The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-12-22
THE STRIKE BEGUN
NST.PETERSBURG
A Train Moved BristIinq
With Bayonets.
FIGHT OPENS TAMELY.
In the Center of the City the Shops
Remain Open Under Military Pro-
tection. In the Industrial Sec
ti0n the Strikers Demon
stration is Imposing.
(By the Associated Press }

st. Petersburg, Dec 21.-2:10 p. N.
Since noon today the streets have
been C.led WITH troops. especially
those in the industrial sections. The
railroad stations are in possession of
the military
Wholesale arrests of the leaders of
the workmen were made last night.
1t IS reported that the police include
in their captures the members of the
second Workmen's Council who were
placed in the fortress of st. Peter and
| st. Paul with the members Of the
first council, who were arrested Sat
urday night A third council, how
ever promptly took the place of the
second
Moscow is already cut off from
st. Petersburg, and with the provinces
generally there was no communica-
tion this morning.
According to the latest information
the Lithuanian insurrection 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 reVo-
| lutionary tribunal and executed.
It turns out that Tukum, in Court
land only surrendered after a severe
! fight, which lasted for twelve hours
/ The insurrectionists had fortified the
to,'''1 by throwing up intrenchments
before which they dug pits. They
5.iso mad in position the machine guns
| gecently captured by them. The
| trenches We're taken by storm, both
sides losing heavily
The latest information from khark-
hoff saws that 10000 revolutiRlaries
are under arms and that troops are
Delng concentrated for the purpose Of
| recapturing the city.
The Strike inaugurated
The strike started here at noon very
tamely In the center of the city
the shops were not closed, the pro-
prietors having received guarantees
that if 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 the shops. would be instantly ar
rested There was, however, an i'm
pressiVe demonstration in the indus
trial section.
The main interest in the strike of
the railroad men centered in the
SLUG FOUR
Warsaw station, where the govern
ment was to make test of its ability
by moving a train for Berlin. The
depot was packed with troops. Prompt
ly at noon there was n wild hurrah
accompanied by the roar of escaping
steam and a few minutes later the
railroad men walked out of the yards
in a body. The authorities, however
were prepared and after a delay of ten
minutes a locomotive manned by SOL
dier's of a railroad battalion backed
into the station and was coupled to
the waiting train which was crowded
fn a f,n1
the unhappy country. Lines of sol
diers with fixed bayonets fanked the
train. and an official with four sol
diers entered the carriages and thor
oughly searched them in order to as
certain if suspicious persons entering
the car AS the official and his es
cort left the train >a signal was given
and twenty soldiers entered the bag
gage cars, while another detachment
was scattered through the carriages
The train then pulled out An extra
car loaded with wrecking apparatus
was attached to the train to be used
in case of accidents between stations
The usual mail car was missing. AT
other stations similar precautions were
taken.
In the manufacturing districts be-
yond the Warsaw and Narva gates,
in the Schlusselburg district, and in
ne SSCllOIlS OIl DOlIl Slu0S VI the ANONol,
the Workmen generally obeyed the
summons to strike and promptly at IL
o'clock thousands of them emerged
finto the streets.
Police, Cossacks, soldiers of the
guard, regiments and other patrols
were everywhere, but so far as re-
ported, no collision marked the inau-
guration of the strike The work
men seemed very quiet. but determ-
e 20
leqted in advance q certain number
to act as pickets for the purpose of
preventing any attempt to introduce
strike breakers into the factories.