The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-25
over A VOLCANO.
That Is the Position of the
Russian Government.
Governor General Trsp0ff Is
Given Unlimited Power.
ALL EYES ON MOSCOW.
Funerals of Victims Of Sundays
Tragedy Are Held.
City Is Quiet But Men Are No
Returning to Work.

other centers well in hand, today's ad-
vices say that great excitement exists
throughout the country. General Tre-
poff. the new governor general of st.
Petersburg, has been given absolute
authority over the military and police
and even vested with the power of
exile, and it is evident that the gov
ernment is dealing firmly with the
situation. Many persons have been
arrested, among them being Maxim
Gorky, the author and reform leader,
who. the Associated Press is privately
informed, was taken into custody at
his home in Riga.
A notice was posted today at all the
works in st. Petersburg giving the
strikers "a hours to return to work
and intimating that those who do not
comply will be deported to the viii
lagos. At Moscow, which today's dis
patches indicate as the possible storm
center, and at Rega and RevaI, troops
are marchin gthe streets and the
strikers although augmented, are ap-
parently overawed. At Sartoff the
men in the railway shops and other
establishments have gone out, but no
disorder is reported. The improve
nent in the situation is reflected in a
generally frmer tone on the European
bourses.
Dispatches from London to the As
ISOLATED Press say that the British
foreign Office and the press take a
gloomy view of the situation and that
in the exaggerated dispatches printed
there is revealed the poorly disguised
hostility of England to Russia
st. Petersburg, Jan. 25, $3.50 D. M
Governor General Trepoff was in su-
preme command of the city today.
Although a state of siege has not been
actually proclaimed, it practically ex-
lists, the emperor having conferred
upon him as governor general almost
absolute power, authorizing him to
use the military, gendarmerie and every
other agency of the government TO
preserve orderrplaclng under his con-
ltrol the goverpm ent works and schools
and even empowering hirl~to exile
/ persons who are inimicaI to peace.
were made. The only decision of the
government thus far IS 70 preserve or
1 der at all costs.
! ''The government is living over
volcano and can do nothing else said
a high official this morning. Every
other consideration must give way to
/ the question of public ORDER
| Private advices from all the big
cities and towns of Russia indicate
4 that there is excitement everywhere.
/ The red flag demonstrations at Hell
singforS, Finland, last night were dis
quieting but there is no evidence yet
1 OIL a general movement. Inc appoint
ment of Senator Lfnder as secretary
| of state for Finland just at this time
/ is considered to be an unfortunate
blunder and is likely to prove exceed
ingly distasteful to the Firms. AL
though a Finn himself, Senator Lin
/ der is exceedingly unpopular owing to
his support of the policy or the Russi-
fication of the towns or the Baltic
provinces.
Troops are marching through the
streets of Riga Reval, but the eyes of
all Russia are today fixed on Moscow.
The appearance of st. Petersburg
is more normal, but no more men
have returned to work.
The funerals of many victims of
Sundays tragedy were held this
messed. In several cases a man and
wife carried between them a wooden
box containing child killed. Some
| of the collins were borne on common
carriers sleighS, the mOurners follow
ing on foot, according to the Russian
custom. 1t was noticeable in many
cases the usual priest and ikon ahead
of the procession were absent. No
demon stratiOn occurred. but workmen
streets as the little groups passed with
the dead. In the Volkoff cemetery
beyond the Narva gates, 167 bodies
were lowered to their last resting
place.
Situation at Moscow.
Moscow, Jan. 25.-The industrial dis
trict on the other side of the Moskva
river was patrolled by troops and police
all night long and paraded by bodies of
workmen, but no encounters occurred.
The barristers at meeting today de-
cided not to appear in court for the
present. Owing to the disturbed con-
ditiOnS the celebration today of the
150th anniversary of the foundation of
the university here, the first to be es-
tablished in Russia, was confined to
religious service in the university
chapel.
Panic in Theater.
Kishineff, ian. 25.-A seditious demon
StratiOn during the performance led to
panic in theater here last night. A
crisis in the hostility toward the govern
torium by incendiaFy proclamations
which were showered from the gallery.
The audience became panic stricken
and considera BILE time elapsed before or
der was restored. Twenty arrests were
made including four Jewish soldiers.
Promise and Threat.
Kovno Russia, Jan. 25.-The governor
has issued a proclamation announcing
that the general strike at KovnO has
small group of Workmen whose hopes
for changes in the factory regulations
and an increase Of wages can not, the
governor says, be attained by such
means. He urges the strikers not to
listen to the pronptings of the evil dis
posed but to resume work, promising to
examine the mems demands and so far
as possible grant them. AT the same
time the governor warns the strikers
that in the event of disturbances in the
streets he will take vigorous measures,
using armed force if necessary
Firms Parade the Streets.
Helsingfors. Finland, Jan. 25.=Thou-
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