Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-26
Boats and Trains Filled With
People Fleeing Abroad
FROM RUSSIAN CITIES
MANY CLASHES BETWEEN SOL
DIERS AND STRIKERS.
st. Petersburg Schools Are Closed
Food Prices Raised-Revolu-
tionists Active.

ST. PETERSBURG, October 26-Russia Is
practically isolated today from the rest of
the continent of Europe as the international
train service on all the lines has virtually
ceased. The tie-up in the interior is more
complete than yesterday. The only trains
running are operated by the railroad bat
taions.
The strike contagion is spreading All
classes of workmen are organizing sympa-
thetic strikes and industrial life in the coun-
try is coming to a standstill. The situation
cannot long continue. Either the workmen
Will soon be starved into submission or
pillage with military interference and
blcodshed on large scale are bound to
fellow.
At Moscow 600 cabmen have already
fought the strikers, whom they charge with
taking the bread out of their mouths In
many cities. especially Moscow, the ques-
ton of food is becoming extremely serious.
Collisions between troops and strikers are
reported to have occurred at several places
At Ekaterinoslav a regular pitched battle
between the soldiers and strikers was
fought and the city was left in darkness.
But as rule the revolutionary leaders are
keeping their men in hand
Communication by telegraph with many
Whole Country Alarmed
The whole country is becoming alarmed,
and in st. Petersburg an incipient panic
prevails. The boats and the Finnish trains
now the only means of egress, are crowded
with people fleeing abroad. The situation
here has grown much worse over night. The
ranks of the 10000 workmen from the mills
and factories who Joined the strikers yes
terday were increased by 10000 more this
morning. All the employees of the port.
1900 in number. walked out and 1900
other men from the steel works left work In
a body.
The inhabitants of st. Petersburg awoke
to find the capital resembling beleaguered
city The shops In the Vasilostrov district
and In all the suburbs are closed, windows
are boarded and barred and mounted pa
trolls are to be seen everywhere in the
streets. Except In the heart of the city,
women and children are afraid to venture
out. Workmen are gathering at all the
places frequented in the days of Father
Gapon. but they quiet, and the Cos
sacks have had no provocation to inter-
fere. The general appearance of the town
is menacIng.
Food Prices Raised.
The prices of food have gone up and the
supply of beef Is only sufficient for three
days. but there are ample supplies Of
wheat and rye for two months. The en-
peror and the court at Peterhof are sup
piled by a warship from St Petersburg.
All the families who can afford 1t have
FASTENED to lay in supplies and stand a
siege. The suffering falls the heaviest on
the poor who I've from hand to mouth
All the bakers sold out their bread before
noon. The meat dealers have been ordered
by the revolutionists not to deliver meat
TO the troops, under pain of death, and
consequently the soldiers are living on
canned food. The butchers have notified
their patrons that the meat market will
probably be closed tomorrow because of
lack of meat.
All the St. Petersburg schools were closed
today. and the children were sent home
with instructions not to return until their
parents think II safe to do So
Threatening Letters.
The great strike promises to delay and
possibly interrupt the negotiations for the
new Russian loan. The international bank
ers who are here do not seem greatly dis
turbed by the situation, although they are
constantly In receipt of threatening letters
from the revolutionists warning them that
If they contract loan without the con-
repudlated
Nevertheless they are not disposed to
close with the government until the situa-
ton has cleared up.
The fact that the strike may jeopardze
the success of the loan is one of the most
potent levers behind the government and
makes the foreign bankers the unconscious
allies of the advocates OF the far-reaching
reforms which are about to be promul
gated.
Alarm Increased
During the afternoon the alarm In St
Petersburg increased. The meat markets
were raided by anxious purchasers and all
people feared the city would be plunged in
darkness. but Gen. Trepoff acted energeti-
cally. The troops took possession of the
water. gas and electric light works and a
strong guard was placed around the treas
ury-
jewelers. hurriedly sent their stocks to
places for safe-keeping and the shopkeepers
continued the work of boarding up their
windows this afternoon
During the afternoon striking workmen
began marching into the outlying districts
and inviting their comrades to join them
The police and troops did not interfere, but
by Gen. Trepoffs orders the spirit shops
were closed. During the day the pharma-
cists formally struck.
The police are becoming frightened, many
of them offering their designations.
Reports from the interior say that the
troops are moving a few trains but with
great difficulty. The strikers are tearing up
the tracks in some places.
On the bourse prices were very weak. im-
perial fours dropping TO eighty-eight.