REBELLION IN RUSSIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1591, 1 November 1905, Page 2

REBELLION IN RUSSIA.

TERRIBLE SCENE OF BLOODSHED THE CAPITAL COWED. By; telegraph!, Press Ass’n,. Conyrigbt St. Petersburg, Oct. 30. There have been torriblo scones of bloodshed a’, Odessa. Cossacks and gendarmes, after shooting those manning the bair cadoß, pursued the frenziod mob into houses and garrets. Tbe number of victims is not known, as thejpolioo instantly romovod the bodies. Tho infantry wero considered to be untrustworthy, and were confined to bar-

racks. Tho.loaders of tho reactionary party arc doing their utmost to incite tbo Czar to direct General Trepoll to uao his 108,000 soldiers and 20 machine guns. Count do Witie expressed nmazomont that anyone should desire to mow down people who wore behaving in an orderly manner. Count de Witte’s freodom of tbo press merely permits temporary discussion of tbe duma elections. Exoept tho railway men, the strikers at Kharkoff have resumed work, owing to the Governor withdrawing tho troops and allowing the people to peaoeably bury their dead. A regiment of Grodu Hussars refused to assist tbe polioe in dispersing a railway men’s meeting at Warsaw, wbioh tho Governor had previously sanctioned. Anarohy and bomb-tbrowing aro rampant at Tiflis. A military .train was derailed, and several persons killed. A large number of justices of the peace at St. Petersburg, aud artistes at the Imperial theatres bavo decided to’strike. Doctors’ and chemists hove resumed work at Kieffi At Odessa r they are Actively engaged in ambulance work.* '

} Loudon, Oot. 80.

The Daily Mail deblares that General Trepoff has. completely oowed the capital. SANGUINARY CONFLICTS. MANY. PEOPLE • KILLED. By telegraph, Press Aas'n, Copyright Reoeived 9.50 p.m., Opt. 31. St, Petersburg; Oot 81. Serious confliots are proceeding in many provincial centres, where the strikes are extendieg. Troops wounded many at Riga. They killed 45 aud wounded 90 at Revai. Cossacks stormed the Odessa barricades, hilling 20 and wounding 200. Workmen compelled the closing of Bhops and restaurants, and overturned the tramcars.

OZAR’S MANIFESTO. By tolegraphj, Frts* A'so’n* CopyrJgfr Received 10.17 p.m., Ooi. 31. St. Petersburg, Oot 31.

Tho Czar issued a manifesto late last evening, declaring : “ The troubles and agitations of our capital and dumerous other places fill our heart with great |and painful sorrow. The happiness of the Sovereign is indissolubly bound up with the happiness of the pe tple. The sorrow of the people is the sorrow ofthe Sovereign. The agitations may cause great national disorganisation, and menace tbe integrity ‘and unity of the Empire. Tbe supreme duty imposed on us by our Sovereign mission requires us to efface ourself, with all our reason; and4ll our power; to hasten tbe cessation of troubles so dangerous to the State. Having directed tbe authorities to prevent open disorder aud excesses and toj| protect peaceable subjeots, we have recognised that in order to assure success in general measures of pacifioetion it is indispensable so co-ordinate and unify the powers of tbe central Government.” Received 10.50 p m., Oct. 31.

The manifesto continued : " We therefore direct the Government to abstain from any interference in tho eleotion for the duma. Keeping in view the sinoere desire for the, realisation of, the ukase: of Deoember 25tb‘, 1904, the Government must maintain the duma’s prestige and exhibit confidence in its labour, not resist its decisions. . While not inoonstant to Russia’s historio greatness, one must identify one’s self the idea? >of .the great majority of sooiety,n'ot the eohoes of noisy groups and factions too often unstable. It is espooially important to secure reform of the council of the Empire on an electoral principle. I believe in tbe exeroise of the executive power the following principles should be embodied :

“ First t Straightforwardness and Bin* cerity in the confirmation of civil liberty, and providing guarantee for. its maintenance

“ Secondly: A tendency towards abol tion of exclusive laws.

“ Thirdly: Co-ordination in activity of all organs of Government. “Fourthly: Avoidance of repressive measures in respaot to proceedings which are not openly a menaoo to society or the StoW-'-' ■ 7--.

Fifthly t To. aois manifestly threatening Booiety or the State. " To be based upon law and on moral unity,with treasonable majority of society, confidence mue' : -a plaoed in the political tact of socioty. it is impossible for it to desire anarchy, which, besides the horrors of aivil strife, must dismember tho Empire r.„; •* We therefore direct the Government: —First : To grant the population immutab'e foundations of civio liberty, based on real inviolability of the person, freedom of consoienoe, speech, union and association. ........

“ Secondly: Without deferring the elections to the dams to oall to participation in the duma as far as possible in' view oi the shortness of time before it assembles, those classes now completely deprived of electoral rights, leaving ultimate development to the principle of electoral right iu general to a newly-established legislative order.” " Thirdly: To establish an immutable rule that no law oan come into foroe without the duma’s approval, making possible for elected people to exercise real participation in supervision of the legality of aots of the authorities.

“We appeal to all faithful sons of Russia to remember their duty to the fatherland, and aid in ending the unprecedonted troubles, applying all their, forces to co-operation in restoring the oalm peace of our natal soil.”

REPORTED MURDER OF TWO ADMIRALS.

FOUR WARSHIPS UNDER REBEL FLAG.

By telegraph, Proas Ass’n, Copyright

Received 12.56 a.m., Nov 1. St. Petersburg, Oot 31.

There are persistent reports at Odessa that the crews of four warships murdered Admirals B'rileff and Ohnknin at Oamsun and sailed for Sebastopol under the revolutionary flag.

Warsaw has been completely isolated. Since the crews of the Vistula steamers struck the only communication between Northern Russia and the rest of Europe is via the Great Northern Finland-Sweden oable. The ODly telegraphic communication with Southern Russia is via Odessa and Constantinople.