The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-01-23

St. Petersburg. Jan. 23.--Sunday was
day of unspeakable horror in St.
Petersburg. The strikers, goaded to
desperation by day of violence, fury
and bloodshed, are in state of open
insurrection against the government
A. condition almost bordering on civil
war exists in the terror stricken Rus
sian capital. The city is under martial
law with Prince Vassailchikof as the
commander of over $4,000 of the en-
perors crack guards. The troops bly,
ouacked in the streets and at various
places on Nevsky Prospect, the main
thoroughfare of the city, and on the
island s,of Vassiiiostrov, the industrial
section. The infnriated men threw up
:barricades which they held. The en-
press dowager hastily sought refuge
at zarskerselo, where Emperor Mich
solas III is living. Minister of the In
terror Svaitopolk- Mirsky presented to
his majesty the petition of the work
men to appear at the winter palace
to receive their petition, but the EN-
peror's advisers already had taken the
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front and the emperor's, answer to
100000 Workmen trying to make their
way to the palace square was solid
array OF troops who met them with
rifle, sabre and bayonet.
The priest Gopon, leader and idol
OF the men, in his golden vestments.
holding aloft the cross, and marching
at the head of thousands of workmen
through Narya gate miraculously es-
capped volley which laid low half a
hundred persons.
Many men were accompanied by
their wives and children and in the
confusion which left no time for dis
elimination, the latter shared the fate
OF the men. The troops with the ex-
ception Of single regiment which
is reported to have thrown down its
arms, remained loyal, and obeyed the
orders, but the blood which crimsoned
the snow has fired the brains and pas
SONS Of the strikers and turned women
as well as men into wild beasts, and
the cry Of the irfuriated populace is
for vengeance. The sympathy OF the
middle class is with the workmen. If
Father Gopon, who is the master mind
Iof the movement, aimed at open rebel
lion he managed the affair like gen
sius to break the faith Of the people
in .the little father. who they were
convinced and whom Father Gapon
had taught them to believe would right
their wrongs and redress their griev-
ances.
Gorky, the Russian socialist ex-
presses the opinion that today's work
will break this faith of the people in
the emperor. He said last evening to
the Associated Press:
Today inaugurated revolution in
Russia. The emperor's prestige will
be irrevocabiy shattered by the she'd
ding OF innocent blood. He has allen
lated himself forever from his people.
Gopon told the people to believe that
an appeal directed to the little father
would be needed They have been i'm
deceived. Gopon is now convinced that
peaceful means have failed and the on
" remedy is force. The first blood has
been shed and more will be; it is now
the people against their oppressors
and the battle will be fought to the
bitter end.
The military authorities had a firm
grip on every artery in the city. AT
daybreak guard regiments, cavalry and
infantry held every bridge across the
frozen Neva, the net work Of canals
which interlaces the city, and the gates
leading from the industrial section,
while in the palace square at the storm
center were filassed dragoon regi-
fneIits. infantry and Cossacks of the