The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-23
MANY KILLED
OR WOUNDED
Soldiers Biyouack on Streets.
Cars Winter Palace is
Guarded by Heavy Diyi-
sion = POpulace Enraged
and Will Fight to End.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 2s.--The city
this morning, though comparatively
quiet, was in that state Of quiet which
precedes storm. The night was full
Of meetings OF workingmen and policies
we're proposed and adopted, which, If
carried out, mean the breaking loose Of
full grown revolution at any moment.
Every street in the city is patrolled
by troops, while in front Of the palace
and at various approaches to the city
thousands Of the czar's troops are march
ing, fully armed and ready to oppose
any movement Of strikers Of other cities
toward the capital. While the centre Of
the city remained quiet up to ten in the
forenoon, there was ferment in the out
lying districts. That riot will break loose
at any moment is foregone conclusion.
II was learned this morning that a
band Of rioters, the strength of which
il unknown, had decided to divide them
selves into small bands and sack the
city.
Insubordination in Troops
Great uneasiness is felt by the au-
thorities owing to the fact that thu
troops have given signs Of insuhordina-
ton, and it is said to be shared by the
crews Of the Third Baltic squadron.
The government has decided on ths
most stringent measures to check thu
populace. All the schools have beer
closed and in many places the water
supply has been cut.
The admiralty works at Sebastopo
are ahlaze and are burning furiously.
AT half past two this afternoon tht
feeling was growing that the worst il
over, unless the workers who broke intt
the Vodka shops Just before noon ge
to going in force and carry either Mich
GLASS palace or the bridges There ar
at present no signs Of snch movement
Troops continue to patrol the principa
thoronghfares and about the winter pal
lace. Private citizens, however, are abl
10 use the streets. Many shops are open
particularly in the center of the city
The soldiers are under instructions t
act on the defensive and not to attacl
the strikers unless the rioting is re
newed. The strikers are showing n
such stubbornness as they did yesterday
There were some signs during the frs
Of the afternoon that the strike Is be
ginning to break.
Government Blames Workingmen
The government has issued repor
blaming the workingmen Tor yesterday
bloodshed. The report says; "The en-
ployers expressed willingness TO nego
tiaie with the men individually but NO
with their organization, which the strik
ers declined. As the strike as first cor
Quoted was without disturbance no RI
pressiye measures were adopted. Th
agitation was soon participated in, how
ever. by Revolutionists, and the striker
under Father Gopon's leadership openl
professed insurection doctrines, whie
compelled the government to finally il
teFyene,"
The Butchery.
Minister Of the Interior Sviatopoll
MirslSy presented to his majesty Satul
day night the invitation 81 the workins
men to appear at the winter palace Q
sunday afternoon and receive their p'
tition; but the Emperor's advisers a
ready had taken decision to show
arm and resolute front and the En-
peror's answer to 100000 workmen tr,
ipg TO make their way to the palai
sduare was a solid array of troops, wi
met them with rifle, bayonet, and sabr
The Priest Gopon, the leader and id
az the men, in his golden vestment
holding aloft the cross and marchir
at the head of thousands of worlxmt
through the Narva Gate miraculously G
caped volley which laid low half
hundred persons. The figures Of Il
Total number killed or wounded her
at the Moscow gate, at various bridg
ana islands and at the winter palac
varv. The best qs'imate is 500, q
though there are exaggerated figur
nlaeing the number as high as 500
MANY men were accompanied by the
wives and children, and in the eonfusio
which left no time for Discriminate
tbe latter shared the fate Of the me
INC troops, with the exception Of
single regiment, which is reported