The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-02-02
RANKS Of WARSAW
STRIKERS GROWING
1EPoRr FROM RUSSIAN CITY
sAYB OVER 1oo,ooo WORK
MEN ARE OUT.
LITTLE BREAD LEFT
~ THE BAKERIES
Rioting at Libau-st. Petersburg Re-
Stunning Normal Appearance- Be-
lief at Berlin That Revolution Is
Impending.

thousand people are now out on strike.
Thus far there have been no disturb
;ances of any Importance. The street
cars are not running and no newspa-
pers were published Saturday morning.
There is practically no bread left in
the bakeries.
About 100000 persons have struck
at LODI. Telephone communication
with that city has been interrupted by
the strikers.
Says Strike e Spreading.
Washington, Jan. 30.-Consul Gen.
eral Watts, at st. Petersburg. cabled
the state department Saturday in re-
gard to the situation in Russia, as fol-
lows: Strike spreading. Just re-
ceived a cablegram from Warsaw that
all workshops are stopped. Vienna
railway men Joining. Gas works and
water works are being operated by sol
diers."
Newspapers Reappear.
Moscow, Jan 30.-All the newspa-
pers reappeared Saturday. The fac
tory inspectors report that 10000 per-
sons are still out on strike. Work is
being resumed at almost all the mills
which had been closed, but on the
other hand some large mills, including
Prohoroffs, where the men were paid
Friday, have struck. The situation is
not causing alarm. although there is
some anxiety regarding possible dis
turbance.
Attempt to Loot Bakeries.
Libau, Russia, Jan. 30-There were
some demonstrations on the part of
the strikers during Friday night and
attempts were made to loot bakeries
but the rioters were dispersed by the
troops who have been reinforced by a
regiment from Kovno. Some -tele-
graph poles were torn down, but they
have been replaced.
Situation at st. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 30.-St Peters
burg has entirely resumed its normal
winter appearance. The ordinary
routine is in effect and large forces Of
men are removing the heavy accumu-
lations of snow piled up during the
strike. st. Petersburgers are beginning
to discuss topics other than strikes
riot and revolution. All the dailies ex.
cept two appeared Saturday morning
in their accustomed form. The paper,
are under orders to refrain from all
save the most cautious comment on the
occurrences of Sunday and the follow
ing days, and they do not print any
details beyond the official reports. hold.
ing that as they are not permitted tc
print the truth fully and freely they
will print nothing further.
Several of the most sensational OF
the foreign newspaper correspondents
are reported to have been summoned
to headquarters by Gov. Gen. Trepon
and called to account for the lurid &C.
counts of recent happenings which
they had sent out.
Blame Laid to Grand Duke.
The real origin Of the charges con.
tanned in the London Telegram posted
at Moscow by Assistant Police CHIEF
Roudneff to the effect that Great Brit.
ain has been supplying money to tic
up the Russian arsenals and docl
yards for the purpose of aiding bel
ally Japan is now definitely laid al
the door of Grand Duke Sergius The
grand duke, according to absolutely
reliable information from Moscow
turned over the telegram to Moscow
newspaper which declined to print it
whereupon by the grand dukes direc.
ton, M. Roudnen placarded it in the
streets. Grand Duke Sergius' connec.
ton with the matter is believed to BIZ
greatly embarrassing Foreign Minis,
ter Lamsdorff. who is anxious to avoid
a diplomatic incident. Sir Charles
Hardinge, the British ambassador, fol.
lowed up his personal request for ar
explanation Thursday with letter or
the subject when the same charges il
another form appeared in official pc.
pers here.
Believe Revolution Impending.
Berlin. Jan. 30.-Foreign residents
Of st. Petersburg are beginning to ar.
rive in Berlin to await developments
Some Americans and Englishmen and
many Germans, who are obliged to re.
main there to attend to business, are
sending their families here. The
opinion of the arrivals is that the pres.
ent half calm is only a period of prep.
AratiOn for greater resistance to the