The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-03
KILL CAR and
GRAND DUKES
CONcLAVE OF NlHlLlSTS DE-
CIpES UPON IMMEDIATE
ACTION.
RESORT TO BOMB AND KNIFE
CAR, THE GRAND DUKES AND
ALL THE MINISTERS CON-
DEMNED TO DEATH.
RESORT TO BOMB AND KNIFE

Contrary to expectation, the first
move of the newly appointed governor
general of st. Petersburg is pacific IN
character 1t takes the form OF proc
lamation, jointly signed by Gen. IRE
poff and Mr.. kollovsoff, minister OF
finance, telling the strikers that they
have been led into trouble by evil dis
posed persons, and that their best in
terests will be served by peaceful rep
reservations to the government. The
workmen are also assured that the en-
peror has ordered the flaming of GER
tain laws for their benefit and the ere
alton of system of state insurance
that will protect them from want in
case of sickness or disability.
No Serious Trouble in Moscow.
The fears of serious trouble in Mos
COW yesterday We're not realized. The
only authenticates instance of any
thing approaching violence there was
in the dispersal of a crowd of about
5000 workmen by Cossacks. So far as
is known there were no casualties.
From Finland Russophobic demon
strations are reported, collision be-
tween crowd of 10000 persons and
troops and police resulting in the
wounding of about thirty Firms. In
Finland the agitation has nothing to
| do with the labor question, but is pure
| ly political in character.
Various political, educational and
mercantile bodies in Russia are adopt
| ing declarations in favor of an elective
representative legislative body and de-
nouncng misrule under the autocracy.
Are Held in Awe by the Troops.
With troops patrolling the streets
in ST. Petersburg, Moscow, Libau.
| Odessa, Kieff and other industrial
| centers of Russia, there were yester-
day no serious collisions with strikers.
| In Moscow some of the employers are
evincing willingness to make some
concessions to their worllmen, but
there has been no general agreement
on that point. In ST. Petersburg the
| return of workmen has enabled sew
eral factories to resume operations
and the authorities hope to witness a
general resumption on Monday.
The minister of the interior has
| promised to consider the cases of the
| prominent writer's who We're sent to
the ST. Peter and ST. Paul fortress for
| their activity in the political and eco
( nomic agitation and he has given a
qualified promise that they shall be re-
leased.
Backbone Is Broken.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 28.-Although
the strikes in Reval, Libau, Kieff,
Odessa and a few smaller places are
extending the situation is nowhere
acute. An increasing number of work
men are out in Moscow, but there is
no general tie-up or disorder there.
The whereabouts of Father Gopon still
remains a mystery, although it is be-
ieved the priest is in Moscow.
The Russian capital presents almost
normal appearance and the authori-
ties are confident that the backbone of
the strike has been broken. Some fac
tories and mills already have resumed
and a general resumption of opera.
tions is expected on Monday. The au-
thorities expect that the failure of the
strike here will have a discouraging
effect upon the workmen in other
cities.
Minor Skirmishes.
Moscow, Jan. %. - Although the
strike is steadily spreading the move
ment thus far has not been accompa-
MED by collisions of great gravity.
Yesterdays events were restricted to
minor skirmishes on the northern and
eastern outskirts of the city in which
the troops successfully resisted all
efforts of the crowds to break through
the Gordon. No bloodshed is reported.
Both the authorities and the masters
have shown admirable GOODNESS in the
face of the situation, the former avoid
ing provocation by studiously conceal.
ing the troops and the latter by dis.
playing readiness to meet the mems
| demands.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 31.-From rev.
olutionary source, which is absolutely
reliable, it is learned that at a con.
clave of nihilists held during the small
hours Sunday morning, there was a
fierce alteration as to the expediency
of immediate action.
stout minority contended that the
brotherhood, equally with the strikers
have been cowed by the government
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