Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-23
M0SCOW'S STREETS
HELD BY REBELS
Russian Officers are
Attacl I'd byBlock-
aders.
SEVERAL HUNDRED KILLED
In Soldiers Revolt at Vladivo-
stock--.Chinese Merchants
are Murdered.

London, Dec. 23--A dispatch to the
News Agency from st. Petersburg says
that barricades have been erected on
Tverskia Street the chief thoroughfare
of Moscow and that the revolutionists
are holding them bravely, and that
they are making repeated attacks on
the police Cossacks and dragons
whenever the latter attempt to convey
prisoners to jail Patrols of troops
are accompanied by machine guns
which are unhestitatingly used
against the revolutionists.
Provisional Government.
Kursk, Russia, Dec 23-The strik-
ing railroad men OF this city have pro-
claimed provisional government and
have issued an appeal for support in
setting up Russian republic.
Soldiers Rebel.
Victoria, B. c., Dec. 23.-Henry
Bush, of Clarkson & Company, of
Vladivostock, Port Arthur, and Har-
bin, was an eye witness of the revolt
among the Russian soldiers there, and
tells graphic story.
The trouble began at the Chinese
bazar where Il dissolute mob OF sol
diers rushed the stalls and grabbed
everything they could lay their hands
on. Many of the Russians went TO a
Russian steamer, which was discharg.
ing oil, and saturated the bazaar with
it. They fired the place and 1t quick
" burned From the bazar the sol
dicrs went to the big store OF kunt2
& Alhers, a German firm, driving out
the staff of employees.
Troops Riot.
The troops in the barracks were sent
10 suppress the riot but instead re-
fused to fire at their comrades. After
looting this store it was also fired
BY this time the streets were filled
with screaming and fighting Russians
and Chinese. Place after place was
burned until 200 stores had been de
stroyed.
That night, November 18th, the mer
paid as high as fifty rouples to be
allowed to sleep in Sampan in the
harbor. Bodies were scattered through
out all the streets.
Over 500 Russians and 1000 Chinese
were killed.
Mr.. Rush estimated the loss a
$20,0O0O00, and says years will be re
uuired to put the place as 1t was.
Emperor to Act.
New York, Dec. 23-A Herald dis
patch from st. Petersburg says thai
at a meeting at Tsarskoe Selo, the
Monarch expressed himself in very
heated terms with reference to the
want of ability OF the ministers tt
meet the situation and gave them three
hours to come to some decision. Fail
ing in this the Emperor said that Il
they had so lost their heads ne Woult
take the reins into his own hands ant
would call meeting of the militar!
council and consider the advisabilit!
of placing the whole empire in
state of military siege. The ministers
left very much crestfallen.
,Bombard School
Moscow, Dec. 23.-Troops surround
ed school house where Workmel
were meeting yesterday and sum
moned the men to surrender. Blanl
shots were fired to intimidate TN
workmen who replied with revolver
and bombs.
The artillery was then brought u
and the school house was bomparde
nnt,l the survivors of the workmel
surrendered.
Loyalty Here.
Vladimir, Dec. 23.-Owlng to IN
hostile attitude of the people her
who attacked the houses of railroa
men. the strike leaders would nav
been torn to pieces had not troops IL
terfered. The railroad strike mere
Intellectual.
Reports received here from severe
villages in the provinces tell OF tn
murder Of the agitators by the pea
ants who were enraged at their a
tacks on the Emperor. Among IN
victims was young woman. TWO p'
licemen who tried vainly to save d
agitator in the village OF Nodol wei
themselves torn to pieces.
Traffic Opened.
Moscow, Dec. 23.-Traffic has pee
opened here with the assistance
troops and the railroad battalion
The lines to Nizhni Novgorod, Yaro
law Kasan and Nichol, and the roat
to st. Petersburg are working nc
mally, Incoming trains only are ru
ming ON the Windau and voronez line
The tie.up is complete on the Ural al
the Kursk lines.
Strike Losing.
st petersburg, Dec. 23.-Althou'
Tho printers union is one Of the mo