Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-01-24
ST. PETERSBURG IN
HANDS OF REVO-
LUTIONISTS
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that the time had come to act. .Mer
Nevsky Prospect and at other points
using any material that came to hanc
and even chopping down telegraph
poles. ..... ......
Fighting meantime continued at va
rious places, soldiers volleying and
charging the mob. The whole city
was In u state of panic. Women were
running through the streets seeking
lost members of their families. Sew
eral barricades were carried by the
troops. r.
Towards 8 o'clock in the evening
the crowds, exhausted, began to dis
perse, leaving the military in posses
sion. AS they retreated up the
Nevsky Prospect the workmen put out
all the lights. ~.
The little chapel at the Narva gate
was wrecked. 49,
EVERY wEARER OF A UNIFORM
FOUND ALONE WAS MoseED
On the kaminostov island all the
lights were extinguished. Syery man
wearing the uniform of the emperor
who was found alone was mobbed. A
general was killed on the Nicholas
bridge and q dozen officers were
seized. stripped of their epaulets and
deprived OF their swords.
It Is rumored that M. Witte will be
appointed dictator Monday, but the
report has not been confirmed.
The authorities, while they seem to
recognize. the magnitude of the crisis
that confronts the dynasty and the
autocracy on account Of Sundays
events, apparently are paralyzed for
the moment. ,,..-
An official statement was promised
at midnight at which hour it was an.
nounced 1t had been postponed until
Monday.
Intense indignation is bound to be
aroused all over Russia. The work.
men and revolutionists expect news
from Moscow and other big centers
where the troops are not of the same
class as the guards regiments of St
Petersburg.
A member Of the emperor's house
hold Is quoted as saying Sunday that
this conflict WIN end the war with
Japan and that Russia will have q
constitution or Emperor Nicholas will
lose his head.
The Warsaw and Baltic railway Is
reported to have been torn up for q
mile and half, but the damage is
said to have been repaired.
There are rumors Of trouble in Fin.
land and disafection Of the troops.
With darkness 1t was feared the
mob might begin to loot and pillage
and even burn. but beyond the break.
ing of q few windows In the Nevsky
Prospect and the pillaging Of fruit
shops little disorder was reported
Most OF the theaters are closed.
FIRING CEASED AT MIDNIGHT
EXCEPT ON vAsHlLl ISLAND.
By midnight the sound of firing had
ceased except on Vashili Ostrov is.
land. where the troops met renewed
demonstration with several volleys.
In the meantime the strike leaders
assembled and decided to continue the
struggle with arms. No day was fixed
for the next demonstration. The
strikers are SO excited, however, that
trouble is expected Monday.
At q meeting Sunday night, the fol.
lowing message from M. Gorky, the
novelist, was read:
Beloved associates We have NO
emperor. Innocent blood lies be.
tween him and the people. Now be.
gins the peoples struggle for free.
dom. May it prosper. By blessing
upon you all. Would l might be with
you tonight; but have much to do.''
A workman who was introduced to
speak in Father Gopon's name made
q fiery speech. He appealed to Liber.
ais to furnish arms. ~
The meeting adopted letter de.
nouncing the officers and regiments
that fired upon the workmen and an.
other letter extolling the Moscow regi.
ments, which refused to fire.
The most narrowing scenes Of the
day occurred around the Palace
square. This enormous place back OF
the winter palace is surrounded by
gardens fronting the admiralty and by
a vast semi-circular building contain
ing the Offices of the general STAFF, the
ministry of finance and the foreign
Office. In the center Of the block is
cut an arched gateway surmounted by
q bronze quadriga. The gateway
serves as an entrance to the grand
Morskaia, one of the most fashionable
streets Of the city, which crosses the
Neysh Prospect. Beyond the semi
circular building is a wide space lead
hg to the Moikai canal. $
CROWDS BEGAN GATHERING
EARLY ON PALACE SQUARE.
Early in the morning the crowds
began gathering at the Palace square.
which presented the appearance OF q
military encampment being filled with
cavalry and infantry. Pickets were
stationed at all the entrances OF the
palace and cavalry patrols kept prone