Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-24
No Trains Running on
the Vienna Railroad.
The Strikers Are Active and
Derai| Many Cars.
General Strike on St. Petersburg
Lines Is Hourly Expected.


IS causing the greatest anxiety III d..
circles, The assistant to the So'eiii"-
general. today. frankly admitted ma
he government is at loss TO kho"
that 10 do. Alarming reports are cui
rent concerning the intentions anu
plans Of the revolutionary party anu
march fourth is awaited with much aP-
prehension. Tine strike ag1ta'loh -
spreading in every direction ana Jain
clerks. journalists. officers. printers
,ressmen. drivers. stationery ehsih
GERS. and mocha hes. are all threate
ing 10 strike Notwithstanding an ',',''
The situationin the city l.; reIrarha"is
'Iriet. ,o,o
The Vienna railway is still cohpie'e-
~ 81 a standstill and there appears ~
Ia. hone Of a speedy settlement OF inc
diaiculty The directors had a long seH-
zion TODAY but were unable 10 ma d
,o,,,,,iop They will renew the confer
cnce tomorrow
Western Poland IS completely cut
oS from communication with middle
,ves,crn Europe except by telegraph;
M mails are arriving on departing. the
authorities apparently preferring to
hold Tho mails rather than send them
NV circuitous routes. ComTerclal inter-
.sts and private individuals are iiu'h
Inconvenience.
The city is threatened with coal
famine. the entire supply of coal com
ing from the district of Dcmbrova over
he Vienna ROAD. The governor general
as differed 10 supply military men 10
work the trains, but this is impracu-
cable. as the strikers have destroyed
switches. Many through passengers
from MOSCOW and St. Petersburg are
detained here ana great quantities o.
Carishable goods from France ana
Italy are being spoiled by the delay.
telepohne message from DodZ says
the workmen III most of the factories
there nave returned to Their labors; but
as the big mills are only paying the ola
wages while the pay % the men IN the
small mills have been Increased. u Is
feared that the improvement is only
temporary.
The employees of the Warsaw-Malva
section OF the Nistula Railway nave
truck. cutting on the last direct line "'
communication with Germany onlE
very circuitous routes are nov open.
WARSAW. Russian Poland. Feb. %
No trains are running in either dlrec-
ton Thursday on the Vienna railroau.
The management attempted 10 lhS'"i'
soldiers as firemen but the strikers hau
plugged the water guages with the re-
suIt that the amateur firemen rulheo
four locomotives.
The strikers also derdiled a number
of cars The men demand an elght hour
day and an increase of wages. Inc IL
rectors of cred an increase of wages 70
some employees and to grant nihe
hour day but the strikers refused.
A manifesto issued Thursday morn
ing by the strikers says they struck to
show their solidarity to other trades at
this important juncture of the labor
movement and because the manage
lnent oppressed and exploited the men.
The employees of the government al
ohol monopoly walked out Thursday
morning.
A general strike on the Nistula and
st. Petersburg railroads is hourly ex-
pected.
The strikers paraded Czeranowski
street Thursday. smashed the windows
of five factories and forced the work
men to leave. Troops were summoned
and it is reported fired on the strikers.
Owing to the railroad strike no mails
have been received here from the west
since "Wednesday morning.
Warsaw, Feb. 24,-l2.50 A. M.-The
strikers are resorting to violence. They
have destroyed the great switchboard
station outside the city and cut a num-
Der of telegraph wires.