Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-27
Promise of Constitutional
Assembly Seems
Too Late.
REBELLION RAMPANT !
Wave of Murder, Fire and Pill
lage Spreading Through
out Empire.

81. Petersburg. Oct. 81 During the
afternoon the Widest rumors spread
and the city was seized with semi
panic. Students of the university in the
Vassili Ostrov district announced they
intended TO hold the building as the
students of Kharkoff held their univer-
sity against the military, and To hold
"a big meeting tonight. 10 which work
men Of all social groups are invited.
Troops sent.
Gen. Trepofr dispatched troops to-
surround the building. and trouble il
momentarily feared. The strikers have
succeeded in stopping the machinery
of the electric light plant and the city
is plunged in darkness.
CONFIRMS Meeting Reports.
Private reports are said TO confirm
stories of a mutiny on board the bat
tleshp Catherine H., and the destruc
tion by incendaries of the battleship
PateHsmen. formerly the Kniad Potem-
kin but the authorities do not confirm
the rumor In the interior the Rus
sian people have neither mail nor news
papers and are prey To the widest stOr-
les of what is occurring. This is con
sidered TO be the bad side of the situ-
alton. as it is feared il may lead 10 a
peasant uprising which in the absence
of troops might result in frightful eX-
cesses. In some towns "A reign of terror
is reported to exist.
Troops Moved.
Reinforcements of troops are pour
ing into the city. Several trains with
military escorts have forced their pas
sage from Moscow. but the railroad tie
up is practically as tight as yesterday. |
VIII shoot Bullets.
St. Petersburg, Oct 27-Warnings |
10 the people that in case OF disorder
soldiers will fire ball cartridges, were
posted on every street corner today. |
The city is calmer on the surface under
the rigorous measures adopted Gen.
Trepof. in order to restore confidence,
directed all shop keepers to take down
the boards from the shop windows.
and the order was complied with,
Excitement B.nenth Surface.
Little squads of soldiers are scat
tered along the streets and in
the markets To preserve order Be
meath the surface there is much excite
ment.. The revolutionists have spread
the tidings that revolution has begun
and the city is filled with widest rum
ors. The better classes are afraid tol
venture out Many meetings were
held during the night
Professional Men to Quit.
Delegates from the professional
unions. comprising doctors. druggists.
rfL naf
the constitutional assembly is sum-
moned.
Latest advices from Minsk. Kieff.
and Saratof are disquieting Street
cars in St Petersburg have ceased run
ming and the employed have agreed to-
affiliate themselves with the move
ment
NJ Newspapers Issue.
The printers have decided not TO
print a single regular newspaper to-
morrow. but instead to publish clandes-
timely an uncensored paper for distri-
button among workmen containing the
demands of the proletariat for con
stitutional assembly.
Just when reports were abroad that
freedom of assembly would be granted
ii bad impression has been created by
the publication in the Official Messen-
ger Of a Belated Set of 'temporary"
regulations three columns in length
dealing with the right of assembly.
Not Piacated.
News from the interior is meager.
The situation is not improved. The
Russ now the leading organ of the
constitutional party. declares Whites
accession TO power will not satisfy the
people unless he comes forward with a
program that will meet the wants of
the nation.
Conflict Near Odessa
Odessa. Oct 27.-University build
ings are surrounded by Cossacks and
police 10 prevent meeting of 5000
students announced to be held tonight
and serious conflicts are feared
I'm state OF siege.
St Petersburg. Oct. 27-A state of
siege has been proclaimed at Khar-
koff.
Fire In telegraph Oace.
Warsaw. Oct photographic com.
munication between Warsaw and St.
Petersburg. Moscow and Berlin. was
severed today as a consequence of fire