Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26
Strikers Spirits Damp
ened by -Want Of Eaod.
Weeping Women Plead to Do
Allowed to Work.
Kew Governor General Of St. Rstsrs.
burg Receives Thanks Of Emperor.

-. Iei' rShurS, Jan. -S.-Contrlry to
expectations. the first move Of the new
y appointed governor general Of ST.
Petersburg i. pacific in character. It
t4kes the form. or a proclamation. joint
is signed by Gen. Trepof and NJ. 10
kovCSon. the minister of finance, tell
ing ;hc strikers that they have been
lei INTO trouble by evil-dsposed per-
sons and that their best interests will
be served by peaceful representations
10 the government. The workmen are
also assured that the Emperor has or
Tered the framing of certain laws for
their benefit and creation of system
of state Insurance that will protect
,her from want in case OF sickness or
disability.
The fears of serious trouble. vester-
LAY. were realized. The only authcnt-
icHt"d instance OF anything approach
III" violence there was in the dispersal
of Il crowd of about 5000 workmen' by
toSsaCkS. So far as is known there
we're no casualties.
In Flrland the agitation has nothing
10 DO with the Labor question. but Is
'u:"ly political in character.
|. Sir Charles uardinge. the british
dor, last night. received from
capt. Grove. the British consul at Mos
roN. confirmation of The Associated
,'rcss dispatch from Moscow announc-
ing the public posting of a London tel
'Tr''M imputms the disorders to the
tSiitish press influence. will ask expla-
nations from the foreign ambassador,
| today. 1t is not expected. however.
th1t the affair will lead TO serious
diplomatic incident and it is thought
the Russian government will disavow
responsibility for the course of Acting
'hicf Of Police Roudeneff. The dis
| latch to Ambassadors Hardinge makes
| 80 mention of Koudeneff's offer 10
.nc-t capt. Grove. Various political.
| educational and mercantile bodies in
!.ussin are adopting declarations in Ia
! or Of IN elective representative leg
slative body and denouncing misrule
| under the autOcracy.
St. Petersburg. Jan. 25.--Thc lack .Of
money and food Is already operating
against a continuance fthc strike.
Weeping women are returning to the
cigarette factories pleading to be al
lowed to resume work but the u1snag-
RS are afraid TO reopen in consequence
| IF the threats of the strikers to sa,.k
their establishments.
An official note, Wednesday,, an
Gounces tina, Emperor Nicholas has
| Expressed his thanks to Gen. T'repof,
the new governor general of St. Peters
burg. FOR his distinguished and Jealous
services as the chief of police of Mos
! COW.
$50 T. M.-Gov. Gen. Trepoff was in
supreme command Of the city, Wednes-
day. Although state of siege has MT
been actually proclaimed II practically
exists. the Emperor having Conferred
upon him as governor general almost
IbS0iute power authorizing him to use
The military gendarmcrie and every
other agency of the government to pre-
serve order. placing under his control
the government works and schools and
even empowering him to exile persons
who are inimical to peace. During the
night hundreds of arrests were made.
It. Petersburg. Jan. 25.--. l6.15 r. M
Quiet continues in st. PETERSBURG, Eyi-
hcncc nccumEiates that-the strikers are
| +upnlied with money to meet their
present needs. All sorts OF stories are
float as to the size and origin OF the
find. Money Is undoubtedly being sup
Nl'cd by the liberals. It is said that
they have fund Of $2.O0a O9O., some sOd
which was supplied by German soetal-
LIS Tut there is no way of verifying
the stories. 1t is seriously believed in
some quarters that money Is being FUR
nEhed from .}apancse. British, source3
I" bring on a revolution or such inter-
nal combinations AZ will compel tho
government u make peacI. EepoEts
late. this afternoon, say the strike Is
extending at Nara, Saratoff and
kbarf.
some fOreirn correspondents who
have been INDUCED in the widest -cx-
aggeration of the situation in antici-
patton of arrest are trying to arrange
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