The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-27
ANorHER ENrRANcE CLEARED

So = - AAS tAAA ~ AN
stationed at the Morskaia entrance to
the square, where the Horse Guards
repested the exploit with which they
people pell-melI down the thorough
fare.
From thenceforth the palace square
ceased to be the centre Of interest
The hotels on eithe side of the Grand
Morskaia and stood a whole hour e
the corner of the Nevsky prospect.
The hotels on other side of the Grand
Norskaia were crowded, but the doors
were locked except TO well-known Wis
itors- Fashionable jewelers. and 9TH
er stores were barred. Quite a num-
Der Of prominent persons TODD on thc
sidewalks watching the developments.
Secretary Spencer Eddy. of the Amer
lean embassy. chatted with Grand
Duke Boris, who had driven UP In a
stylish sleigh drawn by a magnificent
t%rotter. II. Bompard the French am
bassador, drove past with his Wife. A
couple Of squadrons of ~red-capped
hussars trotted by. the officers gave
the command, Use the flats Of your
swords"
Then the troopers moved off ard
disappeared down the street, the
crowds s~hrieking, "Murderers." dogs"
hut quickly vanishing before them. A
few who were wounded were picked
up and conveyed to a drug store on
the opposite corner of the Grand Nor
skaia and he Nevsky prospect. No
troops were visible for as much as half
IN hour. 4 crowd quickly formed
outside the drug store, and an orator
was found tor the occasion. Standing
on the steps OF the drug store, he adj
| dressed the impromptu meeting thus:
Comrades: We came humbly and
| peacefully to meet the emVror and
lay our grievances before him; but the
| emperor refuses to see us n instead
| soldiers were SEM to shoot us down.
Then all I can say he is no emperor"
Down with the emperor" shouted
| the crowd.
I'VE have suffered under the sway
OF Chinovniks." f"Down with the
Chinovniks.")
I'VE hoped for redress but hope IS
no longer possible; we can win our
rights only by fighting" C"Down with
the a~utocracy' yelled the crowd.)
"Our only chance for redress is
from representatives of the people"
("Long live the constitutional assem-
Bly,
Then all 1 have to say is to arms,
comrades, to arms"
ITO arms" was the numerous re-
Spouse.
CROWD IN A STATE OF FRENZY.
THE crowd now aroused to a state
Of frenzy, at the sight of The wounded
who were being brought out of the
drug store and placed in ar'ambufance
saluted them as martyrs. Every head
was uncovered as the victims were
conveyed away. The wilder element
in the" crowd lac now got the upper
hand and proceeded to attack every
officer i n sight. The appearance OF
several companies of infantry restored
order but the crowds efused' to- dis
perse and several volleys were fired
and a3nuTnber of people killed. Half a
dozen policemen were surrounded by
a crowd i'm a neighboring side street,
the policemen drew revolvers and
fired. and one of them was Killed py
a comrades misdirected fire.
SLAUGHTER AT THE wARvA
GATE.
Thers@Was 4 very dramatic scene al
the Narva. gate when Father, Gopon
in go,den. Vestments. bearing ea1oft az
ikOn and thanked by two clergymer
CARRYING religious banners, approach
ed at the head of a professions oil
eight Thousand workmen. TrOOpS. were
drawn up across the entrance. Severa
times an. officer called upon tee pro
c~essioultoI stop. but Father Gopon: die
not fa!ter. hen an order WaaT g1VeE
to fire. first with blank cartridges. Two
voileys rang Cs1t. but the line sill dix
not Wager.- Then with seeming re
. Iuctarfceva am officer gave the c0TsmaEr
to load with ball, and the next wolfe.
was GOfrowedE by shrieks and ccdEs o
the wounded. AS the CossaeRs fol
lowed I'D the. volley with a charge
, the workme1. fled before theHa leav
ing about ONE, hundred dead or wound
ed. IT. was evident that the soldier
deliberately spared Father GCpon-
), During the evening there were NOR
foot passengers in the streets thai
might have been expected-aUthin;
like the gafety and hustle off1n ordi
nary-Sundsy evening.
! Returns from only three OF tn
numerous hospitals gave 80 dead an
!, 12Swounded. Many of the woande
have, been taken to their owr homes.
The rioters broke windows in tn
palace of Grand Duke ALEXIS.
: The worsmen tonight were armin
: with every available weapon for a re
. uewal Of the struggle tomorrow. The
awe, few firearms. but are 'E~fnprovisin
trade implements into weapons.
LETTER TO THE CAR.
The following is the texu DE- a lette
addressed by Father Gopon 10 En-
: peror Nicholas last night
sovereign: Il fear your Minister
have not told you the full truth abou
!. the situation. The whole people. trust
ing in you. have resolved to appear {
: the Winter Palace a. 2 u. M. in orde
= to inform you of their needs. If, vaci
liatine, you do not appear before tn
;, people then. the moral bonds betwee
: you and the people WHO trust in yo
= will diSa ppear. ecaus innocent bloC