Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1905-02-27
WARSAW SITUATION CAUSES
GREATEST ANXIETY.
MANY TERRIBLE MURDERS
Baku the Scene of Revolving Crimes
Thirty Killed or Wounded in
Riot - Authorities PoWerless-
Transportation Suspended-Bom
bardment of City Reported.


here is causing the greatst anxiety
in all circles. An assistant to the
governor general frankly admitted
Yesterday that the government Is at
a loss to know what to do. Alarming
reports are current concerning the IN
tentions and plans of the revolution
ary party and March 4 is awaited with
much apprehension. The strike stu
alton is spreading in every direction.
The Vienna railway is still com
pletely at a standstill and there ap-
pears to he no hope of a speedy settle
ment of the difficulty.
Western Poland is completely cut
off from communication with middle
and western Europe, except by tele-
graph No mails are arriving or de-.
parting. The city is threatened with
n coal famine. The governor gener-'
al offered to supply military men to
work the trains, but this is impracti-
cabIe, as the strikers have destroyed
the switches. Many through passen-
gers from Moscow and st. Petersburg
are detained here and great quantities
of perishable goods from France and
Italy are being utterly spoiled by the
delay.
Terrible Murders Multiply. T.
Baki, Feb. 24.-The town is quiet.
All the Armenian shops have been
closed Banks are doing business
Mnder military protection.
Order has been restored at Balak-
many, but at Romany yesterday strik-
nrs attacked two factories, and as
result 80 persons were killed or
wounded.
In Raku many terrible murders nave
been committed. Manager AdamOff OF
he Naptha Refining works, with his
wife and children, were burned to
leath. An official named Tatasoff
and a bazaar owner named Lalajeff
md the latter's family have been MUIR
iered.
City Reported Stormed.
COnstantinople, Feb. 24-EXtremely
alarming reports are current here con-
,erning the situation at Batoum and
2oti. 1t is alleged some vessels Of
he Black sea squadron (Russian)
have bombarded Poti. An English
merchant Just arrived here says he
WAS obliged to fee from BatoMn,
where his life was menaced by strik-
ers and his office destroyed. This
merchant says the authorities of Ba
tOum are powerless. The strikers
are all GeOrgians and are estimated to
humber 100000. The steamship lines
srom Constantinople to Batoum have
suspended service.
Dowager Empress Rebels.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 24.-All the
members of the imperial family who
attended the requiem for Grand Duke
sergi1ls at Tsarskoe SelO remained to
a family counsel in the evening. The
5Owager empress, who has been at
T,sarskoe Selo since the eventful red
Sunday" January %, becoming lmpa-
aient at the restraints advised by the
police for her safety, rebelled against
The alleged necessity of remaining at
Tsarskoe Selo, declaring that she Is
Rot afraid; that the sands OF her lie
have almost run out, ana tnaC IL une
Assassins want her life they may have
It. The imperial family and aUthorit-
les implored her not to return to ST.
Petersburg and she finally yielded.
General satisfaction is expressed,
gwen among liberals that the funeral
day of Grand Duke Sergius passed Off
with no untoward incident. Even ex-
creme radicals respected the day or
grief to the imperial family.
Widow Sees Assassin.
st. Petersburg, Feb 24.-It is stated
chat Grand Duchess Elizabeth has Wis
Ned her husbands assassin in prison.
No News from Kuropatkin.
st. petersburg, Feb. PA second
aay has passed without dispatches hav-