Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-01-22


III hard and that ample steps had been
stalker 70 protect the vast industrial
section of st Petersburg and insure
the safety OF tht. city. the greatest un-
casincss for today pervades the entire
population
Every House Garrison.
Picked troops are stationed at vari-
Gus points in the city and each house
contains a miniature garrison with gen
,'arE:es in the court yards and ma
chinc a:.ns ready for the first emer-
"cncy. The winter palace is strong
~ picketed with Grand Dukt, vladimir
III command. Final instructions wera
ISSUED last night
Clash Expected in Outskirts.
The plan of the government is to
prevent the workmcn coming to the
center of the city today hv guarding
.-Gto:, and bridges. A collision there
fore. is believed to be more likely to
rcCHr III the outskirts of ST Peters
l"rg
Meantime the strikers, are carry s
oEt their original program. The few
mills and factories remaining active in
!!c city were closed during the day
ono cf tie last OF them being the gov
ernn,cnt powder mill.
Traftic-Susnended.
s:;rk', les ders visited every shop il,
lie city and all Of them. even those Of
butchers and bakers and laundries
N:crc closed. TRAFFIC was stopped on
,ilc street car lines, the men having
Icinel the strikers.
Big Demonstration Today.
Preparations for big demonstra-
a+ tEn oI1c Of
1wo O'Clock TODAY have not been suS-
pended although the leaders have been
warned tfnt it cannot take place and
t':a; tho emperor will not be there
The wOrllmel are all Convinced that
ms I'ai':sty will appear and listen to-
the grievances set forth in the petit
tltn. The tlcnutation which OH Fri
day took the invitation to Emperor
Nicholas to att emil tie meeting having
failed Il: gain access TO his majesty.
Father Gopon has sent it Nv his sec
retaly 10 interior Minister SviaiopOlk
A'irsky
Priest is Expelled.
Durii'" he day Antonus MctrOpoli-
tan. Of st Petersburg formally OK
communicates! Father Ccpon on the
grcund that he was causing the peo-
pie to lisc against the emperor. the
head Of the church.
Eeun,orS hat the troops have plainly
indicated their sympathy witt! ,llc
strikers and that if it comes to col
.is:cn they will refuse 10 fire upon
them. are everywhere / ife and the
Wcrkmen themselves are thoroughly
convinced that snch is the case.
Believe Troops Loyal.
But the authorities maintain that tho
loyalty Of the troops is beyond q,cs-
ton, pointing out that the only time
that Russian regiments showed treach-
c!y was in the Oecembrist revolution
Of 1921. when the Guard regiment par
ticipated hat that the troops then
were practically soldiers Of fortune re-
turning to Russia after the Neapoli-
tanic wars. imbued with the revol,i-
tionary IDEAS of France. 1t is fully
realized. however. that if the troops
mutiny or actually join the workmen
that the government will be faced not
With riot. but with revolution.
Father Gonon is Firm.
Father Gopon at the request of Min
lister of Justice tauravief went to the
minister Of Justice yesterday and had a
long interview with VI. Murayief at
which the minister tried to ,lissuade
him from hi, program :nr Sunday
Father Gomc:,. however. could rot he
hudscd and 1T the end Of the inter.
view left. say,ne. eve mus, each do
nrr duty according 10 the light given
us"
he plan of the worllmen is to as
scmhie at three points. the Putiloff and
Oubosoff Wrr': and the Island oe
Vassill Ostrov ard march to the palace
square, They IRE fully convinced that
tie cmnercr vii be there to receive
their petition
Confident Gar Will Hear.
The repre- sentative Of the Associated
Tres: went among many groups Of The
workmen krt found no one who ex-
pressed doubt as to the emperor meet
iig them. All smoke Of him most rev.
erentiallH aud they insisted that he
IS Eei: IN ignorance Of the truth and
tina: Gnce he has heard Of t,rir griev-
ances they will receive Justice They
SAID that what was wanted were short
or ho'rs and m';r'n ay and also rOl-
teal liberty: Eat 'hc ideas OF most or
the men on the latter subject are yudi-