Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-31
Hundreds Of RsvolutiOnists in Mill Bat
tered Down by ARTILLERY.
AST STRONGHOLD OF INsURREcTloN
DOubassoff Say, Moscow Will Be Cleared Of
Strikers Within Three Days.
STRIKE IN ST. PETERSBURG DECLARED OFF
Council of Workmen Decides to Organise
for Armed Resistance.
GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGED BY OUTLOOK

Says Failure is Due to
RashIy AcccptinE Whites ChnI-
Ienge Before Plans Were
Matured.
ST PETERSBURG. Dec. $3.50 p. m.--
Governor General Doubassoff has tele-
graphed to the government from Moscow
that a large meeting of revolutionists and
strikers at the Prokharoff cotton mill, out
side the city. was surrounded by troops OF
all arms today The artillery opened a
terrific bombardment and made large
rent in the walls, which suddenly crumbled
and the building came down in heap.
Hundreds. If not n thousand persons, were
buried in the ruins.
Doubassoff regarded the Prokharoff mills
as the stronghold of the revolutionists, and
he reports that Moscow will be entirely
cleared of them in three days.
The governor general also reports that he
prevented several thousand 'loyalsts' who
assembled in the Sakolniki district. in the
outskirts of Moscow, from marching into
the city for the purpose Of attacking the
strikers, reVolutionists and Jews. The po-
lice force of Moscow has boon increased by
l'NvV llltll anu lllt IlBHl NdNNIllltll ny -'vNp
men.
New Minister of Justice.
NJ. Aikmoff, member of the senate. has
been appointed minister Of justice, in sue
cesson to NJ. Manulahin.
Traffic has been resumed on the Mitau-
Windau and Mitau-Riga railroads at
Baranovitchi, government of Mnsk. Troops
subsequently restored order without blood
shed. The railroad service has been re-
established there.
In an encounter between workmen and
Cossacks yesterday at the Nevsbl ship
building yards, eight CossackS and twenty
seven workmen were killed and many in-
jured. The railroad trains from st. Peters
burg to Moscow arc not running to that
city, out are stopping at station near
Tver.
The permanent way of the Nicholas rail-
way has been damaged between Tver and
Kulitacia stations.
WOrkmen Declare War.
The Council of Workmen met secretly
last}night. and after an eightrliour session
AZ. z o'clock this morning. ! adopted re~o-
letiea Is eatl o6 fhe< striKe Monday, st'be-
9s | I ht 6 Y 3 psRP's n ! ss a 4 P1s ,Ss ,ss'
disorganization of the economic life of the
nation through universal strike and is al
ready in many parts of the country taking
on the character ot an armed uprising.
Tho Council of Workmen's deputies"
the resolution concludes, decides to pro-
coed Immediately with warlike operations
and the organization Of an armed uprising"
The council recognized that the attempt of
| an Immediate uprising could not succeed in
the capital, but while making preparations
/ IL ba tS
of guerrilla warfare, consisting Of the dis
arming of police and soldiers wherever they
are found alone in the streets the use of
| bombs from ambush and other acts of ter
| ror
I The council drew up proclamation TO the
| Cossacks. warning them that If they con-
tinued TO fight against tho people they
would he treated like mad dogs. and il
! they desired to be treated AZ brothers they
should remain in their barracks
| An appeal was also drawn up requesting
the proletariat of all countries to support
the fight begun at Moscow.
Armed Rebellion Fails.
1890 p m.-The government claims that
the attempt at an armed rebellion has
failed signally. In a semi-ofiicial communi-
cation issued tonight II declares the move
, ment has been broken, and within a few
weeks 1t will be definitely crushed. 1t at
I tributes the defeat of the reds not only
TO the force it employed. but to a lack Of
public sympathy.
simultaneously the government an
nounces that the regulations for the cleo
tions to the national assembly have beer
completed and will be published tomorrow
and that everything possible Will be done
TO accelerate the meeting of the douma
when the voice Of the nation and not of .
single class can be heard
member OF the cabinet said today:
The result of the attempt Of the revolu
tionaries to overthrow the government by
force was never for moment IN doubt
but what has occurred and what is occur
ring. we believe, will have a salutary effec
on public opinion. Revolution will go on
but it is our purpose to confne it TO peace
full channels"
Views of RcVOlutionist.
The Associated Press tonight talked with
prominent revolutionary, who is a lead
ing spirit in the movement to raze the dy
nasty and It's regime, and for whom thu
police are searching He was unable L
conceal his depression, but nevertheless Ia
claimed that the movement had receive,
only a temporary check. He said;
We blundered badly. We fell into TN,
trap Witte set for us. Emboldened at IN,
| seeming paralysis OF tho government, ou
| intention Of preparing an armed revolution
! for January or February was proclaime,
i broadcast. We virtually threw our card
, / on the table then.
Witte challenged and We rashly acccpte,
, before either organization was perfecte,
, or plans maturcd. II was all too suddeI
I and ill-timed. Tho workmen were worl
| out by the recent strikes and the holiday
were at hand, and besides, we Obtaine,
neither active gD-OpgrutlDn from the DDDu
lace. on which We had counted, nor iron
= the troops, among whom We know We haV
support II Is a had reverse Our mos
sklful leaders have been arrested, an,
Nthe supplies of arms watch we laborousl
collected have been seized.
But the situation has also its bTigh
! side, for IL Is the first time the proleta ria
has fought In the open against the bayo
j nets and cannon Of the government. Tha
is a great victory. The government mus
not fiatter itself that II has dealt a deClsiy
blow. We have dedicated our lives 10 IN