Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-11-03

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Moscow and other large cities os
most as closely beleagured as f.
were invested by besieging arnS
Even the Gar in his palace at pa.
hof is cut off from train service W.
the commerce of the empire l.
alyzed. ~
At the same time the indrs,..
strike has assumed large dimeOsm,
and the turbulent elements in spvssI
localities are offering open resst,,a
to the troops.
An encounter took place Wednaar
evening between strikers and pncH
drivers who were preparing to take ar
trains. Revolver shots were eycba,1
ed, and number of persons WON
killed or wounded. The striking na
road men are being enforced BY fin h
workers in other branches.
Hold Authorities Helpless.
With the railroads at standxr
and the wires inactive, the social dem
ocrats believe they have the cover,
ment at their mercy, since the authm.
ties are unable to move troops to Oupr
uprisingS in the various cities AMI
provinces, and, in fact, with the mab
and the telegraph useless, no infOma
ton of even the most serious disorder
could get out. This situation is rem
dered all the more serious by reports
of bloody collisions already reporel
from Ekaterinoslav and other places
while a dangerous agrarian movement
has broken out in the government Of
Samara, across the Volga. The
strength displayed by the social demo
Gratis has amazed the authorities, who
were taken quite as much by surprise
at the evidence Of their power as tAeI
were at the time of the GOpOn
bellion.
Famine already has reared threat
ening hand, as the relief work in The
unfortunate districts has been stopped
through the railroad strike. The price
Of food is increasing rapidly even in
st. Petersburg, where meat was one
third higher wednesday, and the PEG
pie are alarmed.
That the officials have become
aroused to the seriousness Of the Sltla
ton was shown when the special meet
ing of the committee of ministers was
called late in the afternoon under tue
presidency of Count White to conS4a
the situation. The meeting was Tue
result of a request by Prince Hllkol
that the council of the empire assem-
BILE under the presidency of the O&
himself to take action. The Empel1
approved the request, but announces
that he had chosen Count Wlue
preside. The ministers continued Intl
deliberations until long after mldnlsl'
Prince Hilkoff believes that 'H'
strike cannot be prolonged, as the Msl
are without funds. Besides tnls' w
declares that it is impossible TOT Wv
men to realize their dream OF tylns E
all the railroads simultaneously WIZ
the assistance of the railroad Oa''
ions some trains will be run, he Sa's
Nevertheless the leaders of the wv
900 railway employees in the el rs,
are planning further trouble INV INV
have arranged big meeting Sun
the grievances of the men, VINO ~ ~ !,
average wage of $40 year. W"
thoroughly gone over
Summary of Situation ,,,,
Reports received in ST. Pelela Nv h
summed up the results of the SUM
several localities as follows: ,4 Al
st. Petersburg is practically v'1 ri,.
from the world, except throuS"
land and Sweden. ors
Trains in the Baltic provinces AM.
not running and the situation y tI ih,r
ed to be very bad at Riga anu ~; n Nd
All the lines in Poland are wv n,
and a strike has been begun W. ,ans
Great Southwestern system cU's s n
the territory southwark from NV
ward Odessa. ,oe pntG
The workmen of the ObuKhon, rot
off. Neyski. Alexandrovsk anu on.
pino works are out, as are 'n c.bIrs
ployes Of the factories on lne n mib
selburg Chaussee and the co',O s If tbs
and other factories on the oalA' "
Neva.