The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-26
RUSSIAN STRIKE
LuLL IN ITS MANIFESTATIONS
Slaughter Of Sunday Not Repeated on
Monday-Fear that Moscow
Workmen Will Fight.

st. Petersburg. Jan. 24.-Yester-
day there was no repetition OF
the deplorable occurrences of Sun
day. with the exception that single
blank volley was fired TO awe a crowd
near the Warsaw station. Careful in
vestigation shows that no bullets were
fired.
The military everywhere had firm
grip on the situation and the police
used every precaution, such as forbid
ding the sale of petroleum and advis-
ing people TO remain indoors.
The tension. which was somewhat
relaxed in the morning. continued to
increase during the day.
Conditions appeared to be ominous
when, shortly after dark, the work
men in two electric light plants walked
out, refusing triple pay to remain, and
putting half the city into utter dark
ness, including the Nevsky Prospect,
which is in the fashionable residence
quarter.
The water supply also was cut OF
and veritable panic ensued.
Tales that dynamite was in the pos
session of strikers and that il was
their purpose to sack and burn the
town had been in circulation and many
people were terror-stricken. Reserve
troops We're called out TO guard the
darkened portion of the city.
The most startling feature in the sit
uation tonight is the news that sew
eral factories in Moscow have closed
and that the workmen In the old capi-
tai of Russia are repeating the tactics
of their fellow workmen of the new
capital. marching frfom shop to shop
and mill to mill demanding that the
establishments be shut down.
The whole city Is reported to be in
state of great excitement over the
news of the bloodshed here Sunday.
which has precipitated Immediately
the strike that had been scheduled for
Wednesday,
Moscow has more workmen and less
troops than ST. Petersburg. and be.
sides is Just now the heart Of the lib
eral movement, and the danger OF
bloodier occurrences there than have
been witnessed here are proportion.
ately greater.
A rising at Moscow is also more
likely to have greater results lndustri-
ally and politically than in St Peters
burg
According to private reports the
workmen in several other big cities
notably Kharkoff. where large locomo
tive works are located. already have
completed plans for a general suspen;
| sion of work.
What, If any. steps have been taken
to relieve the general situation. how,
ever, has not yet been disclosed. but
there are extremely significant reports
tonight that Emperor Nicholas, in
making the decision at the extraordl'
nary meeting of the Council OF tho
| Empire at Tsarskoe-Selo yesterday to
declare st. Petersburg in a state of
siege. announced that he had resolved
to issue a manifesto to the people with
a view of calming them. promising to
create a mixed commission Of work.
men and officials to Investigate and
decide the questions OF the demands of
the strikers. especially the one affect
ing hours of labor, which the Russian
law fixes at eleven.
The representatives of the work
men. according to this report. are not
to be appointed, but selected by the
laboring men themselves. This would
be the first concession to the repre-
sentative principle.
According to reports the Emperor
will also promise to investigate Sun
days events in St. Petersburg.