RUSSIA'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8932, 26 June 1905, Page 3

RUSSIA'S INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

SOME TERRIBLE RIOTING.

COSSACKS ROB THE DEAD

AX ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.

[PftESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received June 26, 8.28 a.m.) ST. PETERSBURG, June 24. mi V i° nimdred and twenty-four were lulled at Lodz, Cossacks robbing the dead of jewels and money. The hospitals are crowded, the wounded lying on the floors.

Shooting and rioting continued on Saturday, the rioters attempting to fire the Government offices. — ~"

A bomb thrown at the Cossack barracks on Saturday, killed 14 and wounded 16. The committee of Ministers are of opinion that although an equitable solution ■should place the Jews on- a legal equality with" the rest of the Russians it was impossible, owing to the certainty, of an outburst of popular- ill-will. They decided to leave the problem to the representative assembly, and the Czar lias approved of this.

Six revolver shots were fired at Smilsky, M. "Bulignine's secretary^ who was mistaken for JJ. Buliguine, near the spot whero JM. de Plehve ' was assassinated. The criminals escaped. • Smilsky, who escaped injury, occupied M. Buligutne's carriage.