The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-22
Sriktrs Throughout Empire Are
 Lashtd to Fuf7
FEW TRAINS ABLE 10 MOVE
Passengers Are Carried From Capital With Soldiers on Board and With the Entire Track
 Guarded.

St Petersburg December 21-t2:10 D. nn.) Since noon today the streets have been filled with troops. especially those In the industrial sections. The railroad sta- tions are in possession of the military. Wholesale arrests of the leaders of the workmen were made last night. It is reported that the police include in their captures the members of the second workmen's council, who were placed in the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul with the members of the first council who were arrested Saturday night A third council, however, promptly took the place of the second.
 The League of Leagues has issued an appeal to the public asking for liberal support of the proetarit which is bear ing the brunt of the struggle for the emancipation of the nation"
 The appeal says there is bound to bs much privation, starvation and even death from cold and not only asks for material aid but proposes the inaugura- tion of free dining rooms for workmcn i in all parts of the city.
 Moscow Is Cut Of.
 Moscow is already cut off from St. Petersburg and with the provinces gen. orally there has been no communica- tion this morning.
 According to the latest information the Lithunlan insurrection has extended into the province of Vitebsk, across the bor- | ders of Eivonia. At Kokunhusen the ! chief of police and his assistants were 1 tried by revolutionary tribunal and executed.
 It turns out that Tukum in courtland, \ only surrendered after a severe fight
 which lasted twelve hours. The insnr-
 rectionlsts had fixed the town by throw | ing up entrenchments before which they dug pits They also had in position the machine guns recently captured by them. | The trenches were taken by storms, both sides losing heavily. The latest nforma- ton from Kharoff says that 10000 revolu- tionaries are under arms and more troops are being concentrated for the purpose | of recapturing the city.
 The strike started here al noon, very
 tamely In the center of the city the | shops were not closed the proprietors having received guarantees that if they | remained open they would be given ann ple protection, and that any depntation | of strikers seeking by threats of force to compel the closing of the shops would
 be instantly arrested. There was how | ever. an impressive demonstration In the | industrial sections.
 Trained Moved to Berlin. The main interest in the strike of the l raroadmen centered in the Warsaw sta- ton where the government was to make a test of it's ability by moving train | for Berlin. The depot was packed witn troops. Promptly at noon there was 2 | wild hurrah, accompanied by the roar or | escaping steam, and few minutes later the rallroadmen walked out of the yards in body.
 The authorities however, were prepar- | ed and after a delay of ten minutes locomotive manned by soldiers of rali- | road battalion backed Into the station | and was coupled to the waiting traln' | which was crowded with people seeking
 to depart from the unhappy country. | Lines of soldiers with fixed bayonets | danked the train and an official with | four soldiers entered the carriages, and | thoroughly searched them to ascertain if | suspicious persons were on board As the official and his escort left the l train signal was given and twenty l soldiers entered the baggage ears, while I
 | through the carriages. The train then
 pulled out An extra car loaded with
 wrecking apparatus was attached to the 1 train to be used in case of accidents pe- | tween stations The usual mall ear was
 missing At other stations similar pre- cautions will be taken l In the manufacturing districts beyond | the Warsaw gates. in the Schlesselnerk 1 districts, and the sections on poth sides | or tho Neva the workmen generally obey l cd the order to strike, and promptly at | 12 o'clock thousands of them emerged | to the streets. Police cossacks. soldiers of the rural regiments and other patriots were every where. but so far no collisions mark the heelnning of the strike. The workmen seemed very quit but determine. The men of each factory selected in advance certain number to act as piekets TOT the purpose of preventing any attempt to introduce strike breakers into the fac- tOreR