The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-12-27

BIG FIGHT AT TUKUM
Great Strike Inaugurated in St, Peters.
burg But Without Serious Dis
orders. Severe Fighting Re-
ported in Various
Dfncoc

streets nave D>6Q tlled with troops
especially those in the industrial sec
tions. The railroad stations are II
possession OF the military.
Wholesale arrests Ct the leaders o1
the Workmen were made Thursday
night. It is reported that the polics
include in their captures the members
OF the second workmen's council who
we're placed in the fortress Of St. Peter
and St. Paul with the membars Of the
first cJuncil, who were arrested Satur
day night. a third council, however,
promptly took the place CT The second.
Moscow is already cut off fron ST.
Petersburg and with the provinces
g:nsrally there was no communication
Thursday morning.
According to the latest information
the Lithuanian insurrection has ex'
tended into the province Of ViJebsk,
across the borders OF L:Vonia. At
Kohunhusen the chief Of police aud
his assistants were tried by q reVolu-
tionary tribunal and executed.
I5 turns out that TuEum, In Kur.
land, only surrendered after severe
fight which lasted for II hours. The
insurrectiopists had fortified the town
By throwing up entertainments, before
which they dug pits. They also had
In position the machine guns recently
captured By them. Tne trenches were
taken by storm, both sides losing
h;avily.
Tee latest Information from K1ar-
K # says that 10,C00 revolutionaries
are under arms ard that troops are
being concentrated for the purpose OF
recapturing the city.
The strike started there at noon
very timely. In the centre OF the city
Uae shops were not closed, the pre-
prietors having received guarantees
5nat if they 7; mained open they would
be given ample protection and that
any deputation OF strikers seeking by
threats Of force to compel the closing
OF the shops would be instantly ar
rested. There was, however, an i'm
pressive demonstration in the indus
trial section.
The main interest in the strike Of
the railroad men conferred in the War
saw station, where the government
was to make a test Of it's ability by
moving a train for BerliL. The depot
was packed With troops. Promptly at
noon there was a wild hurrah accom-.
panied 5y the roar OF escaping steam
and few minutes later the railroad
men walked ou5 Of the yard in b -dy.
The au Jnorities, ho 8eVer, were pre-.
pared aud after delay OF ten minutes
q locomotive manned BY soldiers Of a
railroad battalion backed into the sta
uion and was coupled to the waiuing
train which was crowded with people
Seekin TO depart from the unhappy
country. Linss CT soldiers with fixed
oa, oaets linked the train and an Of
dcial with tour soldiers entered the
clrriagss AID thoroughly searched
.nem IN order 10 ascertain il Suspic-
Gus persons were on board. AS the of-
icial and bis escort left the train
signal was given and 20 soldiers en-
Tered the baggage cars, while another
detachment was scattered Through
carriages. The train then pulled out.
An sx5ra c .rlcad with Wrecking ap
oaratus was attached to the train TO
b. used in case Of accident between
stations. The usual mail car was miss.
irg. at other stations similar prsca-
uLlons were taken.
In tle manufacturing districts be
yord the Warsaw and. NarVa gates in
The Schlusselburg district, and in the
sc ections on both sides CT the Neva,
che workman generally Gbeyed the
summons to strike and promptly at II
o o'clcck thousands Of them emerged to
the street.
Police, Coss2cks, soldiers OF the
guard regiments and other patrols
were every where, but so far as report
cd nc collision marked the inaugura-
aion OF the strike. The worknen
seemed very quiet but determined.
The msn Of each factoY selected in
advance a certain number to act as
p. ckets for the purpose OF preventing
any attempt to introduce strike break
els into the factories.