Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-22
All Communication of St.
Petersburg With Prov
inces Stopped.
MINISTRY HELPLESS
Large Area at Riga Abandoned
to RevoIutionists---MartiaI
Law in Poland.

Berlin, Dec. PA ST. Petersburg
dispatch says: "SlowIy but surely the
danger Of great plague epidemic
advances Nothing more can be done
TO suppress il and already to infection
covers an area Of 100 to 800 miles"
London, Dec. PA News Agency
st. Petersburg dispatch says il has
been finally decided to grant the Rus
sian people universal suffrage.
Covers Whole Empire.
Paris. Dec. ga dispatch from st.
Petersburg says: The strike now
covers the whole of Russia The Novoe
Vremya admits that with the unprece-
denied rapidity all communication with
the provinces has been stopped. il is
expected hourly the ministry will be
rendered entirely helpless"
Issue Bold Handful
St. Petersburg. Dec. 22.-The boldest
of all the bold pronunciamentos of the
revolutionists is a mysterious handful
with which Tsarskoe-Selo was flooded
today. Processing To allude TO the
terrorist plea against the emperor the
handbill says: There will be little
pun of smoke. Pay no attention to il.
as the result will be the best thing
possible for everybody"
The police are baffled in their efforts
to find the printers and disseminators
of these bills.
Rail strike Effective.
st. Petersburg. Dec. 22.-Reports |
from all portions of Russia state the |
strike on the railroads occurred today. |
Traffic is tied up or badly interrupted. |
Many passenger trains were hauled to |
the large towns before being abandon
ed by the crews in order that the pas
sengers should not suffer. At War
saw the failure of an important bank
ing house. attributable To the political
situation. was announced today.
Left In Darkness.
The workmen at two electric light
plants struck yesterday, consequently
the streets in the major portion of the
city were in darkness throughout the
night During tour of the city cor
respondent saw dozens of workmen be-
tween soldiers with fixed bayonets be-
ing marched of to prison.
seize Bombs.
A cache OF arms and hand bombs !
was seized on Schlusselberg avenue
yesterday and a crowd of Loco strik-
ers of the Nevsky works was charged
and dispersed by Cossacks. who used
the fiat of their swords and whips. but
no one was seriously injured.
Able Move Trains.
The failure of many of the railroad
men at St. Petersburg To obey the
strike order and the ability of the min
lister of communication to move trains
on all roads except the Baltic roads
are thorns in the sides of the strike
leaders
~ Dinicuit Task.
The fiat went forth at last night ;
meeting of the workmen's council that
traffic must be interrupted at all points,
though IL Is admitted il will be diff
cult on the Nicholas road 10 Moscow.
The government has succeeded in ar
resting practically all members of the
strike and railroad committee.
ProcIaims Martial Law.
Warsaw. Dec. ga proclamation
by the governor general was gaZetted
today establishing martial law in all
the ten governments of Russian Poland
and appointing 10 temporary military
governors general.
Leave Country tn Mobs.
Riga. Dec. 22-Officials. owners OF
estates. priests and doctors and others
of the better class are arriving here
under escort Garrisons of their re-
spective localities are leaving all gov
eminent and private properties in the
hands of the revolutionists.
Forced tn send Troops Away.
Goldina. Province OF Courland. Dec.
2l.--t Delayed A committee of the
people has compelled the district gov
ernor. Baron Ropp. to send the troops
away from here. The town is now un
der control of the revolutionists.
Disarm Troops.
Riga. Dec. % Many gendarmes who
are coming in from various stations
along the railroad relate that they were
disarmed by revolutionists. Two
squadrons of dragons have arrived
after a perilous night march through
a hostile country from Segewold,
whence they were forced TO retire at
ter their quarters had been burned
over their heads.