New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-24
RUSSIAN RAILWAYS IDLE.
THE STRIKE SPREADING.
Increment Regarded as Test Of Pop
uIar Party's Strength.

St Petersburg, oct. 2S-Hardly Il wheel IS
turning on the railroad lines Of the Russian en-
rirs Traffic across the central belt is paralyzed
while q general strike which began this morn
ing at KharkofT has cut of communication IN
another great section of the empire. hharkoH
is the most important railroad centre IN South
ern Russia The strike affects among others
the line to the Donetz coal region on which Rus
STA largely depended for fuel owing to the
crisis in the oil regions and the line to Odessa
and Sebastopol Moscow is isolated, except Tor
the line 10 St. Petersburg while the capital mas
line by way Of Eydtkuhner open TO Berlin.
The strike is part OF a general scheme OF the
Social Democrats TO compel the Emperor 10
grant general suffrage and complete political
freedom but the plan of the leaders is 10
avoid collisions with the authorities Their
present purpose is to make tests OF the strength
Of the various organizations preparatory to call
ing a general strike Of all classes in support Of
the radicals about the time the National As
sembly meets.
The congress Of railroad employees, now in
session here has adopted resolution in favor
of general suffrage, political freedom. amnesty,
the right TO organize strikes the liberation of
tbs arrested strikers. an eight hour day, schools
for the employees children and the abolition Of
martial law. the railroad guards and capital
punishment
Moscow, Oct. 2s-Operattons have ceased on
chs Nicholas Railway. The evening train fer
ST Petersburg did not leave Moscow.
Trains on the wIndau Railroad have ceased
cunning and Moscow is now isolated from the
irsxt Of the empire.
There is only enough meat IN the city 10 sup
ply the demand for a week All commercial cor
.xespondencs has to be conducted by telegraph
A meeting of railroad men, held at the uni
rrersity here this morning, adopted a resolution
10 continue the strike until their demands were
satisfied and the arrested members Of the union
were released.
Forty detachnents Of the Railway Battalion
have arrived here for locomotive service on the
Mosoow-Kazan line
Prince Hilkof. Minister OF Railroads. is using
er his personal influence with the men, but with
ont result Yesterday he spent two hours en-
6esyoring 20 persuade the engineers to take
ont fheir trains but only succeeded in getting
ous man, with whose assistance the Minister
drove the engine of train from Moscow to
Rizan.
Kafuga, Oct 2s-The strike here has spread
20 sIl the factories. Disorderly crowds are
paradfng the streets and stopping the street
csrs.
The employees Of the syzran-vyasma road, an
mental system, struck to-day. All traffic has
ceased
Balashor. Oct 2s.-An local employees Of the
railroad here struck to-day. Train communica-
ton is stopped
The workmen of all The factories. including
the great grain mills and vodka dstillerieS have
Joined the strike
Sinbirsk Oct. 23.-The railroad here
stopped work to-day. The service is disorgan-
lied The officials managed TO dispatch one
train but its arrival at its destination WAS not
guaranteed.
Warsaw. Oct. 23-It is reported that the en-
ployes Of the Warsaw, st. Petersburg and VS.
tula railroads VIII take part in the strike
Four cases Of cholera were discovered to-day
among the political prisoners in the citadel.
Baku, Oct. pa band Of brigands to-day at
tackled a detachment Of Cossacl1s the Alyat
Railway station. Seven Cossacks were killed
and one was wounded. The remaining Cossacks
escaped.