The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-22
RUSSIAN STRIKE
IS |NAUCURATED|
wholesale Arrests Made BY Sol-S
disrs OF Leaders
APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC
PRoLETARlATs BEARING BRuNT
or STRUGGLE FOR EMANci-
PATTON or NATION.
SOLDIERS Fill THE STpEET
Emperor Sends Away Treasure 50
As to Be In Readiness to Flee
--Revolutionaries and The
Troops in a Clash.

/
today the streets have been filed with
troops, especially those il Industrial
sections A
/ Railroad stations are in posses sion
OF the military.
Wholesale arrests of leaders Of the
workmen were made last night.
/ 1t Is reported the police include in
their captures members of second
workmens council who were placed
! in the fortress Of st. Peter and st.
Paal with members of the FIRST council
who were arrested Saturday. A third
council however, promptly too the
place of the second.
The League Of Leagues has issued
an appeal 10 the public asking for
liberal support Of the proletariar
which Is bearing the brnnt OF the
atruggle for the emancipation of the.
nation"
The appeal says there Is bound to
| be much priyation, starvation and
even death from the cold and not
only asks for material aid but pro-
poses the inauguration of free dining
ropms for workmen in all parts Of the
city
Moscow Ii already cut on from st.
Petersburg and With the provinces
generally there was no communication
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According ID the latest Information
he Lithuanian insurrectinn has exs
tended 10 the province OF vitebslx.
zero he borders of Livonia.
| AT Kokenhnsen the chief of policeI
ond his assistants were tried by al
reyolnt onary tsibnnal and executed.
II turns out Tnkum In C3urland only
surrendered after a severe fight which |
lasted IL hours. Insnrrectionists had
fortified the town by throwing up in
| trenchments before which they dug|
pits. They also had In position ma
chine guns recently captured by them.
The trenches were taken by storm.
both sides losing heavily.
The latest information from Khar-
koff says 10000 revolut onarles are
under arms and troops are being con-
centrated for the purpose OF recap
turing the city.
The strike started here at noon very
tamely. In the center OF the city
hops were not closed proprie'ors
having received guarantees that IL
they remained open they would be
given ample protection and that any
deputation OF strikers seeking by
threats OF force to compel the closing
Of shops would be instantly arrested.
There was, howeve-. impressive dem.
onsiratIon in the industrial section.
The main interest in the railroad
strike centered in Warsaw station.
where the government was TO make a
'est Of its ability by moving a train
for Berl n. The depot was packed by
troops. Promptly at noon there was a
wild hurrah accompanied by the roar
Of escaping steam and few minutes
later the railroad men walked out OF
the yards in a body.
The authorities, however. we're pre-
pared and after a delay Of 10 minutes
a locomotive manned by soldiers OF
railroad battalion backed into the sta
tion and was coupled 10 the waiting
train which was crowded with people
seeking to depart from the unhappy
country.
Lines of soldiers with fixed bayo- /
nets fanked the train and an official
with four soldiers entered the car
riages and thoroughly searched them
In order 20 ascertain II suspicious per.
sons were on. board As the Official
and h's escort left the train a signal
was given and twenty soldiers entered
the baggage cars while another de-
tachment was scattered through the
The train then pulled out. |
An extra car loaded with wrecking ap-
paratus was attached to the train TO /
be used in case Of accident Al other
stations similar precautions will be
AIKEN.
In the manufacturing districts be-
rond Warsaw and the Narya gafes in
he Schiusseiburg district. and in sec +
ions On both sides the Neva. work
nen generally obeyei the summons
o strike and promptly at noon thou
snds Of them emerged 70 the streets.
Police. Cos acks. soldiers Of guard
CEimcnts and other pa'rols we're
rerywhefe. but a. far AZ re1orted no
marked he Inauguration Of
he strike.
wo- kmsn seemed very quiet. bun
eterniued
The men o. each factory selected
D advance a certain number 10 at A.
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