Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-25
Reports Of Strikes and Dis
turbances from Many
Quarters. All Eyes
Upon Moscow.
.COSSACKS FIRE
ON THOUSANDS
Factories Still Idle and MUIR
muring Comes from Sui
len Millions or the
Oppressed. a

ST, PETERSBURG, Jan. 25, $3.50 D.
m.-vGoyernor General Trepoff IL In
supreme command Of the city today.
Although q state Of siege has not
been proclaimed Il partially exists. the
emperor having conferred upon Trc.
poff almost absolute power authorix-
Ing hun to use the military. gen.
darmerie and every other agency Of
the government TO preserve oredr,
placing under his control the govern.
mcnt works and schools and even EN-.
powering him to exile persons inimlc.
al to peace. During the night hun
dreds Of arrests were made.
Red Flag Appears.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 2b.--Pri.
yate advices from all the big cities
and towns Of Russia indicate excite.
ment everywhere. Red flag demon
strations al Helsingfors. Finland. last
night we're disquieting but there ID
no evidence yet Of general move
ment. The eyes Of all Russia today aro
fixed on Moscow. The associated
press has been privately advised that
Maxim Oorky. author and reform par.
ty leader. has been arrested at Riga,
| whittier no has been summoned by the
illness Of his wife. Notice was posted
toaays at al goSks xtylng strikass
twehty.four h0urA 10 reSumb thCir IN
ployment and intimatlng that thoso
who did not comply would be deported
10 villages.
Terminals Held.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 25.---Fa.
ncrals OF many victims OF Sundays
tragedy were held today. No demon
stration occurred but the workmen ana
others stood uncovered In the streets
as the little groups passed. In Vol.
koff cemetery 1877 bodies were lower
cd to their last resting place.
strike st Reval.
REvAL Russia, Jan. 25.--A general
strike was declared here today. All
works were closed.
Raiiroaod Men, Too.
SARATOFF. Russia. Jan. 26.--Thc
men Of railroad shops and other estalr
lishments have gone out on a strike.
More shooting.
BULLETIN, MOSCOW. Jan. 25.--
Cossacks this afternoon fired on three
thousand demonstrators in tho Plan.
itskaya district Many persons were
wounded.
Printing Works Closed.
MOSCOW. Jan. rs. t3:25 p. m. ALI
the printing works are now closed,
The strike ia spreading. Additional
police have been placed on ali streets.
Message Expected.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 25.---rt
expected message from the emperor
VIII tomorrow be delivered to the
workmen through the minister OF
finance.
British Hostile.
LONDON. Jan. 25. The British for.
oign office and press take gloomy
view Of the situation In Russia. Exag.
gcrated reports printed here reveal
the poorly disguised hostility OF Eng.
land TO the Russian government.
Governors Proclamation.
KOvNO, Jan. 25.--The Gov. Of
this province isaued n proclamation
calling on the strikers to return to
work, promising 10 examine their do
mands and as far as possible grant
them, and threatening to use the
armed force In event OF disturbances.
Strike Failing.
ST PETERSBURG, Jan. 25.--I.ack Of
money and food Ia operating against
continuance OF the strike. Weeping
women are returning TO their garret
factories pleading TO be allowed TO ra
sumo work, but the managers are