Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-01-28
DANGER POINT IN MOSCOW

Presence OF More Workmen and Fewer
Troops in the Ancient Capital and
Modern Industrial Centre Of Russia
Makes the Situation Extremely Per
iious in View Of the Intense FEELING
Aroused.
st. Petersburg. BY Cable-The most
startling feature In the situation Mon
day night was the news that several
factories in Moscow had closed. and
that the workmen in the old capital
OF Russia are repeating the tatics OF
their fellow-workmen OF the new capt.
tai. marching from shop TO shop and
mill TO mill. demanding tE~t the es-
Enlistment should be shut down. The
whole city is reported TO be in a state
OF great excitement over the news OF
the bloodshed here Sunday. which pre-
cipitated Immediately the strike that
had been planned for Wednesday.
Moscow has more worlxmen and less
troops than st. Petersburg. and. be-
sides. is just now the heart OF the
Liberal movement. and the danger OF
bloodier occurrences there than have
been witnessed here are proportionate-
ly greater A rising at Moscow is also
more likely 70 have greater results.
Industrially and politically. than that
In ST. Petersburg
PROSPECT OF GENERAL STRIKE.
According 10 private reports the
workingmen in several other big cities
notably Kharkoff. where large lOcomO-
tive works are located. already have
completed plans for a general suspen-
sion OF work Moreover. reports are
current that the wOrkmen. who other
wise would soon be forced back into
the shops or starve. have received as
5uranCes OF financial support from the
sources which hitherto have furnished
the sinews OF war TO the Liberal and
revolutionary agitation. but have not
before been in touch with the labor
movement II the strike becomes gen
eral all over Russia. and especially IL
the railroads are drawn in. it might
Immediately force the nation 70 make
peace with JaDan.
The situation appears grave from
every standpoint: but the authorities.
although apparently somewhat be-
. wildcred. declare their purpose to stand
firm. maintaining that il is their first
duty 10 preserve order. scouting the
idea OF actual revolution. Seemingly.
the Ministers are most concerned over
the effect or the present situation
abroad. where, they declare. exagger-
: ated reports create a false impress
sion.
CAR MAY INTERVENE.
e What. n Any. steps have been taken.
e to meet the general situation has not
- yet been disclosed. but there are OK
s tremely significant reports tonight
;. that Emperor Nicholas. in making the
r. decision at the extraordinary meeting
b OF the Council OF the Empire at Tssr-
e skoe SelO. TO declare 81. Peters
j. burg in a state OF siege. announced
y that he had resolved 10 Issue a mani
@ festo TO the people with a view 20 calm
{ ing them, promising the create a mixed
commission OF workmen and officials
= TO investigate and decide the ques-
= tions OF the demands OF the strikers
especially the one affecting hours o
labor which Russian laws fixes at II
- The representatives OF the wOrkmen
: according 10 this report. are not 10 b,
= appointed. but selected by the labor
:. ing men themselves. This will b. the
first concession 10 the representative
Il llANtNAN.
Total Dead About 500.
o ST. Petersburg. BY Cahle.-The esti
!, mates OF the number of dead anC
e wounded continue 10 vary greatly. a.
j. at least a majority OF the killed ant
.e wounded were carried on by their com
- rades. Few OF those taken 10 hospital
have been reported. The official &C
count OF the rioting by no means indi
Gates the total OF killed and wounded
G.. From careful investigation by the stat
Of % the Associated Press IL appears tha
of the estimate OF 500 seems liberal. Their
n were ~ killed and "a wounded at
DO Futilon works. where the greatest cas-
he ualties occurred: about 60 in the Alex
az ander Gardens, - in the Moika dis
S. ulct. 40 in the NassiliostrOv distric
re and the remainder at various othe
s. points.