RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13841, 1 March 1909, Page 5

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

. SENTENCED TO DEATH. Press A«»ocisrtion-By -Telegraph-Copyright ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 26. Fifteen prisoners • who escaped from Alcxaudrovrk prison have been sentenced to death. They refused to ask for commutation of their sentence, and endeavoured to poison themselves. FATE OF A SPY. ST PETERSBURG, Feb 26 Conflicting accounts aic current among the Tenonsts as to Azcff's fate. Some state that he was murdered in Russia, others declare that he is biddon there. A member ot the Duma rend a letter tiom Azcft to a police othcial lauding himsclt ior rounding the Terronst organisation, and for other aits, including the murder ot the Giand Duke Seigms. M. fetolypin, the Prime Minister, declared that Azeft aahs an ordmarj police agent to whom the reiolutiomsts ascribed legcndaij qualities and eolosn' crimes. He denied the possibihtj of \zeff s parti> mating in the murders of M Plehvc and Governor Uft After Azeff lomed the Central llfevolutionary Committee not a single revolutionary murder was committed There was nothyig but a revolutionist's word to show that Azeff ever participated in Terrorist acts. The Government would relentlessly punish agents who provoked ci lines but as long as terror lasted, the soy service must continue. Lopukhm, who betrajed Azeff to the revolutionaries, would shortly be tried. CONFIDENCE RESTORED Received 4.45) w.nt,» Feb. 28th ST PETERSBURG, Feb. 27 < The majority m the Duma .ire satisfied with M. Stoljmu's explanations regai ding Azeff, and are confident that the Government will U*-c all iawlul means to comb.it terrorism Fnc members of the lighting ■section ot the Polish Socialist Parts aaotc executed at Warsaw tor niuider and robbcrj. > '' *i •u