Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-25


issued tonight. The plan of the gov
eminent is to prevent the workmen
from coming to the center of the city
today by guarding the gates at the
bridges. 4 collision therefore is be-
lieved to be more likely to occur on
the outskirts of st. Petersburg. In
the meantime strikers are carrying out
their original program. The few mills
and factories remaining active in the
city were closed during the day, one
of the last being the government pow
der mill. The strike leaders visited
every shop in the city and all of them,
even those of the butchers, bakers and
laundries we're closed. Traffic is
stopped on all street car lines, the men
having joined the strikers Prepara-
tions for big demonstration at the
winter palace square at o'clock to-
day have not been suspended, although
the leaders have been warned that it
cannot take place and that the emper-
or will not be there. The workingmen
are all convinced that his majesty will
appear and listen to the grievances set
forth in the petition. The deputation
which on Friday took the invitation
to the emperor to attend the meeting
has failed TO gain access to his males
ty. Father Gopon today sent it by his
secretary to the interior minister
Sviatopolky Mirsky. During the day
the Metropolitan of st. Petersburg ex-
communicated Father Gopon on the
ground that he is causing the people
to rise against the emperor, and the
head of the church. Rumors that the
troops have plainly indicated their
sympathy with the strikers, and that
if it comes to collision they will re-
fuse to fire upon them, are rife, and
all workmen themselves are thorough
ly convinced that such is the case.
But the authorities maintain that the
loyalty of the troops is beyond ques-
ton. 1t is fully realized, however,
that if the troops mutiny, or actually
join the workmen, the government
will be faced, not with a riot but
revolution. Father Gopon had long
interview with the minister of justice,
Murvieff, today and the minister took
formal cognizance of the demands of
the strikers. Gopon said today that
everyone must do his duty and act ac-
cording to his convictions.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. -, l a. m.
Late tonight it is reported that
strike has been declared in the paper
mills in Finland and rumors are that
if blood is shed here today there may
be many serious risings throughout
the land. These rumors, however,
probably belong to the crop of sensa-
tional stores with which the country
is filed.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 81. Faith
er Gopon sent a letter to Minister of
the Interior Prince Sviatopolk Mlrsky
today begging him that Emperor
Nicholas appear at the winter palace
on Sunday. He declared the workmen
of all classes wish to see the emperor
at o clock. Sunday, Jan. 22d, in the
square at the winter palace in order to
personally express to him the need of
all the Russian people. He Gays he is
assured by ali workmen that his ma
jesty has nothing to fear. His person
al safety, he says, is assured. The
document is signed by Father Gopon
and eleven representatives of sections
of the workmen's unions.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. pa
general strike at Moscow is proceeding
exactly the same as at st. Petersburg.
The strike proclamation and the meth
DDS are Identical.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 23.-The
most startling feature in the situation
tonight is the news that several factor
les at Moscow have closed and that
the workmen in the old capital of
Russia are repeating the tactics
of their fellow workmen of the new
capital and are marching from shop to
shop, and mill to mill demanding that
all establishments be shut down. The
whole city l. reported to lie in a state
of great excitement over the news of
the bloodshed yesterday. which has
precipitated the strike that had been
scheduled for Wednesday, Moscow
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