TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1845, 28 August 1906, Page 2

TROUBLE IN RUSSIA.

TUB BOMB EXPLOSION

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St. Petersburg, August 26.

A later account stutes that two of thoso concerned in tho attempt on M. Stolypin wero di-guised as gendarmes, to look as if they were escorting a political prisoner. They carried bombs in portfo’ios. A bomb was thrown at a patrol bondzin, in tho govornmout of Protrkofl. Two policeman were blown to pieocß and ten wounded. Soldiers firod in all directions, wounding twonty. Ono of the perpetrators of the bomb outrago survives. All four wore emissaries of tho Social revolutionaries cf Moscow. Their grievance was tho continuance of tbo death penalty. Thirty porsons were killed. Bomo fcogment-i of tho dead lodgod in trees on the roadway, and even in tho rivor. Some of tbo trees in the avenue wore blown down by tho foroe of the explosion.

ANOTHER GENERAL ASSASSINATED.

SHOT BY YODNG WOMAN,

TACIT RECOGNITION OF CIVIL WAR.

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Yesterday General Minn, commander of the Semenoffrky Regiment, who was so conspicuous in suppressing the Moscow insurrection, was assassinated at Peterhof. Last night a p’ot was discovered at Tiflis against tho life cf the Viceroy. Many people, including some officers, have been arrested.

The Czar telegraphed to M. Stolypin : 11 I oannot find words to express my indignation. I hope with all my heart that the health of yarn son and daughter will soon be restored, equally with that of yoar other injured daughter,” who is still alive. London, Augast 27.

Renter’s St. Petersburg correspondent reports that tba feeling hero is rather one of sentimental regret than moral abhorrence at the crime. The public seems to tacitly recognise the existence of civil war, with bayonets and maxims on one side and bombs and revolvers on the other.

The majority of tbo newspapers consider the outrages the outcome of the exelusion of general society from the Government. Many emphasise the impotenoe of the regime of repression, Reoeived 10.11 p.m,, August 27. St. Petersburg, August 27.

General Minn and farady were on the railway platform. A youog lady advanced and shot him in the back with a revolver before his wife was able to saiz9 her hand. Tho assailant, when arrested, pointed to a bomb lying near, telling the police to beware.

FURTHER DETAILS OF BOMB EXPLOSION.

WHOLESALE MURDER THREAT ENED.

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St-. Petersburg, Augast 27,

An avenue of trees led to M. Stolypin’s two storey wooden summer residence. The reception rooms oeoupied the ground floor.

The bomb fell daring a straggle with servants who refused to admit the perpe trators, as the list of visitors had been olosed.

Revolutions! i?s had previously warned M. Stolypin of his intended fate, declaring that owing to the maintenance of the death penally Ministers were only common murderers.

The exp’osion was so terrible that houses on the opposiso side of the river were shaken and the windows broken.

The dead and injured were extricated and laid in a villa iu the ga.-den. Same fragments of deal were wrapped in sheets, curtains, window blinds, aod other avail-, able coverings, An hour elapsed before the ambulance arrived.

A weird search was made by torchlight. Tho dtad included M. Voryoin, Mastsr of Ceremonies ; General Zamiatin, Prince Nakashindge, Captain Fedoreff, and a number of guards and servants. Ths cantral commiitei of the social revolutionaries have drafted a proclamation that hundreds of Government representatives will be killed unless its polioy is altered.