The Washington times., 1905-12-31
REVOLT AT MOSCOW
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Ekaterionslav districts, the revolution
lists hold SIX railway stations, which
were taken by force. Strong detach-
ments of troops have been sent to retake
these stations and punish the rebels.
At ijni-Novgorod, the extreme and
moderate parties are engaged in fight
ing each other in the Kunavino quarter
Advices from that city also show that
there has been severe fighting at Sormo-
vo- These dispatches say the sound of
cannon can be heard at Sormoyo, and a
red glare OF the sky shows that the
city has been set afire. A state OF siege
has been declared TO exist at that point
Private advices from Riga tell of the
unhappy conditions there. The rebels.
after severe fighting, captured the
municipal buildings. the railway sta
tions, several government offices. and
destroyed telegraph connections. In the
Ural district, the government officials
have all been forced to fee.
Grave in Poland.
Adyices from Warsaw indicate that
the reyolutiooists are preparing to take
active steps to make the strike more ef-
fective than ii has been so far. In view
of the rumors which have been current
to the effect that general armed revolt
would be attempted throughout Poland
today, the dispatches have been disquiet-
ing 4 message received late yesterday
afternoon from Warsaw stated that
proclamations have ben issued. signed
by the revolutionary government, threat
ening with death any one who rented
rooms to be used as police stations. The
same proclamation forbids the payment
of taxes or license sees to the Govern
inent and threatens retaliation upon any
one who refuses to obey. the order to
close all shops.
Private dispatches which come from
a reliable source tell of a general up
rising on the part of the peasants in the
Crimea. Serious trD-Iles are antici-
pated in that region. At Odessa, how
ever, quiet prevails. Most of the strikers
have resumed work, and the revolution
airy movement has been checked in great
measure by the wholesale arrests Of Ia
Dor leaders
Despite the serious conditions IN the
provinces. the government is taking
steps which threaten 70 make the peas-
ants and workingmen more bitter a.d
which may embroil all the outside
country in civil war il the present plans
are carried out Minister of the Inter
ior Durnovo has sent out circulars TO all
him the names of all persons who have
participated in the recent reyolts in
every town and district It is the an
nounced intention OF the government to !
deport 100000 socialists whose names
VIII be furnished in this way in order
10 pacify the country.
To Expel Officials.
The government has gone further and
has threatened with expulsion all mem |
bers Of provincial governments who fail |
to carry out the measures directed 10 be /
put in force from St. Petersburg in order !
to suppress the revolution
Adyices received late last night from
MOSCOW Indicate that there was fight /
ing IN progress most OF yesterday, and /
the guerilla tactics 10 which /
the revoluticnlsts have been driven,
have shown their cause 10 be hopeless.
A report from Governor General Dou-
hasnon tells of the bombardment OF a /
large meeting Of strikers and revolu-
tionists which was being held in the
Prokharoff cotton mills. outside the
city. Troops OF all arms surrounded the
building. The artillery opened heavy
oombardment, under which the build
ng crumbled, burying several hundred
9f the workmen in the ruins.
Three armed bands of revolutionists
were also wiped out by the soldiers af-
Ter they had offered to surrender Gov
srnor Doubasnon refused TO make
-erms with the fnsurrectionists, and
-hey barricaded themselves IN houses. II
Heavy guns were turned on the build |;
ngS and later the troops took them by
storm.
such great headway has been made
against the revoiutionists that Gover-
ior Doubasnof has wired that the citv
"ifl pc entirely piacated within three
lays.