Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-27
SOLDIERS WILL FIRE
 BALL CARTRIDGES
St Petersburg Sends Out Warning to the Disorderly Ones-General Trepoff Ordered All Shopkeepers 10 Take Down Boards-All the Shops Were Open for Business this Morning.

SC PeterSDufg, Oct. 27-WarningS to the people that in case of disorder the soldiers will fire ball cartridges are posted on every street corner today. The city is outwardly calmer under the rigorous measures adopted Gen. eral Trepoff. in order to restore con fidence, directed all shopkeepers to take down the boards from shop win dows during the night and this morn ing the city awoke to find the shops re-opened.
 Little squads of soldiers are scatter ed along the streets and in the mar kets to preserve order. Even detach- nlents of the crack guard regiments. like the Preobrajensky, Somonvsky and Horse guards are doing patrol duty. Nevertheless beneath the sur face there is much excitement. The revolutionists have spread the tidings that revolution has begun and the city is filled with the widest rum0rs. For example, story Is afioat that a provisional government has been es- tablished. The better classes are afraid to venture out Many meetings have been held during the night.
 Though the task of continuing the general strike more than few days seemed utterly hopeless to the prac- tical minded it is significant of the deep rooted craving for liberty that the agitators have experienced little difficulty in inducing all classes of workmen to join in the anti-goyern- ment demonstration.
 At meeting of delegates from the professional unions, comprising doc tors, druggists and lawyers. it was de- cided to strike from October 2S until a constituent assembly is summoned.
 The latest advices from Minsk. Kieff and Saratoff are disquieting. With single exception all the newspapers of Kieff have declared in favor of a strike. All the drug stores in Saratof are closed and the town Is without ar- tificial light and no newspapers are appearing. The Saratoff town council has organized committee for the protection of the citizens.
 The street cars in St Petersburg have ceased running and the employees of the bureau of ways and communi- cations and even the bank and office employees have agreed to affiliate themselves with the movement. The printers have resolved upon a unique demonstration to voice their demand for free press They have decided not to print a single regular newspa- per tomorrow and instead to them- selves publish clandestinely an un- censored paper for distribution by the workman containing the demands or the proletariat for a constituent as- sembly.
 Just when reports were abroad that freedom of assembly, would Abe granted a bad impression has been created by inc publication in the Official Messen- ger of a belated set of temporary regulations. three columns In length, dealing with the right of assembly which will require from three to seven days notice to the police of the object of the meeting, with the names of the sneakers. etc. Then If permission is granted the police are empowered to close the meetings if opinions are ut- tered which are supposed to threaten public order.
 The news from the interior Is meagre. The situation has not im- proved. According to reliable reports the troops at Kharkof sided with the students and strikers. In many places the schools are closed. The hign school girls of Pskoff walked out to- day.
 The Russ, now the leading organ Of the constitutional party, declares that Count Witte's accession to power VIII moi satisfy the people unless he pre- scents program which will meet the wants of the nation. Only absolutely solid guarantees for the future. the naper declares, can now avail to re assure the people that the past will not reneat itself.