Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-27
Do NOT FIRE.
Cossacks Charge Crowd
of 5000 in Moscow.
The City Is Generally Quiet
With Few Disturbances.
ST. Petersburg Also Resumes Its Nor.
NAL Aspect-The Situation.

Moscow Jan % A. M.-The fcsti-
Val, Wednesday. Of TatiaiIa. patroncss
Of Moscow which it was feared would
De marked by disturbances and possi-
bly, blOOdShr.i passed i'll comparative
quiet although the whole city was in a
state of alarm. Tine strike did not be-
come general lut continued to spread
gradually throughout the day. An csti-
rate at midnight w:ls that 10000 men
We're ont. TIL authorities had brought
IN rcinforcemcntS of Co>saCkS and dra-
goons from Vladimir and Tvor. dispos-
ing them 80 as TO prevent union OF
the Moscow strikers with the strikers
finn various outlying districts. but
strict orders we're given TO avoid spill
ing blood except IN case of extreme
n"t eSsi;y.
y correspondent of The Associated
Press after carefully VERT ing the ru-
,n"rs "f innun"rap., collisions is able
&C. confirm thu statement that the only
Incident occurred ~ Pianitskay
street beyond The Moscow river. where
Cossa, ks charged hut did not fire upon
!. c"oWG Of 1000 persons
After 9 O'clock Wednesday night.
theatres Ne"a almost deserted. the poo
Tie city was stranSr aid weIred. the
lamps glimmcriIg through the fog re.
IealinC only I host u idle droskys. the
garments of the drivers Of the slciehs
ana The horses being covered with boar
frost.
Th" banquet II celebration ur he
10Th anniversary Of the foundation Of
The University Of Moscow. the first in
-,
.'.hiIeC. was held, "Wednesday night at
the Hermitage. the authorities thus
displaying con: n!cte confidence in their
%iility {" maintain order. The assem-
NY consisted If professors and STU
tents. including man!' gi"l students
The usual revolutionary speeches We're
made III course Of viii, i those present
mounted the tables snh drank to the
1T. Petersburg martyrs"
Tie nssembla-c quietly dispersed. be-
ing discouraged from demonstrating
by strong force Of gendarmeric.
The British colony here Is manifest
ing some uneasinoas on account Of the
posting Of tho telegram saving that
the British are promising money to the
strikers in The interest OF japan but
the oonl heale DO no. manifest any
alarm. Tho telegram Arrears, according
t. tn" I.istock. I" have emanated from
an agency recently founded in Paris by
the I.atin-Celtir -Slav league which also
dccltres that the British are RESPONSE
BILE for the German coal strike in order
To prevent tn Coaling of the vessels
If III" Russian Pacific squadron.
II \. MA curtain Of fog hangs over
the city. Thursday morning. and the
ccIntlcSs domrs and minarets Of Mos
COW are full2d by noar fiost and hard
~ distinguished in tho gloom The
enormous pile Cf the krcmlin is diInIv
set ont against the SIMS red orb All
th"s" who enter the Kremlin arc sub
'cGt"d tn scrutiny by the police hut
Tn re are not man troops inside the
walls, the natural STRENGTH OF which
are sufficient 10 secure tho safety OF
til" sacred tro lsurcs witl.!r valued at
countless millions. Grand Duke Sur
cius. tho former governor general or
Mos rW- and his family are out OF the
H!tlf Nicholas palace. Tho garrison re-
mains on the outskirts OF the city
Ih"r" haS been no trouble up to this
hour. TIL" strike embraces a ma jority
cf the printing establishments.