Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-27
MOSCOW REBELLION
HAS BEEN CROSHED
Governor General Donbassoff
Claims 10 Have The Situation
There Well In Hand.
THINKS M0DERATES MAY HELP
Count W;,se Looks TO Them For As.
distance in Restoring order-Dislo,
al Troops Angered BY Attacks OF
People and Return TO Standard OF
tie csar again.
Ny Asroclatoa prcasA


ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 9G.-l!:5'
p. m.--l:mperor Nicholas aud Coun
Witte received tonight report iron
General Lonhasson. govcrnorGcncra
OF Moscow. saying that the rryoi,
there had failed that tho mllitar,
had the situation in hand and that
whatever detection may have existed
among the troops had been overcome
by attacks on them with bombs an!
rcvolvers to which they had been sub.
jected from the windows ard roofs al
houses and which had so onragcd them
that they could hardly be restrained.
Although rebellion may flare up I'M.
medlatcly elsewhere and although
there already Is IN indication OF an
other uphcavcl, Odessa, ii tho a,tcmpt
at armed rebellion in Moscow should
he crushed. tho leaders OF the reds"
viii receive Il blow from which they
cannot quickly rocevar..
Homes Fer. Aid r.o''' i''""e'-.~s.
Count Wittc, 10 not go blind aS to be-
Ileye that the revolt can be stamped
out nj once, but with tho present dem
onstratIon OF the lengths To whlch the
"reds" are willing TO so, he has hopes
that the modcrates OF all classes VIII
come to their senses and aid in the re-
storation of order. and In accclera;inS
tho convening Of the douma, tho law
governing the elections.
Among. tho developments here today
the most important was the capture
OF the leaders Of the "nGhting loGlons.
which IL Is believed. ends the danger
OF an attempt at MI armed uprialng 10
st. Petersburg This capture. Il Is 'un
dorstood, places In the hands OF tAe
government, complete inflammation re
garding revolutionary pl0ns nnl tue
places where arms arc concealed. rs
well as disclosing tho weak spots IT
tho army.
insurrectlon is collansing.
Shortly before . o'clock tonight the
correspondent Of Tho Associated Pres
ut Moscow telephones that there seem
ed to be no longer doubt that the In
6urrpctlon was collnphing. The insur
gents still held the quadrangle Ii
which the %orkmcn's council was Sit
ting as 4 Revolutionary committee. bu
only because Governor General Do,
basGoff was not yet ready 10 give tn
coup do grace.
Firing continued Intermittent
throughout the day. At o'clock auto
matte guns we're being used in Stras
ners' Square. but the insurgents wcr
becoming exhausted after their iou
days; efforts and the fighting was raj
Idly degenerating into guerilla wa
faro.
Tho Insurgents were dcfcndin
themselves with revolvcrG anu bomb
rs ,they were being hunted down frol
house tops.t-.
Entire Population Terror Stricken.
The correspondent says that II
entire population Of the city Is terri
stricken and that after dark tho bac
streets present q weird md uncanr
appearance. AS he drove to the tel
phone station he saw only few civ
inns. who were sinking along by II
side OF the walls so rs to avoid Il
police and cavalry patrols who ii
without challenging.
Tho windows OF tho houses arc stu
ed with mattresses and blankets, az
no.llght is showing. The police car
rifles with bayonets fixed.
Tho correspondent predicts that {
crushing OF the rebellion IS likely
be followed by the most horrible at'
cities "if tho black hundreds" arc
loose Governor General Doubassc
unknown, to the public. Is diroctl
matters from his headquarters in I
Afetf6politan Hotel, which Is bar