The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-21

commsnder Of the Manchuria army.
Five operators in succession on the rail
road hines declined 10 send cipher dis
patch signed BY the emperor.
On account of confusion the general
strike was proclaimed at Moscow yes
tcrday at noon, instead Of today, and
was insugurated there with q complete
suspension Of the street railway SER
vice
The government enters on the new
struggle greatly crippled Tho situation
in the Baltic provinces is growing stead
lily worse and in the Caucasus the re-
newal Of the outbreak Of the Tartars
snd Armenians has produced another
reign Of terror.
The inhabitants Of Tinis and other
cities are begging the authorities to fur
nish them with arms for the purpose
of organizing a militia for selfpro-
lection.
At Sebastopol new mutinies have oc-
cured, and 1000 soldiers have been dis
nrned, and are under guard
The troops st kharkod have rcyolted,
and the inhabitants are still administer
ing the city.
The westhcr has become very cold.
Deep SNOW covers the country a. far
south as Kief, and it is believed that in
few days hunger and star stion viii
drive the people to desperation, and rro-
woke urrisinrs and attacks on strikers
and perhaps genersl pillsse.
Government Enters Fight Crippled.
The inhabitants arc hurriedly LAYING
in supplies Of food as If to stand q
siege.
The Molva (TsHss) yesterday said The
only possibility Of saving the situation
is the supefscssi0n Of Premier Nitta
and Finance Minister Shipoff
Should the final decision at Tsarkoe-
Sclo, where the cabinet resumed consid-
/ Grafton al the election Law yesterday.
he III favor Of universal suffrage. II
might have considerable influence on the
situation
The NoYoe Nremya prints despatch
from Riga, dated Dec. is, saying that
the Let's are completing their armed
organizations md are ambnshing ard
driving out troops from the country, and
Transforming The castles and residences
Of the landlords into forts. As fast as
the country is cleared Of troops and
Germans the Let's are setting up local
administrations Preparations ave max
ing for a general convention oil repre-
sentatlves OF Iithunia, at which women
Viii he granted the right to vote.
The consul Of continental power
who arrived here from Riga Yesterday
on train heavily guarded By troops
says that throughout the district extend
sing 1870 miles on this side Of Riga the
land has been laid waste The si'tation
in Courland is even worse. At Riga the
garrison is too small to ATTEMPT to wfest
the power from the bands Of tho work
men, who have organized a police force
and are administering the affairs Of the
city, and have notified Gov Reginsk
thai lie has been deposed The CITY is
terror stricken, but comparatively quiet.
Seycrai killings take place in the streets
daily, bit tho militia Is successfully pre-
venting pillace, showing no mercy to
lrowdics. several Of whom have heen shot
or hanged.
There was very punicky feeling on
the Bcursc yesterday and a geTat rush
to sell everything. Imperial As fell
points, closing at 76. There were rum
ors on The Bonrse that MI GushkoiT, the
Conservative leader, viii succeed Count
Witte as premier.
The revolutionists yesterday hoisted
a red flag over a factory al Royno, and
the police were unable to remove it.
A machine gun battery was therefore
brought into action and Shot away the
| flagstaff.