Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-01-26
|MANY SHOT DOWN IN ST. PETERSBURG
A Sunday of Riot and Boodshed in RusSiaS
Capital
PEOPLE CRY DOWN WITH THE EMPEROR"
Their Faith in the Gar Turned Terrible Hatred Which Is Feared
May Lead to General ReyoIution."1he Dead and
Wounded Estimated at 500 to 1000.
PEOPLE CRY DOWN VII

Petersburg. The strikers of Saturday,
goaded to desperation by day of vio-
ence, fury and bloodshed, are in state
of open instruction against the govern
ment. A condition almost bordering on
civil war exists in the terror stricken
Russian capital. The city is under mar
tial law, with Prince Vasilchikoff as
commander of over 10000 OF the En-
pcrors crack guards.
Troops are bivouacking in the streets,
and at various places on the Nesky
| Prospect, the main thoroughiare of the
city. On the Island of Vassili Ostrov
and in the industrial sections infuriatcd
men have thrown up barricadcs, which
they are holding The Empress Dow
agcr has hastily sought safety at Tsar-
skoc Seio, where Emperor Nicholas IL.
is living.
Minister of the Interior Sviatopolk-
Alirsky presented to His Majesty Satur-
day night the invitation OF the Workmen
to appear at the Winter Palace Sunday
| afternoon and receive their petition, but
| the EmperOr'S advisors already had
taken decision 10 show firm and rcso-
lutc front and the Empcror's answer to
100000 workmen trying to make their
way 70 the palace square was solid ar
ray Of troops. who met them with rifle
bayonet and sabcr.
There was very dramatic scene at
the Narva Gate when Father Gopon, in
golden vestments, bearing aloft an ikon
and fanked by two clcrgymcn carrying
religious banners. approached at the head
Of a procession of 5000 workmcn
Troops were drawn up across the en-
trance.
Several times an officer called upon
the procession to stop, but Father 60
pon did not falter Then an order
was given to fire. first with blank car
tridgcs. Two volcys rang out but the
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me SUN d'o NOT "''e'' '"S'' "''''
seeming reluctance, an officer gave the
command to load with ball, and the next
,or,o,. w,, fo,,orsd hv ,hr;cl, and cries
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fore Them leaving about 100 dead or
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innate : 500 9I'nons,' 'nvis , are 'H"E 1;',
er',eH n"N,Gs p''Vl'ls ',e l.'','osl ~ mis'I
d' ',oo"' Many ",V' WY o.,'p''''tu ~
by ,heiF wives ana C'''Id'e,i' anu III ,'e
con'uN'oh Wh,eh lelt no @ 'ln11 10, ior a,,- s
cr''n'oa''"n' the latter 'n"fed the 'a'c
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ne troops win t,r tN0rPIlon 9' d
,'hs'' regiment "''iC" ~ 'epoileu ~
nave thrown d9Wn us arms, ,elna,neH
'oya ana ooeyed ornerS. nu, , 'ne o'opu ','
WhIch cf''nSonea tne snow mas rreu '"e
brains and passions OF the 1 strikers i, 1l ana
turned wome', As we" As n'c'' mo WIZ
beasts ana t''e cry ol l"e ''''' '''e"
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ne inahae'4 ,Ie "!'|,' , ''Ne a sen""2 n,,to 10
nreaK me ia,,n o' ,"e p'op'e III nc
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ana WnoM fa'ner IoPon n'u 'duel'V
'h',' 20 oche,e' "o"'o ''s"' 'ne' wrongs
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