Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-25
TROUBLE SPREADING rapidly.
r,oected that St. Petersburg Itself
viii be Cd! OF from Outside World
BY Way Of Continent,
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS IUBILANT
Relieve They Have the Government at
Their Mercy as it Cannot Traus'
port Troops.


81. Petersburg, oct. 2j,-Oyer half OF
rurorsan Russia is in the grip Of the
striking railroad men, and the strikt
continues 20 spread rapidly in all di-
rsriIons. The roads in the Volga re"
rIca are at standstill aud today a
general strike was proclaimed ON The
two remaining lines running out of 81.
PettrsbWg Before tomorrow the cap
Gal rs expected 10 be cut Off from the
outside world by way OF the continent,
This viii also involve the suspension
Of postal communication The league
a Leagues has seized the opportunity
10 come TO the support Of the railroad
men and has adopted a resolution Ia
favor Of q general strike of all profess
s,ons The telegraph operators are
'onug I'm tho movement ana the sus-
pension Of railroad traffic, II Is feared,
will b. followed by complete obliter-
alton of communication between in
terror points The situation Is critical
and pregnant Of all sorts of dire posi-
lnites The factories IN the affected
districts have been forced TO shut down
FOR lack of fuel. and Moscow especially
faces not only a food but a water
famine Fortunately ST, Petersburg will
have communication open through Fin
land.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR STOPPED,
The British ambassador sir Charles
Harduc who babe farewell 10 Emperor
Nicholas yesterday previous to leav-
lng 81. Petersburg on q mission In con-
nectiou with the proposed Anglo-Rus-
sian understanding, was unable 10 start
for England this morning because no
trains were running. He viii leave
The capital on the first available steam
Teletraphic communication between
ST. Petersburg and Kharton is broken.
The workmcn Of the Putiloff Koi-
j0Iuo AleXandrovia and Nevslfy works
struck this morning.
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS JUBILANT
The Social Democrats believe they
have the government at their mercy
since. with the railroads stopped, the
authorities are powerless TO transport
troops. This Is all the more serious as
bloody collisions already have been re-
ported dt various places aud a danger
Gus agrarian movement has again
broken out I'm the government Of Sa-
maria
The strength displayed 10y the Social
Democrats has amazed the authorities,
who We're taken quite as much by sur
Prise az the evidence Of their power as
they were at the time of the Japan re-
hellion
The distress in tho central provinces
is greatly increased by the enforced
suspension OF the famine relief work
PRINCE HIS OWN ENGINEER,
Prince HilkcN, the minister Of rail-
roads whose appeals TO the strikers at
MOSCOW were SO unavailinR that he
could not get an engineer to bring him
TO ~. Petersburg but who, with n fire.
man stocking. drove his own engine,
arriving here black and dust grimmed
Is not bamable Tor the failure of the
government 10 keep its promises made
I'D me spring TO increase the wages Of
ln' railroad men. That responsibility
I'''S ON the minister Of finance,
GREAT MEETINGS HELD.
Prince Hilkoff expects to meet the
..nIroad delegates here, but apparently
'heV nave already burned their bridges
~ meetings held last night and which
'oUunue0 until dawn this morning. A
uo1en Of those of the most en-
,,hu"astic character were held The
!lfset, which was held in the uni
lfIsl'N was attended by about 10000
pIs sons including students who are
,.'hIns common cause with the work.
Ine0 and whose leaders are making
lDes IN favor Of a resolution Of
currents to strike until they are al
''N'' TO discuss political questions.
STUDENTS JOIN RAILWAY MEN.
Tho students Joined the railroad mon
ttu passing resolution In favor OF the
immediate convocdtlOn of a constituent
assembly elected by direct universal
= age and determining that the laws
governing labor be sanctioned by the
. natives, and the immediate
EIAhJ OF political freedom, and declar-
iint mat thus only can an armed revo-
luton Doe averted. These resolutions
,,n' ADOPTED after deputation which
g4lea on Count White had. reported,
W. count received the deputatlon as "a
nn'. ,'lyt Individual lie spoke to them
,",'',la MS usual bluntness and told them
r''lt,y that some Of their demands
y. quo be granted while the granting OF
''"'Is was impossible.
COUNT WHITE TALKS.
cunt Witte informed his visitors
,s"l law permitting greater freedom
", MEETINGS than allowed by the laws
~, ilaly and Austria Hungary ana pro-
Jung for freedom Of the press had al
10y been elaborated. Martial law on
W. railroads, he said, was an anachron-
l5n' which should be abolished The
',,lIhl Tor constituent assembly. the
'u' SAID, could not be realized nor
'ula unlversay suffrage be admitted
AZ w me people were not prepared 70
-Ng.olse the right OF franchise. In this
,oNNeclion the count spoke OF the
IHNer Welded by capital I'm America.
:. Heie unlyersay suffrage existed. He
nought u possible 10 meet the demands
.ol an elght-hour day especially for
r4.uGor workers, and warmly ia
oIea the general measures ad-
oslted with the view to
luuroPlrg the condition ~ the WORKING
,n.l especially in the way OF schools,
hospitals, etc.
WARNED DEPUTATION.
Gone ,,.t.