The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-01

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+ Sc Petersburg, Jan. 2S.-It is
unomeially an ounGed that. very
important arrest was made just out
| side of st. Petersburg in the vicini-
'ljty of Izcorezk last. night, the real
name of the prisoner is not yet
I known to the authorities. The psr-
son ssa young man who. was in
possession of tive false passports
land q 1etser written in his own
blood addressed to the Terrorist or
iganization, the Russian anarchist
Icommittee.
In The letter he says that in TAX
| ing the step he has resolved upon,
he bids farewell to the brethren in
the organization.
This sort of letter is we'll known
there, as all political murderers, in
cluding the assassin of Won Plehve,
wrote similar epistles. Itis stated
Ithatthe yerson against whom the
contemplated act was to be direct
j ed Is the czar.
/ Itds reported that the council of
] ministers has decided to authorize q
minor state Of siege for short pc
Jried under certain restrictions, if
Z there is not an immediate resump-,,
!ltion Of work in the provinces.
Il Municipal authorities at Warsaw
are today holding a conference with
1 the manufacturers, with q view of
arriving at the settlement of the
! strike. Everything Is quiet there
today. No newspapers were pub
+ llished E
A telegram from Moscow states
i there are still 10000 on strike. All
i newspapers appeared this morning.
Noreports Of serious disturbaii-
J. ces during the night have reached
shss aapisa Everything is quiet
here. Business is resuming its usu.
al aspect.
The belief is growing that the
J government will not act sternly to-
ward the prisoners ia ken in connec-
: tion with the revolutionary move
: ment. Probably pardon will be
y granted to practically all of tbs
. a 900 thus far arrested. - -
Gensraf Dadiutin, chief of the
Gen d'Armerie, has been appointed
: prefect of St. Petersburg to succeed
+ General Fouillon.
At Riga bands of excited work.
men paraded the streets this morn
o ing and the agitation by students
! increases. No newspapers appeared
!, today The total dead as the result
:. of Thursdays encounter is 36 and
the wounded 60. The garrison has
. bsen reinforced by Sotnia Cossacks
y Fourteen factories have opened
. in this city in the last few days
i and Monday will see general re.
q sumption of. work. The men re.
turning are not asking conditions
= Of their employers, but depending
!. upon the governments promise ir
the matter of shorter hours and tn,
+ adjustment of grievances. The gov
, ernment proposes to compel tht
: masters TO settle and carry out the
q letter and spirit of the proclamation
= which means that the masters mus
. foot the bills.
It is said that Father Gopon il
t tha hospital recovering from
s.nnas he received Sunday. Aftel
:, ;.is leeovery he will be court-mar
- tialed for high treason and hanged
In Kieff the agitation is progress
. ing to all classes. The danger of {
: g / general strike still exists. Severa
:, factories have been able to resum
,f work, and similar instances are re
i ported from other cities. In many
- of the Baltic cities conflicts between
:. ~ the police, soldiers and strikers
= have taken place. and there hav
! been a large number of arrests.
The strike continues at Saratof
~ Kharkof and LODI. AT Warsay
: the condition is rapidly growin
worse. The strike is spreading
J; rapidly, shops have been closed
=. there have been no newspapers, th
= supply of bread Is exhausted AM
20 20 conditions ore very serious. Wal
= saw is full of troops.
!; = At Warsaw two we're killed, Sc,
= : en- wounded, in clash betwee
a. a. strikers ane troops last night.
g.
e St. Petersburgs Jan. 2S.-It
at stated on the hiest authority ,the