The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-12-22
Another Desperate Situation.
Similar to One Recently En-
acted, Is in Prospect.
is DESPERATE FIGHTING
Reports from Baltic Provinces Show
That the Peasants Are Carrying
Everything Before Them in
Mad Career.

I'LL DSSCilIOSI GVs II 1Ie OSC1SlOA
has been communicated to labor Lead
ers at Moscow. II the latter approve
the strike will be declared forthwith.
Three Hundred Killed.
Berlin, Dec. 2O.-A dispatch from
Koenigsberg, Prussia. y
During street fighting at Mitau.
capital of Courland. 800 persons were
killed.
AT Linnewarden, southern Livonia.
revolutionists liberated all prisoners
hot Assistant District Governor
Peterson and NJ. Maximovitch. his Sec
rotary, then threw the bodies; into the
river" Z
Workingmen Released.
All men arrested at Saturdays meet
ing of the workmen's council have been
released with the exception Of thirty
two who refused to give their names. /
The Novoe Vremyea says 60, 900 Let's
are in revolt in Livonia and that the
authorities hay decided to send all
the troops of the st. Petersburg district,
with the exception of guards to sup
press the revolt. !
Extre Anti Strike Order.
Z. Petersburg, Dec. 16. Via Eydtkuhl
toned the following anti-strike meas!
ures elaborated by the council of min.
listers:
Persons who incite others to strike.
employees of railways and telegraph1
who go on strike Of those enjoying
states rights. who arbitrarily stop
work are liable to imprisonment for
any period up to sixteen months.
Persons Who attempt by force or by
threats to compel others to strike may
be imprisoned for any period ur to six
teen months. !,
Persons holding membership in aaso-
citation which aim to foment strikes
NAV hn iVonrionnoN tn Pootrnccr /o~ -.
period from sixteen months to four
years with the loss OF certain civil
rights.
Wages will o be paid during any
period when work has been arbitrarily
stopped.
jured by the acts of strikers will be
compensated. II they should be en-
tirely disabled they will be pensioned
and II they should be killed or die OF
their injuries their families will be
provided for.
Troops Revolt; Burn Town.
Berlin, Dec. ia dispatch from
Eydtkuhnen says a conductor on q
morning train from st. Petersburg as
serts the troops at Riga, have joined In
the revolt and that the town is being
shelled n burning.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 1S-On account.
OIL II situation at Moscow. Ambassa-
dor Meyer has requested the authorities
TO place at the disposal of the American
consul there protection for Americans
In case of emergency.
The Mutiny coilapses.
Moscow, Dec. 1S.--The mutiny of the
Rostof .grenadier regiment collapsed
ANONYMOUSLY last night owing to IN
ternal d%issensions md discomfort
or a=large portion of tile soldiers with
the program Of the socialist leaders.
who wished to force them into open col
ltsion with the royal troops.
After Il meeting late in the afternoon
two buttalions. Of the marine gun de-
tachment deserted. The .nlutineers sent
a deputation to General. Plavoffsky,
saying they had returned to duty, Inn
ploring his pardon and volunteering {
enter the barracks and seize the rev.
o~lutionary committee so as to prove
their repentance.
The revolutionary leaders endeavored
in vain to hold the other two battalions
In line, but the detection Of their CONS
rades o all. heart out OF the malcon-.
tents. a2
Upon General Plavoffsky's Eultimatum
that he would open fire unless they Inn.
mediatcly surrender, the remaining fnu-
tineers laid down their arms and de-
livered up Private Scribaroef and the
other members OF the revolutionary
committee as we'll as civilian agitators
who were in the barracks. The of1-
GERS then resumed command OF the
regiment.
1t is expected that other disaffected
regiments Will return today.