The San Francisco call., 1905-01-26
Governor General Trepoff
Begins His Reign in st.
Petersburg by Hunting
Down Leading Agitators
STRIKERS ARE WE'LL
SUPPLIED WITH GOLD
Two Million Dollar Fund
From Some Mysterious
Source Is Placed at the
Disposal of the Workmen

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. rs. - Gov
ernor General Trepoff was in supreme
command Of the city to-day. Although
a state of siege has not been actually
proclaimed, it practically exists, the
Emperor having conferred upon him,
as Governor General. almost absolute
power. authorizing him to use the mil
itary, gendarmerie and any other
agency of the Government to preserve
order, placing under his control the
Government works and schools and
even empowering him to exile persons
who are inimfcal to peace. During last
night hundreds of arrests were made.
The only decision of the Government
thus far Is to preserve order at all
costs.
The Government Is living over a vol
cano, and can do nothing else," said a
high official this morning. Every
the question of public order"
= Private advices from all the big cit
les and towns of Russia indicate that
there is excitement everywhere. The
red flag demonstrations at Helsingfors,
Finland, last night were disquieting.
but there is no evidence yet of a gen.
eral movement. The appointment OF
Senator Linder as Secretary OF State
for Finland just at this time Is con-
sidered to be an unfortunate blunder
and Is likely to prove exceedingly dis
tasteful to the Firms. Although Finn
himself, Senator Linder is unpopular
owing to his support Of the policy OF
the classification of the towns of the
Baltic provinces.
STRIKERS HAVE LARGE FUND.
IT, %,fIr
ers are supplied with money to meet
their present needs. All sorts Of stories
are afloat as to the size and origin OF
the fund. Money is undoubtedly being
supplied by the Liberals. 1t Is said
that they have a fund Of $4,000, 900
some of which was advanced by Ger
man Socialists. 1t Is seriously believed
in some quarters that money Is be-
ing furnished from Japanese British
sources to bring on revolution. OF
such internal complications as will
compel the Government to make peace
with Japan.
Reports late this afternoon were that
the strike was extending at Narva,
Saratoff and Kharkoff-
Some foreign correspondents, who
have been indulging in the widest ex-
aggeration of the situation, are now, In
anticipation of arrest, trying to ar
range for the embassies Of their re-
spective countries to make proper rep
reservations in their behalf.
The strikers seem still to be without
definite plans for the future. 1t is said
that demonstration has been decided
upon for tomorrow, on the occasion OF
the funerals of several of the more
prominent victims, but this is denied
For the moment the strikers appear tC
be content to remain quiet.
All of the outgoing trains are filled
with people going abroad mostly for
eigners Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Smith and
their family have left st. Petersburg
for Berlin.
EDITORS PRESENT PETITION.
A deputation from the ST. Petersburg
press waited upon Interior Minister
Sviatopolk-M -Mirsky during the day and
presented a petition formulated at a
conference of editors. Souvorin (senior
editor of the Novo Vremya) said that
the only means of restoring public con-
fidence was to grant freedom too the
press and to summon a Congress OF
Zemstvos. He declared that If the
press had been free none Of the recent
deplorable events would have occurred.
The Minister replied that this peti-
ton would be considered, but that he
must confer with Governor General
Trepoff.
The funerals Of many victims Of Sun
days, tragedy were held this morning.
Pitifu1 sights were witnessed. In sew
eral cases a man and wife carried be-
tween them a wooden box containing a
child killed. Some Of the coff1ns were
borne on common carriers sleighs, the
mourners following on foot. according
to the Russian custom. It was notice
able that in many cases the usual
priest and ikon ahead Of the procession
were absent. No demonstration oc-
CURED, but workmen and others stood
uncovered in the streets as the little
groups passed with the dead. In the
Volkoff Cemetery, beyond the Narva
gates, 167 bodies were lowered to their
last resting place.
A notice was posted to-day at all the
works, giving the strikers twenty-four
hours to resume their employment and
intimating that those who did not COM
ply would be deported to villages.
1t is expected that a message from
Emperor Nicholas will tomorrow be
delivered to the workmen, through the
Minister Of Finance.
Maxim Gorky the author and reform
party leader, has been arrested at Riga
whittier he had. been summoned by the
illness of his wife.