The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-01-27
BOMBS THROWN IN
RUSSIAN CAPITAL

signal and join those who partici-
pated in Sundays grievous happen
ings
THE SIGHT OF BLOOD
has scared the authorities. 1t is
barely possible that, in the excitement
of the moment, they did not realize
what awful consequences their harsh
ness may have. Nor had they an OPP
portunity to fully appreciate the sum
of what had happened in various parts
of the city, far distant from each 9th
er. Now that the cost has been count
ed they realize the awful blunder that
has been made.
KEPT CROWDS MOVING.
The great task of the troops dur
ing the day was to keep the crowds
moving. They succeeded fairly well.
The ldoskaia, the Nevsky Prospect
and, principally, the vast square in
the rear of the winter palace, were
kept almost clear.
At the palace bridge things threat
ened to become serious in the late
afternoon. There a mob, which com
pletely choked the approach, had as
sembled and while it cannot be assert
cd that trouble was contemplated,
it is certain, at least, that the order
given by the few soldiers on guard to
disperse was not obeyed.
The mob was probably prevented
from moving by it's own bulk. But
the commander of the force on guard
did not take the chances. In re-
sponse to bugle call five squadrons
of cossacks came to the scene and
charged the crowds.
USE WHIPS.
Not shot was fired, but the whips
swished through the air and the
horses hoofs did the rest. The crowd
pressed backward and finally found a
way to scatter into the side streets,
Some one started the rumor in the
early part of the afternoon that Grand
Duke Vladimir had issued an order
! to make use of the small cannon
mounted in the half-moon formed by
government buildings in the rear of
! the palace, should the crowd repeat
| it's attempt to occupy the square.
! Those of the strikers who heard the
rumor met it with sullen silence.
| 1t could not be confirmed.
OFFICIAL IGNORANCE
One of the most noticeable feat
ures OF the situation SO far as the
strikers themselves are concerned, is
the absolute ignorance of the authori-
ties as to their plans. That this ig-
norance exists is a matter beyond
doubt There is also every indication
that the strikers know what they
are about and that their next move
will be of a concerted and telling ma
ture. Their boisterous protests have
given way to sullen silence. Their
first distressed grief over the dead of
their ranks has been replaced by a
resentment too deep for words. But
| it would be foolish to say that the
death of their comrades has taught
them to fear the guns of the soldiers.
THE LACK OF ARMS
appears to be the principal drawback
TO quick action by the strikers. They
! surely possess some, but not enough
/ to make their army a match for the
| soldiers in open battle. They have
some dynamite, taken from a factory
in the Vassili Ostroff district. Rum
or has it that they are now manufac-
turing bombs. Some of the smaller
gunsmiths shops were rlfled and the
arms found there distributed. The
larger establishments have been closed
by the government; their stock has
been removed to the cellars, and
strong detachments are on guard
there.
LIGHT PLANTS CLOSED.
An attempt was made early in the
afternoon by the authorities to frus-
| tratc one part of the program Of the
strikers by securing volunteers to
work in the electric and gas plants
and he in readiness to man every
post in the water works If an attempt
should be made to cut off the water
supply.
So far as can be learned. and SO far
vailing at this hour these efforts did
not met with success.
! Not an electric lamp is burning in
the city this evening. The water
works are in operation as usualand no
breaks in the pipes and viaducts have
been reported.
But the number of the workmen
has been greatly reduced by conver-
sions to the strikers cause and the
many troops stationed at every danger
point indicates that there is danger
of this alleged plan of the workers
being carried out.
STRICT CENSORSHIP.
Little by little we begin to receive
odds an ends of the outside situation
The internal censorship is being
strictly enforced. but scraps of relia-
hIa information have leaked ont They