Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25
RED RUNS RUSSIAN RIOT
Terrible State Of Affairs Existing in Capital
of The Cars Dominions

J Fighting meantime continued at va
rious places, soldiers volleying and
charging the mob. The whole city
was in a state of panic. Women were
running through the streets seeking
lost members of their families. Sew
eral barbados were carried by the
troops.
Towards 8 o'clock in the evening
the crowds, exhausted, began to dis
perse, leaving the military in possess
sion. AS they retreated up the New
sky Prospect, the workmen put out
all the lights. The little chapel at the
Narva gate was wrecked.
WITTE MAY BE DICTATOR,
On the Kaminostov all the lights
were extinguished and an officer was
found and mobbed. A general was
killed on the Nicholas bridge and a
dozen officers were stripped of their
epaulets and deprived of their swords.
Ii is rumored that M. White will be ap-
pointed dictator, but the report is not
confirmed. The authorities, while they
seem to realize the magniture of the
crisis with which the dynasty and au-
.tocracy are confronted on account Of
events, apparently are paralyzed for a
moment.
MUST END THE WAR.
An official statement was promised
at midnight, at which hour it was an
nounced that it had been postponed.
Intense indignation is bound to be
aroused all over Russia. The workmen
and revolutionists expect news from
Moscow and other big c%enters, where
the troops are not of the same class as
the guards regiments of st. Peters,
burg.
A member of the Emperor's house
hold is quoted as saying that this con-
fict will end the war with Japan, and
that Russia will have a constitution. Or
Emperor Nicholas will lose his head.
The Warsaw & Baltic Railroad is
reported to have been torn up for a
mile and a half, but the damage is said
to have been repaired.
There are rumors of trouble in Fin
land and disaffection of the troops.
WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT.
With darkness it was feared the mob
might try to loot and pillage and even
burn, but beyond the breaking of a
few windows in the Nevsky prospect
and the pillaging of fruit shops, little
disorder was reported. Most of the
theatres were, closed, but at the Peo-
pies Palace, which was open, Liberals
attempted to harange the audience,
proposing, but at the close the audi
ence testified to their sympathy with
the Workmen. In the meantime the
strike leaders met and decided to con-
tiEue the struggle with arms. No day
was fixed for the demonstration. The
strikers are SO excited, however, that
trouble is expected.
At a big meeting the following mes
sage from NJ. Gorky, the novelist, was
read:
GORKY's 1NCENDIARY MESSAGE.
beloved associates: We have no
Emperor. Innocent blood lies between
him and the people. Now begins the
peoples struggle for freedom. May
it prosper. Ny blessing upon you all.
Would might be with you; but l have
m-ch to do"
A workman who was introduced to
speak in Father Gopon's name made
a fiery speech. He appealed to Lib
erals to furnish arms. The meeting
adopted g letter denouncing the Off
and regiments that fired on the
workmef and another letter extolling
the Moscow regiment, which refused to
fire.
Revolt in Circassia.
Victoria, British Columbia, By Cable.
Capt. Orian Cullen, representative of
the Imperial Marine Association of
Toxic, received a c%ablegram from Con-
stantinople to the effect that 1900
Cjrcass:ans had revolted and killed the
Russian guard, numbering 200. at
Siavini. in the Caucasus. and that Rus
and Turks in large numbers were
crossing the frontier into the Caucasus.