The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-26
STRIKE SPREADING;
PEOPLE ! IN. |. TERROR | r ]
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terday were increased by 10000 more
this morning. All the employees Of
the port, 1000 in number, walked out
and $4,000 other men from the steel
works left work in body.
The, inhabitants of St. Petersburg
awoke to find the capital resembling a
beleagnered city. The shops in the
4 Yasllioistrov district, and in all the
suburbs are closed, windows are board
to be seen everywhere in the streets.
IA Except in the heart Of the city
women and children are afraid to ven
ture out. Workmen are gathering at
all the places frequented in the days Of
rather Gapon, but they are quiet and
the. Cossacks have had no provocation
to interfere. The general appearance
OF the town is menacing.
Prices Of Food Fast Rising.
The prices Of food have gone up and
the supply Of beef is only sufficient
for three days, but there are ample
supple Of ~ Wheat and rye for two
at Peterhof are supplied by warship
from st. Petersburg ~
All the families who can afford it
have fastened to lay in supplies and
stand q siege: The suffering falls the
heaviest on the poor who live from
hand to mouth. All the bakers sold out
their bread before noon. The meat
dealers have been ordered by the revo-
lutlonlsts not to deliver meat to the
troops under pain Of death and conse-
quently the soldiers are living on
canned food. The butchers have noti-
fed their patrons that the meat mar
ket will probably be closed tomorrow
because of lack of meat. 1.
Schools Are Closed.
All the st. Petersburg schools were
closed today and the Children were
sent home with instructions not to re.
turn until their parents think it is safe
to do SO. IT, .ss< -. TT. =
{. The only trains running are oper.
ate edl by the railroad abattalions.> ,,..
The situation cannot long continue
Either the Warkmen will soon be
starved into submission; or. pillage with
military interference and bloodsbed on
a ! large scale will follow. $
= ST.. !. Armed Revolt Urged. s.aae
Large meetings, mainly Of workmen
We're held last night id the university
and a! the high schools: at which the sen
the strike on the railways to the bit
ter end. The proceedings at several OF
the meetings were Of strongly revo
! lutionary charaet ter the orators calling
on their auditors to- rise and slay all
Chlnovnoks' and the police and tc
meet the troops with armed force. The
speeches were received with enthusiasts
tic. cheers. The police were powerless
to interfere, the precincts Of the univer
slty being forbidden. ground to- then
under an imperial ukase. 90 .,
Cabmen Fight Strikers.
At Moscow 800 cabmen have already
fought the strikers, whom they charge
with taking the. bread out Of thei]
mouths. In many cities, especially al
Moscow, the food question is becoming
serious. Many. people living in neigh
boring cities who came to Moscow arr
camping IN the streets and 1000 per
sons are living in cars, III -
The popu1ace is becoming panicky..
= Fifteen Are Killed. I
At 1Ekaterinoslav, q regular pitched
battle between the soldiers and striker
was fought and thu city was leftFgFi1
darkness. Fifteen Aersops. were Skilee
] and stwe ntysssiix Hnjufed IL 4 eonf1icf Be
tween troops and strikers at the Bri
ansks works, where sthe strikers ,hat
erected wire acknowledgements. The courts
banks and other public Offices hav
been closed. Strikers have taken pos
session of a train which was approach
ing Ekaterinoslav. and have destroye
the station buildings along the line.
persons having been killed or wound
ed, and the government spirit shop
have been looted and destroyed. Tn
DOlytechnjc school has heen closed