Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-25
RAILROADS ARE TIED UP, AND
IRON WORKERS AGAIN
WALK OUT.
ARMENIANs ARE KILLED

Caucasus the Scene Of Racial Strife
Trial Of Suspected. Gunners Is Or
dered-PoIice Threaten to Strike In
Warsaw-Indications Are For Very
Serious Rlotlng.
Warsaw, Feb. "a. - The police OF
this city threaten to strike for hlgher
pay. They constitute an Independent
force paid by the city and receive $6
per month and their uniforms. The po.
lice subsist chiefly on money obtained
from other sources.
Rallroaders on Strike.
The employees in the operating de-
partment of the Warsaw division OF
the st. Petersburg railway have struck
but the train service is maintained
with the aid of the army railway corps.
The strike on the Vienna and Vistula
railway continues. The military occu-
pies the gas works, the employees or
which threaten to strike tonight. A po-
liceman was shot and killed by stud
ent in disturbance at the Vienna
railroad station today.
Cossacks and infantry are guarding
the telegraph lines on the Warsaw-St.
Petersburg railroad. fearing that the
strikers will cut off communications
between sthe two cities. Mans from
Warsaw to LODI, a distance of sixty
miles. have to be delivered in carts.
The railroad strikers at Lodz, who
are coming here to attend conference
with the strikers of Warsaw are
obliged to travel by road.
Says Outlook Is Good.
Imperial Councillor Mienkin, who
because of the Illness Of Governor Gen.
eraf- Tihertkoff Is virtually act
ing governor general Of Poland, to-
day said that with the exception Of
Warsaw the condition Of affairs
throughout Poland is improving, strik.
ers are returning to work and the dis
turbances are decreasing.
Warsaw Situation Dark.
Regarding Warsaw the councillor
said the situation is very unsatisfac.
tory. The strikers return to work one
day but walk out the next. The most
serious matter at the present moment
is the strike on the Vienna and Wis.
tula railroads, both Of which belong to
the government. Therefore it is neces
sary to obtain permission from st. Pet
ersburg before the demands for ten
hour day and higher wages can be
guaranteed.
He asserted that the agitation un-
doubtedly is entirely socialstic and
said that there is no trace of it's being
of a revolutionary character.
Another Road Affected.
Moscow, Feb. 24.-The employees of
the Moscow-Kazan railroad struck
today. The men decided not to inter-
fere with the military trains. Troops
are guarding the railroad stations.
Strike Renewed at Capital.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 25.-The strike
has broken out afresh at the Putiloff
iron works. All the men walked out
today.
Trial Is Ordered.
Grand Duke Vladimir, commander Of
the military Of the district of st. Pet
ersburg, has ordered trial by court
martial of Captain David of the Seven.
teenth battery, First regiment of horse
artillery guards and three other off,
GERS and three men in connection with
firing in the direction Of the emperor
of charge of shot at the ceremony
of the blessing of the Neva January
10.
Grand Duchess Commands Troops.
Grand Duchess Elizabeth has been
appointed commander of the Fifth
kieff grenadiers in succession to the
late Grand Duke Sergius, her husband.
800 Armenians Dead.
Paris, Feb. "a. -, After riots at
;aku 800 corpses were counted in the
streets. The dead were largely Ar
More Race Riots.
st. Petersburg, Feb "a. - The latest
pirate reports from the Caucasus say
trouble has broken out at Balakhany,
near Baku. The military force Of the
whole region is reported to be made
quate to suppress the disorder and the
spreading of racial contest is gener.
ally anticipated. Poti cannot be
reached by telegraph.
Thousands of Armenians are said
to be leaving Baku and Hatoum. The
Armenians and Musselmen are prac-
tically in a state of open war.
kishinev Rioters Tried.
Kshinev, Feb. "a. = The trial of
thirty-one Cheystians accused of the
murder of Jews named Spiwok during
the anti-Semetic riots was concluded
today with the acquittal of nine of the
defendants while twenty-five were sen.
fenced to one months Imprisonment
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