Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-03
GENERAL STRIKE
Of ALL W0RKMEN
To Start in St.
Petersburg is
Ordered.
svfABORC FORT CAPTURED
BY Government Prisoners on
Fortified Island Await
ing Death Sentence.

st. Petersburg, Aug "a general
strike has been formally ordered to
begin at St Petersburg tomorrow at
noon. As preliminary men employ
ed in dozen establishments went out
at noon today
General Strike On and Workmeh
Fight Troops.
A collision between workmen and
troops during which a number OF shots
We're exchanged is reported to have
occurred in Narva suburb. Other dis
orders are said to have taken place
in the Viborg section of the city. The
strike has already affected l5 900 men,
including employees of the electric
lighting plants, The failure of the
strike is predicted since the workmen
generally are not prepared The de-
cision 10 strike was not reached with
out strong fight, three delegates to
the workmens' council standing out to
the end against nine, The plan is to
begin the strike here tomorrow ana
at Moscow Monday, and gradually ex,
tend it throughout the empire until
everything is at standstil
sveaborq Fortress Taken BY Govern
ment.
Helsingfors. Aug. 3-The Sveaborg
fortress is completely in the hands
OF the government this morning. The
prisoners have been sent to Skatuddeh
Island where they will await trial The
socialistic red guard, consisting OF the
greater part of the Finnish proletariat
made a last effort last evening TO
bring about general strike. They
marched in force to the power house
of the street railroad and ordered the
men to strike. Upon their refusal the
guards attempted to destroy the
building. Police and communal guards
we're summoned. In a fight that 1ol-
lowed a number of the men on both
sides were killed.
Emperor Refuses TO Accept New
Cabinet.
st Petersburg, Aug. 3.-Emperor
Nicholas fatty refused to accept the
conditions to which Premier Stolypln
agreed in reorganization of the cabi'
net. It is officially announced today
that the reports that the non-beauro-
cratic elements will enter the cabinet
are untrue" Count Heyden and ms
conferees have now washed their
hands of the government. The pre-
dictions of the liberals that the disso-
luton of Parliament would inevltaDly
lead to dictatorship appear on the
point of realization.
Artilerymen in Summer Camp mat'"y
Warsaw, Aug. S.-l'he artlllerynien =,
in the summer camp at heinDereoh'
near Warsaw have mutinied me M
fantry and Cossacks have been uis'
matched to quell the revolt,
Troops Occupy All Railway stations
81 Petersburg, Aug. S.-All stations
Of the Finnish railway between 81
Petersburg and Viborg, as wen as tlle
entire length of the coast Whlch tae
line skirts have been occupied ps
troops.
Five Hundred RevolutiohIsts Captufeo
Riga. LivonIa, Russia, Aug. "-A
seoret revolutionary meeting whlch
was attended by five hundred persons
was surrounded last night, by dra'
goons. who captured every man pres
| ent.
Rear Admiral Shot BY Sailors p'eo
/ Last Night
( ST Petersburg, Aug, 3,-Rear Aa'
miral Beclemscheff, who receiver
many wounds in the mutlny at Cron'
stadt died during the night When
the sailors mutinied the admiral with
his staff Immediately went out, heea'
less of warnings, and entered TIE
barracks. Within a few seconds, ne
and two captains were shot down The
officers showed splendid courage anu
those killed, died fighting
prumhead Court MartIaIs Progressing
and Many Executions.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 3.-The patrols
in the streets have again been rein
forced all public buildings are heavily
guarded and domiciliary visits ana
arrests are increasing. lncendiary
fires were started last night, but they
did not spread, though it was feared
for time that the whole city might
be burned Reports from Cronstadt
today say that some sailors have not
vet surrendered. Trials by drumhead
court martial were resumed at III
O'Clock and it is believed that exeeu
tions are in progress.