The daily sentinel., 1905-01-28
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SERIOUS
COLLISION

point to the disintegration of the
strike movement in Russia, Several
large factories in st. Petersburg re-
! opened yesterday and a general re
/ sumption of work on Monday is prob
able. General KuropatlSin's report
of the success of his latest forward
movement seems to have acquired
in St Petersburg the added import
ance of being check to a japanese
advance.
1t is probable that this has had
some effect toward quieting the un-
easy population of the Russian cap
ital. but in any case, the workmen
seem to have been converted to the
idea that their surest reliance for
remedy OF their grievances is in the
government.
| At Warsaw yesterday there was
serious collision between worllmen
and soldiers, official reports giving
the casualties at two dead and sew
eral injured.
The strike at Libau continues and
there has been no material change
in the condition at Moscow.
Fourteen establishments at st. Pc
| tersburg already have resumed and
an entire starting up of factories
seems to he assured for next Mon
day.
The men who are returning to
work are not asking conditions of
their employers. They have seem
insly turned their backs on political
agitators and accepted the govern
ments promises in the matter of
shorter hours and an equitable ad-
/ iustment of their grievances at their
face value.
That the government purposes to
compel the masters to settle upon the
governments terms is plainly evil
denced by Minister KokovsoT's re-
sponse yesterday to- deputation OF
masters to whom he announced the
governments decision. after an i'm
partial investigation of both sides.
I ocarry out the letter and spirit OF
the proclamation of January 25.
Russian journalist says that Fa-
4 ther Gopon told him Saturday nigh
that the time had come when he
could take OFF the mask and declare
himself a socialist. He said he knew
the emperor would not be at the
winter palace to meet the workmen
and he knew the troops would fire.
although he had preached the con
| trary at the worlSingmen's meeting
| The object, Father Gopon is reported
| to have said, was to open the eyes
of the worltingmen and turn them in
to revolutionists.
Father Gopons whereabouts are
not definitely known, but it is be.
lieved he is in a hospital wounded
St. Petersburg, Jan 2S.-tSpe-
cial The Russians lost forty-iive
officers and one thousand men at the
capture of the village of Sande Pas
on January 90. The Russians took
lO2 Japanese prisoners. side arms
and ammunition.
News of General Kuropatkin's sue
cessful repulse of the Japanese came
most opportunely. The authorities
are receiving the news at the admir-
| atty with great satisfaction, being
convinced that it will at least par
TALLY distract attention from the
strike situation and internal affairs
Mullden, Jan. 2S.-( Special A
general engagement is progressing
Several hundred japanese were made
prisoners. The battle commenced on
the right flank on General Kuropat-
iin's initiative. The Japanese were
driven back five miles from their
advanced position. The japanese at
tempted to take Poutiloff. another
position. but were driven back with
heavy losses.
London. Jan. Especial A
dispatch to the Graphic from seyas-
topol states that the admiralty has
received alarming intelligence re
specting Admiral Rojestvensly's
fleet. which was said to have been
seriously damaged iu hurricane.
Warsaw. Jan. CSpeclaI) "A
general strike is on. Committees Wis
tied all the factories calling out all
the men. The bakers went out the
city workmen followed and then the
men at the great ironworks Joined.
On learning that the bakers had
struck, all classes rushed wildly to
purchase bread. The city's supply Of
bread is now exhausted.
The strike was caused not by any
specific demands of the worltmen but
by a vague longing for better condi-
uons.
There are 100000 people voorhees,
n Poland, excluding the strikers, of
whom there are now 250,00o. The
peasantry is suffering from the re-
suits of the bad harvest and from the
shrinkage Of their markets due 10
the war.
10000 troops are here. including
sixteen battalions Of guard.