Show KNIFE INTO HIS ak commander of port of st petersburg slam slain at the admiralty works refuted refused workmen a hoi hol day and Is 1 stabbed to death H s murderer escaping in the crowd and will probably never be discovered st petersburg vice admiral kuz mich commander of the port who was very unpopular with the work men was assassinated here monday toy workmen whose may day demon o tie be had attempted to stop the admiral was killed at the new admiralty works a government ansti aution where most of the 2 men employed there reported for the duty at 5 0 clock they wanted immediate ly 7 to march out in a body and ce celebrate ae the russian may day but final I 1 ly I 1 a agreed greed to work until 2 0 clock in the afternoon the adm adin ral howe however ver made a speech to the men saying that he could not agree to their leaving work at 2 0 clock and the matter was left open at about 9 30 a m according to an officer who was at the gate of the works the admiral was emerging from a small shop in the works when a workman w io 10 had been concealed around the corner of the building leaped on kuzmich from behind and drove a long dagger into his back the admiral fell forward on hia his face which was badly cut by stones and died immediately the assassin fled 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 for the murderer was unavailing his corn com rades professing ignorance ot of his iden t arty |