The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-25

the windows Of many falcons and Of
/ brewery at Sinebryohor. The rioters were
mostly young men. The police acted tar
! Oily, but late at night had arrested fifty o
the demonstrators
The st. Petersburg correspondent o.
the Daily Mail, describing the Kolpi1o
affair, says that considerable number
of the workmen had obtained possession
Of Government rifles. u was their de-
lberate intention so far as they could
carry it out, o force their way into the
Cars presence When they encountered
the troops they were ordered to retire. but
making some show of force, they continued
10 advance Until they were within point
blank range Then 4 succession of volleys
stopped them and threw hem into cen
fusion. They fed preciptatey, leaving
the ground strewn with dead.
They tried later TO form anew. but the
infantry, pouring successive voeys, pur-
sued them and drove them nelterskelter
into Kopino where they were surrounded
punishment on them. A high officer who
witnessed the terrible scene, said II was a
bath of blood and this, perhaps. ade-
quately conveys an idea of what occurred.
German correspondent in St Peters
burg says that Maxim Cork thu well
known Russian writer, who has taken a
prominent part in tho present uprising,
has been arrested. but the correspondent
of the Express says that he escaped Cork
was a member of the deputation that
visited Ministers De White and Prince
OF the deputation except three, are now
in prison Nine Cork, who Is an actress,
was performing in a distant town She
sent him three urgent MESA ges, saying
she was mortally i'll He accordingly
left st. Petersburg just before the police
visited his house
The other members OF the population
who escaped arrest are VI Kharsenief,
editor of one of the advanced journals,
whose age and influential connections have
protected him, and workman whose
identity is unknown to the police.
The National zeituug of Berlin expresses
the fear, which, 1t says, is entertained in
the best informed circles, that the Grand
Ducal clique in Russia is organizing mill
tary revolution with the object of placing
ON the throne a personality more capable
OF upholding the interests of the reaction
aries than the humane, but vacillating
Nicholas
The agent of the Westinghouse company
in ST Petersburg has telegraphed here
that the company's works have been tenn
porarily closed 10 avoid the possibility of
trouble with the employees, it being feared
that the works would be attacked by a
mob II work was continued. Otherwise
there is complete harmony between the
company and it's employees The agent
adds that the authorities seem to have
the city thoroughly under control.
Some of the English correspondents in
st. Petersburg say that Father Gapon has
gone 20 Moscow to organize the worknen
there. This cannot be confirmed
The Teiegrdphs st. Petersburg corre-
spondent says that relative Of one of the
arrested members Of the deputation called
upon NJ. de Witte on Tuesday morning
and asked why these things had taken place
and since when it was a crime TO call upon
a prominent statesman with humane intent,
VI. de Witte received HIS visitor cordially
and manifested surprise and regret at the
arrest Of his relative, of which he said,
he knew nothing He promised to write
10 the Minister Of the Interior.
The correspondent adds that he is en-
abled to state emphatically that neither NJ.
or part in the deeds Of the last three days,
which they both sincerely deplore as blum
ders and crimes NJ. de Witts, of course,
possessed no authority whatever in any
thing but the reforms mentioned in the
Cars recent ukase and could accomplish
nothing Prince Mirsky. who .s still the
nominal Minister OF the Interior despite
the acceptance of his resignation by the
Car has yielded UP his powers.
Since Saturday night all his jurisdiction
over the civil administration was handed
over by the Gar, on the recommendation Of
Grand Duke Sergius, to Gen. Trepoff The
Grand Duke proposed that az Gen. Trepod
had shown resourcefulness and energy
in Moscow his services should be utilized
in st. Petersburg and his Majesty gladly
consented. Consequently the conduct Of
affairs has for the past three days been in
the hands OF Grand Duke Vladimir, who
directed the movements Of the troops and
Gen. Trepof, who inspirited the police.
ordered arrests, and is sending men Of
high standing and loyalty to prison.
RUMoR THAT sRRGTUs's PALACE IL WRECKED
The Express ISSUES a special edition con-
tanning despatch from Moscow saying it IL
reported that the strikers in ST. Petersburg
have wrecked Grand Duke Sergius's palace
there.
J4PAN'S INTEREST KEEN.