The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-21
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sprcfai Cable Dispatches 10 THE SIN.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 2o.-Thousands
of workmen apparently made bold by the
firing of shot at the Car yesterday, dehed
the authorities to-day and popular up
rising resulted. which as yet shows no
signs of being checked. Tonight the
cessation OF work became complete. Troops
are guarding the public work sand more
troops have been ordered TO the capital.
Although ostensibly it is a labor move
ment, tie bond Of union between the
strikery is political Their chief demand
is for me ending of the war. All the work.
tnen in the st. Petersburg district. num-
bering 100000, have quit, and the move
ment is spreading to other districts
SERIOUS RIorINd AT MIDNIGHT.
At midnight there was serious rioting at
the Aexandroysky. Nevsky and Putllof
works, and the machinery at those places
was destroyed
4 large number of police were drafted
TO put down the disorder and moro troops
we're called out Two companies Of the Pre-
ohrajonsky Regiment, posted at the Putilor
Iron Works refused to participate in the
maintenance Of order on the ground that
it was not their duty TO act as policemen
All public demonstrations have been for
hidden
The trouble was started this morning
by strikers from the iron and steel works,
Government ahipyards and other indus
tries. OF the right hank of the river Seva,
beginning near the Baltic Works. II spread
throughout Vnssli OstroG Basil island,
where the markets for household supplies
are situated.
Shoppers fed before the mob and the
marketmen attempted to close their stalls
before the storm broke, but some of them
were not quick enough to save their prop
erty.
The crowd composed Of strikers, was
swelled during the morning. Tho men
employed IN large spinning mill at San
galli-Kolinkin joined tho strikers.
Later in the day all the bakers and printers
quit work The printers notified ths
managers Of the newspapers at o'clock
this afternoon that they would not report
for WORK this evening.
co ERSMENr WORKS CLOSED
All the Government works. notably the
cartridge factories. and later the entire
State industrial colony on Vassii ostrof.
ceased work. In the afternoon markets
and shops were closed.
A fight occurred when some of the men
EMPLOYED in rubber factory attempted
to enter it to resume work. The strikers
attacked them at the gates and prevented
them.
Strikers broke into several factories.
including the Government printing works
Of the Academy Of Science, on Vassili
Ostroff They forced the employees Of
- s,fy Tho
ment acting upon the advice Of the police.
allowed them 10 quit in order to avoid
further disturbance. A crowd OF 1000
persons remained outside the works.
The districts in which the factories and
workshops are have assumed the quietness
Of a sunday The men are awaiting orders
az to their future action from some lenders
whose identity is unknown. The Nevsky
Prospekt and other great boulevards are
crowded, the usual frequenters OF them
having been supplemented by large num-
beers of the strikers, who are moving along
quietly singly or in couples
Tho hope Of settling the strike. which
already embrace 10000 workmen from
the Government yards and factories and
other great Industries, virtually vanished
this morning when it was announced that
the Minister Of the Interior and the Minister
of Finance both declined 10 receive depu-
tation from the striking operatives
ATTACKS oS PROPERTY FEARED.
At a meeting Of manufacturers tonight
the opinion was expressed that the strikers
would attempt to destroy mills and other
property tomorrow Some Of those at
tending the meeting narrated experiences
at their factories.
It was said that the police fed the mo-
lnent the strikers delegation which some
times numbered only 100, approached. The
men at work obediently quit work when
they were called upon TO do 20, and in this
tho managers concurred in order 10 pro-
tect the works from attack
The meeting tonight was attended by
seventy leading manufacturers Of all
nationalities. Il was decided 10 ask thu
Minister Of the Interior what measures
would lie taken tomorrow 20 protect
machinery and property. and a deputation
wns appointed for this purpose headed by
NJ. Nobel, the largest individual employer
here
TROOPS ORDERED TO CAPITAL
The deputation visited the Ministry o.
the Interior and was referred 10 the Min
istry Of Finance, whore VI. Kokovtsof.
the acting Minister. informed them that
the Gar had decided TO send three regi-
ments of cavalry from Peterhof, which
will arrive here in the morning, and a
division Of infantry from Revai which VII