Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-01-25

former chief Of police of Moscow, To
the governor gcneralship of st. Peters
burg was accompanied by an imperial
decree announcing the creation of tile
post of governor general. The incum-
bent of this Office. the decree states,
will bc in control of all the depart
ments of administration of the city
and government OF st. Petersburg,
with power TO demand the assistance
of the military and possessing all the
rights of the minister Of the interior
over appointments TO the municipal
council and the zemstvos and also the
right TO forbid individuals 10 remain in
the city.
The decree, which is addressed to the
senate, says:
"First.-The city and government of
st. Petersburg are placed under the au-
thority of the governor general.
"Second.-In questions where the
maintenance of state institutions and
public security are at stake all the To-
cal civil authorities and all the educa-
tional institutions are made subject to
the governor general.
Third The governor general has
the right. with the assent of the min
lister of the interior, to enforce meas
ures Of the censorship statute.
"Fourth.--Apart from the right of
making obligatory the regulations in
accordance with law providing for
stricter maintenance of order the gov
ernor general will be empowered to
make obligatory the regulations affect
ing objects or property of any kind in
the interests of public tranquility and
order in his jurisdiction"
st. Petersburg will he declared in Il
state of siege today.
At a council of ministers, hurriedly
called, it was decided TO make no con
cessions, but TO apply the most rigid
measures of repression.
Tie streets are patrOlled by cavalry.
and at all corners are strong infantry
pickets.
Each soldier has thirty rounds of
ball cartridge, with instructions to fire
oll luc SllSllcHl PRIV otdtiui.
No prisoners are being taken. 1t Is
simply Il case Of shoot to kill.
A majority of the shops are closed.
Hundreds have been pillagcd.
B~arricadeS in the streets have been
cleared away by the military.
Two regiments Of guards have re-
fused TO fire on the people.
\ He.singfors G'inlandl special re,
port says:
Thousands of workmen Joined in a
demonstration here last night. Assem-
bling on the huge steps of the Nicoiai
cathedral, they paraded the streets till
midnight, waving red flags. The win
dows of public houses. hotels. brewer
les and a number Of newspaper Offices
were broken. The police intcrfcred
rather late, arresting fifty of the work
men"
Reports are in circulation here that
the project of police has been arrested
and that be will be succeeded by Gen
eral Trepolr, former chief of police Of
Moscow.
The situation is so tense that many
Inhabitants OF st. Petersburg are send
Ing their wives and children to Hels-
ingforS and elsewhere for safety.
kilograms from Radon, Russian po-
land, describe that city as being in n
state of siege, with military patrols in
every street, who occasionally fire OH
gatherings of the people, who return.
ed the fire, killing three officers. The
revolutionists ther1 are also said to
have blown up several buildings with
dynamite.
At Moscow the strike is spreading
/ rapidly. All printing works have beer
stopped. No newspapers will be is
| sued there today.
The police have ordered all arms tC
| be removed from the windows of tho
| Moscow gunsmiths. a majority oi
| whom have closed their shops.
| From Kovno, III the Baltic sea. come:
| n dispatch saying that work has beer
| stoned at all the factories and rail
| road shops there.
| The Liberal paper Russky ViedO
| mosti of Moscow has created Il scnsa
| ton owing to its comment on the Off
| cial statement of the st. Petersburg
shooting. The paper says:
Arms and slaughter may avail t.
put down Il peaceful demonstration
but force is not powerful enough Il
quench the aspirations of the RUSSIAN
heart, ward off the consequences o
Sundays volleys and prevent the move
ment for liberty and a justly organize
government coming to a full fruition.'
The municipal council by a vote o
113 to 10 reelected Prince Galitzi'
mayor of Moscow. The prince is
prominent leader i'll the local refori
movement and resigned recently on tn
issuance of the government decIaratio
condemnin2 the refOrmers' propaganda