Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-02-07
TROOPS FIGHT
WITH STRIKERS
BLooDsHED FOLLOWS DISTURB
ANCE AT LODI.
SIX PERSONS ARE KILLED
Torty-Eight Others Wounded-aen-
eral Satisfaction Over Plans for Re-
forms-Czar Receives More
Workmen.

ed in the killing of six persons and the
wounding of 48. The disorders resulted
from an attempt on the part Of the
strikers to prevent some men from re-
turning to work. The troops were called
out and fired into the strikers, who re-
piled with revolver shots.
Over 800 Killed.
According to the best information OBJ
tainable the official list of persons killed
during the disturbances here contains
over 800 names, in addition to many I'M
identified bodies lying at the receiving
vault in the cemetery. The unidenti-
Ned dead were buried Friday night. A
group of soldiers outside liquor store
Thursday night fired on passers-by with
out warning, killed shopkeeper and
wounded another man.
+, Gar Receives More Workmen.
London, Feb. "A news agency dis
patch from St. Petersburg says En-
peror Nicholas on Friday received at
Tsarskoe Selo deputation of five
workmen from the Star printing works.
He questioned each man closely regard
ing the character of the work and hours
OF employment, expressed satisfaction
with those who had conscientiously per-
formed their duty, and said he hoped to
visit the establishment in person. The
audience occurred in the great hall. The
emperor was accompanied by Minister
Of Finance Kokovsoft and Prince Sol
3tzine, manager OF the printing works
When the car expressed desire to
visit the printing establishment the
minister OF finance said the establish
ment was well worthy this mark Of i'm
perial favor. In Diminishing the delega-
lion, he asked them to convey thanks
in his name to their comrades, who had
done good work in the service Of the
state. He expressed satisfaction with
the hearing Of the delegates. At the
conclusion of the interview the dele
gates were given permission to visit the
palace buildings and afterwards were
entertained at dinner.
Gives General Satisfaction.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 4.-Odlcial report
Of the deliberations OF the committee OF
ministers on guarantees for the obsery.
ance Of the laws and for the prevention
OF arbitrary conduct by officials evokes
general satisfaction. The proposal to
restore the senate's original character
rs the chief guardian Of the laws Ia
described in some quarters as the COR
ner stone Of the new edifice which Is be-
ing raised on the ruins Of the bureauc-
racy. Special commissions Of the min.
istries of the interior, finance and jus.
tice are busily studying the questions
Of equality, peasants legislation, strikes
and state insurance for workmen, which
were outlined by the imperial ukase Of
December 26.
dorky to Be Tried.
st. Petersburg, Feb. At is the In
tention Of the government to bring Max
I'm Gorky and seven other authors and
publicists to trial on political charges
Gov. Gen. Trepoff said: The whole
case is now In the hands Of the ministry
Of Justice, which is conducting the in.
vestigation, at the conclusion of which
the procurator general will decid,
whether the prisoners shall be tried b,
3 civil or 4 military court. The stor,
spread broadcast that have ordered
Gorky to be contaminated and shot
is baseless fabrication, invented b,
persons who are grossly ignorant Of
Russia, or else they would know that i,
Is impossible for a representative Of
the Russian administration to order an,
prisoner to be executed or even to de-
eide the form of trial. Yet, am In re
ceipt of letters daily from abroad i'm
ploring me to spare Gorkys life. l re
peat that am in no wise concerned il
this matter"
The Strike at sosnovice.
Sosnovice, Feb. About 10000 mel
are now out on strike. At meeting d
strikers Friday the men forcibly
dragged officials belonging to the man
agement OF various concerns to the place
OF meeting. All the speakers insisted
on the preservation Of public order
The mons demands include minimum
wage of rs cents day. eight hours tt
constitute q days work; various re
forms In factory management and oil
age pensions. After the meeting IL, O0
strikers marched six miles to the Dom
brova district in perfect order, bu
everywhere persuading workmen t,
strike. In the afternoon strikers wen
TO the railway station of Streshemes
chiz, seized and bound the officials
wrecked the station buildings ant
stopped trains In both directions.
A Bad Fire.
East st. Louis, ILL.,. Feb. Ask of the
largest Office and store buildings here