Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-01-22
SOLDIERS IN CHARGE
OF ST. PETERSBURG
Strikers Continuing Agitation
With Unabated Activity.
MILLS SURROUNDED BY POLICE
Workingmen Parade Main Streets anc
Are Closing Every Industrial Estab
lishment in Center of City-PeopIe
Are Warned Not to Assemble.


Ishment in Center of City-PeopIe
Are Warned Not to Assemble.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 21.-The strik
ers are continuing their agitation with
unabated activity. Throughout the
morning they have been parading the
main streets of the center of the city
and closing every industrial establish
ment
The plan of the authorities is tc
prevent the workmen tomorrow from
entering the city proper. The indus
trial sections beyond the Natria, Mos
COW and Nevsky gate will be cut off
and all the bridges will be guarded
Several batteries of artillery have been
brought into the city.
ST, Petersburg, this morning pre-
sents the appearance of beleaguered
city. The military are in complete
possession. The streets are lined with
troops, galloping squadrons of caval-
ry are seen everywhere, gendarmes are
concealed in all the court yards and
the closed factories and mills are sur.
rounded by cordons Of police and Cos
sacks, On every bulletin board is
posted the government proclamation
warning the people against assem-
bling.
The agitation hitherto has been car
ried on with remarkable absence of
actual violence, the committee of the
union having issued instructions that
everything be done as quietly as pos
sible and that no personal violence be
offered the police Street traffic lead
ing thOroughfares is badly interfered
with the demonstrators filling the
streets, policemen making way for
passing sledges.
A list of the 174 works closed as the
result Of yesterdays coercive meas
ures shows that every industry is in,
volved, including the railway construc-
tiOn and electrical engineers. In view
of the probable failure of the electric
supply stores and offices, householders
are laying in large stocks of candles.
The public is nervous and excited,
and the opinion is freeley expressed
that the government will be forced to
concede the demands Of the men.
Despite the energetic measures TAX
en- to insure the safety of the city, the
inhabitants are in a state of terror.
The widest rumors regarding the in
tentiOns of the mob are af1Oat, and
many small retailers did not open their
shops this morning.
An edict has gone forth that no shop
must open tomorrow when the great
assemblage on the palace square is
scheduled to take place. Although
the authorities seemingly are deter
mined to prevent it, preparations for
the gigantic demonstration are pro-
ceeding, the men declaring that they
are ready to die in their tracks.
Two regiments of infantry have been
brought here from Riga. Neverthe-
less the authorities are extremely ner-
vous realizing that blood once spilled
in the present temper of the excited
men, spurred on by socialist agitators,
it is impossible to predict the end
The emperors advisers, however, de.
clare he must put down the agitation
with firm hand, and that if he yields
as Louis XVI did at Versailled, all may
be lost The present resolution of
the government is not to give way
The situation is altogether most
critical. 1t is said the revolutionists
proposed to prevent the demonstration
tomorrow and have issued instructions
to the men that they must go to the
palace square with their wives and
children but the men must be armed
I'VE must first show we are peace
ful," said one leader. Our last hope
is the emperor himself. If he refuses
to see us and orders us to disperse,
then we must fight"
Father GopOn has had a guard of 400
sword workmen formed to protected
the emperor from harm if he will come
to the palace square tomorrow. Among
the rumors afioat is one to the effect
that the famous Prepriojensky guard
regiment has declared it would refuse
to fire on the mob, but this, like many
other sensational return reports per-
tanning to widespread disaffection in
the army is not confirmed.
All the cavalry regiments have been
called in from the barracks in the sur.
rounding districts and are concentrat-
ed in St. Petersburg. They will form
an extended Gordon to prevent demon.
strators from approaching the palace