RUSSIA.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8222, 28 August 1906, Page 5

RUSSIA.

THE BOMB OUTRAGE. PERPEBTATORS DISGUISED As GENDARMES. Received August 27, 8.82 a.m. ST. PETERSBURG, August 27. A later account of the bomb outrage at Apothecary Island states that two of those concerned in the attempt made on the life of M. Stolypin were disguised as gendarmes to look as if they were escorting a political prisoner. Bombs were carried in the men's portfolios. THIRTY PEOPLE KILLED. Received August' 27, 12.45 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, August 26. • One of the perpetrators of the bomb outrage at Apothecary Island Burvivea. All four were the emisaries of the Soolal Revolutiouaries in Moscow. Their grievance was the continuance of the death penalty. Thirty people were killed by the explosion. Some of the fragments of the dead lodged in the trees in the roadway and even in the river. One or two of the trees in the avenue were blown down by the foroe of the explosion. __________ HOW THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. M. STOLYPIN PREVIOUSLY WARNED. THE SOCIAL REVOLUTIONARIES THREAT. HUNDREDS OP OFFIOALS TO BE KILLED. Reoeived August 27, 10.30 p.m. ~ ST. PETERSBURG, August 27. An avenue of trees led to M. Stolypin's residence, a two-storeyed wooden bnilding, where ho resided during the summer. The reception rooms occupied the ground floor. The bomb fell during a struggle J between the perpetrators of the outrage and a servant, Who refused to admit them, as the list of viaieors < closed. I The revolutionaries had previously , warned M. Stolypin of his intended I fate, -declaring that owing to the maintenance of the death penalty Ministers were only common murderers. The explosion was eo terrible that houses on the opposite side of the ' river were shaken and a window broken. The dead and injured were extricated from the rains, and laid iu the villa garden. Some fragments of the dead were wrapped in sheets, curtains, window blinda and . other available oovering. Ah hour elapsed before the ambulanoe arrived. A weird search was made by torchlight for the dead. The killed included M. Varonin, Master of Ceremonies, General Zamiatin, Prince Nakashindge, Captain Federoff, and a number of guards ana seivants. The central committee of the social revolutionaries has drafted a I proclamation, which that hundreds of Government representatives will be killed unless the policy / of the Government is altered. BAYONET? AND MAXIMS AGAINST BOMBS AND REVOLVERS. , Received August 27, 9.10 p.m. LONDON, August 27. Reuter's St. Petersburg correspondent reports that the feeling in St. Petersburg is rather one of sentimental regret than moral abhorrence at the crime. The pablic, adds the correspondent, seems to recognise the existence of a oivil war—bayonets and Maxims on one side and bombs and revolvers on th° other.

THE CZAR'S MESSAGE. Received August 27, 9.10 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, August 27. The Czar has telegraphed to M. Stolypin as follows.—"I cannot find words to express my indignation at the outrage. I hope with all my heart that the health of your son and daughter will soon be restored, and equally that your other injured daughter is still alive. POLICEMEN BLOWN TO PIECES. . Received August 27, 8.28 a.m. BR PETERSBURG, August 26. A bomb was thrown at a patrol in Bendzin, in the Government of Piotrkof (Finland), two policemen being blown to pieoes. leu others were wounded. The soldiers fired in all directions, wounding twenty people.

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A GENERAL ASSASSINATED. Reoeived August 27, 9.10 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG August 27. General Minn, commander of the Semenoffsky Regiment, who was so oouepicuous iu suppressing the Moscow insurrection, was assassinated at Peterhof last nigqt. SHOT BY A YOUNG LADY. Reoeived August 27, 10.11 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, August 27. General Minn [and his family were on the railway platform, when a young lady advanced and shot him in the back with a revolver before his wife was able to seize her hand. The woman when arrested pointed to a tomb lying near, telling the police to beware. LIFE CP VICEROY OP TIPLIS THREATENED. MANY ARRESTS MADE. Reoeived August 27, 9.10 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG, August 27. A plot has been discovered at Tiflia against the life of the Viceroy. Many persons, inoluding some officers, have teen arrested. THE SMOULOERENG EMBERS OF REVOLT. THE KRONSIADT MUTINY. HOW THE PLANS MISCARRIED. (Per Mail Stealer at Auckland.) ST. PETERSBURG, August 3. Although the mutinies atSveaborg have been ended, and one at Kronstadt haa been practically pot down, the outlqok is fitill black. The revolutionists, whose hands were suddenly forced by the premature rising at Sveaborg, apparently are undaunted at these initial reverse', and intend to persist in their programme of calling a general strike. One of the leaders of the revolutionists, with whom a correspondent spoke last night, boasted that the"woid had gone forth that the Are of revolt would spread to the corners of the Empire. His closing words to the correspondent were: "Now, watch Reval, Riga, and Libau." When the firing began at Kronstadt on Wednesday night, there ensued a wild panic in the Imperial palace at Peterhof, where the palace lies under the guns of the fortress. All the preparations had been made in advanoe tu flee to Tsarskoe Selo, hut a report was afloat yesterday afternoon that the Emperor and bis family actually fled in the middle of the night. This, however, was denied later. Martial law was proclaimed at Kronstadt during the day, and all day long reinforcements were landing there from the mainland. There were about 2,000 mutinous sailors barricaded in their barraoks, which was surrounded by troops. The correspondent of the Associated Press made a tour of the city, and penetrated tu the bridge connecting with"Fort Constantino. While pass- , ing the arsenal at 4 o'olock in the afternoon, the correspondent heard a ragged volley, whioh he subsequently learned had cut short the lives'of six'prisoners, who had been senten3ed to death by a drumhead court-martial, whioh began sitting at llo'olookinthe morning. It was declared that 300 sailors who had surrendered during the night had been shot earlier in the day, but it was imposaible to obtain absolute confirmation of this statement. From eye-witnesHes on both sides, the correspondent learned that, in addition to the officers previously mentioned, the losses on the side of the loyal men were six soldiers and two sailors killed, and about twenty of both sides wounded. The losses on the side of the mutineers could nob be obtained, but they were not heavy. Mmo. Jaoobi, sister of Colonel Alebandroff, who threw herself between her brother and some sailors when the latter swarmed into their house at the beginning of tho outbreak, waa- brutally r stabbod to death. The utmost ferooity waa displayed by both sides. One of the workmen killed cried to the patrol: "Don't fire on these people"; bul the officer in command turned coldly away and gave orders to 6hool them down. The accounts of the Kronstad trouble have been largely incorrect.

The pian of the uprising was oouceived'by a revolutionary military committee. While it was executed to the letter, it failed because the ' information of the situatiou at Fort Constantine and the arsenal was faulty. When the signal waa given at 11 o'clook at fnight the sailors, sappers, and pioneers left their barracks, and divided into ' three groups. The mission of the | first and smallest group wrs to take possession ol the arsenal; the third was to seize the fortress. The horrible task of the first group vwn accomplished hurriedly, and it then joined the second group, which was already on the bridge leading to Fort Constantine. The sentinels on Port Constantine offered no resistance, and the artillery remained neutral and submitted to inmrisonments in casements. It was at this time that the aaprers and pioneers, who comprised two groups, found themselves 'checkmated. The batteries of the fort were arranged in two tiers. The guns ou the lower tier can be swung on an arc of 45 degrees, and command only the sea; while those of the upper tier are ou pivots, and oan be direoted in any direction. The magazines containing a fall supply of shells for 'the lower tier of guns had in it only two shells for the guns of the uoper tier. When the storming party later brought up the field and machine guns, the mutineers were without the possibility of using artillery and were compelled

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to surrender their flag, inscribed with words "Laud and Liberty,' which they hoisted on entering the fort. About 100 of the mutineers, inoluding all the revolutionary civilians, esoaped in a steamer, which was lyinK off the port. To the sailors, who were practically unarmed—their carbines having been taken from the racks in their barracks by order of the commandant the day before—fell the task of capturing the arsenal. This proved easy, but to their amazement the men found It practically empty. With the exception of a few old-style guns there was neither artillery nor ammunition to be found. The sailors then made an unsuccessful attempt to release their comrades of the seventh equippage. Then, after a hasty consultation, they decided to return to their barracks and barricade themselves in. In the meantime the loyal troops were closing in, and several skirmishes ha£ occurred. The sailors had only automatic revolvers supplied by revolutionaries. During these encounters mcst of the casualties occurred. Once the sailors were inside the barracks, the loyal soldiers surrounded the buildings, but it was deoided that it would be preferable to starve them o c it than to compel men of one arm of the service to Are upon their comrades of another arm. About 300 sailors who became neparated from the main body on the return maroh to the barracks were out off and captured. .As far as can be ascertained, everything was practically over at 4 o'olock in the morning. The steamer <on which the mutineers took refuge was not captured.