The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-25

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all sorts OF dire possibilities. The factories
In the affected districts nave been forced
To shut down for lack Of fuel and Mos
COW faces not only n food but a water
famine. Fortunately st. Petersburg will
have communication open through Fin
land. The British ambassador. Sir Charles
Hardinge. who babe farewell TO Emperor
Nicholas yesterday. previously TO leav-
ing st. Petersburg on a mission in con-
nection with the proposed Anglo-Russian
understanding, was unable TO start for
England this morning because no trains
were running He will leave the capital
on the first available steamer.
Telegraphic communication between st.
Petersburg and Kharkorf is broken.
The workmen OF the Putiloff, Koljoni,
Aleyandrovsk and Nevski works struck
today.
The Social Democrats believe they have
the government at their mercy as with
the railways stopped the authorities are
powerless to transport roops.
This is all the more serious as lloody
collisions have already been reported at
various places and a dangerous agrarian
movement has again broken out in the
government OF Smara.
The strength displayed by the Social
Democrats has amazed the authorities
who were taken quite as much by sur
prise at the evidence Of their power, as
they were at the time OF the Gapon
! rebellion.
The distress in the central provinces is
greatly increased by the enforced suspen-
sion OF the families relief work.
Prince Hilkoff. the minister Of railways,
whose appeals 10 the strikers at Moscow.
were so availing that he could not get an
engineer 10 bring him To st. Petersburg.
but who with a fireman stocking. drove
his own engine, arriving here black and
dust-grimed. is not blameable for the fail
ure Of the government to keep its prom
ises made In the spring to increase the
wages OF the railroad men.
That responsibility rests on the minister
Of finance. Prince Hilkoff expects 10 meet
the railroad delegates here but they have
already apparently burned their bridges
at meetings held last night and which
continued until dawn this morning. a
dozen OF these OF the most enthusiastic
character werc held.
The largest which was held i'm the Uni
versity. was attended by about ten thou
sand persons. including students who are
making common cause with the workmen.
and whose leaders are making speeches
I'm favor Of a resumption OF the students
strike unless they are allowed 10 discuss
political questions.
The students Joined the railroad men. in
passing a resolution I'm favor of the I'm
mediate convocation OF n constitute as
sembly elected by direct universal suf-
rage and demanding that the laws gov
erning labor be sanctioned by the repre-
sentatives of the people and the imme-
date grant OF political freedom and do
claring that thus only can an armed rev.
olution be averted.
The resolutions were adopted after a
deputation which called on Count Witto
bad reported. Tho count received the
deputation as a private Individual
He spoke 20 them with his usual blunt
ness and told them plainly that some OF
their demands would he granted. while
the granting OF others was impossible.
Count Witte Informed his visitors that
n law permitting greater freedom OF meet
ings than allowed by tho laws Of italy and
Austria-Huneary. and privilege for free
dom Of press, had already been elaho-
rated. Martial law on the railroads. he
said, was an anachronism which would
be abolished.
The demand for n constituent assembly.
the count said. could not be realized. nor
could universal suffrage be admitted. rs
all the people were not prepared 10 exer-
else the right OF franchise. In this con-
nection the count spoke of the power
welded by capital I'm America, where uni
Versal suffrage existed. He thought it
possible TO meet the demands for an eight.
hour day. especially for outdoor workers,
and warmly favored the general measures
advocated with the view OF improving the
condition OF the workingmen. especially
I'm the way or schools, hospitals. etc.
TWO BLOODY CONFLICTS.
Ekaterinoslaf. Russia. oct. 25.-Two
bloody conflicts occurred here today be-
tween the troops and demonstrators
The first took place opposite the mu-
n~icipal buildings and the second near the
Pushkin Numbers were killed
or wounded In both Instances by the vol
leys fired by the soldiers.
The demonstration near the municipal
buildings refused 10 dispense when or
dered and erected barbados.
A meeting Of tudents Of the schools
who are on strike was dispersed nv the
police, who made free use OF their whips.
Many 81 the students were injured.
AGITATION At WARSAW.
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