The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

Petersburg, Dec 26.--Emperor
 ssnolas and Count witte received to- ght a report from General Doubassoff, Governor General of Moscow. saying that the revolt there has failed; that the military had the situation in hand and that whatever defection may have existed among the troops had been overcome by attacks on them with bombs and revolvers to which they had been subjected from the windows and roofs of houses and had so enraged them that they could hardly be re- strained
 Although rebellion may flare up i'm mediatcly elsewhere. and although there already Is an indication of an- other upheaval at Odessa, if the at tempt at armed rebellion in Moscow should be crushed. the leaders of the Red will receive blow from which they cannot quickly recover.
 Count witte Is not so blind as to be- Iieve that the revolution can be imrne- diatefy stamped out, but with the pres ent demonstration of the lengths to which the Reds are willing to go, he hopes that the moderates Of all classes will come to their senses and aid in counseiling order and in accelerating the convocation of the Douma. the law governing the elections, which was published today.
 Among the developments here today the most important was the capture of the leaders of the Fighting Lagfons. which. 1t is believed, ends the danger or an attempt at an armed uprising in Sr. Petersburg. This capture, 1t Is under stood places in the hands of the Gov ernment complete information regard ing revolutionary plans and the places where arms are concealed, as well as disclosing the weak spots in the army
 Shortly before o'clock tonight the correspondent of the Associated Press at Moscow teIephoned that there seemed to be no longer doubt that the insur- rection was coilaps'ng. The Insurgents still held the quadrangle in which the Workmen's Council was sitting as revolutionary committee. but only be- cause Governor General Doubasson was not yet ready to give the coup de grace
 Firing continued internationally throughout the day. At 5 o'clock au- tomatic guns were being used in Strast- ner Square, but the insurgents were becoming exhausted after their four days, efforts and the fighting was rap- idly tegenerating into guerilla war fare The insurgents were defending themselves with revolvers and bombs as they were being hunted from house to house.
 The correspondent says that the en- tire population of the city is terror stricken and that after dark, the Baku streets present a weird and uncanny appearance. As he drove to the tele- phone station he saw only a few civilians, who were sinking along by the side of the walls so as to avoid the police and cavalry patrols, who fire without challenging.
 The windows of the houses are stuff fed with mattresses and blankets. and no light is shown in them. The police carry rifles with bayonets fixed. Gen eral Doubassoff is enforcing the most rigid martial law and no person is al- lowed on the streets at o'clock at night. About one-third of the work men have left the city and are travel ing on foot to the villages, some or which are hundreds of miles distant.
 Among the lower classes who do not sympathize with the desire to over throw the Emperor, the feeling is be- coming intense and in many cases strikers have been beaten to death The correspondent predicts that the crush ing of the rebellion is likely to be fol- lowed by the most horrible atrocities if the "Black Hundreds" are let loose. Governor General Doubassoff, unknown to the public. 's directing matters from his headquarters in the Metropolitan Hotel, which Is barrlcaded and defend ed by machine guns.
 The concentration of the troops in the city to fight the insurgents allowed the strikers and revolutionaries a free hand in neighboring industrial towns. Tn Perovo 300 armed men were sent to reinforce the insurgents, and at Iubertzi the situation became so threatening that MT. Purdy. Vice-Presi- dent of the New York Air Brake Com nany, the works of which are valued 1t 1000. 900. sent an urgent message to the Governor General today through the American Consul, appealing for the protection of the property and of the one hundred Americans employed there General Doubassoff promptly despatch ed a squadron of dragoons and this fat is considered as the best proof that he is confident that he has the situa- tion in hand.