Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-12-14

now III session at Moscow will probably
order general railroad strike to begin at
midnight il consequence of the arrest of
NJ. krustaleff, president of the executive
committee of the workmen's council at
st. Petersburg. The local committee of
the railroad union has received notih-
cation from the committee at st. Peters
burg to that effect.
Whites Turn, the Challenge.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 10.-(De-
layed. )-There was every indication this
morning that the governments challenge
will be accepted and that within forty
eight hours general strike throughout
Russia will be ordered.
Count Witte has gone over to the camp
of the enemy, it is said, and is now an
uncompromising repressionist. lie has
become convinced that it is Impossible
to satisfy the people without completely
overturning the Russian kingdom. Con
sequently he has consented to the use OF
force in putting down all uprlSIngS
against the Gar. This is called the gov
ernment's challenge.
\ terrible storm has been raised by the
arrest of NJ. Krustaloff, president of the
executive committee of the wOrkmens
council, which was followed during the
night by the imprisonment OF the mem
berS of the WOrkmen'S council and
number Of Socialistic leaders.
Reaction Has Now Come.
''The reaction has Gomez were the
words on every lip, and in the liberal eX-
tremist camp there was only one opinion.
namely, that it must be resisted to the
bitter end. At all the meetings last
night, some of which lasted until morn
| ing, the opinion was unanimous that the
government had forced the hands of the
proetariat, and the supreme weapon, a
no
Newspapers Confscated.
The newspaper editors at yesterday
evenings meeting decided that the
temporary press law for bidding the dis
cussion of vital questions affecting the
welfare of the nation violated the prin-
ciples of freedom of speech and of the
press guaranteed by the imperial mani
festo and that it must be defed The
result was that the editions of the Russ,
and half a dozen more Radical papers
We're confscated.
The employees of the Riga-Orel rail
road have declared a strike on account
of the declaration of martial law in
Livoni and have sent an appeal to the
other roads to join. Last night the rail
road men of the Baltic lines decided to
follow the example of the RigaOrel
men.
Anarchy in Livonia.
The situation in Livonia is frightfui
Absolute anarchy prevails.
a messenger who arrived here this
morning declared that the streets of
Riga we're flowing with blood. After a
meeting the railroad men of Riga were
moved down by the fire Of machine
guns and artillery. The railroad men of
! st. Petersburg at a meeting yesterday
evening resolved that inasmuch "as the
reaction is gaining force and the govern
ment is seeking to retract what was won
by the first Pan-Russian STRIKE" the
railroad men stand ready to obey the
signal for a general strike, but advise
their fellow workers to await the word
from the central committee at Moscow,
as a failure must not be risked.
Telegraphers Are Arrested
simultaneously with the arrests here
NJ. Dronshilny and all the members
Of the union, of the employees of the
posts and telegraph operators of Mos
COW. with M. Kokohanowski at their
head, were arrested at Moscow.
Car Greets the Cossacks
Emperor Nicholas has issued an order
today, thanking all the Cossack troops
! for their self crifcing, untiring and
loyal services to the throne and father
land both at the seat of war and in the
preservation of order within the empire"