Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-25
Little Change in St.
Petersburg Situation.
Troops Continue to Patrol the
Cities Streets.
Call to Arms Issued by Russian So
cial Democratic Labor Party.

Il
,e..n .lp;oimted governor general of ST.
,.,.rsbure aud has taken up quarters
Il, the Winter palace. Strangely
.,orrh. the only precedent is found i'll
,... cIs. OF Gen. Trepoffs father dur
i,c The reign of Eihilistic terrorism UNI
i.. Alexander H. and il is also Il
s-ry,.g. coincidence that unsuccessful
t,.,n,,fs were made on the lives OF
both.
d,ci,;"diy more calm.
Husiness which had been at COM
,l.,. stanistill has been resumed up-
a, a limited scale. The employees in Il
fav Of the smaller factories went back
;, work. To-Day. and the crowds of
e,rikrrs in the streets were diminished.
Tine troops in evidence We're not so nu-
,,.rons as Monday. and Il more conf
,,,1 feeling exists in official circles
,h,t the energetic measures which
nave. been i,laugurated will ensure the
e,f.ty and quiet of the city. Beueatn
,t. sIrf.i.e. however. the ferment con-
,D,l-s and the public nervousness and
.,,,r.heIsion as to future develop
,u.ut. is still unallayed. Secret meet
i,oe If different classes i'm opposition
~ the existing order of things We're
held in various places during the after
,uo, and evening. but. the divergent ell
,mrni which We're suddenly brought to-
orther by the tragic events of last sun
d,y. arr advancing on divergent plans
and no common ground of action has
vet been totind.
Meantime the police are actively
searching out the leaders.
Three Wril-known Russian authors
and a prominent editor We're arrested,
today, and the prisons are filled with
;gjtator- revolutiOniSts and student
orators Such measures may result III
inmh-ihrnWing and terrorism. tomor-
row bu; the cOncenSuS of opinion is
that tn immediate future actions of
lie agitnturS depends upon what oc-
rurs in Moscow and other large cities
Of Eussid where the workmen are be-
GINNING 10 strike. over one hundred
thousand are out in the old capital OF
the empire. tonight. a telephone mes
sage from Moscow to The Associated
Press al midnight. reported that there
had been 70 disorder there as yet.
There will h.. Il big demonstration there.
tomorrow. and it is feared ii will be
accompanied by boodshed.
The situation confronting the military
authoritrs at Moscow is much more
SERIOUS than that in st. Petersburg. 'pit
Of oyer zoe 000 inlIa bitants of Moscow
oyrr tWo-:hir,is are workmrn, lnclud-
l,- .
element. The troops there are less and
IT,. ,itN does not lend itself. ike ~
Petersburg 10 natural barriers To pre-
wont the congregation of men. Inc
center of the town has no bridges ana
no canals and hills and narrow streets
make il difficult for troops to act. TN
~ The gates piercing tie walls OF thf
old Chinese town, which surrounds. the
krrmin. would afford the military
n1turil places to bar demonstrators.
At krvno and Wilma where strikes
also have been begun the workmen arr
following In. st. Petersburg plan I"
marching apout the city and inducing
or forcing other wOikmen TO leave thell
employment.
TIL, windows and doors of practically
every shop and residence in st. Peters
burg are boarded up and at midnigh
the streets. as on Monday night were
c"mrlct-v deserted except for troops
During the day there was great croi
of sensational rumors including storle
of strikers marching to kolpino U
seize the small arms factory there. an'
Of the assassination Of Gen. Fulton. tn
inf .,f - IN u
which ON investigation have turned on
To hn false. The inhabitants haV'
again been warned to remain indoors
II is not known definitely whethe
Father Gupon. the leader of the work
men. is in Moscow or in st. petersburg
proclamation said to eminate iron
him has been distributed. indicating
that he has gone over body and soul L
the social Democrats.
st. Petersburg. Jan. ~ =. M.-S'
Petersburg wears a le.SS nr.tial aspect
Tuesday. Everywhere trocrS have bee
di;tWr into rour;yarlS. Only picket
a." left outsiln and small squads o
f"s;a KS are p1trolline the streets. Tn
stores along the principal thorough
tn" ''nrre spon,i"nt of The Associate
Press drove up the Eev:'ky prospec
and with the help of daylight realize
that the dam t%e done to store front
VAS more considerable than appearr,
Monday night. \ large number of busl
hess PREMISES we're wrecked. the mo
having devoted itself principally I
''hfectioners and pastry cooks.
Enormous crowds of strikers an
many si%htsrerS encouraged ny IN
mid weather We're promenading tn
SIDEWALKS. Tuesday molnirg. ana IN
sweet ears We're again IN operation n
hts been quiet MP to III fcur.
me night vas quiat.
There are no signs Of undue excite
meht. Tucsda- morning aithouS
thousands of workrcn are stroliin
'hr"ush the streets.
n number If government. printers re
Sumec work. Tuesday MOI ming.
Inc correspondent Of The Associate
reSs noticed several men distrlnuth
pr"'ianatons. TIL, people formerl
were shy OF accepting such document
u' now they are eagerly acceptit'
mem and have nicknamcd them ia'
"rhhe Cswaiiow',. an allusion TO u
'rrlES which has become a synonm
N''duon. The correspondent secured
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