The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21
FIRE OF REVOLT
In St. PETERSBURG
Continued from First Page.

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The workmen are also reported to
have decidedgto cut the telephone and
telegraph wires and cut oHsaSt. Peters
burg altogether from communities tlon
with the outside world. altogether,
the situation is most criticals
Workmen to 60 Armed.
5 Father Gopon, when .apprised that
the government proposed to prevent the
tlons to the men that they must go to
the palace square with their wives and
children, but the men must be armed, he
is reported to have said.
We must first show, we are peace
full. We have appealed in vain to the
employers and the bureaucracy. Our
last hope IS the emperor himself. II
he refuses to see us and orders: them to-
dlsperse us, then we must fight. !" n 81
Offers Guard to Gear. .z...3..e- II. !
Father Gopon has had guard of 400
sworn ,workmen formed to protect the
emperor from harm If he will come to
the Palace square tomorrow. 4
Among the rumors afoat is one to
the effect that the famous Prepriojensky
guard regiment has declared: it would
refuse to fire on the mob. but this, like
many other. sensational reports pertain
ing to- widespread disaffection in the
army, IS not confirmed.
Smirnof Not Assassinated.
The rumored assassination Of M.
Smirnoff, manager of the Putilof iron
works, is denied.
1t is also declared this morning that
Father Gapon has not been arrested. :
Late last night it was reported that
Father Gapon, the leader Of the work
men, had been quietly spirited away
from his bodyguard and taken into Gus
tody in furtherance Of the plan to dis
organize the elements that are threaten
ing the peace Of the city,
/ Strikers Keep Up Agitation.
The strikers are continuing their agi.
tation with unabated activity. Thru.
| out the morning they have been parad.
! ing the main streets Of the center of
| the city and closing every industrial
| establishment. The agitation hitherto
| has been carried out with remarkable
| absence of actual violence, the commit
| tee Of the union having issued instruc
tions that everything b. done as quietly
lence be offered the police. Street traf
fc in. the leading thorofares is hardly
interfered with. The demonstrators fill
the streets, but policemen make way
for passing sledges. ~ -
Every Industry Involved.
| A list of the ia works closed as the
result Of yesterdays coercive measured
shows that every industry is involved
including railway construction ane
electrical engineers. In view of thu
probable failure af. the. electric supply
for stores and Offices, householders arr
laying in large stocks of candles. The
! public is nervous. and EXCITED and thu
opinion is freely ! Expressed that thu
government will be forced to conced'
the demands. Of .thaa.- men .-ars-<... .....-.~
workmen Barred I'm City,. y
The plan Of the authap{ties is to pre-
vent5fthe .workmehI froh entering tn!
city proper. The industrial sections be
You'd the ;Neva, & M osapg Eand Nevsk,
| gates, will be chttoff AMI htatAe bridge
4 will be guarded. SeE9raN batteries O
artillery have been Brought into tn
betty. ,A9trraa iatega nHs Hs>5 oez
~ Cavalry Force Strengthened
i All the cavalry u Regiments have Bee
called in from the barracks in the Sui
: rounding districts and are concentrate
| in st. Petersburg. >, They will form, a
, extended Gordon to prevent demonstrs
tors from approachingothe palace. -,