Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-28
BETTER IN ST. PETERSBURG
Many strikers Break Away and Resume
Work.

ST. Petersburg. Dec. 90 p. m.-From
the standpoint of the government there
was a slight improvement in the out
look this afternoon. Notwithstanding
the decision of the workmens council
to continue the strike. many OF the
strikers broke away, including about one
third OF the employees OF the Putilon
Iron works. several in other factories
and portion of the mill men 1t is evil
dent that the leaders must precipitate
matters or the strike will go to pieces.
From the standpoint of the leaders all
now depends Oh the situation at Mos
COW.
A telephone message. just received "
the Associated Press from Moscow. says
the fighting IN the streets continue
Throughout the day but the populace is
not participating and the troops gradu
ally are getting the upper hand. The
soldiers are hemmng in the main body
of the insurgents in the quadrlateral,
near the Brest railroad station bounded
by Tvcrskaia street. and the Tverskaui.
Sadovia and Bronnia boulevards. In this
quadrila teral the insurgents have forth
| fled every inch of their lines with felled
trees and telegraph poles and street
cars in front of which they have con-
structcd network of entanglements.
Artillery is being used mercilessly.
Two of the four grenadier regiments
have returned to duty and are fighting
on the side Of the government. Troops
also have arrived from ST. Petersburg.
The fires which destroyed the Brest
station and other places last night have
been practically extnguished and the
danger of the destruction of the city by
FIRE seems to be over for the present
SAW PEOPLE SHOT DOWN.
AS the correspondent OF the Asso-
ciatcd Press drove through the acces-
sible streets of the city he saw the
patrols firing every time the people
gathered in groups. In the Strastonoi
boulevard. he saw three volicys fired
and n dozen persons fall, while the re-
mainder fed. lie met dozen impro-
vised Red Cross wagons bringing in
dead or wounded for whom there was
no longer a place in the morgue or
hospitals. necessitating the temporary
use Of residences.
All over the city there are marks of
the battle which has ragged in the
streets for three days, and the distant
fighting Is not yet at an end.
Houses have been completely demol
ished by the artillery and everywhere
windows have been smashed By bullets.
DARE NOT GO ON STREETS.
Governor-G General Doubassof has pro-
hibited the opening Of windows The bet
ter classes are afraid to venture on the
streets, owing to the fact that numer-
Gus bombs and other deadly missiles are
being thrown from windows and roofs,
Near the trumphal arch could be seen
to-day the red flags of the insurgents
flying above their barbados
Soldiers surrounded the Continental
Hotel and artillery was brought up as
it was claimed that shot had been
fired from one OF the windows. 1t was
with difficulty that the landlord persuade
ed the troops not to demolish the build
ing.
As the correspondent entered the tele-
phone exchange few minutes ago he
saw two aytators shot by passing pa
troll.
Artillery can be heard at work near
the Nicholas station.
Two attempts on the life of the pre-
feet OF police by students one of them
n woman. were frustrated. The stu
dents were arrested.
10000 ARE DEAD.
The Boursc Gazette says IL is reported
that General De Diouln. project Of police
of 81. Petersburg. has been informed by
telephone that the number Of dead or
wounded at Moscow number 10000 and
that when questioned tonight the general
did not deny that such report had been
received.
The bourse to-day was barely steady at
yesterdays decline.
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