Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-01-27
More Workmen In Russian Cities
Rising In Revolt.
PETERSBURG m STATE OF SIEGE
According TO Declaration Of Gar
Gen. Trepoff Mace GoVernor-oen-
eral Of CapitaI-Police Searching
Out Revolutionary Leaders.

Koyno, Eussia, Jan. 25.-Work has
been stopped at all the factories ana
railroad shops here.
Wilma, Russia, Jan 25.-A strike has
commenced here. The town IS quiet.
Helsingfors. Finland, Jan. 25.-ThOu-
sands of workmen Joined in a demon
stration here last night. Assembling
on the huge steps Of the Nicolai cathe
dral, they paraded the streets till mid
night, waving red flags. The window 5
of public houses, hotels, breweries and
a number OF newspaper Offices were
broken. The police interfered rather
late, arresting fifty Of the wOrkmen.
St Petersburg. Jan. 25.-St. Peters
burg will today be declared in a state
OF siege. Gen. Trepoff, until recently
chief Of police OF Moscow, has been
appointed encouragement OF St.
Petersburg and has taken up quarters
in the winter palace. Gen Trepoff is
a man OF great energy, but the meas.
ures he adopted az Moscow for sur.
pressing the student demonstrations In
December last provoked much resent.
ment. and the revolutionists recently
condemned him TO death.
Business Pesumed.
The aspect OF the Russian capital Is
decidedly more calm. Business, which
had been at a standstill has been re.
sumed upon a limited scale. The en-
ployes In few smaller factories went
TO work Tuesday and the crowds OF
strikers in the streets were dimin.
ished The troops in evidence were
not so numerous as on Monday and a
more confident feeling exists in Off
cial circles that the energetic meas.
ures which have been inaugurated will
ensure the safety and quiet Of the city.
Beneath the surface, however, the
ferment continues, and the public ner'
vousness and apprehension as TO fu-
ture developments is still unallayed.
Secret meetings OF different classes In
opposition to the existing order OF
things were held IT. various places
during the afternoon and evening, but
the divergent element which were sud
denly brought together by the tragic
events of last Sunday are advancing
on divergent plans. and no common
ground Of action has yet been found
Russian Authors Arrested.
In the meantime the police are &C.
lively searching out the leaders.
Three we!l-known Russian authors AMI
a prominent editor have been arrested
and the prisons are filled with agita.
tors. revolutionists and student ora.
tors. Such measures may result In
bomb-thro wing and terrorism; but the
concensus OF opinion is that the imme-
diate future actions OF the agItators
depends upon what occurs in Moscow
and other large cities OF Russia, where
the workmen are beginning 10 strike
Over 100000 men are now out in tn 2
old capital (Moscow) OF the empire.
A telephone message from Moscow 10
the Associated Press reported that
I there had been no disorder as yet.
There will be big demonstration n
Moscow today, and T. is feared it will
be accompanied by bloodshed
At Koyno and wilma, where strikes
also have been begun. the workmen
are following the 81 Petersburg plan
Of marching about the city and Undue.
ing or forcing other workmen to leave
their employment.