The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-27

Of the deplorable occurrences Of Sum
day, with the exception that a single
blank volley was fred to awe crowd
near the Warsaw station. Careful In
vestigation shows that no. bullets
were fired. The military everywhere
had q firm grip on the situation, and
the police used every precaution, such
as forbidding the sale of petroleum
and advising people to remain in.
doors.
The tension, which was somewhat
relaxed in the morning, continued to
increase during the day. Conditions
appeared to be ominous when, shortly
after dark. the workmen in two cleo.
trio light plants walked out,
Refusing Triple Pay
to remain, and plunged half the city
into utter darkness. The water sup
ply also was cut off and a veritable
panic ensued. Tales that dynamite
was in the possession of the strikers
and that it was their purpose to sack
and burn the town had been in circu.
lation and many people were terror
stricken. Reserve troops were called
out to guard the darkened portion Of
the city. The people still in the
streets except few strikers and
roughs, fled to their homes. Police
officers visited every house and store,
ordering all not to venture out at
their peril. After about four hours
soldiers from the engineer corps, with
the aid of German engineers from fac
tories started up the light plants.
When the lights were turned on, ex-
cept for the patrolling cavalry and in.
fantry, the streets were deserted.
Like City Of the Dead.
At midnight, when life in the Rus
sian capital is usually bright, St. Pc
tersburg resembled city of the dead
invaded by a hostile army. The only
sound to be heard was the deadened
patter of the hoofs of the cavalry
horses and the tramp of marching
men over the snow, as the ea1perors
legions moved to and fro.
The guards at the palaces of the
grand dukes are especially heavy
and over 10000 troops are massed at
Tsarskoe Selo.
Strikers Fired On.
A report has gained currency that
the strikers intend to storm the mar
ket on Vassili Ostrof and seize the
provisions there.
At Kolpino, twelve miles up the
river, body of workmen who had
started for st. Petersburg to join the
strikers were stopped and fired upon
by soldiers. Accounts of the number
killed or wounded conflict.
Police Take All Weapons.
The police have closed all the gun
smiths shops and firearms and other
weapons have been removed from the
windows and locked up il the cellars.
The city is filed with sensational
rumors, among them being one that
Grand Dukes Alexis and Sergius are
already on their way to the frontier.
Mob Murders General.
Among the authenticated horrors OF
Sunday is the case of ar aged general
whose sledge was stopped by the in
furiated people as he was driving in
LuC ullCCllOl VI lucf llOOpS.
Are you going to order them to fire
On us?" yelled the crowd.
The general ordered his coachman
to drive on, when he was instantly
struck on the head by we'll dressed
individual in a sable fur coat. The
general was then thrown out of the
sledge, beaten and trampled to death.
Outbreak Of Sailors.
London, Jan. Especial dispatches
from Russia to the London papers
again bristle with sensational state
ments. For instance, the correspond
cnt at Kieff Of the Express asserts
that the naval depots at Sevastopol
have been destroyed by a revolution
airy outbreak of the sailors of the
Black sea fleet, whose lives have been
rendered unbearable by overwork and
robbery by conscript officials, and
gives circumstantial details OF these
men rising and attacking their officers
and firing and destroying the build
ings while the troops that were sum-
moned to quell the revolt refused to
fire at all or fired in the air. Other
stories report soldiers killed by
bombs, raiding of factories, ETC., none
of which can be confirmed in official
quarters.
Provisional Government Formed.
The Daily Telegraphs st. Peters
burg correspondent reports that as
the outcome of the meetings of the
Reform party of Gor]1y, Annensky,
Asenieff and others and their adher-
ents Saturday night and Sunday, a
body of men has been constituted who
regard themselves as the future pro-
visional government Of Russia. AS
yet, the correspondent says. they are
political siphers, but they hope some
sudden stroke of luck will enable
them to overturn the existing regime
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