The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-02-03
CAR IN SECLUSlON.
Dowaaer Empress Reported in Terror
One Story Tells of Battle
in the Palace.

London. Jan. 27.-The Standard cor.
respondent at St. Petersburg, tele-
graphing at 1:20 a. M, January "a,
says:
AT midnight the city was quiet and
the streets nearly deserted. The mill
tary had largely been withdrawn and
the patrols were arresting Isolated
roughs The workingmen had entirely
disappeared from the headquarters Of
Father Gopon's union, their leaders
doubtless assembling in secret.
The same correspondent, telegraph
ing earlier in the evening, said:
1T is understood that at conference
held at the Tsarskoe Selo, it was de-
cided to declare martial law today and
to issue a manifesto on the subject OF
the labor grievances along with the
announcement that q commission would
be appointed to investigate them"
Revolution in Earnest.
The Chronicles ST. Petersburg CORE
spondent wires:
The revolution has begun IN earnest.
The capital is literally a city dreadful.
Revolution, challenged with massacre,
has replied with dynamite. Everywhere
in the suburbs where there are soldiers
or public buildings bombs are being
thrown.
A state of siege prevails and orders have
been issued that people who leave their
houses do so at the risk of being shot.
Many of the frightened inhabitants are
, flying from the city or barricadinS them
selves in their home, while others are
marooned in the hotels. Armed men are
reported to be marching from various
quarters.
great revolution, and this unhappy city
is threatened with a reign of terror that
may equal the French revolution. The
dowager empress, that relentless opponent
of reform, has fled.
The dynasty's one hope Is the troops,
Who still remain staunch. 1t is he'll; it
IS rebellion, with Satin trying to eN-
tinguish the fire with his hoofs.
Charles E. Hands Story.
Charles +. Hands. the Daily Mail cor
respondent, telegraphs from st. Peters
burg, under Mondays date:
At $50 tonight at the corner of Sa-
dovaia and Vosnecensky streets u bomb
was thrown among group of soldiers.
killing several of them After that the
electric light was ordered to be turned
out. 1t is reported from Sesteresk, on
the Finland coast, that this morning
1S0e men raidcd a government rifle fac
tory and succeeded In carrying off large
number of rifles, for which, however,
there is no ammunition. The men also
destroyed the Sesteresk railway line.
A special car is now being taken to
W
miles up the Neva. The Imperial bank at
Sadovia has been closed and was strictly
guarded all day lesS should be pillaged.
Mainly the day has been spent in cndeav-
ors to realize the full horror of the deeds
of yesterday. All the hospitals crowd
cd with anxious people loking for missing
friends, but there has been a long and
fruitless search for many of the dead. 1t
is said that numbers of corpSes are being
stored IN several barracks a t present The
official number reported dead causes much
comment, the people in each quarter hav-
Ing personal knowledge of grea ter num-
bers killed.
Gear in Seclusion.
The car remains at TSarskoe Selo.
whittier the empress dowager retired to-
day. |. IS strong guarded by the imperial
guards corps but $4,000 strikers from
l<olpino are reported to be marching
thither, troops have been hurried to inter-
ccpt them.
From the palace l learn that Grand
Duke Vladimir, in consultation with
Prince Mirsky, the commander of the
fortress, General Ellis, and the chief OF
police, General Toulon, framed a report to
submit to the emperor, who remains SCI
cure at Tsarkoe Sclo. His majesty's move
ments and plans are being kept a pro-
found secret.
1t is a matter of note that today not all
of the troops We're served with ball cart
ridges, but with ball mixed with blanks
lhls Is done iii order to give each soldier
the satisfaction of thinking that his indl-
V.dual shot was harmless.