The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1905-02-03
REPORT FROM RUSSIAN CITY
SAYS OVER 100000 WORK
MEN ARE OUT.
LITTLE BREAD LEFT
IN THE BAKERIES
Rioting at Libau-st. Petersburg Re-
Stunning Normal Appearance = Be-
lief at Berlin That Revolution Is
Impending.


ances of any Importance. The street
cars are not running and no newspa-
pers were published Saturday morning
There is practically no bread left in
the bakeries.
About 100000 persons have struck
at LODI. Telephone communication
with that city has been interrupted by
the strikers.
Says Strike Is Spreading.
Washington, Jan. 30.-Consul Gen.
eral Watts, at st. Petersburg, cabled
the state department Saturday in re.
gard to the situation in Russia, as fol.
lows: ,'Strikc spreading. Just re-
ceived cablegrasn from Warsaw that
all workshops are stopped. Vienna
railway men Joining. Gas works anG
water works are being operated by SOL
diers.'
Newspapers Reappear.
Moscow, Jan. 30.-All the newspa.
pers reappeared Saturday. The fac.
tory inspectors report that 10000 per.
sons are still out on strike. Work is
being resumed at almost all the mills
which had been closed, but on the
other hand some large mills, including
Prohoroffs, where the men were PAID
Friday, have struck. The situation is
not causing alarm, although there is
some anxiety regarding possible dis
turbance.
Attempt to Loot Bakeries.
ilNoII To
some demonstrations on the part OF
the strikers during Friday night and
attempts were made to loot bakeries.
but the rioters were dispersed by the
troops who have been reinforced by
regiment from Kovno. Some tele-
graph poles were torn down, but they
have been replaced.
Situation at St. Petersburg.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 30-St. Peters
burg has entirely resumed its normal
winter appearance. The ordinary
routine is in effect and large forces of
men are removing the heavy accumu-
lations of snow piled up during the
strike. st. Petersburgers are beginning
to discuss topics other than strikes,
riot and revolution. All the dailies ex-
cept two appeared Saturday morning
in their accustomed form. The papers
are under orders to refrain from all
save the most cautious comment on the
occurrences of Sunday and the follow
ing days, and they do not print any
details beyond the official reports, hold
ing that as they are not permitted to
print the truth fully and freely they
will print nothing further.
Several of the most sensational of
the foreign newspaper correspondents
are reported TO have been summoned
to headquarters by Gov. Gen. Trepoff
and called TO account for the lurid &C
counts of recent happenings which
they had sent out.
Blame Laid to Grand Duke.
The real origin of the charges con-
tanned in the London Telegram posted
at Moscow by Assistant Police Chief
Roudneff to the effect that Great Brit
ain has been supplying money to tie
up the Russian arsenals and dock
yards for the purpose of aiding her
ally Japan is now definitely laid at
the door of Grand Duke Sergius. The
grand duke, according to absolutely
reliable information from Moscow,
turned over the telegram to a Moscow
newspaper which declined to print it,
whereupon by the grand dukes direc-
ton, NJ Roudneff placarded it in the
streets. Grand Duke Sergius' connec-
ton with the matter is believed to be
greatly embarrassing Foreign Minis
ter Lamsdorff, who is anxious to avoid
a diplomatic incident. Sir Charles
Hardinge, the British ambassador, fol-
lowed up his personal request for an
explanation Thursday with letter on
the subject when the same charges in
another form appeared in official Pc
pers here.
Believe Revolution Impending.
Berlin, Jan. 30.-Foreign residents
of st. Petersburg are beginning to ar
rive in Berlin to await developments.
Some Americans and Englishmen and
many Germans, who are obliged to re-
main there to attend to business, are
tuClL 1dl1lllCS ACl &c uS
opinion of the arrivals is that the pres
ent half calm is only period of prep
aration for greater resistance to the
government and that active smuggling
of arms and dynamite is going on
across the Austrian frontier. st.
Petersburg society shares the belief
that more serious events and even
revolution are impending.
Spencer f. Eddy, secretary of the
American embassy at st. Petersburg,
was nearly ridden down by cavalry on
Tuesday, having gotten in between
half squadron of Cossacks charging
a crowd, and the crowd itself. He ran
three blocks, met the sleigh of an ac-
quaintance, jumped on the footboard
behind and escaped.