The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-01-05
THE BIG STRIKE
IS SPREADING
Breaks Ont in Many New Places in
Russia.
REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED AT zLALOUST.
Moscow Chief of Police Seized 10 His Home,
Led Into Street and Assassinated Attack
Made on Vice-Governor General Bogdano.
Witch at Tamboff-. Horrible Atrocities Attend
ing Political Murders In Riga.

Washington, D. c. (SpeciaI Off
cial advices have been received here from
Russia to the effect that the strike APP
pears to be breaking out in new places.
ST. Petersburg, according to these adj
vices, is the scene of few insignificant
collisions.
St. Petersburg (By Cable) Although
now it is only question of time when
| the flames of open revolt will be exti1-
guished the Moscow revolutionists have
made good use of their instruction to
start fires elsewhere.
For the first time the provinces east of
Moscow, in the heart of great Russia,
are affected. At Zlatoust, town in the
Government of Oofa, where a large
Government arms factory is situated, the
workmen seem to be in complete posses
sion of the town. They have seized the
works. hoisted the red flag, have de-
clared republic, and all the authors
ties have been made captives and are
threatened with instant death if troops
are sent to Zlatoust. In addition the
workmen have organized themselves into
| small army, and daily parade the
streets headed by band of music play
ing the "Marseillaise." German Social
lists have appeared there.
At Samora, near Mimi Novogorod,
also large manufacturing town, 10000
workmen rose and attempted to march
on Nizhni Novogorod, but were met by
troops with artillery and were routed
with the loss of several score of men.
Eventually the workmen were driven
back to Samora where they erected bar
ricades, which the artillery have been
firing for two days. The workmen used
bombs freely at Samora, which is now
separated from Mimi Novgorod, but
rising is expected at the latter place,
which has about $4,000 inhabitants
At Veronezh, South Russia, the work.
men decided in favor of an armed revo-
luton, but the authorities succeeded in
arresting II of the ringleaders, where
upon the revolutionists halted three
train loads of sailors of the reserve who
were on their way to the Far East. The
latter responded to the appeals of the
workmen, promptly joined them, march
ed into town and aided in the lib
Grafton of the prisoners.
London (By Cable) The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph describes as follows the execu-
ton of. the Chief of Police of Moscow:
"The revolutionists entered the lodg-
ing of the Chief of Police at midnight
and told him to bid an eternal farewell
to his family, because he was condemned
to die. Finding that it was no joke, the
Chief expostulated, but to no purpose.
Realizing his awful position, he said
farewell to his family and was hurried
into the street and shot. His body was
left lying in pool of blood"
London (By Cable).-A dispatch from
St. Petersburg to news agency says
that according to telegram from Tam
boff, in Central Russia, an attempt has
been made to assassinate Vice Governor
General Bogdanovitch. The would-be
assassin succeeded in wounding the Vice
Governor General with revolver shots.
Two arrests have been made.
London (By Cable) The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph relate as follows the terrible op-
erations of the ''Vehmgerichte' in Riga !:
Persons disappeared mysteriously and
a few days afterward their bodies were
found with identical nlarks-four bullet
wounds on the breast, four on the back
and the skull cloven in twain.