TROUBLES IN RUSSIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1614, 29 November 1905, Page 2

TROUBLES IN RUSSIA.

By telegraph, Fresa Aaa'n, Copyright St. Petersburg, Nov. 27. The Council of Ministers propose to grant fifteen million roubles to ameliorate the lot of the railway men. Late privato telegrams stato that the Brest regiment has returned, and is ontronohed in its barracks, Tho generals oaptured have been released. The warships in the harbor refused to answer the signals of the mutineers. The Russian Peasants’ Congress closed after a resolution in favor of civil and political equality and nationalisation of tho land by a constituent assembly. They recommend tho boycotting £of the local authorities and Stato brandy shopß, also taxes on landed proprietors. Only 125 delegates attended from all parts of Russia, a quarter of those present being teaohefs .and agitators. A vast majority of the delegates favoied peaceful methods. Sixty Tolsioists were present at the congress. Count do Witte appealed to Relrunkevitch, the recognised leader of tho zemstvo majority, to urge the congress to display moderation.

Tho mutineers at Sevastopol dominate the situation. It is reported the bulk of the Black Sea fleet are in active sympathy with them. The commander of the Kief district refused to aot against the strikers. The officers of four regiments have written to the Buss denouncing the employment of the infantry in police duties. A nine bourn’ day has been granted several factories at Moscow, and many others have closed. Russian soldiers who have landed at Vladivostok from Japan are exasperated because they arc not repatriated immediately. /They quarrelled with the officers and attacked the latters’ elub. Three officers were killed, and several wounded. Copenhagen, Nov. 27. The polloo confiscated aboard the Danish steamer Aroturus, bound for Finland, a largo number of revolvers and cartridges, shipped by Danes. , .

INCITING TO REBELLION.

By telegraph, Press Aas’n,. Copyright

Received 10.1 p.m,, Nov. 28. "■ St. Petersburg, Nov 28.

‘ The Oounoil of Workmen’s delegatee at St. Petersburg telegraphed congratulation; to the Sevastopol mutineers, expressing a hope that the whole army will follow the example; then the poletariat and army will put an end to the remnants of autocraoy, raising oh its ruins a free, demooratio State. The Counoil threaten a general strike unless Government re-open the factories and reinstate all handß.

Received 10.1 p.m., Nov. 28. London, Nov. 28,

Reuter’s St. Petersburg 'correspondent reports that 38 factories, employing 76,000, have directed workmen to oease work.

Reoeived 10.22 p.m., Nov. 28. St. Petersburg, Nov. 28.

The Zemstvo Congress unanimously demanded suppression of the anti-Jewish outbreaks, aud insisted that Jews were entitled to equal rights with others. The president and organisers; of the Peasants’ Congress have been arrested under Partial law.

London, Nov. 28.

The Times says that the suppression of the congress is a fatal blunder, since the peasants were the last hope of the autocracy.

Reoeived 11.13 p.m., Nov. 28, * ■ St, Petersburg, Nov 28. Private telegrams state that the mutiusers are complete masters of the situation at Sevastopol. The authorities are afraid to use foroe unless reinforced sufficiently to invest the town.

Since the railway men and laborers revolted, it is impossible to bring troops by train. Sailors make twenty demands for betterment of their lot. They preserve perfeet order, Reoeived 11.25 p.m., Nov. 28. There are persistent rumors ourreni tha; Grand Duke Nioholaß Nioolaievitch will be appointed regent in view of the Czar’s intention to go abroad. Admiral Chukhnin telegraphed General Kaulbars late last night that the mutineers had quitted the Kniaz Potemkin. Several officers were killed. The situation is very serious. ‘ Sailors and the Brest regiment are entrenched in Lazareff barraoks with some guns, and he intended to attack when freßh troops arrived, thongh he feared that the artillerymen would mutiny.