Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-01-27

"o"o "f"U W eWuHFuftCes De mare
reached the terrible moment SUhen death
Is to be preferred to a continuation of
oar intolera5le ssfsrings. The 6u-
redncracy has been Turing the country
TO ITS dotcnfau. Free thy people; order
that they may rssle the country vith
thee. If thou leavest as in this posi-
ton, zoe prefer 10 die"
Such was the wall in the petition
OF regularly organized Russian WORK.
men and peasants who asked the
Car to come to the front of the
palace last Sunday that they might
present in person q petition for relief.
All appeals had been suppressed
by the Cars retinue of noblemen
that hedge him about, and the really
mild and kind-hesrted ruler is in
ignorance az to the demands of his
suffering people and their deplorable
condition. Now that the storm has
burst he only knows that bis people
are rebelling and he is Frustrated.
He thought his people had no griey-
ances and that they idolized their
ruler. And sll because with the
Gordon Of noblemen about him none
of the peoples plants ever reach his
ears. lie is kept in absolute ignor-
ance as to their condition. Oonse-
quently he did not 60 out to meet
the leaders Sunday, and here is the
result:
Threatened revolution in Russia.
Uprising brewing in Finland.
General strike in st. Petersburg.
Secret rebellion, open riotlng in
Moscow.
Smoldering revolt in Poland.
Recruits attacked in Provinces.
Student riots.
Attacks on Governors of Provinces.
Nihilists active at home and
abroad.
All this in addition to the losing
war with Japan and trouble brewing
with England over the Baltic fleets
firing into the British fishers. The
throne totters.
NOT ALLOWED TO SEE CAR
The refusal to permit q delegation
of workmen to present a petition to
Emperor Nicholas at the Winter
Palace caused great demonstration
Sunday, and its attendant outbreak.
Father Gopon, Greek Priest, one of
the two leaders of the woramen, had
u long interview with nj. Murayieff,
at which the Minister tried to dis
suade him from his program for
Sunday. The priest could not be
budged, and at the end of the inter
view left, saying: ave must each
do our duty according to the light
given rs" Antonius, Metropolitan
of st. Petersburg, formally excom-
municated Father Gopon on the
ground that he was causing the peo-
pie to rise against the Gear, the head
of the church.
DAY OF FURY AND DEATH.
Sunday was q day of horrors that
will be memorable in the history of
Russia. Five hundred persons were
killed or wounded by soldiers for
collecting in st. Petersburg's streets
and refusing to disperse. Some
estimates say that about 1000 were
killed aud 3,4OO wounded.
Gar Nicholas III disregarded the
plea of the 100000 strikers to appear
In front of the Winter Palace at 2
p. m. and receive their petition. In
stead, thousands of soldiers were
drawn up there and at other vantage
points in the city ready to NOV down
the people. As the mobs approached
they were ordered to disperse. They
refused to do so and hurled epithets
at the soldiers, also clamoring to see
the Car. Then volley after volley
was fired and Cossacks charged with
sabers, men, women and children
falling by scores before them. Their
faith in the Gear seems broken. and
shouts OF "Down with the Emperor"
are heard.
Father George Gopon, the priest
who is leading the outbreak, was
spared by the troops. Ii is rumored
that the army ia disaffected and that
one body of troops refused to fire on
the strikers.
A member of the Cars household
isquoted as saying that the outbreak
Will end the war with japan and that
Russia will have constitution or
the Gar will lose his head. Com
ment was made that the troops were
Drawer against their own people than
against the Japanese.
$4,000 trained troops prevented
the renewal on a large scale Monday
OF Sundays scenes. A state OF seiee
prevails at Moscow as well as at 81.
Petersburg. Many bombs are being
thrown at the Oossacks. Many real
dents are fleeing. A correspondent
says that the Gear and the whole i'm
perial family are in hiding aud the
Cars private yacht is ready to take
him ont Of Russia in the event that
the outbreak assumes more alarming
phase.
The military preparations in the
capital show that q more dangerous
outbreak is expected to follow Sun
days slaughter of the innocents.
Strong barricades are being erected,
and heasy artillery placed in posi-
ton commanding the broad avenues
of st. Petersburg. The spirit of
revolt is still evident among the peo-
pie, and has not suffered even tenn
pOrary setback.
Prices in the stock markets of
New York, London, Paris and Berlin
fell. owing to the fear of great
decline In Russian securities shaking
the financial equilibrium of the
world. Agents of the Russian reyo-
lutionary party are collecting a large
snm OF money in this country to help
their cause. They are said TO have