The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-29
5000 slain IN MOSCOW
St. Petersburg Has Not Felt
the Effect Of the Strike
ARMY REMAINS LOYAL
People Hiding in Cellars to Escape
the Bullets of RevoIutionists-
Many Suftr from Hunger-De-
fence of th' Barbados Made With
Desperate 'ouraye.

London, Dec 2S.-There has been
no direct newsfron Moscow, but the
Daily Telegraph prints two de-
spatches fromSt. Petersburg, pur-
norting to giverecnt details of the
situation at Meow
From these iesatches it seems
that fighting hs ben going on in
cessantly. One Dispatch says the
casualties wer 5000 killed and
$4,000 wounded
It was impoble to move from
one part of thety to another with
out exposure tdanger from stray
bullets.
The mass ofe population cow
cred, fear stric1, in the innermost
recesses of stab and cellars, trem-
bling at every ON of cannon and
every explosion bombs. Many peo-
pie are sufferinrom hunger.
The third daf civil war brought
no decisive acti only a thickening
of the blood ell and intensifying
of the horrorsThe troops, faded
and worn out ar hours of danger
ous work, loathle sight of a crowd
and fire upon Il mechanically and
irresistibly, W. the anarchists,
mindful of thehmrades who have
been moved dolike grass, are fu-
rious against tfoldiers, police and
Cossacks.
st. Petersburec. 2S.-The sum-
mons for a genestrike has not yet
been warmly ionded to in the
capital. The BIS and shops are
open, cars rum and the electric
lights burning. Feral mills ceased
work, but ths have fluctuated
between activitld idleness since
January 22. T'evolutionists say
, it will be differen a few days.
1t is impossiyet to state the
effect of the strupon the country
generally, but COW and Odessa
are said to be cities of mourn
ing. The civiliare remaining in
doors, fearing t out. Every day
brings fresh ste of revolutionary
excuses in townd villages. Muir
der, incendiaris train wrecking
and bomb thro9 are INDUCED in
unchecked.
While Countsrinsky, promi
mont zemStOViaf TSnr1zoe-Selo
was pleading thpular cause and
Advocating unhl suffrage, his
estate in the race of lula was
sacked by peassor eight hours.
They reduced hkidence to ruins,
destroyed the lure, hacked a
hundred oxen 18th, emptied the
granaries and Cd off their con-
tents.
London, Dec. Only the most
meager accountShe initiation of
the strike in r. have been re-
ceived here. A Eity of the tele-
grams are datot later than
Wednesday. Th{f reports show
that thus far ttike order has
been largely effdin Moscow and
has met with response in st.
Petersburg. Thent of the re-
Spouse of the w{n elsewhere is
not known.
The moyemertording to an
appeal issued in radical papers
by the workmen egates and So
cialist organizathas exclusively
political aims, ing a constituent
assembly, the ION of capital
punishment andtical freedom
for the army and
The TELEGRAPH. Petersburg
correspondent salt public opin-
ion continues tobposed to the
strike, and this ! likely to be
manifested in rid massacres
by those adversected. The at
titude of large 81 of the work
ers has not beeTied
The Express pin undated St
Petersburg despaking the revo-
lutionists have the Car to
leave Russia. Thu the commu-
nication through channels to
Insure it reaching
They informedthat he was
no longer the ruRussia except
In name, and thaktience of the
: people was exhal The leaders
: of the revolution ovement did
not desire to han or his fam
Z lily, but they cou be RESPONSE
Bile for his safetylpresent crit
2 lcal time, and h9berefore bet
ter quit the counthwith.
The Moscow c4dent of the
! Standard, in a delays the CEN
< trail committee dorkmen has
! given the gover4ive days in
< which to complyks 4IemandE.
If they are not grthe commit
: tee declares it 9ugurate an
armed rising.