TROUBLES IH RUSSIA

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1631, 20 December 1905, Page 2

TROUBLES IH RUSSIA

BOASTING TARTARS ALIVE. By'telegraph, Press Acs'n, Copyright London, Dro 19.: Tboro aro indications that tho condition of tho Bltic provincos is far worse than Bcmi-officlal Russian nows implies. An unaucooEsful attempt was made on Saturday to wrock a train outsido St. Petersburg, convoying 12 million pounds starling for payment of intjrost abroad. Eight thousand troops, with 20 maehino guns, aro stationed at tho St Petor and Paul fortress, St Petersburg, fearing an nttompt to roloaso 200 prominont revolutionary prisono’s. Martial law has bcou proclaimed in most of the Baltic provinces. A man loitering with a bomb in his possession near the house of Count Durnovo, Minister of tho Interior, was arrosted. Avmooians at Tiflia set fire to 800 Tur tar houses, and tried to prevent tbo residents leaving. Fifty-seven perishod. GENERAL STRIKE BEGINS TO-DAY

Bg telegraph, Preso Ass'n, Copyrigh Received 9.84 p.m , Dec 20. St. Petersburg, Dec. 20.

Moscow labor leaders and workmen of oil districts and St. Po orsburg assenting, a general political strike begins at noon to morrow. Tho Union of Unions in a proclamation recapitulates tbo arris's made and tho suspension of progressive newspapors. The Government had promulgated a series of laws destroying the basis of civil liberty and tbicalon3 the rights the people had obtained after a ioug struggle, and they embodied tho Czar’s manifesto. All ci'izens aro urged to support tho Council of Workmen’s Delegates in the struggle with tho Government. A ukaso issued grants bettor food end increased pay to troopß. Orders have been issued for blankets, towels, and soap.

OVERTHROW OF ADTHORITY.

TROOPS ON THE DEFENSIVE,

By iilegraphjß Press Asa'n t Copyright

Received 11.8 p.m , Dec. 20. St. Petersburg, Doc. 20, A detachment of Cossacks oidered to Tamboff Kurso mutinied.

The Novoe Vremya's Mitau correspondent says that Government authority in all country districts in Courland has been overthrown. Troops in tbo smaller towns have concentrated at Mitau and Libau, and are on the defensive. A company of infantry and a squadron of dragoons were caught in wire entanglements at Sukkiam. Durrng the night they were attacked from windows and roofs, and lost thirty men. Tho crowd gouged out tho eye 3 and severed tho ears aud hands of tbo dead.

The leaders of the post and teleg aph strike at Warsaw have been arrested.

Paper money is being refused on the Warsaw market. Gold is rapidly disappearing. General Trepoff is at Moscow supervising the measures of repression. A sensation has been caused at St. Petersbuig through Alexander Stakhovitcb, a zemstvoist, in a two-column letter accusing Count Durnovo of using his official position to extort money from army contractors.