The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
REVOLUTION
N RUSSIA!
TERRIBLE SCENES ARE EN-
ACTED.
SOLDIERS KILL MANY
FIRE ON MOB OF WORK
PEOPLE.
THRONE MAY FALL
THRONE MAY FALL
The Long Looked For Day of Rus.
sian Emancipation May be
at Hand-The Royal
Family Panic
Stricken.

Has the storm of revolution broken
in Russia? Is the unsuccessful and
bitterly disappointing war with Japan
the barricade behind which Russian
democracy will fight for constitution
in Russia? Has the stage of revolution
actually been reached?
These are the questions which the
civilized world is asking itself at pres
emit.
The trouble started Sunday morning
when large gathering of working
people led by a priest, Father Gopin.
gathered in front of the winter palace
at St. Petersburg for the purpose of
presenting petition to the Car. The
mob was met by volleys of musketry
which manned and killed hundreds.
The following kilograms give the
narrowing news Of the last few days.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 24.-The most
Startling feature of the situation is
the news that several factories in
Moscow have closed and the work
men in the cid capital Of Russia are
repeating the tactics of their fellow
workmen OF the new capital, march
ing from shop to shop and from mill
to mill, demanding that the establish
ments be shut down Tha whole city
is reported to be in a state OF great
excitement over the news of the
doh ;,;
tated Immediately the strike that had
been planned for tomorrow. Moscow
has more workmen and less troops
than st. Petersburg, and, besides, is
just now the heart Of the liberal
movement, and the danger of bloodier
occurrences there than have been wit
messed here are oportionately
greater.
According to private reports the
workmen in several other big cities,
notably Kharkoff, where large locomo-
tive works are located, already have
completed plans for 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
surances 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 If the strike becomes
general all over Russia, and especial
ly If the railroads are drawn in, it
might Immediately force the nation
to make peace with Japan.
Situation Is Grave.
The situation appears grave from
every standpoint. but the authorities.
although apparently somewhat be-
wildered, declare their purpose to
stand firm, maintaining that it is their
first duty TO preserve order, scouting
the idea OF actual revolution. There
are extremely significant reports that
Emperor Nicholas. in making the de-
cision at the extraordinary meeting
of the council of TIE empire at the
Tsarskoe Selo to declare ST. Peters
burg in a state OF siege, announced
that he had resolved to issue mani
festo to the people with view to
calming them, promising to create
mixed commission of worllmen and
officials to Investigate and decide the
questions of the demands OF the strik-
ers, especially the one affecting hours
OF labor which Russian law fixes at
eleven. The representatives of the
workmeD, according to this report,
are not to be appointed, but selected
by the laboring men themselves. This
would be the first concession to the
representative principle.
A report has gained currency that
the strikers intend to storm the mar
ket on Vassiii Ostrof and seize the
provisions there.
Father Gopon's latest message to
his followers was: THE car does
not exist, no longer pray for liberty"
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