The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-01-25
Civil WAR RACES IN RUSSIA.
Hundreds Of Workmen, With Their
Wives and Children, Shot Down bv
Soldiers--Revolution Born That
Will End In Constitu-
tional Liberty.

I1O0a1
st. Petersburg, Jan. 22.-This has
been day Of unspeakable horror in
St. Petersburg. The strikers of yester.
day, goaded to desperation by day Of
violence, fury and bloodshed, are in a
state of open instruction against the
government.
A condition almost bordering on
civil war exists in the terror stricken
Russian capital.
The city is under martial law, with
Prince Vasilchikof as commander of
over $4,000 of the emperor's crack
guards. troops are bivouacking in
the streets tonight and at various
placer on the Nevsky prospect, the
main thoroughfare Of the city. On
the island Of vassiliostrov and in the
outsections infuristed men have thrown
up barricades which they are holding.
Refuses to ReCeiee Petition.
Minister of the Interior Sviatopolk.
Mirsky presented to his majesty last
night the invitation Of the work men to
appear at the winter palace this after.
noon to receive their petition, but the
emperor's advisers already had taken
decision to show firm and resolute
front, and the emperor's answer to the
100000 workmen trying to make their
way to the palace today was solid
array Of troops, who met them with
rifle, bsyonet and saber. The priest,
Gcpon, leader and idol Of the men. in
his golden vestments, holding aloft the
cross and marching at the head Of
thousands Of workmen. through the
Narva gate, miraculously escaped a
volley which laid low half a hundred
persons.
The figures Of the total number kill.
ed or wounded here, at the Moscow
gate, at the various bridges and islands
and at the winter palace vary. The
though there are exaggerated figures
placing the number as high a. 5000.
Many were accompanied BY their wives
and children, and in the confusion,
which left no chance for discrimina-
ton, the latter shared the fate Of the
men.
~u, eo. >,.,...,..
MI. s
single regiment, which is reported to
have thrown down its arms, remained
,uyai auu ooeyeu ol.els. ou' Tue
e e.oou, ~. ~" n: o.soaoo .no sno~: nas
n.eu .no u,slns ana passions vi TUG
s'llNols anu 'a,nou womon &c VOL &c
mon Anvo ".1u oo"s'", ""u '"o Wy u
tne .niuf, MS Ppu.aoo 40 iol ven.
soanoo' ane sympn.ny VI 'no ln'ooAo
''1s' - 70 WIN sno ~o.Amou.
~ fa'nel uopon' .ho nias'ol Ilnu VI
.n0 mo.euen ~ "i @:s ~ W., .ne fe'oIus:on'
no no managed .he anai, !iAe . genus genus.
s .n1 .", =, VI 'uo p0op.o ~ 'no '''ie
iatneu, "no 'ney ~ele oonvlnoeu' anu
WY a'nel Hopol uau .nusn' 'ne'n "
oo,oVo, "ou4u i'en' 'noi: ~1ones anu
ieuress 'neir grievances ID ofoKen'
Bloody Revolution Predicted.
Gorki tho Rrss;ar rovo,;s, exnross
as Tho orin;or thot tod.v,s u,ork ,yrochs
tho faith ~ tho naorIa IN tho arnoror
Nc .o;d this oysn;ns :, .ha Associate a
prasa.
"Todav iror,rrotoa ravo,r.;o, IN
p,ss;o Tho o,nna-o,,s n..s.;aa nil
no irrovocoh lv sbat.aroa Nv the .haJ
Ain. - ;nnocart HOOD IL hoo a,;en.
a+od h;mso,f forovor fror b;s naon,o
Cono,, .amah. .ha 1rorh ,,., 80 ho,,ara
hot ON ar,'oaI d;roo. 90 ~. I;..,o
sathor, would ho haadoa Thav hava
hoor r,Saoa;rod Devon e. ~, oor
vincad Tho. raooa,,I ,rears hovo fa;Iad
and the only remedy ia force Tho f,rst
hlooS hos Roo, shod hr. r,o,., nil,
follo,y T. 10 NOW .hs Yaor,a .,o;rst
the o.,nressors and tho bsttlo viii hs
fonoht to the bitter end"
TIC m;,itarv anthor;t;as had . firm
Grin IN every srtsrv Of tho c;,v A.,
day break the guards, regiments, caval-