The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-03
RUSSIA FACES A CRISIS

energetic action, and especially by the
recent relentless massacre. 1t was as
serted, that such being the case, fail
ure to act at the present time would
mean the humiliation of nihilism.
Whereupon immediate action was
dukes and all the ministers We're col.
demned to death.
Victims Are Apportoned.
Early this morning flaming mani.
festo was drafted, copies of which
were conveyed to the district leaders
for distribution among the sworn
chiefs of the nihilist movement.
These are to meet and assign to
each trusted desperate among their
subordinates the place at which the
respective murders are to be com.
mitted victim of assassination, and
bomb or knife with which to com.
nit the deed,
Father Gopon in Monastery.
The same informant declared that
he knew that Father Gopon was under
arrest and confined in a monastery,
where he has been turned over to the
church synod to deal with him as they
shall see fit.
The car is reported to be com.
J plete nervous wreck. 1t is said that
he fasts continually and spends much
of his time weeping. He has refused
| consolation. it is said, from his advis.
ers, and remains most of the time in
state of gloomy silence, repelling all
who come near him.
Summary of Situation.
Rioting and pillage are in progress
in Warsaw in spite of the presence OF
large numbers of troops. British con.
sular officers there are reported to
have been assaulted by hussars, and
the matter, it is said, has been called
to the attention of the st. Petersburg
government by the British ambassa
dor. A severe storm at Moscow aided
the authorities there in averting dis.
order which was thought to be i'm.
pending. There were no disturbances
in ST. Petersburg. In Batoum, Prince
Gurielly, an officer of the police, was
aSsaSsinated.
Under Sergius' Thumb.
The influence of Grand Duke Ser
gius, the foremost of the reactionistS
is alleged to have governed Emperor
Nicholas ever since the strike troubles
began, and that member of the i'm
perial family is represented to be de
| for
suppression of all agitation for eco
nomic or political reforms. Reports
continue rife that the terrorists are
prepared to resume their activities.
Father Gopon, the leader of the st
Petersburg workmen, is reported tt
have escaped to Stockholm. The holy
synod has denounced him as a "crim
inal priest" betrayer OF his sacred
Office.
Wholesale Pilaee at Warsaw.
Warsaw. Jan 31-The strike disor
ders are becoming more serious. Tit
oordinary life of the city is quite sus
pended On Saturday the strikers
stopped the street railway service, bu
remained otherwise orderly. Yester
day, however, they began wholesale
pillage. The majority of the shops il
Marshal Kovski street and the stat
vodka shops were looted. All the fac
tories, shops, schools and theater
were closed and the street lamps wer,
eXtinguished. There have been sec
eral collisions between the police ant
strikers and many arrests have beer
made. Peace-abiding inhabitants al,
terror stricken.
British Consul Attacked.
London. Jan. 31-The correspondent
at Warsaw of the Daily Mail tele
graphs as follows:
"a group of hussars ran down Brit
ish Vice Consul Muoukain Sunda.
night in Marshal Kovski street. Twt
hussars rushed at him with thei
swords, int1icting severe cuts acros
his face and lower lip. Dripping will
blood Muoukain was conveyed to thu
hospital, where he is now doing well
British Consul General Murray hat
narrow escape from being similarl.
run down in Wierzbova sereet.
cit appears that the incidents wer'
due to company of hussars betting
drunk and running amuck.'
The Daily Nails ST. Petersburg cor
respondent reports that Sir Charlie
Hardinge, the British ambassador, ha
asked the Russian government Il
make inquiry into the outrages on tn
British consul general and vice con
sui at Warsaw.