Show nAGGER ER BACK BAIG Commander of t Port of St Pe Petersburg Petersburg Petersburg Slain at the Ad Admiralty Admira Admiralty mira ty Works St Petersburg May lIay 14 Vice Admi Admiral AdmIral Admiral ral Kuzmich commander of the port who was very ery unpopular with the workmen was assassinated here today by workmen whose May day demon demonstration demonstration demonstration he had attempted to stop The admiral was killed at the new admiralty works a government institution institution where most of the 2000 men em employed employed employed there reported for the duty at 5 this morning They wanted Im Immediately immediately immediately mediately to march out in a body and celebrate the Russian May lIay day but finally agreed to work until 2 in inthe the afternoon The admiral however made a speech to the men saying that he lie could not agree to their leaving work at 2 and the matt matter was left open ODen Stabbed in the Back At about a m according to an i officer who was at the gate of the works the admiral was emerging from froma a small shop In the works when a workman who had been concealed around the corner corner of the building leaped on Kuzmich from behind and nd drove a long dagger into his back The admiral fell feU forward on his face which was badly cut by stones and nd died immediately The assassin fled fied into a large forge where he was lost among the men employed there The works were promptly surrounded by troops and police but the search earch for forthe forthe forthe the murderer was unavailing his com corn comrades comrades rades professing ignorance of his bis iden Men identity Identity The police say sa It is evident that the assassination of the admiral had been planned in advance The dagger which which was found fo nd on the spot was con concealed concealed concealed in a round sticklike sword cane Regarded as a Despot Among mong the workmen are many for former former former mer sailors and revolutionists Kuz Kuzmich Kuzmich Kuzmich mich had a bad reputation among the workmen being regarded as hard and despotic Admiral Kuzmich participated in the theR R war and in 1902 was second flag officer of the Port Arthur fleet He returned to St Petersburg in 1903 and was appointed commander of ot the port Politically he was a |