The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-12-30

Oniv a FewFanat.cs Continue Strue-
Cle Against Troops.
TIE oaLAcK HUNDREDS" FEARED
Danger Now Is They May End the
Revolt Win a Horrible Massacre Of
the "Reds"-Enraged at Attempt to
OvertbrcvJ the Emperor.


prevails Only few fanatics are con-
tinuing the struggle.
All the members OF the social reyo-
lutionary committee have been arrested
and a quantity of bombs Internal ma-
chimes and correspondence seized.
Three hundred reyoutionaries In
yaded the residence Of the chief OF the
secret police and killed him.
At Che medical bureau ESQ wounded
and l05 killed have been registered,
but it is known that there are fully
1900 unidentified dead in the Loutchow
quarter alone
4 mob OF armed reyolutionaries al
tackled the police bureaus, but they
were rcpulsed with serious losses.
Governor General Doubasson is act
ing with great energy, and hundreds
OF members OF the "Drujina' are al
ready behind the bars.
The strikers have lost heart and the
w1rkmen's council is considering the
question oi calling of the strike.
The principal danger now seems 10
be that ,hc Black Hundreds viii
complete the work begun by the troops
and end the revolt with horrible IA
sacro Il the "Rcds." The lower classes
are renrescntcd as cnraeed at the at
TENT of the reyolutionaries to over
throw the emperor, and, even with the
best intentions. it may be impossible
for she authorities To- reslraiS the fury
OF those classes once the opportunity
is offered them. The attacks made on
striking railroad men at wayside sta
lions sufficiently show the temper Of
Che peasant class.
Four thousand strikers marched out
Of Moscow and completely destroyed
several miles Of the track between 81.
Petersburg and Moscow 80 miles out
side on Moscow in order to prevent the
arrival OF troop trains bearing the
Seminog ky battalion OF the Horse
Guard and the trains backed 20 miles
to CLINE. whence it is understood the
troops will proce7d on foot for their
destination
The Brnnoia quarter has been
cleared of the members of the
"Druiria." ~ the fighting organiza-
ton of the rcvolutionists is called.
They have transferred their operations
10 East Tyerskaia. consisting princi-
paliy Of snipng from the roofs Of
houses occasionally throwing a bomb
Oh advancing patrols and making or
ON th- appearance of artillery. All the
troops of The Moscow garrison. includ-
inc the former disanected Roston
Crona8iers aud the achievements
which are employed in crushing the
rcvolutionists are still insufficient
thoroughly 70 occupy the territory
won. thus enabling the reyolutionisis
90 sliV into vacated territory as soon
as the troops move on. Many of the
attacks on patrols are seemingly made
out of a spirit Of pure brayado since
they are completely futile from a stra-
tcgic standpoint
The remnants of the insurrection
POW lack cohesion or a head.
The city Of Moscow bears the pic
turosguc appearance Of a battlefield.
Onccrs are everywhere seen gallop-
Inc through the streets or being driven
ABOUT in rapidly moving sieighs. ac-
commanded by escorts of dragons OF
CossacLs. The centre of the city for
tho first tlme showed signs Of life. Tho
stores were re0pened. and the inhab-
iante who had been coOpei up for
fro DAYS. We're yonturing out for
breath Of fresh air
It is nor possible to venture an esti-
mate o. ino casualties which, how
ever are not heavy. either in the case
of the troops or OF the "Drujna. The
populaco have been awful sufferers.
Crowds have been moved down by
rife volleys the fire Of machine guns
and the grape and shrapnel Of the ar
dllery. Innocent persons even fell be-
fore the bullets OF the revolutionists
while inspecting barbados.
Relations WITH Germany Strained.
London nec. 29.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent Of the Times re-
ports that the relations between Rus.
STA and Germany are distinctly
strained. and that there Is q posi-
bility Of international complications
arising from the rebellion in the Baltic
provinces.
The same correspondent details the
terrible operations of the Vehmge-
richie in Riga. He says: Persons
disappeared mysteriously and few
days afterwards their bodies were
found with identical marks-four bull
let wounds on the breast four on the
back and the skull cloven in twain. OF
the men brought before the Vehm
gerichtc one escaped death. but in do
ing so he WAS seriously wounded, prob
ably owing to some interruption Of his
execuuoners. This person says that
he was seized and bound and hurried
to the room in which the tribunal was
sitting. The proceedings were brief
He was condemned to death, carried
to the outskirts of the town. laid fat
on the ground and shot"
The Times prints a dispatch from
Moscow, dated December q, which |
says:
IF the revolutionists could secure |
guns they would be assured Of vic
tory and the troops would be Obliged /
to take refuge in the KreT , where /
the governor general anu other au-
thorities have already sought safety /.
Fortunately the arsenal is inside the /
Kremlin."