THE RUSSIAN REVOLT.

Evening Star, Issue 12674, 30 November 1905, Page 6

THE RUSSIAN REVOLT.

Proas Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. THE SEBASTOPOL MUTINY. DRAWING TO A HEAD. A BATTLE EXPECTED. ST. PETERSBURG, November 29. General Neplineff has been appointed i Commander-in-Chief at Sebastopol. He ' attacks tho mutineers to-day, unless they ; surrender. j Tlie mutineers hold all except two forts ! and the best part of the squadron, which refused to put to sea. A FRESH DANGER. ST. PETERSBURG. November 29. (Received November 30, at 7.43 a.m.) Lieutenant Schmidt, who was recently cashicrod owing to his revolutionary sympathies, commands the cruiser Otehakoff. j It is feared in St. Petersburg that in i the event of a conflict tho Government : troops will be beaten. j A LIEUTENANT'S WARNING. I ST. PETERSBURG, November 29. I (Received November 30, at 8.29 a.m.) | Lieutenant Schmidt has ' threatened to j bombard Sebastopol if the sailors now im- '. prisoned are court-martialled. ! TnE FAR FAST MUTINY'. VLARIVOSTOCK UNEASY. UNREST AM) PANIC EVERYWHERE. I ST. PETERSBURG, November 29._ I A spirited revolt pervades the army i from Vladivcstock to (ho European fron- , tier. Tho troops in Russian Turkestan express a determination, to espouse the ■ people's cause, and disaffection is rife in the garrison at Kais. The troops in St. i Petersburg demanded changes involving a complete reniodcllinrr of the conditions of service. The Manehuriui troops declare that it is impossible to exist on the peace pay and rations. (Received November 30, at 7.43 a.m.) The ■ Novoe Krai' (Vladivostock) alone rc]>orts that the revolt is collapsing. Other papers state that the battleships Tri Sviatitelia and Rotisluv liad joined the mutineers. General Linicvitch expelled 160 agitators from the army. j FREE MEN AND PRISONERS. ST. PETERSBURG. November 29. I ißeceived November 30, at 8.44 a.m.) I The recent assailalds of tho ollicers at ! Vladivostock were formerly soldiers at > i'ort Arthur. Thev cnmplained that they were herded with greater restraint than when they were prisoners of Japan. j THE PEASANTS' REVOLT. I GROWING IN AREA. j ST. PETERSBURG, November 29. I Tiie peasants' revolt is extending in the | Baltic Provinces and Southern Russia. A ' number of farming unions are raising th» cry of land and corn, and threaten to take land by force, cease paying taxes, and exterminate all the rural authorities. THE STRIKES CONTINUE. THE MONEY"MARKET. ST. PEIERSBi'IIG, November 29. The University at Odessa has been closed in order to prevent the o.'lieers and soldiers holding revolutionary meetings. | (Received November 30. at 7.43 a.m.) I The post and telegmph employees at ! Moscow have struck. i The St. Petersburg Bourse is terribly ! shaken over the events at Sebastopol and ! the recrudescence of thp labor crisis. Four i per cents, dropped to 84. j I 130.000 MEN IDLE. : ST. PETERSBURG, November 29. ' (Received November 30. at 3.44 a.m.) j General Gv.rnovo has ordered the arrest ' of tho organisers of the telegraphists' ron- ! gross. The strike is general only in St. Peters--1 burg- ] Messages received via Finland state that ! 130.000 workmen are idle in St. Peters- ; burg and Moscow. , A STRANG!': PETITION. ' 'THE MINTSTER'S AN SAVER. | RUSSLA AITy HOM'::. j \ ST. PETERSBURG, November 29. ! (Ilci-Mved Ncv<mber 30, at 7.43 a.m.) i A group of Caucasian citizens begged j Count Witti- not to grjnt antononiy to j Finland, Poland. Caucasia, and Transean- j casia without reference lo the Duma, since, j the majority oi Russians were oppvscd So < j such autoiinmv. j ! Count Wiiti? if.plied that ti..-. ciiizens (?) ] j would nevoc submit to the l'?jr any mea- ! sure tending to produce the separation of , tho outlying countries. It would be an act ! of lunacy to take a lusty dcision which would result in the dismemberment of territory won by Russian blood. Tho initiative must only proceed from the Duma, Since the C; ar wished all his subjects to enjoy a peaceful and tranquil life, the oovermoent were bound to respect ami main- 1 tain the national characteristics of all sec- j tions, so that all would find themselves at I home in Russia. FATHER GAPON AS AUTHOR. niS ARREST ORDERED. BUT AGAIN ESCAPES. ST. PETERSBURG, November 29. (Received November 30. fit 8.29 a.m.) Father Gapon has publish -d an autobiography wherein he unveils the condition of , modern Russia. I His arrest was ordered, but friends en- I ailed him again to escape from tho country. ! IN THE HANDS OF RUSSLA. j HOW A BRITLSIiTcAPTAIN FARED, j LONDON, November 29. I (Received November 30, at 8.44 a.m.) j It has been ascertained that tho Russian cruiser Lena last year captured the scaling schooner Diana, imprisoning the crew in I Siberia. Captain Thompson was manacled j with chains on the legs and body. j WHOLESALE ARRESTS. ! THE ARMY REFUSE TO OBEY. j ST. PETERSBURG, November 29. i (Received November 30, at 10.20 a.m.) | Two hundred and thirty soldiers belong- ] ing to the school of electricity in this city were arrested for demanding better treatment. LONDON, November 29. Renters agency repoits that two guards regiments in St. Perersbnrg refused to arrest any of their comrades. NEW SOUTH WALES MASSACRE FUND. SYDNEY. November 30. j (Received November 30, at 9.43 a.m.) The Russian Jews' Relief Committee have remitted a second sum of £I,OOO to tho London fund PRF.VBNT DESPONDENCY. Chamberlain-; Stomach and L.ver Tablets will brace up the .nerves, h a msb. sick headache, prevent despondency, and invigorate the whole system. Much easier to take than pUls^-LAclrt.l