Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-06
Eeld Of Organizations Are Not in Sym
pathy With Purpose Of Call
PRINTERS DECD: IL dETUWN TO WORK
Emp.oJes Of Street. oar Lines aud Ferries
Back in Their Places.
CONDITIONS IN m,tRIoR UNKNOWN
Reception of strike order in Inland
cities Today May Anect the
Pending situation
slightly.
RAILWAY MEN REFUSE TO GO OUT

SltEhuys
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. g. 4. Of
the general strike. which, alth> &, =
anected close to 1000 men in S. Sz "
burg hae met with only slight t,IbT
in other sections of Russia, probably
be decided today by an adverse express. 4
OF public opinion. The lack OF union amonA
the leaders Of the proietsriat organizations
10 playing against the success of the move
n1eHt.
The railroad men, upon whom the success
of the entire mo ement depends, are still
working full time. The leaders of the
rail-cad organizations are hesitating about
issuing a call for a tie up. They fear be-
ing deserted a nddiscredited by their ma
teralistic followers. who are no more re-
sponslve to the avowed pretext Of this
strike, namely sympathy with the mutt
neers Of sveaborg, Cronstad and Reval,
than they were to the similar reasons
given for the abortive strike OF last
November. The railroad men have been
intimidated yy the recent making Of strikes
affectinv communications penal offenses
The law providing severe punishment was
enacted with direct reference TO general
strikes.
VIII Blow Up Bridges.
The council Of workmens' deputies which
met secretly at Terioki. Finland, continued
its session until a late hour yesterday morn
ing. The deputies were so incensed at
the timidity displayed by the railroad men
that they decided TO resort, II necessary,
to the blowing up Of bridges and the de-
struction Of the roadbeds etc, TO bring
the transportation service to a standstill
Representa- tives of all the revolutionary
L f,eT
Riga, Odessa and other cities were present
at the meeting. The telegraphers thus far
have been appealed TO in vain. The final
meeting Of the council still is being held at
1880 this morning.
The first break in the ranks OF the ST.
Petercburg strikers occurred yesterday,
when the printers decided to return to
work The employees OF severp', street car
lines end river ferries have resumed work
steady downpouT of rain all day long
prevented the open air gatherings scheduled
for the day In St. Petersburg. and the
consequent possibility Of collisions and dis
orders The day was without incident
rrcept for the departure for Cronstsdt OF
the eighteenth naval equippage. There was
large number of drunken men among
these sailors.
Conditions In Interior.
ltltBIdIlh lTOul lne interior throw Hltle
light on the manner in which the country
may be expected to respond to today's call
for strike. There has been no cessation
In the number of robberies and murders
IN the interior.
The government attaches much import
ance to the declation OF the Poles in the
MnEk congress against the principle Of
appropriation and in favor OF acquiescing
in tho dissolution Of the lower house and
preparing for new elections. This action is
regarded in administrative circles as al
most equivalent to the withdrawal of the
property classes OF Poland from the revo-
lutionary movement
The Novoe Vremya, which Is the only
newspaper appearing except in dodger
form. devoted n large portion OF its space
this morning TO an article prophecying war
between Japan and the United States, and
predicting a sure and speedy japanese vic
tory the seizure OF the Philippines and
Hawaii and the occupation by the Japa-
nese Of California.
SebastOpOl is Issolated.
ODESSA, Aug. photographic communi-
cation between here and Sebastopol has
been interrupted for the last forty-eight
hours. Governor General Kaulbars has not
yet returned from Sebastopol.
Flashlight signals were exchanged al
midnight last night between the roof OF
the commandants residence here and a
torpedo boat in the harbor a few miles
al sea. Thereupon the destroyer started al
full speed towards the Crimea
There Is a certain apprehension OF i'm.
pending events. For the first time I'm two
weeks Cossscks appeared in town last night
forming double guards AT the residences
Of the governor, the perfects and the com.
nsndants and at public buildings
Persistent reports are in circulation con.
cerning conditions at the garrison.
The French consul here has been in
structed by his government In case OF
necessity 10 give refuge TO all fugitive'
irrespective to nationality.
UseOvkn WOrkmen strike.
UzOVKAZ. Aug. BIN spite Of the proc
lamation OF the governor general 20 tak'
extraordinary measures" IN case the work
men stin laboring in the mines should
cease work. the summons from st. Peters
burg to a general strike has met with IN,
appreciation OF the workmen here. The pos
tai. telegraph and telephone employees to
day expressed TO the Associated Press thei
willingness TO strike and even oficei
OF Cossacks said he viewed the strike Will
satisfaction.
Workmen in the Nc ngava pits 70 the mum
her OF $500 went on strike today after Cos
sacks had broken up their meeting ant
whipped three OF the resisting miners t.
death.
Soldiers have been detailed to pump ou
the flooded mines.
The emperors manifesto dlssolving tn
lower house Of Parliament was posted her