Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-01-31

SQOOunS Oh lne SLTlkeTS. As
Says Gear Has Given In.
All sorts of rumors are circulating in
both official circles and among the work.
ingmen. A curious report spread
among the men Monday night that the
emperor had given in and that three
white flags had been displayed over the
winter palace signifying that he had con-
sented to reduce the maximum legal
hours of work from II to g. According
to this legend the emperor would have
displayed a red flag If he had decided to
refuse the strikers request. Many
workingmen, deceived by this rumor,
shouted "Hurrah!" in token Of victory,
and this possibly was the reason that
the strikers, believing they had already
won the day, refrained from committing
excuses Monday.
Father Gopon's popularity is unim-
paired, but it Is already evident that the
social democrats are getting the upper
hand and that they are urging the peo-
pie to violence. From a trustworthy
source 1t is learned that Father Gopon
sent letter to the social democrats in
the following terms:
They have fred upon and massacred
us, but we are not vanQuished and the
day of our triumph is nigh. Do not spoil
our triumph by taking up arms and re-
sorting to violence. Content yourselves
with destroying the portraits Of him
who is no longer worthy to be our erm-
| peror."
This pacific admonition irritated the
| social democrats and does not meet with
a response from the workingmen, who
| apparently are thirsting for vengeance
and are clamoring for their leaders to
distribute arms.
Prepare to Destroy Property.
The revolutionists are also reported
to be actively preparing bombs and in
fernal machines to wreck the post and
telegraph offices and destroy other gov
eminent property. The revolutionists
talk wildly of issuing manifesto de-
| claring provisional government. They
seem to have broken completely with
| the zemstvoists, whom they treat with
contempt on account Of what they call
their trucking" to autocracy. Even
Prince Trubetzkoi, who led the reform
ers OF Moscow, is regarded by them with
suspicion and even hatred because In
an article published by the Pravo he
described the revolutionists as Port
Arthur inside Of Russia" which Russia
would have to overthrow.
| M. Hessen, editor of the Pravo, whose
advanced liberal views are well known,
has been arrested. The workingmen's
club has been closed by order of the
project Of police.
Estimates Vary.
Estimates of the number of killed or
wounded Sunday vary greatly. A ma
jority of the victims were carried off by
their comrades. Few of those taken to
the hospitals have been reported. From
careful investigation 500 seems rea-
sonable estimate. The official account of
the rioting, which by no means indicates
etotal killed or wounded, gives the fol-
lowing figures:
Putilof works :. .io1
Alexander Gardens. ......... 60
Moika district. ............... Is
VassiH Ostroff district. ........ 45
1 OeClACe Ou1y 30 hl11eQ.
An official account of Mondays events
is as follows: During Monday there were
no collisions between the rioters anC
the troops. Detachments Of soldiers
had no need to use their arms e. thu
crowds dispersed when the troops ap'
peared. In the course OF the day an at
tempt was made to attack Gostinp,
T,,o,. n, rly AZ hut ~ a, q @ ropu1sa5 uyN,i,
men at the electric stations joined
the strike IN the evening. Then som.
groups, taking advantage of the dark.
ness, began to break windows in thu
shops, but order was everywhere quick.
ly restored. No person was killed OF
wounded on Monday. The exact mum.
Der killed on Sunday was So; wounded
1873, of whom SO were treated at the am,
bulance stations.
Machine Guns Ordered.
Berlin, Jan. 25.-The Russian govern.
ment has ordered the Ludwig Loewt
arms factory to supply as soon as posi-.
BILE 500 machine guns.
Rioting at Radon.
Breslau, Prussia, Jan. 25.-Special
tele6Id ulS l1Olu 1L<kuOAA, IIul Opedu 1tuS-
STA, describe that city as being in state
Of siege, with military patrols in every
street The soldiers occasionally fire
on gatherings of the people who have re-
turned the fire killing three officers. The
people are also said to have blown up
several buildings with dynamite.
10000 Strikers at Moscow.
Moscow, Jan. 25.-'The strike &c
spreading rapidly here. All printing
works have been stopped. No newspa.
pers will be issued Tuesday. The strlk-
ers here at noon totaled 10000. A body
Of strikers forced their way into the
works of the firm of Hopper and COM
PEELED 500 men to join the strike. Stimuli
taneously factories and other works
were closed throughout the districts adj
Joining Daniloff street. The police have
ordered all arms to be removed from
the windows Of the gunsmiths, a major
ity Of whom have closed their shops.
Sensational Stories.
London. Jan. 25. - Special dispatches
from Russia to the London papers again
bristle with sensational statements. For
instance, the correspondent at Kieff Of
the Express asserts that the naval depots