Russia.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5421, 31 July 1906, Page 1

Russia.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 20. j Revolutionaries stubbed l» death Colonel Stlamtofl' in u street at Watsaw. A Cossack regiment at St. Petersburg on Saturday refused to receive ball cartridges when told that it was required to repress possible disorder. Count Heyden, Prince Lvoff, and a few other Conservative reformers, otherwise termed Oeloborists, are form ing a party of pacific renovation, urging the people t« ct*«e violence, and recognise the Czar's right to dissolve the Duma. July 27. Revolutionaries stopped a train on tho Vistula railway, ne a r Warsaw, killed the guard, and stole fifteen thousand roubles. „__ „ "The Timc's""ST. Petersburg corrospon-; dent states that the extraordinary tranquility prevailing in the capital is more portentous than hundreds of revolutionary processions. Ere many weeks are passed emancipatory movements will begin. Julv 2S.

The socialists of Russia are organising the working masses for a general strike, though a joint conference of tho revolutionary committee 'held on the* border of Finland, resolved not to declare a strike at present. The manifesto, which was issued by the members of the Duma who met in V'iborg, is being circulated in immense numbers, the, printers eluding the vigilance of the police. The bishops of Nishninovgorod, Kieff and other cities, held thanksgiving scr vices to celebrate the dissolution of tho Duma. LONDON, July 27. M. Stolypinc has informed Renter that tho Czar is resolved to pursue a policy of strong-handed reform, rely-'' ing on the innate patriotism and the civic sense of tho m«ss of tho nation. When the Cabinet is completed an exhaustive programme will be announced covering agrarian labour, and other liberal reforms that arc demanding nn immediate solution. He described the late Duma's manifesto as a piece of opera boufi'o. He w n s confident of the troops' devotion to the Czar, and had no doubts regarding the future. July 28.

The Daily Telegraph publishes particulars of an interview with Count Do Wit to, the ox-Russian Premier. He declared that it w n s a mistake that reforms hod not long since been introduced. The peasants, firstly, need the right to personal property ; secondly, it, was the bounden duty of the State to supply the peasant's with more land but the Duma was wrong, and the Go-vernment-were compelled to choe.se between revolution organised under cover of legality and dissolution. The Czar, ho added, will, in a few months, convoke the new Duma.

Count de Witte further stated that the majority of foreign statesmen had adopted a correct attitude toward .Russia in her present trials. He declined to believe that one regrettable exception expressed the tone and feeling of the English. The. Polish revolutionaries held up n train, to which was attached a saloon Carriage conveying General IZukato, ehief of the Frontier Guards, General Westerning, chief of the Warsaw Customs, and six other officials. The guards and occupants of the saloon were shot dead, including the generals The revolutionaries escaped, with fifteen thousand roubles after wounding several of the other passengers. The Novoo Vvcmya states that complete plans of the insurrection, enumerating the participating organisations, were found in the newspaper Myslo building.