THE REVOLT IN RUSSIA.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12906, 20 February 1906, Page 5

THE REVOLT IN RUSSIA.

LINEVITCH RESIGNS COMMAND.

ROBBERIES BY SOCIALISTS.

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Lciegrapii—Copyright. ST. PETERSBURG, February 18. General'Lineviu-h has resigned tho command of the troops in the East, owing to his fai.ure to rjuei. the disturbances. General Grodeko'f 'ins succeeded him.

Socialists- in Poland pillaged five Government alcohol stores. They Sooted «nc store of iivo t:i>>us:iiid roubles.

Eight conspirator* were arrested at Kieff for extorting mi.Hey for revolutionary purposes by means uf threatening letters signed by a:::irc!:i>ts at Viadivmstock. A truck was being- unloaded at St. Petersburg: Station, when a case exploded. ki:ling four per>ous. A light was procured. and the truck was funnel to contain fortyfour similar cases. The driver nnd brakeman of a .-hunting engine prevented further disaster by removing the truck to a sidbg, where the cases exp'oded harmlessly. REVOLUTIONISTS AT LARGE. ROBUKRtES. Received 9.14 p.m.. February 19; h. .ST. PETERSBURG, February 19. Owing to the reluctance of wealthy Liberals to continue to contribute after the failure of the Moscow uprising, the revo* lutionaries are systematically robbing the banks, treasury offices, aad* brandy shops. A band killed four of the officials of the Treasury at Ustuan, and decamped wis'i £22,000. Another band robbed th> Union Works at Riga of £llOO. Owing to the prions all being full, the Govcrmnent are compelling enjpmvcrs to dismiss the undesirables, w'.m will then be expelled from St. Petersburg. Generals Kmopatkin nnd Bat:arofT been recalled from Manchurh.

Lientenaut Schmidt refuse.! fo .1 for sis days because his vcLi:i>.«i!s. were not allowed to visit him. Counsel intend.* to refuse to defend him on the around that he it insane, and to petition Couat dc Witte to stop his trial.