Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-28
Revolt at Moscow a Failure and
Military Is Now in Con-
troll.
SOLDIERS ARE NOW LOYAL
Enrngcd by Attacks Made on Them
Entire Population Of City Il Terror
stricken - Leaders Of the
"FIghting LcglOns'' Captur.
cd in 81. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg. Dec. 2G.--11:5 r. n.--
Emperor Nicholas and Count Witte re-
ccived tonight a report from General
saying that the revolt there had failed
that the military had the situation in
hand and that whatever detection may
have existed among the troops had been
overcome 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 cnrag-
ed them that they could hardly be re-
strained.
Although rebellion may flare up i'm
mcdiately elsewhere and although there
already is an indication OF another up
hcaval at Odessa if the attempt at arm
ed rebellion in Moscow should he crush
cd the leaders of the Reds will re-
ccive blow from which they cannot
quickly recover
Count Witte is not so blind as to be-
lieve that the revolution can be wiped
out but with the present demonstration
of the lengths to which the Reds are
willing to go he has hopes that the mod
crates OF all classes will come To their
| senses and aid in the counselling of or
der and in accelcrating the convocation
of the douma. the law governing the
| elections to which was published to-day.
REVOLUTION EXPOSED.
Among the developments here to-day
the most important was. the capture of
the leaders of the fighting legions"
which it is believed ends the danger
of tpt MT cd mr. CT in
st. Petersburg. This capture. it is I'M
dcrstood, placed in the hands OF the
government complete Information re-
garding revolutionary plans and the
places where arms are concealed as well
AS disclosing the weak spots in the
army.
| Shortly before nine o'clock tonight
the correspondent Of the Associated
Press at Moscow telcphoned that there
seemed to be no longer doubt that the
instruction was collapsing. The in
surgents still held the quadrangle in
which the workmens council was sit =
ting as a revolutionary committee but
only because Governor General Dou-
bassof was not yet ready to give the
coup de grace.
Firing continued internationally
throughout the day At five o'clock
automatic guns were being used In
Strastner square, but the insurgents
were becoming exhausted after their
four days efforts and the fighting was
rapidly degenerating into guerilla war
fare.
The insurgents were defending them
selves with rcvolvers and bombs as
they were being hunted down from
house to house.
The correspondent says that the en-
tire population of the city Is terror
stricken and that after dark tho back
streets present a weird and uncanny APP
pcarancc As he drove to the telephone
station he saw only a few civilians who
were sinking along by the side of the
walls so as to avoid the police and ca;'
airy patrols who fire without challenging
The windows of the houses are stuffed
with mattresses and blankets and no light
is showing. The police carry rifles will
bayonets fixed.
| General Doubassoff Is enforcing tn,
most rigid martial law. and no person
is allowed on the streets after nint
o'clock at night.
About one third OF the wOrkmen have
left the city and are travelling on foOl
to the villages. some of which are hun
dreds of miles distant.
STRIKERS BEATEN TO DEATH.
Among the lower classes which dc
mot sympathze with the desire tr
overthrow the Emperor the feeling II
becoming intense and In many caseI
strikers have been beaten to death.
The correspondent predicts that tho
tcrushing OF the rebellion is likely Il
be followed by the most horrible afro
lcitics II the BLACK Hundreds" are le
loose.
Governor General Doubassof. un
known to the public, is directing mat
tiers from his headquarters in thu
METROPOLITAN Hotel, which is barricad
ed and defended by machine guns.
The concentration of tho troops II
the city to fight the insurgents allowed