Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-27
M.ANI.Sl GORkl.

roops under the direct guidance Of the
governor general. who has mad" his
.cadouirtcrS there.
The manufacturers have held a meet
ng and passed a resolution to Gle
Graph to the minister Of the interior,
Prince Milsky, and urge him to pre-
vent the taking of military measures
against the strikers until they begin -
rvol, in serious manner or TO plunde!.
Pahl's factory and n large cotton
nil were set on fire here last night
| md burned fiercclv for some hours.
The celebrated novelist Gorky was
| raped into arrest by a message say
ng that his wife was Sic. at Riga. 1t
was he who was picked rs he head OF
/ provisional government to usurp the
.zar'S place. Maxim Gorky is II pen
| lame, which means The Bitter One
His real name is Alexis MaXimovitch
pieshioif.
In Moscow some of the employers are
~rvincing Il Willingness TO make some
Concessions to their WorkIuen, nj
here has been no general agreement
IN that point. In st. Petersburg the re-
| urn of workmcn has enabled several
| '~actories to resume operations, and the
| authorities hope to witness ii general
| USumption there on Monday. The min
ster of the interior has promised to
consider the cases of the prominent
writer's who were sent to the st. Peter
| md st. Paul fortress for their activity
| II the political and economic agitation,
md he has given Il qualified promise
hat they shall be released.
Although the strikes In I,eval, Lihau,
lkicv. Odessa and Il few smaller places
Ire extending, the situation this morn
ng is nowhere acute. An increasing
| lumber of workmen are out III Mos
.ow, but there is no general tic-up or
| disorder there. The whereabouts of
leather Gopon still remains a mystery,
although it is believed the priest is in
| Moscow.
At I.ibau a gcndalme was shot dead
last night while III the act of wrestling
Ia flag from Il strike leader. Troops
are now patr0lling The town, but 70
| collision with the strikers has occurred.
4 dispatch from Riga confirms the
| previous announcement Of Il col!lSiOtt
| here between strikers and troops. Ilir-
Ity workmen were killed or wounded
md Il Sbchief Of police and two sol
Iiers were m0rtally wounded.
The encounter occurred near the TUX
KUN railroad station. The strikers at
lacked the troops and attempted TO dis
farm them when the order was given IL
fire.
All the workshops and factories are
lrloSed. The strikers are p%arading the
streets and forcing all workmen to join
III the procession.
Riga is the capital of the govern.
ment of Livonia. the seat of II governor
general and the fifth largest city IN
Russia.
\. report from General Kuropatkjn'>
IhcaduuartcrS says that Il heavy ant
continuous artillery roar has been heard
t. the eastward all day. Apparently
tne largest engagement since Oc;obcl
b being fought. Reports say that
Russian force han crossed the Han
river on the japanese left wing. an6
e Japanese force has advanced againS
ihe Russians. making an attack.
The fighting must he attended wit
great suffering from the cold. Tn
temperature is lelow zero, and tn
plains are covered with several inche
of snow. The ground is too hard 70
rapid trenching. The advance of til
Russian force is The first important on
since General Mis- ~htschenko's recen
raid.
Grave news has been received froT
Mukden of a seriOnS mutiny anon
the Russian troops in camp there win
TO the privations they have had to III
dergo.
1t is said that the Japanese alon
the Sha river are keeping the Russian
fully acquainted with the course Q
events In st. Petersburg.