The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-12-27
REBELS KILL
OF Police and His Aids A.
ter Trying Them.
BIG FIGHT AT TUKUM
Great Strike Inaugurated In St, Peters.
burg But Without Serious Dis.
orders. Severe Fighting Re-
ported in Various
piacec

Apo0SA6t WIZ -
streets have b en- filled with troops,
especially those in the industrial sec.
tions. The railroad stations are In
possession OF the military.
Wholesale arrests Ct the leaders OF
the workmen Were made Thursday
night. 1t is reported that the police
include in their captures the members
If the second workmen's council who
we're placed In the fortress OF St. Peter
and ST. Paul with the members of the
first c )uncil, who were arrested SatIr
day night. A third council, however,
promptly took.the place of the second.
Moscow is already cut off trom st.
Petersburg and with the provj Gees
g morally there was no communication
Thursday morning.
According to The latest information
the Lithuanian instruction has ex.
tended into the province Of VitebSk,
across the borders Of Livonia. At
Kohunhusen the chief OF police and
his assistants were tried By a reVolu.
tionary tribunal and executed.
IL turns out that TdKum, In Kur
land, only surrendered after a severe
fight which lasted for IL hours. The
insurrectiopists had fortified the town
by throwing up entertainments, before
which they dug pits. They also had
In position the machine guns recently
captured by them. The trenches were
taken by storm, both sid losing
heavily.
T 9 latest information from Khar-
kt # says that 10, coo revolutionsries
are unier arms aid that troops are
oeipg concentrated for the purpose Of
recapturing the city.
The strike started there at noon
very timely. In the centre of the city
the shops were not closed, the pro-
prietors having received guarantees
5pat If they r. NAMED open they would
oe given ample protection and that
any deputation Of strikers seeking by
5ureats of force to compel the closing
OF the shop, would be instantly ar,
rested. There was, however, an i'm
pressive demonstrat!ob in the indus.
trial section.H
Tne main interest in the strike CT
5he railroad men centertd in the War
saw station, where the government
was to make a test Of its ability by
nJving a train for Berlin. The depot
vas packed With troops. Promptly at
noon there was a wild hurrah accom-.
panied by the roar Of escaping steam
and few MINUTES later the railroad
men walked cut Of the yard in a b)dy.
The gu ihorities, however, were pre-
pared and after a delay Of ten minutes
a locomotive manned by soldiers Of a
railroad battalion backed into the STA
5ion and was coupled to the waiting
rain which was crowded with people
seekin to depart from The unhappy
country. Lin, S Ut soldiers with fixed
oa1 oaetS Il mixed the train and an Of
icial with four soldiers entered the
C !rriages aid thoroughly searched
mem in order 10 ascertain II suspic
us persons were on board. AS the Of.
| icial and bis e; cort LETT the train a
.1gLal vas given and p soldiers en-
cred the baggage cars, while another
detachment Vas ALTERED through
carriages. The train then pulled out.
An eX5Ia c .rl0ad with Wrecking ap.
oaratus was attached to the train to
o. used in case OF accident between
stations. The usuil mail Car was miss.
lrg At other stations similar preca.
utlons were taken.
In the manufacturing districts be.
yond the Warsaw and NarVa gates In
he Schlusselburg district, and in the
sections on both sides Of the Neva,
he workman generally obeyed the
summons to. strike and promptly at II
o'clock thousands Ut them emerged To
the street.
Police, Cossacks, soldiers OF the
guard regiments and other patrols
we're every where, but 80 far as report
I'd No collision marked the inaugura.
lion Of the surike. The Wo1knen
seemed v;ry quiet but determined.
rne men Ur each factoY selected in
ADVANCE a certain NUMBER to act as
p.ckets for the purpose Ut preventing
my attempt to introduce strike break
1ls into the factories.
The Engiish Way.
At London, England, on Friday ths
L1iai OF Hugh Watt, former member