The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1905-10-27
RUSSIA ISOLATED FROM REST
OF EUROPE AS RESULT OF
= STRIKE ON RAILWAYS.
SITUATION IS DECIDEDLY uEnAcIns
MILITARY INTERFERENCE AND
eLooDsHED WILL FOLLOW
RIOTS OR DISORDER.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 27.-Russia Is
practically isolated from the rest Of
the continent Of Europe. as the inter
national train service on all the lines
has virtually ceased. The tieup In
the interior Is more complete. The
only trains running are operated by
the railroad battalions.
The strike contagion Is spreading
All classes Of workmen are organizing
sympathetic strikes and industrial life
Is coming to standstill. The situa-
tion cannot long continue Either the
Rorkmen will soon be starved into sub
mission or pillage. with military inter
ference and bloodshed on large scale.
are bound to follow.
At Moscow 600 cabmen have already
fought the strikers. whom they charge
with taking the bread out Of their
mouths. In many cities, especially at
Moscow. the question Of food Is becom.
ing extremely serious.
Collisions between troops and strtk.
ers are reported to have occurred at
several places.
At Ekaterinoslav regular pitched
battle between the soldiers and strik-
ers was fought and the city was left In
darkness. But as a rule the revOlu.
tionary leaders are keeping their men
In hand.
Communication by telegraph with
many interior points Is interrupted.
Panic at st. Petersburg.
The whole country Is becoming
alarmed and In st. Petersburg an in
cipient panic prevails. The boats and
the Finnish trains, now the only means
of egress. are crowded with people
fleeing abroad. The situation here has
grown mach worse over night. The
ranks of the 10000 workmen from the
mills and factories who joined the
strikers Wednesday were increased by
10000 more during the morning. All
the employees of the port, 1000 In num-
ber. walked out and 10000 other men
from the steel works left work In q
body.
The Inhabitants Of st. Petersburg
awoke to find the capital resembling a
beleaguered city. The shops In the
vasiliostrov district and In all the
suburbs are closed, windows are board
cd and barred and mounted patrols
are to be seen everywhere In the
streets. 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 Father Gapon. but they are quiet
and the Cossacks have had no provo
cation to interfere. The general ap-
pearance of the town Is menacing.
All the st. Petersburg schools were
closed during the day and the children
were sent home with instructions not
to return until their parents think It
safe to do so.
Suffering Falls on the Poor.
The prices Of food have gone up and
the supply Of beef Is only suficient for
three days. but there are ample sup
plies OF wheat and rye for two months.
The emperor and the court at Peterhof
are supplied by Q warship from St.
Petersburg. All the families who can
AFFORD It have hastened to lay In sup
plies and stand 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
revolutio0ists not to deliver meat to
the troops under pain Of death and
consequently the soldiers are living on
canned food.
The great strike promises 70 delay
and possibly interrupt the negotiations
fos the new Russian loAn. The inter.