap
tured more than 100 leaders and mem
bers of the ST. Petersburg military or
ganization of the Social Democrats.
who were conducting propa ganda in
the army and navy. Among those TAX
en- into custody was the editor of a
secretly published paper entitled 1.-The
Barracks" % soldiers and several
women. The police also arrested
members of an important group of ter
roristic social revolutionists and cap
tured, according to the report, list
OF 81 high officials who had been sen
fenced to death. Finally. it is assert
ed that the police accidentally obtain
ed information which frustrated plot
to blow up q number of persons at a
conference to be held in the near
future.
Recent arrests of members of the
military organization which was re-
sponsible for the Sveaborg and Kron-
stadt outbreaks and mutinies on board
warships of the Baltic squadron in
August are reported from various
places in the interior, notably at Mos
COW, to which city the central commit
tee was transferred. after the police
twice broke up the headquarters at
Wilma. Six officers, including Colonel
Klopoff. who distinguished themselves
In their respective services, were cap
fured while holding a conference at
Moscow. Lieutenant Emil Janoff, who
was executed at Sveaborg fortress in
August for participation in the mu-
tiny, was a member of this organiza-
ton. The propaganda in the army and
navy Is the chief work of the so-called
majority faction of the Social Demo
Gratis which, after the civilian insur-
rections last winter were crushed by
military force, decided that the gov
eminent could be overthrown only by
subverting the army. The minority
faction, now numerically stronger
than the majority faction, has fore
sworn violence and adopted resolu-
tions in favor of purely political ac-
tivity, as in Germany. The two fac
lions are virtually independent.
Kiev, Russia, Dec. 31.-The local
committee of Social Democrats, con-
sisting of 40 men, was arrested.
Gallery Dead.
New Orleans, Dec. 81. - Former
United States Senator Donelson L.
Caffery died here. His body will be
taken to his home in Wranklin, La.
Senator Caffery's career was identi-
fed with some of the great movements
of the south. both business and polit- |
ical, and during the civil war he earn |
ed reputation for daring. He first |
came into political prominence as one
of the trainers of the constitution OF /
this state. In 1892 he was appointed |
to the United States senate and was
later elected by the Louisiana legisla-
ture. His nomination for the vice
presidency by the gold Democrats in
1900 was the last event of Importance
in his political career.
Taste Of Lower Fare.
Cleveland, o., Dec. 31.-The Cleve-
land Electric railway began Monday
The sale of seven tickets for quarter
and universal transfers on all of its
lines. This is temporary arrange
ment to give the people taste of
lower fare. The company hopes by
his means the people will demand
hat the council settle the street rail-
road question by accepting the com
pany's offer and granting the fran
,hises wanted The company does not
say how long 1t will continue the sale
II the low fa-c tickets.