Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-27
RUSSIAN STRIKERS REVOLT
czAR's TROOPS KILLS UNARmEp
MEN AND WOMEN.
Labor Troubles In Russia Results In
6loodshed, and May Lead to Civil
War In Cars Domains.

! The strikers OF St. PETERSBURG
goaded to desperation by a day OF vic
fence, fury and bloodshed, are in
state OF open Instruction against tn,
government. A condition almost Dor
uering on civil war exists in the ter
for-stricken Russian capital. The city
Is under martial law, with Prince Va
silchikof as commander OF more than
10000 OF the emperor's crack guards.
Troops are bivouacking In the street
and at various places on the Nevski
prospect, the main thoroughfare OF
the city. On the island OF vassilios.
troy and In the out sections, infuriat
ed men have thrown up barricades.
which they are holding. The empress
dowager has hastily sought safety at
Tsarskoe-Selo, where Emperor Nicho.
las II is living.
Minister of the Interior Sviatopolk-
Mirsky presented to his majesty the
invitation OF the workmen to appear
at the winter palace Sunday afternoon
and receive their petition, but the en-
peror's advisors already had taken a
decision to show firm and resolute
front, and the emperor's answer to
100000 workmen. trying to make their
way to the palace square, was a solid
array OF troops, who met them with
rifle bayOnot and eohar
The priest, Gopon, the leader and
Idol OF the men. in his golden vest.
ments, holding aloft the cross and
at the head of thousands of
workmen through the Narva gate, mir.
iculously escaped a volley, which laid
ow half hundred persons. The fig.
Tres of the total number killed or
wounded here, at the Moscow gate, at
'arious bridges and islands, and at the
winter palace, vary. The best esti-
nate is 500, although there are exag.
Grated figures placing the humber as +.
Ugh as 5000.
Many men were accompanied by :
heir wives and children. and in the :
onfusion, which left no time for dis.
the latter shared the fate j.
the men. The troops. with the ex. I,
option of a single regiment, which is o
'ported to have thrown down its a
ms, remained loyal and obeyed or F.
srs. But the blood which crimsoned y
e snow has fired the brains and pas a
pms OF The strikers and turned wo- hr
en- as well as men into wild beasts. tl
d the cry Of the Infatuated populace n
for vengeance.
The sympathy of the middle classes
with the workmen.
Later In the evening, after the ter
lie massacre, every officer wearing
> uniform of the emperor, who was
ind alone, was mobbed. A general I'M
s killed on the Nicholas bridge and go
iozen officers were seized, stripped ia
their epaulets and deprived of their ia
ords. tn
is rumored that M. White will be OF
pointed dictator, but the report Is eA'
confirmed. The authorities. while an
y seem to realize the magnitude tina
the crisis with which the dynasty VIII
the autocracy are confronted on car
cunt Of Sundays events. apparently 2
paralyzed for the moment to
ntense Indignation is bound to be hat
used all over Russia. The work But
! and revolutionists expect news nor
n Moscow and other big centers, ma
re the troops are not of the same ayo
s as the guards regiment of ST. gre
yer
member of the emperor's house mar
is quoted as saying that this con- and
will end the war with Japan and lin
Russia will have constitution are
mperor Nicholas win lose his head. ono