The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-12-27
THE STRIKE
!. T. !. = IS FAILING
MILITARY SEEMS TO
.s CONTROL MOSCOW NOW
The Collapse Of the Big Movement Ap-
pears to Be on, Though Desperate
Attempts May Yet Be Made to Over
throw. the Government. -y.,..,

St. Petersburg, Dec. 27.-Emperor
Nicholas and Count Witte received last
night a report from General Doubassoff.
governor general of Moscow. saying
that the revolt there had failed, that the
military had the situation in hand and
that whatever detection may have ex-
listed among the troops; had been over
come. by attacks on them with bombs
and revolvers. to which they had been
subjected from the windows and roofs
of houses and which had so enraged
them that they could hardly be re-
strained. .,...,,..... H.. . r
Ii Although rebellion may flare up inn
lmediately elsewhere and although
there already is an indication of an.
/ inner upileaval at Odessa If the az
tempt at armed rebellion in Moscow
should be crushed the leaders of the
reds will receive blow which they
cannot quickly recover.
Count Witte is not so blind as to be-
llieve that the revolution can be
stamped out, but with the present de-
inonstration of the lengths to which
/ the reds are willing to 60, she has
hopes that the n1oderates of all classes
will come to their senses and aid in
counselling of order and in accelerat-
ing the convocation of the douma, the
law governing the elections to which
was published today. s !
Among the, Developments here the
most important was the capture of the
leaders Of the fighting legions," which
Fit IS believed ends the danger of an
attempt at an armed uprising in ST.
stood, places in the hands Of the gov
|ernnient complete information regard
ing the revolutionary plans and the
places where the arms are concealed
as well as disclosing the weak spots
in the army.
Shortly before 9 o'clock last night.
the correspondent of the Associated
Press at Moscow telephoned that there
seemed to- be no longer doubt that the
|insurrection was collapsing The in
surgents still held the quadrangle in
which the worknen's council was sit
ting as revolutionary committee, but
Eonly because Governor General Doub-
assof was not yet ready to give the
coup de grace, a 96.,j
Firing continued internationally
throughout the day. AT s. o'clock ali-
tomato. guns were being used in STRAIT
ner Square, but the insurgents were
becoming exhausted after. their four
days efforts and the fighting was rap
idly degenerating ! into guerilla war
fare. n s
The insurgents were defending them
selves with revolvers and bombs as
I they were being hunted from house to
house. IN II
The correspondent says that The en-
tire population Of the city is terror
stricken and that after dark the back
streets present d weird and tincanrly
appearance. As he drove to the tele-
phone station he saw only a few civil
ians who were Sinking along BY the
side, of the walls SO as I'd avoid the
police and cavalry patrols who fire
without challenging.
The windows of the houses are stuff
ed with mattresses and blankets and
no Light Is showing The police carry
rifles with bayoncts fixed. General.
Doubassof is enforcing the most rigid
martial law and notperson Is allowed
on the streets after 81 O'Clock at night.
About one third of the worknen have
left the city and are travelling on foot
to the villages, some of them which are
hundreds Of miles distant
Among the lower classes which do not
syfl1pathize with the desire to over
throw tne, emperor the feeling is bc-s
coming intense and iii many cases str k
ers have been beaten to death
Tbs corresponde predicts that the