Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-01-25
WOrkmen'S Effort to Present q
Petition to the Car
Baked by Troops.
V0LLEY FIRED AT THE MARCHERS.
The Estimates of the Killed and
Wounded in st. Petersburg Vary
From 500 to 5000.
II Is Predicted War With Japan VIII
End and Russia Will Have
Constitution or the Gar
Lose His Head.

st. Petersburg. Jan. 23.-There was
day of unspeakable horror in ST. Pc
tersburg. The strikers, goaded to des-
peration by day of violence. fury
and bloodshed. are in a state of open
instruction against the government.
condition almost bordering on civil
war exists in the terror-stricken Rus
sian capital. The city is under mar
tial law, with Prince Vasilchikoff as
commander of over $4,000 of the en-
peror's crack guards. Troops are biv-
ouacking in the street and at various
places on the Nevsky Prospect, the
main thoroughfare of the city. On
the Island of Vassil Ostrov and in the
industrial sections Infatuated men have
thrown up barricades, which they are
holding. The empress dowager has
hastily sought safety at Tsuskoe Selo.
where Emperor Nicholas III. is living.
Minister of the Interior Sviatapolk-
Mirsky presented to his majesty the
invitation of the workmen to appear
at the winter palace and receive their
petition, but the emperor's advisers
already had taken decision TO show
firm and resolute front, and the en-
peror's answer to 100000 workmen
trying TO make their way to the nal
ace square was a solid array of troops
who met them with rifle bayonets and
saber.
The priest Gopon, the leader and
IDOL OF the men, in his golden vest
ments. holding aloft the cross and
marching at the head of thousands OF
workmen through the Narvagate. mi
raculously escaped a volley which laid
low half hundred persons. The fig.
ures of the total number killed or
wounded here. at the Moscow gate al
various bridges and islands and at the
winter palace vary. The best esti-
mate is 800, although there are exac-
gerated figures placing the number as
high as 5000. Many men were accom-
panied by their wives and children.
But the street approaches to the
square were cleared by volleys and
| Cossack charges. Men and women. in
furiated to frenzy by the loss of loved
ones, cursed the soldiers. while thew
r@treated. Men harrangued the
crowds telling them that the empero,
had foiled them and that the time had
'''-N W d''. wen DtSdn 10 Du1lC bar
ricades in the Nevsky Prospect and al
other points. using any material that
came to hand and even chCpping down
telegraph poles.
Towards S o'clock In the evening
the crowds. exhausted. began 10 dis
/ perse. leaving TIE military in posses
/ sion. As they retreated up the Neysky
/ prospect tie workmen put out all the
i lights
/ member Of the emperors house
! mold is quoted as saying that this con
/ fict will end the war with japan and
that Russia will have constitution or
! Emperor Nicholas will lose his head
The strikers manned and held a
small edifice at the corner OF the Adj.
miralty gardens and poured out con.
| slant objurgations and reproaches AZ
/ the troops. II was i'm vain that officers
/ requested them to- dispense.
We have come to present orr HON.
/ age and grievances to- the emperor "
Let the emperor come ont and hear
us we do not wish to do harm. " Long
/ live Nicholas RI. If he only listens I'm
! our grievances. we are sure no will no
| Just and merciful." I'VE can not long.
er endure our suferings. Better die
at once and end ALL Such we're the