The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1905-12-28
REBELS MAKING IN
THEIR LAST STAND
REVOLT AT MOSCOW PRAorr-
cALLy CRUSHED.
REPORT RECEIVED BY czAR
Military Said to Have the Situation
Well In Hand--Automati Guns
Used Mercilessly Against
the Populaee.

SC. Petersburg, Dec. 27.--The revolt
at Moscow has practically been crushed.
A correspondent telephoned at seven
o'clock Tuesday night that the insur-
gents no longer have chance and that
they are making a last stand. He pre-.
diets that there will be no further heavy
fighting. All the troops, he says, are
now fighting on the side OF the govern
ment.
Emperor Nicholas and Count witte re-
ceived a reportfrom Gen. Doubassof, gov
ernor general of Moscow, saying that the
revolt there had failed, that the mill.
tary had the situation in hand, and that
whatever detection may have existed
among the troops had been overcome by
attacks on them with bombs and re-
volvers to which they had been sub
jected from the windows and roofs OF
houses ana which had 80 enraged them
that they could hardly be restrained.
Automatic Guns Used.
Firing continued internationally
throughout the day. AT five O'Clock au-
tomato guns we're being used In strast-
ner square, but the insurgents were be.
coming exhausted after their four days
efforts, and the fighting was rapidly de-
generating into guerilla warfare. The
insurgents were defending themselves
with reyolyers and bombs as they were
being hunted down from house 70 house.
Gen. Doubassoff is enforcing the
most rigid martial law, and no person
IL allowed on the streets after nine
O'Clock at night. About one-third OF
the workmen have left the city and
are travelling on foot TO the villages,
some OF which are hundreds of miles
distant. Among the lower classes
which do not sympathize with the de-
sire to overthrow the emperor, the
feeling Is becoming intense, and In
many cases strikers have been beaten
10 ieath. II Is predicted that the
crushing Of the rebellion Is likely to
be followed by the most horrible
atrocities II the "bIack huDdreds' are
let loose.
Fighting at Railway Stations.
Troops to Crush Revolt.
st. Petersburg, Dec. 27. - A special
council, over which the czar presided
has decided TO send brigade OF 10000
troops, including guards, Uhlans,
cuirassiers, hussars and dragons, un.
der command of Gen. Orloff, 70 crush
the revolt In the Baltic PROVINCES.
Outlook Slightly Innprpved.
81. Petersburg, Dec. 27 From the
standpoint OF the government there is q
slight Improvement in the outlook,
Notwithstanding the decision OF the
Workmen's council to continue the
strike, many Of the strikers broke away
including about one-third Of the EN-.
ployes OF the Putiloif Iron Works, sew
eral in other factories and portion OF
the mill men. tits evident that the lead
ers must precipitate matters or the
strike will goto pieces. From the stand
point Of the leaders, all now depends on
the situation In Moscow.
Troops Are Gaining. Nh
A telephone message from Moscow
says the lighting In the streets contin-
ued Throughout the day, but the popu-
lace is not participating, and the troopa
are gradually getting the upper hand.
The soldiers are hemming In the main
body OF the insurgents in the quadrllat-
eral, near the Brest railroad station,
bounded by TverskaIa street and the
Tverskoi, Sadovia and Bronnia boule-
wards. In this quadrilateral the insur.
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