The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-27
ysAEAD SACK 7 OF CAPITAL St Petersburg is in Wild
 Panic. A REVOLUTION IS NOW ON Few Trains Moved by Gov
 ernment Troops. Activity and FIrmness of the strikers Has Caused . General Hustling
 Out of Reform Measures By
 the Ministers.

St. Petersburg. Oct. 26-St. Peters burg was in panic today, but to large eextentapparently without reason The most alarming rumors were m circulation and the shop keepers on all except ] few of the principal streets closed their stores and boarded up the doors and windows, while peacefui- minded inhabitants kept within doors Anxiety was evidenced in the whole at- mosphere in the city, but so far nothing has occurred to justify these fears. There were no disorders.
 General Trepoff, who has been placed in command of the St. Petersburg gar rison, and given an, additional division of endorsements, declared that he Is amply able to maintain order. and the police are allowing the strikers to vent their enthusiasm so as to avoid con- ffct General Trepoff instructed the police not to interfere with the strikers so long as they were orderly. but he gave notice tonight that he was pre- pared to cope firmly with any disorder. He had printed in all the afternoon pa- pers that the troops would tomorrow be ordered to use ball cartridges with out any preliminary firing of blank cartridges In case there should be any outbreak.
 A Few Trains Moved.
 
 ernment today succeeded in moving trains manned by military operatives on a few railroadsl Traffic was re- sumed irregularly Oh the Moscow and St. Petersburg Railroad and lines from Moscow to Brest and kazan. The first efforts were directed to the moving Of. cattle trains so as to meet the pinch Of approaching famine in the two capt- tals, and one train load of cattle afr rived at St. Petersburg and another at Moscow Peasants are also driving cattle on the soof into Moscow A scanty supply of milk. butter and eggs is arriving in St. Petersburg over the Finland Railroad. the employees or which refuse to strike.
 The situation, however, cannot be re- garded as much improved. The strikers at their meetings today were as deter mined as ever to continue the strike and the full force of the government railroad battaIions is almost helpless In the face of the general strike on the railroads. The most encouraging fea- ture of the situation Is the absence of any wide spread disorder.
 Picturesdue details have been receiv- ed of the uprising at Kharkoff, where stu 1ehts and strikers took possession of the locality in the center of the city containing the university. the cathedral and other buildings threw up barri- cad ss. constructed q regular fortress and elected a provisional government; but cool heads on either side effected an argement which made 1t unneces- sary for the troops to storm the revo- which marched out with full honors of war.
 Minor Tumuits Reported.
 Minor tumults are reported from oth- CT cities but fin general the strikers are adhering to their determination to make the protest orderly and to show themselves it for self government.
 The strike has proved most effective in forcing the government to speedy &C., tion on measures which have been slum- bering in commission for many weeks. Wednesday night the ministers after a five hours session finished the final draft of law creating a responsible council of ministers and today comple.- ed the revisions of ths statute greeting freedom of assembly. both of which will be taken to Emperor Nicholas to- morrow for signature. Tonight the ministers held another session, meeting formally as the Sotsky commission, but in reality as Count Witte's cabinet, to discuss the election regulation of the Douma. It was a short session and mainly concerned the elections in Sibe- ria.
 It is repcred that M. Witte simulta- neously with the Dromulgation of the cabiret statute will issue proclama- tion defir ing his policy anJ asking the nation to give a fair trial to the new governmental system end resist the ef- forts of revolutionaries to throw the entire country into q state of anarchy. The source of funds which are appa- rently at the command of the revolu- tionIsts Is a mystery.
 Strike Ps Have Money. In Moscow the revolutionary commit tee Is aying strikers fifteen cents dai- ly and has invested large sums in arms and an intuition. The rifles and car- tri1Ges taker in Finland and Poland were part of those purchased by the committee It Is conjecturei that finan- ciaI aid is being received from Social ists and revolutionists abroad and that some of IL may come from America in response to an appeal recently publish ed in New York newspapers on behalf of the Jewish societies.
 The tactics of the revolutionists in | St. Petersburs are apparently to create reign of terror. Warnings have been gent to merchants on the Nevsky, Nor skeia, Ascension and other fashions bIe thoroughfares to close in order to avoid pillage and the torch. The doctors are receiving indications ordering them to discontinue their visits to the sick on penalty of death. Word has been pass l among servants mysteriously that a mob was preparing to sack the resi- den"es of the better classes.
 Apprehension apparently prevails in | Imperial circles. It is reported that Imperial yacht Polar Star Is lying of | Crcnstadt. constantly under steam and | that the smaller yacht Strella is held in waiting at the wharf at Peterhof for emergency use.