The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-28
q T. PETERSBURG. Dec. p, 5 p. M
- A brief message from Moscow of

g T. PETERSBURG, Dec. 27, p. M
- A brief message from Moscow of
today's date says that troops with
ARTILLERY are pouring into the city but
that the situation has not greatly
changed The revOlutionists hold por-
ttOns OF the MOscOw-Kazan road.
Desultory firing is taking place. The
military patrols are engaged I'm guerilla
warfare with the reyolutionists who are
sseeking refuge on the roofs of houses
sand In the narrow thoroughfares.
Another mes sage from Moscow says
that during the night the artillery
worked at destroying the barbados
The revolutionists this message says,
ara divided into three armies" the
first, consisting of 500 men, armed with
lFifles ana pixies, is operating between
Moscow and Perovo, using the railroad
which Il controls. Artillery and cavalry
are being employed against this force.
Women in the Ranks.
This. second army is armed especial
ly with bombs and revolvers and is
composed or a thousand persons in
whose ranks are many women who dis
play not only bravery, but ferocity.
This fprce IS operating IN the region
fbetWeeu SadoYja district and the Jew
ti5h market. 1t has many barbados
20 prevent the passage Of troops and
Us operating in small groups and is at
Hacking patrols. When pressed. these
ITeVolutiOnists disappear into alleys and
houses. Artillery. cavalry and infantry
are used against this body.
The third and largest army is oper-
sting i'm the region between the Brest
railroad station and the triumphal
este. 1t also has many barbados and
rs engaged in guerilla tactics, making
II difficult for the troops to enclose 1t.
Some Of the barbados were battered
down by artillery, but they were re-
erected by the survivors
The school where the Moscow reVolu-
tionary committee held its sessions has
been destroyed but the committee man.
aged to escape
The Engineers union here has just
received news from revolutionary
sources at Moscow that the Rostoff
regiment has joined the revolutionists.
Mercilessly Put Down.
In spite of the bad prospects here. the
leaders of the revOlutionists are con-
tinuing their desperate efforts TO bring
on a general conflict. At Kharkoff yes
terday the flag of armed revolt was
raised, but according to reports the
troops, which had been largely rein
forced, put down the outbreak merci-
lessly. The members Of the so-called
provincial government, composed OF
twenty-five delegates, which had been
sitting here. were captured early in the
day and later, when the red flag was
raised and barbados were erected
around the Eelfrich engine works,
which armed reYolutiOnists We're hold
ing, cannon were brought up and the
reVOlutiOnists were given ten minutes
in which to surrender. They then sent
out an emissary who was seized by
the military commander, who then gave
the command 10 the artillery 10 open
fire on the works, which were literally
battered down over the heads of the
TevOlutionists The latter, although
unable 10 make a defense held out IN
til three-quarters of their number were
killed or wounded, when the remnant.
1S7 men. surrendered.
Mistchenko at Moscow.
Lieutenant General BIistchenko. who
commanded a COssack brigade in Man
churia during the Russo-Japanese war.
has arrived at Moscow and may have
taken over the command of the troops
there. He had a narrow escape from
capture by the reVolutiOnists at St
Andrews monastery. on the outskirts
of the city, where the railroad track
WIS biocAeu Dy DarfIcaQeS or freight
and passenger cars. The general and
two members of his staff managed to
get sleigh and reach Moscow by
making wide detour, but fifty officers
returning from Manchuria. who were
LETT behind. We're captured and forced
10 give up their arms They begged to
be allowed to keep the gold swords Civ
en- them for bravery. but the revolu-
uonists refused their request
Minor collisions between the troops
and strikers. Of whom there are al
most 10000 still out. are taking place
constantly in st. Petersburg. Cossack
patrols are charging and dispensing
workmen whenever they collect.
Fifty Persons Killed.
The most serious affairs occurred at
the Narva gate and ON the Moika ca
nal, in which fifty persons were kiIied
or wounded. Automatic guns have been
mounted on the bridge over the Fon-
tanka canal from which they can
sweep the Nevsky Prospect in either
direction. and also both ways of the
canal The battery is enclosed in a
collapsible shed ia order not to attract
too much attention.
Following the example of the author
files at Moscow, about half the police
of St Petersburg are now armed with
rifles and the unWonted spectacle of
policemen with bayonets on their rifles
adds 10 the public alarm.
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