Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-01

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81, petorahurg, Russia. Jan. The {
policy Of depressing the revolutioniata
continues with rongeanco Their
announcement that thoy proposed to
carry on a guerilla warfare until a
general armed revolt il prepared has
stimulated the government 20 re-
doubled energy. A band Of terrorists
is known to be at work here, and last
night there we're Wholesale searches
for suspects. The city prisons are 10
ovefcrowded that hundreds have been
removed to Schlusselbure fortress aud
20 the fortress Of 81. Peter aud st.
Paul.
Government spies are at work
among the vorkmen and revolutionary
societies with instructions to give
warning of meetings which are imme-
/ diately surrounded, and the members
nto searched for arms and the ring
leaders are taken into custody.
| Nevertheless, the Workmen's Council
and the executive committee Of tho
| Social Revolutionista are managing TO
eyade arrest and are meeting each day
at a different place Ia the outskirts Of
the city. The patrols are understood
90 have orders not TO spare bullets W
they are attacked by persons using
bombs or ruVolverf.
An interview with Gov. -Geu. Dou-
hnsHoh is printed today, Ia which be
explains that the duration of tbs
revolt Is owing 20 the extent Of the
region IN which the military forces
arc operating and 20 the lack Of troops,
which compelled him TO await re-
] t..N.. AmA AN
Petersburg before giving the ravolu-
tionists their death blow.
"The most difficult task, !" the
governor general continued, swns TO
drive them from their base, on. the
Kazan railroad between Moscow and
perovo, three miles east Of Moscow,
and surround them In the Preann dis.
triot, 60 az to prevent their escape.
Both these tasks we're successfully
accomplished. The strikers OF tbs
Prokhafoff mills, who hel1. the rro-
prietor as hostage, were ready 10
surrender Friday, but Dol. MINI, who
conducted the negotiations, dsolined
70 ncospt the surrender unless they
also delivered up the Druiiniata, whe
had sought refuge there
Gov. Gen. Doubassof further de-
olared that the artillery bombafded
only the houses from which the reyolu-
tionista fired.
Reinfofcements are enterinR Cour-
land from four sides, but the leaders
Of the Lettish revolution are inn
perturhable.
The papers publish terrible pictures
of the conditions REVEALING along tha
Siberian railway. There are no rail-
way officials on duty, and on the
section as far as Cheliabinak, govern
ment Of Orenburg, all the stations
have been pillaged. Complete anarchy
prevails at Irkutsk. The military
trains are running without orders or
proper engineers.
The authorities Of the French EN-
bassy deny the report that the French
gunboat Cassini, which left BTest
December 26th, is coming to Russian
wntors They explain that she is
bound for Copenhagen, Denmark, and
later for Christiaria, Norway, to bear
a message Of ielicitation to the new
ruler, King Haakon, on his accession
to the throne.
Riga, Russia, Jan. Three police
men were killed during the night.
Tbs railroadmen are again threaten
I ANK 10 ~ AAAuA W 1'A"AA Wv
release of the arrested delegates.
Cen. Count Sollogub, the new
governors general of the Baltic prov
inoes, who is marching on this city
with large force OF troops, 10 expected
here Wednesday. It is reported that
he will issue a proclamation, warning
the population Of the consequences OF
the violation of martial law and
threatening TO try offenders by court
martial and exile the entire population
of communities which decline to yield.
Mitau, Russia. Jan. 1.-Four columns
Of troops, principally cavalry aud aitil.
lery, are converging toward Mitau anc
Riga.
The insurgents in the towns held by
them are instituting a Social Demo
cratic administration as IL they WERE
IN permanent possession.
At Frankenburg a woman 70 year
old and two girls sit in the new Citl
Council.