Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-01-27
COSSACKS FIRED ON PEOPLE
FIFTEEN THOUSAND MEN MARCH
ED TO ST. PETERSBURG.
Cars Soldiers Fired Three voIieys of
Blank Shots and Then Charged on
Crowd With Horsewhips and Dis
persed lt-Eetter to Gar Read
Father Gopson Excommunicated.

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 22.-About 10
O'Clock this morning $4,000 men start
ed from the Neva works toward st.
Petersburg, but an hour later were
stopped by two companies of Cossaoks
drawn up in five rows, who barred
the way.
The Cossacks fred three volleys of
blank shots and some of the strikers
fed across the Neva, but others held
their ground and the Cossacks loaded
with ball cartridges and charged the
crowd with heavy whips and dispersed
it.
1t is not yet known how many per-
sons were killed or wounded. Mounted
troops are now passing around the pal
ace.
In the meantime the strikers are
carrying out their original plan. The
few mills and factories remaining act
i've in the city were closed Saturday,
one of the last of them being the gov
eminent powder mill. Strike leaders
visited every shop in the city, and all
of them, even those of butchers and
bakers and laundries, were closed.
Traffic was stopped ON the street car
lines, the men having joined the strik
ers.
Active preparations for a big demon
stration at the winter palace square al
2 O'Clock today have not been suspend
ed, although the leaders have beer
warned that it must not take place
and that the emperor will not be there
The workmen all are convinced thai
his majesty will appear and listen tC
the grievances set forth in the petition
The deputation which on Friday
took the invitation to mperorNicholai
to attend the meeting having failed tC
gain access to his majesty, Father Go
pom today sent it by his secretary tC
Interior Minister Sivatolpk- Mirsky
The text of the letter follows: "Youl
Excellency: Workmen of all classes
in st. Petersburg wish to see the EN-
peror at O'Clock p. IN. January ~ a
the winter palace square in order t.
personally express to him the need O.
all the Russian people. I am assured
by all workmen, my colaborers anC
comrades, and even by alleged revolu
} tionaries, that his majesty has nothing
to fear. His personal safety is assured
Let him come as the true emperor
= with courageous heart to his people t,
= receive the petition from our hand
that is demanded by regard for his Owl
welfare, as we'll as for that of the in
J habitants of st. Petersburg and of Rus
STA. Otherwise the moral bond hither
) to existing between the emperor ant
the people may be broken.
"It is your excellency' s high duty Il
= the emperor and the entire people o
= Russia to present the foregoing to hi
majesty, the emperor, today, withou
delay, and also the contents of our pc
tition attached hereto. Say to the EN-
! peror that /, togther with many work
man and thousands of people of Russia
am irrevocably resolved with my faitl
in him to proceed to the winter palac
in order that he may show his faith b.
deeds and not by manifestos.
The document is signed by Fathe
Gopon and II representatives of sec
lions of the work mems union.
Father Gopon had long interview
with Minister of Justice Muravieff to
day, and the minister took formal cog
nizance of the demands of the strikers
He said that everyone must do hi
duty and act according to his convic
tions.
During the day Antonius. metropolis
: tan of st. Petersburg, formally excom
: unicated Father Gopon on the groun
: that he was causing the people to ris
| against the emperor, the head of tn
3 church.
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