Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-10-27
TERROR AGAIN
RULES RUSSIA.
ST. Petersburg in a Panic MOhS
March and Soldiers Are Ready
to Charge.
CARS YACHT is READY
Awaits His Orders to Convey
Him from the Wrath Of His
Subjects.

WASHINGTON. Oct 2T.-The state
department received the following dis
patch from Spencer Eddy. the Ameri-
can charge d'affaires at ST. Petersburg
to whom it was transmitted by Consul
Fuchs At Warsaw:
"Thirty-siX thousand workmen on
strike. Governor of Piotrokow asked
martial law. Nistula railway men on
strike"
BY imperial order the shrrison of ST.
Petersburg has been placed under the
command of General Trepoff assistant
minister of the interior. who put down
the lncipient insurrection of last win
ter. He is called the Iron Fisted" by
the revolutionists, who have condemn
ed him to death.
The tactics of the revolutohists in
st. Petersburg are apparently to ere
ate Il reign of terror Warnings have
been sent to merchants on the Nevsky.
Morakaia. Ascension and other fash
ionable thoroughfares to close in order
to avoid pillage and the torch The doe
tors are receiving notifications ordering
them to discontinue visits to the sick
on penalty of death Word has been
passed among servants mysteriously
that Il mob was preparing to sack the
residences of the better class.
Apprehension apparently prevails in
imperial circles. II is reported that the
imperial yacht Polar Star is lying off
Cronstadt, constantly under steam.
4 strike has commenced ON the Sibc-
rian rairoad ut Krasnoyarsk.
At Pabianice, in Re government of
Piotrkow, dragoons fired on a demon
strntion of 1000 workmen. killing two
and woundng fourteen. \ military
patrol there refused to mount guard
in the streets Many policemen are
leaving the service.
Further advices to the state depart
ment from St Petersburg Indicate that
P'e strike situation in Russia is by no
means diminishing in its seriousness
y new phase of the difficulties is
doubling in the price of meats All
railroad communication is cut Off and
the meat supply in the city will last
only until Sunday. Serious events may
follow wien the meat supply fails en-
tirely
The dispatch received from St Pc
tersburg was made public at the state
department as follows:
"All railroad communication stopped.
Rioting this morning. Meat shops rob
bed by mobs. Supply Of meat in the
city will Inst till Sunday, but price has
doubled
From Moscow the state department
received the following:
"All railroads stopped. Postoflice
closed ut mnesa'
A dispatch from Scvastopol sdys that
the sailors on the battleShip Catherine
III. and the artillerymen of the fortress
have mutnied and that the mutiny
was suppressed with difficulty.
Count Witte. even in advance of the
PRONUNCIATION of his formal appoint
ment as PREMIER completely dominates
the situation.
The ear asked Count Witte to speak
frankly to him In regard to the political
situation, and after listening TO the
statesman's opinions as to what meas
ures should be taken he appeared to
be utterly unnerved by the deplorahle
state of affairs and cried out that he
was weary OF the struggle and felt
like leaving all and fleeing to Darn
stadt
Count Witte told his majesty that in
his opinion not even Il republic could
now save RUSSIA from anarchy 1t