Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-01-24
RIoTING CEASED
In St. Petersburg for the
Present at Least.
Strikers Hold Meetings and
Another Uprising Feared.
Sig Blaze in Progress at Sevastopo pol-
General Turbulent Conditions.

st. Petersburg. Jan. 23.-1009 A. NJ
Il. the center OF The city all is quiet at
present. but ferment continues In the
outlying Industrial quarters.
During; The night the police made
house to house visits, warning house,
holders that tile rioters are threaten
ing.i TO div ide into groups and sack the
town.
The official Messenger announces that
up to & O'Clock. sunday night. the total
killed WAS 10; wounded. 233. The pa
rer adds that the same precautionary
measures used, Sunday, have been
adopted for Monday.
1916 p. M.-The military had COM
plete possession Of this city, Monday
piorninS. ana quiet prevailed in all sec
tions.
After the last voleys in the VassiliOs-
trOff quarters. The woTkmen abandoned
The few barricades which they held un-
Ill that hour and retil ed. The word was
passed around by the leaders to remain
Iuet for the present.
During the night fine damp snow
fell. covering the ugly red stains and
UbliteratIn9 al traces of the conflict of
Sunday ana with the break of the day,
the city. except for the presence of
trOors in the streets has resumed its
normal appearance. The shops had re-
opened and general traffic was PARTIAL
ly resumed. The men appeared at work
III several factories and mills. includ-;
ing the works of the Russian Westing-
house Co. but the managers in ma
jority cf the cases told the men to re-
main lWlN for 4 few laVS
The people generally We're nervous
md pppreiiensive and kept in doors.
The strikers looking weary and hag-
gard after the excitement of Sunday,
collected III sullen little groups in the
vicinity Of their various headquarters
..ud burricades. awaiting the decision Of
their leaders regarding the work of ac-
,io,i. T.ley We're i'll an ugly mood and
broke out in curses wherever soldiers
Iarched by.
An early morning tour by the CORES
pondents of The Associated Press
showed that q Gordon of troops barred
The entrances of the city from the big
industrial sections. The bridges We're
still held by the Guards Regiment. it
being rather strange to see the officers
nt the Imperial Guards, the pets OF the
81. Petersburg drawing rooms. riding
thurOuphbreds and doing police duty i'm
the streets araund the Winter palace.
There was no trace of excitement. The
big square which Sunday. was filled
With troops was empty. but inside the
palace court. beyond the sight of the
r,assers by regiment of dragons and
several companies of infantry were
uuartcred.
Tho authorities have advised the fac
tory owners not TO admit the men as
they had stolen a lot of dynamite
bombs and might destroy property.
Run,ors We're current that the strik-
crs proposed to proclaim a general at
tack on property and g reign of anar-
chy. but the labor leaders denied this
il: the most vigorous terms. One OF
Father Gopon's lie1trnaEts declared
that the leader Cf the strikers had re-
solved to preach the gospel but that
il did not carry with 1t threat or
pillage or an attack on property. The
rolicc have not yet been allie to locate
Father Gapon. though they are search
ing for him everywhere. His where
1bouts is known to only half dozen
trusted lieutenlnts through whom he
issues orders. 81.
No newspapers have appeared since
Friday. except the Official Messenger
containing the government DEGREES.
which is printed under military pro-
lection. at the official M the state bank
where ;hc bank notes are issued. OFF,!
cial accounts of Sundays affairs were
posted on all :he bulletin boards Strik
ers who came 10 read. spat upon them.
1t is reported that at one OF the
meetings in the early hours Monday
morning. some Of the strike leaders
discussed the advisability of sending
delegations to the various embassies to
appeal to the foreign powers for pro-
lection but no action WAS taken at
least. no deputations had appeared at
any Of the embassies up to noon.
$50 p. M.-'rhe situation was reflect
ed on the Bourse, Monday. in a semi
panic in Industrial shares. The govern
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