The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-01
First Move in Instruction Is
Met with Bullets of
Oppressors.
Not Since Massacre of St. Bar
tholomew Has World Seen
a Like Slaughter.

Revolution broke out in Russia at
100 o'clock Sunday, when Emperor
Nicholas loyal troops began firing on
an unarmed host of common people
that sought to march into the square
of the winter palace in st. Petersburg,
and present to him a petition for con-
stitutional government. Since that mo-
mentous hour it is estimated that from
1000 to 1000 persons, men, womep and
children, have been shot down by the
soldiers. In the general chaos it is
impossible to obtain reliable figures.
Not since the massacre of st. Bar
tholomew's day has a civilized com
munity witnessed such a slaughter as
stains the latest page of Russian his
tory. Its victims cannot yet be num-
bered. The official estimate puts the
numbered dead at 1900 and the
wounded at 5000.
The crisis which the Emperor faces
is nc longer a strike movement. 1t is
no longer a movement by petition. 1t
Is q movement of armed common peo-
pie, with here and there a disloyal reg
iment, against the government Of the
autocracy.
Infantry Refuses to Fire.
That fact was demonstrated when a
crowd of Father Gopon's followers at
tempted to cross the Nicholas bridge
on the way to the palace square. This
crowd was met ON the bridge by solid
lines of soldiers.
"Disperse! Dispenser shouted the
commander of the troops. The crowd
refused to halt.
"Fire!' commanded the military
leader, addressing his soldiers.
The i~nfantrymen under him imme-
diately laid down their rifles and re-
fused to shoot the people. The Uhlans
and Cossack regiments Of cavalry,
however, obeyed orders, fired on the
crowd and then charged it with So
bers, inflicting death and injury.
People Prepare to Fight.
Time and again the soldiers charg-
ed other crowds attempting to gain the
palace square. When night fell the
snow in all the streets leading toward
the proposed rendezvous of the people
was red with blood. MODS were arm
ing In all sections OF the outlying part
Of the capital. On Vasslli, or Basil,
island, the industrial quarter, the
workmen were erecting barricades and
preparing to resist attacks by troops.
Meantime news Of the bloody days
work had spread far beyond st. Pc
tersburg. In Kolpino, sixteen miles
from the city, it fred the Russia
workmen as they had never been
aroused before. They found n leader,
formed 10000 to 10000 strong and be-
gan q march to st. Petersburg, 1000
or more Of them to death.
News of the uprising In Kolpino was
telegraphed to the government and
when the Kolpino host reached the
Moscow gate Of st. Petersburg ii was
met by a tremendous force of troops.
1t refused to disband and the COM
mand was given the soldiers to fire.
At the first volley 1000 Of the work
men fell dead. Fifteen hundred o
more were wounded by the soldiers
bullets. Then the workers halted and
the military went into camp on the
scene of it's triumph. Martial law has
been proclaimed and Prince vasilchi-
koff Is in command.
Bloody Times Are Anticipated.
The bloody days Of the Paris COM
mune are predicted for st. Petersburg.
Gear Nicholas is yet safe. He refrain
cd from visiting the winter palace, re
naming at Tsarskoe Selo. Rut the
people have lost faith in the Little
Father and it is openly predicted that
his life will be taken, that the au-
tocracy will be overhthrown ard that
a republic will be set up on the ruins
of the despetism