The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-01-26
NOrkmen's Effort TO Present a
Petition TO the Car
Baked by Troops.
VOLLEY FIRED At THE MARCHERS.
The Estimates of the Killed and
Wounded in st. Petersburg Vary
From 800 10 5000.
II Is Predicted War Win Japan VIII
End and Russia viii Have
Constitution or the Car
Lose His Head

H'''HN "aANN NNN|N.'
n day of unspcakable horror iu ST. pc.
torsburs. The strikers. eoadcd Co des.
pcration by day Of violence. fury
and hloodshed. are IN q state of opcu
insurrcction against the government
condition almost bordering ON civil
war exists tn the terrorstrickon Rus
sian capital The city is under mar
tial law. with Prince Vasilchikon as
commander OF over 10000 OF the cn-
pcrors crack guards Troop are biv-
ouachinc In the street and az various
places on the Nevsky Prospect. tho
main thorouEhfarc OF the city ON
the Island OF Nassih Ostrov and boz the
Industrial sections infurlatcd men hayc
thrown up harricades. which thcy are
holding The empress douarer ha.
hastily sought safety at Ts1skoe Selo.
where Emperor Nicholas lI is living
Minister of the Interior SVatan0lk-
Mrsky pres nted to his majesty thc
invitation of the workmou to appear
90 the winter palace and receive their
petition. but the empor1r's advisors
already had taken n doc' sion to show
nrm and resolute front. and the cm.
pcror's answer to 1000 worhmor
trying TO make theiv way to the pal-
ace square was a solid array ~ troops
who met them with rife bayoncts and
sa1er
The priest Gopon. the leader and
idol OF the men. n bis golden yost-
mcnts. holding aloft the cross aud
marching at the head OF thousands ot
workmen through the Narvagatc. mi-
raculously escaped voiiey which laid
low half a hundred persons The ne-
ures Of the total number killed or
wounded here at the Moscow gate. az
various bridges and islands aud at tho
winter palace vary. The best este
mate is 500. although there arc oyal-
Ecrated figures placing the number as
high as 5000. Many men were accom-
panied by their wives and children
The military authorities had a im
grip on every artery in the city AT
E dayhrcak guards. regiments. cavalry
and infantry. held every bridge across
the frozen Ncva. the net work OF ca
nails which intcrlaces the city. and the
gates leading from the Industrial sec
tion. while ia the palace square at the
storm center. were massed dragoou
regiments. infantry and CossacBs Of
the guards. Barred from the bridges
and gates. men. women and children
crossed the frozen river and canals ou
the ice by twos and threes. hurry.nc
20 the palace square. where they were
sure the emperor would be present u
hear them.
But the street approaches 90 the
square were cleared by volleys and
Cossack charges. Men and women. in.
furiated 10 frenzy by the loss OF loved
ones. cursed the soldiers. while they
retreated Men harrangued the
crowds. telling them that the emperor
had foiled them and that the time had
come TO act. Men began to build bar
ricades in the Nevsky Prospect and al
other points. using any material that
came TO hand and even chopping down
telegraph poles
Towards o'clock in the evening
the crowds. exhausted. began to dis
perse. leaving the military in posses
sion AS they retreated up the Nevsk.
Prospect the workmen put out all ths
lights.
A member Of the emperor's house
hold is quoted as saying that this con
fiict will end the war with Japan ant
that Russia will have constitution OF
Emperor Nicholas will lose his head
The strikers manned and held I
small ediiee at the corner Of the ad
miralty gardens and poured out con
stant obiurgations and reproaches a
the troops. Il was in vain that ofhcer'
requested them to disperse.
I'VE have come TO present our HON
age and grievances to the emperor
Let the emperor come out and hea
us; we Go not wish TO do harm. "Loni
live Nicholas H. II he only listens q
our grievances. we are sure he viii b
Just aud merciful" I'VE can not loaa
eT endure our suherings. Better d.
at once and end an Such were tn
cries repeatedly heard from man
strikers.