The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-24

st. Petersburg, Jan. 23.-The story
of the events Immediately preceding
and during yesterdays outbreak as
viewed by official eyes is given in ths
Official Messenger as follows:
"AII attempts of the factory inspec-
tors to, pacify the workmen were fruit
less and every worker from a number
of the large factories Joined the strike,
which spread quickly and extended to
nearly all the works in the city. At
the same time the demands Of the
men increased and these were fOrmu-
lated in writing mostly by Father
Gopon. The employers discussed the
demands and decided that if some OF
them were satisfied it could not fail to
ruin industry, while others deserved
to be examined and partially cOnced-
ed. Furthermore, willingness was ex-
pressed to+nts,5eiate with the n}eA bit
not with the strikers organization.
The workmen refused to agree to it
and violated the negotiations between
the employers. and men Of the differ
factories.
AS the strike was being conducted
without disturbance of public order,
no represisye measures were adopted
and not a single person was arrested.
The agitation of the wOrkmen's asso-
citation was. however, soon Joined by
the agitation Of revolutionary circles.
On the morning OF January Fl the
workmen's association, led by Father
Gopon. appeared with open revolutions
airy tendencies. On Sunday Father
Gopon drew up a<petition Of work
men to the emperor which contained,
besides demands in behalf Of the men,
insolent demands of a political charac-
ter.
Among the workmen, verbal and
written notifications were circulated
urging the necessity for meeting
January %, on the palace square IN
order, through Father GOpOn, to SUBJ
NIT the petition to the emperor. One
| of the demands was of a political char
acter. and the real purpose Of the
meeting on the Palace square was con.
! cealed from the workmen. Fanaticat
| speeches which Father GOpon, fOrgeta
| ting his clerical dignity, addressed t0
the men to such an extent that on
| January % large crowds proceeded to
the center of the city.
AT some points bloody collisions
! occurred between them and the troops
1 in consequence OF their refusal to
obey the police regulations or owing
J to their direct attacks on the troops.
/ The latter were obliged TO fire in the
| Prospect and GOpOl street. near the
Narva Triumphal gate, in TrOitkji
square and in the fourth line on the
| VassiliostrOff quarter, in the AleXan-
| der gardens, at the corner Of Nevsky
Prospect and GOgol street, near the
police bridge, and at the Kazen ca
I thedral In the fourth line the pOpu-
| lace erected three baTricades Of planks
| and wire. On one of these a red flag
was hoisted. From the windows Of
/ neighbOring houses shots were fired
and stones were thrown at the mill
| tary.
FThe crowds took swords from the
| policemen and armed themselves
herewith They pillased tie Schaff
small arms factory and carried about
! 100 swords. a large number Of which,
| however. the police recovered. The
crowd destroyed telegraph wires and
/ knocked down poles. The municipal
! building in the second district was at
] tackled and demolished In the even
! ing FIVE shops on the St. Petersburg
side were plundered.