Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-28
ORDER SOLDIERS TO
SHOOT DISTuRBERS
Russians Are Warned to Re
frain From Rioting.
SITUATION DOES NOT IMPROVE
The Strikers in ST Petersburg ane
Other Cities Seem To Be Gutter
Than Usual, but the Authorities Fear
an Outbreak at Any Moment.

Than Usual, but the Authorities Fear
an Outbreak at Any Moment.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 27.-1:30 p. m
Warnings to the people that In case
OF disorder the soldiers will fire bal
cartridges are posted on every stree
corner today. The city is calmer or
the surface under the rigorous meas
ures adopted. General 1repoff in or
der to restore confidence, directed al
shopkeepers to take down the boards
from their shop windows during the
night and this morning the city awokt
to find the shops re-opened.
Little squads of soldiers are scat
tered along the streets and in the mar
kets to preserve order. Even detach
ments of the crack guards are doins
patrol duty. Nevertheless beneath
the surface there is much excitement
The revolutionists have spread the
tidings that a revolution has begun
and the city is filed with the wildes
rumors. For example, a story is afoa
that a provisional government has
been established. Better classes are
afraid to venture out. Many meet
ings have been held during the night
Though the task of continuing the
general strike more than a few days
seemed utterly hopeless to the prac
tical minded 1t is significant of the
deep-rooted craving for liberty tha
the agitators have experienced little
difficulty in inducing all classes o.
Workmen to join the anti-government
demonstration.
AT meeting Of delegates from the
profession unions, comprising doctors
druggists and lawyers, it was decid
ed to strike from Oct % until a con
stitutent assembly is summoned.
The latest advices from Minsk, ant
Saratoff, are disquieting. With {
single exception newspapers of Kief
have declared in favor of a strike
All the drug stores in Saratoff are
closed and that town is without arti
ticial light, and no newspapers are ap
pearing. The Saratoff town counci
mas organized a committee for the pro
lection Of the citizens The stree
cars in ST. Petersburg have ceased
running, and the express employees O
the bureaus of ways and communica
ton and even the bank and office EN-
ployes, have agreed to affailiate them
selves with the movement The print
ers have resolved upon UNIQUE dem
onstration TO voice their demand for z
free press. They have decided no
to print single regular newspaper to
morrow but instead to publish clan
deStinely an uncensored paper for dis
tribution by the workmen containins
the demands of the protelariat for {
constitutional assembly.
Just when reports were abroad tha
freedom of assembly would be granted
bad impression has been created b,
the publication of the Official Messen
ger OF a belated set of temporary
regulations, three columns in length
dealing with the right of assembly
which will require from three to sey
en- days notice to the police of the OBJ
Ject of the meeting with the name.
of the speakers, etc. Then if permis
sion is granted, the police are empow
cred to close the meetings if opinions
are uttered which are supposed t.
threaten public order.
The news from the interior is mea
ger. The situation has not improv
ed According to reliable report
the troops attacked Hartoff, settle,
with the students and strikers. II
| many places the schools are closed
The high school girls of Pskoff Wake,
| out this morning.
The Russ, leading organ of the Con
| stitutional party, declares that powe
will not satisfy the people unless tn
| people are given control. Only absc
lutely solid guarantees for the fu
ture, the paper declares, can now avail
to reassure the people that the cza
will not repeal the measures.
Street Car Employees Srike.
T,o,Iz. Russian Poland. Oct. 81